never been but i have heard that it is the land of milk and honey...and cheap all you can eat buffets.
his hometown is houston. i think he was pretty clear on that. if you mean where he lives now...its across from 110th st
Care to elaborate on the blues music here in the H? I listen to blues and found the Houston blues society jams just decent, what are some bluesy spots in or events to Peep?
My parents came here from mexico in 1977. My brothers and sister were born here before my birth 1985 at Jefferson Hospital. I love the city because this is where my parents took their chance to live the "American dream", and I was born here. I live just north of downtown and everyday I see the beautiful skyline, I say "I love my city"
I was born and raised here. My grandmother was born in the Heights before Houston annexed it. Her daughter, my Mom, remembered riding the streetcar Downtown to go shopping or to see a movie. Mostly window shopping, because the Depression hit when she was 7 or 8 years old. I still have relatives, quite a few relatives, living in and around Houston. I grew up close to Gulfgate, and remember them building it. I guess Houston is in my bones, even after living in Austin for 30+ years. All the other stuff mentioned is just gravy. I love Houston because I consider it home.
Well, lets see. It's cheap living here compared to some other places. If you don't like snow then I guess this is a great place. Good place for Barbecue and Mexican food. I was born here and have lived here most of my life, more than 40 years. I will be moving somewhere else if I'm lucky enough to retire someday.
Big and prosperous but still sufficiently unpretentious, although I think in some neighborhoods, colleges and companies/industries that will change soon enough. It's genuinely impressive how they've capitalized on the energy industry by developing a lot of home grown vendors like Compaq, BMC and some of the old massive banks like Texas Commerce and Sterling, and then reinventing the futures market in the early '90s to the point that the whole bulge bracket really took root once Enron imploded. I guess as an alumnus I'm a pretty big fan of Cullen Vocational, especially the fact that it's a fully fledged university system within the space of a single county.
I was born and raised here and it's a great place to raise a family. I personally love the lack of winter and 98 degree days with 90% humidity. The cold sucks. Clean air, hot b****es, and Mexican food I will also agree with.
I'm not a big Hockey fan, but the Aeros are pretty fun especially if you catch a playoff game. It isn't the NHL true, but I probably don't care enough about hockey (as yet) to want to pay NHL prices.
WTF are you guys talking about with clean air? We are consistently ranked as one of the worst in the US as far as air quality is concerned. My wife and I sat with a woman from Houston while dining at The Herbfarm in Seattle on time and she said that the best thing about Houston is that no matter where you go, it is better than Houston. I don't necessarily agree with that. Amarillo is definitely worse than Houston.
I don't live in Houston, but I like it for the food and friendly people. By far, the friendliest big city in the country.
