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Around Austin-Crossroads Guitar Festival-Tommy Emmanuel, just his acoustic guitar in hand, brought down the house with his genre-spanning set. Emmanuel is known for the battered and worn-down appearances of his guitars; a result of his dynamic, energetic playing and percussive techniques..." (Wikipedia).

Around Austin-Crossroads Guitar Festival emcee Bill Murray brings smiles to Doyle Bramhall and Derek Trucks during the show Sunday September 27th 2026 at the Moody Center. Susan Tedeschi yet to react in this frame.

Around Austin-Crossroads Guitar Festival. Gary Clark Jr., coat-off, solos on his Sunburst Fender Stratocaster. Clark's style is described as "modern, genre-bending fusion of traditional Texas blues, raw rock-and-roll, soul and hip-hop grooves." (Google). Sunday, September 27th 2026 at the Moody Center. See more below.

Around Austin-Crossroads Guitar Festival, above Kurt Rosenwinkel playing at the end of the show jam. Sunday September 27th 2026 at the Moody Center. Doyle Bramhall is nearby and Eric Gale looks on in this frame. Kurt opened his set earlier in the evening with a jaw-dropping rendition of "Everybody Wants To Rule The World." An incredibly skilled guitarist, he delivers a melodic approach and harmonic style with his "custom-built 22 fret MIDI Pro."

Around Austin-Crossroads Guitar Festival-Keb Mo and Taj Mahal served up standing-ovation performances of "Rough Time Blues," "Hand It Over" and "Diving Duck Blues."

Around Austin-Crossroads Guitar Festival-Marcus King during his set Sunday September 27th 2026. King's style is described as "a high-octane blend of blues-rock soul, southern rock, and jazz improvisation." (Google) See more below. Marcus with a Les Paul behind a stack of Marshalls.

Around Austin-Crossroads Guitar Festival 2026-Besides all the musicians and their performances, there were many famous or highly-valued guitars on display. Above vintage Fender Stratocasters including the SRV model. The John McLaughlin PRS. On the left, the guitar model that vaulted Paul Reed Smith (PRS) to enough funding to launch his company in 1985. On the right, the John Mayer PRS. Above, Gibson is famous for the "Les Paul" editions but also for the "Firebird" models sh

Around Austin-Crossroads Guitar Festival-Moody Center, Sunday September 27th 2026. Eric Clapton, with his touring band, opened the concluding set with "Badge." With his Stratocaster in hand, Eric gave an intentional pause before hitting what is an iconic lick in this Eric Clapton/George Harrison tune from 1969. He didn't call for it but the audience was singing along. He later sat down with his signature Martin delighting with an acoustic version of "Layla" infused too wi

Around Austin-Crossroads Guitar Festival 2026-Eric Clapton at the Moody Center Austin, Saturday evening September 26th 2026. For setlists, see https://www.setlist.fm For more about the Crossroads Guitar Festival see https://www.crossroadsguitarfestival.com See more images with Eric below. Buddy Guy, Jimmie Vaughan and Eric. Buddy Guy, Jimmie Vaughan and Eric.

Around Austin-Crossroads Guitar Festival 2026-Saturday evening September 26th 2026 at the Moody Center. Above, this snapshot of Marcus King with the "bluegrass phenom Sierra Hull" and guitarist Drew Smithers. This trio was a highlight on Saturday, among their set was their rendition of the Eric Clapton classic "Bell Bottom Blues." Sierra's vocals and mandolin soared along with the amazing collaboration from Marcus King and Drew Smithers.

Around Austin-Crossroads Guitar Festival 2026. Buddy Guy joined Eric Clapton, Jimmie Vaughan, Nathan East and others in making a memorable set that included Damn Right I Got The Blues, Hoochie Coochie Man and Sweet Home Chicago. Saturday evening September 26th 2026 at the Moody Center. See more below. Buddy with Jimmie and Eric who are wondering "Where's he going?" at this moment.

Around Austin-Crossroads Guitar Festival 2026-Joe Banamassa with an acoustic rendition.

