http://kut.org/post/heres-some-armadillo-memorabilia-being-auctioned-weekend
This Saturday, Eddie Wilson, longtime proprietor of Threadgill’s and former owner of the Armadillo World Headquarters, will auction off a massive 500-item horde of memorabilia from the famous venue, which closed its doors in 1980.
Though the days of quarter-cup, dollar-pitcher beer prices may be bygone, Austinites looking to relive those cloudy memories can pick up plenty of classic concert posters with art from Austin luminary Michael Priest; an abundance of neon signs for now-defunct beers like Falstaff, Grand Prize, and Southern Special; and even the club’s house piano played by Ray Charles, Fats Domino, and Randy Newman.
Check out the photo gallery above to see a collection of some of the memorabilia on Saturday’s auction block.
The auction will take place Saturday at Burley Auction Gallery in New Braunfels. Prospective buyers can bid online at the gallery’s site or in-person starting at 10 a.m.
wow i just looked at the stuff pretty cool
[Edited on 1/17/2015 by LeglizHemp]
[Edited on 1/17/2015 by LeglizHemp]
Cool stuff for sure.
Ah, the Armadillo .... I went to college in Austin from 1971-75 and some of my best memories are from the Armadillo, including seeing Springsteen and Genesis (not together) for a $2 cover charge that included two cups of free beer. I also saw "Richard'' Betts play there, but it was more than $2. But the best memories are just of sitting out on their patio with friends, eating nachos and drinking Lone Star longnecks. Those were the days...
