I’d been pondering a suitable Texas Landmark subject to follow our inaugural feature on Ann Richards.  The lady was proving to be a hard act to follow! Other possibilities paled embarrassingly.  When I heard that the redoubtable Molly Ivins had been hospitalized for what appeared to be the end of her battle with cancer, it hit me squarely between the eyes that the only Texas legend legendary enough to follow the feisty Ann Richards was Molly Ivans, fellow Austinite, and lifelong friend of Ann's. 

No matter where you were in Texas at twelve o’clock noon on Monday, September 18, 2006, you most likely heard those church bells pealing. Regardless of your political leanings, and unless you’d been visiting on the moon for the last couple of weeks, you knew that they rang to mark the passing of Ann Richards, Texas’ 45th governor, and a woman known for her quick wit and feisty personality.

Railroad Blues is Big Bend’s premier live music venue. Describing their place as a “World-Famous Beer & Wine Tourist Trap” is really selling the place way short. Railroad Blues is truly a Texas Landmark in all aspects. It’s funky, it’s friendly, it’s got all the requisite things required to be a great Texas Joint.