Here's a URL with lots of Wineries in Texas.

http://www.gotexanwine.org/findwinesandwineries/

I was amazed there were so many around Houston, I figured the Hill
Country would be loaded but not Houston.

In article >,
George Shirley > wrote:

> Here's a URL with lots of Wineries in Texas.
>
> http://www.gotexanwine.org/findwinesandwineries/
>
> I was amazed there were so many around Houston, I figured the Hill
> Country would be loaded but not Houston.

Ideal grape climate.
--
Peace! Om

"Love and compassion are necessities, not luxuries. Without them humanity cannot survive." -- Dalai Lama

Omelet wrote:
> In article >,
> George Shirley > wrote:
>
>> Here's a URL with lots of Wineries in Texas.
>>
>> http://www.gotexanwine.org/findwinesandwineries/
>>
>> I was amazed there were so many around Houston, I figured the Hill
>> Country would be loaded but not Houston.
>
> Ideal grape climate.

Who knew that Texas had so many wines.

http://www.texaswine.com/

Becca

George Shirley wrote:
> Here's a URL with lots of Wineries in Texas.
>
> http://www.gotexanwine.org/findwinesandwineries/
>
> I was amazed there were so many around Houston, I figured the Hill
> Country would be loaded but not Houston.

I recommend the Cap Rock Winery near Lubbock.

St. Genevieve, the largest in Texas, is in Ft. Stockton but they are not
open to the public for tastings or anything.

--
Janet Wilder
Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
Good Friends. Good Life

Janet Wilder wrote:
> George Shirley wrote:
>> Here's a URL with lots of Wineries in Texas.
>>
>> http://www.gotexanwine.org/findwinesandwineries/
>>
>> I was amazed there were so many around Houston, I figured the Hill
>> Country would be loaded but not Houston.
>
> I recommend the Cap Rock Winery near Lubbock.
>
> St. Genevieve, the largest in Texas, is in Ft. Stockton but they are not
> open to the public for tastings or anything.
>
There was a company started in Texas back in the late seventies that was
producing vodka and bourbon. Anyone remember who the were?

"Janet Wilder" > wrote in message
...
> George Shirley wrote:
>> Here's a URL with lots of Wineries in Texas.
>>
>> http://www.gotexanwine.org/findwinesandwineries/
>>
>> I was amazed there were so many around Houston, I figured the Hill
>> Country would be loaded but not Houston.
>
> I recommend the Cap Rock Winery near Lubbock.
>
> St. Genevieve, the largest in Texas, is in Ft. Stockton but they are not
> open to the public for tastings or anything.
>
> --
> Janet Wilder
> Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
> Good Friends. Good Life

IMHO opinion Ft. Stockton should be closed period!!! It used to be our
halfway stopping point when we drove from the Houston area to Phoenix.

I've been to almost all the wineries in the Hill Country, but haven't been
to the Haak Vineyard & Winery Inc. which is actually pretty close to my
home. We did meet Gladys and Raymond Haak (lovely people) at a wine and
food pairing that was held in Kemah, TX at the Flying Dutchman.

Chris

Chris Marksberry wrote:
> "Janet Wilder" > wrote in message
> ...
>> George Shirley wrote:
>>> Here's a URL with lots of Wineries in Texas.
>>>
>>> http://www.gotexanwine.org/findwinesandwineries/
>>>
>>> I was amazed there were so many around Houston, I figured the Hill
>>> Country would be loaded but not Houston.
>> I recommend the Cap Rock Winery near Lubbock.
>>
>> St. Genevieve, the largest in Texas, is in Ft. Stockton but they are not
>> open to the public for tastings or anything.
>>
>> --
>> Janet Wilder
>> Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
>> Good Friends. Good Life
>
> IMHO opinion Ft. Stockton should be closed period!!! It used to be our
> halfway stopping point when we drove from the Houston area to Phoenix.
>
> I've been to almost all the wineries in the Hill Country, but haven't been
> to the Haak Vineyard & Winery Inc. which is actually pretty close to my
> home. We did meet Gladys and Raymond Haak (lovely people) at a wine and
> food pairing that was held in Kemah, TX at the Flying Dutchman.
>
> Chris
>
>

I couldn't agree with you more, Chris. We used to stop there on our way
west, too. There is nothing redeeming about that town.

