A place where I share everything I love about Texas, a little history, a few current events and a whole lotta music information.
Just wanted to share a few tweets passed on by others that didn’t make the front page news but should have:
Tweet from the TXRollergirls -Austin's All Women's Flat Track Roller Derby League- Ranked #5 in the US :
Two tweets from Texas Grand - www.Texas-Best.com All the best people, places and things in Texas :
And now for the non–tweet portion of the post, I’d like to share a few upcoming events in Texas that make me wish I had a tank full of gas and a pocket full of money.
With your feet on the air and your head on the ground
Try this trip and spin it, yeah
Your head'll collapse
If there's nothing in it
And you'll ask yourself
Where is my mind
Where is my mind
Where is my mind
These are a few of the lyrics to one of my favorite songs by the Pixies, and that’s exactly how I’ve been feeling lately. I’ve spent so much time doing a whole lot of nothing, that I feel like my head is going to collapse. Well I think I might be back, not a 100% sure just yet, but the cool morning air has me feeling a little more like my old normal self. I’ve decided to shake all the cobwebs out of my head and off my ass and join the living again. So I’ll try and keep up with this blog a little better. For now take a minute and enjoy my favorite song by the Pixies while I go wash some dishes. And never forget reality sucks worse when your hands are in dishwater but less when they’re holding someone else's.
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I just read this article on the Mother Nature Network Site. Due to the fact that helping the homeless and going green are two of my favorite causes at this time in my life. I have to say that this article really makes me super proud of Texas. It just goes to show that when Texans decide to do things they love to do them in a big way.Please take the time to follow the link and read the whole story, its well worth the time. I was reading on some sites today about punk history in Texas and I found an interesting bit of news that really was news to me. I was looking over all the bands listed on Discography of Texas Punk 1977-1983 from collector scum.com and found Uncalled 4 and they were listed at being from Waco, seeing as how I leave so close to Waco and honestly couldn’t imagine a punk band from Waco during those years I decided to give it a little more research. I found a few interesting things that I’d like to share with you:
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New punk rock bar opening in Humble, Texas this weekend. Just 20 minutes from downtown Houston. Here some information taken from their Myspace page to help you get a clue. You can click the picture and get to there for the whole story, they have some great bands lined up for July already. I added links for all the bands, so have fun look them up, listen to the music and make some friends. And don’t miss the grand opening this this Friday night.
“The Trash Bar Texas is a small venue located in NE Houston, put together by poor trashy rock n rollers, just like yourselves.
EVERY FRIDAY AND SATURDAY IN JULY: $10 cover w/ free kegs of lonestar (until the beer runs out!), so BYOB is also encouraged.
Here is our July calendar!!
Thanks to all the bands who stepped up to help us make a new home for Punk Rock n Roll and all it's sub-genres!!
July 2nd - GRAND OPENING/LAUNCH PARTY! W/ Shit City High - Heroine Stereo
July 3rd - Chelsea Hotel - Ginslingers - Dogz on Parole - Wrist Slits
July 10th - Hates - Trian Woodburns - 13 Black Coffins - Suckerfish
July 11th - Poor Dumb Bastards - A Dream Asleep - Skeleton Dick - Jumping Strays
July 17th - Focusyn - Radio Blackout - Rome is Burning
July 18th - Chelsea Hotel - Wrong Ones - Toxic Fuse -
July 24th - MANSRUIN'S B-DAY BASH w/ Blower - Shit City High - Dykes on Bykes
July 25th - Hell's Engine - ESE – Zipperneck
Thanks!
Pablo
Located in Humble, TX we are NE Houston's newest and only Punk
Rock 'n' Roll Bar/Venue!! We open our doors to the public JULY 2ND!! We are having a opening party/launch party, so come ready to party and rock!!!
WE ARE NOT UNDER THE SMOKE BAN! -SMOKE 'EM IF YA GOT 'EM!!
Image by The Rocketeer via Flickr
I love the July 4th activities probably because I grew up in Houston and always attended “freedom fest”. They have the best fireworks display I’ve ever seen and you can’t beat all the people, activities for kids and the musical talent that plays on the 4 stages they set up every year. It is by far my favorite place to be on the 4th of July. My most memorable was the year I saw John Lee Hooker. It was so magical to sit on the grass lawn only about 50 feet from the stage and sing with such a legend in the blues music industry. This year they have a local Texas boy -Clay Walker on the main stage.
Other memorable July 4th celebrations that come to mind :
These are some of my favorite fourth memories, but there was also many year camping at area lakes, a few years of grilling and fireworks in the back yard, and many of swimming to avoid the Texas heat. My personal preference would always include live music and open air entertainment if I was the only one to consider. This year it’s going to be grilling in the back yard, a romp through the sprinkler and the local Brazos Nights Concert and Fireworks .
If you interested in other 4th of July events around Texas, you can visit the following sites they have tons of useful info and links to just about every place in Texas that post their events.
Texas Tours – Your passport to Texas travel since 1996
Texana – Texas News and Culture
Festivals & Events – Locate festivals & Events all around the U.S.
Texas Outside – Guide to the great Texas outdoors
Texas Newspapers- a list of Texas newspapers to check locally
No matter what you and yours decide to do this fourth, please remember to be safe and enjoy yourself. Independence is one of the best reason we have to celebrate, so if you see a soldier or a veteran say “thank you” it’s their sacrifices that keep us celebrating our independence every year.
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texas Just wanted to share the interesting articles I’ve found so far in a few of our Texas magazines:
Newspaper articles that deserve your time, This Week in Texas History, 2 Game Alamodome Tickets on Sale,
and this is one for the history books if you ask me, Man Gets 45 Years for Infecting Partners with HIV, a very sobering read for all those people who privately think it can’t happen to me. It can and it still does. Remember just because you don’t hear about it everyday or constantly hear about those that die from this disease, doesn’t mean its gone away. Its still here and its still killing people. So have safe sex, everytime.
Now that I bored you wilh my lecture, grab a glass of wine and take 5 minutes to see the Texas winecast.
The first installment of a new online video series called the GO TEXAN WineCast. The inaugural six episodes introduce the Texas wine industry and feature some of Texas distinctive grapes.
A few cool things going on this weekend in Texas :
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