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Wally Pryor

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  1. Saban and Howard on the same set will be comical. One has a wealth of knowledge and insight while the other has a wealth of idiocy and buffoonery.
  2. Damn, that sucks. Started at KLBJ as a receptionist and then worked on-air 20+ years. RIP, Peg.
  3. Of course we will. But we first have to engage two or three consulting firms to confirm that's the path to be taken.
  4. The city tells the city it doesn't know what the fuck it's doing with the homeless. Shocking. https://www.austinmonitor.com/stories/2024/07/audit-cites-lack-of-progress-on-homelessness-strategies-issued-five-plus-years-ago/
  5. I'll always be indebted to the Chuy's late night happy hour on Barton Springs which included that (free) trailer loaded with chips, queso, refrieds, pico, salsa and more queso. When you were on a budget and especially didn't give a shit about cholesterol, plaque or anything else it was simply paradise.
  6. The Vaughan / Stones relationship was an interesting one. SRV played the Continental from '80 until early '83 and one of his later shows was filmed. A few months later Jagger was at Manor Downs and runs into SRV's manager (Chesley Millikin). Jagger openly laments about the lack of "competent" blues guitarists in the world. Millikin gets Jagger a tape of the Continental show and it ends up in Watts' hands. He's astonished and the Stones fly up Double Trouble to NYC where the latter does a gig at a trendy place called Danceteria on West 21st Street. The Stones, Johnnie Winter, Andy Warhol and others were in attendance, not surprisingly blown away by the show. While big fans, Jagger and the Stones ultimately pass on signing SRV to their own record label as "blues records just don't sell well enough".
  7. Another favorite from Corcoran's archives.
  8. Love the shrug of the shoulders at the very end.
  9. Before his first Texas concert in 1965. Presser at the Villa Capri.
  10. Great read from Michael Corcoran about Bobby Keys and the Stones. https://michaelcorcoran.substack.com/p/60-years-ago-today-the-horn-met-the
  11. So miss this guy. Thankfully, the music lives on but he still had so much more left. Hard to believe it's been almost 7 years.
  12. Happy (belated) 78th to Linda Ronstadt. She only wishes "she could still sing while doing the dishes". Robbed of that ability over a decade ago due to Parkinson's / related complications.
  13. Correct. Solid color analyst as well. Knows the game well.
  14. Great interview with The NY Times photographer.
  15. Great grasp on the local music scene. The gossip column thing for the Statesman was bizarre. Corcoran had some interesting lists. https://michaelcorcoran.substack.com/p/five-greatest-austin-bands-of-all
  16. That Dawson kick seemed to touch the stratosphere, pause and then somehow made it across the crossbar, from 50 yards out. There have been longer game-winning kicks. But very few were as surreal at that one.
  17. Grouse Mountain. Great views, hiking, lumberjack-type shows, watching grizzlies (safely). They're orphans who are full grown and have the run of the park in an enclosed area. But the grizzlies typically stay near the viewing areas. We watched one last summer for about 15 minutes make waste of a big tree carcass as he clawed his way through the bark in search of ants / insects. Cool shit. You can also do the tram, open air style.
  18. Anti-forcefield today. Shit's been drawn in like a magnet.
  19. SAM's extracurriculars have already been well documented.
  20. Glad to be getting a good downpour today. Must be Meryl. Not going to come from Beryl.
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