[bayourod]

He might have lived across the street from me. There was a party in the house and I went over to get my dog out and they invited me to stay.

It was the promo party for the Los Gonzo band's first album. About all I remember is sharing a bottle of mescal with an old wino. I didn't know he was Willie Nelson until the next evening when the lady who lived there thanked me for taking care of his girlfriend. But that was Austin in the 70s.

[cspackler]

Yup, sounds like the Austin that I remember. Grew up in Victoria, not far from there. Visited a friend one weekend, the first night 3 raccoons opened his screen door, came in and proceeded to eat some dogfood in his kitchen.

Turns out, they were regulars. I REALLY needed another beer after that.