Being a Texan and a Confederate is an inexplicable concept, like religion . I don't expect non-Texans to understand, but I expect them to respect it. I have been to 39 of the 50 states and 2 Canadian provinces, I have yet to find a place I like better. Come see me in Austin and I will show what I mean. Do you live in Austin and have never been outside its confines? Hit me up, I will show you the Hill Country. It is the best place in the world.
PBR fan? Let's talk. I would like to go to finals, but I want to go with someone who likes it as much as me if not more.
I love God, Texas and it's Music and BBQ. I enjoy Rodeo, Dominoes, Tailgating, County Fairs, Road Trips, SPJST Halls, Old Dance Halls in general, Camping and some good ole Ernest Tubb on vinyl LPs. Did I mention BBQ? Oh yeah, I like to do all these things with my friends.
I have seen this section handled two different ways. I'll do both:
Who I would like to meet on Myspace--Buds who like to play dominoes, road trip, go to Texas Music concerts and check out a rodeo. I can be found at Graham Central Station in Pflugerville on the occasional Wednesday and most Fridays. Me and my buds look for a concert on Saturdays, usually in around town. Check out my calendar to see where you can next find us. Come out and meet the gang! See y'all there.
Public figures I would like to meet:
HM Elizabeth II of The United Kingdom of Great Britain.
She is like that girl in Ben Atkin's "Country Girl Angel"--she likes to hunt, she likes to 4-wheel and she happens to be Queen of a 1/3 of the globe.
I would also like to hang out with W for a day, in Crawford.
No politics just shootin' the shit with a Central Texas rancher. Well, we might make fun of Ray Nagin for just a few minutes.
I would have also have liked have know some passed members of my family for different reasons. My Paw Paw because he died when I was three. I carry his riffle. That is the only way I have gotten to know him, through is Remington 30-06. I cry every time I hear that Creager song, "I Got the Guns."
My grandpa (right) and his brother
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What Rejected Crayon Are You?
Aaron Watson is the latest favorite. He keeps it real but current with what's goin' on in Texas Music. Creager, Randy Rogers and old Pat Green (pre-Nashville) are still stand-by favorites.
I have recently discovered Josh Grider--kick ass. The old Ben Atkins Band is my all time favorite. Their album "Small Town Things" has become the back ground music to my life the past five years. Texas Music has become a very important part of my life--and I love sharing it with my friends.
I am so effin tired of Nashville making music to appeal to 13 year old little girls. It's all about the money and not a love of the music and the genre. KEVIN DON'T SELL OUT.
Check out my calendar and you can find where we will be hanging out catching the next show. Email me with shows you know about and don't see listed. I will get it on the calendar and share with my friends. I try to make all the great shows in Austin area when I am in town. Say howdy when you see me out. If you want to talk Music, Rodeo, Dominoes or General Hell Raisin'--I'll let you talk my ear off.
There are some classics I can watch over and over including: "Shawshank Redemption", "Giant", "Star Wars IV-VI", anything with Harrison Ford and Most Westerns. "Big Country" is one of my favorites. Generally I like historical dramas.
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My television watching is limited to the News and Aggie football. I secretly watch "Desperate Housewives" and "Brothers and Sisters" when my Sunday evenings are not occupied--Don't tell..
I am a big fan of CS Forester and his series on the fictional British naval office, Horatio Hornblower. I am struggling through "The Alienist" by Caleb Carr. Not that is not a good book. I just have been too busy for leisurely reading.
I do read a lot of magazines including, "Texas Monthly", "PBR Now" and ProRodeo Sports News". I try to keep up as much as possible with what is going on in Rodeo since I don't have cable and cannot watch.
My heroes include all those who do their duty for God and their country including all those who fought for the independence of Texas.
Houston
Bowie
Travis
Crockett
Austin
My cousin, Dustin
The Glorious Dead of the Alamo
I also admire and hold as an example, General Robert E. Lee for his chivalry and regard for pure womanhood.
A famous quote I learned as a Kappa Alpha pledge--I still have it memorized :
"The forbearing use of power does not only form a touchstone, but the manner an individual enjoys certain advantages over others is a test of a true gentleman. The power which the strong have over the weak, the employer over the employed, the educated over the unlettered, the experienced over the confiding, even the clever over the silly--the forbearing or inoffensive use of all this power or authority, or the total abstinence of it when the case admits it, will show the gentleman in a plain light. The gentleman does not needlessly and unnecessarily remind an offender of a wrong he may have committed against him. He cannot only forgive, he can forget; and he strives for that nobleness of self and mildness of character to impart sufficient strength to let the past be but the past. A true man of honor feels humbled himself when he cannot help humbling others"--RE LEE
In Memorium
1965-2007
1977-2007
I commend you my dear brothers, Larry and Josh, to our Lord Jesus Christ whose creatures you are. Your souls have departed the body. May you be met by the glorious armies of the Angels. May the triumphant band of those who have gone before you meet you. May you rest in the eternal glory and Salvation of our Lord Jesus Christ. AMEN