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Tuesday, January 04, 2011

While Waiting for Green Hornet Tix, FanBoys Talk about Houston (Using Swear Words)

While checking in to see if I won tickets for Ain't It Cool's Houston movie ticket giveaway, I saw the following comments...

Professor_Monster:
I've been to Houston a few times and I will say this -
"The women there are FUCKING HOT! And I mean HOT HOT HOT! Hotter than Austin - Hotter than LA (which by the way is packed with pretty ugly ones - go figure?). Take a stroll through the Houston Galleria and get ready to welcome your dick back from the dead... ...That was the first place I ever had Blue Bell ice cream and man, that shit has to have cocaine in it - it's as addictive as cigarettes."

Fareal:
The Houstonians are a lost people...
"...and they should be left alone."

I like the second one a lot and can only hope the the women of Houston know how lucky they are when ever Professor_Monster is in town. So. Lucky.

Saturday, January 01, 2011

Oh My! Pocket Pies & Houston Railroad Museum: Read About New Food Truck, Get Bonus Museum Tip

2011, you are starting to look promising already.

My sweet wife showed me the website for Oh My! Pocket Pies and I'm already looking forward to some good eats. Owner Joe Philips had an interview in Eating Our Words, in which he mentioned the previously unknown-to-me Houston Railroad Museum. And I thought I had found all the museums the city had to offer!

Day one of the new year is a win.

Friday, December 31, 2010

Where The Blog Writer Is Supposed to Reflect Upon the Past Year and Aspires for More Good Things in the Next Year

I love when random online posts result in me finding something new to be interested and enthused about. I hope occasionally I can do the same for my internet peeps.

Without going into details, the year has been a long one. And while tonight will pass as every night does, it brings along a new year with it. And that means reflecting on the year that was and the one that might be. But I won't be reflecting in this blog post. Instead, I will simply send thanks to close friends and the casual contacts that the internet puts me in touch with. This post will appear in RSS readers and Facebook feeds and other ways people use to keep me in their online life.

Thanks.

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

"Here Be Treasure": General Supply and Equipment - Houston, TX

General Supply and Equipment - Houston, TX, originally uploaded by Mr. Kimberly.

This place made the Texas Junk Company look neat and tidy. Plus, if you need 10 foot-long fiberglass longhorns (in picture above) this place is for you. I drove by General Supply and Equipment while doing some Sig Byrd research and knew I would have to stop by the place. Once there, I kept thinking there would be something great to be found. And I'm hoping that will be true on another visit, when I have a camera that doesn't run out of juice. Until then, I just have to enjoy the "No Children Allowed" sign.

General Supply and Equipment - Houston, TX, originally uploaded by Mr. Kimberly.

General Supply & Equipment - Houston, TX, originally uploaded by Mr. Kimberly.

Saturday, November 20, 2010

Sitting Pretty: Just Not Yet

Contour Chair-Lounge, originally uploaded by Mr. Kimberly.

And it was almost mine. A lovely Contour Lounge-Chair was found in Austin TX at Room Service Vintage. But sadly, a rental truck could not be arranged in time, and now it will grace someone else's home. I've been seeing these chairs for decades, but never one so tantalizingly close to ending up with me. *sigh* I look to the internet to help me provide me with this still-missing chair of my dreams.

Wednesday, September 29, 2010

Wednesday Night Photo Post: Large Things on Highway 6

The Tiki Head of Twin Lakes RV Resort - Manvel, TX, originally uploaded by Mr. Kimberly.

Big Gun, E-Z Line Pipe Support Co. Inc. - Manvel, TX, originally uploaded by Mr. Kimberly.

Friday, September 10, 2010

Sig and the City: From The Houston Library's Microfilm Reader to Your Computer

Lately, I've benefited from moderate bouts of unemployment and our daughter's happy introduction to day care. This has given me some predicable and productive free time. Productive mainly for the fans of Sig Byrd, Houston's mid-century chronicler of the the local underclass. If he had never strolled the streets, there would be no huge void in the city's history. But his writing tells parallels tales to the popular take on the city and its developement. Civic boosters must have had a daily conniption, reading about drunken barflys, grifters, the private eye, hitchhikers and many others who are the real-life characters in Byrd's noir-esque writing.

The Houston Press is archived on microfilm and the I've been scanning the 1952 columns for their eventual posting on the Sig Byrd set on Flickr. June through December is on my computer, awaiting titles and other amending before they are internet-ready. 1953 is, to the best of my knowledge, is all there for the reading. I never intended to be be an archivist, but making Sig a subject of research has reduced my sloth slightly and compelled me to visit locales that I wouldn't have otherwise (Morgan's Point, TX and Morales Cemetery in North Houston.)

I have hopes these efforts wil evolve into a more formal archive, but until then, Sig's writings will simply be more accessible to those few who are interested. And that is a good thing.

Wednesday, September 08, 2010

Wednesday Night Photo Post: Urb-Ex in the HOU

Adventures in eyesores.

I don't have any urban exploration cred, but I do have every copy of Infiltration. Fortunately, others live a life I only read about. See the below pix for this week's adventures in Houston, and for sight-seeing in Europe visit sleepycity.

Small Spiral, originally uploaded by Band!to.

1st Floor, originally uploaded by Secret5468.

Fishermen's Supplies, originally uploaded by Band!to.

Diversity , originally uploaded by Band!to.

Monday, September 06, 2010

Stay Classy, Houston-Driving White Corvette Owner

I'm not saying I wouldn't try some automotive dumbassery if I had a car like this, but I would try to keep it on the road and away from gawking pedestrians.