Heights2Bastrop

Down the street on 14th between Dian and Beall street on a subdivided lot:

$459,000

That lot is directly across the street from the house I grew up in. I tried to tell Mama not to sell the house, but she didn't listen.

For years, my favorite BBQ joint was J&J (or JJ's) BBQ on Herkimer one house off W 11th. The place closed down many years ago, but the house and sign remained for years. I believe the house was torn down for new development.

I was never an Ann Richards fan. I thought the Richards/Williams campaign was the nadir of Texas politics, and that

My favorite memory of that bridge is from the post-crash period in 1982. So many people who had lost jobs had bought overpriced homes at exorbitant interest rates, and many of those people were homeless.

A number of folks simply camped out and lived in and around and even under that bridge. Naturally, the local news did a lot of remotes from that area with many hard luck cases. What I thought ironic was the number of people who were interviewed while smoking a cigarette and holding a beer.

No money for housing, but enough for vices.

The question was asked how our government handled the situation before, during and after the attacks. Something crossed my mind last night that would apply here.

Consider this scenario. The US had fairly reliable intelligence that plans were being made to hijack some commercial airliners, and then fly them into public and government buildings.

Reports begin to come in about particular flights being hijacked. The military acts accordingly and deploys jet fighters to intercept the suspected hijackers, and, when the pilots fail to respond to the jets

Great post as usual, Mark. Sure brings back many memories.

I went to the drags many, many times in the mid 60s. I

The legal system in Louisiana is a joke. Public education in Louisiana is a bigger joke.

I certainly can

I remember Utah Carl from when I was a kid, and for all these years I thought the song was "I'm just a wonder of the wasteland".

OK, Who's next - Curly Fox and Texas Ruby?

Petemoss, it was a delight to see your posts here. I was a huge admirer of your dad, and proud to have been one of his guests (1958). I have always assumed that Don and Jeanna were married, and I was surprised and even a little stunned to learn they were not.

I mentioned above seeing them at the SPJST Lodge on Beall and 15th in the Heights. Perhaps it was just your dad who was there, but I would swear it was otherwise. He was nearly totally blind at that time, but he still loved interacting with all the kids, both young and old. And he was loved by all, which was plainly evident by the folks who flocked to him.

Don was decked out in full regalia at the Lodge, but I got the feeling he was just there as a guest. Did he always dress up? Or was it just when he made

Johnny Mata.

On second thought, that quote uses too many big words, so it couldn

I copied the following from Texas Handbook Online:

The first official flag, the "National Standard of Texas," was passed by the Congress of the republic and approved by President Sam Houston on December 10, 1836. It consisted of an azure ground with a large golden star central. This flag, known as David G. Burnet's flag, served as the national flag until January 25, 1839, and the war flag from January 25, 1839, to December 29, 1845. President Burnet proposed the national standard, as well as the 1836 national flag for the naval service, in a letter of October 11, 1836, to Congress. The second official flag was the 1836 national flag for the naval service, or war ensign. This was the same flag Burnet adopted for the navy at Harrisburg on April 9, 1836. It was similar to the United States flag and showed thirteen stripes and a blue canton with a single white star. It was passed by Congress and approved by Houston on December 10, 1836, and remained in use until January 25, 1839.

While this is not the "official" Bonnie Blue Flag, it was the same design, but with a gold star. However, many still referred to it as the Bonnie Blue.

While this is just one source, I have seen a number of sources for the first "official" Republic of Texas flag. But then, I have seen, as you posted, opposing views. I believe the "truth" depends upon whose history you read.

Go Tampax Texans! Woo Hoo!

Or (as the old joke goes) maybe the Texans don't have a second string, or they are just good for one - uh, quarter?

Prince's Hamburger old-fashioned drive-in at South Main and OST intersection (the waitresses did wear roller skates, just like in "American Grafitti".

According to the Prince brothers in a segment from "Houston, Remember When", carhops at Prince's never wore skates at any of their locations.

The Confederate flag was never design to represent one particular state

An interesting aside; the very first Texas flag (1836-1839) was the Bonnie Blue Flag which was also the very first flag of the Confederacy. If you recall, Rhett and Scarlett named their child "Bonnie Blue Butler".

That being said, the origin of the Bonnie Blue goes back to 1810 in Florida.

Maybe some drug concern would be interested in sponsoring Houston teams. They could be called the Ritalin Rockets, Astroglide Astros and the Tylenol Texans.

I'm something of a newbie, and I'm just now discovering what most HAIF junkies already know.

You mean like all those rumors about RedScare? Well, they're all true!

Numerous previous posts have referenced that web site and its stories. One post was about the drawbridge that I didn't know existed before that time. It inspired me to go and see it for myself. It's definitely worth the trip.

So, to answer your question -- Do Mexican-Americans really care about Mexico losing Texas? -- yes, they do.

Had the Mexican not lost Texas, things would be a lot different today - they would be crossing different rivers to get to the US.

We could rename Reagan after Ronald Reagan

Over mt dead body!

Better stated, over the dead bodies of anyone who tries to change it!

I think y'all are both wrong. My answer would be a resounding "NO!!!"

John H Reagan was Postmaster General of the Confederacy and even Treasury Secretary at the close of the war, so maybe his name should be expunged from the school as well.

Reagan was also a distinguished politician and an appointed member and eventually chairman if the railroad commission. Maybe we should discount the positives of his life and concentrate on his service to the Confederacy.

Robert E Lee was about, and will always represent the highest qualities in humankind

I think the naming rights should go to whoever actually pays to construct the facility. I always thought Houston taxpayers got a raw deal in the building of the baseball stadium. When Enron paid for the naming rights, the money went into the pockets of the team owners rather than paying construction costs. That was a slap in the face of all Houstonians.

Mainly for that reason, I ceased to be an Astro fan, and I refuse to go that stadium.

There was a piece on the History Channel just last night about how Japan was just weeks away from testing their own nuclear device at the time of their surrender. It looked promising, but I fell asleep halfway through it.

Of course you know I'm just kidding, TBird. I think you're as sharp as a tack.

I don't think I can compete with your memory though.

TBird, I'm sure Filio is much younger than you, so his memory should be much, much better.