George Strait's Texas Cookin'

I bought George Strait's newest CD It Just Comes Natural and one of the songs on it is Texas Cookin' written by Guy Clark. Here's the lyrics...

Texas Cookin'

I'm going down to Austin, Texas
Ease on down to San Antone
Get that bar-b-que and chili
Eat my fill then come back home
I'm gonna take my baby with me
We gonna have a high ol' time
We gonna eat till we get silly
Sho' do make a beer taste fine

Chorus: Oh my, momma ain't that Texas cookin' something
Oh my, momma stop you' belly and backbone bumpin'
Oh my, momma ain't that Texas cookin' good
Oh my, momma eat it everyday if I could

Well, I know a man that cooks armadillo
Tastes so sweet he calls it pie
I know a woman that makes pan dulce
Tastes so good it gets you high

Get that enchiladas greasy
Get them steaks chicken fried
Sho' do make a man feel happy
See white gravy on the side

Repeat Chorus

Well I know a place that's got fried okra
Beat anything I ever saw
I know a man that cooks cabrito
It must be against the law

We gonna get a big ol' sausage
Big ol' plate of ranch-style beans
I could eat the heart of Texas
We gonna need some brand new jeans

Repeat Chorus

Makes me hungry just typin' it! I make a mean chicken fried steak and cream gravy, but I haven't in a long time. Now I'd go to Hickory Hollow if I wanted some good chicken fried steak.
For the best sausage in Texas, just click on Prasek's Hillje Smokehouse! There is a lOT of great food in Texas! Eat your heart out California....

Damn Strait! George Was Rockin'!

For the 2nd time in my life (and counting!), my friends Paula and Larry took me to see King George, Strait the 1st, last night as he opened Rodeo Houston! KHOU.com has a video clip of his opening song and I don't know how long it'll be available, but enjoy it if you can!









My comments on last year's Strait night - George Strait Was Great!











Check out the assortment of guitars...I swear he played every one of them too! He puts on the longest show of any of the performers I've ever seen! But you know, all he has to sing is The Fireman for me to have heard my favorite Strait song...

George Strait Was Great!

I got to see George Strait at the Houston Rodeo last night! First time ever as he's always sold out. My best friend Paula and her husband invited me. They only had to ask me once too!

He was, as expected, just great. He sang for 1 hour and 25 minutes. He was warmly received, but IMHO not shown a great deal of respect. Call me old fashioned, but when someone is performing it's not polite to a) come in late and make folks stand to let you in the row, b) come and go like you were in the middle of the barrel racing or chicken chasing, c) start leaving before the show is even a little past half over, d) run up and down the isles selling silly shit, e) stand up drunk and dancing with total disregard for those trying to see around your big ass, etc., etc., etc. Ok, call me 'cranky' and be done with it, but it's irritating as spit the way some folks behave. I guess the rodeo arena has different rules than something smaller, but I still think of the folks that would of LOVED to be there that would of listened and enjoyed as opposed to the ones I've described.

I have to hand it to the folks that put the rodeo together each and every year. Now I'll admit I thought I'd die before the bus arrived to take us 'home', as it gets mighty hot under TENTS, but by and large they do an outstanding job from the get-go to those snaking lines for the buses. I like the way the rodeo action moves from one end of the arena for one event, to the other end for the next event. The food was good and the single beer (SEVEN BUCKS!) I had was cold and tasty.

Believe it or not, I'm going with them to see Toby Keith and Alan Jackson too. I'm so blessed. Here's a ha-ha photo I took and e-mailed myself. I think the ghostly orb in the center is George .... by then the beer was kicking in.


Yee Haw, everybody! Go Texan!