Dave Dalton Thomas
@davetexas.bsky.social
Author, freelance writer, Texas traveler, historian, state employee, former journalist, amateur woodworker, underfunded collector, would-be photographer. My current goal in life is to take a great photo of a horny toad.
Just sharing my most recent Texas Monthly story: www.texasmonthly.com/arts-enterta...
Can a 1970s Venue for Hippies and Rednecks Find a Home in 2020s Austin?
Armadillo World Headquarters, which closed in 1980, was reborn last year. Now, it’s looking for a new permanent home in a very different city.
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March 9, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Just sharing my most recent Texas Monthly story: www.texasmonthly.com/arts-enterta...
Get the backstory on this year's #WillieNelson Fourth of July Picnic ...
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Welcoming Willie's Picnic back to Austin
How is it different this year? Let's examine a little Picnic history
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March 4, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Get the backstory on this year's #WillieNelson Fourth of July Picnic ...
deepertexas.substack.com/p/welcoming-...
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The #WillieNelson Fourth of July Picnic will be held at Germania Insurance Amphitheater this year. Maybe you should get caught up on all that Picnic history ... www.davetexas.com/picnic
PICNIC | DaveTexas
A preview of the first three chapters in 'Picnic' by Dave Dalton Thomas
www.davetexas.com
March 3, 2025 at 6:07 PM
The #WillieNelson Fourth of July Picnic will be held at Germania Insurance Amphitheater this year. Maybe you should get caught up on all that Picnic history ... www.davetexas.com/picnic
When you hang out with legendary Austin artist Jim Franklin, man, anything can happen. Please subscribe to Deeper Texas (free!) and please share if you like anything you see.
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Adventures with Austin artist Jim Franklin
The legend is best known for his great music and Lone Star beer artwork ... but he'd just as soon talk to you about Charles Manson and multitools
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March 2, 2025 at 4:36 PM
When you hang out with legendary Austin artist Jim Franklin, man, anything can happen. Please subscribe to Deeper Texas (free!) and please share if you like anything you see.
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It's Texas Independence Day and I'm launching "Deeper Texas," a new substack for my Texas rambling and writing.
Please subscribe and if you see something you like, please share. I just am not popular enough to make this work without you. deepertexas.substack.com
Please subscribe and if you see something you like, please share. I just am not popular enough to make this work without you. deepertexas.substack.com
March 2, 2025 at 4:34 PM
It's Texas Independence Day and I'm launching "Deeper Texas," a new substack for my Texas rambling and writing.
Please subscribe and if you see something you like, please share. I just am not popular enough to make this work without you. deepertexas.substack.com
Please subscribe and if you see something you like, please share. I just am not popular enough to make this work without you. deepertexas.substack.com
Behold, the number of the roast beast
February 14, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Behold, the number of the roast beast
Welcome to Deeper Texas
Going live on Texas Independence Day
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February 2, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I'm gonna launch a substack in a few months. Straight up, I'm gonna try to get some money out of it (because writing a book lost money). But the fact is, there will be Texas content in there you won't be able to find elsewhere. I'm hopeful I can pull it off by Texas Independence Day.
January 22, 2025 at 1:46 AM
I'm gonna launch a substack in a few months. Straight up, I'm gonna try to get some money out of it (because writing a book lost money). But the fact is, there will be Texas content in there you won't be able to find elsewhere. I'm hopeful I can pull it off by Texas Independence Day.
I don't know yet how I'm gonna use this social media form. Maybe to promote my writing. Maybe for personal commentary. Maybe for weirdness. Maybe not at all. But it won't be ...
December 7, 2024 at 1:34 PM
I don't know yet how I'm gonna use this social media form. Maybe to promote my writing. Maybe for personal commentary. Maybe for weirdness. Maybe not at all. But it won't be ...