POSSUM KINGDOM LAKE at Hell's Gate on the Brazos ... (TASTE OF TEXAS PT.36)

  



Part 36 of the "Taste of Texas" series of this journal/ blog will be to have a glance of "Possum Kingdom Lake" (wikipedia) ... Texas has about 7000 lakes. This area locally is known as Possum Kingdom, Devil's Island, Hell's Gate, it's on the Brazos River where it cut through the large limestone cliffs over in Palo Pinto County ... but another nice area to visit, close to Dallas, and inexpensive recreation ... it's common to run into wild deer all over the place, too. What partly inspires the posting is a young couple I know that moved here over a year ago from West LA, they were absolutely lost about Texas, seeing and living in Dallas only. One day asked me about the state, where to go or whatever, since I told them I covered the entire state, and they just wanted to get out of town and visit some countryside close by for the weekend. So I turned them on to Possum Kingdom, which I thought would be fun, beautiful, laid back, and a romantic place to get away from town ... and they loved it, they told me. This is only an hour drive west of the Metroplex, over by Mineral Wells (still part of the Dallas- Fort Worth combined statistical area) ... of course it's not the ocean and Santa Monica Pier, but it's relaxing, clear waters, not crowded, and very inexpensive for a weekend, friendly folks, and fun for outdoors, camping, fishing, or whatever, with many acres of public land, and places to set up a tent or cookout, or you can rent a small boat. One of the most popular recreations here is cliff diving off these tall cliffs, so if you're into that, this place is one of the best for it. I chose some video below for a glance, and closed out with some fitting music from The Toadies out of Fort Worth, doing their hit single "Possum Kingdom", live on the shores of Possum Kingdom Lake.



Sunday at Hell's Gate on Possum Kingdom Lake ... Thanx to Scott Elkins





Cliff Diving is Bigger in Texas- Red Bull Cliff Diving Worlds Series 2015 ... Red Bull Cliff Diving





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Toadies "Possum Kingdom" Live ... Thanx to KirtlandRecords **** over the years there has been so much debate and talk over the lyrics meaning of this song, alot of folklore, I heard everything from vampires, stalkers, to serial killer theories ... for me, it's one of them songs with a theme like "(Don't Fear) The Reaper" by Blue Oyster Cult ... both are great pieces of work!





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ONE-EYED DOLL: "Be My Friend", "Committed", "Afflicted", "Nudie Bar", "Plumes of Death", "Black Forest" ... & Interview

  
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***** THE AQUARIAN | Samantha Curreli: An Interview with One-Eyed Doll: Be Their Friend! ... (interview)



This posting for the music/ arts honour roll society of this journal/ blog will feature "One-Eyed Doll"(wikipedia), out of Austin (TX) ... an interview with them linked above. This is basically a 2 member crew, of Kimberly Freeman and Jason Rufuss Sewell (aka Junior), and really can put out a powerful sound between just the 2 of them ... OED started around 2006/ 2007. In 2009/ 2010/ 2011 @ Austin Music Awards/ SXSW, they were voted as best punk band, as well as recognition in other categories/ genres. I myself, never considered OED as a punk group though, they are a mixed type genre to me, and I see and hear so many different influences, some punk, and much else ... great raw sound, but also stuff that is very polished, and focused on theatrics as well. Junior is also a producer, and been since his teen years, and damn good at it, producing for several others as well, plus for 4 solo albums of Kimberly, and packs a real punch as a drummer, too ... as a team, they have put out 11 full albums. They also make music for video games, movies, and commercials. As well as Kimberly's store of items she personally makes, even jewelry to perfumes, and much she gives away to fans ... and they have a solid fan base. Kimberly is really a flashy guitarist, and good vocalist, and if you can take your eyes off of her or her theatrics for a moment and watch her fingers on the guitar neck, check some of her powerful guitar riffs she is known for.

