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I was born in Tennessee and grew up in East Texas. I became a Dallas Cowboys fan in 1966 and a San Antonio Spurs fan in 1983 when I moved to South Texas.
Our family Thanksgiving tradition from 1965 through 1983 was to drive to Dallas/Irving and attend the Cowboys Thanksgiving games, first at the Cotton Bowl and then at Texas Stadium.
When I was at Tyler Junior College, I played in the band. The Apache Band and Apache Belles performed at five Cowboys games - three at Texas Stadium (two pre-season and one playoff - 1973 vs. the Rams) and two Cowboys road games (at Denver in 1973 and at Washington in 1974).
So, in 1974, I was privileged to attend BOTH Cowboys-Redskins games - including the famous Clint Longley game (with several visiting family members who were Redskins fans).
I attended one Super Bowl in person - Super Bowl X in Miami (first Cowboys-Steelers game - where Lynn Swann made all the acrobatic catches and where Percy Howard made his only NFL reception - a Cowboys TD).
I have been reading SB Nation Blogs - mostly Blogging the Boys and Pounding the Rock - for at least a couple of years, but I have never logged in or commented before now.
My degrees (college and seminary) are in church music, and I have spent most of my adult life serving in a ministry position on a church staff. My main hobby is sports. I have moved more toward reading the blogs first; then, if I have time, I will read Yahoo! Sports (columnists and wire stories) and Texas newspapers' sports columnists online (San Antonio Express-News, The Dallas Morning News, and the Fort Worth Star-Telegram).
I prefer to watch sports after the fact, recording them on my DVR and speed-watching later. Typically, NFL or NBA games can be watched in sixty to ninety minutes - faster if the game is boring, longer if the game is exciting.
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Recommended Nasty Physicality; It's a Big Boy's Game on Pounding The Rock - 06/01/12 12:39 AM EDT
Recommended Manu carries Spurs through slow start to win 101-98 on Pounding The Rock - 05/29/12 12:38 AM EDT
Voted for Heat on Pounding The Rock - 05/29/12 12:31 AM EDT
Commented Don't forget - Eli to Bennett. on Comparing NFC East Rosters: Top 10 Players Under The Age Of 25 on Blogging The Boys - 05/28/12 8:15 PM EDT
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Commented That's like "former Aggies" on A Closer Look At The NFLPA Lawsuit on Blogging The Boys - 05/28/12 5:03 PM EDT
Recommended grassy knoll, holocaust never happened, CIA killed Kennedy, faked the moon landing, 911 was an inside job, Jerry is a football man. on Blogging The Boys - 05/28/12 5:00 PM EDT
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Recommended Tan is classic. on Blogging The Boys - 05/27/12 6:03 AM EDT
Recommended The Cowboys' Closing Window: Organization Owes Aging Stars Better Team on Blogging The Boys - 05/26/12 11:44 PM EDT
Commented The other word is "preventive". on Dallas Cowboys Injuries: Preventive Maintenance? on Blogging The Boys - 05/25/12 9:23 PM EDT
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Commented I was in Canada with my family on Memorial Day, 1999. on Memorial Day and The Greatest Shot In Spurs History on Pounding The Rock - 05/25/12 8:36 PM EDT
Commented Biggest rivals of the Spurs on Are The Spurs And Thunder Rivals? on Pounding The Rock - 05/25/12 6:39 PM EDT
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Recommended a comment on Pounding The Rock - 05/25/12 5:54 PM EDT
Commented Both Jazz and Clippers players were quoted frequently on Are The Spurs And Thunder Rivals? on Pounding The Rock - 05/25/12 5:52 PM EDT
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Commented Both Spurs and Thunder were tested in the first two rounds. on Spurs' Keys To Winning The Western Conference Finals on Pounding The Rock - 05/25/12 5:27 PM EDT
Recommended Spurs' Keys To Winning The Western Conference Finals on Pounding The Rock - 05/25/12 4:52 PM EDT
Recommended The Cowboys players should realize that the rest of the league has stolen on Blogging The Boys - 05/25/12 9:53 AM EDT
Recommended I love how players (and the NFLPA complicitly) are lining up to sue the NFL over concussions on Blogging The Boys - 05/25/12 9:25 AM EDT
Recommended It was done in secret at an Executive Committee meeting. on Blogging The Boys - 05/24/12 6:29 PM EDT
Recommended All of this discussion is pointless.. on Blogging The Boys - 05/24/12 5:32 PM EDT
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Recommended Dallas Cowboys Young Guns: Top 10 Players Under The Age Of 25 on Blogging The Boys - 05/24/12 4:04 PM EDT
Recommended The answer to that is also very simple: because they think they are smarter than the other teams on Blogging The Boys - 05/24/12 1:15 AM EDT
Recommended Troy Aikman Talks About The Nineties Cowboys Championships - And How It Could Have Been Better on Blogging The Boys - 05/24/12 12:21 AM EDT
Recommended Larry, Larry, Larry... on Blogging The Boys - 05/23/12 7:57 PM EDT
Commented But, but, but, according to Lee Ford... on Dallas Cowboys Headlines: Pressure On Rob Ryan, Tyron Smith Ready To Break Out, More on Blogging The Boys - 05/23/12 8:11 AM EDT