We just went through it last July on a road trip to New Mexico with
friends. We waved at the RV park where we all used to stay when we lived
in our fifth wheels. The friends, whom we met on the road, live in
permanent house near us.

--
Janet Wilder
Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
Good Friends. Good Life

On Thu, 01 Jan 2009 11:43:31 -0600, Omelet >
wrote:

>Ideal grape climate.

warm days, cool nights?


--
I never worry about diets. The only carrots that
interest me are the number of carats in a diamond.

Mae West

On Thu, 01 Jan 2009 11:13:17 -0600, George Shirley wrote:


> I was amazed there were so many around Houston.......

I'm amazed it's spelled any way other than "whine", as in, "We're not the
biggest state, anymore?"

nb

On Thu, 01 Jan 2009 13:45:32 -0600, Janet Wilder
> wrote:

>Chris Marksberry wrote:
>> "Janet Wilder" > wrote in message
>> ...
>>> George Shirley wrote:
>>>> Here's a URL with lots of Wineries in Texas.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.gotexanwine.org/findwinesandwineries/
>>>>
>>>> I was amazed there were so many around Houston, I figured the Hill
>>>> Country would be loaded but not Houston.
>>> I recommend the Cap Rock Winery near Lubbock.
>>>
>>> St. Genevieve, the largest in Texas, is in Ft. Stockton but they are not
>>> open to the public for tastings or anything.
>>>
>>
>> IMHO opinion Ft. Stockton should be closed period!!! It used to be our
>> halfway stopping point when we drove from the Houston area to Phoenix.
>>
>> I've been to almost all the wineries in the Hill Country, but haven't been
>> to the Haak Vineyard & Winery Inc. which is actually pretty close to my
>> home. We did meet Gladys and Raymond Haak (lovely people) at a wine and
>> food pairing that was held in Kemah, TX at the Flying Dutchman.
>>
>> Chris
>
>I couldn't agree with you more, Chris. We used to stop there on our way
>west, too. There is nothing redeeming about that town.
>
>We just went through it last July on a road trip to New Mexico with
>friends. We waved at the RV park where we all used to stay when we lived
>in our fifth wheels. The friends, whom we met on the road, live in
>permanent house near us.

Just down the road from Ft. Stockton is the town of Balmorhea, and the
little state park nearby is well worth a visit. It's an old CCC
project built around a HUGE spring that produces millions of gallons
of water a day. All that water coming out of the ground in that arid
territory is impressive.
http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/f...rks/balmorhea/

OBFood: Pecos cantaloupes are grown out there.
OBCrummy towns: Van Horn is a place not to visit unless you're headed
for the Guadalupe Mountains.
--

modom

"notbob" > wrote in message
...
> On Thu, 01 Jan 2009 11:13:17 -0600, George Shirley wrote:
>
>
>> I was amazed there were so many around Houston.......
>
> I'm amazed it's spelled any way other than "whine", as in, "We're not the
> biggest state, anymore?"
>
> nb

As we always say here "wait until the ice melts"

Chris

notbob wrote:
> On Thu, 01 Jan 2009 11:13:17 -0600, George Shirley wrote:
>
>
>> I was amazed there were so many around Houston.......
>
> I'm amazed it's spelled any way other than "whine", as in, "We're not the
> biggest state, anymore?"
>
> nb

We are the biggest state where people can live. Tundra doesn't count ;-)

--
Janet Wilder
Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
Good Friends. Good Life

modom (palindrome guy) wrote:

> Just down the road from Ft. Stockton is the town of Balmorhea, and the
> little state park nearby is well worth a visit. It's an old CCC
> project built around a HUGE spring that produces millions of gallons
> of water a day. All that water coming out of the ground in that arid
> territory is impressive.
> http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/f...rks/balmorhea/


Been to Balmorhea. The spring is really something to see.
> OBFood: Pecos cantaloupes are grown out there.

