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If, to you, the question “Are you a real cowboy” evokes a response of “That depends on what you think a real cowboy is,” then you are likely a fan of the movie Urban Cowboy. I mention this because Mickey Gilley passed away a few weeks back. Hearing that sad news brought forth a flood of memories for me of Gilley’s Club in Pasadena. I played drums there several times in the late 1970s with a c/w group I belonged to. While I never met Mickey Gilley, I did meet his musicians, each of whom was a monster player.
Read moreAccording to a 2019 Smithsonian magazine article, screenwriter and television producer Rod Serling of “The Twilight Zone” fame, borrowed the term Twilight Zone from the U.S. military. Apparently, it refers to the moment a plane comes down and cannot view the horizon. The article went on to state that the anthology “spoke to his mission for the show: to be able to tell bold stories about the human conditions on screen by obscuring the view somehow.”
Read moreBy popular demand, I have chosen to rerun this article that was originally published in the Navasota Examiner Wednesday, March 3, 2021.
Read moreAll this talk about our public schools and vouchers has made me think about my days at Helms Elementary School in the 1950s. To get a glimpse of life at Helms, look no further than a DVD of “The Christmas Story,” without the snow, of course!
Read moreLately, I feel for the people who have flagpole duty. What a workout they are getting. The flags are going to half-staff so often that one may wish to invest in a halfsize flagpole just to save all the effort.
Read morePeople are born, they grow up, get older, and pass away all the time. It’s the human condition. But every now and then someone comes along who does more and gives more than the average person. Maybe one person in a thousand has the ability to inspire, to lead, and to challenge others on such a grand scale. James Evans was one of those precious few. We only get a small handful of souls in our lives who can lead by example like this and make such an everlasting impact on everyone around them, but he did it – and he did it so remarkably well.
Read moreJames Ray Evans, 85, of Navasota, Texas, passed away on June 13, 2022, with his family by his side at CHI College Station Hospital. Visitation was held at Nobles Funeral Chapel on Friday, June 17, 2022, from 5:00 to 7:00 p.m. A memorial celebration followed 11:00 a.m. Saturday, June 18, at the First Presbyterian Church of Navasota, with Matt Morse of the First Presbyterian Church officiating. Funeral arrangements were under the direction of Nobles Funeral Chapel.
Read moreIt’s been a little over six years now since my friend Louise Morgan died. When we met 22 years ago, she was the age I will turn next month. Just a couple of adjectives which accurately describe Louise back then were “abrupt” and “cranky.” She had strong opinions which she offered unsolicited at times, however, on the occasion you dared asked for hers, you best be prepared to take what she dished out. Louise was brutally honest but encountering her during the middle age of my life, I thought she was brutally rude!
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