Just heard about a comedy troupe in Tyler Texas.
You no longer have to travel to Shreveport or Dallas for that occasional comedy club experience.
We have a local Tyler Texas comedy group right here now.
This group is available for private parties, corporate events, night life, club acts, etc.
Check their website for future performances: http://www.card53.com/
Ok, not to kick a dead horse here, but it seems there is yet more news on the on- going fight over the new Double D Ranch trying to open here in Tyler. Judge Christi Kennedy’s of the 114th District Court, has granted a restraining order requested by Toys R Us which bars the establishment from advertising (in the form of signs and banners), or hiring a “Scantily Clad,” wait staff. Does Scantily Clad have a legal definition? How Scanty is too scanty? The ruling said that the location of the new restaurant would do irreparable harm to the toy store.
Look I’m not comfortable being on this side of the argument but I just don’t believe it. Is the D.D. tacky? Yes. It is. Would I go there? No I wouldn’t. Is it legal? Yep, afraid so folks. Bad taste is not against the law. At the end of the day, I don’t know whether or not the Ranch will open for business here in Tyler, and honestly I don’t much care. I think the whole case is much ado about nothing. It’s not a hill I want to die on. I just hate to see citizens fighting these sorts of battles in the courts. To see my original article on the story, click on the following link: http://www.tylertxdirectory.com/9180/tylerites-concerned-about-the-double-d/
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Here at Tyler TX Directory we maintain an informal connection with growing on- line, sports news magazine, and podcast site, The Hague Sports. In fact, a link to that site can be found to the right on this page. The site is operated by Nathan Hague, (also known as Neigh- neigh), and contains articles, headlines and links from the world of sports, particularly, but not exclusive to, Texas. Nathan, a journalism major from SFA, (and TJC prior to that), has been a sports writer for the Baytown Sun, and has worked around radio and broadcasting off and on for a number of years.
Just over two years ago Nathan decided to attempt something new, a sports talk podcast. It was mostly an opportunity for him to hone his understanding of broadcasting, but over the last couple of years the show has garnered something of a following. The format of the show is pretty simple: Nathan, accompanied by a few, mostly well informed friends discuss, complain about, debate and even occasionally mock, major events and individuals from the sports headlines. Ben Dieter host of his own baseball website and podcast, entitled The Ranger Report, is an almost weekly co-host. In fact, the two hosts have worked so closely together, that about six months ago they essentially merged their shows into one. Regular listeners can find the program at either www.thehaguesports.com or www.therangerreport.com .The name depends largely on which site listeners use to download the latest episode. Over the last two years, Neigh and Ben have interviewed numerous professional athletes and sports journalists including: Josh Hamilton, Michael Young, Derek Holland, Darren Oliver, Tom Grieve and numerous others.
For the first time, Nathan and Ben will be holding an on location, live broadcast at The Art of Coffee Café in Lindale Texas, starting at eight o’clock pm on Friday the 29th. Other regulars from the show will be present in person and on the phone. The Art of Coffee is located at 2808 S. Main Street, Suite G, in Lindale. For more info on the café, visit their Facebook page at www.facebook.com/artofcoffee?sk=wall . To learn more about The Hague Sports go to www.facebook.com/pages/The-Hague-Sports/133934019959450 .
Wisconsin Atheists Sue Texas Governor Rick Perry
July 15th, 2011A group of busy body interventionist atheists from Wisconsin is suing the governor of Texas for his participation in a public prayer rally in Houston due to happen next month. Now try as I might I can’t seem to rap my head around the Texas- Wisconsin connection. The Freedom from Religion Foundation is supposedly filing its lawsuit on behalf of Texas Members. The problem is, in my experience, the term “on behalf of,” is often dubious in the extreme. How many times in history has tyranny been imposed “on behalf of,” one group, onto another? I’m frankly, not all that concerned with what a tiny minority, hundreds of miles away has to say about a religious prayer meeting here in Texas.
And so what if the Governor is a religious man, and finds prayer helpful? I’d wager most Texans espouse some kind of religious view! If anything, Governor Perry’s faith makes him a more accurate representative of his constituents. The fact is the August meeting is a non-denominational, non- sectarian event. Everyone is welcome and no one is required. As far as I can see prohibiting the Governor from attending amounts to nothing more than an infringement of his right of free association.
What annoys me most about the whole episode is that, anytime a public figure who happens to be a Christian wants to meet with other Christians, the “smart people” come out of the wood work to moralize about their interpretation of the “separation of church and state;” unless of course that public figure happens to be President Obama. The fact is no one will be hurt by the Governor attending a prayer rally. But some folks just can’t tolerate other people’s pursuit of happiness. I suggest the Wisconsin atheists hold their own uh… symposium on the ineffectiveness of public prayer. I won’t attend, but I promise not to sue either.
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