Arguendo and Dixi have been residents of Austin, TX for most of 20+ years. We have tons of pictures from our time spent here and continue to take pictures around town. Here we plan on showing a picture each day. We hope you enjoy it and thanks for stopping by!

Thursday, April 14, 2011

Stevie Ray Vaughan Statue

Stevie Vaughan passed away on August 27, 1990 in a helicopter crash in East Troy, Wisconsin after a concert. The pilot took off from behind the stage at the Alpine Valley Music Theatre and flew into the side of a ski slope just a half a mile away. Vaughan, the pilot and three members of Eric Clapton's entourage were all killed instantly. Stevie was just 35 years old.

The statue was unveiled on November 21, 1993 and was sculpted by Ralph Helmick.


From Arguendo & Dixi's Daily Austin Photo

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Posted by Arguendo | Dixi at 9:30 AM

2 comments:

  1. HalcyonApril 14, 2011 at 8:10 PM

    Nice way to remember a famous Texan!

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  2. ShannonApril 15, 2011 at 11:18 AM

    "Hello there my old friend, not so long ago it was til the end. We played outside in the pouring rain, on our way up the road we started over again"
    His life was too short for sure, thankfully his music lives on. I'd like to see that in person and pay a tribute.

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