April 15, 2005

  • [suspiciously]  Surely Charles was having me on yesterday afternoon?

    During a discussion on the topic "Why is Fort Worth so boring?" (that was his thesis;
    I was arguing the opposite) he groused about how Fort Worth is being
    referred to - "all over the place....everywhere!" - as Funky Town.

    Funky Town?  Fort Worth? 

    I'm very, very fond of my hometown but must regretfully report that, used as a description of it, "Funky Town" is a misnomer.

    We ain't funky.  We don't do the "get down" thing.

    Fort Worth is sensible.  But fun!  Those attributes are not
    mutually exclusive, whatever Charles may think.  In any case, what
    exactly is it Fort Worth is missing when it comes to "fun"?  We've
    got megaplex movies.  We've got live theatre.  We've got a
    symphony.  We've got an opera company.  We've got a great
    zoo.  We've got malls.  We've got Texas Motor Speedway for
    NASCAR racing.  We've got the Fort Worth Stock Show, plus
    additional horse shows the rest of the year.  We've got an ice
    hockey team.  We've got a baseball team (the Fort Worth
    Cats).  We've got roller skating.  We've got lakes. 
    We've got go-cart tracks.

    Really, it's amazing the dishes ever get done at all.

    What the heck is Charles talking about?  What are we missing? 

Comments (6)

  • I think fort worth is a LOT of fun. And its best point is It's not dallas!  :)

  • You got that right!

  • We also have:
    -Main Street Arts Festival
    -Mayfest
    -Colonial Golf Tournament
    -Rodeo (you left that important part off)
    -Billy Bobs
    -A great downtown
    -Botanic Gardens
    -Trinity park
    and it's not Dallas.

  • Good points all, Elaine!

    Plus the Stockyards and the Chisolm Trail Roundup or whatever it's called, plus we've got a military airbase for air shows.

    TCU football and basketball.

    Fort Worth's nickname ought to be Fun City, not Funky Town.

  • How could I have forgotten TCU football and basketball games? That's enough reason to move back home right there. Plus, even though I'm not particularly fond of the food, I do enjoy going with a big group to Joe T's and drinking margaritas on the patio and eating those nachos.

    Hey, we didn't even mention the world class museums we have!! And Dallas is JEALOUS of those. I belonged to the Junior group at the Dallas Museum of Art and they frequently tried to compare themselves to the Kimbell (always falling a bit short of course).

    And though you said 'live theater', we should specifically mention Casa Manana.

  • Elaine, dear, there are some things you don't know about your sister, aren't there?

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