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Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Happy Texas Independence Day! On this day in 1836, the Declaration of Independence was adopted where Mexican Texas broke away from Mexico creating the Republic of Texas.
Also- Its Sam Houston’s Birthday..born on this day March 2, 1793!
Sam Houston
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Tuesday, March 2, 2010
Tonight on PBS is a moving documentary called “The Eyes of Me“. The film follows a group of teenagers through a year at the Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired in Austin. Part of the Independent Lens series, this is real must-see reality TV.
Airing at 10pm, but check your local listings.
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Monday, February 15, 2010
I’ve been waiting for this show to open for months- the Maurizio Cattelan exhibition has finally arrived here at the Menil Collection. One of the most important modern artists of our time- this fantastic show debuts in Houston, and it is the very first solo show of Cattelans work in Texas. Famous for his site-specific [...]
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Wednesday, February 10, 2010
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Tuesday, February 2, 2010
With a brand new record called “Transference” and world tour scheduled, Austin’s much acclaimed rock-n-roll band Spoon has finally returned. Best known for their 2007 record “Ga Ga Ga Ga Ga” that went all the way to #10 on the Billboard 200 – it included the hit songs “The Underdog” and “Don’t You Evah”. This [...]
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Monday, January 25, 2010
Now that it’s Hollywood award season again, you can’t seem to turn on the TV without seeing some kind of red carpet shin-dig with movie stars claiming awards for acting roles, and movies getting awarded for earning billions of dollars. While its fun to cheer on your favorites, you can’t help but get a little [...]
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Thursday, January 7, 2010
The Red Headed Stranger, The Original Outlaw, and the American legend – Willie Nelson is playing here in Houston this weekend. Tickets are still available for Saturday nights show at the Arena Theater. Still kickin strong at 76 years of age, there is absolutely no reason not to go. Tickets are available HERE.
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Friday, January 1, 2010
Are you serving Black Eyed Peas today for good luck? You’d better!
Hopping John
4 Strips of bacon
1/4 cup of chopped onion
2 cups of black eyed peas, fresh or frozen
1/2 cup of uncooked rice
2 cups of boiling water
salt and pepper
Dice the bacon and fry with the chopped onion. Add to the peas, rice and water. Cover and [...]
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Tuesday, December 22, 2009
I don’t know about you – but with Christmas almost here I could really use one of these about now:
The Tito’s Peppermint Candy Cane Martini (adapted from the Tito’s Handmade Vodka website)
In a cocktail shaker with ice combine:
2 oz. of peppermint shnapps
1 oz of half and half
2-3 oz. of Tito’s Vodka
Shake contents over ice vigorously. Prepare [...]
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Sunday, December 20, 2009
Merry Texmas Y’all!
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