Who's 'been everywhere, man"?

[M38A1]

Post a picture of your bike and proof of the town. Let's see if we can knock them all off the list. BOLD are completed towns. Red still need a picture/proof.

Surfing today I came across this version of Cash. I tried searching for it to see if it was a dupe or not on the boards. If it is, forgive me, delete it, move it or whatever. I DID think it was pretty cool and would be very impressed if anyone has done them all.

You can hear an MP3 excerpt at http://www.brianburnsmusic.com/es_song_10.htm



I've Been Everywhere (In Texas) MP3 Excerpt
Geoff Mack (Texas Version Adapted By Brian Burns)

I was totin’ my pack along the dusty Amarillo road
when along came a semi with a high and canvas covered load.
“If you’re goin’ to Amarillo, Mack, with me you can ride,”
and so I climbed up in the cab and then I settled down inside.
He asked me if I’d seen a road with so much dust and sand,
and I said, “listen, bud, I’ve traveled every road in this here land...”

CHORUS:
I’ve been everywhere, man,
I’ve been everywhere, man,
I’ve crossed the deserts bare, man,
breathed the mountain air, man,
of travel I’ve had my share, man,
I’ve been everywhere.

I’ve been to Waco, Hico, Hondo, Navasota,
Winnsboro, Jacksboro, Hillsboro, Santa Rosa,
Austin, Houston, Galveston, Texarkana,
Frisco, Buffalo, Conroe, Corsicana,
Goliad, Groesbeck, Glen Rose, Red Oak,
Post Oak, Live Oak, Lone Oak, no joke...

REPEAT CHORUS

I’ve been to Krugerville, Pflugerville, Van Horn, Val Verde,
Brackettville, Bartonville, Beeville, Bulverde,
Bear Creek, Cedar Creek, Mill Creek, Mineola,
Maypearl, Monahans, Telephone, Tuscola,
Redwater, Round Rock, Round Top, Round Lake,
Sour Lake, Southlake, Springlake, for Pete’s sake...

REPEAT CHORUS

I’ve been to Greenville, Gatesville, Gainesville, Alameda,
Kerrville, Kellyville, Bastrop, Benavides,
Somerville, Smithville, Stephenville, Prairie View,
Luckenbach, Longview, Plainview, Idalou,
Justin, Junction, Panorama, Pasadena,
Angelina, and Lorena...see what I mean-a...

REPEAT CHORUS

I’ve been to Valley Mills, Pine Mills, Dime Box, Duncanville,
New Home, New Hope, New Deal, Liberty Hill,
Rockport, Rock Creek, Bridgeport, Brownwood,
Cleburne, Comanche, Cut & Shoot, Cottonwood,
Bayview, Bayside, Baytown, Bay City,
Falls City, Center City, Bridge City, what a pity...

REPEAT CHORUS

When it comes to travelin’ Texas, friend,
I’ve been everywhere.


Posted as of: 09/17/2007 8:03PM CST: We have completed 92 of 92 for 100%

ysr612=Amarillo, Texarkana, Galveston, Bastrop, Goliad, Bridge City, Sour Lake, Navasota, Cut & Shoot

M38A1=Luckenbach, Kerrville, Cedar Creek, Smithville, Dime Box, Austin, Round Rock, Pflugerville, Val Verde, Liberty Hill, Mill Creek, Val Verde, Brownwood, Tuscola, New Home, Idalou, New Deal, Plainview, Springlake, Commanche, Bear Creek, Bulverde, Live Oak, Hondo, Bracketville, Somerville, Round Top, Gatesville, Lorena, Rock Creek, Valley Mills, Stephenville, Cottonwood, Prarie View, Center City, Waco, Groesbeck, Falls City, Hillsboro, Round Lake, Pasadena, Baytown, Baycity

DFW Warrior=Hico, Glen Rose

DANNYROTH=Angelina

Gilk51=Cleburne, Maypearl, Junction, Duncanville, Corsicana, Red Oak, Buffalo, Southlake, Bartonville, Justin, Bridgeport, Jacksboro, Krugerville, Frisco, Alameda, Post Oak, Gainsville, New Hope, Telephone, Greenville, Winnsboro, Mineola

lddave=Lone Oak

FJR Bandit=VanHorn, Monahans, Benevides, Beeville, Rockport, Bayside, Bayview, Santa Rosa

euromedic=Houston, Conroe, Panorama

txbanditrydr=Pine Mills

dword=Kellyville, Longview, Redwater

EDIT: 09/17/2007
We've FINISHED IT! Thanks to all those who have participated in the initial shooting of all 92 towns in the song. It took us 8 months to the day to do this and I can't begin to imagine the miles travelled to complete such a task. And thanks to those who have submitted other "texas" pictures to be included in the video Gilk51 is creating. Now our project is in Chucks hands. (no pressure there chuck, ok?)

[scratch]

Very cool! :thumb: I've done a lot of them, but not all of them. Still time yet, though. ;-)


(sigh) I miss the Man in Black. :-(


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[Tracker]

somebody posted video link awhile back with this music as the background with a lot of cool m/c travel pics, but I can't find it. :shrug: I've still got the video mp3 on my home system somewhere, though and play it when I'm feeling too stuck in the suburbia rut.

[1TallTXn]

I've got a copy of the song floating around on my hard drive. I've often wished I could take off and go get pics of my bike(s) in front of all the city signs.

now if I had a month off... :rider:

[M38A1]

About half way down the page is the spot to 'right click/save as'.


http://www.mp3raid.com/search/download-mp3/1/johnny_cash/2.html

[billtco]

The Man in Black will always be my favorite Outlaw.
Here is the video from Putfile. Is is really cool.
http://media.putfile.com/Ive-Been-Everywhere-Man

[Gilk51]

I found two videos:

road version: link (http://www.farson.com/video/ibhat.wmv)

And the DS version: link (http://media.putfile.com/transam2005/320)

[dixonduke]

I've got a copy of the song floating around on my hard drive. I've often wished I could take off and go get pics of my bike(s) in front of all the city signs.



I thought the exact same thing last year when we were playing the "alphabetical in order Town Game". Even plotted them all out. But have not even started yet. Brian Burns has alot of good songs out, even though he has yet to break into main streams top played.

[NorthOfDallas]

Brian Burns is not only a great adapter of song, but an incredible songwriter altogether. Go and buy his 'Heavy Weather' and I dare ya to hit the [next song] - you wont be able to do it.

Seriously, he's pure greatness

[Packrat]

This song was the theme for the last Waltz Across Texas Rally and they tried to send us to all those places!!:clap:

[ysr612]

with all the people here lets post as many pictures of these places as we can. I would like people to name them but just pictures of close works. What would be great is the city limits sigh. Bike should be in picture.

rest stop outside Amarillo

http://ysr612.smugmug.com/photos/7154549-M-2.jpg

Texarkana

http://ysr612.smugmug.com/photos/72754571-M.jpg

Galveston

http://ysr612.smugmug.com/photos/85314040-M.jpg

Sidewinder @ Bastrop that was a long time ago Kid blew his water pump.

http://ysr612.smugmug.com/photos/123970104-M.jpg

I think this is Goliad but I am not sure bike was behind me sorry

http://ysr612.smugmug.com/photos/11372619-M-1.jpg

[M38A1]

That sounds like a cool idea. I'll go back and edit my original post by highlighting the ones that have been documented. I won't try to be a stickler for authenticity, so it'll be the honor system. As the pictures come in to the thread, the first page list will be updated.

I've got a few I can post too this evening...
~m

[M38A1]

Luckenbach
http://www.m38a1.com/g503/scooter/03_ft_s8.jpg


Austin
http://www.m38a1.com/g503/scooter/aus_tx.jpg

[ysr612]

good one I need to ride to Luckenbach one of these days.
I did just ride over to Bridge City.
http://ysr612.smugmug.com/photos/124296361-M.jpg0

[lddave]

I particpated in the Team Strange I 've Been Everywhere Tour several years ago that used the towns from J. Cash's song.
I been thinking of visiting the towns in the Burn's song this year.

[M38A1]

I been thinking of visiting the towns in the Burn's song this year.

Well, post 'em up in here when you get there!

[hank327]

I counted 91 cities and towns mentioned in the song. I've been to or through 35 of them. Hmmmm, looks like I still have some ridin' to do...:rider:

[SRADkneedragger]

Put me down for 46 though many were in a Repo truck not on a bike :-(
SRAD

[M38A1]

Knocked Kerrville off the list today...

http://www.m38a1.com/g503/scooter/kerrville.jpg

[DFW_Warrior]

Here's the Koffee Kup in Hico:
http://img226.imageshack.us/img226/9844/img0038ta6.jpg

[DFW_Warrior]

M K Corral in Glen Rose:
http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/7641/img00378fd.jpg

[ysr612]

M K Corral in Glen Rose:
http://img256.imageshack.us/img256/7641/img00378fd.jpg

saw your thread about ride around Texas cool, glad you posted here.

my next post is this one

Sour Lake

http://ysr612.smugmug.com/photos/124841409-M.jpg

the whole picture

http://ysr612.smugmug.com/photos/124848868-D.jpg

the painters sig
http://ysr612.smugmug.com/photos/124855616-O.jpg

[M38A1]

Well today started out at about 39*F, but it was beautiful out so I just figured I'd try to knock some more off the 'list' in the song on page 1. I left Austin about 9:30 and headed out HWY71, then 183S and across FM812 through Elroy and then hit 21 to Cedar Creek.

http://www.m38a1.com/g503/scooter/cedarcreek.jpg


From there, I stayed on 21, then hopped on HWY71 to Bastrop. Since there wasn't a city limits sign, I figured a post office would do just fine.

http://www.m38a1.com/g503/scooter/bastrop.jpg


From Bastrop, I stayed on HHY71 to Smithville where I stopped for a cup of coffee and a chicken fried steak at "The Caboose". It was pretty good along with the fried okra and mashers. Mmmmmm.... :eat:

http://www.m38a1.com/g503/scooter/smithville.jpg

After fueling and my belly full, I left Smithville on FM153, then FM 2239 to Giddings where I made a wrong turn and continued North on US77 until I hit Hwy 21 where I headed East and caught FM141 down to Dime Box.

http://www.m38a1.com/g503/scooter/dimebox.jpg



I stayed on FM141 back to Giddings to find the error of my ways seeing where I should have turned. I hopped on 290 towards Paige and hooked it South on Hwy21 down to Bastrop and backtracked back to Austin.

Overall what a beautiful day to get some miles in. :rider:

So,what did YOU do today? If you hit any of the remaining towns, post 'em up!

[toddhaven]

A Kansas Guzzi rider takes some great shots, and used the
man in blacks' music to put it all together.
He often rides down into Texas.
Has over 200K on a California II
Link here http://wildguzzi.com/forum/index.php?topic=4264.0

The same guy does theme photo albums from his 30 years of riding.
Grain silos,
Barn,
Gas stations, etc.
Interesting stuff, in a historical kind of way.
He also has done some nice things on his trip to Italy last year.
Link to his website is at the bottom of the Wildguzzi thread.

[lddave]

FWIW, 29 of the towns mentioned in the song are county seats.

[M38A1]

I've been looking up the various cities listed and have run into a snag or two. Any help would be appreciated for confirmation or help on these.

Round Lake. Can't find any town by the name of Round Lake, or Roundlake. The only thing is a lake called "Round Lake" up around Corsicana. Anybody know where the town of Round Lake is, or is it just that, a lake?

Panorama. I've found Panorama Village complete with a Police Department. Montgomery county with a Conroe address and Willis telephone number. Is this the one?

Angelina. Possible doesn't exist anymore. It was a town on a railroad, then changed its name to Durst then back to Angelina all about 1900. Possibly somewhere up around the Dibol area on the Neches river? I found a National Weather Service bulletin for Angelina in that area.

The rest I've been able to find by a listing my my TxDot map, Google and Yahoo! maps. (i think..... lol.)

