Tuesday, October 18, 2011

Halloween Countdown


Halloween is almost here. While Zombies and Vampires might be all the rage in the great, far Norte, rumors have it that the Mayor Raul Salinas costumes are flying off the racks.

So, don't be left out. Hurry up and buy yours now.

Monday, October 17, 2011

Restaurants Gone By


Over at Laredo's Most Imposing Blog, KeyRose laments the passing of another restaurant in Laredo, the once prominent, Glass Kitchen.

Glass Kitchen was once a staple in Laredo from the high school and college crowds. Even adults always longed for the unique burgers and homemade taste of fries. But, as KeyRose notes, that is in the past now.

I thought about the same thing when I drove past Cotulla's restaurant on McPherson a while back. I snapped a pic and didn't really think about it until now. Once upon a time, Cotullas was the place to be on a Sunday morning. Politicians, businessmen, celebrities, and even presidential hopefuls once paid a visit to the Laredo eatery.

But no longer.

The restaurant business is fickle in Laredo that's for sure. One day its the place to be and the next day they are closing shop.

Friday, October 14, 2011

Bordertown TV show

http://www.aetv.com/bordertown-laredo/video/?bcpid=1160354033001%20&bclid=1204719749001&bctid=1174209921001

 Unlike some of the other local,leftist, tree-hugging-liberal-blogging colleagues, delaredo supports our local law enforcement. Laredo has many problems. Negative publicity from a silly TV show, however, should not be on the top of the list. Laredo is many things. Some are positive and some not so much. Let's take responsibility for the negative.

 BTW, Officer Roly is my new man crush! Deal with it. Thumbs up to the good officers of our city that try to keep the city safe.

Monday, October 10, 2011

Sunday Night Driving (Octosber Fest part 2)

Mother nature changed my Sunday night TV viewing. I was going to be watching the ALCS on Fox so that I could watch my beloved Texas Rangers beat the Detroit Tigers. However, some  stupid MLB/FOX suit decided it be best to postpone the game till Monday afternoon and all because of some thunderstorms in the D-FW area. Now they will make-up the game at 3'oclock in the frigging afternoon. That pisses me off! I have to fake another illness at work just to be able make it home on time to catch the first pitch. Damn you baseball addiction! I hate having imaginary diarrhea.


 One good thing about the baseball game postponement was that I was able to watch another gem for my Octsober fest. On this occasion, I re-watched the 1977 classic film, "The Car".  The premise of the film deals with a mysterious car, perhaps demon-driven, that begins to torment and kill people in a remote California town, and only the Sheriff, played by a kickass James Brolin, has enough horsepower to stop the demonic car's rampage. The movie is awesome for all the wrong reasons, but a movie about a killer car cannot be watched whilst sobber. I recommend three boilermakers before attempting to view this driving drivel.



  The movie chugs along at a good pace and the evil car looks creepy with its completely black exterior. The 70s style editing of the film makes it somewhat difficult to watch for us ADD millennium film watchers. So take my advice, drive down the Blockbuster and get yourself a copy of this fine film. Just make sure you have three boilermakers before viewing or the movie might drive you crazy.
Do bullits damage the devil's car?

James Brolin is one bad mutha


Sunday, October 9, 2011

More TKO signs


TKO is always a fun place to be at and their self-printed sings are always a hoot. Makes me want to shoot some pool.

Yukon Kart

Tortas on the Go
  For my next pinata party, I'm going to include a Yukon Cart so that my guests can savor some good tortas. Which reminds me, whatever happened to my Yukon vs. TortaMex face-off? I'll get to it soon enough, you'll see.

BorderTown Laredo

It has been over 10 years since the show aired, and its high time it got a bit of coverage on this old blog. But first I have to watch it. N...