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  1. forrest747

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    My scout troop will celebrate its 100th anniversary in 2020, two years from now.  Would it be possible to obtain copies of those 8 mm films of Camp Hudson and Camp Strake?  While these would not be specific to my scout troop, they do show these scout camps from an earlier time.  Have  you converted these to digital format?  

     

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    Y/o! Shearn elem, Redd elem, Johnston JHS, Kinkaid, Memorial SHS.

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    You guys..... In the 60s, we got out of the car, jumped into the foot-deep water and emptied a bottle of Joy. That was the only way you could earn your Mecom Main badge. I recently noticed they filled in the fountain at Gessner and Memorial.
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    I used to go to The Jester to hear my brother Gordon and other "folk singers" like C.P.(Caddo Parish) Studdard (The Baby Died Last Night) and Scott Stripling. I remember that it was to the left and slightly behind Byron's BBQ on Westheimer, not two blocks away at Mid Lane (Sin Alley). The only thing at Mid Lane and Westheimer was the entrance to the apartments, two brick columns and some shrubs. I know because I would cut through there to get to The Deputy Drive-Inn right before the railroad tracks on Westheimer. Got a ticket one night for "peeling out". The Jester opened after the bars closed, typically after 12:00 or 1:00 on weekends, and the little hidden shack which held less than 75 patrons, was the only building on that street. The Jester closed when the sun came up in the morning and they did not sell alcohol. The Bird was up the street (closer to Alabama) from River Oaks' Battlesteins and faced W. Gray from the other side of the street on the east. I saw Lightnin Hopkins there twice. La Bodega and Sand Mountain were two other clubs that hosted local performers. Some called The Bird, The Bird Cage. And, don't forget Grif's Family Inn was THE sports bar at a time when you could get Eggs Benedict and a Mimosa at the Shamrock.
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    Right you are. They also exclude metal roofs for the same reason. Did the pic come out? Have a new browser that is squirrely.
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    This is of more immediate concern. Post-Ike damage looks like missing roof tiles and a broken window. There is a Blue Roof program going on down here, but I don't have the creds to have them save the roof. Any suggestions?
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    It's amazing what happens to a post when you leave it for a while. Absolutely great comments! Good lesson for everyone. Revisit old posts and see what happened while you were gone. I love this place. Great collective memory.
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    Me too. This is way too important.
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    There was one out here in Clear Lake. I think the arrival of Arby's killed them off.
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    I had Miss Alsobrook for history and remember how patient she was with us hoodlums. I marveled at her description of Texas City blowing up in 1947 as she was in Houston when she heard it(!).
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    It's not like Rice has huge signing bonuses/scholarships for football! Best go-cart driving anywhere, and the close-in parking was FREE (damn you Astros, Oilers, Rockets, Texans!). I always went to the games to watch "The Mob" band play. Notice I didn't say "Marching" band. Best battles of the football bands were Rice vs A&M. Quite a few altercations. It was great.
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    I still have a full can of "JW" brand coffee.
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    Hey, if God wanted us to walk around naked, we would have been born without clothes! oops....wait a minute... never mind.
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    I hung out at The Deputy. Great burgers. Great car hops! It was just down the street from The Jester, Byron's BBQ, Sin Alley. 2Ks was across the street from the Galleria. Heading toward Sage was the Luau with their flaming fountain and pretty good Polynesian food - right across the street from the funeral home. Sonny Looks Sir Loin Steakhouse on Westheimer (and downtown) with the knight who used to greet the customers on horseback in full knight's regalia holding a lance. I see that Brenners has taken over the restaurant Rainbow Lodge in Memorial Park. Brenners was a really good place for beef. Ye Olde College Inn on Main, Kellys on South Main. Gaidos on S. Main, Red Lion. Clubs having good food - Lakeside Country Club, Glen McCarthy's The Cork Club(and wild game dinners), The Petroleum Club, The Roundtable. The restaurant that was poolside at the Shamrock(Eggs Benedict and Mimosas @ Sunday Brunch) Thanks Glen. So many clubs and restaurants!
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