We have officially kissed Deep Ellum our collective "Go to Hell." Moved out into the 'burbs of Lakewood and hence are enjoying the greenery effects that is landscaping. Go figure. Plants grow around here. Back in Deep Ellum, the secretive society known as DART has finally unvieled it's diabolical plans to destroy any historic structure to make way for it's rail-o-death, planning to leave nothing in it's wake but strerile apartment communes and poorly designed and even worse 'art' to decorate the new rail stops. Like any sane person, we had to get out. The carnage will not stop. Anyone familiar with the Good-Latimer tunnel and all the art displayed within it should go pay your respects soon, as it is also scheduled to go the way of anything valuable in Dallas - the trash heap.
On the happier side of the haps here - we enjoyed spending some time with visiting kinfolk at Fort Worth's 2006 Cowboys of Color Rodeo at Will Rogers. This was an experience we never expected to participate in (even our psychic never mentioned it) but it was a blast seeing tributes to Buffalo Soldiers and the occasional clown getting ripped as new one by a (rightly so) pissed off bull. Props to those guys, all of them! The kids had a great time, and it does one good to see so much of your family together at one time enjoying each other collectively.
School has started up again, so we'll try to keep up with all as we struggle through the semester. The saga will continue.....
On the happier side of the haps here - we enjoyed spending some time with visiting kinfolk at Fort Worth's 2006 Cowboys of Color Rodeo at Will Rogers. This was an experience we never expected to participate in (even our psychic never mentioned it) but it was a blast seeing tributes to Buffalo Soldiers and the occasional clown getting ripped as new one by a (rightly so) pissed off bull. Props to those guys, all of them! The kids had a great time, and it does one good to see so much of your family together at one time enjoying each other collectively.
School has started up again, so we'll try to keep up with all as we struggle through the semester. The saga will continue.....
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bi_babe:
Man that sucks... The last great bit of Deep Ellum gone to the man. Why can't we go back to the arts district of 96? Back when you could buy jewellry off a cart from a guy who you could swear could not possibly be making a living just selling crosses for a dollar... and art on the street painted to order, and always live music, and tattoo parlors that never closed. It was a slow and very painful death for all of us. But who knows, maybe it will rise again someday. It created and changed a generation of Dallasites. Ellum lives on in all of us.
bhavok:
I definantly will be doing so.. Thanks hun.. 