I'm back and will hopefully catch up on my blogging. I was at a conference in Corpus Christi, TX this past week. When I go out of town, I don't like broadcasting it on the internet until after I return. I had never been to Corpus before and it was nice to breathe the sea air and eat some fresh seafood. Dallas can feel so landlocked. I received a nice welcome at
The Hidden Door, which may or may not be the only gay bar in town, but it's definitely the friendliest. The owners bought me a drink and I had a lovely evening on their newly-landscaped patio. I only wish I had been there on a weekend so I could have enjoyed their upstairs piano bar. Check it out if you're ever in town.
I also visited the Selena memorial and the flagship What-a-Burger, both on the waterfront. Apparently the locals are proud of their burger chain. There's a big sign in the airport that says "Welcome to Corpus Christi, Hometown of What-a-Burger." The "What-a-Burger by the Bay" is a two-story edifice with terrace, bay side seating. Pretty nice for a fast food joint. The menu's the same old same old, so don't get too excited.
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| The Selena Memorial. I promised a co-worker I'd visit and take pictures. |
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| This is Farrah Fawcett in her 1965 high school portrait from Corpus Christi's W.B. Ray High School. There's no Farrah memorial yet. Somebody should go work on that (thanks for the reminder, Mike). |
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| I couldn't leave out Miss Corpus Christi 1998, Eva Longoria. Naturally, I found a way to add a pageant reference. |
2 comments:
I lived in CC for two months in 1983, Nov. and Dec.. I ate fresh fish and shrimp most of the time. I would go out to Padre Island in the early morning and collect hundreds of seashells. Farrah Fawcett is also from CC, born there, and I even got to see where she used to live. CC was not too bad but I was happy to return to LA LA land.
They say Paris in springtime is grand, but I also hear that Corpus Christi is even grander...? Eva Longoria was a Miss CC? Who but you would know that?
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