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Zephyr

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  • Birthday 03/25/1952

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    Dallas, Texas
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    Sports, of course. History, particularly of Texas in general and Houston and Dallas in particular. My hobbies include overthrowing governments of small countries, starting my car, and needlepoint.

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  1. As a first grader, I learned to bowl at that bowling alley, when it was known at OST Bowling Lanes. That was in 1958. It became "Monarch" some time after that, perhaps 1960. I just checked it on Google maps, and it's a Walgreen's drug store now. The weird thing about the original building was that the bowling alley was upstairs. There was nothing downstairs except the structural beams. It might be that it was planned for retail, or possibly covered parking, but that never came about.
  2. What happened to the baseball museum inside the Finger's on Cullen?
  3. Since both Dallas and Houston are a large part of my life, I know there is no comparison. The cities are too different to compare, but I love 'em both. I was born in Houston, and graduated from high school there. Houston has more green space, especially in and around downtown. Houston has the midtown and Rice areas, especially the Rice Village. The near west side has personality, and Houston has enough quirkiness to keep it interesting. Dallas, where I've lived for close to thirty years, has finally caught on to the concept of revitalizing downtown. Uptown/Trolley district is a great place to see because its personality changes from block to block. The SMU campus is lovely, and there are other places worth visiting closer to downtown, such as the Bishop Arts District. Dallas has the edge on transportation, but Houston is a better city for pedestrians. Houston has River Oaks, West U. and Bellaire. Dallas has the Park Cities and Preston Hollow. That's a tie. Houston has the edge on zoos, but both are worth visiting. Hermann Park and Memorial Park also bring back very nice memories. That's one area where Dallas might be lagging. Both cities have a Galleria, and there isn't much difference between them. Both are great places to live. Like I said, I love 'em both.
  4. is planning to send my tax return and my plea bargain in the same envelope this year.

  5. I seem to remember Bunny Orsak and Kitty Borah were the two Kitiriks. There were also two Cadet Dons. I remember the first one, Don Davis. His real name was Don Eisenmann and his son, Ike, had a brief career as an actor. I don't remember the second Cadet Don, as he arrived during my high school years. Question: Did anyone else participate in the morning exercises during the first half of Cadet Don?
  6. You and I are about the same age. I grew up in Genoa, which was later known as the Almeda Mall area, and now, I think, is called South Belt/Ellington. It seems the OST area was popular for everyone in southern Houston. I remember the pony rides, as well as the old OST Bowling Lanes. The movie theater in Bellaire. It was still there as a $1 movie theater when I left Houston in 1985. Kitirik....wasn't her assistant there a guy named Don Chandler? He also played the part of Nod the Clown. Drive-Ins: For us in Genoa, it was the Gulfway Drive-In. I could watch the movies from our front yard. There was also the Kings Center on South Loop. LOL.... "Globe"...Yes, Globe Shopping City was also near Gulfgate. Anyone remember the Sage store on the Gulf Freeway? Or the Sage at Beechnut and 610? I remember the Sears on South Main...another one on Wayside east of the Gulf Freeway.....and the one in Pasadena. Anybody remember places called Taylor Hall, and later, Liberty Hall (Downtown)? I lived off-campus at UofH, and we had several names for the U-Tote-M there....the prices were so high. "U-Grab-M, We_Stab_M" is the only one I can mention in polite company. Who remembers day games at Colt Stadium, when you were hardboiled by the end of the game, or night games at Colt Stadium, when you got mugged by mosquitoes? Meyerland Plaza....it was still a great place to shop until the early 80s, when new owners went in and cut down all the trees in order to make the place a miserable shopping experience. I think they wanted a write-off or some excuse to tear the place down or sell it for redevelopment. My longterm memory is still holding up.
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