Caution. This article, a true story, contains graphic information and descriptions that could be disturbing to some people. Anne Walsh was being kind and offered to make a sandwich for the monster who would kill her 43 years ago today, September 30, 1977. In her memory, Dodie and I visited her grave at Saint Stanislaus…
Ours is a family of movie buffs dating back to the 1950s when my parents were dating. Teens in the Harlandale district on the southside of San Antonio frequented the Roxie, the Trail, the Mission and Loop 13 drive-in theaters. Families also enjoyed movies at downtown venues such as the Texas, Majestic, the Joy, the…
Directing the Facilities Management Department at H-E-B Food/Drugs, the best and biggest retailer in Texas, for 23 years was an honor. Anyone who works there knows H-E-B is a learning, giving, and extremely productive organization. Employees are called “Partners,” the perfect Texas term, because we worked together, crossing boundaries and departments to do whatever it…
While the unnerving summer of 2020 draws closer to an end, political observers–along with propagandists– are already speculating on what the “October Surprise” will be in the presidential election. Some guess it could be a rushed COVID-19 vaccine, with Democratic hope it could split Trump’s voter base. Others insist media puppets will come out with…
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Mike Sheffield and I were born on exactly the same day and are only about two hours apart in age. I’ve known him since the early 1970s on the San Antonio McCollum High School football team. Mike was quite the athlete. One of my favorite memories of being part of the Cowboys football team was…
Alannah Miles had a boyfriend. He was riding on a bus. But it was not just any bus. This was a bus filled with good people. They were Elvis fans. Christopher Ward became inspired to write a song about this experience. It was August 1987 and they were traveling to Memphis to attend the 10th…
Ever since I was fortunate to meet with B.B. King for an interview in his tour bus in 2010, my interest in the origins of American music grew immensely–especially in the Delta Blues region. The proverbial “melting pot” accurately describes how the Mississippi Delta was fertile grounds to grow gospel, blues, country, and rock into…
Here’s a favorite like Grandma used to make, because she did. There was nothing as good as Ruby Floyd’s Coconut Meringue Pie. I can still taste it in my mind while writing this. Ruby Alma Morgan was born in Brady, Texas in 1910 to our greatgrandparents Margaret Delitha Ralph Morgan (a Chickasaw-Choctaw, known for her…
Our grandfather, Bassett Arthur was a cook in the Navy Seabees primarily in the Philippines during World War II. After the war he remained a chef and cook at restaurants in Brady and Abilene, Texas. A trip to Abilene always included an opportunity to watch (and help the best I was capable of as a…
Seven foot, three inch Mike McCormick walked up to the Alamo with a smile in his eyes I had never seen before. He shook his head in disbelief–in wonderment that he was really there. His ballcap came off and he placed his hand on the front wall between the historic door and right window. “I…
