: About Me

Angela Blair - Senior Citizen with attitude, chronic sense of humor, lofty ideals and somewhat opinionated. Has been known to challenge most norms and suffer from intensely bad hair. Short on patience and long of tooth but generally plays well with others if not overly provoked. Published author, songwriter, web slinger, history buff, white water rafter, trail rider, musician and numerous other non-income generating interests. Intensely Texan, pro-gun, anti-AARP and vocal on all three subjects. Challenged by electronics, map reading, most children and all men. Often writes for beans, travels at the drop of a Stetson, and considered somewhat eccentric by those with pre-conceived notions of folks over 70-years-old. Claims without doubt, her friend, the late Molly Ivins, was a tremendous influence on her life and writing style, hence the occasional "dear hearts" in her writing. Ms. Blair explains the strange name of her personal website thusly: After many years in the music business, her name morphed into "Steven Fromholz' Sister." She's tremendously proud of her brother and doesn't object at all to the name change. In fact, she's decided to run with her "no name" designation; hence the name of her website http://www.stevenfromholz-sister.com. Mr. Fromholz, Poet Laureate Emeritus of Texas, and long recognized as one of the funniest men on the planet, gave his approval to the site name with one stipulation - it should include the following disclaimer: "My sister is most definitely welcome to use my name. She should, however, make it clear that the stories, opinions and statements therein are hers alone as our combined senses of humor and wacky way with words might result in both of us being committed!"

My passion is ...

My family, writing and horses

I know too much about ...

Nothing, but learning everyday

My parents always told me ...

If you're exactly like someone else, one of you is unnecessary

My childhood ambition ...

Owning a stable full of horses

My favorite memory ...

My beloved, maternal grandmother, Granny

Why I write ...

It's a pleasure to carry on a family tradition

What I am reading/watching/listening to ...

Reading Bud Shrake's book "Custer's Brother's Horse" - interest in current events and listen to all music except rap

My first job ...

Age 12 began racking pool balls at neighborhood rec center

My best moment ...

When my nominee for Poet Laureate of Texas won!

My inspiration ...

Whatever happens next!

Travel > North & South America Travel Diaries Experiences in Lukenback, Texas

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Luckenbach, Texas, was the privately owned town of a marvelously unorthodox old cowboy by the name of Hondo Crouch. He saw an ad in a paper in 1970 that said "town – pop. 3 – for sale." Now, Hondo was a poet-character-sage-rancher and he promptly bought the town and made it his own stage. He then proceeded to share his town – and his stage - with his famous, musician friends. A few of those friends were Billy Joe Shaver, the late Waylon Jennings and Willie Nelson – just to name a few. Hondo also held a world’s fair at his town (because he’d dec...

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