Who remembers watching 'Dallas'? Miss Elly, JR and the whole sordid lot? Great show from the late 70's and early 80's that revolutionized prime time soap operas and coined the phrase 'who killed JR?'
Well, I watched it religiously and the fact I was in elementary school, well, it taught me a ton about the oil industry and dinking scotch. Too bad I don't like scotch and although I may have some stocks in various oil companies, they have yet to make me rich.
Long story short - we drove past Southfork today on the way to McKinney. It was amazing to see how small and normal the house is in real life and nice to see they are still keeping it as the oh-so-famous Southfork.
McKinney was a rare treat as well. I would have liked to have spent the whole day there shooting and exploring but time always seems to be an issue.
We went from McKinney to Delaney's Irish Pub to meet with a group from the Texas Rovers. Had great conversation and as usual, some of the guys ended up under the Rovers - I think they are all more comfortable there then pretty much anywhere else.
On the way home, Jon decided to take Kels (my Rangie) up a nice steep pile of dirt off the side of Highway 75. There are a few pics - she looked great up there. Too bad she decided to blow a gasket on the way home and is incapacitated yet again until we can get some parts.
Considering the heat of the day, we had a wonderful time sightseeing and visiting with friends - the perfect Sunday afternoon!
Sunday afternoon Jon and I decided to take the girls (his two Boxers) for a walk at White Rock Lake in Dallas. Beautiful big lake with a 10 mile running/cycling trail around its circumference. It was a spectacular Sunday afternoon so the whole place was packed with people enjoying picnics and getting their exercise.
The most interesting part pertains to this picture to the left. It is a 'perching park' to encourage birds to the area. Neat concept and there are definitely a ton of birds there! For pics, click here!
As per usual, the Texas Rovers put on one of the best events I attend. Last year I wrote a three part blog on the entire weekend but this year I just do not have the time (this is good actually - as anyone self-employed will tell you being busy is a really, really good thing!). But I do want to thank all the guys that came to my rescue when my rig was all bent to heck and took time away from wheeling to replace the mangled trailing arms (which is a story unto itself). Moses of Mo-Fab and Ian Minenna both donated replacement trailing arms as well as their time and tools - thank you, thank you! Robert Fleming, Chris Kelley, TR Burrus from ARB, Greg ?, SteveO, Tim and Steve Woolford and of course Jon Button all turned a few wrenches to get me back on the trails and Alan of Rovers North provided the wrenches that had to be turned - thank you very much gentlemen! You made my weekend and now it is time to go after the guys that bent the trailing arms in the first place...!
Click here to see the pics!
Who remembers watching 'Dallas'? Miss Elly, JR and the whole sordid lot? Great show from the late 70's and early 80's that revolutionized prime time soap operas and coined the phrase 'who killed JR?' 
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