Rambling Boy

Lonn Taylor
  • 4.7 (9)
  • Society & Culture

The Rambling Boy: Stories About Texas is a weekly look at regional history, hosted by Lonn Taylor of Fort Davis. Taylor was a writer and historian who moved to the Big Bend after retiring from the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. in 2002.

  1. 06/21/2019

    A Talented and Creative Man of Texas Letters

    Bill Wittliff; the man who wrote three novels and innumerable screenplays, including Lonesome Dove, The Perfect Storm, and Barbarosa, to name only a few, died of a heart attack in Austin, on June 9, 2019 at the age of 79.

  2. 06/14/2019

    The Whole Hog on Imma Hogg

    A few rambles Back, Lonn mentioned how in the early 1970, while director of the Winedale Historical Center at Round Top, Texas, he worked with the well known Houston Philanthropist Ima Hogg, who had donated the Winedale to the University of Texas.

  3. 05/31/2019

    Perhaps the Studebaker Joke is Best Told in German

    In the 1970s, Lonn was the director of Winedale, a historic site in Central Texas that had been given to the University of Texas by the well-known Houston Philanthropist, Miss Ima Hogg.

  4. 05/24/2019

    Monroe Slack, Marfa WWII Flying Ace and Hero

    Over the years, Memorial Day has evolved from a day to honor the war dead into a day to honor all who have served in the military.

  5. 05/20/2019

    All the World's a Stage in the Taylor Household

    Lonn may not have grown up in the theater, but he can certainly say he grew up with an awareness of it.

  6. 05/10/2019

    A C**k and Bull and Cow and Pig Story

    During last week's episode, Lonn mentioned a story about James Boone and a head of cattle that turned into pigs.

  7. 05/03/2019

    A Plethora of Tall Texas Tales from Wharton

    Recently, an Austin Filmmaker by the name of Anne Rapp, who is currently producing a documentary about Horton Foote, visited the Taylor residence in Fort Davis.

  8. 04/26/2019

    Mexican Cuisine vs. Tex-Mex, with Onions, a Must

    In 2018, independent folklorist Jens Lund shared an article from Eater Magazine with Lonn titled The Myth of Authenticity Is Killing Tex-Mex, and it inspired him so much he had to talk about it.

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Ratings & Reviews

4.7
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9 Ratings

About

The Rambling Boy: Stories About Texas is a weekly look at regional history, hosted by Lonn Taylor of Fort Davis. Taylor was a writer and historian who moved to the Big Bend after retiring from the Smithsonian Institution in Washington, D.C. in 2002.

Information

  • Creator
    Lonn Taylor
  • Years Active
    2013 - 2019
  • Episodes
    20
  • Rating
    Clean
  • Show Website
    Rambling Boy