Twisty, Curvy Roads

Dr. Dan hard at work! When you got the Terrible Blues, you are blue indeed! Here is Dan Augustine at his most blue - playing his own arrangement of "Terrible Blues". This was recorded live by The Second Line Jazz Band as they played for the City of Lakeway's Brown Bag Concert Series on February 4th. The other members of the ensemble are Larmon Maddox - cornet, Jim Ivy - clarinet, Dave Hargett - trombone, Walter Tibbitts - piano, Rob Schmidt - drums. Terrible Blues Your browser does not support the audio tag.

Side portico of Woodbine Mansion I was out and about on an errand when I noticed this car parked alongside the portico of this home. Something about the 70's vintage automobile parked by the even earlier vintage home struck me so I stopped to shoot a couple of photos. There is a Texas Historical marker by the gate and I learned that the name of the house is "Woodbine" and that it was built between 1895 and 1900 by a local businessman, A.J. Nelson.  Virginia Creeper covers much of the structure The house occupies a full block. There are several rather charming outbuildings and the grounds are nicely cared for. However the house itself has a slightly disheveled  look that, combined with the almost, but not quite vintage automobile, brings a Faulkner novel to mind. How it looked in 1900  My interest piqued, I did a quick internet search. It turns out that the house has been extensively remodeled more than once. It looked quite different when const...