Thanks-

[Gilk51]

I've been looking up the various cities listed and have run into a snag or two. Any help would be appreciated for confirmation or help on these.
Sounds like you and I have been doing the same thing - I'm running MapSource and adding a waypoint for all these locations (I'll post it when I'm finished & checked it). I have had problems with:

Alamena
Angelina
Bear Creek
Liberty Hill
Panorama (Village)
Round Lake

There were a couple with more than one reference - I should have noted those the first time through. Next is to check with The Roads of Texas...
:mrgreen:

[M38A1]

Alamena
Angelina
Bear Creek
Liberty Hill
Panorama (Village)
Round Lake

:mrgreen:

I believe it's Alameda after listening several times and the pic from the vid shows the Alameda cemetary. I found Alameda, South of Houston around Pearland on the maps/search.

Angelina as noted possibly doesn't exist anymore as noted in this link:
http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/AA/hramg.html I'm going to shoot for the Dibol area to see what I can find. The vid shows Angelina County line sign.

Bear Creek shows up North of Houston around the New Waverly area. The vid shows a Bear Creek sign, but it doesn't show a population. (Might be a real creek name? My Cedar Creek sign is for the city but it's also the creek sign)

Liberty Hill is off Hwy 29 West of Georgetown which is just North of Austin. There's a sign there but I don't have the pic yet.

Panorama I've also found as a village in Montgomery County. Folks have a Conroe address and a Willis telephone number for getting you close. Also:
30-22.43N by 95-29.47W popped up. There's a 27 hole golf course there according to what I found.

Round Lake is the hard one (and my last) to research. I haven't had any luck other than a lake called Round Lake in the Corsicana area. The vid shows a banner splash screen instead of a shot of anything.

Hope that helps some.... If you find any other info on these, let me know. OK? I stuck push pins in a Texas map of all the locations. I marked the "unknowns" with a white pin. Just looking at it, I get the feeling you can plan this fairly easily over half a dozen weekends or so. When the pins are in place, there's clear concentrations which most appear to be in the Central to North-North East part.

[Gilk51]

Oops - Alamena was a typo - it should be Alameda (was also looking at Angelina at the time).

I'll be looking and double checking what I have. here is an alphabetized list of the town/location names:

Alameda
Amarillo
Angelina
Austin
Bartonville
Bastrop
Bay City
Bayside
Baytown
Bayview
Bear Creek
Beeville
Benavides
Brackettville
Bridge City
Bridgeport
Brownwood
Buffalo
Bulverde
Cedar Creek
Center City
Cleburne
Comanche
Conroe
Corsicana
Cottonwood
Cut & Shoot
Dime Box
Duncanville
Falls City
Frisco
Gainesville
Galveston
Gatesville
Glen Rose
Goliad
Greenville
Groesbeck
Hico
Hillsboro
Hondo
Houston
Idalou
Jacksboro
Junction
Justin
Kellyville
Kerrville
Krugerville
Liberty Hill
Live Oak
Lone Oak
Longview
Lorena
Luckenbach
Maypearl
Mill Creek
Mineola
Monahans
Navasota
New Deal
New Home
New Hope
Panorama
Pasadena
Pflugerville
Pine Mills
Plainview
Post Oak
Prairie View
Red Oak
Redwater
Rock Creek
Rockport
Round Lake
Round Rock
Round Top
Santa Rosa
Smithville
Somerville
Sour Lake
Southlake
Springlake
Stephenville
Telephone
Texarkana
Tuscola
Valley Mills
Val Verde
Van Horn
Waco
Winnsboro

Still working on a GPX waypoint file...

[DANNYROTH]

I guess this is about as close to Angelina as we'll get.

http://i68.photobucket.com/albums/i19/dannyroth/AngelinaCtyAirprt.jpg

[M38A1]

Gilk51-
Yep, The list looks complete matched to mine so we did it right or both missed the same one. lol.....

Some I think are going to have to 'wing it', like the Bay View down by Brownsville. Sat image shows it to be a neighborhood setting so that might be interesting. It'll still be fun to see if we can knock it out.

ETA:
I've sort of mapped out the following for my next outings:

Quick Trip:
Bulverde
Live Oak
Hondo
Bracketville
Junction

LONG Day:
Pflugerville
Round Rock
Liberty Hill
Val Verde
Gatesville
Center City
Comanche
Brownwood
Tuscola

Pan Handle Weekend
New Home
Idalou
New Deal
Plainview
Springlake
Amarillo

Go West! Weekend
Monahans
Van Horn

[Gilk51]

Well, The Roads of Texas is not helping much - there are 4 Plainviews (major one is in the panhandle) and none of the missing locations. Milam County seems to specialize in duplicates located elsewhere.

Mapsource came up with the following multiple listings, looks like TRoT may have a few more...

Bayview 2
Brownwood 2
Cedar Creek 2
Cottonwood 2
Liberty Hill 2 Williamson, Milam counties
Lone Oak 2
New Hope 8!
Plainview 2 (4 TRoT)
Post Oak 2
Rock Creek 2
Valley Mills 2 Bosque/McClennan (splits county line)
Val Verde 2 Hidalgo, Milam counties

Haven't looked at them all.

Looks like Angelina may be just the county name in east Texas...

[lddave]

I have found them all except Round Lake, Val Verde, Kelleyville, and Bartleville. I am going to enter all the towns in to Auto Map Pro and see what route it spits out.
BayView is around Brownsville, I have a friend who lives there.

[M38A1]

I have found them all except Round Lake, Val Verde, Kelleyville, and Bartleville. I am going to enter all the towns in to Auto Map Pro and see what route it spits out.
BayView is around Brownsville, I have a friend who lives there.

Where did Bartleville come from? I don't recall it in the lyrics or song.

Thx for the info on Bay View. It looked like a little spot/subdivision from the sat image.

[Gilk51]

I have found them all except Round Lake, Val Verde, Kelleyville, and Bartleville. I am going to enter all the towns in to Auto Map Pro and see what route it spits out.
BayView is around Brownsville, I have a friend who lives there.
Two Val Verdes, not very close to each other:
...Val Verde, Hidalgo Co., N26 10.666 W98 05.432 (near McAllen)
...Val Verde, Milam Co., N30 50.032 W97 14.835 (near Temple)

Two of the others in your list are probably due to spelling:
...Bartonville, N33 04.435 W97 08.078 (near Denton)

...Kellyville, N32 46.709 W94 24.511 (near Jefferson)

Did you locate Alameda, Angelina (county?), Bear Creek, and/or Panorama (+Village?)?

[Gilk51]

Kinda scanned The Roads of Texas index and found:

Almeda, Harris County, N29 36.221 W95 25.043 (south Houston, near 8/288)

/edit/ Song definitely says "Alameda" and there is a picture of a cemetary in the video... :shrug:
('course, with a western-style song, a few extra syllables are sometimes added) :roll:

[jhansen]

Two Val Verdes, not very close to each other:
...Val Verde, Hidalgo Co., N26 10.666 W98 05.432 (near McAllen)
...Val Verde, Milam Co., N30 50.032 W97 14.835 (near Temple)

Two of the others in your list are probably due to spelling:
...Bartonville, N33 04.435 W97 08.078 (near Denton)

...Kellyville, N32 46.709 W94 24.511 (near Jefferson)

Did you locate Alameda, Angelina (county?), Bear Creek, and/or Panorama (+Village?)?

Panorama (village) is north of Conroe just off I-45. Golf course developement community.

[Gilk51]

Panorama (village) is north of Conroe just off I-45. Golf course developement community.
Yeah, found PV (seen in video) but the song only mentions "Panorama"...

[lddave]

Almenda was located off 288 near the Astro Dome, I think it has been absorbed by Houston but there are signs for Almenda road.
There is a Bear Creek Park highway 6 and I-10 area ( Houston).

[Morgan Buchanan]

I've been to 44 of the 90 places named in the original song, which includes the city I was born in (Devil's Lake, North Dakota) and the city I lived in the longest in my life (Fargo, North Dakota)

[Voltar]

I have found them all except Round Lake, Val Verde, Kelleyville, and Bartleville. I am going to enter all the towns in to Auto Map Pro and see what route it spits out.

:clap: :clap:
Great. I wanted to enter all the towns in order to see the route/miles. Then maybe try a 'fit fit' route.

I await the completion of your project!

[lddave]

:clap: :clap:
Great. I wanted to enter all the towns in order to see the route/miles. Then maybe try a 'fit fit' route.
I await the completion of your project!


I will try to enter it all this week and see what develops.

[M38A1]

It dawned on me we could shoot Brian Burns the songwriter/singer an email with some of our questions. I'm sure he might be able to provide some input. Also, that song appears to have come from his album in 1999 IIRC.

[Gilk51]

It dawned on me we could shoot Brian Burns the songwriter/singer an email with some of our questions. I'm sure he might be able to provide some input. Also, that song appears to have come from his album in 1999 IIRC.
Sounds like a good idea - at least that could nail down some of these places that are ambiguous...

[Gilk51]

I did a little more research and checking between Garmin MapSource (City Navigator v8 and USA Topo), The Roads of Texas, and good old Google search. I think I have a usable list of locations for all of those listed in the song. The ones I had trouble with were:

Alameda - I found an Almeda & it's in the list but the best I found was an Alameda Cemetery from an old town that no longer exists. That is probably the cemetary in the video. It is marked in TRoT.

Angelina is a county name. I found the airport (Angelina International :rofl: )

Bear Creek - I found a community in the SW Austin area that was listed as a "small town" in the Handbook of Texas Online.

There were multiple listings for some and I used the largest or the incorporated listing. In some cases, I have two or three (pick one) - usually the first one is probably the best choice.

By far, the most troublesome was Round Lake. I found a blurb on the city of Addicks that absorbed a "Round Lake" sometime in the past. But I found a lot of small, county lakes named Round Lake. Some of them were listed in the Topo maps and in TRoT, but usually not in City Navigator. Google found a bunch of these and I included several. The best is probably the one near Beaumont that is in the wildlife refuge.

I didn't include the Round Lake near San Patricio because I couldn't find it marked. It is mentioned in the Knolle Bed and Breakfast listing.

My list of locations in a text file (http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/files/gps/everywheretexas.txt), including song lyrics (from the first post) and some notes at the bottom.

A screen capture of the area in Garmin MapSource:
http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/files/gps/everywheretexas_gmsq.jpg (http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/files/gps/everywheretexas_gms.jpg)

A transportable GPS file: GPX file (http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/files/gps/everywheretexas.gpx)

A normal Garmin file: GDB file (http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/files/gps/everywheretexas.gdb)

Hope that is useful, haven't tried any kind of route with it yet...

[ysr612]

I don't think it said they were all cities just places.

[lddave]

I don't think it said they were all cities just places.

I think you are right.

[DANNYROTH]

Check out this site for all kinds of information on current and former towns and communities. This also has a very good search feature and will tell you just where Round Lake at San Patricio is located. Look up and read MCGLOIN, JAMES on the site below.

http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/

[Gilk51]

Check out this site for all kinds of information on current and former towns and communities. This also has a very good search feature and will tell you just where Round Lake at San Patricio is located. Look up and read MCGLOIN, JAMES on the site below.

http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/
I read through all that and basically found this:
He built a frame house in 1855 1½ miles west of San Patricio at Round Lake.

Also have some information about the Knolle B&B (http://www.knolle.com/main-lodging.htm) and adjoining McGloin house (http://www.knolle.com/mcgloin.htm).

Using Google maps, I *THINK* this is the location: map link (http://maps.google.com/maps?f=q&hl=en&q=san+patricio+texas&ie=UTF8&z=15&ll=27.969426,-97.813768&spn=0.031459,0.049739&t=h&om=1)

The description is an oxbow (cresent shaped) lake off of the Nueces River. It would be either of those in the above image, but neither is marked. The location is just too vague as written.

If you found a latitude & longitude, I would like to see where it gets placed on a map.

[Voltar]

w

[Voltar]

Nice work. I would like to see the route and see how many miles the songs is.

I did a little more research and checking between Garmin MapSource (City Navigator v8 and USA Topo), The Roads of Texas, and good old Google search. I think I have a usable list of locations for all of those listed in the song. The ones I had trouble with were:

Alameda - I found an Almeda & it's in the list but the best I found was an Alameda Cemetery from an old town that no longer exists. That is probably the cemetary in the video. It is marked in TRoT.

