The Beer Hunt continues...in Dallas, Tex-ass
by Cabana_Boy
Wherever you go, whatever you do, sampling the local beer is definite must.
What do the locals drink, what beer is most popular, which beer is hardest to find, does it come in a half pint glass just like grandma used to drink…or better still, a full pint glass like I drink??? These are all good questions that need to be answered...
And in Texas, forget about all the Budweisers and Lite Beers from Miller, DRINK SHINER BOCK....
Shiner Bock is the best thing Texas has to offer! Shiner is brewed in the little town of Shiner, Texas and to borrow a quote from Joe Bob Briggs, 'drink one and you'll understand.' Living in Texas is like watching evolution take place. Darwinism is always being tested... Several of my friends and I thumbed our nose at Charles Darwin one evening. At the time, I was living on the 7th floor of an old department store that had been converted into lofts in downtown Dallas. After many Shiners, my roommate decided that everyone was hungry and needed to experience his mother’s secret salsa recipe. So, Damian starts frying up peppers in a pan and blending tomatoes in a mixer. The next we know, a toxic gas from the frying peppers fills the flat and nobody can breathe. Eyes burning and throats choking, we opened up our windows and climbed out on to the two-foot wide ledge over looking the streets of downtown Dallas...probably not the most intelligent thing to do given our drunken mind-altered state. For the record, Damian never left the kitchen and nobody liked his Salsa...
The Pottery
by keeweechic
The etched images on Bob Lansings pottery is so detailed and so fine. His style of work is non-traditional. His red bowls are New Mexico red clay, which he collects and his white bowls are “white Haggie” porcelain from Salt Lake City. You can see by the bowl displayed over a mirror that even the underside is magnificently etched.
Visit the world famous Mary Kay Corporation HQ
by BLewJay
You read about, see and utilize the products...the pink cars are everywhere, so when visiting Dallas, why not stop by the headquarters facility and visit the offices of Mary Kay. The building is gorgeous and Mary Kay's office is magnificent...not to mention she had a wonderful view of the city.
For Bargin Hunters
by grandmaR about Orr-Reed Wrecking Co Inc
The primary items at this place are architectural salvage items. Doors, windows (photo 5), mantles for fireplaces (photos 3 and 4), bathrubs, wood, flooring, etc. But they also weld together these interesting looking decorative birdhouses and lamps (photo 2). We were actually looking for mantlepieces.
Duke's Original Roadhouse
by bruingirl about Duke's Original Roadhouse
Casual place to dine during "normal" dining hours which gives way to a loud, almost college-like atmosphere of cheap drinks that seem to flow endlessly. There are several big screen TVs spread throughout this enormous place! They have a large outside patio with plenty of tables and benches. Girls come around with test tubes of various libations. Whatever goes.....Jeans and shirt works perfectly fine....