August 1

This is a detail of a statue on the Texas Tech University campus; it's called Read Reader, and is made from books that have been cast in bronze.

The sculptor: Terry Allen

And, so this concludes Terry Allen week* here on the blog!

Lubbock, Texas

*See July 28 entry

July 28

The original location of the famous Stubb's Bar-B-Q, on East Broadway. Stubb was famous for his food, and for his support of struggling local musicians, many of whom went on to big careers.

Wikipeida:
In 1968, he opened his first restaurant, “Stubb's Bar-B-Q” on East Broadway in Lubbock, Texas. In the 70’s and early 80’s, the Sunday Night Jams held in his small restaurant hosted such musicians as Jessie "Guitar" Taylor, Stevie Ray Vaughan, Joe Ely, Terry Allen, Jimmie Dale Gilmore, Willie Nelson, Johnny Cash, Muddy Waters, Tom T. Hall, B. B. King and George Thorogood.

East Broadway
Lubbock, Texas

(Statue by Terry Allen)