As the old saying goes, wine is fine but liquor is quicker. I once met a guy from Kansas who was shocked at just how much beer we drank here in Texas. He told me that liquor was much more popular in his home state. I was really surprised to hear that because pretty much everyone...
Random Texas BBQ Note: If you aren’t from here you may see the beer cooler and think they’re for purchase. At Truth and LJ’s the beer is complimentary. This is because free beer can be given away without a liquor license. It was baffling to me at first. Pioneer does have a lic...
TEXAS TEA…Following the market crash of 1929,Mary Louise Cecilia “Texas” Guinanleft Manhattan’s speakeasy life and in time started a new club near Valley Stream, Long Island. Formerly known as Hoffman’s, Guinan renamed the clubLa Casa Guinanin 1932. (liherald.com) * * * Dud Stud Wri...
Right near Walt’s canalside digs is La Pesca Lodge, run by Robbie Gregory (Maple and Intracoastal Canal, Port O’Connor). For a trifling $3000 outlay, eight people can spend the weekend here in upscale comfort, playing pool, watching videocassettes, drinking the complimentary liquor, lolling...
My buddy Sergeant Marc Couch is the Texas Department of Public Safety (DPS) Public Information Officer (PIO) right here in West Texas. Sgt. Couch asked me to remind anyone driving anywhere in the Lone Star State this holiday season, to drive safely and please obey all the laws....
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But an hour later, Bush was 40 miles away in Sarasota, Florida, buying beer at a gas station. "Just a few," he had told himself then. Next he was at a liquor store, stocking up on airplane bottles. "One final bender," he had decided. Then he was at a strip club,...
Agendas posted at the Admin Bldg 72 hours prior. Meetings open to public. Public elections held in May each year. President: Matt Herden. Mascot: "Panthers". UIL: Conf 3A. blancoisd.org. Blanco ISD is a TEA "Recognized" school district. They have have active, competitive programs in ...
If you pass the liquor store, you’ve gone too far. When you arrive, you’ll find sixty mobile homes lining three lanes: Ivey, Lilac, and Rose. The residences are long and narrow and are arranged at an angle, like cars slotted into parking spaces. Although this is a city like no ...
For three hours, the station looped a 17-second clip of a Yule log burning in a fireplace. For the next 20 years, this stunt would be a Christmas tradition in New York City. Unfortunately, as the clip played with no commercials, it was a financial loss for the station, prompting its ...