Whats your name, and where you from?

[castlebravo1]

Bert from Nashville, TN. UT Class of '87 - Electrical Engineering.

 

[Seldomseenhorn]

I'm Steve. Born in Austin & grew up in Brady. (Cuz was Scott Appleton). Graduated in 68 & took a tour of Vietnam. Came back & spent 70-71 at UT & finished up playing tennis & graduating SWT in 74. Had the honor of spending 2 hours on a plane sitting next to DKR and talking football. Coached football 4 years in the 70's and then started my own company. Retired last Feb. My daughter and SIL are both UT graduates. I live in Bryan and plan on moving to Marble Falls in the near future. Enjoying this site. Keep up the good work.

 

[Heloteshorn]

I am Heloteshorn. I graduated in 96. My dad went to UT in the 50's and grandpa earned one of his law degrees at Texas after retuning from WWI. I frequent some of the other longhorn boards but this is my first post over here.

 

[Longhornsrock]

Friends call me Doc. Graduated from UT in 74 (yes I'm old). Grew up in West Texas, but lived in Dallas area since 74. First post, but recognize some folks in this thread from other sites.

 

[theknighttrain]

I'm Steve. Born in Austin & grew up in Brady. (Cuz was Scott Appleton). Graduated in 68 & took a tour of Vietnam. Came back & spent 70-71 at UT & finished up playing tennis & graduating SWT in 74. Had the honor of spending 2 hours on a plane sitting next to DKR and talking football. Coached football 4 years in the 70's and then started my own company. Retired last Feb. My daughter and SIL are both UT graduates. I live in Bryan and plan on moving to Marble Falls in the near future. Enjoying this site. Keep up the good work.

My dad played for San Saba against your cousin, told me the best football compliment he ever got was from Scott Appleton on national TV.

 

[Hiwood]

my name is Bon, grew up in Austin near JH Reagan HS..my family has been graduating people from UT since the 50's..My SIL was the long time personal secretary for the former Dean of Business George Kozmetsky, who used to give me his tickets to many UT games..former OC Bryan Harsin became a family friend after his mom became a patient of my brother, who is a UT ex living/practicing in Eagle Idaho. I knew Bryan was taking the job but was asked to not divulge the info...

I live and work in Las Vegas, but I have family in Austin and Taylor..I bleed burnt orange..wouldnt have it any other way

 

[diehardhorn1988]

My name is Scott, graduate from Texas. I bleed burnt orange. Addicted to college football recruiting. Houston, Tx native.

 

[DaHorns]

I'm Charley, once a tailgater always a tailgater... Born and raised (along with 3 sisters) in Houston.

Mom was a labor & delivery R.N. for about 25 years (she was a stay at home Mom for many years for my sisters and me) until she had to retire due to early onset Alzheimers' at the age of 57. She passed away in 2007 after 12 years of suffering from Alzheimers'.

Dad was a cardiologist at the V.A. hospital for almost 40 years (after being a country doctor for several villages outside of Madrid, Spain and an assistant professor at Baylor College of Med. for 25+ yrs. One of the cardiology wings in the new V.A. hospital was dedicated to him after he died in April 1999 from complications resulting from an auto accident on his way home from the V.A. He was 4 months from retiring.

Two degrees from UT@Austin (geological sciences, minors in chemistry, zoology, and spanish). Went the environmental, water, groundwater route (almost went into mining). Was lucky to find a job in Austin for an environmental engineering firm (only about 4 or 5 of them in Austin at the time). I mainly design projects to clean-up contaminated soil and or water at commercial and industrial sites (i.e., dry cleaners, gas stations, refineries, chemical plants, pipelines, etc.) other part of my job is to help clients that are buying/selling there properties/companies ensure they are not buying/selling contaminated property(ies). Also, a lot of permitting work (local, state, and federal).

Married college sweetheart about a year after I graduated from UT. Lasted about 4.5 years before she decided she liked shagging her supervisor more than me (I was the last to find out; friends and family knew but didn't know how to tell me... BUT that's for another thread).

Just celebrated 20 years of the 2nd Mrs DaHorns putting up with me. 3 daughters (Mrs DaHorns comes from a family of 3 sisters). She is 5th generation Austinite on Mom's side, 6th generation on Dad's side.

Oldest daughter graduated from UT a couple years ago (she is a 5th generation UT-Austin graduate!), but has gone back to school to become and RN (tried to tell her that history and french civilization degrees were ummm..well... hmmm worthless but Mrs DaHorns would not let me)...anyway we're very proud of her for going back to school. She and her husband (working on PhD at UT) gave us a beautiful granddaughter (there's pattern there in my life).

