George Rains
Oct 18, 201814 min read
Life by the Beat / Stories from the Road, Vol. 1
George Rains has had a life fuller than most, as exemplified both by his great musical reputation and by the following stories, each told...
George Rains
May 15, 20189 min read
Ft. Worth Underground
Part 3 of 'Cellar Dweller' The original Cellar was a raunchy coffee house in a refurbished basement on Houston Street in downtown Fort...
George Rains
May 7, 20185 min read
Step Away From the Duck
Part 2 of Cellar Dweller It was Pat Kirkwood’s idea that we should all get arrested for roasting ducks at the City Park Duck Pond in Fort...
George Rains
May 2, 20188 min read
Cellar Dweller, Part One
First of Three Parts The Cellar began as an eccentric little coffee house in a dank, dark basement underneath Houston Street in downtown...
George Rains
Feb 18, 201817 min read
JUSTICE LONG AS THERE’S BUSINESS FIRST
Leo Martin was lost, driving in the mountains at four in the morning with the car rapidly running out of gas. While Bob, leaning against...
George Rains
Oct 19, 20177 min read
A Pig's Tale
Pete Ross was driving through the countryside from Austin to Marble Falls. The well-worn two-lane farm roads with their cracks and...
George Rains
Sep 30, 201710 min read
Doug Sahm: Family Man & Night of the Living Blues
Family Man My friend Charley and I went to see Doug Sahm at the Whiskey-A-Go-Go on Sunset Boulevard. Doug was there with his band, The...