I head to Corsicana, Texas in honor of the 80th birthday of Lefty Frizzell and walk through Pioneer Village which celebrates not only Corsicana native Lefty Frizzell but Corsicana native Wolf Brand Chili.
Entries from March 2008
March 31, 2008
Corsicana: Lefty, a Hoodlum Wagon, & Wolf Brand Chili
March 31, 2008
Happy 80th Birthday, Lefty!
March 31, 2008 was the 80th birthday of Lefty Frizzell, the finest country singer ever. I drive to his hometown of Corsicana, Texas to pay my respects.
March 10, 2008
The Merry Cemetery, Howard Finster, and Mexican Ex-Votos
A look at Romania’s Merry Cemetery, a sort of folk art tourist attraction that is somewhat reminiscent of Howard Finster’s Paradise Gardens (…but with dead people). Also, examples of Mexican ex-votos.
March 9, 2008
Brutus Jones: “Trouble Is My Buddy”
A look at the 1933 pre-code Hollywood version of Eugene O’Neill’s “The Emperor Jones,” starring Paul Robeson and feauturing a predominantly black cast.
