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Rambling Boy

An Author Prone to Eccentricity...

By Marfa Public Radio

Published August 5, 2014 at 4:03 PM CDT

border_radio — Author Fowler has also documented the history of boarder radio. Photo Courtesy of the Texas State Historical Association.

Sadly the Rambling Boy was unable to join us this week. Yet, we are pleased to introduce Liz Rogers as she makes her radio debut as the Rambling Woman. Lonn’s column celebrates a somewhat criticized book entitled Mavericks: A Gallery of Texas Characters by Gene Fowler. Of all the individualists Lonn considers Henry Ralph Willie the most eye catching.