Frank M

I was also there-I was actually close enough to see him playing. I got turned on to 'Oxygene', which is still a pretty good album. I have the LP and VHS of the show(not complete, but the one they were selling). You guys might also remember that the Fire Dept. nearly canceled the show at the last minute due to some safety issues, and people in the areas that were supposed to be cleared out, but suddenly JMJ and crew could not understand English, and started the show anyway. JMJ also left town owing a bunch of $$ to lots of folks, one was HLP, where I worked at the time. It was a great event though!!!

Here's a few more that I remember going to as a kid: John's BBQ-just off Houston Ave. -lots of politicos used to go here for lunch(dad was one of them of course!) Majorca's-a Mediterranean restaurant in Clear Lake-I believe it was on the (what is now) the South Shore Harbor side. Chesterfield-was under the First City bank Building-Leo Kalinsakis owned it-first time I ever had lamb shank. Bayou Inn-on Heights, just south of I-10-fried quail on Tuesdays. Oggerro's -family owned Italian on Bellfort near Mykawa. The Warwick-back in the day, best Mother's Day/Easter buffet Joe Lee's-near Jimmy Walker's in Kemah. Had excellent turtle soup. Bars: Joe Star's Omni-in Montrose-lots of punk. Damians/Carnaby's-owned by the same folks. Both were houses that had music/beer. One was behind the River oaks theater, and one was in the Montrose. Mainly jazz, but I saw Eric Johnson there when he was about 17 years old. Corky's-still miss Jimmy Don Smith & The Cold Cuts! Rockers-I think it was on Gessner. Saw the Talking Heads there. Texas Opry House-legendary live music bar. Saw Devo, T. Heads, Johnny Winter, Rory Gallagher, and many more. The Nesadel Club-Pasadena-owned by S. Cryer & Micky Gilly back then-before the 'feud' FM

Dinner Theaters-I remember The Dean Goss Dinner Theater(and all the drama surrounding his back-to-back wives that were murdered in his house), and The Windmill Dinner Theater. Any more?

I think that is the 'Witch's Hat' house that was off Fannin (I think) near what is now close to Mid Town. FM

Man, Bill Bailey sure is young in that program. And I believe Ed Hamblin was also the ring announcer at Houston Wrestling-he was always hawking Meyer Speedway. I had to consult my "Friday Night in the Coliseum' by Geoff Winningham to make sure.

Anyone remember this place? I saw Cheech & Chong here-seems like it was on mid-lower Westheimer.

I saw Billy Cobham/Eric Johnson & The Electromagnets there, and took some great pictures I'll have to dig up. Great show!

Roky Erickson Update FYI-Roky is alive and well, living in Austin, and playing again! In a nutshell, his brother got custody of him from his mother, got him on meds, got his teeth fixed, and he has played many shows here in Austin in the last year and a half, and will soon go on tour with one of his old bands, The Explosives, to US, Europe and Scandanavia. http://www.rokyerickson.net/

Re: Monorail at Hobby This was built as sort of a 'demo', to, hopefully, sell to Houston for mass transit. Pretty forward thinking for the time, really. It was set up just around Hobby, with plans to someday go downtown. My dad said he could not remember the developer that built it, but he rode on it once, as it was in his district. The guy was hoping for something like the L in Chicago. And we all know what happens when they try to do stuff like that in Houston!

Genora's White Kitchen-my grandfather(dad's father) worked here, and,a ccording to dad, he worked so much, that he's probably one of the waiters, hosts in the photo(painting)! Market Square-my only exposure to Market Square was being able to get pitchers of beer while still 16 at The Inn on the Square(or was it called Village Inn?), where we used to see a band called Jeramiah Black(Christopher Cross). On The Border on Telephone Rd., past Hobby Airport where we used to catch bands like Lick, Lightning, (and who could forget that Ramones/Runaways show!) etc.

That's him. Last time I was around the library on Bellfort it was getting a face lift. Dad played with The Houston Buffs, St. Louis Browns (44 World Series-he's only one of two still alive from that team!), and the Senators, and Gus played from 1928-1945 with St. Louis, Cubs, NY Giants, Brooklyn, and Philly, and was in 5 World Series.

Yes, I believe that is City Hall. When they tore down the Coliseum, they had an auction of everything inside, so I went down to check it out, and ended up bidding $50 for all the signage (seat locations, etc), and left right after I bid. I had never been to an auction like this, so I assumed I would get outbid, but when I stopped in later on in the day, I had won, and they had a list of people that missed out on Coliseum memorabilia, and wanted to buy some of the signs! There were tv sportscasters, Chronicle writers, all kinds of people that ended up buying them. Some were not original, but I did keep one that had been up since it was built, though. I also spent many a Friday night at the Coliseum, guests of Paul Boesch, at Houston Wrestling-man, that was fun! FM

I don't post a lot, but this is one of my favorite forums. Having a dad for a city councilman for 30 years, I got to hit a lot of Houston's best (not necessarily expensive) restaurants with him and my family, and I always love it when we get to recall some of the great places to eat in Houston: Kaphan's(one of the first restaurants to integrate, according to my father). Pete Tomac and George(the host, Greek gentleman, if I remember right) always greeted us on Sunday's, and had the best, old school waiters and waitresses, not to mention, some of dad's(and others) sports memorabilia in the front. Chesterfield's-this was(is?) in the basement of the Bank One(?), and was run by Gus Kanakis, I believe, and had excellent lamb shanks-does anyone remember it? Hickory Stick-on Winkler near Gulfgate. Another after-church stop. Guy's Meat Market-always went with dad to get meat & bbq-is it still around? Uncle John's Pancake House-was on OST, I think. Rudy's-owned by Rudy and Joe Lucia, and it was across the street from the original Tony's on Post Oak, and had better Lobster Bisque than Tony's, imo. Joe Matranga's-on Irvington. Best southern Italian in town. Joe is still kicking at St. Dominic's. He used to give away jars of his homemade pasta sauce at Christmas. Polynesian- Albert Gee's place if I remember right, and perhaps the first Asian food of any kind for me, 5-6 yrs old. Bobo's-another Chinese restaurant owned by on of dad's friends, Bobo Lang. It was out Westheimer, maybe around Gessner? I don't think we ever looked at a menu here-he would just start bringing stuff out. Tokyo Gardens-Is this place still there? I went to many a prom/homecoming/high school dinner here( 1977). Monterrey House-probably pretty crappy when compared to today's Tex-Mex, but at least it got me hooked on Tex-Mex. I still have not seen the brown sugar candy that was at the bottom of the chip basket anywhere as good. I think they evolved into Monterrey's for a while, but, hopefully, they are gone for good. Wyatt's Cafeteria-breaded veal cutlet w/brown gravy. No salad, thanks. (Remember those cool conveyor belts that took away the dirty dishes?) I'm sure I've got more, but that's all for now! Frank