With regards to Texas I’ll mention only that, a few years back after we moved to Dallas (from Indiana, later moving to the NorthEast before ending up here in Vermont), the first time I heard someone from Arkansas referred to as a Yankee I knew we were in a whole new place.
"People in Texas are courteous!" Yes! I worked in an oil company library in California. We also had a branch in Texas, so I went there for a visit once. I was really surprised by the general sense of kindliness and consideration!
However, at least some Texans can be "human" too! Our company had another branch, in the highlands of Colorado. The Texan librarian and I decided to visit the Colorado branch together. We left from flats of Houston and finally found ourselves on an "Ordinary Colorado State highway." That is, from the passenger's seat on that winding, climbing road, my Texan friend was looking off an abyss that was probably at least a quarter mile down. She went "Frightened to Death!" She grabbed the door rest and began screaming, pleading with me to "Stop! Stop! Stop!
As someone who had driven perhaps to the moon and back on winding mountainous roads, I knew that stopping was exactly the wrong thing to do. Approaching cars can't see you around the curves. You're practically asking for someone to rear-end you and send you right down into that canyon! I had to put up with her paroxysms of fear until we reached the crest, maybe 20 minutes later. After our visit to the library, we decided to spend the night there. Hopefully she could get her wits together by the morning. Luckily, the downward road was on the roadcut side of the mountain all the way back.
Warning to Flat-landers! There are other types of topography in the US - it's not all as flat as the Panhandle!
Yankee SC Gwynne is also the author of the fascinating Empire of the Summer Moon which tells the shockingly brutal story about the Comanche wars. He observes that civilization is built on the three pillars of land, wood, and water and that Texas is lacking both wood and water. The book illuminates the what I've noticed of the character of the people who settled Texas. They are friendly and cheerful, but potentially erratic. The book is well worth reading because it tells the story of the great Comanche chief, Quannah Parker. Quannah mounted a fierce resistance to settlers, but when he realized that he couldn't win, he surrendered and devoted the rest of his life to the betterment of his people. He even served on the school board of Cache, OK, which is analogous to Osama Bin Laden ending up on the Brooklyn city council. I live in Oklahoma and know several people who make a credible claim to being his descendants, because he had eight wives. He was quite the wit. When told he had to whittle his wives down to one, he suggested they pick for him.
I've only been to Texas a little bit, not enough to hurt me none. That guy that was touting Austin needs to admit, Austin ain't exactly Texas. When Waylon is singin' about Abilene, THAT'S Texas. Women there don't treat you mean.
I have no opinion about the state of Texas. I did meet a woman from Texas in my 20's, though, who observed that we Minnesota men were cold, distant, and possibly emotionally and/or erotically stunted. I didn't disagree. Actually, the sentence which caught my attention in this week's PTTH was the one about performing a female version of Lord of the Flies. So many thoughts....
Regarding the "Connecticut Yankee" that moved to Texas and found..(gasp)..friendliness, I have no trouble believing that. There's an interesting phenomenon between conservatives and progressives. Conservatives, one on one, can be absolutely the warmest people you'll ever meet. They can be kind, welcoming, and all the things that make up a "good neighbor." It's when conservatives come together as a group that they can become an angry mob. They won't hesitate to pass harsh, draconian laws and policies that actually hurt their fellow Americans. Trust me on that. I'm a trans woman.
With progressives- it's the complete opposite. One on one, we tend to be a little preachy, judgmental, and intolerant. But as a group, we tend to vote "bleeding heart." Our policies tend to be very benevolent for all- from taxation, to justice and equality.
Of course there are exceptions everywhere, but in my 59 years and having lived 30 of them in the deep red midwest, it checks out.
So, what’s your body count, Mr. K.? (A Tik-Tok interview query.)
Well, according to "Boom Town," there’s Giselle, and Arlene, and countless in-between: “Old girlfriends you shacked up with” off campus.
Just one for me, completing 46 years in May 2023. (Apologies if this sounds like bragging.)
So, so grateful for the beautiful blonde Yankee Dutch lass I met on an Iowa campus in 1973. It was also the place where I first happened to see and hear Robin and Linda Williams before I heard them again on PHC.
So in recent sleepless wee hours, I’m LOL through the chapter “Becoming,” I learned of a memorable moment when Giselle missed your nakedness so much, and she had an extra Delta ticket to Minneapolis (understandably too eager to wait to get on the train) that led to multiple moments of marital mating before the meal you first imagined between the airport and hotel.
So just then I glimpsed at our 25th wedding anniversary photo on the end table, and thought to myself, “Who am I to be married to such a delicious woman and reading GK’s soft porn solo when I can crawl back between the sheets to engage in my own memorable moment?” So TBT, this is not merely an impudent question, just a thank-you note for elderly nooky on a North Carolinian sunrise.
A retired academic living in the Eastern Piedmont who just figured out how to "Post to the Host."
Are there virtual tickets available for the show on the 3rd at the Belfonte? Kindly advise. Thanks!
I don't believe it is virtual, just the four of us onstage.
With regards to Texas I’ll mention only that, a few years back after we moved to Dallas (from Indiana, later moving to the NorthEast before ending up here in Vermont), the first time I heard someone from Arkansas referred to as a Yankee I knew we were in a whole new place.
How do I "post to the host?"
Good questtion. I've never done it. There must be a way because here you are.
