I agree with the "I-45" comment except it takes you to Houston! --- Eddie Stakes <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > The only good thing to come out of Dallas is I-45. > Yup, any flea market can make a fella a cowboy for > under $20. There is a certain mystique ablout it I > guess. Give me a old NASCAR or AMC logoed hat. > Eddie Stakes' > Planet Houston AMX > 713.464.8825 > eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > *email is currently HEAVY > Call if important* > www.planethoustonamx.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: twa1950@xxxxxxxxx > To: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 2:12 PM > Subject: Re: [BaadAssGremlins] Gillys > > > What do you mean Eddie when you said you don't > wear cowboy boots and a hat. I use to hang out in a > country bar a few years back. Half the guys in the > place wore the boots and the hats and 90% of them > said they were from Texas. You think they were lying > to me. Actually I spent a week in Dallas a while > back and on any given day or night I see more cowboy > hats in downtown Louisville than I did in Dallas. > Terry > > Eddie Stakes <eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> > wrote: > Gilley's would be missed simply because it is a > institution. People wanted to 'experience' it due to > the movie and what they heard. Many figured this is > how Texans live, which is bullshit. It might have > been rough and tumble blue collr work all day, drink > & fight all night in 1982, but that was a quarter > centry+ ago. > > I'm sure everyone knows another institution here > just closed it's doors. Astroworld. Seems the land > was worth more than the Six Flags theme park. So > Astroworld, along with such legends as Texas > Cyclone, and XLR8, is nothing exvept flat land there > now south of Reliant stadium. They sold it for $77 > million, and new development like townhoumes, > comdos, bars & restaruans will be going in there as > it is right next to the rail line into downtown. > > And most of ya'll know the 8th wonder of the > world, Astroworld, has been quietly shuttered for > years. Was great to see it come to life after > Katrina when 20,000-40,000 refugees flooded it > looking for shelter. Sure wished we would legalize > gambling here and turn it into a casino...... > Eddie Stakes' > Planet Houston AMX > 713.464.8825 > eddiestakes@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > *email is currently HEAVY > Call if important* > www.planethoustonamx.com > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: baadass73gremlin@xxxxxxx > To: BaadAssGremlins@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > Sent: Wednesday, May 31, 2006 12:52 AM > Subject: [BaadAssGremlins] Gillys > > > So Gilly's was always just B.S?and its not > really missed In texas?wow i figured Gilly's was > like a huge Texas historical icon.guess i was wrong > Bart > > > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > How low will we go? Check out Yahoo! Messenger's > low PC-to-Phone call rates. > > SPONSORED LINKS Spirit Automotive maintenance > Automotive radiators > Carnival spirit Spirit phone system Spirit > medium > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > YAHOO! GROUPS LINKS > > a.. Visit your group "BaadAssGremlins" on the > web. > > b.. To unsubscribe from this group, send an > email to: > BaadAssGremlins-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx > > c.. Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to the > Yahoo! Terms of Service. > > > ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ > > Hidden in Wichita Falls TX __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Tired of spam? Yahoo! Mail has the best spam protection around http://mail.yahoo.com ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Home is just a click away.? Make Yahoo! your home page now. http://us.click.yahoo.com/DHchtC/3FxNAA/yQLSAA/YtqqlB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/BaadAssGremlins/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: BaadAssGremlins-unsubscribe@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/