Spade High School is closing its doors for good. Walking with the last graduating class is a man who left Spade High School over 50 years ago - Sherman Jones. From Texas Country Reporter with Bob Phillips.
The Amazing Skidboot is the smartest dog you'll ever see. He gained worldwide fame with his tricks, but had to give up performing once he started going blind.
University of North Texas (UNT) student John Bramblitt paints beautiful works of art in vivid colors, despite the fact that he's been blind for years. www.bramblitt.net (#976, 3/13/06)
In small-town Texas they play a special variety of football with 6 men on the field, or they don't play at all. Blackwell High School's only reserve player is out for the season, meaning the 6 remaining boys play every play, every quarter, every game.
Meet a man on a mission determined to make cheap, affordable housing for the common man in an Earth-friendly way. Dan Phillips, Huntsville, TX. www.phoenixcommotion .com. (#1017, 2/24/07)
Healthy it ain't! Chicken Fried Bacon is the newest fad in fatty foods, courtesy of Frank Sodolak at Sodolak's Original Country Inn in Snook, TX. Texas Country Reporter Bob Phillips stops by for a taste.
Find parts for your old car at a gigantic, Texas warehouse. No computers here, just the photographic memory of one classic car lover. Antique Auto Supply, Arlington, TX. (817) 275-2381 (#986, 7/22/06)
With season tickets, great seats, and plenty of popcorn, it's baseball heaven for one fun loving nun. Sister Damian attends every Houston Astros home game.
You'll find some of the best BBQ in Texas at a little stand run by Annie Ward and members of the New Zion Missionary Baptist Church in Huntsville, TX (#650, 2/12/00)
Sink your teeth into a jaw-breaking banquet of delicious dishes made entirely from rocks that look EXACTLY like food. Bill and Lois Patillo take their "Rock Food Table" to gem & mineral shows across the USA. (#1017, 2/24/07)
Scott Palamino, dedicated high school track star, put his life on hold to serve his country in Iraq. He earned a medal, but he almost lost the chance to play the sport he loves forever.
See what happens when a potter throws new light into an ancient art form. Bill and Maggie Finley of Finley Pottery make luminaries - pots full of holes to display light patterns.
The smallest bank in America runs the old fashioned way. Balances are kept on index cards, transactions calculated by hand, and tellers know every customer's name. (#1055, 11/17/07)
Move over, NASCAR! Lawn Mower Racing is the newest driving sensation. We've found a team that really mows down their competition. Tim & Patty Robinson. (#948, 10/29/05)
Roxanne is known as the "pig lady." She collects pigs and is also a world-champion hog caller. Even Conan O'brien recognized her talent. She has never lost a hog-calling contest. (#585, 11/14/98)
Stop by for a hot meal and a cold drink at a taco stand in the middle of no where. Frank's Cafe, Frank Gutierrez (Father - Deceased) and Bobby "Big Bob" Gutierrez (Son), 502 East Galbraith, Hebbronville, TX 78361. 361-527-9081
Go on a backroads junk-gathering extravagana with the Junk Gypsies, who can turn any pile of clutter into five-star fashion. They've even designed clothing & a tour bus for country singer Miranda Lambert. (#1068, 2/16/08)
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