Leon's Barbeque

If you are ever in Galveston Texas and you want to find out what Barbeque is supposed to taste like, then stop on over at Leon's.

Leon's is located at 5427 Broadway in Galveston and has earned the reputation as the best Barbeque in Galveston.  He has the awards displayed inside but if you really want to settle it once and for all just order a plate of brisket and ribs with some sides and maybe a piece of corn bread.  

To get there,  just drive straight down Broadway after you go over the bridge to get on the Island and look to the right when you get to 54th street. 

Inside it is a small place with a homestyle envrionment and Leon personally welcomed us and invited us to sit down.  He did want us to sit at a small table in case a large party came in.  It was about 2pm when we got there and no other customers were there so I thought it wouldn't matter.  However, while we were there, a stead stream of "to go" customers came in and picked up food and the place did almost fill up.  

So at the risk of ruining it for you at what you currently think is your favorite barbeque restaurant, get you some barbeque at Leon's.

Lola Colosia

We were in Galveston several weeks back and took a self guided tour of the cemetary located on Broadway.   I have driven past that cementary countless times but I had never stopped in for a visit.

The big storm in 1900 officially made landfall on September 8, 1990, so I assume that Lola died in the flood.   She was sixteen years old. I did a search about her on the internet but only found references to her grave.  You can't help but wonder what kind of person she was.  I found myself thinking about her friends that might have survived.  It had to be pretty bad for a 16 year old to endure such a terrible Hurricane and flood back in 1900 but then even worse for a friend to die.  I was a teenager the first time I had experienced the death of a friend but I still can't imagine what it would be like to have been 16 years old in Galveston Texas in September of 1900.  There must have been kids who lost many classmates not to mention family members.  Hopefully the Seawall and modern warning systems will keep something like this from ever happening again.

Albert, Willie, and Eddie, all have thier date of death listed as September 8th, 1900.  It doesn't say how old they were but I have to assume they were brothers who apparantly died in the flood.   What a terrible day for anyone who was within several miles of this cemetary at the time.

pure blues

This is about as real as it gets:

Notice how the guitar compliments the vocals.  Thanks to Stefan Grossman at Guitar Workshop for posting this great video on YouTube.

a drink from the Muddy Waters