Dad, Chris & Martin
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Rare photo of Martin BBQing |
The family at George Karvonen's wedding after Martin's Mom passed away
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03/02/86 Chris and Martin bought a 1986 Nissan Maxima. Dad bought our 1982 Pontiac 600 and it eventually ended up with Peggy and John.
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03/09/1986 Zilker Kite Contest - Chris Ceda & Orion |
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Ceda Orion 1986 |
Ceda Newspaper - video |
Ceda "flying" to catch ball
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February 8, 1986 |
03/09/86 washed/waxed Honda & Pontiac & went to Zilker Park Kite contest with Ceda and Orion
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Chris with Ceda and Orion in Zilker Park
View of Austin from the Town Lake trails
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March 1, 1986 Martin and Chris made many trips from Austin to Alpine to visit Dad in 1986 after Mom passed away.
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03/28/86 Pontiac inspection, alignment & washed - Anthony lunch - Off Good Friday - Dad came in & liked car - went to Jalisco (Anthony)
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March 8, 1986 |
Dad sold his 40 year old Shopper's Guide Press business to Art and Linda Merrihew. When Dad passed away, Chris and Martin took over ownership of the building leasing it to Art and Linda. The Merrihews eventually moved Shopper's Guide Press to downtown Alpine and several years later retired. The building went through several occupants and today is owned by the Alpine Humane Society, Thrift Store and Cattery.
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05/10/86 Chris and Martin drove Alpine ate with his Friday night friends and next day went up to Indian Lodge with Dad. Fun time!
Dad, Karl, Chris and Martin
Dad streaking (:-) Dad was in his underwear when a fire truck went. He went to the front door and leaned out to see where the truck was going. The door shut and locked behind him, so he was in the front yard in his underwear. He had to break into the back door to get in.
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Dad "Ollie" & brother Bud |
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The founding of the Austin Community College Commercial Music Management degree program • view video
In mid 1986 I received the 1986 MIX magazine Education Directory for the Central US including Texas. It surprised me that there were no music business tech schools in Austin listed in the directory. My wife Chris and I began talking with folks we worked with in the Austin music community. We confirmed there were no schools offering the business of music in the Austin, Texas area. Those courses would include legal aspects of the music industry, publishing, staging, production, marketing and other essential resources, plus the basics of recording technology. We began exploring the possibility that some Austin area college or university might be interested in the creation of such a program.
   
I met with both the music and business departments at the University of Texas, St Edwards University, Concordia University and San Marcos' Texas State University. Folks said the idea was interesting, however their schedules were full and they passed.
I then sent a letter to ACC President Dan Angel describing our interest in creating the program. Dr. Angel connected me with ACC staff. 
At that time I was serving on the Austin Community College's Business Management Advisory Committee as Chairman of the Texas Agency Human Resource Development Network. The ACC Business Advisory Committee is composed of Texas Agency representatives and Austin's larger private employers (TI, IBM, UT) to help identify educational needs and recommend programs to be provided by ACC. So I mentioned the music business program proposal at the next meeting of the ACC Business Advisory Committee. I asked if they thought the program would be a viable option for ACC. It was unanimously recommended and they asked for me to follow-up with more specifics.
To better support this proposal I began to contact and gather information from the existing Texas schools who had active commercial music programs. I wanted to know how they created their programs, their level of success and any information they were willing to share. I travelled to Houston, Waco, Dallas, Levelland and El Paso. All the programs seemed to be doing well and were often placing students into jobs before they graduated.
On July 28, 1986 I sent a proposed outline based on my visits to those Texas schools. I prepared a formal overview and presented it to the ACC Business Management Advisory Committee on October 29, 1986, The group believed the program would best be served by locating it in the Business department of ACC. This approval resulted in the following questionnaire. The program eventually ended up in the Music area headed by David Jones.
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06/22/86 San Antonio to see Gloria - swimming at Susan & Tom’s |
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1986 Chris and Martin UK trip |
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08/23/86 Breakfast Grandy’s - pick up Anthony 10am - Off to the UK - Austin > Houston> delayed NY arrived Mum’s at noon the 24th
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Chris & Peter |
Peter and Chris 1986 |
Harvesting on the Miller farm |
Martin, Mum, Chris
08/23/86 Breakfast Grandy’s - pick up Anthony 10am - Off to the UK Austin > Houston> delayed NY arrived Mum’s at noon the 24th
08/24/86 CM arrived Mum’s at noon the 24th - Supper at Lynn & Peter’s
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Martin, Chris Sheila & Joe in Sheila's garden |
09/03/86 Cambridge with Sheila and Mum - Sedgwick Museum to see Mom’s fossils and signed book - called Dad re Mom & museum
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08/31/86 Chris’ Uncle’s 75th birthday - Mum, Ina, Pathia and at Cambridge reunion
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Anne, Sheila, Ivan Chris, Martin & Anne daughter
09/04/86 Waited for TV repair - saw Anne and Ivan - “tanning” |
Log
08/25/86 Rose & Crown - Went around farm and saw dryer
08/266/86 CM Mum & Sheila - called Dad
08/27/86 CM Mum & Sheila, farm Ann fro Australia
08/28/86 CM drove to London - parked Epping took tube to Victoria - Checked into Lime Tree Ho el (3rd floor) -
Mares Queen’s Horse stables - walked Piccadilly - Harrods Nipper
08/29/86 Imperial War Museum - Garfunkel’s - shopped - Chris portrait drawn - Criterion Theater - “Run for your life”
08/30/86 Drove back to Acton -
09/02/86 Duxford Air Field and Museum - started to go to Banbury, however was too late - Westerfield
Bob Hays fell down daughter’s basement stairs neck brace -
09/04/86 Waited for TV repair - saw Anne and Ivan - “tanning”
09/05/86 Went to see Suffolk castle - Supper CM Mum, Sheila, Peter & Lynn
09/06/86 Drove from Acton to Gatwick - hard on Chris to leave - St. Louis - Anthony picked us up and took us by his new place
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More photos from the 1986 UK trip at this link |
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 Chris'
roots were in England. Also, Peter felt the response to the new musicians
we were working with was much more helpful from the European record companies
and publishers. So we kept pitching new material that direction. On our
1986 trip back to Chris' home, we decided to try to pitch some of the artists
we were working with. We came up with an idea to take US NTSC music videos
we produced and see if we could show the material in the UK (where PAL is
the standard video format) It greatly exceeded our expectations and we were
able to actually meet with the International Rep at Island Records (it was
pretty neat to sit in the waiting room and see all the mailed demos from
artists all over the world). Our pitch was that we couldn't leave the NTSC
videos for the record company to look at later, so they would need to look
at them now...AND THEY DID! - view video of Island, creole and Burne Music (Curiosity Killed the Cat) London, England
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One
publisher (Chelsea Music (publishers of "Curiosity Killed the Cat."),
asked
what Phantom got out of a deal if we found interest in the UK. Chris and
Martin said "nothing" as the musicians were friends. The publisher
said that Phantom's representation was so good, we should negotiate a management
contract. He also recommended that we begin attending Midem, the International Music conference in Cannes, France. Thus began Phantom's management (investor) stint. Chris would
later move Phantom from providing resources to new artists to serious booking
contracts that brought income to the artist and Phantom. Some of the artists we originally managed toured Russia with the TIES project. view video clip
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Chris and Martin with Yamaha 360 in 1986 |
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John, Claudia, Paul, Karen, Joe, Margaret & Peggy |
 
