Music Video Friday – 82 Delbert McClinton

February 10, 2012

Delbert McClinton rocks Texas Born in Lubbock, Texas, Delbert McClinton and family moved on to Fort Worth by the time he was 11 years old.  His early influences were some blues rockers including Sonny Boy Williamson, Howlin’ Wolf, Lightin’ Hopkins, and sometimes Jimmy Reed.  Delbert McClinton is multi-talented and can play acoustic and electric guitars, [...]

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How to be Texan – Wherever You Are #7

February 7, 2012

Find real religion in Texas Readers:  This is part 7 of a series of articles on How To Be Texan – Wherever You Are.  There is an eBook of the same title coming soon and it will be available on your favorite eReader.  And for all you religious nuts, this is a humorous piece on [...]

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Music Video Friday – 81 Lou Ann Barton

February 3, 2012

She’s known to some as Miss Lou Ann I guess I’m on a Texas Blues kick here lately.  There’s some I like and some I don’t.  Kinda depends on who is playing the electric guitar and the lyrics.  I just have to be able to plainly hear the words and understand the lyrics.  Hear and [...]

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A Real Texas Cruise

January 31, 2012

As you read this post, you can be aware (maybe a little envious) that I am actually out in the Caribbean walking on a beach somewhere. I have the ability to schedule  these blog posts to appear on any date of my choosing, so I set it to come to you today while I am [...]

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Music Video Friday – 80 Stevie Ray Vaughn

January 27, 2012

Guitar Jedi Stevie Ray Vaughn Like last week’s featured musician Buddy Holly, music lost another star in Stevie Ray Vaughn to an aircraft crash.  Stevie Ray Vaughn died in a helicopter crash on August 27, 1990.  He was the younger brother of Jimmie Vaughn whom we heard in person at last summer’s Texas Monthly Barbecue [...]

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San Angelo Murals

January 24, 2012

Historic Murals of San Angelo I’m going to tell you a story that would make a great day trip for any age group.  I have a ‘thing’ about daytrips in different parts of Texas from climbing the storied Enchanted Rock to kayaking down the Spring Creek near my home in Sherwood about 20 miles outside [...]

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Music Video Friday – 79 Buddy Holly

January 20, 2012

Texas native Buddy Holly Yes, he is only one of the famous folks to have come out of Lubbock, Texas but in many estimations, he helped start the rock ‘n Roll revolution with his songwriting and performances.  He lived from 1936 until his untimely death in a plane crash on February 3, 1959, a day [...]

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Real Texas Homemade Sausage

January 17, 2012

Here is another family tradition that we have added this year.  This will be made around Thanksgiving and will get better each year.  Although this year was pretty darn good. Joe David was home for Thanksgiving and helped make the sausage.  We had a wonderful time making homemade sausage and it turned out so delicious. [...]

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Music Video Friday – 78 Steve Earl

January 13, 2012

Texas Country musician Steve Earl can write some of the best lyrics around.  This week’s Music Video Friday features Steve Earl who was actually born in Virginia, but only because his military family was there at the time.  He quickly got to Texas and has claimed Texas ever since.  He grew in and around San [...]

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Christmas Tamales 2011

January 10, 2012

Real Texas Christmas tradition We talked some about Texas traditions here last week.  Someone reminded me I didn’t show anything about making Christmas tamales this year.  Well, shame on me, I did write something, just got busy and forgot to put it up.  Here it is: Every family has their own Christmas traditions and here [...]

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