Travis In Austin

Wardsweb shared this photo with me today. The couple on the Woodstock album cover 40 years later. I have in mind that it was their performance of a lifetime.

I went through that about a year ago. I had a BlackBerry phone with touch keyboard that I really liked and it didn't matter that I had fumbling fat thumbs. It was way outdated and was not capable of synching ip with calander and other collaborative software so I had to switch. I really like the software and capabilities of the phone, and it was a quick learning process, especially in light of an abundance of kids who can show you how to do anything and everything. I still miss my keypad on the other phone, and am still constantly having it insert words I don't want, like "if" instead of "of". But overall I don't think I will ever go back,even if I could,

Glad you are not, and hopefully a long ways away.

I would settle for the tractor and the boat.

Hmmmm. Well that certainly one point of view, a government conspiracy. It makes perfect sense, especially in light of who the largest opium producing country is. They have tried to synthesize it to little practical result. The other view on this is every opiate based pill is available on the street and has a specific street value. People in fact "divert" and law enforcement tends to get upset when they bust people with 100s of pharmaceutical opioids in every brand and dosage. The other issue is that with the unethical doctor of the 90s they could hook any one they wanted on opiates, or be know as an easy source for writing scripts for opiates. The same exact thing happened with "diet" pills in the 60s, they had housewives addicted to methamphetamine, like Obetrol. It became a schedule II drug and dispensing of highly addictive drugs for weight loss was quickly curtailed. Sure physicians hate it, but they understand that in every profession there are some bad people that have caused the whole profession to be regulated. They would rather have it regulated because in the old days they knew they would lose a patient because they would go down the street and be able to find a doctor willing to write the prescription. Cocaine is available by prescription, as is methamphetamine, morphine, along with a whole host of other things that have been classified as having a significant risk of addiction and abuse. While one view can certainly be that it is regulation run amuck, there is also a widely held view that it became necessary to protect the public from their unscrupulous physicians and drug companies.

Beautiful, the dogs that is. Aweso.e looking shepard, what is the story on Whitey?

Whoa, Cadillac Hearse??????????? So there has to be a great story about that. You are in good company, Neil Young had a Buick Roadmaster hearse that he drove down from Canada to LA and met Stills. So what is the story on that hearse.

Now that is awesome. I am trying to remember the last time I was on a bicycle, probably 20 years ago in Moab and in Vail, CO. I could not even fathom hopping on one and doing that. My hat's off to you. Travis

Thank you for that update, I miss Max.

Jim Clark's Indy winning Lotus 38 car. Yes another example of Anglo design and American Ford power. I loved that car, I had the British Matchbox of that car as a kid. To me,Jim Clark was the best all around driver of all time, at least at the very top.

I have represented many, many people who have become addicted to prescription opioids, such as OxyContin, and found themselves in trouble with the law. Here is a layperson asking in his blog whether that program from the CBC was fair and balanced. http://rockinontheblog.blogspot.com/2012/03/was-fifth-estate-oxycontin-attack-on.html?m=1 There is revolutionary new medication to treat opiate addiction and I am happy to say that there is hope for those who have run into a problem. The difficulty lies with those who have real chronic severe pain, pain meds seem to be the only relief available. I recall Dean discussing going through chronic, sever back pain. Thise with the medical backgrounds, Roger, Larry, Oscarear, Kevin, etc. Are in a much better position to discuss the medical issues surrounding opioids, there adminitration, potential for abuse, safeguards available to try and prevent addiction, etc. I pray my brothers and sister here never suffer an episode requiring the prolonged use of opioid medications.

