Sesame Place, Irving Texas 1983 Nathan Cone 2018-09-06 | Super 8 film footage of my family's visit to the short-lived Sesame Place park in Irving, Texas, which was only open from 1982-1984. The last 30 seconds are footage of Hurricane Alicia, as seen from my home in Spring, TX.
The finale of “In C” at TPR on Make Music Day Nathan Cone 2024-06-27 | Texas Public Radio brought community members together on Make Music Day 2024 to celebrate the 60th anniversary of Terry Riley’s “In C” with a performance and recording at our studios. Here are the final moments.
August, 1973. Playing at my Grandmama and Papas house. Nathan Cone 2023-08-10 | In this home movie footage, I am just under 3 months old, playing with cousins at my grandparents' home on 721 Courtland St. in Houston, Texas.
Klein Oak HS Band 1990 UIL Contest Nathan Cone 2023-04-07 | The Klein Oak HS Band (Spring, TX) performs selections by Russian composers Mikhail Glinka, Sergei Prokofiev and Igor Stravinsky for its 1990 UIL Marching Band contest entry.Overture: Russlan & LudmillaMarch from the Love for Three OrangesThe Firebird (finale)
AstroWorld, 1983 (and First Day of School) Nathan Cone 2022-01-20 | I'm pretty sure this footage is from the summer of 1983. The first two minutes of this Super 8 reel feature scenes from a family trip to AstroWorld, beginning with an amazing look at Friar Tuck's Arcade filled with Ms. Pac-Man machines for a tournament that was being held one weekend. The footage also includes the Excalibur roller coaster, as well as Antique Taxis, the Aquarena Theatre, the 610 Limited train, and signage for Thunder River. Last 1/3 of the footage is first day of school, I believe for 5th grade for me.
Mark Gurrola: “Margarita” Nathan Cone 2021-12-10 | Mark Gurrola has been exploring ways of composing by using recipes as a framework for composition. This piece, “Margarita,” is for mixer, autoharp, cello and viola. Recorded live at Texas Public Radio and SOLI Chber Ensemble’s annual Open Mic Night at the Malú and Carlos Alvarez Theater on November 14, 2021.
Walt Disney World - St. Augustine, 1983 Nathan Cone 2021-08-15 | Scenes from a family trip to Walt Disney World in the summer of 1983, plus St. Augustine, FL. Footage includes the Main Street Electrical Parade, plus re-enactors at Fort Matanzas. Shot on Super 8 film.
Sounds Like KPAC: Highlights, 2021 Nathan Cone 2021-01-31 | Highlights from the 2021 Sounds Like KPAC competition, held at the TPR headquarters in downtown San Antonio.
Games People Play, Spring, TX, 1982 Nathan Cone 2020-05-19 | Back in the early 1980s, Games People Play was the place to be in Spring, TX when Astroworld and WaterWorld were too far for your parents to drive to. This all-purpose fun center didn’t have the same acreage as Malibu Grand Prix, but made up for its smaller go-kart track by also including a bumper boats and a triple water slide. Mini-golf perilously close to the raging F.M. 1960 was also a hit, as were the video games. Many kids had a birthday party there, including me, as evidenced by this Super 8 footage from 1982.The place was off of Welcome Road and F.M. 1960. The sign had a crown atop the “M” in the word “games.”
Amtrak from Houston to Brenham, September 1976 Nathan Cone 2020-05-04 | In this film from 1976, the Cone family travels from Houston to Brenham on the Amtrak train. I’m in the red shirt. Besides my parents, the short film includes footage of various aunts, uncles, and cousins, as well as my Grandmama.In 1976, you could still take a day trip to Brenham on the train from Houston. Doing a little research, I found that the train left Houston at 7:30 a.m. and arrived in Brenham at 9:41 a.m. A returning train left Brenham at 5:00 p.m. and arrived back in Houston at 7:25 p.m.As you can see in the footage, white tablecloths and flowers were the norm in train travel back in the day. And I remembered loving those pancakes.I love the lens flare at 3.11 in the footage. Good camera work, dad!
Halloween in Cypressdale + Houston Thanksgiving, 1978 Nathan Cone 2019-10-31 | Footage for the Halloween parade in Cypressdale, Spring, TX in 1978. I dressed as Batman. Also on this reel: footage of the downtown Thanksgiving Day parade in Houston, TX.
Walt Disney World, 1983 Nathan Cone 2018-05-07 | Scenes from a family trip to Walt Disney World in the summer of 1983. This was my first trip to the parks. Shot on Super 8 film.
Halloween in Cypressdale, 1977 Nathan Cone 2017-10-30 | I dressed as an Exxon gas station attendant for Halloween because I loved their uniforms. The service station at the corner of Kuykendahl and F.M. 1960 (no longer there) gave me a red hat and some patches for my mom to sew onto a shirt.The film ends with a some footage of my dad building our backyard clubhouse, and me mugging for the camera.
Astros Buddies, early 1980s Nathan Cone 2017-10-30 | A visit with members of the Houston Astros; early 1980s.
Matt Zoller Seitz & Aaron Aradillas on the films of Wes Anderson (Part 2) Nathan Cone 2013-11-19 | PART 2 of an onstage panel discussion on the films of Wes Anderson and modern movie criticism with Matt Zoller Seitz, author of "The Wes Anderson Collection," San Antonio-based critic Aaron Aradillas, and TPR's Nathan Cone. Location: Guadalupe Theatre, San Antonio, TX. 11/5/13.
Matt Zoller Seitz & Aaron Aradillas on the films of Wes Anderson Nathan Cone 2013-11-17 | An onstage panel discussion on the films of Wes Anderson and modern movie criticism with Matt Zoller Seitz, author of "The Wes Anderson Collection," San Antonio-based critic Aaron Aradillas, and TPR's Nathan Cone. Location: Guadalupe Theatre, San Antonio, TX. 11/5/13.The discussion followed a screening of RUSHMORE.
