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Month: June 2018

REVIEW: Bright Star Offers Twangy, Toe-Tapping Fun #BrightStar @attpac

Bright Star is a bluegrass musical that first opened on Broadway in 2016 as the result of a creative partnership between renowned comic, writer and banjo player, Steve Martin, and the talented songstress, Edie Brickell. Although set in the hills of North Carolina, it’s worth nothing that this creative duo has roots in the Lone Star State: Edie Brickell grew up in Dallas and Steve Martin hails from Waco. The storyline for Bright Star was inspired by the “Iron Mountain Baby” of 1902, but beyond the inciting incident, it’s pure fiction. I decided not to read anything about the show before seeing…

Historic Cemeteries: Cast Iron Graves by J.R. Abrams #GraveHour

Cast iron grave covering – not mere decoration The photo below shows a child’s grave with a cast iron covering. This type of cast iron grave covering was patented in 1873 by Joseph R. Abrams, and there’s a lot more to it than mere decoration!  It was intended to be better than simply mounding dirt at a gravesite.   Invented by J.R. Abrams in 1873 As J.R. Abrams explains in his patent: “By this construction the sinking of the loose earth in the grave has no effect upon the superposed and hardened artificial mound formed by the cement.” Click here to read…

Author Events for Tui Snider: “100 Things to Do in Dallas – Fort Worth Before You Die” #100Things #dfw @reedypress

My book hit #1 on Amazon: ***Scroll down to see my fall author events! :)*** My newest travel book comes out soon! I’ve got a brand new travel book coming out September 15, 2018 via Reedy Press! It’s called 100 Things to Do in Dallas – Fort Worth Before You Die. The book is available for pre-order, but guess what? It’s already hitting bestseller lists on Amazon as you can see in the graphic above! Road trip inspiration: This new book is meant to inspire people to explore North Texas. It’s chock full of inspiration for day trips, road trips, date nights, family fun,…