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Tag Archives: Texas Guinan (Prohibition speakeasy entrepreneur and considerably more)

TEXAS GUINAN—NOT JUST ANOTHER INDICTED B.S. ARTIST PART 2

MAMIE, A YOUNG LADY FROM WACO, (sounds like the start of a salacious limerick, eh?) gained fame with a name change to “Texas” (out the window goes the rhyme). Today … Continue reading

August 27, 2023 · 1 Comment

TEXAS GUINAN—NOT JUST ANOTHER INDICTED B.S. ARTIST    PART 1 

MY RECENT REFERENCE TO Texas Guinnan recalls a favorite subhead of mine in R&T: “Let’s Belly Up to the Bar, Folks, And See What We Can Learn.” It was a … Continue reading

August 26, 2023 · 2 Comments