Angelina is a county name. I found the airport (Angelina International :rofl: )

Bear Creek - I found a community in the SW Austin area that was listed as a "small town" in the Handbook of Texas Online.

There were multiple listings for some and I used the largest or the incorporated listing. In some cases, I have two or three (pick one) - usually the first one is probably the best choice.

By far, the most troublesome was Round Lake. I found a blurb on the city of Addicks that absorbed a "Round Lake" sometime in the past. But I found a lot of small, county lakes named Round Lake. Some of them were listed in the Topo maps and in TRoT, but usually not in City Navigator. Google found a bunch of these and I included several. The best is probably the one near Beaumont that is in the wildlife refuge.

I didn't include the Round Lake near San Patricio because I couldn't find it marked. It is mentioned in the Knolle Bed and Breakfast listing.

My list of locations in a text file (http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/files/gps/everywheretexas.txt), including song lyrics (from the first post) and some notes at the bottom.

A screen capture of the area in Garmin MapSource:
http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/files/gps/everywheretexas_gmsq.jpg (http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/files/gps/everywheretexas_gms.jpg)

A transportable GPS file: GPX file (http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/files/gps/everywheretexas.gpx)

A normal Garmin file: GDB file (http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/files/gps/everywheretexas.gdb)

Hope that is useful, haven't tried any kind of route with it yet...

[Sprocket]

Thanks for the research guys. I've been mulling over the challenge of hitting all of these (with pics) since hearing the song a few months ago. Chuck's GDB file is the cat's meow! :hail:

Now to throw some routes together and see what it looks like... :)

[Gilk51]

Now to throw some routes together and see what it looks like... :)
I tried putting in a route that goes in the order listed in the song - it's gonna take a while that way - the first stanza (23 locations) is 4389 miles long! :giveup:

[M38A1]

That's great info! I'm quite sure I'll put it to good use but my old GPS iii+ doesn't handle uploads (at lease i don't think it does...)

I wouldn't have guessed 4300 +/- miles. wow.

[lddave]

My route leaves out seven of the towns my mapping program could not find.
The start and finish is my home in Katy.
Distance is 4597 miles in 95 hours and 12 minutes.

[Voltar]

Distance is 4597 miles in 95 hours and 12 minutes.

...and it stands up at sunrise!

[M38A1]

Today I found one of the "hard ones".... I went looking for Val Verde and meandered up to Holland and asked some locals. Two or three said it was "in the valley", ie: Brownsville. Then an older gentleman came over and said, "No, ValVerde is back FM 2268 East about 8-10 miles. Not much there, but the chruch is still there with a sign. If you hit the T intersection, you went too far". So armed with that tidbit of info I headed down FM 2268 and presto. The community of ValVerde. Church, history sign and all.

What I'm realizing is that the 7 or so difficult ones were most probably not towns, rather communities so landmarks might be scarce.

Anyway, the church in ValVerde is at:
N30-50.071
W97-16.318
I can email a pic if you need it for reference, but it's easy to find.

~m

[Gilk51]

Anyway, the church in ValVerde is at:
N30-50.071
W97-16.318

Interesting - MapSource has a point labelled "Val Verde" just to the east of there at N30 50.029 W97 14.832.

The waypoint on my map is the one near Brownsville.Interesting stuff!

[M38A1]

Does anyone have the MP3 file for Burns version they'd share?


I knocked off a few more this past 1350 mile weekend including:

Brownwood
Tuscola
New Home
Idalou
New Deal
Plainview
Springlake
Amarillo
Comanche
Bear Creek


I also sent Brian Burns an email asking if he could help with a few of the 'problem' areas including Angelina, Round Lake.

[ysr612]

riding back from Bellville I pass a couple of the towns
Navasota and Cut and Shoot went through Conroe but I had forgotten that was a city on the list.:doh:

http://ysr612.smugmug.com/photos/133392195-M.jpg

http://ysr612.smugmug.com/photos/133392216-M.jpg

[M38A1]

Yesterday I was able to grab:
Bulverde, Live Oak, Hondo, Bracketville in the rain. Argh....

I hadn't heard back from Brian Burns yet on some of the locations. I shot him an email a week or so ago.

How's everybody doing on knocking them off? Anybody been to Center City around Goldthwaite yet or have directions on a landmark there?

[Gilk51]

How's everybody doing on knocking them off?
Well, I missed two obvious ones on Saturday - just was enjoying the ride too much to stop - Cleburne and Maypearl... :shrug:

[pacman]

Speaking of going everywhere in Texas, I thought you guys might like this thread (http://www.twtex.com/forums/showthread.php?t=16089) I started a few days ago. It's about a friend of mine from Japan who travelled Texas extensively in the late 90's and early 2000's. He painted many pictures of rural and small-town Texas during his travels and ended up publishing them in a book back in Japan.

[M38A1]

Has anybody found Mill Creek yet?

All I located was a mill and a church on Old Mill Creed Rd. just West of Brenham and South of Hwy 290. If you did, was there a sign/post office etc with Mill Creek?

This is all I could really find:
http://www.m38a1.com/g503/scooter/34millcreek_store.jpg

[Squeaky]

Wait, not even a pic with the Mill Creek Rd sign? Uh oh, looks like you'll have to go riding AGAIN!

[M38A1]

Wait, not even a pic with the Mill Creek Rd sign? Uh oh, looks like you'll have to go riding AGAIN!

Just for you! (remember - ALWAYS have a backup plan :mrgreen: )
http://www.m38a1.com/g503/scooter/newulmpierun035_sm.jpg

And the text to back it up I was probably in the right spot:
http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/MM/hnm43.html

MILL CREEK, TEXAS (Washington County). Mill Creek is on County Road 28 and the Southern Pacific line, three-fourths of a mile south of Lake Lange and 5½ miles from Brenham in southwestern Washington County. The predominantly black community had become the ninth largest population center in Washington County by 1930, when it had seventy-five residents. It reached its maximum growth in the twentieth century, unlike many Washington County communities. Mill Creek maintained the same population level from 1930 until 1950, when the estimated number of residents dropped to forty. Although commercial activity declined by 1970 due to the proximity of Brenham and improved transportation, in 1988 Mill Creek remained a supply point for the surrounding area. With an influx from Brenham and Houston of new weekend and permanent residents, the community had become predominantly white. Extensive house construction had resulted in a fine new residential section. Mount Pilgrim Church is in the Mill Creek vicinity. The population was still reported as forty in 1990.

BIBLIOGRAPHY: W. O. Dietrich, The Blazing Story of Washington County (Brenham, Texas: Banner Press, 1950; rev. ed., Wichita Falls: Nortex, 1973).

Carole E. Christian

[X1Glider]

I've been to a whole bunch of those places in the song, but never took pictures. I'm one of those people that will carry a camera around but never uses it. :rolleyes: Do I have to do it all over again? This might take some time.:-P

[Tx Rider]

Kinda scanned The Roads of Texas index and found:

Almeda, Harris County, N29 36.221 W95 25.043 (south Houston, near 8/288)

/edit/ Song definitely says "Alameda" and there is a picture of a cemetary in the video... :shrug:
('course, with a western-style song, a few extra syllables are sometimes added) :roll:

Almeda is south of Houston, the main road going through it is Almeda road(521), That runs down toward the coast to freeport, which was replaced by Hwy 288. Not much of a town unless the suburbs have refilled it. It does have a cemetary http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.com/~prsmith/photo_almeda_cemetery.htm

Arcola, Rosharon, and several other little mostly dead farm towns are also down Almeda road. There was a really nice plantation down at Arcola my mom's uncle was caretaker for for years. It's a big subdivision now, Sienna I think, and I dunno if they kept the nice plantation house around or not. It sure was a great place to hang out before it was bought out.

Angelina if not a town anymore (could still be something there) is also a river, and a national forest eh?

I was born and raised here all but a few years, been to almost all those places at one time or another, except the far west ones and northwest ones.

[blackhawk]

Here is a video of another group of riders that have done allot, if not most of these towns.

Titled "We've Been Everywhere in Texas Too!"
http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=-7052021339513838301&q=ive+been+everywhere+in+texas
music starts at about 25 sec mark.

[blackhawk]

Trivia -
To start in Amarillo and follow the song, its appox. 5000 miles to Lone Oak at the end of the first chorus.

(depending on which town you use if the are multiple towns with the same name like Post Oak of which there are 5)

[rodzee]

Never mind, I never could post a picture

[pacman]

]Never mind, I never could post a picture

Get a free account at photobucket.com.

You can upload you photos to your photobucket account, then post the provided link here on the message forum. Photobucket provides links to open the pics in a new window or a short line of code to have the pic displayed here in the mesage board.

[rodzee]

Short line of code? The URL is akin to literature! When I enter the entire URL, all that shows up is the printed line with no access to the picture.:giveup:

[84SabreRider]

OK, what about a current list of what's left???

[pacman]

Here's a quick rundown on how it works

After you've uploaded your pics to photobucket you should resize them to message board size (640x480) by clicking on the image, them click the "resize" button. This keeps the thread in TWTEX a nice, easily readable, uniform size.

Next, if you want to display the pic on the message board, copy and paste the line circled in red into the text box here on TWTex. If you want to post a link to the photo to display it in another window (you might do this if you want to show a really large picture that you don't wish to resize) copy and paste the line circled in blue into the text box.
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i77/wstecker/PBscreencap.jpg

When you copy and paste the line provided in photobucket, it automatically ads the bracketed [IMG] code to around the url, which commands the forum software to display the photo.
[IMG]http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i77/wstecker/PBscreencap3.jpg

You cab also use the "insert image" button (looks like a tiny photo of a mountain right above the text box), and paste the url (without the code on each end) into the little pop up box and the forum software will add the code for you.
[IMG]http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i77/wstecker/PBscreencap2.jpg

Clear as mud?

[rodzee]

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s239/bigyux/DSC00828-1.jpg

I DID IT! Thanks, Pacman, for the patience of Job.

[pacman]

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s239/bigyux/DSC00828-1.jpg

I DID IT! Thanks, Pacman, for the patience of Job.

No problem and great pic!

[M38A1]

OK, what about a current list of what's left???

Let me work on it tonight. I'll have to upload a bunch of pictures of mine if we stick to our original plan of a picture for each one in the song by anyone "who's been there....." lol.....

Come on peeps, POST THOSE PICTURES!

[Squeaky]

We can start getting creative with the ones we can't get to or can't find - like street signs, stores, etc. that might be nowhere near there but share the same name.

Not really cheating, more like a backup plan in case we can't get them all.

[DFW_Warrior]

Rodzee, that pic is awesome!!! I love it!

[M38A1]

OK, to revive our thread here's some of my pics and the list has been updated.

If you are interested in 'playing', post your picture that is NOT in bold in the first post and I'll update the list. It'd be fun to see if we can cover the entire list as a group effort.

http://www.m38a1.com/g503/scooter/valverde1.jpg

http://www.m38a1.com/g503/scooter/brownwood.jpg

http://www.m38a1.com/g503/scooter/tuscola.jpg

http://www.m38a1.com/g503/scooter/newhome.jpg

[M38A1]

http://www.m38a1.com/g503/scooter/idalou.jpg

http://www.m38a1.com/g503/scooter/newdeal.jpg

http://www.m38a1.com/g503/scooter/plainview.jpg

http://www.m38a1.com/g503/scooter/springlake.jpg

[M38A1]

http://www.m38a1.com/g503/scooter/amarillo.jpg

http://www.m38a1.com/g503/scooter/commanche.jpg

http://www.m38a1.com/g503/scooter/bearcreek.jpg

http://www.m38a1.com/g503/scooter/bulverde.jpg

[M38A1]

http://www.m38a1.com/g503/scooter/liveoak.jpg

http://www.m38a1.com/g503/scooter/hondo.jpg

http://www.m38a1.com/g503/scooter/bracketville.jpg

[M38A1]

http://www.m38a1.com/g503/scooter/somerville.jpg

http://www.m38a1.com/g503/scooter/roundtop.jpg

http://www.m38a1.com/g503/scooter/gatesville.jpg

http://www.m38a1.com/g503/scooter/lorena.jpg

[M38A1]

http://www.m38a1.com/g503/scooter/rockcreek.jpg

http://www.m38a1.com/g503/scooter/valleymills.jpg

http://www.m38a1.com/g503/scooter/stephenville.jpg

That ought to get us up to date for the list. The FIRST POST is the master list of what's been done.

