Rambling Boy

Earworm; noun; a catchy song or tune that runs continually through a person's mind.

Earworm; noun; a catchy song or tune that runs continually through a person's mind.

The term was coined by British novelist Dasmond Bagley, and first appeared in print in his1978 thriller Flyaway - However, the phenomenon was apparently in 1876 by Mark Twain in a Short story titled A Literaary Nightmare,  about a man who cannot get the jingle that begins "Punch brothers, punch with care / punch in the presence of the passenjare"

On this edition of The Rambling Boy, Lonn explores the earworms of his life, including one he learned from his freshman-year roomate at TCU, which came from The Little Red Songbook: Songs to Fan the Flames of Discontent.

When Lonn lived in San Antonio in the 1960s, the city was home to five military bases, and at least five-hundred bars.

On this edition of The Rambling Boy, Lonn describes a few of his rambles into the nightlife sixties San Antonio had to offer.

Including collecting drink tokens at the 1-2-3 for Christmas gifts, and his run-ins with a particulalry charasmatic south Texas state leigslator at Hipp's.

The city and citizens of San Antonio know how to party.

On this edition of The Rambling Boy, Lonn explores and reviews a whole year of tricentennial celebrations celebrating the city's founding by Martín de Alarcón in 1718.

January is a month that's chock-full of holidays, both national and regional.

On this Edition of The Rambling Boy, Lonn takes a look at them  - From the well-known, such as New Year's Day and Martin Luther King day, to the lesser holidays like Mallard Day.

Rachel Maxwell of Alpine wants to know what the highest level of education the Burro Lady achieved was. Harry Hudson of Dallas wants to know how Mrs. Kerr of Fort Stockton's marriage proposal related to rainfall. Gretchen Coles of Marfa wonders what route Old Ft. Davis Road followed from Marfa to Fort Davis when it was built -- according to her plat map, it included the street she lives on. Phoenix Navidson of Marfa is curious about why there are so many old gas stations in town.

On this episode of The Rambling Boy, Lonn teams up with Marfa Public Radio's Sally Beauvais to answer some more of our listeners questions about esoteric regional history.

These questions came to us via ...

On this edition of The Rambling Boy, Lonn teams up with Marfa Public Radio's Sally Beauvais to answer some questions, asked by listeners, as part of our West Texas Wonders Project.

This week's question-askers include...

1.) Linda Beranek of Marathon

2.) Guadalupe Espinoza of Marfa

3.) Josh Knight of Midland

Are you curious about West Texas? Submit your questions here!

When you drive by the Taylor's house in Fort Davis, you may not see a house covered in multi-colored christmas lights, but don't think for a second Lonn and Dedie are unbelievers.

On this Edition of The Rambling Boy, Lonn looks into the history of the Christmas tree, and explains why he thinks it's the only decoration you need.

On this edition of The Rambling Boy, Lonn explores the history of the Porvenir Massacre and the process is took for the event to get a historical marker.

On this edition of the Rambling Boy, Lonn investigates the colorful history of Fort Davis through the historical markers in the area.