Been to Pecos, too. Another town without much to do. It has a
postage-sized zoo and a Flying J.

> OBCrummy towns: Van Horn is a place not to visit unless you're headed
> for the Guadalupe Mountains.

Every five minutes a trin comes through Van Horn, or so it seems if one
is trying to sleep there.

Those little dusty cow towns do have a kind of charm, though. Ft.
Stockton seems to have missed getting any.


--
Janet Wilder
Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
Good Friends. Good Life

<important info snipped>

>>
>> IMHO opinion Ft. Stockton should be closed period!!! It used to be our
>> halfway stopping point when we drove from the Houston area to Phoenix.
>>
>> I've been to almost all the wineries in the Hill Country, but haven't
>> been to the Haak Vineyard & Winery Inc. which is actually pretty close to
>> my home. We did meet Gladys and Raymond Haak (lovely people) at a wine
>> and food pairing that was held in Kemah, TX at the Flying Dutchman.
>>
>> Chris
>
> I couldn't agree with you more, Chris. We used to stop there on our way
> west, too. There is nothing redeeming about that town.
>
> We just went through it last July on a road trip to New Mexico with
> friends. We waved at the RV park where we all used to stay when we lived
> in our fifth wheels. The friends, whom we met on the road, live in
> permanent house near us.
>
> --
> Janet Wilder
> Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
> Good Friends. Good Life

When we drive though that area I get preoccupied wondering how those people
who live in the middle of nowhere manage to shop or do anything for that
matter. I'm just a city girl though. I guess Clayton Williams still lives
there... the guy who so infamously insulted Ann Richards.

Chris

I wannnnttt mooooo Brisketttttttt.

Dimitri

On Thu, 01 Jan 2009 15:46:20 -0600, Janet Wilder
> wrote:

>modom (palindrome guy) wrote:
>
>> Just down the road from Ft. Stockton is the town of Balmorhea, and the
>> little state park nearby is well worth a visit. It's an old CCC
>> project built around a HUGE spring that produces millions of gallons
>> of water a day. All that water coming out of the ground in that arid
>> territory is impressive.
>> http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/f...rks/balmorhea/
>
>
>Been to Balmorhea. The spring is really something to see.
>> OBFood: Pecos cantaloupes are grown out there.
>
>Been to Pecos, too. Another town without much to do. It has a
>postage-sized zoo and a Flying J.
>
>> OBCrummy towns: Van Horn is a place not to visit unless you're headed
>> for the Guadalupe Mountains.
>
>Every five minutes a trin comes through Van Horn, or so it seems if one
>is trying to sleep there.
>
>Those little dusty cow towns do have a kind of charm, though. Ft.
>Stockton seems to have missed getting any.

I like Marfa because of the Chinati Foundation.

OBFood: some of the best huevos rancheros I ever ate were in a little
joint in Balmorhea.
--

modom

George Shirley > wrote:

> Here's a URL with lots of Wineries in Texas.
>
> http://www.gotexanwine.org/findwinesandwineries/
>
> I was amazed there were so many around Houston, I figured the Hill
> Country would be loaded but not Houston.

Here is what I posted in 2002, after my first visit to Texas:

There are some very nice wines in Texas, surprisingly enough and we
tasted (and drank) quite a few. Llano Estacado have an impressive
range. Their Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, the Signature red and the
Passionelle blend are very good. Sister Creek, Fall Creek, and Cap Rock
all produce very good wines. Bell Mountain make a reasonable rendition
of German Riesling. Escondido and Ste-Genevieve wines are forgettable,
though. The wines are generally very good value, with Llano Estacado
Passionelle costing less than $5.

