Nostalgia: When Bevo was barbecue, and other trials of Texas’ most famous longhornBy Jim Weber Jim Weber runs the college football and men’s basketball site LostLettermen.com. This week, he looks at the early trials of Bevo, introduced to Texas on … Continue reading BEVO was “What’s For Dinner” !
I’d like to take yawl on a journey with me this morning. One like you don’t often experience. I used to wear you out talking about my early morning trips to the hot tub with me soaking and posting. Then … Continue reading The Hot Tub Odyssey
I’ve only had this happen once and that was aplenty, thank you very much. The reason I referred to a vapor lock, that is an old term we seldom hear any longer. When I was a kid, It was a common occurrence. That’s when a gasoline line on an old vehicle would become too hot, usually because it wasn’t insulated from the heat of the exhaust. The gasoline would turn into vapor, stopping the flow of liquified gas. The engine would die and leave you stranded. There were a couple of remedies. You could sit for awhile until it cooled … Continue reading The Morning I Vapor Locked And Thought I Was Dying
Under Texas Skies – This book has been in my family since the 1950s. It was given to my mother Bonnie, by M.H. “Moton” Crockett Sr. Mr. Crockett being elderly by the time the 1950s rolled around, enjoyed the company … Continue reading Moton Crocket Sr.
When I was 18 years old I hauled a Ford Backhoe for a friend, Donnie Mullins from over at Simonton and dropped it off at a place on I-10 west of Houston, out near Katy. There was private landing strip … Continue reading She Said: “My Son’s Are Bull Riders”
I always figured that it would come to this one day. I’ve had several posts that have been removed over the past few weeks, on the Angora Chronicles and other groups I belong to. Each time it happened, as with … Continue reading “I’m Mad As Hell And I’m Not Going To Take It Anymore”
This story is about a feller out in West Texas, not someone I knew. But when I heard him tell the story it was just like I was listening to my Dad, Cecil Lewis telling a story. With it having … Continue reading A West Texas Story
A few days ago, while cruising the Oceans Blue, my daughter in law, Gail asked me if I’d ever heard of the Melungeons. I had not. She had researched the topic while doing some family ancestry work. While researching it … Continue reading The Melungeons
Turtles are the only thing living in our stock tanks for the past few years, after we cleaned them out and enlarged them. An order for fish to stock them has been made, therefore it’s time to lessen the turtle … Continue reading Shooting Turtles
This is my own phonetic breakdown – (Ode-E-Un, said real fast) Well my friends Lee & Annette Ussery sent me the transcript of the conversations of a bunch of area people gathered around the Ussery place several years ago, talking about Lee Odiorne and many funny and amusing stories that were told about him. Lee had passed on by that time, but his legacy still lives on through the stories that continue to be told about him. The following story was told by Joe Wennmohs:Lee & another fella were driving between Lampasas and Lometa, drinking whiskey and taking things real … Continue reading This is one of the tall tales about Lee Odiorne (O’-di-orn)
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