AUSTIN RELATIVITY
eBook - ePub

AUSTIN RELATIVITY

A Memoir in Prose & Poetry

  1. English
  2. ePUB (mobile friendly)
  3. Available on iOS & Android
eBook - ePub

AUSTIN RELATIVITY

A Memoir in Prose & Poetry

About this book

“Dave Parsons exquisitely captures the essence of what it was like for many to come of age in Austin, Texas, in the 1960s. He writes entertainingly about his antics, running buddies, neighbors, drinking, carousing, road trips, girlfriends, wives, fistfights, athletics, singing, adventures and misadventures, failures and successes, and, yes, tragedies. He weaves his original poems meaningfully with his story-telling prose.  Importantly, his moments of serious reflection, as exemplified by the “Good Friday” section, are at once poignant and powerful – a perfect melding of prose and poetry. Dave’s memoir doesn’t stop with the 1960s.  He continues to share his life with you as settles down (well, almost) into his later years.  You should find the entirety of his memories fascinating, as I did.”

--NEAL SPELCE, award-winning journalist and prize-winning author who chronicled Austin’s evolution for decades

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Table of contents

  1. Cover
  2. Praise for Austin Relativity: Coming of Age in the 60s
  3. Series Page
  4. Title Page
  5. Copyright
  6. Dedication
  7. Contents
  8. Introduction
  9. Far Out: Poems of the ’60s / Wendy Barker
  10. Barton Springs / Rollingwood / West Lake Hills
  11. Rag Men
  12. Good Friday
  13. James C. Kennedy, FBI Agent–Rocksitter
  14. Austin Fire / Scholz’s Beer Garden
  15. Rusty Wier and The Group
  16. Politics
  17. United States Marine Corps Reserve, 1961–1969
  18. Austin Pioneers Baseball Team / Jack Bloomfield
  19. Handball
  20. Austin Music Scene of the ’60s
  21. Major Richard Kierbow / My Hero Cousin
  22. The ’60s Drinking and Dating Culture
  23. John Thomas / The TP Ranch
  24. Bridge Work / Wesley Farris
  25. Self-Exile
  26. 706 Sparks Street
  27. Tracor, Inc.
  28. Bill and Reba: Beginnings and Endings
  29. Remembering Ashley Michelle
  30. Misadventures: Dave Parsons Menswear
  31. Parsons & Moore / District 37C
  32. The Marriage Lost
  33. Retreat to Houston / Bellaire High School
  34. Life, Love, and the Pursuit of Happiness
  35. To All the Girls I Loved Before
  36. Jeffrey John Jamar, a Special FBI Agent
  37. The University of Houston Graduate Creative Writing Program
  38. The Montgomery County Literary Arts Council
  39. Blind Spots
  40. The Society of the 5th Cave
  41. Being a Texas State Poet Laureate
  42. The Ways Art Turns
  43. The Ways Love Turns
  44. Acknowledgments
  45. Poetry Acknowledgments
  46. About the Author
  47. Back Cover