Victor

modom (palindrome guy) wrote:
> On Thu, 01 Jan 2009 15:46:20 -0600, Janet Wilder
> > wrote:
>
>> modom (palindrome guy) wrote:
>>
>>> Just down the road from Ft. Stockton is the town of Balmorhea, and the
>>> little state park nearby is well worth a visit. It's an old CCC
>>> project built around a HUGE spring that produces millions of gallons
>>> of water a day. All that water coming out of the ground in that arid
>>> territory is impressive.
>>> http://www.tpwd.state.tx.us/spdest/f...rks/balmorhea/
>>
>> Been to Balmorhea. The spring is really something to see.
>>> OBFood: Pecos cantaloupes are grown out there.
>> Been to Pecos, too. Another town without much to do. It has a
>> postage-sized zoo and a Flying J.
>>
>>> OBCrummy towns: Van Horn is a place not to visit unless you're headed
>>> for the Guadalupe Mountains.
>> Every five minutes a trin comes through Van Horn, or so it seems if one
>> is trying to sleep there.
>>
>> Those little dusty cow towns do have a kind of charm, though. Ft.
>> Stockton seems to have missed getting any.
>
> I like Marfa because of the Chinati Foundation.

Did you see the lights? We did.
>
> OBFood: some of the best huevos rancheros I ever ate were in a little
> joint in Balmorhea.
> --
>
> modom


--
Janet Wilder
Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
Good Friends. Good Life

sf > wrote:

> On Thu, 01 Jan 2009 11:43:31 -0600, Omelet >
> wrote:
>
>>Ideal grape climate.
>
> warm days, cool nights?

Warm days and even warmer nights.

It never cools off at night like it does in Northern CA. And any
breeze usually stops at night, making it feel even hotter.

-sw

George Shirley > wrote:

> There was a company started in Texas back in the late seventies that was
> producing vodka and bourbon. Anyone remember who the were?

Tito's Vodka was the first legal distillery in Texas. They started
in '96 or so.

-sw

On Thu, 01 Jan 2009 17:55:10 -0600, Janet Wilder
> wrote:

>modom (palindrome guy) wrote:

>> I like Marfa because of the Chinati Foundation.
>
>Did you see the lights? We did.
>>
I have tried on three occasions to see the Marfa lights and have
failed utterly each time. A friend, who has seen them, has learned to
endure my allegations that everyone who says s/he has seen the lights
is lying. I guess he knows it's just jealousy.

Once while out in the Trans Pecos area by myself, I stopped into a
winery not far from Fort Davis. Two dogs lazed at the entrance, and a
guy inside was spieling some people from Plano about his cabernet.
When they decided to get a half case, I asked for a taste.

I'm sure he was a nice fellow. Didn't kick his dogs or cheat on his
wife. He might even have been a stand-up fellow to have on your side
in a bar fight or at a corporate meeting. He didn't smell bad. His
teeth were good, as far as I could see. I'd be willing to bet he was
generous to those less fortunate than him in many, kind ways.

But his wine was boo-bad. Like to peeled the enamel off my teeth, it
did. Brought tears to my eyes. Made me flinch.

Here's hoping the Plano couple were happy with their purchase.
--

modom

On Thu, 1 Jan 2009 16:05:51 -0600, Chris Marksberry wrote:
>
> When we drive though that area I get preoccupied wondering how those people
> who live in the middle of nowhere manage to shop or do anything for that
> matter. I'm just a city girl though. I guess Clayton Williams still lives
> there... the guy who so infamously insulted Ann Richards.
>
> Chris

claytie? i'm guessing ann got her own back.

your pal,
blake

modom (palindrome guy) wrote:
> On Thu, 01 Jan 2009 17:55:10 -0600, Janet Wilder
> > wrote:
>
>> modom (palindrome guy) wrote:
>
>>> I like Marfa because of the Chinati Foundation.
>> Did you see the lights? We did.
> I have tried on three occasions to see the Marfa lights and have
> failed utterly each time. A friend, who has seen them, has learned to
> endure my allegations that everyone who says s/he has seen the lights
> is lying. I guess he knows it's just jealousy.

