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2016-03-19 18:53
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2016-03-19 18:53
I went through Baird, Texas, primarily because the tiny town was the county seat, and, therefore, has a county courthouse. The 1929, Classical Revival building wasn't all that unique, but th… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
Remnants of Fina Service StationAccording to the Texas Historical Commission survey, it had "weeds, no gas" in August of 1980. I took this picture for the sign, and I now think the building… Read More
2016-03-19 18:53
A little slice of musical heaven courtesy of Wes Montgomery. From his 1965 Bumpin' album, "Here's That Rainy Day":And a cool live version: Read More
2011-08-20 22:02
*I prefer the twangy version.This is a ghost sign on the back of the Ritz Theatre in Big Spring. It says: "West Texas' Finest Theatre."Ritz Theatre c. pre-1941. Beaux ArtsState Theater ca. 1… Read More
2011-08-16 22:19
Tom Neal and Ann SavageFirst appearing during a 1925 Broadway show, the Jimmy McHugh song "I Can't Believe That You're in Love with Me" was featured prominently in the 1945 film noir classic… Read More
2011-08-14 02:07
Former Eastland Bank BuildingEastland County Courthouse c. 1928, ModerneConnellee-Majestic Theatre c. 1920, Art ModerneLouise's CafeEastland Laundry & Dry Cleaning Read More
2011-08-09 23:59
I far prefer Frank Sinatra's version of the Gordon Jenkins (notes)/Johnny Mercer (words) classic, as recorded for his relatively obscure (but great) Close to You album. But Bobby Vinton did… Read More
2011-08-09 10:03
I just re-watched the documentary Crumb about artist Robert Crumb for the first time in about seventeen years. It has this great segment depicting his brilliant "A Short History of America"… Read More
2011-08-09 06:02
Today's history lesson, chitlins, is about Abilene, Texas. Now, first I must admit that every single time I saw the word Abilene, whether it was on a city limits sign or anywhere else, I was… Read More
2011-08-09 06:01
I was going to make a diabetes joke, but opted for a milder post title...Texas Theater c. 1935, Streamline Moderne - still openMidway Drive-In (no longer open)Due to the intense heat (at lea… Read More
2011-07-28 14:36
from the "There's a Small Hotel" sequence of Pal Joey"There's a Small Hotel" is a 1936 popular song composed by Richard Rodgers, with lyrics by Lorenz Hart originally written for but dropped… Read More
2011-07-23 14:02
John J. Welder Home carriage stone and gate posta former TexacoBurrough-Daniel House c. 1892, VictorianJohn H. Clegg House c. 1900, Victoriananother Victorian (I couldn't identify)a faded ad… Read More
2011-07-22 10:31
In the fifth episode of the third season of Mad Men, "The Fog," Betty Draper gives birth to the Draper's third child. She is also dealing with the death of her father, which occurred in the… Read More
2011-07-15 10:25
Right on Main Street in Edna, Texas, the 1950 Edna Theatre:From this site:"The Edna Theatre, built in 1950, sat vacant since 1978. In 2008 – thirty years after it closed – the ma… Read More
2011-07-13 02:29
I just recently purchased a new copy of Nicholas Schaffner's excellent, out-of-print, The Beatles Forever. Back in 1981 when I first came across it, the book was (for all practical purposes)… Read More
2011-07-08 12:00
To commemorate a year since my Route 66 road trip of a year ago (and ponder the possibility of a return to uncharted portions), Nat "King" Cole (and Trio) would like to play their version of… Read More
2011-07-07 02:15
...and for that, I must apologize, because there's a whole lot of great stuff(!) I got for the hour and a half or so I was there. If you are one of those EBiN readers who thinks "meh" or "wt… Read More
2011-07-06 21:01
The main carrot on the stick for me on this time traveling expedition primarily deep, deep into the farthest reaches of southern Houston was the neon sign pictured above. In a really good wa… Read More
2011-07-06 00:40
Forget about Joaquin Phoenix as Johnny Cash or Kurt Russell as Elvis. Never you mind Sissy Spaceck as Loretta Lynn or even Diana Ross as Billie Holiday. Disregard Val Kilmer's complete and u… Read More
2011-07-03 15:33
As I am driving around the beautifully, authentically reproduced Los Angeles circa 1947 of L.A. Noire, my current favorite tune to come on the radio is Vaughn Monroe and Orchestra's "Seems L… Read More
2011-06-29 00:29
Much thanks to Ed for doing a very cool thing by directing me to his local paper's write-up on the Ava Gardner Museum, located in Smithfield, North Carolina (the starlet's hometown). Accordi… Read More
2011-06-28 01:15
Played primarily during the end credits of Zombieland, I thought this might be some mid-70s rock/country music or Eric Clapton I hadn't yet heard or something. I was wrong. It's The Droge &a&hell…Read More
2011-06-26 17:40
I really like this re-working, re-imagining of Buddy Holly's song "Everyday." Talk about a cover version. It's practically a different song, but yet not. A bit jarring at first to fans of th… Read More
2011-06-18 14:39
Art thou familiar....st with the "Come and Take It" battle flag? This occurred in Gonzales. So, I went and took. And I didn't even need no stinkin' badgees. No, seriously.G.W. Burgess/ Bell… Read More
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