[AGL] Figi House & Casino Royale
Jon Ford
jonmfordster at hotmail.com
Sun Nov 26 13:32:27 EST 2006
Yes it was Dolph-- typo. I think my father worked for him too at some
point-- he was Press Secretary to a lot of Texas governors. He knew everyone
in Texas politics, and still hangs out with some of the old-timers.
Jon
>From: michele mason <yaya.m at earthlink.net>
>Reply-To: survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the
>60s<austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net>
>To: survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the
>60s<austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net>
>Subject: Re: [AGL] Figi House & Casino Royale
>Date: Wed, 22 Nov 2006 17:58:24 -0600
>
>Wasn't that "Dolph"? He was the last gov my mom worked for. mm
>
>On Nov 20, 2006, at 11:09 PM, Jon Ford wrote:
>
>>
>>
>>Micael-- Are you speaking of Doph Briscoe, onetime governor of Texas? As
>>a child,age about 14, I spent a pleasant time recuperating from the
>>notorious Mexican "tourista bug" at his family's desolate ranch in South
>>Texas. This was the only time I ever "went Texas," but I was
>>unfortunately unable to climb aboard any gigantic longhorn steers or rope
>>any broncos as I was sick as a dog the whole week.
>>
>>Jon Ford
>>
>>
>>>From: micael at micaelpriest.com
>>>Reply-To: survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the
>>>60s<austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net>
>>>To: austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net
>>>Subject: [AGL] Figi House & Casino Royale
>>>Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 17:14:52 -0600
>>>
>>>
>>> FIGI house is at 27th and Whitis, big white colonial...i lived
>>>next door at the Rhea house in 69 ,3 or 4 doors down from the Campus
>>>Guild(Socialist dorm with the constantly running LSD driven Bridge
>>>Game). FIGI's had the toga partys all right. fixt em up with a little
>>>herb from time to time. all ex highschool jocks though and generally
>>>pretty thick. We got in a snowball war withem the one time it snowed
>>>that winter, we whipped their asses, they responded by shooting an arrow
>>>through one of our guys' window upstairs with a note on it claiming
>>>victory. Bill Narum's Dad was a FIGI, his roomate was Dolf Briscoe, i
>>>knew Dolf was a football player but i was a little mystified about what
>>>kinda jock mr. Narum might have been...he was a fencer. I was a fencer
>>>at UT freshman and senior year. still have the back 3/4ths of my foil.
>>>
>>> As i recall, the first Casino Royale was a send up of Bond
>>>movies...maybe w/ Peter Sellers?
>>>
>>> aidedoo,
>>> micael priest
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
>>>
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>>>
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>>>>Message: 1
>>>>Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2006 23:57:06 -0500
>>>>From: "Wayne Johnson" <cadaobh at shentel.net>
>>>>Subject: Re: [AGL] movie intro, don't go without a quality check
>>>>To: "survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the 60s"
>>>> <austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net>
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>>>>The only frat that had really good toga parties were the Fijis.
>>>>
>>>>wgJ
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: Fontaine Maverick To:
>>>>survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the 60s Sent:
>>>>Sunday, November 19, 2006 8:51 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [AGL] movie intro, don't go without a quality check
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Oh-my-god, Frances. I bet you have never been to a fraternity toga
>>>>party! ----- Original Message ----- From: Frances Morey To:
>>>>survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the 60s Sent:
>>>>Sunday, November 19, 2006 7:11 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [AGL] movie intro, don't go without a quality check
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I've put rotten tomatoes into my favorites file, for future
>>>>reference. I trust what ordinary people say about movies more than I do
>>>>critics or other industry types practicing hype. PF seemed to me like
>>>>the very definition of sacrilege. Antipathy to religion was what made
>>>>it so popular but violence for the sake of violence, shock value,
>>>>fundamental disrespect for an institution offends me. The military and
>>>>fraternities were originally established to teach men how to be men
>>>>however one became "selective" [read: enlist the already civilized who
>>>>don't need such training] and the other a model for Animal House [read:
>>>>drunken druggies disrespectfully acting out towards women and society.]
>>>>Religions were "organized" to discourage "sin" whatever that is thought
>>>>to be, past and present. Now no one is teaching males how to be men,
>>>>women are in ascendancy in the education and the professions because
>>>>women seem to have better instincts for applying themselves to learning
>>>>and having s
>>>> uccess in school training for the professions.
>>>> I used to brag that, without sin, I will go straight to heaven
>>>>when I die since I have never had an abortion nor got paid for having
>>>>sex. I have no regrets about the former.
>>>> Frances
>>>>
>>>> Fontaine Maverick <fmaverick at austin.rr.com> wrote:
>>>> Borat? Not sure why you found PF reprehensible, but I don't
>>>>think Borat is the same type of movie (I haven't seen it) It is a
>>>>comedy, for one thing - but the tomatometer is currently at 92%.
>>>>
>>>> Rotten Tomatoes is an excellent source of movie reviews -
>>>>usually over 100 of them for each movie.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.rottentomatoes.com/
>>>>
>>>> And Internet Movie Data Base is great for looking up stuff when
>>>>you can't remember the name of some actor, or want to know what year
>>>>something was made, etc.
