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Todd’s Creek

Oct 26, 2023 | Tales

Todd’s Creek I grew up literally on the bank of a bayou in Memphis, Tennessee. Of course, we didn’t call it a “bayou.” We called it “The Ditch.” It’s real name was “Todd’s Creek,” which I sometimes call just “Todd Creek” (leaving out the possessive). Or I...

Jesus on the Wall

Oct 26, 2023 | Tales

Jesus on the Wall As far back as I can remember, the picture hung on my grandmother’s wall in her living room. Jesus holds a little lamb in one arm, and a shepherd’s crook in the other hand. Sheep gather around, and one looks up at Jesus (Like he knows him and trusts...

Scanning Family Photos

Mar 30, 2021 | Family, Tales

Scanning Family Photos March 30, 2021: My cousin, Betty Millican Barnes, sent a packet of old family photos. I’ve been scanning them and trying to figure out who’s who. To see what we’ve scanned so far, click on the “Family Photos” link in the menu above; or click...

Sam’s Houston Press Articles – 2021

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Sam’s Houston Press Articles – 2020

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Pursued by the Magician’s Assistant

Aug 4, 2019 | Diner, Tales

Pursued by the Magician’s Assistant Once, at a Gridiron Show cast party, the magician’s assistant made a play for me. I wasn’t interested and tried to dodge her. She persisted. One of the other acts was a lady barbershop quartet. They saw what was...

Volkswagen Bug

Jan 11, 2019 | Tales

Volkswagen Bug Tommy Moore | Quarter Beer Night | Mayor | Wall Jesus | Todd's Creek One of my favorite memories of driving a “Bug.” Running out of gas, but then coasting into the next gas station. One of my WORST memories of driving a “Bug.”...

Sam’s Houston Press Articles – 2019

Jan 2, 2019 | Tales

The Magician’s Assistant

Aug 4, 2018 | Tales

The Magician’s Assistant Once, at a Gridiron Show cast party, the magician’s assistant made a play for me. I wasn’t interested and tried to dodge her. She persisted.One of the other acts was a lady barbershop quartet. They saw what was going on. They liked me...

Sam’s Houston Press Articles – 2018

Jan 2, 2018 | Tales

Sam’s Houston Press Articles – 2018 Sam Byrd is a freelance contributor to the Houston Press who loves to take in all of Houston’s sights, sounds, food and fun. He also loves helping others to discover Houston’s rich culture. PS – Sam also...

Dodging the Flood

Aug 31, 2017 | Tales

We Dodged a Bullet! Randal Byrd | August 31, 2017 | Storytelling We dodged a bullet! This picture was sent to us at 9:00 a.m. on Sunday morning (August 27, 2017). It was taken by our across the street neighbors. Our neighborhood became a river and a lake. Not one drop...

Sam’s Houston Press Articles – 2017

Jan 2, 2017 | Tales

Coming to Houston

Nov 2, 2016 | Tales

Coming to Houston Back in 1998, we were invited by Houston Baptist University to come to Houston.1998She received her call on Monday, June 29, and they flew the two of us down on Wednesday, July 1, 1998. They made their offer to hire on Thursday, July 2nd; then on...

Schools and Unions

Aug 24, 2016 | Tales

Schools and Unions So much talk about this that and the other —- how about our schools? Teachers, tests, standards, on, and on, and on…. Yes, all of this is important. Did you ever think about who cooks the food? Who waxes the floors? Who carries out the...

Quarter Beer Night

Aug 24, 2016 | Tales

Quarter Beer Night Most of us have heard at one time or another a hair-raising tale about an event which was so harrowing that it caused the storyteller’s “whole life to flash before” him. I’m not sure I’ve ever had such a “flash...

Playing for Pizza

May 3, 2016 | Tales

PLAYING FOR PIZZA I just finished reading John Grisham’s “Playing for Pizza,” a story about an NFL quarterback who takes a five-month contract to play minor league football in...

Sam’s Houston Press Articles – 2016

Jan 2, 2016 | Tales

Sam’s Houston Press Articles – 2016 Sam Byrd is a freelance contributor to the Houston Press who loves to take in all of Houston’s sights, sounds, food and fun. He also loves helping others to discover Houston’s rich culture. PS – Sam also...

Tommy Moore Sightings

Apr 11, 2013 | Diner, host, Tales

Tommy Moore Sightings Thanks to my brother, Dwayne, for tipping me off to these two sightings of the Tommy Moore picture. One on the local Fox News affiliate in Memphis, and the other on CNN. The Fox News segment apparently lifts verbiage straight from this blog post....

A Walk in the Park

Oct 14, 2012 | Tales

A Walk in the Park We are lucky to have a city park and a public elementary school right down the street from our end of the culdesac. The dog loves to take a walk around the park and school grounds, and today, for the first time we toured the on-campus Urban Harvest...

Saturday Morning Rassling

Feb 19, 2011 | Tales

Saturday Morning Rassling When I was a boy, I thought Studio Rassling star, Billy Wicks was a real champion for decency. He and Sputnik battled fiercely, and I hung on every body slam and sleeper hold. A recent post to the Frayser High Class of 1969 website by Gary...

The Mayor and I

Jun 28, 2010 | Tales

The Mayor and I Thanks to the Center for Manpower Studies at U Memphis, I found myself working as a bureau manager for the City. It was a grand experience. There once was a county clerk in Memphis, by the name of Dick Hackett. He was a hard line fundamentalist right...

Church Stuff

Jun 21, 2010 | Diner, Lagniappe, Tales

Church Stuff Some pictures of our children at church anglicans online bcp (By Section) bcp (Entire Book in PDF) bible Bible Gateway bishop doyle bishop doyle recommends bishop greg rickel childrens ministry online church calendar 1 | church calendar 2 daily office...

Who Is Tommy Moore?

Jan 3, 2008 | Tales

Who Is Tommy Moore? An unusual springtime snowfall canceled Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s plans for a March 22, 1968 protest. More than 16 inches fell: the second largest snowfall in Memphis history, and well beyond the city’s yearly snowfall average of...