by Phil Houseal | Mar 28, 2020 | All Articles, Philosophy
April 1, 2020–Why do paths get such a bad reputation? In all those cringy memes and inspirational posters you see the tanned and toned traveler choosing to set off on the unbeaten path, blazing a new trail through the Forest of Confusion, across the Sea of Setbacks,...
by Phil Houseal | Mar 25, 2020 | All Articles, Philosophy
Mar 25, 2020–A year ago I wrote a tongue-in-cheek piece about how inefficient it was to transport our bags of bones around the world for meetings, conferences, and vacations. What if, I wondered, we could accomplish those travels virtually, saving the hassles and...
by Phil Houseal | Mar 18, 2020 | All Articles, Events, Music, Philosophy, Venue
Mar 18, 2020–After an exciting ride up the music charts, where he sold 200,000 albums, and hit the Top 30 on Billboard’s Country Album chart and Top Ten on its Independent Album chart, Cory Morrow was wondering what to do next. He decided to ask his fans what...
by Phil Houseal | Mar 12, 2020 | All Articles, Education, Events, History, People of the Hill Country, Venue
Mar 11, 2020–Why have puppets fascinated humanity throughout history? Why do they continue to fascinate us? Because they cut across every culture, era, language, and age, according to Rob D’Arc, who will be building them at his workshop this weekend during the Llano...
by Phil Houseal | Mar 5, 2020 | All Articles, Events, Music, People of the Hill Country, Venue
Mar 4, 2020–For Pat Green, writing songs and sculpting bronzes are not that different. “I’m telling the truth. I just want to tell it in different ways.” The chart-topping American Texas Country artist known for his hit Wave on Wave will reveal another side of his...
by Phil Houseal | Feb 25, 2020 | All Articles, History, Music, People of the Hill Country, Philosophy
Feb 26, 2020–Sometimes an idea is so elegant, it is discovered more than once. Such is the case with the “cello podium.” This platform cum amplifier started as a rumor uncovered by Ken Freudigman when he was a cello student at Eastman School of Music back in 1985. The...
