PurplFrawg
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had a good friend from Eastland who was either 56 or 57Graduated in the TCU Class of 1956. Are there any other old codgers on KillerFrogs who may have
graduated in an earlier class?
had a good friend from Eastland who was either 56 or 57Graduated in the TCU Class of 1956. Are there any other old codgers on KillerFrogs who may have
graduated in an earlier class?
"Nelson had come to Leonards since his childhood days in the Hill County town of Abbott."
What the...? Check your map, Bud. Abbott is on the Central Texas prairie between Hillsboro and Waco. Nowhere near the Hill Country.
"Nelson had come to Leonards since his childhood days in the Hill County town of Abbott."
What the...? Check your map, Bud. Abbott is on the Central Texas prairie between Hillsboro and Waco. Nowhere near the Hill Country.
story says Hill COUNTY town, not Hill Country. Abbott is indeed in Hill County
I never got back there again, or knew when the store shut down.
I'm older than you guys,
Great days and great memories of Fort Worth, 7th.Street downtown and the TCU Horned Frogs sports.
I spent the first 12 years of my life at 2717 Mission Street (the house into which Lubbock Street deadened heading south from Berry), and I frequently rode my bicycle over to TCU to watch Abe Martin run the Frogs through practice in the afternoons during football season.Some of you guys have got me but my class was ‘61, last year was ‘63 (slow learner). Grew up on 8th Ave and earlier on South Adams. Graduated from Paschal in ‘57 and can relate to all the memories that have been posted here. The 50’s was a great time to be growing up in Fort Worth. Jim Swink, Hunter Enis were heroes to me as I followed TCU football in the 50’s. Many more players but not enough time to name them all. Also the ‘55 and “56 TCU basketball teams while I was at Paschal.
Speaking of the good old days, is the Ridglea Italian In closed?
I remember shortly after The Godfather came out some pretty Italian girl from Dallas came to TCU whose father was allegedly the Dallas mob kingpin. No one believed it and everyone thought it was all Hollywood stuff until her parents came to parents weekend in a big black limo with a bunch of big guys in tow. The rumor was she apparently never had more than one date because everywhere she’d go some big guy always sat behind at a movie or at a nearby table in restaurants. One time in particular it was alleged her date got one of those booths at Ridglea that had the doors that closed and the bodyguard made them keep the doors open.
Probably an urban myth, but the dad was apparently the one that fire bombed The Hi Hat for not paying protection, according to McGoo...
It closed a few years ago. Never thought much of the food, but it was great for dates when I was at TCU.
I took both of my daughters to eat at Italian Inn when the oldest graduated from Paschal. I ordered my usual iced tea with no lemon, but the singing waitress brought it to me with a slice of lemon floating on the top. I told her that I asked for no lemon, so she looked at me, reached into the glass with her fingers, and fished it out. After a discussion with the manager, we didn't leave, but we got a different waitress.
Probably an urban myth, but the dad was apparently the one that fire bombed The Hi Hat for not paying protection, according to McGoo...
Difference between County and Country?"Nelson had come to Leonards since his childhood days in the Hill County town of Abbott."
What the...? Check your map, Bud. Abbott is on the Central Texas prairie between Hillsboro and Waco. Nowhere near the Hill Country.
Graduated in the TCU Class of 1956. Are there any other old codgers on KillerFrogs who may have
graduated in an earlier class?
Graduated in the TCU Class of 1956. Are there any other old codgers on KillerFrogs who may have
graduated in an earlier class?