tomorrow AM. I can't wait. I miss Central Texas. These carnival barkers in Colorado are a weird bunch.
tomorrow AM. I can't wait. I miss Central Texas. These carnival barkers in Colorado are a weird bunch.
Waco. The edge of the Comancheria. Except for 3 years in Germany, I grew up mostly at Fort Sill, the heart of the Comancheria.Brother, where to in "central Texas?" That could be 200 mile radius.
My paternal grandparents lived in Lawton for 40-years. My grandmother taught me and my cousins to ski behind her boat on Lake Lawtonka. From their house which is where Eisenhower HS is we could see the orange & black bursts of the soldiers taking it down range at Ft. Sill. Many trips up Mt. Scott & quail hunting down below.Waco. The edge of the Comancheria. Except for 3 years in Germany, I grew up mostly at Fort Sill, the heart of the Comancheria.
I talked to a Lawton city councilman a few years ago. He told me the city planted it's last wooden utility pole in 1970. All utilities buried since.My paternal grandparents lived in Lawton for 40-years. My grandmother taught me and my cousins to ski behind her boat on Lake Lawtonka. From their house which is where Eisenhower HS is we could see the orange & black bursts of the soldiers taking it down range at Ft. Sill. Many trips up Mt. Scott & quail hunting down below.
On Saturdays we my grand parents took us all to the country club. I caddied for my grandfather and my brothers & cousins went to the pool. After 4-5 Saturdays, my grandfather got the food bill for the month and hit the roof. It averaged something like 10-drinks, 3-hamburgers/fries, & some ungodly amount of candy. He went to the food manager and rationed all of us to 2-cokes & 1-candy per day.I talked to a Lawton city councilman a few years ago. He told me the city planted it's last wooden utility pole in 1970. All utilities buried since.
My father was stationed at Fort Sill for almost forever. He once told me at age 16 being tri-racial the army was all that would give him a job. He retired after 21 years, went to barber school on the GI bill and barbered at Snow Hall till he finally retired.
A younger brother would go to Lake Ellsworth at 5:30 AM and fish under a light bulb off a dock. He would catch his crappie limit in about 10 minutes.
I don't eat pizza.On Saturdays we my grand parents took us all to the country club. I caddied for my grandfather and my brothers & cousins went to the pool. After 4-5 Saturdays, my grandfather got the food bill for the month and hit the roof. It averaged something like 10-drinks, 3-hamburgers/fries, & some ungodly amount of candy. He went to the food manager and rationed all of us to 2-cokes & 1-candy per day.
Do you recall Dante's pizza? Awesome.