Keep 'em coming (you too squeaky)

[rodzee]

I think this is what Squeaky had in mind.

http://i153.photobucket.com/albums/s239/bigyux/DSC00035.jpg

[Squeaky]

Just to hit the five closest to me (that nobody has posted pics of yet) is almost a 300 mile ride.

I've started loading the waypoints and I'll see what I can do, but no promises. I've looked through what I already have and apparently I don't stop for pictures as often as I thought I did...

[Coolhand]

Great thread! Now I'm jazzed to hit a few myself.

BTW did you guys hear that The Man in Black's house burned down?? :(

[M38A1]

Just to hit the five closest to me (that nobody has posted pics of yet) is almost a 300 mile ride.

Being a 'numbers' kind of guy, so far I've hit 35 of 91 for 38% and traveled 3,306 miles for these pictures. If you can ride 500+ in a day for pie, the least you can do is 300 for five signs! :rider:

BTW - what are the five by you?

[Squeaky]

Being a 'numbers' kind of guy, so far I've hit 35 of 91 for 38% and traveled 3,306 miles for these pictures. If you can ride 500+ in a day for pie, the least you can do is 300 for five signs! :rider:

BTW - what are the five by you?


Houston, Pasadena, Conroe... and two more. One up near Conroe and maybe Baytown or Bay City? (Whichever is over there near Pasadena)

It's just that these five are sooooo boring - peopl all live there and there's nothing special about them so it's a BORING 300 miles of CITY riding!

I'll have to make a better ride for some of the others. Lots between here and Dallas/Tyler.

[Gilk51]

Can we add Cleburne and Maypearl to the list, please?
http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/cleburne_2504q.JPG (http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/cleburne_2504.JPG)

http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/maypearl_2510q.JPG (http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/maypearl_2510.JPG)

http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/maypearl_cemetery_2513q.JPG (http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/maypearl_cemetery_2513.JPG)

[lddave]

Got Lone Oak this morning.

[M38A1]

I've been out of pocket for a few days. List is updated with Gilk51's shots.

lddave-did you get a picture for the thread? No pic and it stays on the list as available.

[lddave]

I've been out of pocket for a few days. List is updated with Gilk51's shots.

lddave-did you get a picture for the thread? No pic and it stays on the list as available.

I have a picture but cannot load it to this site.

[M38A1]

Here's for lddave. He hit Lone Oak for us.

http://www.m38a1.com/g503/scooter/lddave.jpg

[Gilk51]

I have a picture but cannot load it to this site.
Was the picture too big? In the future, you can email them to me & I can host them for you.

[lddave]

Was the picture too big? In the future, you can email them to me & I can host them for
you.

Yes it was too big and thanks for the offer.

[Gilk51]

How about adding Junction to the list? :mrgreen:
http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/junction_2586q.JPG (http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/junction_2586.JPG)

Got some others but they are duplicates. Maybe this weekend I can hit some in this area...

[invision]

ahhh that song is missing so many towns! what we really need is to get a list of every town in texas and try to get the list finished!

[M38A1]

ahhh that song is missing so many towns! what we really need is to get a list of every town in texas and try to get the list finished!

Hmmmm..... As it is, we're having a hard enough of a time just getting 91 of them. A noble project undertaking that would in fact be...

[invision]

well ive got conroe lined up this weekend

[Gilk51]

Duncanville visited. :mrgreen:

At the rate of one a weekend, I should have this thing knocked out in 2 years! :doh:

http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/duncanville_2702q.JPG (http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/duncanville_2702.JPG)

:rider:

[M38A1]

Today's pie run I picked up Cottonwood and Prarie View.


Cottonwood:
http://www.m38a1.com/g503/scooter/cottonwood.jpg

Prarie View:
http://www.m38a1.com/g503/scooter/prarieview.jpg


List has been updated. Come on folks, post some pics and let's get this list knocked out!

[Gilk51]

OK, let's add Corsicana (note Kurt's light rack on the side)
http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/corsicana_2786q.JPG (http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/corsicana_2786.JPG)
(this is a COOL old post office, BTW) :thumb:

Red Oak
http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/red_oak_2839q.JPG (http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/red_oak_2839.JPG)

That makes up for not getting one last week... :shrug:

[Gilk51]

Oops, forgot one - Buffalo
http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/buffalo_2830q.JPG (http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/buffalo_2830.JPG)

:mrgreen:

[M38A1]

Snagged Center City today. Also stopped by the old cemetary that had a very interesting 'tag line', but you've got to visit to see it. I won't tell. :-P

I'm also working on a gift for the person who posts the MOST number of cities/post offices/proof etc of the remaining songs on the list. The first person to post the city within this thread in chronological order with their bike gets the credit for that location. Postings are updated on Page 1.



Center City (I had no idea how tall/big those signs were until I saw the picture)
http://www.m38a1.com/g503/scooter/centercity.jpg

[M38A1]

OK, what about a current list of what's left???

I believe if all has worked right, this is what's left as of today. The first page is the "Official" listing.

Waco
Winnsboro
Jacksboro
Hillsboro
Santa Rosa
Houston
Frisco
Conroe
Groesbeck
Post Oak

Krugerville
Van Horn
Bartonville
Beeville
Mineola
Monahans
Telephone
Redwater
Round Lake
Southlake

Greenville
Gainesville
Alameda
Kellyville
Benavides
Longview
Justin
Panorama
Pasadena

Pine Mills
New Hope
Rockport
Bridgeport
Bayview
Bayside
Baytown
Bay City
Falls City

[Gilk51]

I about killed myself doing yardwork, so my ambitious trek to pick up some more locations was cut short due to pain and suffering (and forgetting the Advil). But I got Tortuga out, too, and we buzzed around a bit...

But buzzed around and found Southlake (passed Northlake on the way to Justin):
http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/southlake_2871q.JPG (http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/southlake_2871.JPG)

I couldn't get a shot of the Post Office with the bike AND the name in it. I really hate these cookie cutter style new Post Offices - they all look the same.
http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/southlake_2870q.JPG (http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/southlake_2870.JPG)

The name in the song sure sounds like Bartleville, but this is what is listed in the version we have - Bartonville:
http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/bartonville_2873q.JPG (http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/bartonville_2873.JPG)

If you Google the song, several versions of the lyrics come up. The one that has "Bartleville" listed also has Joshua and not Junction. Unless there were two versions of the song, I have to go with the one that has Junction and Bartonville...

Put Justin is pretty obvious.
http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/justin_2875q.JPG (http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/justin_2875.JPG)

That's all folks... :mrgreen:

[M38A1]

The name in the song sure sounds like Bartleville, but this is what is listed in the version we have - Bartonville:

If you Google the song, several versions of the lyrics come up. The one that has "Bartleville" listed also has Joshua and not Junction. Unless there were two versions of the song, I have to go with the one that has Junction and Bartonville...



I purchased Brian Burns CD "The Eagle and the Snake - Songs of the Texians". It's an EXCELLENT CD that has the song for this project. Listed in his song lyrics as the insert is Bartonville and Junction.

I'm thinking tomorrow I'll get a few more SE of Austin... :rider:

[M38A1]

Today was Waco, Groesbeck and Buffalo. (Gilk51 gets the Buffalo credit)

http://www.m38a1.com/g503/scooter/01waco.jpg

http://www.m38a1.com/g503/scooter/20groesbeck.jpg

[Gilk51]

Took a little test ride today to see if the throttle bodies were any better.
Started out to take a photo of this cool courthouse in Decatur:

http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/courthouses/wise_decatur_2912q.JPG

A kinda ugly looking front said "go west, old man", so I hightailed for Bridgeport, just down the road (SH380):

http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/bridgeport_2918q.JPG (http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/bridgeport_2918.JPG)

http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/bridgeport_2916q.JPG (http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/bridgeport_2916.JPG)

And, since I was in the area, I decided to go find Jacksboro, too:

http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/jacksboro_2923q.JPG (http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/jacksboro_2923.JPG)

http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/jacksboro_2922q.JPG (http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/jacksboro_2922.JPG)

so, there you go... :roll:

[FJR Bandit]

My wife and little girl came to visit me here in New Mexico last week. :clap: Yesterday, my wife ask me to join her for breakfast at I-Hop :eat: on her way home. Well the closest I-Hop on the way home is in Fort Stockton, Texas. :doh: So, since I was in Fort Stockton and my wife was heading east....I decided to head west :rider: to get Van Horn.:thumb:

I'll post the pics after work today.

[Gilk51]

I decided to head west :rider: to get Van Horn.:thumb:

You didn't happen to get Monahans, too, didja?
If not, we'll have to dispatch M38 forthwith post haste... :-P

[M38A1]

You didn't happen to get Monahans, too, didja?
If not, we'll have to dispatch M38 forthwith post haste... :-P

Yup. Monahans, Van Horn and Junction are my remaining "West" targets. Man that's a Loooonnnnnnngggggggg way for a picture.

[FJR Bandit]

Here are the pics from Van Horn I promised to post yesterday. :doh:
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i62/FJR-Bandit/New062.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i62/FJR-Bandit/New063.jpg

[FJR Bandit]

Yup. Monahans, Van Horn and Junction are my remaining "West" targets. Man that's a Loooonnnnnnngggggggg way for a picture.

I woke up this morning feeling sorry for M38A1 and decided to go for a little ride. I passed through http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i62/FJR-Bandit/Monahans001.jpg
and kept going to save M38A1.

M38A1.......You have been saved :trust: from that Looonnnnnnngggggggg :rider:
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i62/FJR-Bandit/Monahans002.jpg

But if you find yourself in Monahans........you have to stop here to :eat:
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i62/FJR-Bandit/Monahans003.jpg

Good bbq and even better apple dumppling.:thumb:

[Gilk51]

Hurray for getting Monahans!

Denton Don (donroger1) helped me find Krugerville:

http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/krugerville_2945q.JPG (http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/krugerville_2945.JPG)

http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/krugerville_2944q.JPG (http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/krugerville_2944.JPG)

and I went over to Frisco:

http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/frisco_2948q.JPG (http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/frisco_2948.JPG)

and I got a little bit better photo of Southlake (city hall):

http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/southlake_2926q.JPG (http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/southlake_2926.JPG)
(it's hard to read the name on the building - click to get a better image) :shrug:

[fast_yellow]

So what's left on the list. I didn't see anyone post up on Gainesville, so I can head up there this afternoon (if it'll stop raining) and grab a pic in front of the old courthouse there.

[M38A1]

So what's left on the list. I didn't see anyone post up on Gainesville, so I can head up there this afternoon (if it'll stop raining) and grab a pic in front of the old courthouse there.

The list on PAGE 1 stays current, and Gainesville is still up for grabs. Make sure you get either a city limits sign, courthouse with the name of the town or post office. Bike should be in the shot too.

Snap the shot, post it here and I'll get the list updated. Repeat until all 91 are done.

[Gilk51]

I got shut out this weekend, mostly due to yard work. Anyone able to get out and get something?
:-(

[M38A1]

No trips here. In fact, this is the first weekend in a long time the bike stayed in the garage both Sat and Sun.

Can't decide if I want to burn a week vacation running up to Idaho, or spend a week on this "everywhere" project.

[pacman]

I think we should start working on this version (http://youtube.com/watch?v=jS1S3I5bCUU) of the song.

[aoasus]

I think it might be tougher to complete this than anyone had imagined. There isn't a Alameda TX. At least not anymore.:doh:

There does seem to be a cemetery tho... and maybe the community center is still standing.

http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/AA/hva47.html


Edit: Angelina too....
http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/AA/hramg.html

[dword]

I have been searching for a cause.. and now thanks to you I have one..
your little challenge here brought to mind.. how many state parks are in Texas? I may just make that my new challenge, every state park in Texas with pics to go with each one. gonna do some research before I stick my neck out..