10/04/86 Chris, Martin and Anthony went to Alpine to be with Martin's Dad during Sul Ross' 1986 Homecoming
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Brewster County Sheriff George Jones |
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Dad, Chris and Anthony going into Alpine's Bien Venido |
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Chris & Martin at McDonald Observatory
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Ken, Chris & Martin in Fort Davis and Alpine with Dad1986
Mom's Player Piano
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Ken, Chris & Martin at old Marfa Army Air Base having just finished walking the old runways at Midnight. The actual Marfa Lights are in the background of the picture. Picture was taken directly South from the old Main Gate.
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Dad (right) and Rotary friends managing pancake supper at elementary school in Alpine. Rev Newbill on left
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Dad and Martin June 26, 1986 made a trip taking potential postcard pictures in Alpine area. It was the last trip they made together before Chris and Martin took Dad to El Paso for heart surgery just before Thanksgiving 1986. Dad passed away January 1, 1987.
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Dad showing plaque for Mom's contributions to geology in the Big Bend
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Antelope Lodge |
Dad at Indian Lodge |
Indian Lodge
Indian Lodge dining room |
 
Dad waiting in Maxima while Martin shot photos
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Dad at Presbyterian Sunday School "Roundup" |
07/10/1986 Texas legislature hearing on continuing Sul Ross State College/University
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Dad (second from right) at grand opening of Shoppers Guide Press after it was bought by the Merrihews in 1986
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09/28/86 Chris and Martin assisted Ron Rogers recording Black church choir in Austin.
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Nadine movie shoot Austin 10/11/86 |
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Chris and Martin attended Chris' co-worker Denise's wedding in Elgin
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11/22/86 Parents Anniversary - CM 7am flight to Phoenix
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11/22/86 Chris and Martin 7am flight to Phoenix to visit Mary Maraldy and Chris' old staff and office (Martin's Dad back in Alpine hospital)
Chris and Mary with Mary's Snoopy collection
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Chris and Mary's co-workers
 
Chris worked for Mary at the Phoenix Periodontal offices • BarBQ Res
11/23/86 CM Phoenix to Austin
CM Called Dad, heart varying from 85 to 135 - Peggy and John to Alpine
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11/27/86 Martin had Thanksgiving dinner with Dad in Alpine hospital - Chris had Thanksgiving with Anthony & Ken at home in Austin.
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Martin & Chris in El Paso while Dad in hospital 1986
12/01/86 Martin & Chris took Ollie to El Paso to have surgery to repair a hole in his heart that was causing serious health problems. The surgery after Thanksgiving was successful, however Ollie experienced a stroke the next day at which time he lost his ability to speak. In a horrendous situation a "cooling bed" that was being used to stabilize his temperature, malfunctioned. Ollie received 3rd degree burns and was unable to let the nursing staff know. Martin stayed with Ollie all the time, Chris came and stayed as often as she could and Peggy & John and other family members and friends from Alpine visited. Ollie passed away the morning of New Years Day, January 1, 1987. He would have turned 70 in April. more photos
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Martin and Chris back in Austin for Christmas 1986 while Peggy Anne and John were with Ollie in the hospital in El Paso.
Chris and Martin in El Paso
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Chris and Martin at the Cliff in beside Sierra Medical
On Christmas Day, the Cliff Inn gave Chris and Martin Sun Bowl tickets which was a brief respite from the hospital.
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