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The American Legion

  • Blogs

    May 17, 2012

    Umpin' Ain't Easy! Carlos Lee Steamrolls An Umpire (w/VIDEO)

    On the surface, the occupation of Major League Baseball umpire would appear to be a dream job for anyone who likes baseball but wasn't good enough to continue playing beyond, say, American Legion ball at the high school level. Six-figure salary, luxury accommodations, ample vacation time. I mean... ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 17, 2011

    Comment of the Day: West U Tuba Player Edition

    ​We have some great commenters here on Hair Balls, and it's time we paid some damn attention to them. So we'll be highlighting a Comment of the Day each morning, from the previous day's work. Maybe two comments, even. This will all be determined by a highly rigorous scientific formula involv ... More >>

  • News

    July 29, 2010

    Get Out!

    Arizona and America join Joe Arpaio in rushing to inquire: Are your papers in order?

  • Blogs

    July 9, 2010

    Sole of Houston: Bicycles Enable Lomax And Beebe To Cover 30-Plus Miles Of Hood

    Murder, tacos and Perpetual Help​Man, there has been a lot of water under the bridge since David Beebe and I last undertook a Sole of Houston stroll in December of 2008.For my part, there was a divorce, massive weight loss, and the ditching of pretty much all my vices. As for Beebe, the supe ... More >>

  • Calendar

    October 15, 2009

    Magnolia Park Centennial Celebration

    Get in on the birthday party when one of Houston's oldest Hispanic neighborhoods reaches the 100 mark

  • Blogs

    July 31, 2009

    Houston 101: You Knew We Would Have To Do This One -- Liberty Hall

    ​Liberty Hall, by the 1970s, had somewhat survived its time as a church and an American Legion hall to become probably the hippest rock club in the city.Comfortably seedy, the Hall hosted legends like the Velvet Underground, Gram Parsons (with Neil Young and Linda Ronstadt sitting in), the Ramones ... More >>

  • Music

    April 30, 2009

    Live at Liberty Hall

    The short but storied past of Houston's legendary live music venue.

  • Blogs

    February 19, 2009

    Avery Cask-Conditioned Ale at the Petrol Station

    Running errands last Sunday took me past the Petrol Station on Wakefield at Golf, in the gently tree-lined neighborhood of Oak Forest. The Petrol Station is a popular watering hole -- with both freshly-roasted coffee and freshly-poured beer -- that serves a satisfying mix of English pub fare and ... More >>

  • News

    October 16, 2008

    John McCain's Neglected Veterans

    The candidate's fame is based on his POW status, but he has abandoned his fellow veterans time and time again

  • Blogs

    July 16, 2007

    Taking Liberty's at Fitzgerald’s

    The candidate's fame is based on his POW status, but he has abandoned his fellow veterans time and time again

  • Home Entertainment

    February 22, 2007

    Chick Flick

    The candidate's fame is based on his POW status, but he has abandoned his fellow veterans time and time again

  • News

    October 30, 2003

    Is This Guy Too Smart to Be Mayor?

    Bill White hopes brains and big bucks will get him elected

  • News

    October 8, 1998

    Death Be Not Pricey

    In which good Ken Lambert fights the high cost of dying

  • News

    February 19, 1998

    Letters

    In which good Ken Lambert fights the high cost of dying

  • Calendar

    January 2, 1997

    Press Picks

    In which good Ken Lambert fights the high cost of dying

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