Tuesday, December 14, 2021

Mingus, Texas – Beer and bikes

That’s what Wikipedia says.

“In the 1960s, 1970s, and 1980s Mingus, known as a ‘wet’ town, had a thriving set of liquor stores and bars patronized by those in ‘dry’ areas in Palo Pinto County and other area counties. This era in Mingus history was memorialized in a comedic country song by John Clay and the Lost Austin Band called ‘Road to Mingus.’ The lyrics tell of the deaths of three young men from Strawn, Texas who travel to Mingus for beer, and, coming home in their '39 Ford, try to beat the Katy at a crossing and die when they are struck by the ‘reckless railroad train.’

“Area residents blamed aggressive law enforcement for the demise of the stores and bars. By the 2000s the Cossacks Motorcycle Club patronized the remaining commercial establishments in the town.”

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mingus,_Texas

Here is a story on the Cossacks and a bit on the Bandido shootout in Waco in 2015:

http://www.houstonpress.com/news/biker-kingdom-who-are-the-cossacks-and-what-happened-in-waco-8082484

 

 

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