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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
- Cover
- Praise for Austin Relativity: Coming of Age in the 60s
- Series Page
- Title Page
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Contents
- Introduction
- Far Out: Poems of the ’60s / Wendy Barker
- Barton Springs / Rollingwood / West Lake Hills
- Rag Men
- Good Friday
- James C. Kennedy, FBI Agent–Rocksitter
- Austin Fire / Scholz’s Beer Garden
- Rusty Wier and The Group
- Politics
- United States Marine Corps Reserve, 1961–1969
- Austin Pioneers Baseball Team / Jack Bloomfield
- Handball
- Austin Music Scene of the ’60s
- Major Richard Kierbow / My Hero Cousin
- The ’60s Drinking and Dating Culture
- John Thomas / The TP Ranch
- Bridge Work / Wesley Farris
- Self-Exile
- 706 Sparks Street
- Tracor, Inc.
- Bill and Reba: Beginnings and Endings
- Remembering Ashley Michelle
- Misadventures: Dave Parsons Menswear
- Parsons & Moore / District 37C
- The Marriage Lost
- Retreat to Houston / Bellaire High School
- Life, Love, and the Pursuit of Happiness
- To All the Girls I Loved Before
- Jeffrey John Jamar, a Special FBI Agent
- The University of Houston Graduate Creative Writing Program
- The Montgomery County Literary Arts Council
- Blind Spots
- The Society of the 5th Cave
- Being a Texas State Poet Laureate
- The Ways Art Turns
- The Ways Love Turns
- Acknowledgments
- Poetry Acknowledgments
- About the Author
- Back Cover