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Catching Up
I guess I should have put one of these up after my last post. “Semitough has reached the end of the broadcast day.” Younger readers accustomed to 24X7 television may not recognize a test pattern or understand that TV stations used to sign off for the night and there was nothing on overnight. One of the perils of living in…
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Zoo Freak Redux
Awhile back I posted a wistful look back at my wasted youth and my preoccupation with KZEW 98 FM, an album rock format station from back in the day. Since then I’ve had a steady stream of visitors. Seems that not a day goes by without some search engine somewhere pointing another lost soul to these parts of the googletubes.…
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Ags Beat Texas:Fran Resigns:Win NIT for Aggie Trifecta.Yahtzee!
Beating tu two years in a row in a wild 38-30 game at Kyle Field was not enough to save coach Dennis Franchione’s job as head tackle football coach. After the most awkward post-game interview in the history of live television with ABC/ESPN’s Jack Arute, Fran donned a tie and jacket and was led to the guillotine where he announced…
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Happy Thanksgiving
Had to run out to the grocery store for more Poultry Seasoning a bit ago and was struck by the Christmas music playing over the intercom and all the Christmas stuff up in the seasonal displays. I pondered the possible reasons for Thanksgiving to be such an overlooked holiday. I mean after all it was Abe Lincoln’s idea and everybody…
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