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Yeah, I think I recall one of your posts making me think we are right across Bandera from each other.
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Me - 88 , Midtown - 89 I know there are several more. My wife was 93. Not sure if I want to know if you know her : ) Dad still lives up on Seneca in Leon Valley, and after living in Austin for a few years, I came back to my roots and live back in the Marshall/O'Connor area. It's home. Marshall is still one of those old school SA high schools where everyone knows someone from either their time there, or someone in their family's time there.
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Since this is an SA thread, and we have been talking about music, here is a post from Tim DeLaughter of Tripping Daisy. Chris was at SA Marshall with me, Midtown, and I'm sure some others from here back in the day. This is one of those posts that you don't want to make, but here we are. Some of you may have heard that our beloved Chris Penn was in an accident. In true CP-fashion, he was working at Good Records taking down the advertising decals on the front window, the decal unexpectedly gave way and he fell backwards landing directly on his back. As you may or may not know, Chris has been dealing with back and spine issues for quite sometime now. He had a surgery on his neck from a fall last year, and at that time, they discovered that he had Ankylosing Spondylitis and Ossification of the Posterior Longitudinal Ligament (OPLL). What all that means is he has very little space in his spinal canal and his spine has fused together, limiting his mobility. All that said, the fall was catastrophic for him. His spinal cord was bruised and paralysis was immediate from the neck down... I know. It's a lot to take in… I know. This happened on Monday around 11am. We've been in ICU since... As you can imagine, the world stopped and from that moment on it has been about Chris and what his future will look like. He is stable at this time and being monitored around the clock. There are short term goals we're trying to reach under difficult circumstances and obviously limited by what his body will allow. It's going to be a long road ahead with many challenges along the way, and we're just getting started. We're talking about Chris Penn here, a pillar of our community and a freaking force of nature with everything he does. I will tell you this, one of the first things he discussed through nodding his head at letters until a word was spelled was "order" as in order Charlie Crockett Records for the in-store this weekend? He nodded “yes,” and then instructed us on the quantity needed. That pretty much sums him up, so be sure to show up for that in-store Saturday. We’ve got some records to sell. Realizing we've just dumped a lot of heavy info on you and you're probably riddled with questions and concerns, know this… he is in stable condition at the moment and in very good care. Currently, we are focused on getting his intubation tube removed so that he can start the journey of breathing without assistance. That's where we are and that's the first step of many to come. I give you this latest information and will try to give updates on a need-to-know basis. Please refrain from reaching out directly to Jennifer or myself for updates, as we are 100% dedicated to Chris at this time. A lot of things are happening quickly, and the pressure to respond distracts us from our main focus of getting Chris the care he needs. I'm sure you understand. Again since we're in ICU, no visitors are allowed at this time. There will be a time for that down the road, but not now. We know Chris is loved by many and I’m sure it will be well documented in the comments of this post (which we will make sure to share with him). If there are offers to help in any way, we will be informed by the person monitoring this post. We are starting a GoFundMe as Chris, Jennifer and the boys (Oliver, Archie and Grover) will need our help. There will also be a link for a MealTrain if you would like to help in that way as well. Please send your prayers and positive thoughts towards Chris and his family as we navigate his road to recovery. peace https://www.gofundme.com/.../join-us-to-support-the-penn... https://mealtrain.com/63wzg8
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Dude.. you just don't know shit about San Antonio. It's ok, but just accept it. When a thread about Alamo Ranch or some other lame suburb of SA pops up, have at it. That seems to be your speciality.
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Glad its going well. I'm not sure if its bit, but yeah, please do the opposite of what Helo says. I don't get out as much anymore (family and such) but your itenerary looks great, and I'm taking some notes for when my wife and I can get out again.
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I was a SOCOM guy back in the day. I bounced around between COD and Battlefield over the last 15 years and have enjoyed playing, but I really started getting sick of stupid stuff like turning into plasma when killed and players running around with idiotic outfits. I hate that zombie shit. I was never a run and gun kind of player. I started playing Hell Let Loose this past weekend and I'm really enjoying it. It's hard, but I love that you need to communicate to be succesful. I guess that's sort of like the old SOCOM games. Trying to learn the maps as a Medic. It's going to be a steep learning curve, but players online seem to be pretty cool to everyone for the most part.
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You saw who it was right? And downtown is "too far", so stay around (checks notes) Alamo Ranch? Lol... Yeah, this is not how to promote San Antonio.
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Finally made it over to SA Fredericksburgers. Pretty damn good. It's right by home, so we will definitely be going back. Just did a regular cheesburger, but planning on getting the Roadrunner next time.
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But only kind of... like sort of regional variation...if it works...
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Good luck to all of you all. Baseball seems like such a grind. But I loved the process for my kids. I made sure my kids could throw a baseball when they were little. They actually did well with the bat. But throwing was the most important thing with regard to other sports. As a High School and Club coach, I'm amazed at how poorly some young athletes(mostly boys) can throw. It's sadly obvious when I see kids whos dads didnt got out to throw balls with them. It's all about water polo for my kids now, and they both have arms. I have to credit to getting out in the back yard to just throw.
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One of my favorite travel pics. In 99 I took my new Jeep(still have her, and she only has about 130,000 miles) on a 3 week solo road trip. New Mexico, Arizona, Utah, Idaho, Montana, Wyoming, and Colorado. Vistited lots of parks and camped along the way, but stayed at my Aunt and Uncles in Missoula before turning around. Just a great town and area. My Aunt took this as I was about to head off to Yellowstone. They loved their Samoyed dogs.
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Man... I wanted to get up there this summer on a road trip, but not sure I have that much time. My Aunt is up there and haven't been back since 2015. Have a blast. As my late uncle would say..."It's Beautiful...." I'll reach out to my cousin to see he if has any any input on bars and restaurants. He lives in Revelstoke, BC, but gets down to see his mom often.
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Not trying to be a smart ass, but yeah, advanced Alzeheimers probably means that. He could probably "use" one, but he never "knew" he needed to. And if you have lived with it, experienced it, it's pretty easy to understand that scenario.
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Alzheimers man.. he probably wondered around the house for days not realizing she was dead. He didn't find her...she was his caregiver.
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Hell, in 88-89, the Co-Op was selling LOTS of blue and various other colored Texas shirts.
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