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These pages were initially created to transfer photos from traditional scrapbooks to the internet in order to both preserve and make the pictures and history available to family and friends. It has become more extensive than I intended. However, I see it as a way to save the details before they slip away.
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In 1979, Martin was working in Austin, Texas at 5350 Burnet  Road for the Texas Department of Human Resources as a Staff Development Specialist. He had joined the TxDHS in 1968. After being sent to Austin for a month of training in 1969, his goal became to move to Austin and build his recording business in the center of Texas music. He chose to continue with TxDHS for the salary and health insurance, but always looked for ways to transfer to  Austin.
It only took 10 years. Now in Austin with a higher paying position, he was free to pursue his recording busines as well, with Cheryl's support. Cheryl was also employed by the TxDHS. It worked out well, because while still working 8 hours a day, 5days a week, hewould complete recording jobs in the evenings, wsekends, or take leave when necesssary from the State. It worked well! Martin's company was providing services to Austin's Austin Custom Records owned by Roy Pool, as well as generating recording jobs from ads and throughnetworking with Austin's music community.
After renting a bug infested apartment on Guadalupe on 11/30/78, Martin leased a house at 2106 Deadwood from DHS Investigator from 012/18/78 to 05/26/79.
 
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Martin's editing room for Highland Sound/Phantom Productions |
Recording sessions were booked and the majority of the time Martin's custom van was used for on-location recordings. Jobs included bands of all kinds, churches and some corporate work.
Van at home on Deadwood Drive, Austin
 
Martin's 1978 remote recording van in Alpine
Austin Church recording session from HSC van
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01/01/79 Martin in El Paso with Cheryl . He flew back to Austin on January 3, 21979
Martin's Austin office 1979
Austin support staff
Martin, while working for the State, continues building Highland Sound/Phantom Productions recording business in Austin. Cheryl stayed in El Paso to sell our home and continued working for Child Protective Services while working on a transfer to Austin.
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Before it closed in 1980 Martin attended Harry Chapin's concert at the Armadillo World Headquarters on 01/03/79. Martin arrived early and sat on the front row by Harry's son Josh. It was the first time Chapin performed his new song "Sequel" which he'd just completed. Cheryl was still in El Paso.
ticket from later concert
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Tuesday April 10, 1979, Harry Chapin played the Paramount Theater in Austin and gave Martin this autographed photo and talked about Martin's Highland Sound Company's on-location recording. Chapin said Austin was a good place to be.
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01/15/79 Martin was invited to attend dinner with DHS SD & Legal staff at the County Line BBQ.
Martin flew to El Paso on January 19, 1979 and returned to Austin on January 22, 1979.
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01/31/79 Cheryl called to say she'd sold our house in El Paso. Photo above, the El Paso house some years later.
02/16/79 M drove to El Paso staying over in Odessa
02/19/79 Closed on house moved everything to Austin
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03/01/79 Martin met Sylvia & Pat at Austin's Magic Time Machine - Sylvia's divorce was final.
03/14/79 Martin went to Dallas for DHS meeting with Paula & Winifred. They went on a Haagen Dazs ice cream hunt and watched the Dallas tower light show.
Interestingly Martin's brother-in-law John King managed the Dallas communications (including police/fire) and the FM station in the top of the tower. His office was in the bottom building.
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03/17/79 Cheryl and Martin toured the Pompeii exhibit. at the Dallas Museum of Fine Arts
 