LOL! They are not a big deal, just some lights moving across the desert.
There are some who say it's really the Marfa Chamber of Commerce running
around in the desert with flashlights. :-)

> Once while out in the Trans Pecos area by myself, I stopped into a
> winery not far from Fort Davis. Two dogs lazed at the entrance, and a
> guy inside was spieling some people from Plano about his cabernet.
> When they decided to get a half case, I asked for a taste.
<snip>

We were in the Ft. Davis area last in 2000. If there was a winery we
didn't see it and we don't miss many.

> Here's hoping the Plano couple were happy with their purchase.

They deserve whatever they get. Who would buy a half-case without tasting?

I did taste some wine in NM this summer and bought a bottle as did my
friend who was with me. When we opened our bottles, it was not the same
wine that we had tasted. Down the drain it went. I hate it when that
happens. I think the wineries who do that are stealing so here's the
name of the place that let us taste good wine and sold us bad wine:

Black Mesa Winery.

--
Janet Wilder
Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
Good Friends. Good Life

blake murphy wrote:

> On Thu, 1 Jan 2009 16:05:51 -0600, Chris Marksberry wrote:
> >
> > When we drive though that area I get preoccupied wondering how those
people
> > who live in the middle of nowhere manage to shop or do anything for that
> > matter. I'm just a city girl though. I guess Clayton Williams still
lives
> > there... the guy who so infamously insulted Ann Richards.
> >
> > Chris
>
> claytie? i'm guessing ann got her own back.


I met Ann years ago here in Chicago, on Michigan Avenue. I wanted to shake
her hand and did so, saying I really admired her, to which she responded,
"Thank you, honey!" along with a dazzling smile. She was a REAL gal...and a
GREAT one, too.

Texas always struck me as a rather schizophrenic place, you had real
populists like her, Molly Ivins, Jim Hightower, and LBJ, and then you had
the 'distaff' side of that. Very' interesting' to say the least...

--
Best
Greg

>
> blake murphy wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 1 Jan 2009 16:05:51 -0600, Chris Marksberry wrote:
>> >
>> > When we drive though that area I get preoccupied wondering how those
> people
>> > who live in the middle of nowhere manage to shop or do anything for
>> > that
>> > matter. I'm just a city girl though. I guess Clayton Williams still
> lives
>> > there... the guy who so infamously insulted Ann Richards.
>> >
>> > Chris
>>
>> claytie? i'm guessing ann got her own back.
>
>
> I met Ann years ago here in Chicago, on Michigan Avenue. I wanted to
> shake
> her hand and did so, saying I really admired her, to which she responded,
> "Thank you, honey!" along with a dazzling smile. She was a REAL gal...and
> a
> GREAT one, too.
>
> Texas always struck me as a rather schizophrenic place, you had real
> populists like her, Molly Ivins, Jim Hightower, and LBJ, and then you had
> the 'distaff' side of that. Very' interesting' to say the least...
>
> --
> Best
> Greg
>
>

Having been born in Evanston I think I could call Illinois politics...
ummm... interesting. My parents lived there during the first Mayor Richard
J. Daley machine. No greater hate could my father have had than for the
first Mayor Daley. Ya'll have an interesting situation going on there.

We do have interesting politics going on here though. Kinky Friedman ran
for governor against Governor "Goodhair" which I believe can be attributed
to Molly Ivins.

Chris

Gregory Morrow wrote:
> blake murphy wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 1 Jan 2009 16:05:51 -0600, Chris Marksberry wrote:
>>> When we drive though that area I get preoccupied wondering how those
> people
>>> who live in the middle of nowhere manage to shop or do anything for that
>>> matter. I'm just a city girl though. I guess Clayton Williams still
> lives
>>> there... the guy who so infamously insulted Ann Richards.
>>>
>>> Chris
>> claytie? i'm guessing ann got her own back.
>
>
> I met Ann years ago here in Chicago, on Michigan Avenue. I wanted to shake
> her hand and did so, saying I really admired her, to which she responded,
> "Thank you, honey!" along with a dazzling smile. She was a REAL gal...and a
> GREAT one, too.
>
> Texas always struck me as a rather schizophrenic place, you had real
> populists like her, Molly Ivins, Jim Hightower, and LBJ, and then you had
> the 'distaff' side of that. Very' interesting' to say the least...
>

I never met her, but I was a big fan of hers. I loved her sense of humor
and her willingness to fight for what she believed in. The day she
passed on was my last day of radiation therapy. When you get your last
treatment, you have to ring a bell. I rang for me and for Ann.

