Randolph Air Force Base Air Show

Saturday's weather was perfect- temperature in the 70's and a sky of turquoise blue. We decided to visit the Randolph Air Force Base Air Show. What a great day! Admission is free, easy parking and lots of shuttle buses to take you to the site. Top it off with no lines for beer and you have the perfect day.

Little boys and big boys had the time of their life. There are vintage jet planes that you can walk on and lots of air-related rides and activites. Plenty of food and Blue Angels souvenirs. 






No lines for the Porta-Potties!
And they were clean with plenty of hand sanitizer available.  


The air show is terrific. Lots of dare devil stunts and the Blue Angels are certainly worth seeing at least once in your life. Amazing.


Oh, did I mention all the handsome men who attend this event?  Not too shabby!!!

Helotes Country Club

This weekend we made a trip to the Helotes Country Club. Yes. Really. This place has been around for over 40 years and not much has changed. Certainly a lot of ambience! Don't expect to eat or drink anything except beer. That's right. Just beer. We are in Texas afterall. You have the option of sitting inside or outside on the benches. I took a lot of pictures because words just can't describe this place.

For all my friends from past drinking clubs (A.O.D.C. and T.T. members) eat your hearts out! This place would have been our first stop every year. Puts the Northside Tavern on Greenmount Avenue to shame!

Easy to read signs. Friendly customers. We met a lovely man who lost his wife 2 years ago and comes here on a regular basis to get some friendly conversations. The night we visited there was a Randy Travis concert down the street. We could actually hear the music. Lots of Country Music acts perform here. Maybe we'll take a trip out here to see Willie Nelson next time he's in town. But we'll probably just listen while we have our beer sitting outside on the benches.










I am sure you wonder about the inside of the Country Club...well, it won't disappoint you. Check out the charm and the old world atmosphere. If the walls could talk in this place!




















Since I am trying to do a full review of this establishment you will all want to know about the bathrooms. I didn't visit the men's room but the women's room was terrific.  It's all about Texas...because everything in this state is really just all about Texas...

So, if you're planning a trip to Texas and want to see what living here is all about, plan a trip to the Helotes Country Club.  No membership fees required!

Witte Museum

I decided it was time to find some culture so I went to the Witte Museum on Broadway. I would pronounce it Wit but was told it is pronounced Wittey... 


I went on a Tuesday- free day. Discovered there was a Shipwreck exhibit and it sounded interesting so I paid the 5 bucks to see it. When I walked into the exhibit it was filled with small children running around excited by the pirate exhibit and the hurricane simulation machines. Oh, joy. Left the Shipwreck crowd to explore the museum. 


Hmm...Upstairs was a fashion exhibit with 1 mannequin dressed per decade from 1900-1980. Really. Just 1 outfit per decade and they were really sad. All the items were donated by people and I have the feeling some old ladies went through their closets and decided that instead of throwing out some of that old crap, they could instead get a tax deduction by donating it to the Witte. I am pretty sure some of the items weren't even old. Some shoes from the 60's described as "platforms" but they didn't have platforms and they did have a label that looked as though they were about 15 years old. I was the only one in that exhibit and I can understand why.

I did wander into one room that was more interesting and featured items from Texas including a Confederate flag and a spur collection. Interesting but I wish
there were more items. Seemed rather sparse.

Oh, I have to describe the "Museum Store." There were a few books about Texas...nice but they were on glass shelves that were covered in a  layer of dust. Most of the items for sale had to do with the Shipwreck exhibit... Skull and Crossbones items and toys for the kids. The postcard rack was almost empty and the selection was terrible. HEB has a better variety! The front of the store sells soda, chips and candy...more like a gas station convenience store than a museum store.  

I realized that I hadn't seen any art in this place and came home and did some research. In 1926 Alfred Witte left $65,000 for a museum in honor of his parents. His mother, Ellen D. was director for 34 years at the salary of one dollar per year. The museum focuses on natural history, anthropology and Texas and regional history. I guess I need to find an art museum now...