Jimmy's Blog (9)

By Bob Campbell The efficacy of becoming a reporter first came to mind at age 9 while sitting in the back seat of my parents’ car at a drive-in theater outside Amherst, Texas, and watching “The Harder They Fall.” The Humphrey Bogart sportswriter-press agent in the Primo Carnera-inspired movie went to his typewriter at the end and wrote, “The boxing business in America must rid itself of evil influences even if it takes an act of Congress to do it.” I thought, this guy has been rousted about a… Continue

* I've been in Midland over 20 years and have never seen a crowd assemble for anything like the one that gathered yesterday in Centennial Plaza -- not even for a Lee-Permian game. Some people put it at 30,000. * The MyWestTexas.com web site received an incredible amount of traffic, and even links from the Drudge Report and Hannity and Colms blog. I guess those would be two good things, right? While the webcast portion of our event went without incident and as well as could be expected given the… Continue

Midland Lee senior Tyler Seedig continues to make remarkable progress in a Dallas hospital almost six weeks after an automobile accident that also took the life of his younger brother Tanner, a student at Lee Freshman. Not surprisingly, the Seedig family and t… Continue

From MRT reporter Courtney Bacalso, former Southern California resident: During my stint at a Southern California newspaper, I covered many of the wildfires that occurred in Orange County. But it had never been as bad as the fires currently raging there, according to my family who li… Continue

Among some of the buzz at the oil show is the absence of Halliburton. Continue

If you were hoping to catch the outdoor exhibits during good weather you have about three hours or so (factor in a couple hours to park). Wednesday forecast for Odessa from the National Weather Service: Mostly sunny, with a high near 63. North wind 5 to 10 mph increasing to between 15 and 20 mph. Winds could gust as high as 30 mph. Could be worse....there could be lightning forecast. And with all these rigs out here, uhh, that would not be a good thing. Continue

How to fix the parking problem: Ban all pick ups from the oil show. That oughta do it. You're welcome. Note to self: Never ever ever ever ever leave the parking spot you grab first thing in the morning. Continue

Forget for a moment that Caterpillar, a huge international supplier of engines and generators among other things is here to display its product ... what's really important is that the 22 car is here. (And you can walk away with a Hot Wheels size replica of it -- AND have your pi… Continue

The PBIOS is officially open. There are currently about 10,000 cars trying to get in the Ector County Coliseum. FIlm at 11 ... Check out this morning's Oil 101: What's The Word video for the latest definition, "blowout." Continue