by Phil Houseal | Jun 29, 2017 | All Articles, Food, People of the Hill Country, Venue
June 28, 2017–This may be blasphemy, but biscuits weren’t that big of a deal where I grew up. It was not until I arrived in Texas that I realized the foundational role a good biscuit played in a typical southern breakfast. Here, biscuits were buttered, jellied,...
by Phil Houseal | Jun 22, 2017 | All Articles, Events, People of the Hill Country, Venue
June 21, 2017–As a sound guy, Greg Stone usually deals with guitar feedback, making sure backup vocals don’t bury the lead singer, and keeping drums out of the monitors. So when Nimitz Foundation staff approached him about setting up the sound system for the Pacific...
by Phil Houseal | Jun 8, 2017 | All Articles, Events, Music, People of the Hill Country, Philosophy, Venue
June 7, 2017–When Terry Theis first attended the Kerrville Folk Festival back in 1978, he, uh, bypassed the gate. “Yeah, I joined up because I finally got caught sneaking in,” confessed the Harper engraver and accordion player when I interviewed him outside Threadgill...
by Phil Houseal | Jun 1, 2017 | All Articles, Events, People of the Hill Country, Venue
May 31, 2017–It’s the kind of meeting even people who hate meetings will attend. Invite everyone you know–and don’t know–and ask them to bring a favorite bottle of wine to share. No agenda, no minutes, nothing to vote on, and barely anyone who claims to be in charge....
by Phil Houseal | May 4, 2017 | All Articles, Venue
May 3, 2017–Back in the dark ages of computing, when screens were black, letters were green, and images were created using backslashes, asterisks, and parentheses, we nerds played “escape” games. Those early versions were crude, with simple dialogue and limited...
by Phil Houseal | Apr 27, 2017 | All Articles, Events, People of the Hill Country, Venue
April 26, 2017–It’s Hollywood in the Hill Country. This weekend, film aficionados from around the world will be drawn to the flickering screens of the Hill Country Film Festival. The non-urban setting has grown to become one of the most appealing places for...