Middle daughter, sophomore in college, plays college volleyball college and is working towards a physical therapy (or other health science related degree). Youngest daughter is a Jr,. in High School ans wants to go to TxState or UTSA for a yr and transfer to UT-Austin (same path one of my nieces took to get into UT).

Have had football season tickets since 1988 and basketball tickets since 1990. Go to a few baseball games a year with my tailgating buddies.

I have missed three home games at DKR-TMS since my first home game as a UT @ Austin Freshman in 1977. Bleed Burnt Orange like many folks on HornSports.

Don't hunt, fish some (not as much as I'd like) so I tailgate. Been doing it before every UT home football game since 1994. Some parking lot since 1996 (across from Bob Bullock Museum). Started out with 4 couples (season tickets) and grew to on average about 75-100 tailgaters. Sometimes a lot more (tOSU, OSU, UCLA, etc.) and recently sometimes a lot fewer (fairweather fans... for another thread/discussion). But it gives me an excuse to smoke/prepare 100-150 lbs of meat every home game, drinks lots of Coors Light and/or Tito's....

 

[panthercityhorn]

My name is Len. Grew up in Corpus Christi and began following the Longhorns one fall Saturday afternoon in 1962 when dove hunting and listening to Kern Tipps on the Humble broadcasting network. Graduated in '75 from NTSU but have bled burnt orange my whole life. Have noticed several names here that post on other boards I do and found this site by a link left on one. Living in Fort Worth and working till I die as a HR manager in the Stockyards area. Family all lives in Boise, Idaho, where my brother in law is the CEO at St. Luke's Hospital, a job he previously held in Houston.

 

[Biff Johnson]

Hello, I'm Bill - an Odessa native, living in the Pacific Coast Mountain Range of Western Oregon. I have a Boxador (Lab/Boxer mix) who keeps me accountable for my autistic ramblings, mostly. He sleeps, though, and I usually do not, so it is not reliable, as now. 

 

[monarch]

welcome aboard BIFF JOHNSON!  you are indeed amongst friends here.

 

[Biff Johnson]

Everyone calls me Doc (snide Aside on Inside Texas). Grew up in Austin, Brykerwoods elementary, UJH and O'Henry Jr. High, Austin High - 1958, UT (Biology) - 1962, Med school (Pediatrics) - 1966, Internship and residency - 1969, Baylor research-1974, general practice, Houston - 2010 (semi-retired). Live in Katy, Texas with a small ranch in Brenham - housing a few scroungy Longhorns and one sweetheart Brahma - none of which my grandkids will let me sell.

The Doc, practicing fairly in all places. My respects.

 

[Biff Johnson]

welcome aboard BIFF JOHNSON!  you are indeed amongst friends here.

The monarch, riding large and retro-phat. Thank you, amigo.

 

[doc longhorn]

My name is Mark. I grew up in Daingerfield, now live in Lewisville. I own and operate a landscape company which serves the DFW, Waco, Temple and Austin areas. I also have a Longhorn in San Antonio we service.

I played ball at Daingerfield, was a QB. However, I was probably better in baseball where I was a pretty dominating pitcher. Was recruited by Gustafson at one point, also had the Phillies and Reds show up at one of my games with radar guns. I threw in the low 90s but my knee buckler was the curve. So there's my claim to fame in sports.

I am a very proud father of five kids (1 by my wife's previous marriage), my youngest is a senior at Lewisville. I can see the end of the tunnel!

I just turned 50 a few days ago and am pretty bitter about it. FYI.

I have a late aunt who was once a good friend of Barry Switzer. She was once in the hospital in Norman. We went to visit her there. While in her room, Switzer walks in along with an ego twice as big. At age 10, I walked out of the room as the man was equal with Satan in my mind.

I love all things Texas. My back flagstone patio was made with flagstones I had collected over time from all parts of this state.

This is a great board and that's probably a reflection of the guys who run it and how they're doing it. Good things are happening here.

Mark - somehow this just doesn't sound right. 

 

[Tlouhorn]

My name is Rich, I'm 60 & retired from M&M Mars & live in Hewitt. Currently doing advertising photography for the Waco Trib.

I was recently asked about doing "game day experience" photography for Mclane Stadium's opening day.... Now wouldn't that be a bit ironic? Have never,ever been a fan of them but I would take their money, ha!