SOUTH TEXAS POSSE SITE

SOUTH TEXAS POSSE NEWS AND CALENDAR (Planning Still Underway):

EMAIL US AT texaspossesouth@hushmail.com  for Details!

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SOUTH TEXAS POSSE NEWS 

Blaine and Scott, Dallas, Texas

We've already been meetin some of the posse members of the new South Texas Posse (STP), and we have to tell ya, its been real fun!  We met our pal Blaine (of Blaine and Scott) who lives in Dallas. (that is, when he's not drivin' his big rig from coast to coast) here in West Houston a couple of months ago.  Blaine and Scott have been instrumental in helping us git this here site off the ground!!  They've even let us use their server for the site! Now thats the neighborly kinda thing the posse's all about!! A BIG thanks to Blaine and Scott!!

Mac, Gainesville, Texas

We've also met up with Mac of Gainesville, Texas a couple weeks ago for some KILLER margaritas at Ninfa's Mexican Restaurant.  Just ask Mike about "worshipping the porcelain god!!" ( he he ) Mac had a pretty good time, too, judgin' by the strong support he waged for Jose Cuervo and the mighty Miller Brewing Co.!!  I think our waiter was sad to see us go! (we left a good tip!) Anyhow, I was the DD for the night, so I guess I'll have to make up for it another time!  We look forward to another visit with Mac, he's real good people!!

NORTH TEXAS POSSE BBQ 4/29 ****

As told by Mac:

Mike H. and I came in Friday evening, to find Pokey workin' like a madman to get ready.  There were parts of his house where we had never seen the floor before!  Finally a little relaxation set in, Devin and Jeff dragged in from Tennessee about 2 Saturday morning, and we declared everything ready and everyone ready for bed.  Late Saturday morning after the surprise rain stopped (damn lyin' weather man!), everybody else started coming in, we lit the fire, Devin opened the first beer (followed by a few of the rest of us), and the festivities began!  The barbecue chicken au Pokey and Mac's tater salad were big hits.  Scott must have worked all night baking those beans, canning them up in real cans, and working on the 'puter to get those matching labels just right!!  Then he followed 'em up with two of the greatest homemade pies in history.  Another big hit was the brew.  At first we were all sure Roger had brought enough for the day.  Well, maybe a normal day.  But after another trip, and another, we finally had enough.  No drownings, though.  We did a little ropin' practice, some spool-ridin' (you'll have to see the pics), wandered around explorin' the "back 40," threw the tennis ball to Bubba the Posse Dog about 12,400 times, and the crowd on the porch managed to solve every single problem in the world.  Late that afternoon we got to meet the surviving chicken.  Then Roger left for a rodeo, but the rest of us were too tired!  Then, as darkness fell (and a coupla serious revellers rose again), we gathered around a helluva bonfire.  We even had a straggler or two drop in then.  Not to mention a li'l mud party, huh, Scott?!?  Next time get 4-wheel-drive!

A wonderful time was had by all, and we decided it do it again soon.  A bunch of us are plannin' to get together with the South Texas guys, and maybe a buncha other folks, for the George Strait Festival in June, but I'm sure we'll find a few excuses to git together up here 'fore then.  In fact, I sorta told Gino and Kenny that a few of us'd pitch in to help 'em move in when they got ready to head down here from Appalachia . . . guess I oughta tell the other men about that soon, huh?  Many thanks to Pokey for his hostin', and his real comfortable place, and to everybody else, cuz everbody pitched in.

                            Roger Roping the Steer Head at the BBQ

STAMFORD'S 70TH TEXAS COWBOY REUNION RODEO, July 1-4th, 2000 

Grand Entry - Stamford's 70th Texas Cowboy Reunion Rodeo

NEW South Texas Posse member Jake, center, meets North Texas Posse members Mark and Mack at the Stamford Texas Cowboy Reunion Rodeo

As told by Jake:

New member Jake made his fifth trip to the 70th Texas Cowboy Reunion/Rodeo in Stamford TX over the 4th of July holidays.  There he met Mack and Mark (and Larry, not shown in photo) of the North Texas Posse.   Jake is real high on this particular rodeo, primarily because through the years, he's met several of the competitors and made friends with a few of the locals, says
he would like to see this event become a major event for all the Posses in Texas to attend.   Many of the competitors are actual ranchhands, REAL cowboys from ranches throughout the State.    He highly recommends the book,
Pitchfork Country, the Photography of Bob Moorhouse, for a glimpse of the people you'll see competing at this annual event in Stamford TX.  Incidentally, Jake met Bob Moorhouse, who came in 2nd in the Ranch Horse
competition in which man and beast must work in unison to accomplish certain tasks within eight minutes. "Awesome!  Like watching a couple dancing a tango!"  Not only is Moorhouse a first class photographer, he's also General
Manager of the Pitchfork Ranch and Vice President of the Corporation that runs the Pitchfork.  One of the pictures from the book is on the cover of the July issue of Western Horseman magazine, which includes a review of the
book.     Jake also met the noted metal sculptor, Joe Barrington of Throckmorton TX, who executed the bigger than life sculpture of a cowboy on a horse standing on its hind legs  for Stamford's Centennial celebration
which was held in conjunction with the Rodeo.      We're lookin' forward to meetin' Jake at the Dixie Chicks concert in Houston on the 13th of August.
Cowboy UP!

TEXAS STATE POSSE ROUNDUP BBQ !   8/12/00

As told by Jake:

Mike & Mark hosted a cookout for the South Texas Posse on Saturday, 12 August, with some 17 buds attending, including members of the North Texas Posse.  There was plenty to eat...hamburgers, hotdogs, bratwurst, Alsatian sausage, and peppered beef jerky imported from Castroville, TX, and a pot o' home-cooked beans and, of course, plenty of suds, the beer kind!  For several, this was the first time to meet each other in person, but the laid back hosts made everyone feel real welcome and at ease.  It wasn't long before everyone was chattin' away and jokin' with each other like they was old friends.  On Sunday, some members took in the Dixie Chicks concert at the Compaq Center in Houston, which was an unforgettable fiddlin and blue grassing in Chicks style show!  Unfortunately, none of the Posse members got close enough to get a picture with the Chicks, but here's some shots of the cookout at Mike & Mark's place in Katy.  You'll see that it was a great success and everybody's already lined up for another get-together soon!  We're lookin' forward to all the buds of Texas Posses joinin' us for the next one.  Check out the calendar for future Posse events!

Everybody relaxes after a big meal, don't they?               Gotta have ketchup, plenty of it!

        Mac, North Posse Coordinator - A picture of Contentment...need we say more?

                      Making room for some MORE beans!

CALENDAR - Posse Gatherins (for info texaspossesouth@hushmail.com )

FALL 2001!!