Category Archives: Personal History

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

Kitchen disasters and the Cornmeal Whiskey Cake

Posted on September 14, 2004 by Marchbanks

They took the cake, sat in their car and ate every crumb of it, and were too drunk to know the difference. Continue reading →

Posted in Comanche, Food and Cooking, Personal History | 4 Comments

Stretching the long arm of coincidence

Posted on August 25, 2004 by Marchbanks

I was talking to someone in Barking, Essex, fifty-five hundred miles away, who shared my name. Continue reading →

Posted in Empire, Family, Personal History, Work (WORK!!?!??!) | 2 Comments

End of the season (and none too soon)

Posted on June 26, 2004 by Marchbanks

My official release date is next Wednesday, but since L and T are going to be gone to Las Vegas next week and there won’t be anyone but me to look after M, I asked for and got all next week off. Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Infernal Revenue, Work (WORK!!?!??!) | 4 Comments

My brother-in-law died today

Posted on June 15, 2004 by Marchbanks

He was a week short of his forty-fourth birthday. Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Personal History | 4 Comments

The past stands in the present

Posted on April 2, 2004 by Marchbanks

Nobody was hassling him, nobody was fawning on him or pestering him—it was just a moment of “hey, that’s Roky Erickson right over there.” Continue reading →

Posted in Austin, Music, Personal History | 2 Comments

Family event week

Posted on February 14, 2004 by Marchbanks

Twenty years, and in all, I wouldn’t take for it. Continue reading →

Posted in Personal History | 7 Comments

Now we’ve got THAT out of our systems . . .

Posted on February 14, 2004 by Marchbanks

The dusting of snow that fell last night has melted, temperatures are headed toward fifty, and we can all be over this bad-weather silliness for another winter. Continue reading →

Posted in Austin | 1 Comment

The Comanche Syndrome, or How to Meet Your Life Coming Back the Other Way

Posted on February 3, 2004 by Marchbanks

It’s never been that large a place, but it still seems to be one of those nexuses of the Universe. Continue reading →

Posted in Comanche, Personal History | 5 Comments

Now We Are Pooh

Posted on November 19, 2003 by Marchbanks

M’s current favorites are “The Engineer” and “Rice Pudding.” Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Personal History | 3 Comments

The art of carrying a grudge

Posted on October 3, 2003 by Marchbanks

The secret is to shape your anger and resentment carefully, and then put it away. Continue reading →

Posted in Personal History | 5 Comments