Folkville Ice Cream Reunion Is a Great Idea

RECEIVED Mon., Aug. 1, 2011

Dear Editor,
    Re: Folkville Ice Cream Reunion: I was so happy to hear about the 30th anniversary musicians reunion at the Folkville Ice Cream Parlor. Over the years I have told my musician pals all over America about the time I played there in 1981 … and how Mr. Brewer was so good to me!
    After my marriage-to-be to my beloved Ms. Elizabeth Albrecht was destroyed by the right-wing, racist, vicious police in Alvin, Texas … just because I was an opponent of the war on drugs and for the legalization of marijuana and after the Republicans ruined my marriage and my life in Brazoria County, I packed up my guitar, and my songs, and hitchhiked to Austin.
    While in Austin I lived on a park bench in Waterloo Park and played my folk songs over at Folkville … which to me was the most hip place in all of Texas. Mr. Brewer even gave me three dollars once to buy some food with since I was a homeless musician.
Hank Startrain
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