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MalibuSheriff

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  1. I’m bummed to see the photos of all the downed Live Oaks. My old neighbors in West Lake sent me pics of our old hood and it is in shambles. As several mentioned upthread, the ice storm that hit Tulsa in 2007 was the most devastating natural disaster I’ve witnessed, and I’ve seen some serious shit growing up in Oklahoma and living in Texas for almost thirty years. Tulsa looked like a nuclear bomb had detonated. I didn’t think it would ever be the same. A few years later and you’d never know anything has happened. I’m sorry for my friends in the ATX. Very sorry for the loss of the beautiful live oaks.
  2. Not arrowhead but found this cool fossil imprint yesterday in a gravel bar below Grand Lake dam: You guys have all types of places for petrified wood all over central Texas. This one was from a creek near my in-laws’ old ranch in Hamilton County: Their neighbor up the road had an entire huge fireplace made out of petrified wood. It was stunning, almost museum worthy pieces that he’d found around Hamilton and some creek over by Priddy or Gustine. My uncle and his neighbor buddy both had farms just south of Ponca City, OK and on days off they would walk the sandbars of the Arkansas and Salt Fork Rivers collecting arrowheads, fossils, and other cool things - including a Pleistocene bison skull (one with the huge horns that angled out versus curved horns like modern bison) and several huge spear points. His buddy’s collection was spread through his barn and was amazing. I always wondered what happened to his collection after he passed away… Those two dudes were incredibly interesting people. They always had a good story or knew some arcane bit of local history.
  3. I literally tripped over this grinding stone while fishing for smallmouth bass in southeastern Oklahoma last spring:
  4. It’s been since pre-kids or at least early pre-kids since I’ve picked up a paintbrush. I used to dabble around with both watercolor and egg tempera, generally painting rural landscapes or outdoor scenes since those are my two main connections that put me at ease. This is an egg tempera of an old Pecan tree and windowsill in Fisher County, TX that was opposite the entrance gate of our old hunting lease. It always struck me that the tree and window were last visual elements looking out to the northwest before the landscape opened up and seemed like you could see to the end of the Earth. Watercolor of the Devils River: Overcast sunset - County Road near Webbers Falls, OK:
  5. Prayers for you and your family. Lost my dad almost three years ago. As others have said, lots of good advice on this thread. Try to spend as much time together as possible and laugh at some memories. The only thing we take with us in life is love.
  6. Johnson’s Stepping Stone Cafe in the metropolis of downtown Bixby, OK. Jumbo cheeseburger basket with fried okra for under ten bucks. <fatass>Me</fatass>
  7. Wha? Highway 64 between TA and Tres Piedras this past week: Damn good snow pack this year in Chama watershed.
  8. That’s what I always love about New Mexico. I love all the beautiful views as well - desert, mountains, grasslands, volcanic areas, high meadows. It’s got a little bit of everything. The vast open spaces always puts me in a good vibe as well.
  9. Their pizza is badass. I miss those long road trips that pass through Coleman either to a buddy’s ranch or O.H. Ivie. In Dallas, my first boss out of college was an older guy originally from Coleman and he was salt of the Earth kind of dude. Tip top. The dove hunting out there used to unbelievably good.
  10. Day-ummn! Definitely try this super simple New Orleans BBQ Shrimp recipe: https://www.neworleans.com/restaurants/traditional-new-orleans-foods/bbq-shrimp/ Winner!
  11. Saw this posted a couple of weeks ago here in Oklahoma and forgot to post. Sighted near McAlester:
  12. What a bunch of fucking douche bags.
  13. That’s a bummer. A great backup idea - Gage Hotel trip. Weather looks to be stellar out there this weekend. I took my wife there on her 50th birthday and she had a fantastic birthday. Great food and pampered amenities for the ladies. I doubt you’d have any trouble booking a room on late notice. One of the very best places to relax.