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03/19/79 Cheryl started 1st Austin job - vendor payments. Her office was on Post Road in Austin
03/24/79 went to Backroom to see Dan & Dave perform. Dan was married to Paula Burke who was Martin's co-worker at DHS
03/25/79 Paula & Dan went house hunting with Cheryl and Martin |
03/26/79 Cheryl and Martin attended the Judy Collins concert in Austin, Texas
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 On 04/01/79 James Mikukenka (Bass player, Realtor and /Print Shop Foreman for the Austin American Statesman) was sitting in the open house Cheryl and Chris bought. It was at 6002 Sun Vista in Austin. The home wasn't completed, so interior carpet, paint a fixtures were chosen by Cheryl and Martin. James was in a band called Shammy and Peter and Martin began working with the band. James later found Chris and Martin's home west of Oak Hill. He has been a long time friend.
05/26/79 Moved from Deadwood to Sun Vista. During move, Martin's van was rear ended at Ben White and Congress by large semi truck that couldn't stop in rain. It knocked the van into the intersection, but luckily didn't hit any cross traffic. The spare tire mounted on back door saved damage
Front of 6002 Sun Vista and looking out front door before growth
Martin DHS training
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View from roof of 6002 Sun Vista - now there's lots of homes, a school and a very different Austin skyline
After growth in area including school
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Cheryl 1979
Second bedroom Sun Vista
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Kelly and Shannon
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Shannon and motorcycle trailer
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April 4, 1979 Martin began teaching Mike Murray's training Making Meeting's Productive to DHS management
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04/12/79 Martin was assigned to TxDHS Disaster Assistance Training in Austin. When the Wichita Falls tornado occurred, Martin went to document the disaster and subsequent training. He shot this cover photo for the TxDHS "WE" magazine from a National Guard helicopter.
    
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After the 4/11/1979 Witchita Falls tornado TxDHS staff were housed at Sheppard AFB. Staff including Sylvia were pulled from all over the State to manage the disaster assistance application. Sylvia and Martin wandered the base in the evening and talked.
(On 06/11/79 Sylvia moved from Odessa to Arlington to be closer to family)
 Martin's TxDHS Disaster Assistance assignment included representing the Texas Department of Human Services in the Texas State Emergency Center in the basement of the Texas Department of Public Safety.
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06/29/79 Cheryl & Marting attended the Bee Bees concert at the Erwin Center
Cheryl, Martin, Brandy & Kelly at Mansfield Dam
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06/22/79 Martin's parents flew into Austin from Midland/Odessa and stayed through the 24th
Mom and Dad visited Cheryl & Martin's new home |
 
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Martin also produced a booklet about starting your own recording business.
It provided information on sources of customers and hints on the business
aspects.
12/06/79 Finished writing booklet on creating on-location recording business.
Another booklet was produced later on on-location video services.
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Phantom
has always taken on a wide variety of production jobs. The first year in Austin
included everything from churches and private concerts, to Kade I Man at
Antone's (then in North Austin) on 08/30/79.
07/30/79 -Antone's - Great Northern Blvd., Austin
Phantom Productions' 1st Austin location recording job upon moving company to Austin was at Antone's in North Austin
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Martin visited Jackie & Bruce in Odessa on 10/06/79
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10/12/79 Martin ordered Panasonic Video Tape Recorder, color video camera and color monitor for use on-location.
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Phantom Productions on location van in Houston for Austin Custom records album production
Martin used a Peavey guitar amplifier system for playback at this church in Houston. Martin engineered the recording sessions. Cheryl logged the sessions for later editing.
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12/09/23 Phantom
taped flautist Megan Meisenbach at an Austin Soiree sponsored by the owners of the San Antonio Street Piano Barn
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All Tx DHS Staff Development staff eventually moved from Burnet Road into the new Winters Building on August 28, 1984
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10/12/79 ordered first VTR & color video camera |
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120679 Finished writing booklet on creating on-location recording business. Advertised in Modern Recording magazine
12/16/79 On location recording for Crestview Baptist in Austin
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10/12/79 Doobie Bros concert
112179 Kelly & Shannon to kennel
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When Martin moved to Austin, he continued the on-location audio recording. However, he also worked for the State of Texas Dept. of  Human Services as a producer of training. In that role he had the occasion to work with the DHS Media staff where he began producing video. His video production mentor was Bruce Scafe, who was the original producer of Austin City Limits. Bruce left Austin City Limits after the first season and Terry Lickona, who was originally an intern took over. Bruce produced the video newsmagazine for DHS.
10/29/79 worked w Bruce Scafe on tape editing
112679 Martn tapedTape Telejournal with Bruce ScafeHere's a TxDHS Telejournal segment hosted by Martin TE
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082479 Drove Alpine return 082679
082879 M interview SD Spec job
090179 San Antonio La Mansion anniv
091579 Dinner Paula & Dan
091879 Cheryl & M to meet for supper but waited on wrong sides of building
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11/10/79 Bought piano from Austin's Piano Barn. Had Paula & Dan over for supper.
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11/22/79 Alpine - parents anniversary
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12/14/79 Neil Diamond concert |
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