Thursday, March 26, 2009

A fine day

Hubs' band played at the Texas Music Revolution at Southfork Ranch last weekend. We had a great time. His band was the only one that received an encore! I'm so proud of him. It was cool to see thousands of people in the crowd singing along with the songs and cheering the guys on. Everywhere I went, people were walking around wearing the band's t-shirts. It was awesome!



We also got to walk around the ranch and see the horses. I've been out to Southfork before, as my company Christmas party used to be held out there. It's a beautiful place.



Here's a little fun fact to bore your friends. Many people don't realize, the scene from the TV show Dallas that shows the ranch and the house from the air during the opening credits is actually NOT the real Southfork Ranch. It's actually Brinkman Ranch, which is about 30 minutes to the west of Southfork. I used to drive past Brinkman to and from work every day. They have a fake "skeleton" of a house that was built purely for the opening credits of the show. When you drive by, you can see that it's an open steel structure with a roof. This is because at the time, Brinkman Ranch was more rural and had less development around it, providing the huge expanse of land for the shot. The real Southfork Ranch has several buildings that are used for parties, weddings, etc. and has neighborhoods all around it. The actual property is very beautiful though.



And now you know! :)

12 comments:

Anonymous said...

Looks like you had a lot of fun. It is great that you can enjoy his hobbies as well!

Mandi @ Sweetly Home said...

I bet you are so proud to be the wife of a guy in "the it band". How totally fun! I used to dream of being the wife of a rock star. :)

Angie said...

I bet that is a neat place to visit! My mom and I used to love to watch Dallas!

Shell in your Pocket said...

Looks like you had a lot of fun!
sandy toe

Joanna said...

Looks like y'all had a lot of fun!

Ally's Corner said...

That is wonderful!! Looks like you guys had a great time.
Cool information to know about the show Dallas.

Lucky in Love said...

Very interesting!

How cool is it that your hubby is in a band :) Ha! I love it!

Shannon said...

Sounds like a FUN time!!

Anonymous said...

come over and get your award!

by the way, love the fun fact!

Gwen said...

Hmmm, I could have sworn I'd already commented on this asking if you'd seen JR, but I don't know what happened.

Anyway, glad you had a good time!

Interesting tidbit about the real Southfork vs the opening credit shot.

Our Complete Family said...

What a fun time! How neato!
I went to Southfork when I was in high school on a trip back from England to visit family friends in Plano. We had such a good time checking it all out!
Happy day wishes to you~ Les

Squirrels and Tea said...

ooooh it's so cool to have a musician husband! that must be almost every girls fantasy!! hehe.

thanks for your lovely message on my blog sweetie!! i love your blog too! i wish there were good garage sales here too!