tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632029549152237270.post879335023499395812..comments2023-11-03T03:46:35.665-07:00Comments on Tom Russell: Notes from the Borderland: Cactus Cafe ObscenityTom Russellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03134977181127153226noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632029549152237270.post-12689716884337689652010-04-08T21:28:14.586-07:002010-04-08T21:28:14.586-07:00Tom,
Speaking of the Cactus Cafe, that's wher...Tom,<br /><br />Speaking of the Cactus Cafe, that's where I first met you. I was teaching at The University of Texas at the time, and I said "I'm Tom Russell." You said "I was wondering where you were."<br /><br />I just finished a little paper on the history of the university. I think you might be interested. The title is: "‘Keep the Negroes Out of Most Classes Where There are a Large Number of Girls’: The Unseen Power of the Ku Klux Klan and Standardized Testing at the University of Texas, 1899-1999." <br /><br />You can download the paper at http://ssrn.com/abstract=1583606<br /><br />I can't help but think that you might could find some lyrics in the archival sources that I cite.<br /><br />Best regards,<br /><br />Tom Russell<br />University of Denver<br />trussell@law.du.eduUnknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06207622059514464683noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632029549152237270.post-49346928248214667552010-02-26T05:03:20.813-08:002010-02-26T05:03:20.813-08:00You can support Cactus Cafe by becoming members of...You can support Cactus Cafe by becoming members of the Facebook group "Save The Cactus Cafe (Austin, Texas)" and "Save The Cactus Cafe". It was a hard club to find - surrounded by the University - but it was worth the search! Heard Butch Hancock there in 2009.Unknownhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03834082166754950423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632029549152237270.post-15567644709557536422010-02-25T20:30:46.408-08:002010-02-25T20:30:46.408-08:00Well, well... Look who has signed up for the Open ...Well, well... Look who has signed up for the Open Stage at the CC on March 6 :-)<br /><br />My advice: pull a Jerry Jeff Walker and don't leave the stage til they bring in the cops and shut off the power (I think it was at the Catalyst in Santa Cruz some 25 years ago or so - he wasn't making a political statement or anything, just wanted to keep playing...)Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632029549152237270.post-35856754586050781862010-02-16T08:10:08.967-08:002010-02-16T08:10:08.967-08:00The Cactus is the only place on campus where a per...The Cactus is the only place on campus where a person can get a beer or drink without having to be in some fat cat booster club. They want to remove the bar, they are idiots. Someone will end up with a very nice piece of history and the Austin Community, where UT squats property tax free, gets another kick in the head.Wisegeorgehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15289083968495436562noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632029549152237270.post-83388067692201905102010-02-15T11:15:24.495-08:002010-02-15T11:15:24.495-08:00Nah, I'm just a curmudgeon-in-training.Nah, I'm just a curmudgeon-in-training.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632029549152237270.post-83911057258315575912010-02-15T08:40:50.233-08:002010-02-15T08:40:50.233-08:00Abner: Sounds like YOU have a song.
I've done...Abner: Sounds like YOU have a song.<br /><br />I've done that before: had an idea and thought, "that sounds like a Tom Russell song."<br /><br />Then... "screw that; I'm writing that one myself."<br /><br />Shoot straight you bastards...editorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18298399110078317876noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632029549152237270.post-70468295592172778682010-02-15T08:09:17.102-08:002010-02-15T08:09:17.102-08:00If I may be so bold, so undiplomatic, even rude, I...If I may be so bold, so undiplomatic, even rude, I will pose the question: are you a songwriter or a curmudgeon-in-training? Stop whining and write a song about it. <i>American Rivers</i> meets John McCutcheon's <i>Closing the Bookstore</i>, <i>Don't Look Down</i> crossed with Jonathan Richman's <i>Corner Store</i>, Phil Ochs' <i>When I'm Gone</i> sung to the tune of Warren Zevon's <i>Renegade</i>, Mike Beck's <i>Don't Tell Me</i> married to the Who's <i>We're Not Gonna Take It</i>, <i>City of New Orleans</i> crashing into Billy Joel's <i>Miami 2017</i>...<br /><br />Even if it doesn't help save the place, it at least gives people something to remember it by.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7632029549152237270.post-76856161230344340952010-02-14T11:24:04.272-08:002010-02-14T11:24:04.272-08:00Tom Tussell — a serendipitous typo? I kinda like i...Tom Tussell — a serendipitous typo? I kinda like it.<br /><br />The academic world is a strange and frightening place, indeed. I have occasional nightmares about returning to university, not because I did poorly there, but because I came to loathe the culture.<br /><br />I was asked to sit in on a hiring interview with a potential new hire for a position as a professor of the history and culture of the American West. My girlfriend also attended.<br /><br />I found the procedure, the attitude, the grandstanding (except that of one prof who literally slept through the session, his head bobbing on his chest) absolutely revolting. I literally felt sick to my stomach.<br /><br />My girlfriend was absolutely enthralled. We split up not too long after that. Our values were clearly at odds.<br /><br />I have ever since stayed well away from that environment.<br /><br />Sad about the Cactus Cafe, but not terribly surprising.<br /><br />Miss the blog when there's a long gap. Thanks for posting again.<br /><br />Jim Cornelius, Sisters, OReditorhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18298399110078317876noreply@blogger.com