Wrap it up

A few more pictures from Jamie Foxx day last Saturday. If you missed any of the other pictures, click on the Jamie Foxx tag at the bottom of this post.

Tricia has her latest story, this one about Gilbert Willie Jr. on the Tribune site.

A view from the press box


The Ice House band had a dance contest at the end of their set. Remember the girl that was dancing on the side? There she is on the left. The Lady with the red scarf is Mayor of a Texas town, but I didn't write down which one.


The football player won.


Passing time between Ice House band performing and the start of the events.

The Tiger band.

My week 3 NFL picks looked more like week 1 than week 2 thank goodness. I finished the week 12-4, bringing my total 33-15 for the year. I may be wrong, but I think Cliff finished the week a respectable 10-6. I'll take coke please.

Frank Gores injury was my downfall in fantasy football this week. I lost by 6 points. My record is 2-1.

With a little help

Jamie Foxx in Terrell, Texas with his best friends from high school.

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Ice House warms up the crowd

Jamie Foxx day in Terrell, Texas started early. We got their around 8am, the gates opened around 8:30am. Ice House provided music to get everyone going.

Here is a very short clip of Jamie Foxx speaking to the crowd about growing up in Terrell.

Jamie Foxx Day Terrell, Texas Sept 26, 2009

I will have more pictures to share in the next few days. It was fun.

Jamie entered on a red carpet and gave high fives all the way down it.

Tricia got an interview with Jamie Foxx prior to his coming to town, read it here. Tricia also covered today's event for the Tribune, read her story here. Jamie spoke about being on the cover of the paper when growing up. I will have that clip online tomorrow.



Texas Governor Rick Perry was on hand. He was introduced first and took the stage while Jamie was coming down the red carpet. Here is Gov. Perry is taking a picture of the crowd with his phone. Seems like the new thing is taking pictures from the stage with your phones. I thought it was kinda funny. You will have to click to enlarge the picture to see it.

Skywatch Friday-Goals, Dreams, Values

Tomorrow morning Terrell welcomes home Jamie Foxx. Beginning at 10AM, a parade will travel down Moore Ave. from City Hall to Memorial Stadium. A presentation will be made at the stadium honoring Jamie Foxx and presenting him with the key to the city. Expected to attend the ceremony will be Texas Gov. Rick Perry, State Senator Bob Duell and State Representative Betty Brown. Tricia of the Terrell Tribune has a great story about the visit.

Tickets to the program at the stadium have already been distributed, but come out to Terrell, line Moore Ave. then stay and have lunch in town. How many times will get you the chance to see an Academy Award winner in person ?


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The Terrell Tigers begin district play tonight in Mesquite against the West Mesquite Wranglers. Cliff has a preview of the game. Game time is 7:30PM and can be heard on KPYK 1570-AM.

The State Fair of Texas starts today. We normally wait and go during a weekday to avoid the crowds.

Week 3 NFL picks - lets hope I can do better than last week.

Cleveland 0-2 (Road: 0-1)
xBaltimore 2-0 (Home: 1-0)

Washington 1-1 (Road: 0-1)
xDetroit 0-2 (Home: 0-1)

Jacksonville 0-2 (Road: 0-1)
xHouston 1-1 (Home: 0-1)

xSan Francisco 2-0 (Road: 1-0)
Minnesota 2-0 (Home: 0-0)

Atlanta 2-0 (Road: 0-0)
xNew England 1-1 (Home: 1-0)

Kansas City 0-2 (Road: 0-1)
xPhiladelphia 1-1 (Home: 0-1)

xGreen Bay 1-1 (Road: 0-0)
St. Louis 0-2 (Home: 0-0)

xNY Giants 2-0 (Road: 1-0)
Tampa Bay 0-2 (Home: 0-1)

Tennessee 0-2 (Road: 0-1)
xNY Jets 2-0 (Home: 1-0)

xNew Orleans 2-0 (Road: 1-0)
Buffalo 1-1 (Home: 1-0)

xChicago 1-1 (Road: 0-1)
Seattle 1-1 (Home: 1-0)

xPittsburgh 1-1 (Road: 0-1)
Cincinnati 1-1 (Home: 0-1)

Denver 2-0 (Road: 1-0)
xOakland 1-1 (Home: 0-1)

Miami 0-2 (Road: 0-1)
xSan Diego 1-1 (Home: 0-1)

xIndianapolis 2-0 (Road: 1-0)
Arizona 1-1 (Home: 0-1)

Carolina 0-2 (Road: 0-1)
xDallas 1-1 (Home: 0-1)

Terrell pecans

The pecans are coming along. Probably have two more months before we can pick them. These are from the tree in our back yard. We have two more trees in the front yard.



It was chilly this morning, the temperature was in the mid 50s.

The morning news show I watch is CBS 11. Every morning they visit with Jody Dean and his morning team at KLUV. Yesterday morning they were talking about Jamie Foxx coming to visit Terrell this weekend and KLUV linked to my site.

Jamie Foxx visits this Saturday, the following weekend Terrell hosts Flights of our Fathers Fly-In. Bring your camera, I will be doing a photowalk at the Fly-In starting at 11AM. Click on the link to the right for more Fly-In details.

NFL picks tomorrow.

I am looking forward to watching Flash Forward tonight. I love all of the new shows coming on, but I probably will only stay with one or two. There just isn't enough time to watch TV all night.

Defense wins championships

We got a bit of sunshine today, just a little. The rain is suppose to be back this afternoon, but not stay around so long. Most of the puddles disappeared by the afternoon. To my friends to the east getting the rain...sorry.



