http://blog.threadgills.com Wed, 03 Mar 2010 18:57:16 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Cool video featuring Austin's own Eddie Wilson... http://blog.threadgills.com/?p=86 [caption id="" align="alignleft" width="302" caption="Bill Narum and Hank Alrich, taken Feb. of '08"][/caption] Here is a picture of two heroes of my Armadillo MemNoir, Bill Narum and Hank Alrich, taken Feb. of '08. There will be a Tribute Supper at Threadgill's old number one on North Lamar, toasting Bill and his influence ... http://blog.threadgills.com/?p=84 You know me well enough to know I’ll get over being speechless soon. And you know I’ll regain my sense of humor. If you know me really well, you’ll certainly understand that I can never get over losing Bill Narum. Every wall in both Threadgill’s and my home is a Narum ... http://blog.threadgills.com/?p=82 Hallelujah, and raise high your glass for a toast to my new hero,  John Hardee,  the neighbor who called to report that Muy was safe and sound,  less than two blocks away, if you follow the backyards and creek bed. Dolly and Lady Bug are thrilled, and we are all ... http://blog.threadgills.com/?p=79 [caption id="" align="alignright" width="300" caption="Pups loving to spoon"][/caption] Senior Muy Guapo,  only three days past his 5 month birthday party,  proved he's no ordinary pup. Yesterday he escaped the Vet Clinic where he was scheduled to undergo population control surgery. Luckily the ... http://blog.threadgills.com/?p=75 Eddie here sending you a verbal invitation for Wednesday nights with Earl Poole Ball & myself... [podcast]http://blog.threadgills.com/wp-includes/podcasts/humpday_yellow.mp3[/podcast] set your speakers and press play (>) above http://blog.threadgills.com/?p=69 [caption id="" align="alignright" width="160" caption="'Switchblades were scary to deal'"][/caption] Schools in Texas were segregated when I was growing up. There were separate schools for whites, blacks, and Mexicans. In 1954, Allen Junior High in Austin burned down and the Mexican students had to go to school somewhere, so the white kids ... http://blog.threadgills.com/?p=63 The “Live Music Capital of the World” began with live music venues such as the Vulcan Gas Co. and the Armadillo World Headquarters. Learn why their influences are such a part of Austin’s culture today. Season 3 | Episode 306 | 8:57 Embedded from DowntownAustinTV.org http://blog.threadgills.com/?p=55 Threadgills Episode II. Eddie talks with Commander Cody from Eddie Wilson on Vimeo. http://blog.threadgills.com/?p=53 August 7 and 8, 1970 was the opening weekend of the Armadillo World Headquarters.  That’ll be 40 years ago all too soon and I’m still several years behind on my promise to publish my version of what happened to cause it, sustain it and kill it.  I’ve renewed my vow ... http://blog.threadgills.com/?p=39