Around Austin-Crossroad's Guitar Festival 2026-Behind the scenes. Saturday evening September 26, 2026. See how the stage, audio and video are managed below. The stage rotates clockwise to allowing for quick transitions between artist presentations. Equipment being triaged for each group. Audio and Video acquistion and control.

Texas 6A High School Football-Senior Night at Westlake, Friday evening September 25th 2026. Seventy Senior players along with their parents were thanked for their dedication to Westlake Football and to their own commitment to personal development. Above Rhett Jenkins and parents are greeted by Coach Tony Salazar. In the game, Westlake 49 Midland Lee 6. Colton Fromberg. Barret Hutson #4 Bodie Foster.#3. Hayden Clark #5. #4 Miller Bragg. #6 Hudson Carroll. #7 Braden Riddell.

Texas 6A High School Football-Westlake's #43 C.J. Jones scores the first TD at 10:32 remaining in the first quarter against the visiting Midland Lee Rebels. Friday evening September 25th 2026. Score by Quarter Westlake 21-0, 42-0, 42-0, 49-6.

Texas 6A High School Football-Westlake highlights in the first quarter against visiting Midland Lee Rebels. Friday evening September 25th 2026. Above #43 C.J. Jones scores the first TD for Westlake. Westlake 49 Midland Lee 6. #7 Braden Riddell with an impressive run. #7 Braden Riddell with an impressive run. #16 Chase Brodhead with the second TD for Westlake with 8:45 remaining in the first quarter. #43 C.J. Jones gaining ground. #14 Nash Chapman with a catch from #3 Patto

Texas 6A High School Football-Rushing the field. On Senior night Westlake 49 Midland Lee 6 Cheer in pregame routine. Coach Tony Salazar contemplates before the game. Eanes Superintendent Kirk Koennecke on the sidelines pregame.

Around Portland Oregon-A pumpkin patch in Duniway Park. September 9th 2026.

Around Portland Oregon-"Mayas Taqueria" 1000 SW Morrison Street. https://www.maystaqueria.shop

Around Portland Oregon-"The Oregon Elks Association commissioned this bronze piece...to pay tribute to the Elks Club 50 year support of the Children's Eye Clinic at Oregon Health and Sciences University." September 9th 2026. https://www.caswellsculpture.com

Around Portland Oregon-Ritz Carlton. Wednesday September 9th 2026.

Around Portland Oregon-Heathman Hotel since 1927. Breakfast in the lobby. Breakfast in the lobby. Bangers, Bacon, Potatoes, Egg and Wheat Toast.

Capital of Texas Highway 360-The Loop 360 Project has bypassed both the Westlake Drive and Cedar Street intersections. Image above, Wednesday September 23rd 2026, illustrates what is currently a two-way bypass of Cedar Street. A smooth ride and an amazing feeling to speed by these intersections without stopping. The project continues. Other elements along 360 include: Courtyard Drive, RM2222, Lakewood Drive, Spicewood Springs Road, and improvements to RM2244 with a "Diver

Around Austin-This Rolls Royce Coupe was spotted by RM2244.COM easing onto Texas RM 2244 Monday morning September 21st 2026.

Around the Austin Metro-Bastrop county is booming. The Boring Company out on 130 Walker Watson Road at TX 969, Bastrop, Texas 78602 is shown here in our reporting back on March 13, 2023. As reported by the "Austin Business Journal" Sept 18-24, 2026, The Boring Company has landed $3B in Series D funding. We show below a tunnel under TX 969 from the Boring Company to a SpaceX building accross the road. According to ABJ, Boring has a tunnel under SH 130 from the Tesla Giga p

Division I College Football-#3 Rasheem Biles intercepts UTSA's first pass on the first offensive play from scrimage earning the Longhorns an early break. UT after making a first down then scored on a pass from Arch Manning to Sam Coleman. Saturday evening at DKR Memorial Stadium September 19th 2026.