Well, you will either get it or you won't. I just try to state the obvious and facts. My intention wasn't to insult anyone, but if that is what it takes for people to understand that racial, political or religious views are not appropriate for discussion here, then so be it. I guess all I can say is that if anyone finds me stating what are clearly the rules as found in the terms of service and been repeated in a 100 different ways over the last two months by moderators and administrators alike, then maybe it is high time they look at themselves before they look at moderators or the host of this forum for answers. I like this forum, I would like it to be around for a long time to come. I have seen too many companies eliminate their forums or because of comments expressed in that locked thread. No politics, no race, no religion. If you are insulted about that, then maybe this isn't the forum for you. If it was the manner in which I restated the rules for those who were inquiring about why that thread was obviously locked, all I can say is that people were asking so I tried to answer. It wasn't anything personal on my part. I guess I could have said it another way, like "pretty please, with sugar on top" don't get threads locked by interjecting politics, religion or race into the discussion. Especially, ones with sincere thoughts about the tragedy befallen our service members. I wouldn't really worry about it though, it will continue to happen. Threads will continue to be locked, and people will continue to wonder why they are locked. The big question I have is why is it that when a person announces a tragedy and states there best wishes and thoughts for the victims of that tragedy that is in some sort of way inviting a discussion about the cause of that tragedy? Or asking for a solution to the problem? Someone took the time and effort to post the news, convey their sorrow, and their desire that others join in their thoughts and prayers. If they wanted to know the cause of the tragedy, or the solution they would have asked. I guess it is because everyone here has a genuine desire to be helpful. So in what is hopefully a kinder and gentler way of of trying to be helpful, the thread was most likely locked because it discussed thing which are not allowed by the forum rules and terms if service, namely, race, religion, and politics. However, that is entirely speculation on my part. It is entirely possible that the moderator(s) who locked it may have simply been insulted.

I saw that when it aired live well, by a fluke. He has played two sings with his brothers came out by himself and said he loved the memories of playing the "old" songs with his brothers but he liked doing new stuff too, and he launched into that song. It launched his album and his tour, it was a "come back" for him and revealed how multi-talented he was. Everyone was trying to moonwalk in the days and weeks that followed that show, some better than others.

Would like photo of chihuahuas.

Here are some handy hints for the socially challenged. Mentioning an elected official's name, like a United States' Senator, for example, it is probably going to involve politics. If you mention a country, say like Israel and in the same sentence mention, or allude to anothet country, say Iran, it probably involves international POLITICS. If you make a post about what people believe, whethet it is opinion or factual, it probably involves religion. If you post something about people from a particular world region that attempts to make a general observation about a group, then it probably involves race. If this sounds condescending or high brow, I apologize, but I had to dumb it down for those who were in a quandary as to why the thread with the same title as this was locked. "But we were being civil and there were no personal attacks." It doesn't matter, there are three simple rules. "My opinion matters, my content has value." No it doesn't when it comes to race, religion or politics here. Now lets do something productive like start a pool on who is going to be the first idiot to bring up race, religion or politics in this thread. Travis

Pretty much only three things can get a thread locked, race, religion or politics. As Dtel says three simple rules. If you have to ask why it was locked you will never get it and it is a waste of time to try and explain it to you. However, a cursory review if that thread, whether you are a mentally challenged or have an IQ of 146, will reveal transgressions in all three of those verboten topics.

A ton of stuff, some from shows, some from representing them. Dixie Chicks signed a gave me a guitar for helping one of them out, some picks, a lot of stuff from Bob Weir who I have know many years. Van Morrison played in small clubs all over the Bay Area and I got some stuff from him. Saw Jethro Tull with Garymd and I got him Martin's set list to commemorate a great night. Better than anything tangible, I have the memories which I wouldn't trade for anything, Travis

Mostly my work over the last decade has involved representing police officers, either defending them in disciplinary hearings. Sometimes this involves representing them in criminal investigations and prosecutions arising out of police shootings. This is the big case that is currently going on in Austin that I have been loosely involved with. http://www.myfoxaustin.com/story/29576014/secret-testimony-provides-new-insight-to-fatal-police-shooting

Oh boy, had to give a interview about a police shooting I have been loosely involved with. Good thing to be out town so I could not be on camera. http://www.myfoxaustin.com/story/29576014/secret-testimony-provides-new-insight-to-fatal-police-shooting

I am feeling a "little bleary" What kind of eyes she got?

Perhaps that explains the sideways pictures? 6 That would be one explanation.

Sorry about that, Bookers is 127 proof

No idea why these photos insist on posting themselves sidewise.

Enjoying a cocktail with Luther and our gals in DTEL Klipschware

Enjoying a cocktail with Luther and our gals in DTEL Klipschware