Tag: Houston TX
More Houston Museums: Weird, Electric & Dead Popes on Display
Just when I thought I had exhausted all the nuggets of cultural quirkiness in Houston, I find more. While I missed the latest Sunday Eyeopener Tour (NOT a morning person) by the Orange Show Foundation, their online post mentioned the Gulf Coast Electronics Museum. I am now working on finding out more about this newly discovered museum.
My hunt for the electronics museum led me to search Flickr and finding favoritething’s collection of Houston shots, including the above shot. Although not pictured in her photoset, she mentioned the Museum of the Weird, a venue I thought long closed due to a lack of recent info. Google shows a museum of that name in Austin, looking just like a dime museum of oddities. Not sure if the Houston and Austin museums are related.
As for the long-ago visited National Museum of Funeral History I need to go again to see their dead pope exhibit. At 5,000 square feet of display space, I’m intrigued at what is taking up all the room.
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Posts on the Museum of the Weird and other Houston sights:
House of the Purple Worms: Second Half of Sunday With Min
Travel Maven blog: Quirky Houston flaunts cars, scars, and beer cans
Wednesday Night Photo Post: Other Houston Photographers – Licenses
Wednesday Night Photo Post: Yard Sign
Issues with unruly dog owners or a political request?
Not Safe for Children: What the DJ PLayed At the Fall Family Festival
Normally, I don’t put pictures of Z or myself on the intertubes. But this is an exception.
My wife’s work had a big weekend blowout for staff and family. Inflatable bouncy rooms, Dunk-A-Cop, and a costume contest for the tots.
They also had a DJ, young looking kid with lots of gear and an interesting idea in child-appropriate music. His seamless mix from Prince’s Erotic City to Rod Stewart’s Do You Think I’m Sexy was particularly eyebrow raising.
Totally getting him for her first birthday party!
Houston's Junklandia
The Texas Junk Company has been on my list of places to visit since I moved here over a year ago. During the summer we went only to find the owner Bob was on vacations, searching for cowboy boots in small towns and going to Burning Man.
But now I’ve made the visit three times, and with camera in hand on the last visit. Two photos into that most recent trip and the camera’s batteries gave up the ghost. *Sigh*
Someday the stars will align, the camera will be juiced up and once again I will be on the 200 block of Welch between Thursday-Saturday. And there will be many more pictures and maybe a purchase or two. But only if I have cash or check on hand.
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More pictures of the Texas Junk Company on Flickr.
The Return of Our Reassuring Overlords Has Put Me At Ease
In the last few days I have noticed the the Eye of Sauron Williams Tower searchlight is up and running again. With its return, I feel just happier at night.
More so, I’m starting to feel a little glimmer of, dare I say it, productive creativity?!!! Meaning, sloth is my usual modus operandi; I motivated when I work for anyone but myself. Either I will actually find myself back to creating for personal enjoyment OR I have come to grips with my lack of productivity and this is me feeling relief that I’m okay with my slacker ways.
Time shall tell.
Wednesday Night Photo Post: Other Houston Photographers – 1960's Houston Astrodome Lounge
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If this spaceage lounge isn’t showing up on this page it’s well worth the visit to Flickr to see the retro-goodness in all its glory. I especially want the chairs.
Wednesday Night Photo Post: Other Houston Photographers – House on the Corner
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this is where it all started. we had to be very quiet. she told us, “don’t let him hear you, or see you.”, originally uploaded by dirtyfeet.
This place is close to mine. I covet it everytime I see it. dirtyfeet’s pictures of the place make me want it even more.
Neon Poisoning 