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Dave Dalton Thomas

@davetexas.bsky.social

Author, freelance writer, Texas traveler, historian, state employee, former journalist, amateur woodworker, underfunded collector, would-be photographer. My current goal in life is to take a great photo of a horny toad.

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Can a 1970s Venue for Hippies and Rednecks Find a Home in 2020s Austin? Armadillo World Headquarters, which closed in 1980, was reborn last year. Now, it’s looking for a new permanent home in a very different city.

Just sharing my most recent Texas Monthly story: www.texasmonthly.com/arts-enterta...

09.03.2025 15:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Welcoming Willie's Picnic back to Austin How is it different this year? Let's examine a little Picnic history

Get the backstory on this year's #WillieNelson Fourth of July Picnic ...

deepertexas.substack.com/p/welcoming-...

04.03.2025 23:48 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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PICNIC | DaveTexas A preview of the first three chapters in 'Picnic' by Dave Dalton Thomas

The #WillieNelson Fourth of July Picnic will be held at Germania Insurance Amphitheater this year. Maybe you should get caught up on all that Picnic history ... www.davetexas.com/picnic

03.03.2025 18:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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A love letter to the open roads of Texas The older you get, the more you realize the going is often better than the getting there

Subscribe to my Substack, Deeper Texas, for free today.

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03.03.2025 18:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Adventures with Austin artist Jim Franklin The legend is best known for his great music and Lone Star beer artwork ... but he'd just as soon talk to you about Charles Manson and multitools

When you hang out with legendary Austin artist Jim Franklin, man, anything can happen. Please subscribe to Deeper Texas (free!) and please share if you like anything you see.
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02.03.2025 16:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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It's Texas Independence Day and I'm launching "Deeper Texas," a new substack for my Texas rambling and writing.
Please subscribe and if you see something you like, please share. I just am not popular enough to make this work without you. deepertexas.substack.com

02.03.2025 16:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Behold, the number of the roast beast

14.02.2025 21:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Welcome to Deeper Texas Going live on Texas Independence Day

Y'all get a preview:

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02.02.2025 16:07 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I'm gonna launch a substack in a few months. Straight up, I'm gonna try to get some money out of it (because writing a book lost money). But the fact is, there will be Texas content in there you won't be able to find elsewhere. I'm hopeful I can pull it off by Texas Independence Day.

22.01.2025 01:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I don't know yet how I'm gonna use this social media form. Maybe to promote my writing. Maybe for personal commentary. Maybe for weirdness. Maybe not at all. But it won't be ...

07.12.2024 13:34 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0