Category Archives: Austin

The world less immediately around us

Remembering Molly

Posted on January 31, 2007 by Marchbanks

The word’s quickly spreading of Molly Ivins’s death today from recurrent breast cancer. Continue reading →

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Jaxon, 1941-2006

Posted on June 10, 2006 by Marchbanks

I believe he grew tired of fighting his illnesses and simply decided “fuck it all.” Continue reading →

Posted in Austin, Personal History | 3 Comments

The tree war—resurgam

Posted on May 20, 2006 by Marchbanks

The Austin Energy tree trashing moratorium is still in place, but that isn’t keeping them from from trying to chip away at it and weasel through loopholes. Continue reading →

Posted in Austin, Neighborhood | 6 Comments

The Tree War:  City Council gets involved

Posted on February 6, 2006 by Marchbanks

In other words, “Austin Energy, hold everything!!” Continue reading →

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Art and Sausages go together hand in hand . . . .*

Posted on May 24, 2005 by Marchbanks

There was no way to explain this away. Continue reading →

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The past stands in the present

Posted on April 2, 2004 by Marchbanks

Nobody was hassling him, nobody was fawning on him or pestering him—it was just a moment of “hey, that’s Roky Erickson right over there.” Continue reading →

Posted in Austin, Music, Personal History | 2 Comments

Now we’ve got THAT out of our systems . . .

Posted on February 14, 2004 by Marchbanks

The dusting of snow that fell last night has melted, temperatures are headed toward fifty, and we can all be over this bad-weather silliness for another winter. Continue reading →

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New evidence of the world’s decadence

Posted on August 31, 2003 by Marchbanks

What’s this “being seated” business about? Continue reading →

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This must not is August

Posted on August 13, 2003 by Marchbanks

You do not get pissing-down rain in a Texan August. Continue reading →

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From the Famous Fable Label

Posted on March 29, 2003 by Marchbanks

I had some fun this afternoon burning a couple of CDs from long-in-the-past jazz vinyl—Starcrost and 47 Times Its Own Weight, two Austin groups who were active in the middle ’70s. Continue reading →

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