San Jacinto Day
Apr 22, 2015 22:51:47 #
slatten49 wrote:
Armie's okay...just a little mule-headed :!: :wink: :mrgreen:
Ain't never laid eyes on his head....but I see what your sayin... :lol:
Apr 22, 2015 22:52:50 #
Check out Texas Nationalist Movement for more information on Texas Independence. Get here soon as when we do "de-annex" our borders will close a lot tighter!
Apr 22, 2015 23:03:48 #
archie bunker wrote:
Don't get your back up Armi!! He just has no appreciation for a good mule!! :hunf: :lol:
Oh, but I do. I even include Armi in with the mules.
Apr 23, 2015 01:04:56 #
slatten49 wrote:
Today marks the 179th Anniversary of the Battle of... (show quote)
Two unnecessary battles in an unnecessary war. Madness! Frkn insanity! And we ignore that for medals and property gained. Disgusting!
Apr 23, 2015 11:45:34 #
After hurricane ALICIA wiped up Galveston,I went there for an insurance company,on Friday and Saturday nites,I went to Pasedena Texas to GILLEYS,met the ladies of Texas,ALL Beautiful,had a great time there,danced til I thought my legs were going to fall off,is GILLEYS still There??? I think of those nites,and my heart starts pounding !!!!
Apr 23, 2015 12:01:25 #
slatten49
Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas
boatbob2 wrote:
After hurricane ALICIA wiped up Galveston,I went there for an insurance company,on Friday and Saturday nites,I went to Pasedena Texas to GILLEYS,met the ladies of Texas,ALL Beautiful,had a great time there,danced til I thought my legs were going to fall off,is GILLEYS still There??? I think of those nites,and my heart starts pounding !!!!
I went to high school just down the road from Gilley's...at Sam Rayburn High School in Pasadena, Texas. Gilleys was already big before the movie 'Urban Cowboy', with John Travolta came out, but that really put it on the map. Mickey Gilley, though a good entertainer, IMO, was lacking in social skills among the general public the few times I ran into him as a teenager and young man back from VietNam. Most know his cousins were Jerry Lee Lewis and Jimmy Swaggart. All were very talented musicians and self-promoters born in Louisiana.
Apr 23, 2015 18:21:00 #
Apr 23, 2015 19:01:46 #
slatten49
Loc: Lake Whitney, Texas
boatbob2 wrote:
Great flash back to you Slatten 49,BUT,is GILLYS still there ????
No, it closed down sometime around 1990, and a fire attributed to arson burnt down most of the still remaining nightclub. The last standing remnants of the establishment were sold to the local school district in 2006. In 2003, Gilleys had re-opened in Dallas, where, as far as I know, it is still open for business. One of the few things brought there from the original Gilley's was the mechanical bull made famous in the movie 'Urban Cowboy'. I have never been to the Dallas club. I stay out of urban areas as much as possible since retirement. :wink:
Word has been that Mickey Gilley was planning a resurrection of the old club in the Pasadena area at some point in time, though I don't think he has yet. :roll:
Apr 23, 2015 20:27:50 #
That was a great time,The Texas ladies really made me feel at home there,So sorry,to hear that gilleys is gone though...
Apr 24, 2015 21:24:37 #
slatten49 wrote:
I lived right down the highway in Pasadena/Deer Park, Texas during my high school years, and visited both on a regular basis. We also used to go crabbing in the nearby pools and bayous. You are correct, it is a good spot for a family outing. :thumbup:
Lived in Angleton back in the mid 80's when oil was king. Then oil went BUST! Had to move back to New England. Loved the weather down there.
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