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Austin to ATX - The Hippies, Pickers, Slackers, and Geeks Who Transformed the Capital of Texas (Hardcover)
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Austin to ATX - The Hippies, Pickers, Slackers, and Geeks Who Transformed the Capital of Texas (Hardcover)
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In this gonzo history of the "City of the Violet Crown," author and
journalist Joe Nick Patoski chronicles the modern evolution of the
quirky, bustling, funky, self-contradictory place known as Austin,
Texas. Patoski describes the series of cosmic accidents that tossed
together a mashup of outsiders, free spirits, thinkers, educators,
writers, musicians, entrepreneurs, artists, and politicians who
would foster the atmosphere, the vibe, the slightly off-kilter
zeitgeist that allowed Austin to become the home of both Armadillo
World Headquarters and Dell Technologies. Patoski's raucous,
rollicking romp through Austin's recent past and hipster present
connects the dots that lead from places like Scholz Garten-Texas'
oldest continuously operating business-to places like the
Armadillo, where Willie Nelson and Darrell Royal brought hippies
and rednecks together around music. He shows how misfits like
William Sydney Porter-the embezzler who became famous under his pen
name, O. Henry-served as precursors for iconoclasts like J. Frank
Dobie, Bud Shrake, and Molly Ivins. He describes the journey,
beginning with the search for an old girlfriend, that eventually
brought Louis Black, Nick Barbaro, and Roland Swenson to the
founding of the South by Southwest music, film, and technology
festival. As one Austinite, who in typical fashion is
simultaneously pursuing degrees in medicine and cinematography,
says, "Austin is very different from the rest of Texas." Many
readers of Austin to ATX will have already realized that. Now they
will know why.
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