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A true Texas fact
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67 years here
Central Market then!
That was the worst one of all!
We were Handy Andy and FedMart shoppers back then, but now I am disheartened!!! Back in young Lil Mikey days - We used to go to a church camp on the Frio River near Leakey. It was given by Howard E. Butt. It was so cool, literally the river was cold. I think there were two ways to get to the camp, but the way we always chose was to drive in the river itself for quite a ways. The river was wide, rock bottomed and very shallow in all but the channel itself. The river was probably 50+ feet wide, but the channel was perhaps 6' wide and some deeper. There was a certain place in the river that had a big bend in the channel and some stacked rocks that if you put in your watermelons, they stayed put and the cold water cooled them off nicely. Now Lil Mikey did not like watermelon (yeh, I know weird - eh!) but it was deemed cool nonetheless!
When I was back in Heaven to see my Nephew gradiduate from Aggieland - we stopped in the Buc-ees near Bastrop. Now their founder is an Aggie, so I might have lifelong allegiance to them! But for all said and done - that one convenience store - albeit - huge had more smokers than all stores in pitiful little Nashvegas - so i'm beholden! I'm sure we have more pedal taverns, party barges and drunk bachelorettes to brag about though!
I went to that same camp with 4H for many years. Met my first girlfriend there, great memories, thanks for bringing that up.
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I just don’t think being in love with all 3 makes a person a true Texan .. JMO
Not a fact, but a question to the Texas Contingent- is the Twin Sisters Dance Hall in Blanco in danger of being torn down? I sure hope not - so many of the places Lil Mikey used to trip the light fantastic and fall in love are gone. - A couple in Seguin, Sangerhalle, Leon Springs Dance, One we called St. Hedwigs because it was in St. Hedwigs (i REALLY fell in love there!!!!), The Crystal Chandelier, Silver Spur Dance Hall in Bandera, Lakeview - near Texas A&M, even the Longhorn Ballroom (a place a young guy in tight jeans would have to beat the older ladies off) are a few. Luckily still have Hermann Sons, Kendalia, John T. Flores (I saw Willie there a few times - back in the ole days when he was clean cut and wore a suit), Gruene (but ain't what it used to be), Anhalt, Arkie Blue, Braun Hall and others. There were some in just old buildings that were not really dance halls, but empty building that occasionally they would get up a dance in - in some of the real small railroad stop towns like Geronimo and Kingsbury. Someday, hope to go back and relive some of the old times and dance the REAL cotton eyed joe ( the old version that Adolf Hofner made popular) and even the Texas schottische. I guess I'm just tearfully remembering the time we held our wimmen while dancing!
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Looks pretty alive & well, according to their Web site. Chuck
Twin Sisters Dance Hall
Twin Sisters Hall, built by German immigrants in the nineteenth century, continues today to host public dances on the first Saturday of every month and to serve the community as a center for family functions, educational workshops and charitable functions. Twin Sisters Hall maintains these...
www.twinsistersdancehall.com
But I heard something about 281 being expanded and it might have to go because of that.
Not only did we grow up close together, we haunted a lot of the same places! I spent plenty of time in Floores and Gruene, a lot of the ones you talked about. Also, Farmer's Daughter (now a bbq place) and Tevas Dance Hall on 281. Saw Asleep At The Wheel there when I was 16, Little Ray Benson put on a hell of a show!
Man oh man are those some great memories. Most of mine were in American Legon Halls on a Saturday night
My days at Aggieland it was the Hall of Fame, or jokingly Hall of Shame. Heard about a few of the others. Went to one in Waco but it may have been a Legion as well.
Put a smile on my face tonight and my wife has no clue!!
Yup, Lil Mikey left some boot sole leather on American Legion hall floors also - especially the one in Seguin. It had some good dances, especially the wedding reception ones!
Did a little more looking. On their facebook page - ......"We are asking for immediate help. TXDOT has informed us that from the Comal county line on Hwy 281 all the way to FT Worth, that 281 will become a Super Highway, with 6 Lanes and access roads. The ranch across from Twin Sisters hall is family owned for over 200 years, Twin Sisters built between 1875-1879. We are in jeopardy. I have been in contact with many of our Senators, Legislators, and officials, as well as Texas Historical Commission and Texas Dance Hall Preservation.........."
Heard that 281 was going to be improved Northbound from Bulverde, but that no funding is in the budget for it at the present time. At the rate they are expanding 281 from San Antonio to Bulverde, it will be another couple of decades before they can reach Blanco, IF they continue the Northward migration of 281 from its present location. It is probably a good idea to not wait to alerting all the government powers to be of the absolute vital need to keep the Twin Sisters Hall though! Chuck
Mine was in Needville and the go to band at the time were "The Red Barons"
Our local that did a lot of the AL halls was Gordie and the Goolaks. A classmate and friend with his sister with their band. They were actually a pretty good dance band. He played at our last few big reunions. Wonder if he'll play at out fiftieth coming up in 2 years - egads - I must be that old too!