Oy vey! The Missed Connections gods were with us this week and yielded the gem of a thread below about cheating in Pasadena. Picture Bud and Sissy as the two idiots lovers in question. If you have no idear what we're talking about, leave work now and watch Urban Cowboy - the documentary about life in Pasadena. To my BF in Pasadena - w4m - 40 If you don't call me tonight, don't ever...
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Houstonist joined over 70,000 rodeo fans and rock music lovers in Reliant Stadium last night for the Houston Livestock Show & Rodeo finale. This wasn't our first Houston Rodeo, but it was the first time Houstonist had attended with a rodeo nut. We were skeptical about arriving at 10:45 AM on a day when the main events did not commence until 3:45 PM. How were we to occupy our time until the stadium opened? Team...
We were disappointed to learn today that the sign from Gilley's, the famous Pasadena honky-tonk, didn't sell on eBay. By the time the auction ended, 48 people had bid on the 16-by-30-foot sign, but the top bid of $10,600 didn't meet the seller's reserve. Promises of media coverage and the potential of $500,000 a year in tourist revenue weren't even enough to entice a deep-pocketed buyer. Houstonist knows as well as anyone that money doesn't...
Houstonist doesn't have much luck on eBay — some sneaky bidder always comes in at the last minute and gets that Astrodome souvenir ashtray we wanted. So we're not even going to try to bid on the original Gilley's sign. That's right: The sign from the famed Pasadena honky-tonk is up for bid on the famed Internet auction site. According to the listing, the sign is about 16 feet wide and 30 feet tall; it...