Division I College Football-Offensive highlights from the first half of the UTSA Vs UT game, Saturday evening September 18th 2026. Above, #16 QB Arch Manning passes to #4 Jermaine Bishop Jr. #4 Jermaine Bishop Jr. after catch run. #0 Raleek Brown breaks away. #21 Ryan Niblett with a great punt return that was unfortunately called back. #2 Ryan Wingo nearly scores in this run. A subsequent pass from Manning to Cam Coleman led to a 17-3 lead. #2 Ryan Wingo on the move. Arch o

Division I College Football-#16 QB Arch Manning keeps but loses helmet on a hard hit against the UTSA Roadrunners. See another snapshot below. Saturday Evening September 18th 2026. Helmet grounded.

Division I College Football-Even at a sub-marquee game, UTSA Vs. UT, the DKR Memorial "Stadium Experience" is compelling. The Jumbotron denotes TD making it 20-3 at the half for UT. Saturday evening September 18th 2026. See more below. The Longhorns enter the field to AC/DC's "Hells Bells" and pyrotechnics. Steve Sarkisian up front with #27 Wardell Mack (DB). Spelling out T E X A S fight. The Herd-kids run the field starting the pre-game ceremonies. Pre-Game Texas Longhor

Longhorn Football-QB Arch Manning and teammates walk BEVO Boulevard on their way to DKR Memorial Stadium.thrill the crowd lining BEVO Boulevard. Saturday September 18th 2026. See more below. Coach Steve Sarkisian waves to the delighted crowd lining BEVO Boulevard. Twirler Gracie Williams and the "Showband of the Southwest," The University of Texas Longhorn Band infuse energy into the BEVO Boulevard crowd. Many rows deep along BEVO Boulevard. Looking North along BEVO Bouleva

Longhorn Football-A dedicated follower of Longhorn Football arrived early and outfitted to the T. Saturday September 18th 2026. See more below. Families that pregame together, stay together. Fans line up for Women's Soccer autographs along BEVO Boulevard.

Division I College Football-#16 Arch Manning passes, under pressure in the pocket, to #8 Cam Coleman. Coleman made the catch and sprinted the last eleven yards for the Longhorns first and winning TD against the visiting UTSA Roadrunners. The Longhorns held UTSA to three in the first half and three in the second half making UT's first score the winning TD. Final Score 30-6. Saturday evening September 19th 2026. #8 Cam Coleman making the catch at the 11 yard line. #8 Cam Co

Division I College Football-#8 Cam Coleman scores on a pass from #16 Arch Manning and some great open field running. This TD came after the Longhorn's Rasheem Biles intercepted UTSA on their first play from scrimmage. UT held UTSA to three points in the first half and three in the second half, making UT's first TD, with 13:34 remaining in the first quarter, the "winning score." More coverage to follow.

Around Austin-Sunset Friday September 18th 2026.

Around Portland Oregon-Hillside living. Goose Hollow and Southwest Hills area above Portland State University. September 9th 2026. See more images below.

Around Austin-"Private Companies in the Austin Area, Ranked by 2025 Revenue." Partial list excerpted from the "Austin Business Journal" September 11-17, 2026. Top 10: Arrive Logistics, $2.69B, 897 Austin Employees, Texas Mutual Insurance Co., $1.43B, 692, McCoy Corp. $1.2B, 739, Kestra Financial Inc. $1.2B, 358, Four Hands LLC, $718M, 761, Continental Automotive Group $718M, 969, CarbonBetter LLC $588M, 19, Cerris Builders $519M, 64, Austin Regional Clinic PA, $463M, 2,641,

Around Westlake Hills Texas-POSTINO Westlake hard opening happened Sunday September 13th 2026. Above, the Eastside. See more below. Also see our previous coverage at https://www.rm2244.com/post/postino-coming-to-the-village Host station at the front door located on the Southside. Sitting area. Bar with inside and patio access. Bar. Outside patio. RM2244.COM lunch. Postino Westlake address and phone number above, learn more about Postino at https://www.postino.com

Around Austin-Among the developments along RM2244 between St. Stephen's School Road and Weston Lane are new developments on the One World Site. Above to the right, signage regarding Westlake Fire Station 903 and to the left signage from Ballis Development. Also, see our earlier coverage regarding this location. https://www.rm2244.com/post/7703-rm-2244-new-site-for-fd-903

Around Oregon-Door knock at the infamous Timberline Lodge. Outside of the lodge featured in "The Shining."

