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Lonn Taylor
The Rambling Boy: Stories About Texas is a weekly look at regional history, hosted by Lonn Taylor of Fort Davis. Taylor was a writer and historian who moved to the Big Bend after retiring from the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. in 2002.
Bill Wittliff; the man who wrote three novels and innumerable screenplays, including Lonesome Dove, The Perfect Storm, and Barbarosa, to name only a few, died of a heart attack in Austin, on June 9, 2019 at the age of 79.
Bill Wittliff; the man who wrote three novels and innumerable screenplays, including Lonesome Dove, The Perfect Storm, and Barbarosa, to name only a few, died of a heart attack in Austin, on June 9, 2019 at the age of 79. … Continue reading → Hosted by for KRTS
A few rambles Back, Lonn mentioned how in the early 1970, while director of the Winedale Historical Center at Round Top, Texas, he worked with the well known Houston Philanthropist Ima Hogg, who had donated the Winedale to the University … Continue reading → Hosted by for KRTS
In the 1970s, Lonn was the director of Winedale, a historic site in Central Texas that had been given to the University of Texas by the well-known Houston Philanthropist, Miss Ima Hogg. Windale is located near High Top, a Texas-German … Continue reading → Hosted by for KRTS
Over the years, Memorial Day has evolved from a day to honor the war dead into a day to honor all who have served in the military. In preparation for Memorial Day 2019, Lonn wants to remember the life of … Continue reading → Hosted by for KRTS
Lonn may not have grown up in the theater, but he can certainly say he grew up with an awareness of it. On this edition of The Reambling Boy, Lonn tells of his experiences with the theater; including how his parents … Continue reading → Hosted by for KRTS
During last week’s episode, Lonn mentioned a story about James Boone and a head of cattle that turned into pigs. He received so many requests to tell the whole story, that it’s the main topic of discussion this week’s edition … Continue reading → Hosted by for KRTS
Recently, an Austin Filmmaker by the name of Anne Rapp, who is currently producing a documentary about Horton Foote, visited the Taylor residence in Fort Davis. Foote, a Pulitzer prize-winning playwright and Screenwriter, based most of his plays and films … Continue reading → Hosted by for KRTS
In 2018, independent folklorist Jens Lund shared an article from Eater Magazine with Lonn titled The Myth of Authenticity Is Killing Tex-Mex, and it inspired him so much he had to talk about it. On this edition of The Rambling Boy, Lonn, … Continue reading → Hosted by for KRTS
Everyone loves a murder mystery, and even though this one is a century old, it has everything: forgeries; poison; a villainous butler; legal tangles; a hurricane; a chance encounter; and one of the wealthiest men in Texas history. On this … Continue reading → Hosted by for KRTS
Lonn has recently been rambling through the past, with the help of some five-thousand 35mm ektachrome color slides his father took with a Leica III in Asia and Europe between 1947 and 1955. On this edition of The Rambling Boy, Lonn … Continue reading → Hosted by for KRTS