--
Janet Wilder
Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
Good Friends. Good Life

Chris Marksberry wrote:
>> blake murphy wrote:
>>
>>> On Thu, 1 Jan 2009 16:05:51 -0600, Chris Marksberry wrote:
>>>> When we drive though that area I get preoccupied wondering how those
>> people
>>>> who live in the middle of nowhere manage to shop or do anything for
>>>> that
>>>> matter. I'm just a city girl though. I guess Clayton Williams still
>> lives
>>>> there... the guy who so infamously insulted Ann Richards.
>>>>
>>>> Chris
>>> claytie? i'm guessing ann got her own back.
>>
>> I met Ann years ago here in Chicago, on Michigan Avenue. I wanted to
>> shake
>> her hand and did so, saying I really admired her, to which she responded,
>> "Thank you, honey!" along with a dazzling smile. She was a REAL gal...and
>> a
>> GREAT one, too.
>>
>> Texas always struck me as a rather schizophrenic place, you had real
>> populists like her, Molly Ivins, Jim Hightower, and LBJ, and then you had
>> the 'distaff' side of that. Very' interesting' to say the least...
>>
>> --
>> Best
>> Greg
>>
>>
>
> Having been born in Evanston I think I could call Illinois politics...
> ummm... interesting. My parents lived there during the first Mayor Richard
> J. Daley machine. No greater hate could my father have had than for the
> first Mayor Daley. Ya'll have an interesting situation going on there.
>
> We do have interesting politics going on here though. Kinky Friedman ran
> for governor against Governor "Goodhair" which I believe can be attributed
> to Molly Ivins.

DH refuses to take his "Kinky for Governor" bumper sticker off of his
'96 Mustang convertible. We both voted for him. "Why not?"

--
Janet Wilder
Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
Good Friends. Good Life

"Janet Wilder" > wrote in message
...
> DH refuses to take his "Kinky for Governor" bumper sticker off of his '96
> Mustang convertible. We both voted for him. "Why not?"
>
> --
> Janet Wilder
> Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
> Good Friends. Good Life



Keep it, I heard he was running again. I voted for him too.

Janet Wilder wrote:
> Chris Marksberry wrote:

>> Having been born in Evanston I think I could call Illinois politics...
>> ummm... interesting. My parents lived there during the first Mayor
>> Richard J. Daley machine. No greater hate could my father have had
>> than for the first Mayor Daley. Ya'll have an interesting situation
>> going on there.
>>
>> We do have interesting politics going on here though. Kinky Friedman
>> ran for governor against Governor "Goodhair" which I believe can be
>> attributed to Molly Ivins.
>
> DH refuses to take his "Kinky for Governor" bumper sticker off of his
> '96 Mustang convertible. We both voted for him. "Why not?"

Kinky also got my vote. I moved to Louisiana, so I am glad that Illinois
and Alaska are considered the two most crookedest states, with Louisiana
being in third place.

Becca

On Fri, 2 Jan 2009 14:56:22 -0600, Gregory Morrow wrote:

> blake murphy wrote:
>
>> On Thu, 1 Jan 2009 16:05:51 -0600, Chris Marksberry wrote:
>>>
>>> When we drive though that area I get preoccupied wondering how those
> people
>>> who live in the middle of nowhere manage to shop or do anything for that
>>> matter. I'm just a city girl though. I guess Clayton Williams still
> lives
>>> there... the guy who so infamously insulted Ann Richards.
>>>
>>> Chris
>>
>> claytie? i'm guessing ann got her own back.
>
> I met Ann years ago here in Chicago, on Michigan Avenue. I wanted to shake
> her hand and did so, saying I really admired her, to which she responded,
> "Thank you, honey!" along with a dazzling smile. She was a REAL gal...and a
> GREAT one, too.
>
> Texas always struck me as a rather schizophrenic place, you had real
> populists like her, Molly Ivins, Jim Hightower, and LBJ, and then you had
> the 'distaff' side of that. Very' interesting' to say the least...