Around Portland Oregon-Kids being guided from the Portland Museum of Art. See more images from the Park Avenue area, Wednesday September 9th 2026. Farmer's market. Roses still blooming.

Around Oregon-Mount Hood loop. Heading towards Mount Hood on Oregon 26. Wednesday morning September 8th 2026. See more below. Mount Hood's peak is the highest mountain in Oregon at 11,249 feet. Mount Hood. Mount Hood Scenic Loop map posted at the historic Timberline Lodge. Columbia River Highway map posted at the historic Timberline Lodge.

Around Carmel-Clint Eastwood's Mission Ranch Hotel and Restaurant. Friday August 28th 2026. Lots of history and a heroic story of Clint Eastwood preserving this locale where ranch meets the Carmel Beach. See more images below. For details https://www.missionranchcarmel.com The 1850 Farmhouse. Sheep grazing. A view of Point Lobos from Mission Ranch.

Around Big Sur-The view south from Nepenthe, Wednesday August 26th 2026. Smoke from the Timber fire dominated the environment and the conversation at Nepenthe. Due to the fire, Nepenthe was previously closed for ten days and then closed again on August 27th. As of September 1st, a new fire has erupted doubling the involved area to 27,000 acres. See scenes from the restaurant below. Looking East from the balcony at Nepenthe. Patrons, on a main deck, enjoyed Nepenthe's food

Around Pebble Beach-A view of The Links at Spanish Bay. The course is currenly under a major renovation but "The Inn at Spanish Bay" and "Roy's" Hawaiian restaurant remain as "Places We Love." See below the scene on a Thursday evening August 27th 2026. A venue as good as it gets. This early evening, friends and new acquaintances are a buzz with smiles and laughter in abundance. All this inspired by the bayview, the breeze, the accomodations of food, drink and conversation

Around Asilomar-Boardwalk through the Dunes, towards Sunset Drive, Asilomar Beach and tide pools. This area is a State of California Park that includes a Conference Center and a Hotel. Every morning it's a short walk from your room through the dunes and then to the beach. Wednesday August 26th 2026. See more images below. Dunes, beach and tide pools. Mother and Daughter. Dunes. Dunes. Dunes.

Around Carmel-Views from Carmel Beach. Pebble Beach Golf Links in the background center to right. Pescadero Point at the center left. Wednesday August 26th 2026. See many more images below. Pebble Beach and Pebble Beach Golf Links. A closer look at Pebble Beach Golf Links. Pebble Beach and the Pebble Beach Golf Links. A view of the dunes with Carmel Bay in view and the Pebble Beach Golf Links to the extreme right background. Image captured at the intersection of Ocean A

Around Pacific Grove-A red-shouldered hawk surveys the terrain. See another snapshot below including a glimpse at the Point Pinos Lighthouse. The 1855 Point Pinos Lighthouse and a red-shouldered hawk. Tuesday afternoon August 25th 2026.

Around Pebble Beach-A view a practice putting green and the Lodge at Pebble Beach. Thursday noon August 27th 2026. See more below. 18th green. 15th green. 9th Fairway to the right.

Around Pebble Beach & Pacific Grove-Homes on the 17 Mile Drive. Closer look. Homes on the 17 Mile Drive. Closer look at the modern. Homes on the 17 Mile Drive, view from the Cypress Point Lookout. Home on the 17 Mile Drive. Home on Ocean View Boulevard in Pacific Grove. Homes on Ocean View Boulevard in Pacific Grove. Home on the Beach near Point Pinos Home on Lighthouse Avenue, Pacific Grove across the Point Pinos Lighthouse. Home on Lighthouse Avenue, Pacific Grove across

College Football-#5 Texas Longhorns dominated the visiting Texas State Bobcats 59-7 on a hot 2:30 PM start at DKR Memorial Stadium in Austin, Saturday September 5th 2026. Above #2 Dylan "Hollywood" Smothers with the carry gaining 45 but tripped up at the 11. Arch Manning later in that drive connected with Cam Coleman for the first TD. #16 QB Arch Manning with a pass. Arch completed four TDs. KJ Lacey, the Sophomore QB got significant playing time late in the game. #1 R