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Please read this great Austin American-Statesman profile of Hank Alrich, “Home with the Armadillo,” by Brad Buchholz.  Everyone who loves Austin owes a debt to this man and his friends. To express gratitude, how about we follow his wonderful example? …unsung hero. Guardian angel. Moved. Slept. Mopped. Donated. Built. Ran. Led. Business acumen. Reconfigured. Channeled. Gave. A spirit, a communal essence, an allegiance to art and dreams, garden and nature. Reflected Austin’s live-and-let-live ethic. Built by the people who ran it. Welcomed and nurtured creativity. Didn’t manufacture anything but an experience. It’s not a question of being inside or outside the box. It was more like: Has anybody ever seen the box? Supporting the larger enterprise. The responsible party. Championing the idea that the Armadillo audiences were stakeholders in the enterprise. Accentuating the notion of service, attention to bottom line, the notion of thrift. Takes responsibility seriously. Service to art. Respected leader. I never saw him get angry, not once. Turned a profit. Accomplished what we needed. Let’s extend his quintessentially Austin legacy as we create our own. Talk about a good time.

Please read this great Austin American-Statesman profile of Hank Alrich, “Home with the Armadillo,” by Brad Buchholz.  Everyone who loves Austin owes a debt to this man and his friends.

To express gratitude, how about we follow his wonderful example?

…unsung hero. Guardian angel. Moved. Slept. Mopped. Donated. Built. Ran. Led. Business acumen. Reconfigured. Channeled. Gave. A spirit, a communal essence, an allegiance to art and dreams, garden and nature. Reflected Austin’s live-and-let-live ethic. Built by the people who ran it. Welcomed and nurtured creativity. Didn’t manufacture anything but an experience. It’s not a question of being inside or outside the box. It was more like: Has anybody ever seen the box? Supporting the larger enterprise. The responsible party. Championing the idea that the Armadillo audiences were stakeholders in the enterprise. Accentuating the notion of service, attention to bottom line, the notion of thrift. Takes responsibility seriously. Service to art. Respected leader. I never saw him get angry, not once. Turned a profit. Accomplished what we needed.

Let’s extend his quintessentially Austin legacy as we create our own. Talk about a good time.

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    Several Armadillo stalwarts hang out with us at these Mozart’s Fridays. What a treat. Get to know ‘em. Say thanks. And...
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