I am a Lucky Guy – Growing Up in Dublin, Texas I am a Lucky Guy, I have two older Brothers, who were always there for me, especially when I was small, and two pretty neat little Sisters, too. When I was growing up in Dublin, Texas life was full. Everyday was like a new […]

Drive-In Picture Show Growing Up in Dublin, Texas As I mentioned in Part I, my Brother Kenneth had Black 40 Ford Sedan, although I am sure I rode in it more than once, I remember one time in particular, the Drive-in trip, Dublin had a Drive-In back in the late fifties, and it also had […]

Dublin Lions Football Field – Growing Up in Dublin, Texas My Brother Kenneth played Tight-End for the Dublin Football Team. Each Friday night that Dublin played their Home Games the whole family would go. I remember a couple of incidents which happened at that field. As a kid I would play under the bleachers when […]

Dish Washing Hierarchy – Growing Up in Dublin, Texas I guess it is no longer any concern today with most houses having an Automatic Dish Washer in their house. But when I was growing up there what I call the Dish Washing Hierarchy. After the evening meal was finished, any left over scarps had been […]

The BB Incident – Growing Up in Dublin, Texas One hot summer day I was outside our house on 502 Thomas Street. I had just came downthe steps of the concrete porch and was headed for the stockyard and pasture, where we would spend a lot of our time playing and what not, when something […]

Tree House – Growing Up in Dublin, Texas Across Harris Street, next to the side of our house was another area we would play, and another large mesquite tree. We gathered rocks from the field behind it, and made a small wall to form a fort for playing Cowboys and Indians, or like we were […]

Run, Run, Run….. Runaway – Growing Up in Dublin, Texas Del Shannon song by the same name runs through my head, as I began to type this… “I’m walking in the rain,to the Ball and I feel a pain, and I wonder, I Wa-Wa-Wa-Wa Wonder, if you will stay, my little runaway, my run run run Runaway….” […]