Button Sunday

Buttons included in Timothy’s Christmas gifts to Tom and me for Cactus Music in Houston.

Those are Tom’s, and the ones below are mine; both came with gift cards to Cactus (this is one of three of my most-visited locally-owned record stores, the others being Vinal Edge and Soundwaves).

Also included was this canvas tote, because it held special prints of Houston spots by artist Jim Koehn.

KPFT Radio station where Timothy and I were once interviewed after It Had to Be You was published. I don’t remember much about the interview except when we were asked if any of our characters were based on real people, I quipped, “Yes. I’m Aunt Jen. Without the money.” (I chose the word quipped because Aunt Jen was a quipper.)

Lucky Burger is closed now, but it was one of Tom’s and my favorite takeout spots when we lived in Montrose. I still miss it.

I became aware of Jim Koehn’s work thanks to Cactus’s Instagram account, and I’m already starting to order prints to give for holiday and birthday gifts over the next year, for friends who’ve moved away, and friends who’ve visited and have their own favorite Houston spots. This will be fun.