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Monday Blues (03.14.11)

Posted on March 14, 2011 by

Welcome to “Monday Blues”–the Spring Break Edition! Here’s a little love song for you from Stevie Ray Vaughan (Texas, 1954-1990).  It’s his own tune, “Life Without You.”

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JFK’s Last Night Alive

Posted on February 23, 2011 by

JFK spent his last night alive with a room full of Mexican Americans! The above photo was taken at the Rice Hotel, in Houston, on the evening of November 21, 1963.  JFK and LBJ and their wives were the guests … Continue reading →

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Monday Blues (02.07.11)

Posted on February 7, 2011 by

Blues god Albert King (Mississippi, 1923-1992) and the prophet Stevie Ray Vaughan (Texas, 1954-1990) performing King’s “Born Under a Bad Sign” in 1983. (King made the tune famous, but it was penned by William Bell and Booker T. Jones.)

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Monday Blues (01.10.11)

Posted on January 10, 2011 by

Here’s a little Texas blues, Chicano style.  Los Lonely Boys performing “Cottonfields & Crossroads” from their 2006 documentary and concert performance of the same name.

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Monday Blues

Posted on August 23, 2010 by

Let us celebrate the brilliance of Stevie Ray Vaughan!  Born in Texas, on October 3, 1954, he died tragically on August 27, 1990, now 20 years ago.  He was a blues master, possessed with an ability few people in human … Continue reading →

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Chicano History Month #1

Posted on September 18, 2009 by

It’s that time of year again, “Hispanic (Latino) Heritage Month.”  What better way to celebrate than to learn a little something? So here it goes: for the next month, I’ll be going out of my way to post some historical … Continue reading →

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Creative & Tasty Ways to Kill Yourself

Posted on September 4, 2009 by

Ladies and gentlemen!  Damas y caballeros! It is my pleasure, no, my honor, to present to you… DEEP FRIED BUTTER!!! As detailed in this pleasant and panic-free story from NBC’s Today Show, this “invention” is set to premiere at the … Continue reading →

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Mexicans after the U.S.-Mexican War

Posted on July 13, 2009 by

Beginning in spring 1846, after various diplomatic, informal economic, and unofficial militaristic attempts to take and occupy part of Mexico’s northern frontier, the U.S. declared war on its southern neighbor.  A decade after their politically unresolved dispute over Tejas, this … Continue reading →

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Kids at Texas labor camp (1942)

Posted on April 16, 2009 by

“Boys sitting on truck parked at the FSA … labor camp, Robston, Tex.” Photographed Arthur Rothstein, (1915- ) (January 1942) Photograph is part of the Library of Congress collection available online at the LOC flickr page.

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Chuck Norris is a Right-Wing Nut

Posted on March 12, 2009 by

Chuck Norris–the man who destroyed the periodic table because he only recognizes the element of surprise–turned 69 this week (March 10).  I was going to write something smart-ass or mean (or both) but then thought better of it. And then … Continue reading →

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