Recommended I agree here JV on Blogging The Boys - 05/22/12 11:05 PM EDT
Recommended The only failure around here is some self righteous little prick who thinks he can come and pass judgement on others opinions and that his opinions are all correct and factual. on Blogging The Boys - 05/22/12 10:16 PM EDT
Recommended I had started a spreadsheet while at work on all college OL drafted and not drafted and.... on Blogging The Boys - 05/22/12 10:12 PM EDT
Recommended Until I hear those words come out of Callahan's mouth instead of Jerry's . . . on Blogging The Boys - 05/22/12 9:57 PM EDT
Voted for David Arkin on Blogging The Boys - 05/22/12 9:41 PM EDT
Commented How about Larry Brown? on Cowboys Morris Claiborne Targeting Mid-June Return To Training on Blogging The Boys - 05/22/12 7:21 PM EDT
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Recommended 2012 Cowboys Need Sustained Performance From Vets Romo, Ware, Austin, Others To Succeed on Blogging The Boys - 05/22/12 4:18 PM EDT
Recommended Agreed; and to compound, on Blogging The Boys - 05/22/12 4:01 PM EDT
Recommended I have to agree with OCC on this TJ on Blogging The Boys - 05/22/12 3:59 PM EDT
Recommended Spurs' Dominance Continues, Regardless on Pounding The Rock - 05/20/12 8:07 PM EDT
Recommended Game 3 Thoughts... on Pounding The Rock - 05/20/12 8:01 PM EDT
Commented Remember Pup? on Cowboys Coming Back From Injury May Be Big Help For Team on Blogging The Boys - 05/19/12 10:33 AM EDT
Commented FanShot on The NFC East: Why My Division Is Hands Down Better Than Any Of Your Puny Divisions on Blogging The Boys - 05/15/12 7:41 PM EDT
Commented Eight years would be two full cycles of interconference play. on The NFC East: Why My Division Is Hands Down Better Than Any Of Your Puny Divisions on Blogging The Boys - 05/15/12 7:13 PM EDT
Recommended I'm new here and been wondering on Blogging The Boys - 05/15/12 3:55 PM EDT
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Recommended Daryl "Moose" Johnston Talks About The Dallas Cowboys And Head Coach Jason Garrett on Blogging The Boys - 05/15/12 1:18 PM EDT
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Recommended Phenomenal Post! on Blogging The Boys - 05/15/12 12:51 PM EDT
Recommended Who Wins Games for the Cowboys: Offense or Defense? on Blogging The Boys - 05/15/12 12:25 PM EDT
Recommended Cowboys Coming Back From Injury May Be Big Help For Team on Blogging The Boys - 05/15/12 12:09 PM EDT
Recommended Why the Boys really waited as long as possible to sign their draft picks... on Blogging The Boys - 05/15/12 11:49 AM EDT
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Recommended Don't Forget Dallas Cowboys Cornerback Brandon Carr on Blogging The Boys - 05/14/12 4:13 PM EDT
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Recommended 2011 Cowboys Injury Stats: Five-Year High In Games Lost To Injury on Blogging The Boys - 05/14/12 3:45 PM EDT
Recommended Well... this is my first post. on Blogging The Boys - 05/14/12 3:36 PM EDT
Recommended Upgrading The Cowboys Secondary: Jerome Henderson on Blogging The Boys - 05/14/12 3:34 PM EDT
Recommended Dallas Cowboys: How Many Roster Positions Will Be Open This Offseason? on Blogging The Boys - 05/14/12 3:16 PM EDT
Recommended I wouldn't mind if we started every game on Blogging The Boys - 05/14/12 1:53 PM EDT
Recommended Emmitt Smith On Felix Jones And DeMarco Murray: "We Need Both Of Them" on Blogging The Boys - 05/14/12 1:53 PM EDT
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Recommended I think its flawed logic. on Blogging The Boys - 05/11/12 11:05 PM EDT
Recommended I think the only team that should suffer a cap penalty on Blogging The Boys - 05/11/12 3:52 PM EDT
Recommended For The Dallas Cowboys, The Players Aren't The Only RKGs on Blogging The Boys - 05/11/12 3:24 PM EDT
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Commented Hey, Keg. We're making headway. on Jason Garrett & The Cowboy Way: Competition Is The Key on Blogging The Boys - 05/11/12 2:40 PM EDT
Commented Hey, tan on Jason Garrett & The Cowboy Way: Competition Is The Key on Blogging The Boys - 05/11/12 2:33 PM EDT
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Commented It is a reference to Jim Jones and the mass suicide at Jonestown, Guyana on Jason Garrett & The Cowboy Way: Competition Is The Key on Blogging The Boys - 05/11/12 2:26 PM EDT
Recommended Jason Garrett & The Cowboy Way: Competition Is The Key on Blogging The Boys - 05/11/12 2:06 PM EDT
Recommended Is anyone watching Josh Hamilton? on Blogging The Boys - 05/11/12 1:42 PM EDT
Recommended I took this from another Cowboy site...very interesting. on Blogging The Boys - 05/10/12 2:24 PM EDT
Commented Maybe he'll do better when the season starts. on Cowboys Receivers Coach Jimmy Robinson Gives Praise With A Pause To Dez Bryant on Blogging The Boys - 05/10/12 2:13 PM EDT
Commented The Dirty Dozen 1975 Cowboys had twelve rookies on the roster. on Cowboys' 2012 Draft Class: Keep The Cap On The Anointing Oil on Blogging The Boys - 05/08/12 2:56 PM EDT
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Commented Ask Mike Ditka. on Cowboys' 2012 Draft Class: Keep The Cap On The Anointing Oil on Blogging The Boys - 05/08/12 2:32 PM EDT
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