We Get Mail
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Posted Monday, May 12, 2008 at 09:45 PM [GMT-6]

Every now and again, we get email from Gazette readers that's too interesting not to share. Even more rarely, more than one of those messages comes in a single day. Like today, for example:

• Steve Miller (no, not that Steve Miller) graduated from Andrews High School back in the 70s (they used to routinely kick our Panther butts in, well, just about everything of a sporting persuasion), and he's seeking information about the Rose Theater. Here's his request:
  
  The Rose was a small theater (probably seating around 300) on Main Street right across from the courthouse and closed in the early 80s. They changed the show three times a week, and were known to kids for a drink we all called "A Suicide" which was pretty much Coke combined with Dr Pepper, Orange and Pickle Juice. Like many small theaters, they often had live events on the small stage as well (dog shows, gimmicks to accompany the Castle Horror Films, etc.). I'm just looking for any vintage printed material, posters, or photos.
  
  If you have any information or memorabilia related to the Rose Theater in Andrews, Texas, let me know and I'll get you in touch with Steve. He might even send you one of his CDs. Just kidding. I've already told you that he's not that one.


• Steve's email was cool, but the next one blew me away. A nice young lady named Lisa wrote to tell me that she ran across the Gazette while googling Midland in preparation for a possible transfer here from the Metroplex, following her husband's job. Moving to Midland was apparently at the very bottom of her "want-to-do-before-I-die" list. Oddly enough, after reading the Gazette for a while, she began to feel a little differently about the prospect. Her words (Chamber of Commerce folks might want to take note): You’ve introduced Midland to me as a place that I could see myself living. Quite a departure from a few months ago, when I never thought I’d even entertain such a notion. You’ve softened the potential disruption of status quo, and even carved out a place in my mind that might be a little disappointed if we didn’t get a chance to live there, even if it is just for a little while.
  
  As luck would have it, the project assignment didn't pan out and Lisa and her family will remain in north Texas. But hers was some of the more gratifying feedback I've received from blogging in some time. Heck, I might even keep doing this for a while longer now (and for those who take that as a threat, so be it).