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RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Interviews with Activist David MacBryde; Author Jan Reid
Berlin-based activist David MacBryde in the KOOP studios in Austin, Texas, Friday, November 9, 2012. Photo by Tracey Schulz / Rag Radio. Inset photo below, from left: Rag Radio’s Tracey Schulz and Thorne Dreyer and guest David Macbryde. Photo by … Continue reading
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Tagged Ann Richards, Austin History, Biography, David MacBryde, European Politics, Frieda Werden, Germany, Interview, Jan Reid, Podcast, Rag Radio, Sixties, The Rag, Thorne Dreyer
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RAG RADIO / Thorne Dreyer : Storied Texas Civil Rights Attorney David Richards
Texas civil rights lawyer David Richards in the KOOP studios in Austin, Friday, Sept. 14, 2012. Photo by Thorne Dreyer / The Rag Blog. Inset below: Richards, right, with Rag Radio host Thorne Dreyer. Photo by Tracey Schulz / Rag … Continue reading
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Tagged Ann Richards, Civil Rights, David Richards, Molly Ivins, Rag Radio, Texas History, Texas Politics, The Rag, Thorne Dreyer
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INTERVIEW / Jonah Raskin : Mariann Wizard’s Odyssey
Above, Mariann Wizard at Threadgills, Austin, Texas, 2012. Photo by Gloria Badilla-Hill. Inset below: Mariann with former cable television commissioners, Jack Hopper and Tommy Wyatt, at ribbon-cutting ceremony to launch Austin’s public access TV. Mariann was the chair of the … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin History, George Vizard, Interview, Jonah Raskin, Lee Otis Johnson, Leftists, Mariann G. Wizard, Marilyn Buck, The Rag, The Rag Blog
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BOOKS / Mariann G. Wizard : ‘Inside/Out’: The Poetry of Marilyn Buck
‘Inside/Out’:The poetry of Marilyn Buck By Mariann G. Wizard | The Rag Blog | May 10, 2012 The Rag Blog‘s Mariann Wizard will join fellow poets Czarina Aggabao Thelen, Lilia Rosas, Jorge Renaud, Michelle Mejia, and Jane Madrigal (San … Continue reading
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Tagged Books, Mariann G. Wizard, Marilyn Buck, Poetry, Poets, Political Prisoners, Sixties, The Rag
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The Rag Blog : ‘Old Skool’ Will Be in Session on April Fool’s Day
Famed Austin surrealist graphic artist Jim Franklin designed a special commemorative poster for the event.‘Feed Your Head’ on April Fool’s Day:Legendary Austin Bands at Rag Blog Bash A Rag Blog Benefit Bash withShiva’s Headband, Greezy Wheels & Jesse SublettJovita’s, 1619 … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin Musicians, Greezy Wheels, Jesse Sublett, Jim Franklin, Rag Radio, Shiva's Headband, The Rag, The Rag Blog, Thorne Dreyer
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BOOKS / Jonah Raskin : Sean Stewart’s Spirited History of the Underground Press
Sean Stewart’s On the Ground is a livelyanecdotal history of the underground press Amply illustrated with art, cartoons, drawings, and covers from the colorful, eye-catching papers of the Sixties, it comes closer to the spirit of the in-your-face underground papers. … Continue reading
The Rag Blog : Technical Difficulties!
After the apocalypse:We’re baaack! By Editors | The Rag Blog | December 12, 2011 You may have noticed that there hasn’t been much activity on The Rag Blog for the last week or so. And, if you are a subscriber, … Continue reading
Tom Miller : Stoney Burns Was Dallas’ Underground Iconoclast
Remembering Stoney Burns:Dallas’ underground iconoclast He lived up to his image: longish brillo hair, loads of dope, young cuties by his side, and a great appetite for outrage and graphic explosion. By Tom Miller / The Rag Blog / May … Continue reading
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Tagged Dallas, Dallas Notes, Sixties, Space City, Stoney Burns, The Rag, Tom Miller, Underground Press
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BOOKS | John McMillian’s ‘Smoking Typewriters’
The curious case of the 1960s underground press. By Jonah Raskin | The Rag Blog | February 21, 2011 John McMillian, author of Smoking Typewriters, will appear at BookPeople, 603 N. Lamar Blvd, Austin, at 7 p.m., Friday, Feb. 25, … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Books, John McMillian, Jonah Raskin, Marshall Bloom, New Left, Ray Mungo, Sixties, Smoking Typewriters, Space City, The Rag, The Rag Blog, Thorne Dreyer, Underground Press, Yippies
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David P. Hamilton : The 1969 Chuck Wagon Riot
Police riot at the Chuck Wagon on the University of Texas campus in Austin in November 1969. Photo by Alan Pogue / The Rag Blog.1969 in Austin:The famous Chuck Wagon police riot By David P. Hamilton / The Rag Blog … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Chuck Wagon Riot, David P. Hamilton, Direct Action, SDS, Sixties, Student Movement, The Rag, UT-Austin
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Felix Shafer : Mourning for Marilyn Buck, Part I
Mourning for activist, poet, and political prisoner Marilyn Buck, shown at three stages of her life.The blue afterwards:Mourning for Marilyn By Felix Shafer / The Rag Blog / January 13, 2011 First of three parts [On December 13, Marilyn Buck, … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Black Liberation Movement, Felix Shafer, Marilyn Buck, New Left, Political Activists, Political Prisoners, SDS, Sixties, The Rag
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BOOKS / Gary Chason : Glenn Jones’ Novel is Paranoiac Psychedelic Memoir
A dark psychedelic flashback:‘Why Are We in Texas?’ By Gary Chason / The Rag Blog / November 15, 2010 [Why Are We in Texas? A novella by Glenn Jones (Lulu.com, 2010); Softcover; 93 pp.; $14. Also available as an electronic … Continue reading
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Tagged Austin, Books, Counterculture, Gary Chason, Psychedelia, Sixties, The Rag, Underground Press, University of Texas
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