[Gilk51]

Hey, M38-Scott, you are closer to this than me but this has some promise for locating "Round Lake":

-------

ROUND LAKE CEMETERY
Gonzales County, Texas

Today this cemetery is called the Round Lake Cemetery. In the old days it was
called the Clabbertown Cemetery. The cemetery gets its name from the Round
Lake (Clabbertown) Community that was located near by. From 1899 to 1906 Round
Lake (Clabbertown) had a post office that was located in Martin Albert Zent's
general store. This cemetery is sometimes refered to as the Round Lake (Zent)
or Clabbertown (Zent) Cemetery.

Transcribed, by Richard C. Baker, Jr., on 13 August 2004. rbakerbtcm@aol.com

Richard C. Baker, Jr.
141 Eileen Dr.
Pleasanton, TX 78064

The cemetery is located between Smiley and Wrightsboro, Texas next to FM 108.

Directions from the city of Gonzales.
1. Go South of Gonzales on Hwy. 183 for 2 miles.
2. Bear right on to Hwy. 97 for 3.5 miles
3. Turn left on to FM 108 for about 12 miles.
4. Turn right onto CR 542. The cemetery gate is on the right at the
corner of FM 108 and CR 542 miles.

Directions from the city of Smiley.
1. From Hwy. 87 in Smiley, turn North on FM 108 for 4.6 miles.
2. Turn left onto CR 542. The cemetery gate is on the right at the
corner of FM 108 and CR 542 miles.

-------

*from MapSource, Round Lake Cemetary, N29.32246 W97.61988

-------

Also, there are several Round Lakes, including this one on the Topo maps:

http://www.rootsweb.com/~txlndmrk/sanpatri.htm
San Patricio county, reservoir, 275812N 0974726W 27.97 -97.79 on Garmin Topo Map

[M38A1]

Chuck,
Thanks for the legwork... I'm not sure I could even get there today. Trip would call for me to head through Luling and as of last night, 183 was closed around I-10 and at Palmetto State Park due to flooding.

I've got it filed and you can bet I'll make it soon now.:rider:

Thx!

[Gilk51]

I'm not sure I could even get there today.

No timetable - just looks like it might be promising.

[FJR Bandit]

I got home at about 5PM after shopping with two women. :doh: I needed a break ;-) plus I needed to put some miles on the Bandit. :trust: I had about 3 hours to enjoy a quick ride. :rider: So I decided to knock out Benavides

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i62/FJR-Bandit/Benavides.jpg

and Beeville. :mrgreen:
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i62/FJR-Bandit/Beeville.jpg

So what's next.:rider: :lol2: :rider:

[Gilk51]

So what's next.:rider: :lol2: :rider:

:thumb:

Whatever's close! I need to throw some wood on the fire and do a north Texas sweep - there are a bunch north of I20 still open.

We need to team up & finish this off - I have an idea for a end-of-year Pie Run slide show that would be "TWT Everywhere Texas" (got the soundtrack already) using the pictures posted here and from a few other storytelling threads. So, we need a target date...

[FJR Bandit]

Well, depending on "Dean".....I'll try and knock out Rockport tomorrow.:rider:

[FJR Bandit]

Well, I decided to add some more miles to the Bandit today. So I decided to go ahead and get the pic for Rockport.
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i62/FJR-Bandit/IMG_0008.jpg

On my way to Rockport I saw this sign.
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i62/FJR-Bandit/IMG_0011.jpg

So I ask myself "Self is Bayside on the list?" :shrug: I don't know but just in case. I turned that way. I did not find a city limit sign :uhoh: and the post office did not include the name of Bayside.:suicide: What I did find were these.
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i62/FJR-Bandit/IMG_0010.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i62/FJR-Bandit/IMG_0001.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i62/FJR-Bandit/IMG_0007.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i62/FJR-Bandit/IMG_0005.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i62/FJR-Bandit/IMG_0004.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i62/FJR-Bandit/IMG_0002.jpg

I guess Bayside used to be Copano.:ponder: :shrug:

[M38A1]

Looks like we're making progress again! We'll have this knocked out by summers end (I hope) and Gilk can toss the video together.

Let's keep 'em coming!

[M38A1]

Today was a good day. 433 miles and five more for me.

FJRBandit. You must have come in from the South and missed it. I came in from the North and saw this:
http://www.m38a1.com/g503/scooter/86bayside.jpg


I also knocked Falls City from the list for us:
http://www.m38a1.com/g503/scooter/89FallsCity.jpg

While I was in Goliad, I grabbed this one so Gilk51, you might consider using it instead of the initial street only post.
http://www.m38a1.com/g503/scooter/17Goliad.jpg

In addition to these three, I knocked off Beeville and Rockport for me too.

[M38A1]

I'll have to do a good audit here soon, but this is what I think is left by chorus


Winnsboro
Hillsboro
Santa Rosa
Houston
Conroe
Post Oak

Mineola
Telephone
Redwater
Round Lake

Greenville
Gainesville
Alameda
Kellyville
Longview
Panorama
Pasadena

Pine Mills
New Hope
Bayview
Baytown
Bay City

[1TallTXn]

Ah shucks, I didn't realize so many were still missing, I rode right past 3-4 of those on the way home Tuesday :oops:

I may have to make a run to Hillsboro, its bout 30min from me.

We shall see how the afternoon goes

[texfxdx]

Cool thread..... There's a group of riders nationwide (Doof Clena's.... don't ask, even I couldn't explain the sheer "stupidity" of it all.......:rofl: ) Who's only requirement for membership is to ride to any road in the state you live in designated 43. For Texas, there are two, one by Corpus (FM 43) and one by Marshall (TX 43). Why 43 you ask??? D is the 4th letter of the alphabet, C is the 3rd. It's mostly Harley riders, but it really doesn't matter... even the "hardcore" are looking at BMW's...;-)

It is probably the only AMA sanctioned group, that started out as a joke, everything there is still a joke, but the people you meet are real, honest and will find any excuse to ride anywhere, regardless of how "pointless" it is..

Oh, and "rubber chickens" are a plus...:rofl:

http://www.doofclenasmc.com/forums/

I can get Bay City, Baytown, Pasadena, Houston in the next few days...

Those are easy...:rider:

[M38A1]

1TallTxn & texfxdx...

Post 'em up and be part of the soon to be famous TWT Goes Everywhere video. :trust:

~m

[FJR Bandit]

M38A1,

I'll get Bayview and Santa Rosa on my next trip to see mom. But didn't you say that there was a third one down by Brownsville?

[M38A1]

M38A1,

I'll get Bayview and Santa Rosa on my next trip to see mom. But didn't you say that there was a third one down by Brownsville?

If it doesn't rain Thur or Fri, I might make the trek for them too. The third one I couldn't remember was Benevides, but it's already done.

Keep 'em coming!

[Gilk51]

If it doesn't rain Thur or Fri, I might make the trek for them too.

Don't forget Round Lake!

If the weather agrees, I've got big plans for Hillsboro plus a loop out west and north. I was going to do it this weekend but yard work wore my old carcass out.

I'm going to get Hillsboro anyway since I need the courthouse, too. But if Nathan gets down there, we need his photo in the mix...

[M38A1]

I've got plans to hit Bayview, then Santa Rosa, then Benevides and then Round Lake tomorrow (Thurs). Looks like about 800 miles R/T. Dang it's a long way to Brownsville from here just for a picture. :rider: :eat:

[M38A1]

Well, the Valley didn't pan out today, but I did make it to Hillsboro for the group effort.

http://www.m38a1.com/g503/scooter/07hillsboro.jpg


Then for my own effort, I snagged Cleburne, Maypearl, Red Oak, Duncanville and Corsicana. Ran 593 miles and dodged some afternoon heat showers too.

[Gilk51]

Well, the Valley didn't pan out today, but I did make it to Hillsboro for the group effort.

Well, I have a route planned for tomorrow that included Hillsboro, but I'll probably go that way anyway since I need the courthouse and the rest of the route is more interesting.

My plans for tomorrow:
Hillsboro
Alameda Cemetary
Post Oak
Gainesville

420 miles on Mapsource. Unfortunately, my GPS is broke, so I will have to analog it...

Missed the pie run & was out of town 2 weeks, so I am looking forward to a long ride...

[euromedic]

Three more done :rider:

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j266/euromedic/Trip8-31003.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j266/euromedic/Trip8-31002.jpg

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j266/euromedic/Trip8-31001.jpg

[M38A1]

euromedic- THANKS! I couldn't believe it took this long for someone to get Houston and Conroe of all places.... Looks like I beat you to Hillsboro by a day too! I also see you had rain like me today.

I knocked Round Lake off the list for us (and me). I now realize how difficult some of these might be to document. Gilk51 gave me perfect directions to Round Lake cemetary which I found and took several shots of. But there was no sign indicating so. Just posts at the gate where one might have been at some time. Not to be outdone, I went into the mega-metropolis of Smiley, Texas and stopped at the City Offices where the administrator began making lots of phone calls. Then a couple of older city work crew guys came in and everyone confirmed that was in fact the old Round Lake cemetary, formally known as Clappertown or Clapperville. There were markers in there for a LOT of infants from 2 or 3 days old to several months and all in the 1870's, so times must have been hard. They also said there at one time was a sign over the gate, but it's been gone for quite some time. The posts still remain however.

Anyway, here's one of the cemetary in the community once known as Round Lake.

http://www.m38a1.com/g503/scooter/43roundlake.jpg

[Squeaky]

This effort started in January - how long are we going to keep trying before we fudge the rules a bit?

Post Oak - there's a Blvd by that name near here
Alameda - there's a mall nearby too

I don't want to cheat if you think we can do it though...

[M38A1]

This effort started in January - how long are we going to keep trying before we fudge the rules a bit?

Post Oak - there's a Blvd by that name near here
Alameda - there's a mall nearby too

I don't want to cheat if you think we can do it though...

I don't have any doubt we'll be finished by the end of the year as we've only got about 18 left to complete. At this time I think to keep with the spirit of the thread and upcoming video, we should stick to the actual communities, towns etc. That said, I recognize there are some out there that will be difficult, (like Round Lake) to get. So, let's keep plugging away with the best possible representation of the community, city, town, municipality etc via city limit signs, post offices, cemetaries etc and see how it goes.

Difficult ones remaining I think include:
1)Alameda
http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/AA/hva47.html

2)Kellyville
http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/KK/hvk12.html
http://www.ghosttowns.com/states/tx/kellyville.html

3)Angelina
http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/AA/hramg.html

4)Post Oak
http://www.lib.utexas.edu:8080/tsha/simpleHLView.jsp?K2DocKey=/usr/local/docs/utexas/tsha/handbook/online/articles/PP/hrpfa.html@tsha-handbook&queryText=post%20oak%20texas

So Squeak - where's YOUR contributions? :trust: Post up some of the remaining ones and be part of the soon to be famous TWT video Gilk51 will be putting together.

Somehow we have to get the North Texas, North East Texas and Houston area folks involved. I'm guessing this video will make it's way to YouTube and ADVRider so whoever posts a remaining town picture will soon be famous to the world with their bike on those venues.

[M38A1]

As of this post, I'm showing the following as still up for grabs...

Winnsboro
Santa Rosa
Post Oak

Mineola
Telephone
Redwater

Greenville
Gainesville
Alameda
Kellyville
Longview
Panorama (village)
Pasadena

Pine Mills
New Hope
Bayview
Baytown
Bay City

[FJR Bandit]

As of this post, I'm showing the following as still up for grabs...

Winnsboro
Santa Rosa
Post Oak

Mineola
Telephone
Redwater

Greenville
Gainesville
Alameda
Kellyville
Longview
Panorama (village)
Pasadena

Pine Mills
New Hope
Bayview
Baytown
Bay City


I plan on knocking out Santa Rosa and Bayview on Wensday come :storm: or :sun:. :mrgreen: :mrgreen:

[euromedic]

euromedic- THANKS! I couldn't believe it took this long for someone to get Houston and Conroe of all places.... Looks like I beat you to Hillsboro by a day too! I also see you had rain like me today.

You're welcome. I found that hard to believe to, thought those would be taken care of a long time ago. Discovering that they weren't, I figured i'd jump at the chance on my trip this week :rider: .....

http://www.twtex.com/forums/showthread.php?t=20788

Interesting too, that Hillsboro was caught by 3 of us in a 1 day span :clap:

[Gilk51]

This effort started in January - how long are we going to keep trying before we fudge the rules a bit?

