There are three things Texas is known for. Being Texas, being Texas, and barbecue. Shortly before my most recent trip to Austin last week, I heard about a unique BBQ experience that was just a short trip outside the city. What stood as the gas station/convenience store in 1974’s slasher hit, The Texas…
Photo courtesy: Shannon Clinkenbeard Over the weekend, I attended the annual Come and Shave It beard and mustache competition put on by the Austin Facial Hair Club. Honestly, it is my favorite competition of the year. Great host club, great people show up en masse, and great vibe all the way around. I’ve…
Where I stand: The Golden Gate Bridge 2020; Photo Courtesy @irish_reeder The 2020 West Coast Classic Beard and Moustache Championships were held in San Francisco a few weeks ago. I was asked by the SF team, Beards By The Bay, to be a judge, and couldn’t wait to get up there. It has…
It was 36 years ago, on this very date, January 11th, that Pee-Wee Herman went on his cross country “big adventure” in search of his most prized possession that had been stolen by spoiled brat nemesis, Frances Buxton. His beloved red and white custom bike, with enough secret gadgets and gizmos that would…
Beginning on the 8th to commemorate his birthday, for three days in January since his 2016 death, fans set up shrine and vigil to celebrate the birth and mourn the death of their “Ziggy”, their “Space Oddity”, their “Hero”, David Bowie, at his star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame. The atmosphere is generally calm…
When tickets went on sale over the summer for The Revolution, sans Prince obviously, I have to admit, I was a bit skeptical. The man has been dead for nearly 4 years now. Was it a money grab by the band post his death? Was the band capitalizing on his death? Was it…
“Wait a minute, Doc. Are you telling me that you built a time machine… out of a DeLorean?!” – Marty McFly On November 5th, 1955 in the 80’s classic film Back to the Future the Flux Capacitor was invented. Back to the Future; dashboard date travel input screen The story goes,…
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The poster for John Carpenter’s made for TV true crime docudrama HALLOWEEN (1978) based on The Babysitter Murders case. Author’s Note: I’m a self professed obsessed true crime fan. Not for the viscera and horror of the crime scene, but for the investigations themselves. They are a bit by bit, footprint by footprint, fiber by…
On October 1st, 1970, Janis Joplin, widely considered the world’s first female superstar of rock, stepped into Studio 1 at Sunset Sound studios in Hollywood to record the song “Mercedes Benz”. Stripped of instruments and using only her vocals, the song would become a hallmark of her career and personal rock star legend. Legendary Sunset Sound…