April 2002
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| Pictures Fom My Trip to Houston April 2002 |
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| Me and former Houston talk-show host Debra Duncan. On eof my brothers worked in the show's production. He snapped the photo. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| The set of the Debra Duncan Show. Her guest that day had been The Wall Wizard. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| I've manipulated the photo the best that I can with a scanner, but I had no success. No one can really see it, but it's of me standing in front of the home that used to belong to actor Clark Gable. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Reliant Stadium, home of the Houston Texans, still under construction at the time. Next to it you can see the Astrodome. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Taco Cabana, a great place to eat. This photo was touched up a bit, too, so it wouldn't be as dark. (I have a real eye for aesthetics, ya can just tell.) The smaller sign is advertising: $2.99 Taco Combo Special. On their website, they call themselves a cafe, but it's like a fast-food place when you see the menu board. The only difference is there aren't many fast-food places that serve beer. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Me, returning safe and sound at Syracuse Airport. Damn I just look so cool, don't I? I honestly haven't the slightest clue what I'm holding, probably something of my father's since he's the one who snapped the shot so I could finish off the roll. (I will soon find out how cold the North Country still is and how unwise shorts were for my return trip, but ya can't blame a guy who was leaving upper 70s.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Someday, somehow, God-willing, this spot will hold the picture of me at the Enron E my brother took with his camera. Once he finally gets me a copy. (Hey it's only been going on 3 years, give him time.) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| The picture below is a dirty trick, it's not from Houston, it's actually from Galveston, TX. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| I saved the best for last. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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| I went there one evening of my trip and my brother took me to the Sea Wall. Behind me is the less pretty end of the Gulf of Mexico. I'm also quite a height above the beach while standing on the wall. Look up the history for yourself, but here are the nuts and bolts: At the beginning of the 20th Century, a hurricane hit the island of Galveston and flooded the whole city. There was no real high ground, about 1000 people perished in the floodwaters. (Just think of the SE Asian tsunamis for a comparison.) As a result, the city was raised up above sea level, a wall was built between the beach and the raised city, and breakers were set up. (You can see one in the background.) I am standing next to the monument to that tragedy and the only word I've ever been able to use for it is 'haunting.' I stand about 5'9", so consider that when you imagine the size of it alone. The picture had to be cleared up so you could easily see that the woman is clutching a child to her chest. This picture alone isn't enough, go see it for yourselves. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| More pics coming another day, if I decide that they're worth putting up here. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||