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James Hand Talks about Honky-Tonks

“I started in this business when I was 12 years old and I’m 56 now. A honky-tonk to me is where people go that don’t have the money or even the want too, to go somewhere where people look down on them. Think about a honky-tonk. Everybody is at the same level. If you are...

Club 21, Uhland, TX

We never intended to go looking for a ghost town but standing at the crossroads in Uhland I find myself in a place that appears to be totally uninhabited. One of the last outposts, something profound that easily goes by unnoticed if you don’t know to look behind the ragged...

Circleville Store, Circleville, TX

The old gas pumps in front are all out of use. With the big chains selling cheap gas in the nearby town they are no longer worthwhile. Despite the fact of having no gas, this place has a lot to offer. There’s hardware supplies, fishing bait, groceries, hunting stuff and...

Leon’s Store, Rockne, TX

Most every time I put my foot here, something is going on. Today we’re just rolling dice. I’m not much of a dice player, but Gary slips me a couple bucks under the table to throw in when I’ve lost my last pot. It still ends with me losing the game. Just simple fun for an...

Steve’s Place, Thorndale, TX

We gassed, braked and steered our way through the backroads of Milam County. With Olle reading the map and Chris keeping the pick-up steady 65 at the wheel, we soon found ourselves in Downtown Texas, Texas. We’re on the hunt for a little-known honky-tonk that we’ve...

The Broken Spoke, Austin, TX

I look out the car window into the emblazoned world that the neon along South Lamar Boulevard paints up. Many treasures are hidden in the shadows of the alleys. While some of them are hard to find if you don’t know where to look, some are more well known–and for good...

Almost Out of Gas & Dusty Deco

Dusty Deco, one of the best American vintage interior stores in Europe, is now the official retailer of AOG’s photographs. Grand opening was on the 13th of April 2012. We all had a blazing time with old and new friends. Big thank you’s to Dry Creative Projects for art work and huge support and a special one to Wicked Wine for the cold Lone Stars supplied. If you’d like to purchase a print or two, please look into our gallery here at Almost Out of Gas. They’re all availible in real life at the store on Kocksgatan 23, Stockholm, Sweden.

Nancy’s Chronicles, Pt. 1

This bar is my living room – my actual residence is not large enough to have all of these great folks over – so they come to my living room at Giddy Ups. Sometimes when we have younger folks come in and they start to act up – I just say “hey, would you do that or act like that in your Mom’s living room, this is my living room and you cannot act like that here”, and a lot of folks do call me Mom. I have zero tolerance for rude and vulgar behavior and most everyone knows this.

Snakebites & Spider Attacks

It’s 101° in the shade and we’re out on a ranch with Jimmy Lee and Malinda Caldwell. Passing yet another gate on this big ranch we drive past cows and bulls seeking protection from the scorching sun. The huge dually wobbles it’s way through the bush as Jimmy Lee and Malinda look for fallen trees and mesquite bushes to bring home. It’s all hard labour and they employ the truck to do it’s part as it doubles as a tractor to pull the wood to the red dirt tracks where it’s easier to use the chainsaw. Spotting some Black Walnut in a manageable place, Jimmy starts this job by checking for snakes.