>>>>
>>>> http://www.imdb.com
>>>>
>>>> And I just found out that Casino Royale is NOT a remake in the
>>>>Broccoli tradition, though it was once done as a comedy. It is the
>>>>first Bond novel that Broccoli ever wrote.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: Frances Morey
>>>>To: survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the 60s
>>>> Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2006 5:55 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [AGL] have empathy with the whole wide world
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thanks, Fontaine,
>>>> What does the tomatometer register for that B movie Simmons
>>>>was raving about now showing at the Alamo Drafthouse? Borok, or
>>>>something like that, is the name. I don't think I'll like it in the
>>>>same way that I found Pulp Fiction reprehensible. Frances
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>>Message: 2
>>>>Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2006 23:16:11 -0600
>>>>From: "Fontaine Maverick" <fmaverick at austin.rr.com>
>>>>Subject: Re: [AGL] movie intro, don't go without a quality check
>>>>To: "survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the 60s"
>>>> <austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net>
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>>>>I dated one frat guy, and the frat was much like animal house - strong
>>>>non-conformist thread running through the membership- they had a house
>>>>south of campus - an old granite castle-like place. Went to one toga
>>>>party.Don't think it was Fiji, though.
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: Wayne Johnson To: survivors'
>>>>reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the 60s Sent: Sunday,
>>>>November 19, 2006 10:57 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [AGL] movie intro, don't go without a quality check
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> The only frat that had really good toga parties were the Fijis.
>>>>
>>>> wgj
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>>>>Message: 3
>>>>Date: Sun, 19 Nov 2006 22:31:22 -0800 (PST)
>>>>From: Frances Morey <frances_morey at yahoo.com>
>>>>Subject: Re: [AGL] movie intro, don't go without a quality check
>>>>To: survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the 60s
>>>> <austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net>
>>>>Message-ID: <779288.871.qm at web34615.mail.mud.yahoo.com>
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>>>>No, but I did go skinny dipping once.
>>>> Frances
>>>>
>>>>Fontaine Maverick <fmaverick at austin.rr.com> wrote:
>>>> Oh-my-god, Frances. I bet you have never been to a fraternity
>>>>toga party! ----- Original Message ----- From: Frances Morey
>>>>To: survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the 60s
>>>>Sent: Sunday, November 19, 2006 7:11 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [AGL] movie intro, don't go without a quality check
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> I've put rotten tomatoes into my favorites file, for future
>>>>reference. I trust what ordinary people say about movies more than I do
>>>>critics or other industry types practicing hype. PF seemed to me like
>>>>the very definition of sacrilege. Antipathy to religion was what made
>>>>it so popular but violence for the sake of violence, shock value,
>>>>fundamental disrespect for an institution offends me. The military and
>>>>fraternities were originally established to teach men how to be men
>>>>however one became "selective" [read: enlist the already civilized who
>>>>don't need such training] and the other a model for Animal House [read:
>>>>drunken druggies disrespectfully acting out towards women and society.]
>>>>Religions were "organized" to discourage "sin" whatever that is thought
>>>>to be, past and present. Now no one is teaching males how to be men,
>>>>women are in ascendancy in the education and the professions because
>>>>women seem to have better instincts for applying themselves to learning
>>>>and having
>>>> success in school training for the professions.
>>>> I used to brag that, without sin, I will go straight to heaven when
>>>>I die since I have never had an abortion nor got paid for having sex. I
>>>>have no regrets about the former.
>>>> Frances
>>>>
>>>>Fontaine Maverick <fmaverick at austin.rr.com> wrote:
>>>> Borat? Not sure why you found PF reprehensible, but I don't
>>>>think Borat is the same type of movie (I haven't seen it) It is a
>>>>comedy, for one thing - but the tomatometer is currently at 92%.
>>>> Rotten Tomatoes is an excellent source of movie reviews - usually
>>>>over 100 of them for each movie. http://www.rottentomatoes.com/
>>>> And Internet Movie Data Base is great for looking up stuff when
>>>>you can't remember the name of some actor, or want to know what year
>>>>something was made, etc.
>>>> http://www.imdb.com
>>>> And I just found out that Casino Royale is NOT a remake in the
>>>>Broccoli tradition, though it was once done as a comedy. It is the
>>>>first Bond novel that Broccoli ever wrote.
>>>> ----- Original Message ----- From: Frances Morey To:
>>>>survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the 60s Sent:
>>>>Sunday, November 19, 2006 5:55 PM
>>>> Subject: Re: [AGL] have empathy with the whole wide world
>>>>
>>>>
>>>> Thanks, Fontaine,
>>>> What does the tomatometer register for that B movie Simmons was
>>>>raving about now showing at the Alamo Drafthouse? Borok, or something
>>>>like that, is the name. I don't think I'll like it in the same way that
>>>>I found Pulp Fiction reprehensible. Frances
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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>>>>Message: 4
>>>>Date: Mon, 20 Nov 2006 04:17:38 -0600
>>>>From: "Igor Loving" <lovingigor at hotmail.com>
>>>>Subject: [AGL] Movies
>>>>To: austin-ghetto-list at pairlist.net
>>>>Message-ID: <BAY107-F11D4BB6330533981619700C9ED0 at phx.gbl>
>>>>Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed
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>>>>
>>>>Oh, Oh, Movies. The last one I saw was some Indian thing at Alamo Draft
>>>>House that came with Indian Food, before that was some stupid thing
>>>>about penguinos marching around in the snow. Not much of a movie freak
>>>>and I never ever rent the things. I have a collection of movies in
>>>>boxes that have been gathering dust for years and years and my computer
>>>>has over sixty five movies in memory. Real gems I am sure.
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>Charlie Loving
>>>>
>>>>
>>>>
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