Kimberly was named as one of the 20 Most Extraordinary Female Guitarists, back in a 2011 issue of Guitar Player magazine ... and for good reason. Kimberly started out buying pawn shop guitars, and making modifications to them, and buying hardware store magnets to put behind the pickups on the guitar to change the sound feedback ... in time she got the opportunity to design her own signature guitar Limited Edition SyrenXT with Tregan Guitars. She also formed a partnership with Blackstar Amplification, she likes the power and sound of them while on tour, and said it gives her everything she needs without having to use foot pedals/ stomp boxes. I selected some stuff to sample, and the first 4 I wanted to have their video worx, and good job as well by director Patrick Kendall. The videos are a short and clever mix of, lets say horror and humour. "Be My Friend" inspired by serial killers and slasher type flix ... "Committed" by the insane asylum ... "Afficted" goes back to the late 17th century Salem Witch Trials ... and "Nudie Bar", which I think is a good punk piece, is inspired by a girls revenge on the nudie bar that stole her boyfriend. The last 2 videos I wanted to add some live performance, "Plumes of Death" is a favourite, that I just love the way it's structured ... and "Black Forest" is last. Great work from these guyz, and looking forward to future worx from this duet, too .... Enjoy!



Be My Friend by One-Eyed Doll OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO ... Thanx to Kimberly Freeman Videos





Committed by One-Eyed Doll EXTENDED DIRECTOR'S CUT ... Thanx to Kimberly Freeman Videos





AFFLICTED by One-Eyed Doll OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO ... Thanx to Kimberly Freeman Videos




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Nudie Bar by One-Eyed Doll OFFICIAL MUSIC VIDEO ... Thanx to Kimberly Freeman 





One-Eyed Doll - Plumes of Death (Live!) @ Dirty Dog Bar/ Austin ... Thanx to Plinian Films





ONE-EYED DOLL- "Black Forest" live music video ... Thanx to roio420




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BIBLE STUDY, BARBEQUE, BEANS & BULLSHIT ... From Thrills on The Hill to Saving up to $537 on Yo Bill ... The "Sappy Happy" Edition ... (AMERICAN EXCEPTIONALISM PT.18)

    
Bible Study                                                                    BBQ & Beans



This posting will serve as Part 18 of the "American Exceptionalism" series of this journal/ blog ... this one is just some morning humour. I had no intention of doing a posting this morning, as a matter of fact, I get so scatterbrained from time to time, I never know what I'll be thinking from one minute to the next, heh, heh, heh, heh, heh {:-) But these folks done it for me, so I would have something to post. Just woke up this morning, laying in bed, grabbed the remote to turn on the tele to get a quick news briefing. This is what I get for part of the news ... I see Speaker Pelosi reading from the Bible, and President Trump just showcasing it, not even sure if he actually reads it, or anything besides Twitter ... but Nancy did, and threw a couple extra pages in it, from fellow political allies, and bless her little heart {:-) These dayz, when I see wealthy/ rich politicians reading from Bibles in public on camera, I figure they're either worried that the people are on to them and their scams, in trouble, or going to fuck us out of something (like entitlements, services, etc ... to give our taxes to their rich friends {:-) . Now ... here's the kicker, that even started making me laugh harder ... in between news clips, I got hammered 3 times this morning with this AAA auto insurance commercial ... with testimony from this young couple, on how much money they saved with their insurance, and all they would be able to do that year with their big savings ... I believe they saved over $450, but YOU can save up to $537!! (but you can bet, they'll fuck you on something else throughout the year {:-) I'm not even sure if $537 would pay for lunch of Pelosi or Trump ... but they should look into it, if they actually drive, and maybe they can hustle up a few bucks too! {:-) But I'm sure, between the Bible Study, Barbeque, Beans & Bullshit, and a chance to save money and get rich ... this at least will be a sappy happy pitch to Americans, to make their day better ... where else in the world can you get this? ... Enjoy!



Donald Trump bible: Tear gas used to clear protestors for photo op ... Thanx to The Telegraph





AAA TV Commercial, 'When We Switched' ... Thanx to iSpot.tv





JUST IN: Pelosi reads from Bible, slams Trump ... Thanx to The Hill 




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