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Joseph L. Phillips History Page 3
Austin, Texas
1997 - 2001
Best Days and Worst - Hand-in-Hand


Hobo Abode
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George Washington Carver Library
With Public Computer Access


Riverwoods Apartments
South Congress Ave.
Community Cat
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Home of Record
Fall 1997 - Summer 1999

South Congress Ave.
A Few Blocks From Home

Barton Creek Wilderness Preserve
True Austin Home
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Hueco Tanks State Park
With Rock Climbing Partner
Jason
We Both Moved To Austin About The Same Time
El Paso, Texas
1997
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Jan Moves To Austin
Perdernales River
Perdernales River


River Barge Cruse
Lake Austin


Westcliff Park
Lake Belton
Westcliff Park

Rogers Park
Lake Belton



1997



1998
Souvenir T-Shirts From Rock Climbing Competitions
Central Texas "Lime Stoner"
Enchanted Rock State Natural Area "Granite Gripper"

"Wilderness Martial Arts" Insignia
Artwork By Joseph L. Phillips
1998


Tang Soo Do Training Video
By Grandmaster Chun Sik Kim
A Big Help
Grandmaster Chun Sik Kim
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Rogers Park
Lake Belton
1998
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El Potrero Chico, Mexico
Rock Climbing Trip With Jason
Christmas 1998
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Fountainhead Apartments
Near South Lamar Ave. and Ben White Blvd.
A Great Location Near Barton Creek
Home of Record
Summer 1999 - Fall 2001
Balcony View

Another Community Cat Visiting


A Different Ride

A Girl Named Mary
At Zilker Park
A Company Picnic
Slightly Blotched Selfie



With Tamasin
Her Friend Amisha



With Tamasin & Amisha
Rock Climbing at Barton Creek






Tamasin at Zilker Park
Kite Festival
Fall 1999





Music Resurrected
But Strangely Changed
Four Volume Set


With Donald and Dave Phillips - The Infamous Twins
Rock Climbing at the Pedernales River
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A Trip To The Beach With Mom
Fall 1999
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Every person on the Earth
As tough as life may be
Should thank a mother for their birth
Just the same as we
So when my world is filled with strife
I struggle endlessly
And feel so grateful for my life
And all you've done for me
Smokey Summit © 2001


Penned December 2000 - January 2001
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Holy Trinity Episcopal Church
Austin, Texas
Spring 2001
Holy Trinity Episcopal Church was close to home and had been passed repeatedly, for years. The rustic style and colorful setting of the captivating little church had always been remarkably striking. The cut-stone structure was creatively situated on a hilltop providing a picturesque view of the downtown skyline. In springtime, blankets of wildflowers spread over the churchyard and grassy hillside. On an impromptu occasion during the spring of 1999, some wildflowers had been desired as a gift for a special friend. The little church came to mind, and a small bouquet was collected from the flowers covering the hillside below the church.

Curiosity naturally existed about the denomination at the little church, but no signs appeared to be anywhere around. Finally, in the spring of 2001, a very small and barely noticeable sign was spotted near the ground, at the driveway entrance. The sign was unpainted and weathered with simply the word "Episcopal" burned into the wood. The little sign elicited a tingling surge of excitement associated with a prior experience involving an Episcopalian church, about ten years earlier. Therefore, spontaneous plans ensued to visit the alluring little church.
The experience of visiting Holy Trinity Episcopal Church was unprecedented. Members called the church “renewed” Episcopalian. The atmosphere was totally charismatic and included a blend of Episcopalian and Pentecostal traditions. Visiting the church was a completely unique experience as well as a most favorable encounter surpassing all previous church involvements. The sanctuary was always filled to capacity and the congregation was growing rapidly. Several months were spent attending the services. A home-group was also attended for several weeks.
Sublimely underlying the motivation to attend Holy Trinity Episcopal Church was a lingering musical notion associated with the synchronistic phenomena that had led to involvement at Christ Episcopal Church in Temple, Texas, during the early 1990s, and a well rekindled interest in an old guitar emerged. The guitar had usually remained in the closet after narrowly escaping an estate-liquidation sale before the relocation to Austin, early in 1997. Fellow rock-climbers had dissuaded selling the guitar by saying that doing so would probably be regretful, farther down the road in life. They were right. Fortunately, their suggestions had been taken, and the bulky guitar had been lugged along on the uncertain and seemingly wayward path. Subsequent to visiting to the little hilltop church in Austin, musical interests have been continuously sustained with disciplined enthusiasm.

"Yu - Enthusiasm"

Brother Donald Finds New Partner - Sharon
And Moves To Rowlett, Texas - A Dallas Suburb Summer 2001

Conception Of "Smokey Summit"
July 2001
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"Smokey" & "Feather"
A Rendezvous In Memphis
July 2001


Heading back to Austin
Crossing The Mississippi
With Latent Inklings Of The Blues




"The Blues Came Back Home"
July - August
2001



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