The good girl, Jordan, won Big Brother 11 last night. Summer is now over.

Cliff has given the tough Terrell Tiger defense a nickname. You will have to visit his site, The Full Count v2.0 to find out what it is. I think I like it.

Terrell's defense is second in class 4A in yards allowed in the Dallas area.

Swine flu seems to be everywhere, but thankfully it hasn't hit anyone at my work. How about where you work?

I am no fan of President Bush, but do we really need this? Does the ex-speech writer need $$$$ that bad?

I don't mean to repeat myself but don't forget, Terrell will welcome home Jamie Foxx on September 26th. There will be a presentation at Memorial Stadium at 10am. Admission into the stadium is by ticket only. Tickets are available through local churches or the Terrell Chamber of Commerce. You can also line Moore Ave. from Adelaide to the football stadium for the motorcade from City Hall. How often will you get a chance to see up close an Oscar winning actor? The best place to be may be along Moore Ave. at Bradshaw St. where a street topper will be placed on the street sign.

Could the first regular season Cowboy game in the new stadium not sell out? That's what the Dallas news is reporting. They have to sell all tickets before 7:15 Thursday night. I think Mr. Jones will make sure there are no tickets left.

Friday wrap-up

Zestfest in Ft. Worth this weekend. Sounds like my type of fun.

The Terrell Tigers take on the Seagoville Dragons tonight in Seagoville. Kickoff is 7:30, listen to it live on KPYK 1570AM pregame starts at 7:15.

Jay Leno starts Monday night at 9pm. For years I fell asleep watching Leno. Does this mean I am going to start falling asleep even earlier?

Last nights Steelers-Titans game was a good start to the NFL season. Cliff has his week 1 picks posted.

Christina has changed the look of her site......again. If you like it let her know. If you don't, be quiet.


Local events on the Calendar:

September 18th The Terrell Tigers 1st home football game vs. Bishop Lynch.

September 19th Ghosts of Kaufman County Past, Poor Farm, Kaufman, Texas. See the link to the right.

September 26th Welcome home Jamie Foxx. Terrell will welcome home Jamie Foxx. There will be a presentation at Memorial Stadium at 10am. Admission into the stadium is by ticket only. Tickets are available through local churches or the Terrell Chamber of Commerce. You can also line Moore Ave. from Adelaide to the football stadium for the motorcade from City Hall

October 2nd & 3rd Flights of our Father Fly-In Dinner/Dance, Pancake breakfast, fly-in. Check the link to the right for details.

October 3rd Photowalk at Flights of our Fathers Fly-In. Meeting at 11AM, an opportunity for area photographers to meet up and take pictures of the Fly-In event. Email me for more details.

Send me an email for any event you want posted.

Terrell Tigers win, start 2-0

The Terrell Tigers defeated the North Lamar Panthers last night in Paris, Texas 21-7. Cliff has a recap of the game posted on the Tribune website.




My plans for today's post didn't work out so well. Last night was a full moon and I was going to attempt to get a picture using the manual settings on my camera. It turned out to be a cloudy night with no moon in sight. I will have to try it again when I can see the moon.

My favorite baseball player and probably the best player in MLB is Albert Pujols of the St. Louis Cardinals. If you are a fan of baseball, please take a few minutes to read this story about Albert.

Three weeks from today on September 26th, Terrell will welcome home Jamie Foxx. There will be a presentation at Memorial Stadium at 10am. Admission into the stadium is by ticket only. Tickets are available through local churches or the Terrell Chamber of Commerce. You can also line Moore Ave. from Adelaide to the football stadium for the motorcade from City Hall.

Jamie Foxx to be honored in his hometown Terrell, Texas

The Terrell City Council meets twice a month, I go about once a quarter. There was a lot of information discussed at last nights meeting. You will have to pick up a copy of the Terrell Tribune for the details, I don't take notes. I was interested in seeing if anyone had any comments for the Council. Like I predicted yesterday, and as usual, nobody showed up to address the council on concerns, complaints or to just vent.



They did discuss the plans in place so far for the hometown celebration for Jamie Foxx on September 26th. Mr. Foxx will travel in a motorcade from Terrell City Hall, west on Moore Ave. to Memorial Stadium. Confirmed to be attending is Texas Governor Rick Perry, State Senator Bob Duell and State Representative Betty Brown. Terrell Mayor Hal Richards will present Mr. Foxx with a key to the city. This isn't a concert, this is the City's opportunity to thank Mr. Foxx for the years we have enjoyed watching him perform.

The event will be free but a ticket will be required. Ticket distribution will be announced soon. If you cant get a ticket, come down to Terrell anyway, line Moore Ave. for the motorcade, then enjoy lunch in one of Terrell's fine restaurants.

Besides being a super funny comedian, Mr. Foxx is an Academy Award winning actor for playing Ray Charles in "Ray", a multiple Grammy nominee and has sold millions of CD's.

Below is one of his latest music videos. Search You Tube for "Jamie Foxx Wanda" for some of his funniest work while on "In Living Color" and review his IMDB page for a full list of career credits and accomplishments.



One issue discussed at the meeting, that people seem to be having a problem with, is the cost of the event and how it's going to be paid for. The money spent will come entirely from the City's hotel/motel tax fund. The money in that fund can only be used for specific purposes, you can find the different ways the funds can be used here. Revenue raised from this tax can not be used for any other purpose.

That's not the only big news, but more about that later.

Paula Abdul is leaving American Idol. I think that's the final nail in the show for me. Nothing against the Kara who they brought in last year, but she is boring and takes herself to seriously. Some would say AI jumped the shark years ago. This may be the second trip over the shark.