Post Oak - there's a Blvd by that name near here
Alameda - there's a mall nearby too

I don't want to cheat if you think we can do it though...

IDifficult ones remaining I think include:

Oh, ye of little faith:

Alameda:
http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/alameda_3484q.JPG (http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/alameda_3484.JPG)

Post Oak:
http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/postoak_3499q.JPG (http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/postoak_3499.JPG)

Interesting too, that Hillsboro was caught by 3 of us in a 1 day span :clap:

Not to be left out: :mrgreen:
http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/hillsboro_3470q.JPG (http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/hillsboro_3470.JPG)

and also add Gainesville:
http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/gainesville_3509q.JPG (http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/gainesville_3509.JPG)

440.1 miles on the ODO today for me...

I thought I might try to get away with these (actually I took them in case I didn't find anything to photograph in that direction) from the main roads:

http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/alameda_signs_3482q.JPG (http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/alameda_signs_3482.JPG)

http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/postoak_3497q.JPG (http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/postoak_3497.JPG)

The mile or so of gravel and dirt County Road 483 for the Alameda Cemetary was the onlt spot that boosted my blood pressure. Most of the farm roads and state highways (16, 148, 59) were deserted and enjoyable. I really didn't get hot until I stopped in Gainesville about 3 PM. Even the slab back from Gainesville to Arlington (I35, I35W, I30, and I820) was bearable today...

My upper back and shoulders are sore - expected for an old man with a miscurved back...

Oh yeah, I got 5 courthouses, too!

[Gilk51]

Forgot the historical marker in the Alameda Cemetary:

http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/alameda_hist_mkr_3486q.JPG (http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/alameda_hist_mkr_3486.JPG)

[FJR Bandit]

Nice going Chuck. :clap: :clap: :clap:

[Squeaky]

Way to go guys. I'll admit - I've been too lazy to go and find a decent sign for Houston, despite passing one each and every Monday night when I go to Sugar Land for bike night.... :giveup:

[M38A1]

OK, the front page has been updated. I still show the unaudited remaining places to include:

Winnsboro
Santa Rosa

Mineola
Telephone
Redwater

Greenville
Kellyville
Longview
Panorama (village)
Pasadena

Pine Mills
New Hope
Bayview
Baytown
Bay City


We're getting close! Anyone interested better shoot and post fast to be part of the video! :clap:

.

[Gilk51]

Well, Gilk and Tortuga visited northeast Texas today.
Yes, we got wet :storm: , but not badly enough to put the raingear on. :yawn:
We dodged some storms late in the afternoon by slabbing back on US80 and I30.

Odometer had 394.1 miles...
(also got 4 courthouses)

My riding partner, Susan (tortuga):
http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/susan_3539q.JPG (http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/susan_3539.JPG)

Locations found in the order we found them:

New Hope:
http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/newhope_3519q.JPG (http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/newhope_3519.JPG)

Telephone:
http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/telephone_3524q.JPG (http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/telephone_3524.JPG)

We found where the Greenville Post Office used to be:
http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/greenville_oldPO_3530q.JPG (http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/greenville_oldPO_3530.JPG)

But Greenville has a regular Post Office, too:
http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/greenville_3532q.JPG (http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/greenville_3532.JPG)

Lone Oak just had the town name on the door:
http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/loneoak_3536aq.JPG (http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/loneoak_3536a.JPG)

These young business folks helped steer us to the Winnsboro Post Office:
http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/winnsboro_koolaid_stand_3538q.JPG (http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/winnsboro_koolaid_stand_3538.JPG)

Winnsboro:
http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/winnsboro_3541q.JPG (http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/winnsboro_3541.JPG)

Pine Mills (intersection of FM14 and SH154):
http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/blank.jpg

OK - we found nothing at that location. Nada, nichts, zilch, zero... :-(

We got the most rain for the trip in this area...
Also, a deer tried to tell us that Pine Mills wasn't anymore but thought better of it & made a 180 back into the underbrush. It was 20-30 feet from my right grip and probably would have been in Susan's lap if going across the road. :eek2: Her eyes were like :shock: when we stopped at the above intersection.

This will take some more research... :ponder:

Finally, Mineola:
http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/mineola_3549q.JPG (http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/mineola_3549.JPG)

We didn't have the time to go digging around Texarkana and Jefferson, maybe that will come later... :trust:

Another shot of my shadow today:
http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/susan_3534q.JPG (http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/susan_3534.JPG)

She was a great sport and didn't care where we went. She mentioned that a bunch of the roads we were on were deserted. :thumb:

[Gilk51]

Pine Mills (intersection of FM14 and SH154):
...
This will take some more research... :ponder:

Well, I should have not completely relied on the MapSource position & looked here (http://www.tsha.utexas.edu/handbook/online/articles/PP/hnp36.html) for Pine Mills - just 5 miles to the southeast... :shrug:

Oh well...

[M38A1]

Gilk51 and Tortuga-
WAY TO GO! Again, TWTexans can deliver the goods!

I show the following still left then it's VIDEO TIME!

Santa Rosa
Redwater
Kellyville
Longview
Panorama (village)
Pasadena
Pine Mills
Bayview
Baytown
Bay City

[FJR Bandit]

Heading out to get Bayview and Santa Rosa in a :storm: :suicide: Hope I arrive from the correct direction this time to see the sign.:doh: :lol2:

Google say's that my saddle time for the day is going to be about 8 hours. And that is not counting the time needed to visit mom. :eek2:

I'll post up tonight when I get back.

[M38A1]

Heading out to get Bayview and Santa Rosa in a :storm: :suicide: Hope I arrive from the correct direction this time to see the sign.:doh: :lol2:

Google say's that my saddle time for the day is going to be about 8 hours. And that is not counting the time needed to visit mom. :eek2:

I'll post up tonight when I get back.

Ride Safe Amigo!



OK, I've done a quick audit and here's what I've got for our project....

There's a few pictures I needed to upload that I didn't do in the past. They include:

Round Rock
http://www.m38a1.com/g503/scooter/41RoundRock.jpg

Pflugerville
http://www.m38a1.com/g503/scooter/25Pflugerville.jpg

Liberty Hill
http://www.m38a1.com/g503/scooter/76LibertyHill.jpg


Here's a better one of Austin if Chuck wants to use it:
http://www.m38a1.com/g503/scooter/09Austin.jpg



YSR619's pic of Amarillo might be replaced with another one that remains in the spirit of the thread. If someone has a better one than this, post it up!
http://www.m38a1.com/g503/scooter/amarillo.jpg



DFW_Warriors Hico picture is missing. I'd suggest we use one from the Pie Run with the "Welcome Two Wheeled Texans" banner on the sign.
http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/pie_runs/Hico070224/parkinglot_2271q.JPG



My Waco entry didn't have a bike in it so here's one with the bike:
http://www.m38a1.com/g503/scooter/07SoDallas 002.jpg


I show the following as still needing a pic:
Santa Rosa (FJR Bandit today?)
Redwater
Kellyville
Longview
Panorama (Village)
Pasadena
Pine Mills (Gilk51 attempted it with no luck)
Bayview (FJR Bandit today?)
Baytown
Bay City



Better pics could possibly be secured for:
Galveston
Glen Rose (MK Corral vs city sign/post office?)
Texarkana


Is this about what everyone else sees?

[euromedic]

http://i82.photobucket.com/albums/j266/euromedic/9-5.jpg

:rider: ;-) :sun:

[FJR Bandit]

OK, I'm back. Did 428 miles round trip. First of all, everyone can X out the :storm: not a drop after I put on the rain suit. :rofl:

Well I headed out at 6AM and got hungry about 6:05AM but waited until I got to Raymondville around 8:30AM and stopped for a little taco or two.

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i62/FJR-Bandit/IMG_0003.jpg

Finished breakfast and continued on to
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i62/FJR-Bandit/IMG_0006.jpg

Don't forget the bike.

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i62/FJR-Bandit/IMG_0005-1.jpg

Bayview ?????? Pop. of 291.:yawn: I did not see a Bay and there was not much of a view.:shrug:

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i62/FJR-Bandit/IMG_0008-1.jpg

Anyway.....on to:

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i62/FJR-Bandit/IMG_0012.jpg

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i62/FJR-Bandit/IMG_0011-1.jpg

After Bayside........I had an uncontrollable urge to take these pics.:nana: :nana:

http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i62/FJR-Bandit/IMG_0010-1.jpg
http://i69.photobucket.com/albums/i62/FJR-Bandit/IMG_0009.jpg

[Gilk51]

Wait a minute... are these pictures admissible with a 'Wing in them? :eek2:

:lol2: (inquiring minds want to know...)
:mrgreen:

[Gilk51]

I show the following as still needing a pic:
Santa Rosa (FJR Bandit today?)
Redwater
Kellyville
Longview
Panorama (Village)
Pasadena
Pine Mills (Gilk51 attempted it with no luck)
Bayview (FJR Bandit today?)
Baytown
Bay City



Better pics could possibly be secured for:
Galveston
Glen Rose (MK Corral vs city sign/post office?)
Texarkana

Is this about what everyone else sees?

I think we need to make Bill (DFW_Warrior) go back and get another picture of Glen Rose. I'll twist his arm. :trust:

From looking at web info - I think Pine Mills is there (Google and Google maps) - it is just not where MapSource put it. :rant: We hope to hit The rest of the east Texas spots in one or two trips... (5 if I counted right)

I really like the mirror picture of Santa Rosa - that definately is a different perspective. :thumb:

I think that the hardest one (of those left) may be Kellyville. The wife and I may be able to get out that way again soon.

I like a bike in the pictures and a recognizable landmark (like a sign with the name on it ;-) ). So, some of these could be replaced to finish it off.

Also, we will need some photos for some of the chorus and other lines in the songs - like the lead-in about the truck. I have gleaned some desert pics from several Big Bend rides but could use some ideas on other fill-ins...

Of course, new folks could get in on this historic effort, even at the last minute... :lol2:

:rider:

[M38A1]

Frontpage is updated so here's what's left as of now.

Redwater
Kellyville
Longview
Pasadena
Pine Mills
Baytown
Bay City


...and then any of our 're-do' or 'upgrade' shots. We will still need several shots of dusty roads, mountain air, canvas covered cotton trucks etc for fillers. Any takers?



ETA:
Here's Glen Rose if DFW_Warrior can't get a re-do.
http://www.m38a1.com/g503/scooter/19glenrose.jpg

[Squeaky]

I'll see what I can do about Pasadena and Baytown.

[flb_78]

We will still need several shots of dusty roads, mountain air, canvas covered cotton trucks etc for fillers. Any takers?

Dusty roads? I might be able to get that taken care of. I don't know about canvas covered cotton trucks though, might be able to get some canvas covered cotton.

The mountain air one could be a problem. I'm not sure though that you could tell the difference between normally air and mountain air in a pic.:-P

[Gilk51]

I'll see what I can do about Pasadena and Baytown.

If you don't hurry, you will miss your chance to particpate in this historic occasion & be famous! :roll:

Dusty roads? I might be able to get that taken care of. I don't know about canvas covered cotton trucks though, might be able to get some canvas covered cotton.

The mountain air one could be a problem. I'm not sure though that you could tell the difference between normally air and mountain air in a pic.:-P

It doesn't have to be a cotton truck - just "a high and canvas covered load", which could be most agriculture stuff. 78 needs to hang out on some dusty construction roads all this weekend so we can get "official" Amarillo road and truck pictures... :trust:

Got the "mountain air" covered. :yawn: I need an idea for a second sound track to play at the end when I do the "credits" & I need a picture of everyone who participates and their bike for this (I have some already). I'll also have recoginition to those who posted photos that I have "stolen"...

Beware - I am gleaning the "Stories" forum for pictures of unique Texas places and landmarks... Looking for ideas.

