Texas is the reason: the mavericks of Lone Star punk
photography by Pat Blashill; words by Richard Linklater, David Yow, Adriane "Ash" Shown, Donna Rich, Teresa Taylor
- Resource Type:
- Book (Print/Paper)
- Publication:
- Callicoon : Bazillion Points, 2020
- Copyright:
- ©2020
- Serial Holdings:
- Housed in Special Collections Flat Storage #83
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- Summary:
- Arriving in 1978, hitched to the back of the Sex Pistols tour bus, punk soon became as mythic in Texas as the state's devotion to football, cattle, and prayer. Confrontational renegades like the Huns, the Big Boys, and the Dicks led a defiant new era of blood, sweat, and cross-dressing cowboys. Austin son Pat Blashill grabbed a camera and began shooting local punk bands, uncovering a story of desperation and creative deliverance, set in trailer parks, low-rent shared living, and wild, Texas bucket-of-beer bars. Joining Blashill's more than 200 deep black and white photos here are essays by director Richard Linklater (Slacker/School of Rock); singer David Yow (Scratch Acid/Jesus Lizard); drummer Teresa Taylor (Butthole Surfers); and local luminaries Adriane "Ash" Shown and Donna Rich. True mavericks banded together to make a stand, and... Texas Is the Reason.
- Table of Contents:
- We were there / Richard Linklater
- Texan to the core / Donna Rich
- Lift as you climb / Adriane "Ash" Shown
- Life on the ledge / David Yow
- Someday all the adults will die! / Pat Blashill
- A Texas trip timeline
- The terrific top ten / Teresa Taylor.
- Author/Creator:
- Blashill, Pat , photographer, author
- Contributors:
- Linklater, Richard, 1960- , authorYow, David, 1960- , authorShown, Adriane , authorRich, Donna (Social worker) , authorTaylor, Teresa, 1962- , author
- Languages:
- English
- Language Notes:
- Item content: English
- Subjects:
- General Notes:
- "Featuring: The Big Boys, The Dicks, Butthole Surfers, Poison 13, The Hickoids, The Offenders, Scratch Acid, Daniel Johnston, Doctors' Mob, Glass Eye"--Back cover.
Purchase; 2021.
Bound as issued, illustrated paper-covered boards.
Inserted in volume is original photograph stamped on reverse: "1/300 Photo by Pat Blashill", and with a sticker on the enclosure for the book and identifying the people in the photo. - Physical Description:
- 239 pages : black and white illustrations, black and white portraits ; 28 cm
- Physical Characteristics:
- monochrome; portrait; illustration
- Call Numbers:
- ML87 .B53 2020
- ISBNs:
- 9781935950172 (hardcover)
1935950177 (hardcover) - OCLC Numbers:
- 1140667401