The Tejano Super Car Show returns to the Ector County Fairgrounds Nov. 17-18. Besides the world championship custom cars, you can see trucks, motorcycles, and even lowrider custom bicycles—all displayed in six buildings. Three stages will feature entertainment. There are food booths and vendors. Includes the “Texas Death Match Car Hop.” You’ve gotta see this […]
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Thai House is casual and easy. The menu is simple, the staff friendly. There are fried rice dishes, noodle plates, salads, spring and egg rolls, bao, house specials… everything you’d expect to find at a Thai restaurant. I chose the Spicy Curry Chicken and my husband chose the Thai House Special. We chose our amount […]
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It’s called the Stinger On-the-Go Insect Zapper and it’s designed to attract and kill select flying insects. For use anywhere outdoors—patio, deck, camping, beach, picnics, and sporting events. Helps protect outdoor enthusiasts from mosquito bites and mosquito-borne diseases such as West Nile and Zika virus. Powered with USB cord or batteries or USB with an […]
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Since the Midland Beer Garden opened in 2014, it has been well known as one of the best places for craft beer in the area, if not the best. With over 70 taps of delicious brews to choose from, it’s no wonder it won the MRT Reader’s Choice Awards three years in a row. […]
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Fall is here and that means sports goes into hyperdrive. Be prepared. Sharper Image has the Portable Drive-In Movie Theater, which lets you enjoy sporting events, movies, and video games on the included 70” screen. It combines an LED projector, 12” speaker, and subwoofer in a convenient rolling design. Features HDMI and USB inputs for […]
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One of the most beloved ballad bands, Air Supply, returns to West Texas Sept. 15, performing at Wagner Noël Performing Arts Center. It’s been more than 40 years since their hit love songs like “Lost in Love,” “All Out Of Love,” “The One That You Love,” “Sweet Dreams,” and “Making Love Out Of Nothing At […]
Law of Gravity
A while back I was down at my favorite watering hole, The Rig # 8, where I gather some of the best material for my column. That particular day a couple of old roughnecks were down at the end of the bar bragging about how smart their drillers were. They were safely snugged down behind […]
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I first heard about Taco Divino from, well, everyone. From the moment it opened I heard rave reviews, so as soon as I was able, I went in. The venue is quaint, tucked away between a car wash and a car detailing shop off Big Spring St. in Midland, Texas. You might miss it if […]
Last Splash of the Summer: Get It
The fine folks at Huckberry—they recommend a lot of quality products for men—were keen on this wristwatch that we display here. It’s the watch that Richard Dreyfuss wore in Jaws, and it’s now available (in a remastered version) in the Nautoscaph II, a streamlined and stylish dive watch in stainless steel by watchmaker Alsta. For […]
When It Hit Him In the Face
When he died at age 100—40 years ago this year—he was the last of the Spindletop oil pioneers. Curtis G. Hamill was a driller on the 1901 discovery well that launched the Texas oil industry. As his obituary stated, Hamill was standing on a derrick platform 40 feet off the ground Jan. 10, 1901, when […]
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