Garison was up early today and I appreciate tha. There is an event near me on Friday night straight up 68 from here.
Tempting, though the nosebleed section is all that is left.
I guess that Yankee Texan has never been to Canada.
Or to NYC, recently. Or to lots of other places.
I have no opinion about Garrison’s Texas decision, except to ask... Florida? Worse, I suspect.
General Sherman of Civil War fame once said in response to how to get to Texas. You go west until you smell it and then go south until you step in it
Sherman said a lot of interesting things.
"People in Texas are courteous!" Yes! I worked in an oil company library in California. We also had a branch in Texas, so I went there for a visit once. I was really surprised by the general sense of kindliness and consideration!
However, at least some Texans can be "human" too! Our company had another branch, in the highlands of Colorado. The Texan librarian and I decided to visit the Colorado branch together. We left from flats of Houston and finally found ourselves on an "Ordinary Colorado State highway." That is, from the passenger's seat on that winding, climbing road, my Texan friend was looking off an abyss that was probably at least a quarter mile down. She went "Frightened to Death!" She grabbed the door rest and began screaming, pleading with me to "Stop! Stop! Stop!
As someone who had driven perhaps to the moon and back on winding mountainous roads, I knew that stopping was exactly the wrong thing to do. Approaching cars can't see you around the curves. You're practically asking for someone to rear-end you and send you right down into that canyon! I had to put up with her paroxysms of fear until we reached the crest, maybe 20 minutes later. After our visit to the library, we decided to spend the night there. Hopefully she could get her wits together by the morning. Luckily, the downward road was on the roadcut side of the mountain all the way back.
Warning to Flat-landers! There are other types of topography in the US - it's not all as flat as the Panhandle!
Yankee SC Gwynne is also the author of the fascinating Empire of the Summer Moon which tells the shockingly brutal story about the Comanche wars. He observes that civilization is built on the three pillars of land, wood, and water and that Texas is lacking both wood and water. The book illuminates the what I've noticed of the character of the people who settled Texas. They are friendly and cheerful, but potentially erratic. The book is well worth reading because it tells the story of the great Comanche chief, Quannah Parker. Quannah mounted a fierce resistance to settlers, but when he realized that he couldn't win, he surrendered and devoted the rest of his life to the betterment of his people. He even served on the school board of Cache, OK, which is analogous to Osama Bin Laden ending up on the Brooklyn city council. I live in Oklahoma and know several people who make a credible claim to being his descendants, because he had eight wives. He was quite the wit. When told he had to whittle his wives down to one, he suggested they pick for him.
Hi Garrison,
I've only been to Texas a little bit, not enough to hurt me none. That guy that was touting Austin needs to admit, Austin ain't exactly Texas. When Waylon is singin' about Abilene, THAT'S Texas. Women there don't treat you mean.
Roger Krenkler LA
When I was in grad school (UT, Austin) a common expression was “Austin, it’s such a nice town. And so near Texas!”.
I have no opinion about the state of Texas. I did meet a woman from Texas in my 20's, though, who observed that we Minnesota men were cold, distant, and possibly emotionally and/or erotically stunted. I didn't disagree. Actually, the sentence which caught my attention in this week's PTTH was the one about performing a female version of Lord of the Flies. So many thoughts....
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That strikes fear into my heart!
Mr. Keillor! Do you anticipate a time when you make available the Complete Lake Wobegon monologues in MP3 file format?
Regarding the "Connecticut Yankee" that moved to Texas and found..(gasp)..friendliness, I have no trouble believing that. There's an interesting phenomenon between conservatives and progressives. Conservatives, one on one, can be absolutely the warmest people you'll ever meet. They can be kind, welcoming, and all the things that make up a "good neighbor." It's when conservatives come together as a group that they can become an angry mob. They won't hesitate to pass harsh, draconian laws and policies that actually hurt their fellow Americans. Trust me on that. I'm a trans woman.
With progressives- it's the complete opposite. One on one, we tend to be a little preachy, judgmental, and intolerant. But as a group, we tend to vote "bleeding heart." Our policies tend to be very benevolent for all- from taxation, to justice and equality.
Of course there are exceptions everywhere, but in my 59 years and having lived 30 of them in the deep red midwest, it checks out.
So, what’s your body count, Mr. K.? (A Tik-Tok interview query.)
Well, according to "Boom Town," there’s Giselle, and Arlene, and countless in-between: “Old girlfriends you shacked up with” off campus.
Just one for me, completing 46 years in May 2023. (Apologies if this sounds like bragging.)
So, so grateful for the beautiful blonde Yankee Dutch lass I met on an Iowa campus in 1973. It was also the place where I first happened to see and hear Robin and Linda Williams before I heard them again on PHC.
So in recent sleepless wee hours, I’m LOL through the chapter “Becoming,” I learned of a memorable moment when Giselle missed your nakedness so much, and she had an extra Delta ticket to Minneapolis (understandably too eager to wait to get on the train) that led to multiple moments of marital mating before the meal you first imagined between the airport and hotel.
So just then I glimpsed at our 25th wedding anniversary photo on the end table, and thought to myself, “Who am I to be married to such a delicious woman and reading GK’s soft porn solo when I can crawl back between the sheets to engage in my own memorable moment?” So TBT, this is not merely an impudent question, just a thank-you note for elderly nooky on a North Carolinian sunrise.
A retired academic living in the Eastern Piedmont who just figured out how to "Post to the Host."
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