Maybe, but what I miss are the bluebonnets in the hill country west of Austin. All you DFW-area umpires... you need to take a weekend off from the ball field and spend it driving down highway 16 from San Saba to Kerrville in March.

Trust me, your Blue Bell may be special to you, but your "Texas is best" attitude is almost as bad as a SoCal parent believing softball doesn't exist outside of their region.

Growing up, I've consumed dairy products whether milk, ice cream, ice milk, etc. while the cows that provided the milk were in the next room.

Y'all think you've got something special and it may be to you. Only thing is that we had the same thing in the Northeast 100 years before your region was even settled. :b

As a non-native who lived in TX for 8 years, I learned a couple of things...

... this attitude is real and everywhere, but mostly couched in good humor
... you have to learn to take it in good humor, too
... you can ignore the occasional rednecks who actually believe it
... it is actually not much different from any other regional "we are better than you" stuff. As a non-native Minnesotan, it is pretty insufferable here, too.

uff da Y'all

You know I had to chime in sooner or later, (and probably you wanted it later Mike), but you would love Texas.....Hell, two people I know from Mn. come up now and then.....Right Rachel, and TomB?

Tom, I was raised in Kerrville, know the area well. you are so right.

I had a house in Kerrville, sold it five years ago. Loved the area. Had a beautiful spot in Leaky, Texas with a water fall on the Freo River.
Sold it also.

Where are you anyway? We just don't call in Dallas or TX for that matter. Have games, will travel. Myself along with some others from our association have made the trip to N Little Rock, AR for the Busch Classic. We won't be making it this year since they changed the weekend and we have State tournament to call then. And besides, they are going Red shirt this year.

If your question is for me, I am in East Texas. Beaumont area. I call in Houston, Pasadena, Humble, Lufkin
Lake Charles, La., New Orleans (have two there this coming month). :D I have the red shirt also.

Now, see, there it is! Rachel and Tom come DOWN to Texas. Y'all ain't the top of the world :D

And, of course, this is always humorous, but my opinion isn't going to change.


Glen, when are you in N.O.? I'll be there the first weekend in May for JazzFest.

First weekend in May.....also the third weekend. Will give you the details as soon as I have them....

Mike,

:eek:
Guess I should have checked my e-mail before I got on the board.

The NO tournament has changed to second weekend of May...will now be in Brusly, La. hosted by VooDoo.

Second one is week later in Denham Springs, La.

Damn,,,,We can say that, can't we Mick?
:D