:mrgreen:

[M38A1]

Yesterday (Thur) I decided to knock a few more off my personal list and snag a few for the group effort. Looking at my map in the office and seeing where the stick pins are located for the ones that remain, I decided to make a weekend out of it. So, about 11am, I left Austin headed towards Houston. I ducked off at Hempstead and had a horrible construction-laden trek up 1488 towards Magnolia. Way too many cars in one space, but I did manage to find Panorama. Sort of looks like euromedics pic, but a day or two short of his posting.
http://www.m38a1.com/g503/scooter/65Panorama.jpg

From Panorama, the clouds were beginning to build, as I made my way to Conroe and had a wonderful shoulder to stop for this one.
http://www.m38a1.com/g503/scooter/15Conroe.jpg

Then, with rain beginning, it wasn't but seven or so miles over to Cut and Shoot. My concept of C&S before I saw it was a town of about 100 people. Much to my suprise, it's actually a good sized little place.
http://www.m38a1.com/g503/scooter/83CutandShoot.jpg

I reached my my bingo-point deciding whether or not to turn back and I figured what the heck - let's just see how far I can go with a late start. I weaseled over to Sour Lake and saw YSR619's painted wall picture and snapped this one:
http://www.m38a1.com/g503/scooter/44Sourlake.jpg

Next up was the ugly trek across Beaumont and on into Vidor. About the only way to do it was Interstate, but the rain had stopped. It was however about 6pm or so, and rush hour traffic was a pain. Once I got off the Interstate, I made my way to Bridge City. After about 30 minutes, I finally found "the bridge" and shot this one:
http://www.m38a1.com/g503/scooter/91BridgeCity.jpg

From Bridge City, it was back up to Beaumont and I-10 West till about Mont Belvieu. That was my old stomping grounds when I worked for the Railroad Commission many moons ago. I was however suprised to see the city limits sign so close to I-10. This one is for the group effort.
http://www.m38a1.com/g503/scooter/87Baytown.jpg

I couldn't remember if I could get from Baytown to Pasadena over a bridge or not, but my GPS (an old GPS III+) showed a line so I figured I might as well try. Sure enough, I found my way on 225W? and into Pasadena in the dark. That really wasn't any fun at all. I had a hard time finding a city limits sign, but I did locate the Municipal Court building with their logo and shot this for the group effort:
http://www.m38a1.com/g503/scooter/66Pasadena.jpg

Not too far down the road, I found myself in Houston for a short bit and got this. Looking back the other direction was the opposite sign so I guess Entering Pasadena signs are in fact there.
http://www.m38a1.com/g503/scooter/10Houston.jpg

Once I had those shots, I decided I'd spend the night in Galveston so off to I-45 and the 40 or so miles South. I went over the bridge and saw the city limits sign, but there wasn't a shoulder or turn-out to get a picture. I figured since it was about 9pm, I'd get a room, eat dinner and try in the morning.

Total miles for Thursday was 491.


Today, (Fri) I woke up about 6 and packed what little stuff I brought in. I stayed down at the end of Broadway at a Comfort Inn so that gave me a good choice of stuff to take pictures of on the way back out of town. I visited the Strand, and the Post Office, but settled in on the Police Department for my picture.
http://www.m38a1.com/g503/scooter/11Galveston.jpg

Leaving town over the bridge, I did manage to get a shot of the large concrete GALVESTON that was at either end of the bridge. I just liked the PD shot better.

Now off the island, I took Hwy 6 to Alvin, then Hwy 35 South to Bay City for the third group shot.
http://www.m38a1.com/g503/scooter/88BayCity.jpg

After fueling, I thought about hopping on Hwy 71 for the run back into Austin, but I couldn't resist the opportunity to visit Egypt.
http://www.m38a1.com/g503/scooter/Egypt.jpg

The trip back to Austin was uneventful and as I ran into Bastrop, I decided to re-do our Bastrop picture ditching the Post Office for a city limits sign.
http://www.m38a1.com/g503/scooter/53Bastrop.jpg

I pulled into the driveway about 1pm having motored 281 miles today. Total trip miles = 772, and I knocked off three for the group and 10 for my personal trip.

[M38A1]

09/07/2007 the frontpage thread is updated so here's what's left as of now. Only FOUR to go plus fillers and any re-takes.

Redwater
Kellyville
Longview
Pine Mills

[Gilk51]

Wow! Way to go, Scott! :clap:

:ponder: maybe I need to head east tomorrow... :roll:

[M38A1]

I'll see what I can do about Pasadena and Baytown.

I took care of it for you, but thanks anyway! :rider:

There's only FOUR left. Better get riding!

[Gilk51]

Um, I can't find Egypt in the list anywhere... :ponder:

:lol2:

I need to put up a list of pics I need for the slide show - most are the opening stanza. I don't have any truck pictures...

Also need an idea for another "Texas" song to play whilst the "credits" are running. Anybody have any ideas? I am leaning toward ZZTop's LaGrange at the moment but not sure it would really "fit" the spirit of the show... :shrug:

[M38A1]

LOL..... Egypt was a 'fun' one.

Hoz-'bout "Waltz Across Texas"? lol.....

Willy and "On the road again"? Sort of over-used?

Both are in the "country" arena.



I'm thinking Squeaky is 'gonna be mad at me for grabbing those two from under her. I look at it this way - I saved her from that horrible city riding activity.

[pacman]

A few suggestions:
Boogie Back to Texas - Asleep At The Wheel.
If it Wasn't For Texas - George Strait
Does Ft. Worth Ever Cross Your Mind - George Strait
Nearly anything by Bob Wills. ;)

[euromedic]

Superb ride Scott :rider:

[Gilk51]

Hmmmm, I think I may have found one - Texas Swing by Clay Walker - it even talks about places in Texas - anybody else familiar with it?

OK - I need slides for these lines (bold):

I was totin’ my pack along the dusty Amarillo road
when along came a semi with a high and canvas covered load.
“If you’re goin’ to Amarillo, Mack, with me you can ride,”
and so I climbed up in the cab and then I settled down inside.
He asked me if I’d seen a road with so much dust and sand,
and I said, “listen, bud, I’ve traveled every road in this here land...”

There are 4 missing slides in there. :help:


...these young whippersnappers have got me thinking about riding east tomorrow... :shock:

[M38A1]

There are 4 missing slides in there. :help:

...these young whippersnappers have got me thinking about riding east tomorrow... :shock:

Get on that bad blue bike of yours and ride East! Looking at the map you can grab all four tomorrow since they're all close to one another. Redwater is the stretch, but if you get off-line and go to bed now, you'll do fine. Now go to bed. The alarm will go off early tomorrow. :rider:

[Gilk51]

Get on that bad blue bike of yours and ride East!

Well, I actually had a route and maps printed but I have too many things going to be gone all day, so this will have to wait... :-(

[Hemibee]

How did I miss this thread? I could have gotten the Panorama Village picture or one from one of the other locations here around town. Heck when y'all took the photo you were only a couple or four blocks from my house.

Do y'all want a picure of something other than the sewer tank?

[dword]

I will gladly go to Longview this weekend if it will help.. its only 100 miles from my place.. I'm free Saturday morning until about 4 that afternoon.. so I see no problem.. I can get Canton, Tyler, Whitehouse, Troup and who know what else on the way.. those are just the ones I know by heart.

[dword]

In fact I've done a little map playing and its 314 mile round trip from my house to all the 4 missing spots.. thats doable for me.. so the question is does anyone want to tag along? Sat morning early say about 7 or so.. should be back in 6 hours.. say 1 or 2.. my place is an hour east of Dallas so I could meet ?? maybe in Wills Point.. or Canton.. I would post the map but I don't know how.. I can print it but I don't know how to post it..

[dword]

well here a dirt road.. or muddy road.. but you wanted dusty.. well you don't see it here but drive down it and see..

[M38A1]

I think we're good with Panorama Village. The tower is sort of cool. :trust:

As for the remaining towns, the still include:
Redwater
Kellyville
Longview
Pine Mills

We don't need any others - they're not in the song, but thanks for the offer!

So if you're up for getting those out of the way, look at the rest of the thread to get a feel for what 'type' of picture we need.

Looking forward to seeing them posted!

~m

[DFW_Warrior]

ETA:
Here's Glen Rose if DFW_Warrior can't get a re-do.

Here you go.... I went down there on Tuesday and snapped a couple more of Hico and Glen Rose to replace my other ones. I like these much better....:trust:

http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa103/DFW_Warrior/Ride%20for%20me%2009-11-07/image006.jpg

http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa103/DFW_Warrior/Ride%20for%20me%2009-11-07/image004.jpg

Enjoy!!!

[Gilk51]

I like the new Glen Rose photo! :lol2:

[FJR Bandit]

I like the new Glen Rose photo! :lol2:

+1 But how did he get the V-Strom to play dead. :lol2:

[Gilk51]

+1 But how did he get the V-Strom to play dead. :lol2:

That is Bill's bike's normal resting position. :lol2:

[DFW_Warrior]

That is Bill's bike's normal resting position. :lol2:

Yep, I saved weight by removing the side stand. Now it just rests on the crash bars..... See???? Multi-tasker!!!!!:rofl:

[dword]

As for the remaining towns, the still include:
Redwater
Kellyville
Longview
Pine Mills

We don't need any others - they're not in the song, but thanks for the offer!

So if you're up for getting those out of the way, look at the rest of the thread to get a feel for what 'type' of picture we need.

Looking forward to seeing them posted!

The remaining towns include but we don't need but look at the rest of the thread to get a feel for what we need.. :confused: :confused: :confused:

Ok I am going to do Pine Mills, Redwater, Longview and Kellyville in the morning, needed or not.. I told the little lady I had a job to do and I ain't telling her its been called off. I'm meeting another rider (tenative) in Emory at 7:15am and going off from there. And don't worry about my being confused, thats a normal state for me. And I hope its not a requirement to make my Tiger play dead.. If she ever lays down on me I'm in trouble cause I can't get her back up alone. Too old for picking up the ladies.. if I ever em down I just lay down with em and take a nap!! :sleep:

[txbanditrydr]

Ok I am going to do Pine Mills, Redwater, Longview and Kellyville in the morning, needed or not..

I'll scratch Pine Mills off my to-do list then.......:doh:

[Gilk51]

The remaining towns include but we don't need but look at the rest of the thread to get a feel for what we need.. :confused: :confused: :confused:

The quote was:
So if you're up for getting those out of the way, look at the rest of the thread to get a feel for what 'type' of picture we need.

Just look at the other pictures to see how they have been done - mainly that they have the bike and sign in them.

My wife and I were thinking about doing these tomorrow, too. We may abbreviate it if ya'll are going.

We can use Texarkana, too. The current one doesn't have a sign in it.

Good luck & good riding!

[M38A1]

Ah..... a little competition for the remaining four towns, eh? That's great! I"m curious to see who actually tags it first.

I love the 'sleeping' Glen Rose shot. It's a MUST for the video. And I wasn't aware Hico spelled Museum the way they do. Must be a new thing. :eek2:

~m

[Gilk51]

And I wasn't aware Hico spelled Museum the way they do. Must be a new thing. :eek2:

:rofl: I had to go back and look - that is funny!

yep, the new Glen Rose will go in the video.

Now, for all of you contributers, I need a "potrait" of you (without helmet) and your bike for the "credits". I already have M38A1, DFW-Warrior, FJR Bandit, DANNYROTH, and myself. I need ysr612, lddave, euromedic, and whoever gets any of the remaining towns...

[dword]

It would be simple to add Texarkana to the list.. its only about 13 miles from Redwater.. so consider it done..

Things needed to be in pic:
1 Bike check
2 Sign or something to suggest the site. check
3 Pretty face uh... now thats tough..

[dword]

I will share.. which ones do you want.. better yet.., join me!! I will be leaving from the Canton area and going east.. thru Pinemills then to Redwater and Texarkana then south to Kellyville and Longview then back home.. its a pretty straight run.. I had to tweak the map in order to not travel the same road coming and going.. the way it looks I may be going alone as it is.. had a few maybes but haven't heard from them.. what part of the country are you in? I will send a PM with my cell.. just call if your interested..

[Gilk51]

I will share.. which ones do you want.. better yet.., join me!!

Well, I was thinking seriously about all this but it looks like we have a lunch set up with my son and daughter in law, so we are out for tomorrow. We will make this loop at some point though - my wife wants to visit Jefferson...

