Category Archives: Personal History

The history of Sam, and how he got to where he is from where he was

Who wants to call McGregor??

Posted on October 2, 2003 by Marchbanks

Shifting in his seat, he growled, “McGregor??  Who in the hell wants to call McGregor?” Continue reading →

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What do you want with a BOOK??

Posted on September 29, 2003 by Marchbanks

A BOOK??!?!  What the hell does he want with a book, he’s GOT a book! Continue reading →

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New evidence of the world’s decadence

Posted on August 31, 2003 by Marchbanks

What’s this “being seated” business about? Continue reading →

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This must not is August

Posted on August 13, 2003 by Marchbanks

You do not get pissing-down rain in a Texan August. Continue reading →

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And a revised Web page, too

Posted on August 10, 2003 by Marchbanks

I realized I’d made a horrible design mistake on the page Continue reading →

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Of a drum and history

Posted on August 6, 2003 by Marchbanks

My mother was in town and wanted to bring by her father’s snare drum that he played when he was in the American Legion Band around 1920. Continue reading →

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How I Drove From Austin to Brenham in Three Hours and Fifteen Minutes

Posted on August 3, 2003 by Marchbanks

Apparently both the boy and the girl campers recognized The Counselor Who Won’t Take Any Shit. Continue reading →

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Well, color ME gobsmacked

Posted on April 13, 2003 by Marchbanks

My mother.  My mother . . . is famous. Continue reading →

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From the Famous Fable Label

Posted on March 29, 2003 by Marchbanks

I had some fun this afternoon burning a couple of CDs from long-in-the-past jazz vinyl—Starcrost and 47 Times Its Own Weight, two Austin groups who were active in the middle ’70s. Continue reading →

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Barbed wire and Mr. Delaney

Posted on February 23, 2003 by Marchbanks

I got out the card table and a tablecloth, set them up in the front yard, and took pictures of the barbed wire collection I’ve had since I was in the seventh grade. Continue reading →

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