  14. What the? Hell, I’m a damn Okie and have eaten at Dan’s a “half-a-hunnerd” times. Live a little! Crown & Anchor is the burger I miss though…love that place.
  15. My go-to Roasted salsa: 6-8 Roma tomatoes 1/2 of sweet onion 2-4 garlic cloves 2 jalapenos, stems removed Put all the above on a cookie sheet and throw under the broiler until blackened. Rotate once or twice to make sure they’re evenly blackened. Peel the blacken skin from tomatoes and then add everything into blender with some olive oil, salt, and pinch of Mexican oregano and pinch cumin. Blend until smooth and serve.
  16. I had to dig around my photo library of one of the greatest breakfasts I’ve ever eaten in Carmel, CA. The restaurant called Em Le’s is closed now but I believe owners have reopened under different name, which I’m not sure - Eggs Benedict over corned beef hash. It deserved to have iconic sunbeams and shit radiating from this masterpiece: Monterrey Peninsula is strong in the breakfast game.
  17. Gold! ”Those are some of the biggest pricks on Earth. The fact that they work there I mean that they are relatively disgusting people. They’re the type that aspire to be dog catchers are something like that.”
  18. Agreed. This one hits hard. Never met Mike Leach but I loved the guy. A real person came through, loud and clear. RIP Pirate. You brought a lot of life - to life.
  19. Didn’t know if the fly fishers on this thread had heard the news but we lost one of the greats of the sport Thanksgiving night, Dave Whitlock passed from a stroke. Dave was the consummate gentleman, one of the most talented people I’ve met in life - art, science, writing, fly design - you name it. For the fly fishers, thought you all would enjoy these videos - Kelly Bostian, the former outdoor writer for the Tulsa World, spent a day with Dave at his home in Eastern Oklahoma a couple of years ago. He did an original video on Dave instructing proper roll casts: https://youtu.be/Pb47tNX6yvw He released two additional videos recently. The first is Dave going through an excellent breakdown of a four-part fly cast ( Dave catches a huge rainbow from his spring-fed pond at end of the video): https://youtu.be/XCwBn9YYfx4 The third is Dave going through his fly boxes talking about his favorite flies for fishing in Oklahoma: https://youtu.be/2fl7RC_jfYA Hope you all enjoy. I learned a couple of new things from the master. RIP Dave. One of the very best of the good guys.
  20. Man so I miss HEB. Best ice cream IMO. My consolation is having Braum’s locations within a golf shot in almost every direction.
  21. Amen. Forget those MFf’in peas. Let’s get this back on track…anyone ever been to Iredell Cafe in Iredell, TX? My buddy in Hamilton swears it’s some of best catfish in Texas. The menu looks extremely legit old school cafe. I’m putting this on itinerary on my next trip down Hwy. 281 area.
  22. Whatever it was it wasn’t as good as green beans with bacon.
  23. Only psychedelic mushrooms for me…
  24. Alright boys and girls. I couldn’t find an appropriate topic in short order and created this one pertaining to some old school American meals or restaurants. I apologize in advance if there was a topic already created but I’m three drinks in on the patio after whirlwind business travel for last month. Every small town in Texas and Oklahoma had a damn good cafe that served Old School American dishes. Seems like a dying breed these days. There still are some great ones but not as many as when I was a kid. To start off, here’s Salisbury Steak with Onions. The recipe I’ve used for several years is Ree Drummond’s Salisbury Steak (I’ve tried some of her other recipes and wasn’t wowed but this one has been a staple for several years). Highly recommend: https://www.thepioneerwoman.com/food-cooking/recipes/a10549/salisbury-steak-mashed-potatoes-and-peas/ Talk about the perfect meal for deer lease or camping. Cooking outside always makes a better meal. I wish you all could have smelled this stage: I wanted green beans with a shit ton of bacon but my wife begged that idea. Oh well…Snow peas it is… Photo of me at Texas deer camps across the state these last thirty years:
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