Tag Archives: The Rag

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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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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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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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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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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Thorne Dreyer : Poet Marilyn Buck Freed After 25 Years in Prison

Poet-activist Marilyn Buck was released from a federal prison hospital on July 15, 2010. Photo taken at Dublin Fci, 1998. Photo from The Rag Blog.Poet and political prisoner Marilyn BuckFreed after 25 years in federal prison By Thorne Dreyer / … Continue reading

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BOOKS / Dick J. Reavis : Bruce Watson’s ‘Freedom Summer: The Savage Season…’

But his take is a bit romantic…Bruce Watson’s Freedom Summer a page turner By Dick J. Reavis / The Rag Blog / July 16, 2010 [Freedom Summer: The Savage Season That Made Mississippi Burn and Made America a Democracy, by … Continue reading

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Austin Benefit : Friends Support, Celebrate Marilyn Buck

Robert King, former Black Panther and member of the Angola 3, speaks in support of Marilyn Buck at June 25 benefit in Austin. Photo by Alan Pogue / The Rag Blog.Lively Austin gathering benefitsPolitical prisoner Marilyn Buck By Mariann G. … Continue reading

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Friday in Austin : Free Marilyn Now!

CLICK ON IMAGE TO ENLARGE Join us in Austin this Friday:Free Marilyn Buck Now! By Alice Embree / The Rag Blog / June 23, 2010 A benefit for Marilyn Buck this Friday, June 25, will raise funds and gather healing … Continue reading

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Warrior-Poet Marilyn Buck : No Wall Too Tall

In prison but clearly in bloom. Marilyn Buck at Dublin FCI, 1994. Photo by Mariann G. Wizard / The Rag Blog.Supporters call for release:Free Austin’s Marilyn Buck! For her acts of selfless courage on behalf of victims of American criminal … Continue reading

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Underground in H-Town : A Rich History of Alternative Media

Museum of Printing History: Saluting Houston’s alternative media. By shane patrick boyle | The Rag Blog | May 19, 2010 HOUSTON — Houston has a problem, a memory problem. This is particularly true when it comes to the history of … Continue reading

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Dick J. Reavis: ‘Catching Out’ in the Secret World of Day Laborers

Image from Portland Indymedia.Researching my new book on the job:Catching Out: The Secret World of Day LaborersBy Dick J. Reavis / The Rag Blog / February 15, 2010 Author/activist/educator and Rag Blog contributor Dick Reavis will be Thorne Dreyer’s guest … Continue reading

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