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| Yep, it's really here! |
Who knew!? In 1978-ish Waylon Jennings made the song "Back to the Basics of Love"(in Luckenbach, Texas) popular. And where does the GAF (General's Air Force...another groupie title) choose for the perfect lunch stop today? Luckenbach of course!
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| A post office that sells t-shirts and dog scarves! |
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| The Dog, The Gen and The Col. - but where's the Chicken Neck? |
While we shop and decide on "must have" t-shirts and a bandana to make dog scarves...Arnie and Marie are staking out a lunch picnic table and ordering bratwursts and bar-b-que sandwiches at the "Feed Lot."
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| The Feed Lot....only restaurant there is! |
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| Marie and Arnie, Steve, Wayne, Vonn and Jean |
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| Make mine a Dos X'x |
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| A little local color.....for $7.00 you too can have a photo op! |
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| Brings me right back to the county fair...REAL local color! |
To be sure, lunch is entertaining what with a steer riding cowpoke trotting by, an orange and black chicken running underfoot, great bar-b-que and beer...and The General's Air Force buddies.
Leading up to lunch we spend time in Fredricksburg, TX, another "Hill Town" and find the shopping unique. The real meaning of "Texas Bar-b-que" finally comes across at Rustlin' Rob's Sauce Shop....
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| Just a small selection of all the samples set out so you can really UNDERSTAND Texas! |
Here's my favorite one...and it was quite a chore to sample enough to come up with a favorite...but, dang, somebody had to do it! I think I remember something about lime and mango in this amazing sauce.
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| Roja! |
This one is NOT my favorite....nope, didn't even try the free sample. But maybe it's good?
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| Who knew? |
One thing my eyes couldn't let go of...as we passed the fine shoe and clothing stores in downtown Fredericksburg...BOOTS! Now these cowgirl boots are not like any I had a choice of in my horsey days! Tempting...but they just won't work well on a boat. Still, I like 'em!
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| I'll take the blue flowered pair.... |
The evening wraps up with wine, beer and Mexican shrimp ....as we all sit around the RV. One more meal and a few more hours to share memories about old times. The GAF makes a phone call to Lil Bill who joins us by cell from Las Vegas. The end of the evening brings an end to this get together...with the promise of and good ideas for the next one. So, tomorrow...off to Florida for The Col. and Tammy, Georgia for The Gen and Crumpy, Southern California for Chicken Neck and Marie...and Padre Island National Seashore for The Dog and Nan! (P.S. I'm making application for the name of Mrs. Dog) W00F!
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ReplyDeleteSo glad you made it to Luckenbach - so many good times there had by so many. By the way - I learned how to hypnotize that rooster there. It's a long story, but it's true (and it almost got my teacher kicked out).
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