Click the link to start the music. https://suno.com/s/YLRdlAxHJk8ni8Ld Marble Falls back in the 60s Back when time moved easy… and everybody knew your name. Windows down… no matter the weather. KTSA cracklin’ at 55 on the dial… a little static, … Continue reading Marble Falls back in the 60s
Standing on the Corner in Marble Falls, Texas – that would be at the intersection of Second St. & US 281. There is so much to take in from this iconic photo taken by high school student at the time, … Continue reading A Familar Marble Falls Scene
I was talking to my granddaughter Emma last night. We were saying what a great thing it is that she is teaching at Faith Academy. I know she loves her job and that the kids that she teaches love her. … Continue reading The Butterfly Effect
Usually you think of multi-car wrecks happening in Austin or Houston or Dallas. A little known fact is there was a wreck that happened right in Marble Falls, Texas that involved 13 vehicles back in the spring of 1970. I was involved. It was my senior year and I only went to school in the mornings and worked at a local car dealership in the afternoon. This one afternoon things weren’t to busy at the car lot so I ran home and grabbed a small trailer mounted air compressor and headed to Kingsland to drill a few holes for dynamite … Continue reading A 13 Vehicle Accident In Marble Falls
Much has been talked about this old building. I’ve never heard anyone say they were pleased that it was torn down. It was such an iconic building. I had thought that the building was demolished due to it having asbestos … Continue reading The Marble Falls Methodist Church
Ivan Shepperd posted a story a while back about the big rock in his front yard growing up. It was left there after construction in the neighborhood at the request of his mother. Seeing that rock when I passed there … Continue reading Mustang Drive Boulders
Olin Sylvester had a welding shop on 3rd Street in Marble Falls, just down below the Pool Hall. Olin had remarkable welding skills. Regardless of what we tore up on trucks and machinery, he could stick it back together. He was a hard worker and very steady at his craft. I didn’t know much about about him until it looked it up earlier. His mother was a Kinser. So it appears he had deep roots in Burnet County. I spent a lot of time at that welding shop, taking in pieces, picking them up as well as hanging around waiting … Continue reading Olin Sylvester’s Welding Shop
After eating the big ole hairy steak in Del Rio, Butch crawled back in the sleeper for some much needed rest. He had been on the road for several days straight. We were in his Cabover Kenworth that was powered by a 335 HP Cummins engine that was turn to something like an additional 100 HP. This truck was equipped with 4 x 4 transmission. Meaning it had 2 – 4 speed transmissions. To shift those transmissions you stuck your left arm through the steering wheel and shifted the front transmission while shifting the back one with your right hand. … Continue reading The Rest Of The Trip To California
If you are thinking about getting married and you both have deep roots in Burnet County, it’s a good idea to look at your genealogy. You never know who your cousins are. In our case my 5th great grandfather and my wife’s 6th great grandfather were one and the same. Of course this isn’t a new discovery, but it’s the first time I’ve diagrammed it out to this degree. Continue reading Looking at our Lineage
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