Anyway, have a good ride and get some pictures!
:rider:

[txbanditrydr]

I'll put this one up for Pine Mills...... Got it this morning after breakfast.

http://img515.imageshack.us/img515/4591/pinemills01atq8.jpg

Oops.... Just noticed that most of the pictures only feature bikes and the places..... with some editing, here ya go!!

http://img519.imageshack.us/img519/9681/pinemills01bvj0.jpg

[M38A1]

Only THREE to go! WootHoot!

Thanks to txbanditrydr for Pine Mills. List has been updated on the front page thread showing the following that HOPEFULLY will posted today.

Redwater
Kellyville
Longview


Keep 'em coming! We're close. Very close.

~m

[euromedic]

...and then any of our 're-do' or 'upgrade' shots. We will still need several shots of dusty roads, mountain air, canvas covered cotton trucks etc for fillers. Any takers?

I will get you a nice one for Conroe.....:deal:

[Gilk51]

I'll put this one up for Pine Mills...... Got it this morning after breakfast.

<pic>

Oops.... Just noticed that most of the pictures only feature bikes and the places..... with some editing, here ya go!!

<pic>

Either one is OK, Jay. Is it OK if I use this picture of you for your credit slide? :rofl:

http://i37.photobucket.com/albums/e81/Dutch9090/BlueJay001.jpg

[txbanditrydr]

Either one is OK, Jay. Is it OK if I use this picture of you for your credit slide? :rofl:

Your project... your choice.... I might have something else in mind. :giveup:

[Gilk51]

Your project... your choice.... I might have something else in mind. :giveup:

I only mention it because it is the most recent...

I have this one but it is at night and a bit fuzzy:
http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/dudleys060112/jay_0604q.jpg (http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/dudleys060112/jay_0604.jpg)

Please post up if you have a better one on the bike.

If I had known you were going to run out and get Pine Mills, I would have gotten a decent picture Thursday night... :doh:

[txbanditrydr]

P/M sent....

[Gilk51]

P/M sent....

Got it! Thanks, Jay.

[Gilk51]

I will share.. which ones do you want.. better yet.., join me!! I will be leaving from the Canton area and going east.. thru Pinemills then to Redwater and Texarkana then south to Kellyville and Longview then back home.. its a pretty straight run.. I had to tweak the map in order to not travel the same road coming and going.. the way it looks I may be going alone as it is.. had a few maybes but haven't heard from them.. what part of the country are you in? I will send a PM with my cell.. just call if your interested..

Hey, Dale, did you have any luck with this yesterday?
(ole Chuck is trying to get rid of the blank slides in the slide show)
:mrgreen:

[M38A1]

Hmmm.... Almost 11am and the first thread I go to was this to see if we completed our 'project' this weekend. I'm just hoping we had some riders who haven't posted yet and those pesky three town shots are inbound sometime today.

Anyone make the last three town shots?

[Gilk51]

Dale (dword) said he was going on Saturday and his last forum activity was at 5:52 that morning. I surely hope that nothing happened to him...

[dword]

yes I have it all.. the question is.. how big a file do you want and where do I send it?? these are all about 1.5mg files..I can make them smaller if you need

[ysr612]

looks like mountain air but Palo Duro. Well at least it is in Texas

http://ysr612.smugmug.com/photos/91822821-M.jpg

looks dusty but wasn't it is out by Kennedy Texas

http://ysr612.smugmug.com/photos/11371104-M.jpg

picture of me in my goofy 1/2 helmet doing an msf exercise

http://ysr612.smugmug.com/photos/196959123-M.jpg

[dword]

Shrunk em.. lets see if this works

[dword]

#2

[dword]

#3

[dword]

lets try again..

[dword]

#4

[dword]

and last but not least.. and no this is probably not the correct order...

[Gilk51]

and last but not least.. and no this is probably not the correct order...

Nope - not the correct order - you have to go back and do it again! :-P

Excellent! I think the picture size, after expanding will work fine. And I can probably use one of them with you in it for the credit slide. :thumb:

<whew> I was afraid that you had gotten to Texarkana and just kept on riding into Arkansas... :lol2:


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ysr, I'll use your MSF bike picture, if you like. If you have one with your current ride, that would work, too.

[Gilk51]

And I can probably use one of them with you in it for the credit slide.

Oops - I see two bikes. Who went with you? And is one of those you in the picture or your wingman? :ponder:

[dword]

I'm the Tiger and I had someone else along.. he was driving a Vulcan I think..
and I can take me out of the pic if you want just the bike.. well I think I can, I took a few more.. and my files are alot larger but the site will only allow me to upload 480 x 640.. my originals are 3000 x 2000.. so if you want the bigger files I can send them to you off site..

[dword]

sorry, no I can't edit me out.. I'm right in the middle of every one.. no prob.. I'll just have to do it again..
I'll just explain to the little woman that.......

"Sorry honey, its my responsibility to get this man the pictures he needs. I told him I would do it and I screwed it up, so being a man of my word, I have to go on a little trip this weekend too.. yes that means I'm getting up early so I can't take you out Friday and spend a gazillion dollars on making you feel like a queen.. and it also means you can't come over either and get breakfast served to you like your used to. Yes its a real shame.. yes dear I will really try to get it right this time..""

Yea.. I got the story down.. just say the word.. and I'm gone!!

[Gilk51]

sorry, no I can't edit me out.. I'm right in the middle of every one.. no prob.. I'll just have to do it again..
I'll just explain to the little woman that.......

:nono: no need to do that! :lol2:

The pictures are fine - I'll send you a PM about the picture size - they may turn out better at a little higher res (like 800x600).

My question was supposed to be - is that you in all of the pictures (I didn't check closely while at work), and which one would you like for the "credit" slide?

[Squeaky]

But Chuck - the man needs a mission! Can't you see from his post he needs something to get him out of the house!

Just make something up and send him. We'll all laugh when he gets back. :lol2:

[Gilk51]

Yeah, but where was he when we needed Van Horn and Monahans? :lol2:

We may have to start another contest... :ponder:
meanwhile, I need to fill in the missing slides... :trust:

[M38A1]

sorry, no I can't edit me out.. I'm right in the middle of every one.. no prob.. I'll just have to do it again..
I'll just explain to the little woman that.......

"Sorry honey, its my responsibility to get this man the pictures he needs. I told him I would do it and I screwed it up, so being a man of my word, I have to go on a little trip this weekend too.. yes that means I'm getting up early so I can't take you out Friday and spend a gazillion dollars on making you feel like a queen.. and it also means you can't come over either and get breakfast served to you like your used to. Yes its a real shame.. yes dear I will really try to get it right this time..""

Yea.. I got the story down.. just say the word.. and I'm gone!!


THANK-YOU for finishing out the required pictures. This has been a fun effort so far. Now, we just have to let Chuck do his 'magic' and see where it goes. I've seen a beta and it's fantastic.

Again - Thanks.

~m

[Gilk51]

But Chuck - the man needs a mission! Can't you see from his post he needs something to get him out of the house!

Just make something up and send him. We'll all laugh when he gets back. :lol2:

OK, Squeaky, I've got it:

Dale, we have changed our minds all of the pictures must have a Post Office in them... :trust:

(He'll have a lot of fun finding the PO for Pine Mills and Kellyville... ;-) )

:mrgreen:

[M38A1]

'yall realize we accomplished taking 92 towns pictures across the entire state from that song in exactly 8 months? The thread started on Jan 17th, 2007 and the final pictures posted today 09/17/07.

This is going to be way too cool when it's done. :clap:

[Gilk51]

OK, folks, the slide show is only needing to finish up the credit slides for the photographers that have contributed to this project. Check the lines below for any errors before they are cast in concrete (or electrons):

M38A1, Scott...done
DANNYROTH, Danny...done
FJR Bandit, David...done
ysr612, ?, need a picture and name
euromedic, Peter, need a picture
DFW_Warrior, Bill...done
lddave, Dave?, need picture
txbanditrydr, Jay...done
dword, Dale, need a picture selected

So, can ya'll get right on this? :lol2:

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Everything else is filled in. Well, there is some poetic license concerning the truck pictures, but it is 100% photograghs by TWT folks. :thumb:

Note: I have a directory full of "unused" photos that I would have loved to fit in but couldn't. :-(

[Gilk51]

I have a had a couple of questions as to what type of "portrait" I want, so here are some examples:

Danny (http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/meetandgreet/deeleons070913/danny_3584q.JPG)

Scott (http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/TWTpics/participants/used/scott_3201q.JPG)

Bill (http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/TWTpics/participants/used/bill_1865q.JPG)

BTW, guys, if you don't like these, I'll use any one that you provide. It will get massaged into something like this:

http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/TWTpics/participants/scott_m38a1.jpg

Just grab your make-up team & you camera and take those pictures... :lol2:

[dword]

So you don't want to use one with the sign in it for the credits?
That should be easy enough.. I'm on the bike everyday.. so I'll just bring the camera to work tomorrow and get a shot for ya..
and maybe use Photoshop to take about 15 lbs off in the process..
yeah.. that'll work just fine... I wonder if I can use it to take about 20 years off too??

[Gilk51]

So you don't want to use one with the sign in it for the credits?

That's fine. Which sign? :-P
(you have 5 of 'em)

:mrgreen:

[dword]

which sign? Ah... uhhh.. I don't know I look old and fat in all of em so just go inny minny moe and pick one...

[Gilk51]

which sign? Ah... uhhh.. I don't know I look old and fat in all of em so just go inny minny moe and pick one...

OK, I picked one, dword is done. Still need:

a first name for ysr612, I could use a higher resolution picture, too

I've asked euromedic for a higher resolution picture, too

need a first name (I assume it's "Dave", but you never know with screen-names) and picture for lddave

"Higher" would be 800x600 or better - reduction is easy but You can't add in what ain't there!

[lddave]

Great job on the video Chuck.

[Gilk51]

Great job on the video Chuck.

I'll have another version ready for the usual suspects to look at after I return from a business trip, probably the weekend of October 6.

[M38A1]

I'll have another version ready for the usual suspects to look at after I return from a business trip, probably the weekend of October 6.

Can't wait to see what you've pulled together upon your return! The beta is great.:clap:

[DFW_Warrior]

I took this today on the way back from Houston. I passed some cotton fields along the way, but there were no trucks to be found. So I hope this might work. Sorry for the tardiness on getting it.

http://i202.photobucket.com/albums/aa103/DFW_Warrior/truck.jpg

[Gilk51]

I think I have the slide show finished for the TWT Everywhere Texas project. I sent links to the guys that submitted photos but I can't stand it - the response was good at our Tarrant County Friday night ice cream meet, so I'm going to make the slide show available. If I get any complaints, we'll just ECP it (gummint contract joke)... ;-)

These files are large and are EXE (executable files). If you are behind a firewall that doesn't allow these to be downloaded, let me know and I will make zips available).

Everywhere Texas - song only (http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/everywheretexas2007song.exe) - 20 megabytes

Everywhere Texas - song with credits (http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/everywheretexas2007credits.exe) - 25 megabytes

I hope you enjoy it - several of us had a great time chasing down photographs for it. It is 100% constructed from TWT member's contributions.

I am working on a file that credits each of the photographs in the show but it's not quite ready yet...

Enjoy...

[DFW_Warrior]

Chuck, awesome job buddy!!!! It is amazing!!!:clap: :clap: :clap:

[Simmons1]

Very nice Chuck!!!

When do you sleep?:mrgreen:

[ToroGuy]

Chuck and all 'been everywhere contributors, world class result !!!! :clap: :clap: :clap: :clap:

I've saved the file. Days when I'm a little down, it will cheer me up.

[Gilk51]

When do you sleep?:mrgreen:

Well, it didn't happen overnight - I have been working on it since mid-August or so - once we got down to the last few locations...

Here (http://www.texasarlingtoncs.us/pics/mc/photo_contests/everywheretexas/_photo_list_credits.txt) is the text file that credits each photo used...

Thanks to all, especially those from whom I have stolen pictures... :-P

[M38A1]

OK. I've posted the links in the Story Telling/Tire Kicking section now that we're done, so let's get a lock on this thread.

http://www.twtex.com/forums/showthread.php?t=21740

Again, great job to all the contributors.

~m

[Gilk51]

that we're done, so let's get a lock on this thread.

The man has spoken...