The Stark Landscape Of West Texas - I Visited Three Unique Towns

Joe, the Everyman quality of your story telling and narration is what makes your videos so enjoyable. Thank you for continuing your journey. I look forward to the coming years content.

to do honest i really do like the story telling and all the small towns....great day to everyone reading this

I grew up in Lamesa, graduated high school in 1988. Great place to grow up. The big mural is “The Wall” and one day every year the Seniors get to paint it. I’ve seen many movies at the Sky-Vue and it was so sad when the snack bar burned down. It was a running drive-in until then, and you could go in a separate driveway to get your chihuahuas even without the movie. Good memories!!

I got to travel today, without leaving the house. Thank you. Great trip.

it seems like Americana is dying. Thank you for making a log of what's left of it. These videos will be rewatched by people 40 years from now and later.

That drive in theater was in operation in 2014 and 15 I know for sure.

I find it amazing that we see all these abandoned houses in some real disaster but yet the churches all look brand new and kept up. Kind of tells me something about them. Have a great day and safe travels

As an Air Force Instructor Pilot at Webb AFB there in Big Spring from 1968-1972 your tour brought back a few memories. As the Vietnam war ended the base closed and the runways are storage area for oil rigs and the BOQs are now a correctional facility. The Settles was the "go too" brothel of those days. Ha. A previous poster mentioned the filming of the early scenes of the Midnight Cowboy which was being filmed during my tour there and the film crews hung out at the Settles. I was back touring the base again 25 yrs ago but your video showed some areas of Big Spring that my wife and I never visited. Thanks for the always interesting video.

I live in Big Spring and am very disappointed that you didn’t show the many beautiful homes and areas of our town. The neglected area of town was what you showed. 😢 I’m not saying don’t show the bad but show a balance of both. Thanks for listening.

When I worked in Lubbock in the 70's in the liquor industry we supplied all the bootleggers in Lamesa.

The thing about dogs roaming loose in these small towns, neighborhoods. In places where there are few, if any municipal laws on the books covering roaming dogs, I think some people just got lazy over the years. And instead of going out and walking their pooches just let their dogs out to roam and poop in other people's yards and property.

The secret to Chicken Fried Steak is the gravy. Believe me I have loved Chicken fried steaks since the Army sent me to Texas in 1967 and my first one in Geaorgetown, Texas at the L&M Cafe which I don't think is there now. I have no way of knowing as it has been 26 years since I lived in Round Rock close to Georgetown. Like I said the gravy makes the difference as I have had so called chicken fried steaks/Country steak here in the north and the gravy is not the same. The only time I get real Chicken Fried Steak now is when my daughter visits fron Houston. She brings the spices with her on the plane.

Thanks once again for a wonderful and informative video - a real slice of the United States in real time! Great documentation and commentary.

Lamesa TX was awesome. Loved the old drive in and burger joint.

Wow....from Goliad to Los Ybanez! You guys are making good time on the road.

Big Spring is an old Texas & Pacific railroad town with the foot print of the old roundhouse and turntable pit clearly visible on Google maps. Another great tour, thanks much!

I'd drink if I had to live in Los Ybanez...

My poor mom, I 'forced' her to take me to our local drive inn, so I could watch Saturday Night Fever. I say 'forced', because she was into Robert Goulet, Johnny Mathis and Frank Sinatra. Anyway, she could not wait to get out of there when it was over and subsequently forgot to put the speaker hanging in the window, back on the hook. She had just sunk what little money she had into this gently used Buick, there was a very loud crack as the window in her newly purchased car, gave way to the speaker.

I see the beautiful Texas skies, so vast like no other State in our Union ❤❤

A great video, so interesting and relaxing. I love the old drive-in theatre ! There aren't many left in Australia now, very sad ! The Settles Hotel has been beautifully renovated, and still has that old-world charm ! Wonderful old towns ! Thanks so much, Joe and Nic, enjoyable as always !😊💖