Category: In and Around Austin

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Pat’s Saddle

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I was visiting with Pat Taylor this morning about making the move from Loving, Texas where he has spend the better part of five decades, back to Burnet County. He mentioned all the stuff you can accumulate in that length of time. He was telling about his many saddles that he has acquired over the years. He mentioned of all the saddles he has the Dee Collier Saddle he got back in 1965 was his all time favorite. I told him that I would check around and see what I could find out about Dee Collier Saddle Maker. Sure enough … Continue reading Pat’s Saddle

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Something Strange Occured As I Watched An Episode of 48 Hours

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A couple of nights ago I was going through a bunch of saved television true crime shows I had saved. I title caught my eye, so I clicked on it to read a little about it. It had happened in Austin. The name of the episode was The Shootout at the Shaughnessys’. The story took place back in 2018, but I had no recollection of it ever happening. It was about a Jewelry Store and a couple that owned it. I watched a few minutes and a scene flashed up showing the front of the store. Then soon thereafter it … Continue reading Something Strange Occured As I Watched An Episode of 48 Hours

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The Rio Motel and Club – Austin, Texas.

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I knew about The Rio because in the mid 1970s several of us that were working on the I-35 expansion from Airport Blvd up to US 290. We used to go there and drink coffee and eat breakfast or lunch sometimes. I was surprised when I opened the Austin Statesman newspaper one day to find out that The Rio had become really famous in the history of Austin. There was a club there also, but I never remember going to it. But there were several notable Austin people found it to be a great meeting place. There was a well … Continue reading The Rio Motel and Club – Austin, Texas.

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LoVaca Gathering Company and Oscar Wyatt

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Seems like in the mid 1970s, no name was mentioned more often on the Austin News than Oscar Wyatt and LoVaca Gathering. Below is an excerpt from a much longer article about Austin’s Energy woes.(The full link at the bottom) Natural Gas Shortages – Ironically, one of the most instrumental people to inspire Austin’s renowned energy-efficiency programs was a colorful and somewhat ruthless oil and gas magnate named Oscar Wyatt.  Though he had a noble side to him – a rags-to-riches tycoon, who at various times in his life acted as a selfless patriot – during the 1970s, he became one of … Continue reading LoVaca Gathering Company and Oscar Wyatt

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Charlie’s Hamburgers

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There was a place on the western side of Houston near I-10 and Highway 6. Almost 50 years ago I started going there, when I was working nearby. It was an old house, that was converted into an antique store that served up burgers. You would actually sit at antique tables and chairs with other antiques surrounding you. My oh my, those were the best burgers I ever ate. I would seldom go to Houston, without going there. I often planned my trips to Houston around a stop by Charlie’s Hamburgers. I would often think, why don’t they franchise this … Continue reading Charlie’s Hamburgers

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Herbert Bolm

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Herbert Bolm, like Bolm Rd in East Austin, down near the river. His family had owned a diary farm down in those bottom lands. I have a story about meeting Uncle Herbert Bolm, for the first time, at least in my memory. He was married to my grandfather Theron’s sister Ruby. See there was some family strife that happened back in the 1950s that caused there to be “2 sides” of the family for several years. But it all got resolved and we have been one big happy family ever since. Now for that meeting:Uncle Herbert had spent most of … Continue reading Herbert Bolm