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Shelly > June 11, 2009 World Famous Burgers Our old hometown used to have a red and white cinder-block hamburger dive called Bob's Better Burger. It was all the way on the other side of town . . . probably a good 10-15 minutes drive. That seems so funny now, when it takes nearly10 minutes just to get out of our subdivision. Still, a trip to Bob's was a very special treat. And, Ohhhh . . . those were some good burgers. Places like that -- and like this-- are few and far between now. We had to pull over so that I could grab a shot of this sign. 2-M's is still open and appears to be doing pretty brisk business, but you just can't count on these places and their wonderful old signs to be around the next time we pass by. This is a piece of Americana I wish we could bring back. "Burgers and fries and cherry pies, Life was simple and good back then. Walking in the sand, hand in hand, never thinking that it could end. Makin' our love with the moon above at the drive in picture show It was burgers and fries and cherry pies in a world we used to know." -- Charley Pride
Shelly > JV Swimming and Diving Teams at Taylor photo
Shelly > Taylor Varsity Swimming and Diving photo
Shelly > November 24, 2007 My Dad's Old Diving Gear The idea that anyone in his right mind would put these on his feet and go near water is totally beyond anything I can begin to comprehend . . . but then these belonged to my dad, and he would try anything. Yesterday my mother, brother and I spent the morning clearing out the last treasures from a barn behind the cottage on my grandparents' property where we lived until I was about three years old. These boots must have weighed 30 pounds each with the brass platforms and toe caps. Then . . . there was the lead weight belt that he wore around his waist -- and a very heavy canvas body-suit. He must have totally trusted his dive partners, because the only way to breathe was through a rubber hose connecting this mask to a hand-pumped compressor that was fastened to a board and must have been kept in the boat. The dive suit also had some pocket type attachments that we guess were filled with air for bouyancy when it was time to come back to the surface. We can only imagine that the people in the boat had a rope connection to pull him back up because even the strongest man alive . . . (my daddy ) wouldn't be able to swim carrying all this weight. The funny thing about this suit is that he used it at home -- mostly in Lake Austin - probably watching carp, perch and bass swim around him. Probably scared the bejeebers out of a few college coeds from UT as well. I can't see any use for the boots today, but perhaps my brother will dress up like Herman Munster for Halloween one year. In any case, I'm glad he has them now. Dad would think it was fun.
June 11, 2009
World Famous Burgers

Our old hometown used to have a red and white cinder-block hamburger dive called Bob's Better Burger. It was all the way on the other side of town . . . probably a good 10-15 minutes drive. That seems so funny now, when it takes nearly10 minutes just to get out of our subdivision. Still, a trip to Bob's was a very special treat. And, Ohhhh . . . those were some good burgers.

Places like that -- and like this-- are few and far between now. We had to pull over so that I could grab a shot of this sign. 2-M's is still open and appears to be doing pretty brisk business, but you just can't count on these places and their wonderful old signs to be around the next time we pass by. This is a piece of Americana I wish we could bring back.

"Burgers and fries and cherry pies, Life was simple and good back then.
Walking in the sand, hand in hand, never thinking that it could end.
Makin' our love with the moon above at the drive in picture show
It was burgers and fries and cherry pies in a world we used to know." -- Charley Pride
Shelly > June 11, 2009 World Famous Burgers Our old hometown used to have a red and white cinder-block hamburger dive called Bob's Better Burger. It was all the way on the other side of town . . . probably a good 10-15 minutes drive. That seems so funny now, when it takes nearly10 minutes just to get out of our subdivision. Still, a trip to Bob's was a very special treat. And, Ohhhh . . . those were some good burgers. Places like that -- and like this-- are few and far between now. We had to pull over so that I could grab a shot of this sign. 2-M's is still open and appears to be doing pretty brisk business, but you just can't count on these places and their wonderful old signs to be around the next time we pass by. This is a piece of Americana I wish we could bring back. "Burgers and fries and cherry pies, Life was simple and good back then. Walking in the sand, hand in hand, never thinking that it could end. Makin' our love with the moon above at the drive in picture show It was burgers and fries and cherry pies in a world we used to know." -- Charley Pride
June 11, 2009
World Famous Burgers

Our old hometown used to have a red and white cinder-block hamburger dive called Bob's Better Burger. It was all the way on the other side of town . . . probably a good 10-15 minutes drive. That seems so funny now, when it takes nearly10 minutes just to get out of our subdivision. Still, a trip to Bob's was a very special treat. And, Ohhhh . . . those were some good burgers.

Places like that -- and like this-- are few and far between now. We had to pull over so that I could grab a shot of this sign. 2-M's is still open and appears to be doing pretty brisk business, but you just can't count on these places and their wonderful old signs to be around the next time we pass by. This is a piece of Americana I wish we could bring back.

"Burgers and fries and cherry pies, Life was simple and good back then.
Walking in the sand, hand in hand, never thinking that it could end.
Makin' our love with the moon above at the drive in picture show
It was burgers and fries and cherry pies in a world we used to know." -- Charley Pride
See photo in original gallery.
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