i was sad to learn of ann's death, and of course molly's, too. funny
ladies.

your pal,
blake

Phyllis Stone wrote:
> "Janet Wilder" > wrote in message
> ...
>> DH refuses to take his "Kinky for Governor" bumper sticker off of his '96
>> Mustang convertible. We both voted for him. "Why not?"
>>
>> --
>> Janet Wilder
>> Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
>> Good Friends. Good Life
>
>
>
> Keep it, I heard he was running again. I voted for him too.
>
>
I will. I hope he does run again.

--
Janet Wilder
Bad spelling. Bad punctuation
Good Friends. Good Life

On Sat, 03 Jan 2009 16:34:23 GMT, blake murphy
> wrote:

>On Fri, 2 Jan 2009 14:56:22 -0600, Gregory Morrow wrote:
>
>> blake murphy wrote:
>>
>>> On Thu, 1 Jan 2009 16:05:51 -0600, Chris Marksberry wrote:
>>>>
>>>> When we drive though that area I get preoccupied wondering how those
>> people
>>>> who live in the middle of nowhere manage to shop or do anything for that
>>>> matter. I'm just a city girl though. I guess Clayton Williams still
>> lives
>>>> there... the guy who so infamously insulted Ann Richards.
>>>>
>>>> Chris
>>>
>>> claytie? i'm guessing ann got her own back.
>>
>> I met Ann years ago here in Chicago, on Michigan Avenue. I wanted to shake
>> her hand and did so, saying I really admired her, to which she responded,
>> "Thank you, honey!" along with a dazzling smile. She was a REAL gal...and a
>> GREAT one, too.
>>
>> Texas always struck me as a rather schizophrenic place, you had real
>> populists like her, Molly Ivins, Jim Hightower, and LBJ, and then you had
>> the 'distaff' side of that. Very' interesting' to say the least...
>
>i was sad to learn of ann's death, and of course molly's, too. funny
>ladies.
>
The Texas Observer has a fun tribute to Molly he
http://www.texasobserver.org/molly/
--

modom

On Sat, 03 Jan 2009 16:30:56 -0600, modom (palindrome guy) wrote:

> On Sat, 03 Jan 2009 16:34:23 GMT, blake murphy
> > wrote:
>
>>On Fri, 2 Jan 2009 14:56:22 -0600, Gregory Morrow wrote:
>>
>>> blake murphy wrote:
>>>
>>>> On Thu, 1 Jan 2009 16:05:51 -0600, Chris Marksberry wrote:
>>>>>
>>>>> When we drive though that area I get preoccupied wondering how those
>>> people
>>>>> who live in the middle of nowhere manage to shop or do anything for that
>>>>> matter. I'm just a city girl though. I guess Clayton Williams still
>>> lives
>>>>> there... the guy who so infamously insulted Ann Richards.
>>>>>
>>>>> Chris
>>>>
>>>> claytie? i'm guessing ann got her own back.
>>>
>>> I met Ann years ago here in Chicago, on Michigan Avenue. I wanted to shake
>>> her hand and did so, saying I really admired her, to which she responded,
>>> "Thank you, honey!" along with a dazzling smile. She was a REAL gal...and a
>>> GREAT one, too.
>>>
>>> Texas always struck me as a rather schizophrenic place, you had real
>>> populists like her, Molly Ivins, Jim Hightower, and LBJ, and then you had
>>> the 'distaff' side of that. Very' interesting' to say the least...
>>
>>i was sad to learn of ann's death, and of course molly's, too. funny
>>ladies.
>>
> The Texas Observer has a fun tribute to Molly he
> http://www.texasobserver.org/molly/

thanks for posting this, modom. i have a couple of her books, including
'molly ivins can't say that can she?'. i gave a copy of the latter to my
mother.

i just ordered 'who let the dogs in?' used from amazon. should also be
fun.

your pal,
blake