Hays County Culture

Updated June 27, 2008, 1:40 p.m.

The Hays Highway

Cheatham Street to celebrate anniversary this weekend
The legendary Cheatham Street Warehouse will observe its 34th birthday this weekend with four big days of music.
(June 27, 2008)
See the San Marcos Mercury story.

Summerfest makes move to new venue
If you can’t wait to get your 4th of July fireworks fix, firm up plans now to head to San Marcos Plaza Park for the 28th annual San Marcos Summerfest, which will open in its new venue at 4 p.m. on Friday, July 4.
(June 27, 2008)
See the San Marcos Mercury story.

A sucker is born every minute, before and after midnight
The fools who fall for late-night infomercials are no worse off than the multitudes who respond to prime time television advertising.
(June 20, 2008)
See the San Marcos Mercury story.

This weekend’s music in San Marcos
Psychobilly head trips, T-Rex flashbacks and Cheatham Street Warehouse’s 34th anniversary are all on the docket for this weekend’s music scene in San Marcos.
(June 19, 2008)
See the San Marcos Mercury story.

Old faves take stage at Summerfest
Pat Murdock writes that a new location with a larger stage await the musical acts that will perform at San Marcos’ July 4 celebration.
(June 11, 2008)
See the San Marcos Mercury story.

Swingin’ on a Saturday
The old guys showed they can still bring it Saturday at Natural Fest, where the musicians who brought us Western Swing kept it moving on the Hays County Courthouse Square.
(May 18, 2008)
See the San Marcos Mercury story.

The smell of history: It stinks
We know all about smell in the here and now, but the history of scent is a story too seldom told.
(May 15, 2008)
See the San Marcos Mercury story.

A young person’s guide to old people: Part II
Why do old people hate new stuff? Because they can’t learn how it works naturally, so it makes them feel like the out-dated, old-model human beings.
(May 13, 2008)
See the San Marcos Mercury story.

Whither SXSW?
Does a dead night in downtown Austin for the final Saturday of South by Southwest mean the festival is dying? And can that be, at long last, because rock 'n roll really is dying? (March 18, 2008)
See column.

This season's bug
Whatever this season's bug is, it struck hard here and put The Hays Highway out of commission for more than a week. (March 15, 2008)
See The Daily Drive entry.

A guide to old people
Young people are around old people quite a lot, but still don't quite understand the difference. Here are answers to a couple frequently asked questions. (February 15, 2008) See column.

On garbage and galas
The exotic game ranch at Texas Disposal Systems is classier than ever now that operator Bob Gregory settled his protracted dispute with Penske and Zenith. (Janaury 29, 2008)
See The Daily Drive entry.

The cream rises to the pop
With cream soda as your base, all your pop dreams can come true. (January 16, 2008) See column.

Back to normal, like it or not
The holidays will really come to an end and ordinary life will return for real Monday, when governing bodies that haven't met in three weeks trickle back into session. (Janaury 5, 2008)
See The Daily Drive entry.

Austintatious and ostentatious
Austin increasingly changed in 2007, to the point that Austintatiousness is turning into ostentatiousness. (December 27, 2007) See column.

Happy Holidays!
The holidays give us a chance to reflect upon our better selves, which is a fine way to end one year and begin another. Happy Holidays! (December 22, 2007)
See The Daily Drive entry.

Sound, shadow, Brian Ferry
Maybe Brian Ferry was cheesy. But he was cheesy in a 1980s way. And in a not 1980s way. He was brie. (December 10, 2007) See column.

Santa sightings
We've confirmed two local appearances in the next week by Santa Claus, who is bound to a busy travel schedule for the next month. (November 25, 2007)
See The Daily Drive entry.

Eating in Texas
A recent transplant to Texas wonders how she made it this far without the local variey of chilies and Bubu Lubus. (November 20, 2007) See story.

Lamenting Kids Nation
Singing and dancing kids cross the line when they're doing it to please adults. (November 5, 2007) See story.

Meet the neighbors
Many people already know how to meet their new neighbors. We're here to help those who don't. (September 7, 2007) See The Daily Drive entry.

Talk is cheap
Why do we continuously re-visit racial firestorms such as the recent flap about Don Imus? Because we don't actually want to do anything more about civil rights. (April 16, 2007) See story.

It's hip to tip
Visitors to South by Southwest might exercise a modicum of real coolness if they would tip bartenders. (March 15, 2007) See story.

To be old again
If 10 is the new 15 and 50 is the new 40, what happens when 10 and 50 both become the new 25? (January 31, 2007) See story.

American Idyll
Why does every actor, athlete, doctor, lawyer and Indian chief want to be a rock star? Just to show they're cool enough to do it. (December 4, 2006) See story.

Play it again, W
Should an actor play George W. Bush just because they look alike? (September 14, 2006) See The Daily Drive entry.

How big is SXSW?
It's nonsense to say South by Southwest is the biggest thing that happens in Austin. The Capital City has too many divergent, non-overlapping constituencies living big every day. Big news happens all the time. (March 20, 2006) See The Daily Drive entry.

Three nights in one
South by Southwest, Texas in the NCAA Tournament and St. Patricks Day all at once? Pain! (March 18, 2006) See The Daily Drive entry.

Endless weekend
South by Southwest just began. Now, how does it end? (March 17, 2006) See The Daily Drive entry.

Don't throw Stones
You'll miss Mick and Keef when they're gone. (Feb. 24, 2006) See story.

Local theater group set to debut
Edwin Reck moved to Kyle last year and found that what he's been doing all his life wasn't happening here. Thursday night, he takes his first step to change that (Dec. 7, 2005) See story.

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