tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143088625756367367.post7947003892956628215..comments2023-07-12T07:00:42.975-05:00Comments on News McNabb: Something's ChangedNewsMcNabbhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08040170736717649659noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143088625756367367.post-2289911016785953422010-05-30T01:22:45.242-05:002010-05-30T01:22:45.242-05:00In a world full of regulation and rules one of the...In a world full of regulation and rules one of the appeals the KFF offered was more freedom, more generosity of trust. I remember the day when a kid could load a red Flyer wagon up with sacks of ice and become his own entrepreneur on the hill, selling cool to tennants of sweltering campsites. I remmeber flaming marshmallows and "check-in policies" vs. "no kids unattended" policies. I understand the financial issues involved but harbor an RV resentment regardless. I'll go back but, sigh, things are indeed changing.Katherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13050130113220696103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1143088625756367367.post-14899839665033569812010-05-26T11:47:45.085-05:002010-05-26T11:47:45.085-05:00"Something's changed". It's als..."Something's changed". It's also a metaphor for Austin, and the original music scene. Rod Kennedy found a fertile field, and a ready market in 1972, and launched the KFF with a volunteer staff of 3. The Armadillo World Headquarters and beer garden rocked nightly, while KRMH-"Good Karma" ripped up over the horizon from Buda with 100Kw of the great music of the time. The creeks ran cold and clean, and the people were friendly. You could drive the length of Lamar at 9 at night and see only one or two other cars. Austin actually was the paradise you hear about in the old stories.<br />Yeah, it sure has changed. Isn't that keen?<br /> What interests me is the lingering global image this time in Austin has. As an Amateur Radio Operator, people from London to Tokyo to Sydney still ask about the Festival, ACL, and the Armadillo as if they still exist in the early 70's form.<br /> "Do you still go down to the river in the twilight and eat Nachos?" Does Willie ever drop by the table and play a song?" "Do they still swim naked at that big lake?"<br />The image is still a magnet, and a good part of why the town outgrew itself.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09710984925876741619noreply@blogger.com