Tag Archives: Austin

Long Strange Trip : Austin’s 13th Floor Elevators and Still Trippin’ Tommy Hall

Posted on February 21, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Tommy Hall in his Tenderloin apartment in San Francisco. Photo by Jamie Soja.  The story of the Thirteenth Floor Elevators – Austin’s favorite psychedelic sons – is rich, rowdy and textured. They sparked a counterculture, birthed a sound and inspired … Continue reading →

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Roger Baker :
Texas Toll Road 183-A: The economics and the special interests

Posted on February 18, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Shrinking traffic increases could mean bond default problems for US 183-A. By Roger Baker | The Rag Blog | February 18, 2009 The road lobby operates as a sort of well-funded shadow government, organized to overcome citizen opposition to unpopular … Continue reading →

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Redeveloping the Brackenridge Tract in Austin: Maybe Not Such a Good Idea

Posted on February 13, 2009 by RagBlog

Austin Lion’s Municipal Golf Course on the Brackenridge Tract. Photos: Jana Birchum.Hey, University of Texas Regents! You pinheads are making us mad!By Mariann G. Wizard / The Rag Blog / February 12, 2009 Austin American-Statesman Outdoor columnist Mike Leggett writes … Continue reading →

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RAGBLOGAPALOOZA! Benefit Party a Great Success

Posted on February 6, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Ragblogapaloozers. Photo by Cindy Bloom / The Rag Blog. See more photos from the Ragblogapalooza, Below. The Ragblogapalooza was a blast The Rag Blog threw a benefit bash Tuesday night, Feb. 3, at Scholz Garten in Austin. The wonderful folk … Continue reading →

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Palin Endorses Perry : Birds of a Feather

Posted on February 3, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

All in the Family: Texas Gov. Rick Perry directs Willow Palin(carrying infant Trig Palin)as Republican veep candidate Alaska Gov. Sarah Palin arrives at San Antonio International Airport. Oct. 3, 2008. Whoopie Doo! The yahoo guv of the nation’s “largest” state … Continue reading →

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The Late Great Molly Ivins : What Would She Think?

Posted on January 31, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Carlton Carl and Elna Christopher hug beside a portrait of Molly Ivins, during a memorial service for the late columnist and political sage, on Sunday, Feb. 4, 2007, in Austin. Photo by Rodolfo Gonzalez / AP.After Barack Obama’s 2004 speech … Continue reading →

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Austin : Watch Out for Zombies

Posted on January 30, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Austin road signs warn of zombies. Photo from KXAN.Construction signs warn of zombies:Hackers change public safety message.By Shannon Wolfson / January 29, 2009 See Video below. AUSTIN — Austin drivers making their morning commute were in for a surprise when … Continue reading →

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Austin : Ragblogapalooza!

Posted on January 26, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

If you’re in the neighborhood… Click on image to enlarge. The Rag Blog

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A Special to the Rag Blog from OneLove, Our Foreign Correspondent

Posted on January 12, 2009 by RagBlog

To Catch a SpyBy OneLove / The Rag Blog / January 11, 2009 Ahh, ain’t it a bitch. Your friend, buddy, Lover, comrade, comrade in arms, Brother, Sister, Affinity group member, long time associate, trusted mentor, favorite protege, You know … Continue reading →

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Cop Nation : Snitch Brandon Darby, and Riot Police With the ‘Kent State’ Gene

Posted on January 8, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Riot cops at 2008 Republic National Convention in St. Paul, Minn. Photo by Pan African News. ‘I fear those individuals, identified only after they explode, who project their anxieties, anger and insecurities by becoming officers of the law and marauding … Continue reading →

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Mariann Wizard :
Brandon Darby – ‘To Live Outside the Law You Must Be Honest’

Posted on January 7, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

If Darby had really been worried people he was working with were planning violence, he could have taken it up with other group members. But that would have required honest discussion. When there is no honesty on one side, discussion … Continue reading →

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Brandon Darby : FBI Informant is Provocateur, Not a Hero

Posted on January 7, 2009 by Thorne Dreyer

Austin activist and FBI informant Brandon Darby. Photo courtesy of YouTube. ‘FBI informant Brandon Darby did not heroically intervene to stop violence. Rather it appears that he actively sought out people that he could manipulate and entrap.’ By Austin Informant … Continue reading →

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