HAM boss

It would be worth it to ask the local TV stations for permission to use video of some of their news coverage. They might allow it IF, as you say, it's for educational and non-commercial purposes. At most, they would only ask that you identify where the video came from. Give it a shot. It's worth a try.

I found some nice photos from the Houston Post archive that went to HMRC downtown. Hope to get my hands on digital copies next week.

Does anyone out there have photos of teh Woodway Square fire to which they own the rights? I'd like to use them in an educational video. Thanks

I grew up in Meyerland and had an aunt & uncle in Westbury. We went there often. With only a couple of exceptions (I think there was a Tuesday Morning in the early 70s), it was indeed small local merchants. Rumpleheimer's Ice Cream was a high point for a kid, of course. As was smelling all the candle smells. There was also a Brittain's Brolier Burger there with fake carousel animals for the kids to sit on while they ate.

The only place that was hippie-cool that I recall was Village Inn Pizza, and that was because they had folk musicians who played there. It was not Montrose or Market Square. But it was a favorite haunt of people in Southwest Houston.

Nice job on the video.

Wrecks Bell that was one of the owners of teh Old Quarter downtown (along with Dale Soffar) owns a club on 20th near Post Office in Galveston. It is called teh Old Quarter Acoustic Cafe. Very cool guy. He has a small shrine to both Townes Van Zandt and Lightnin Hopkins in the club. Wrecks played bass for both guys.