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Claim to Fame

Posted:
Wed Jan 28, 2009 3:33 pm
by smupony94
Cloris Leachman is my great aunt
Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens died on my family's land in Clear Lake

Posted:
Wed Jan 28, 2009 3:34 pm
by smupony94
And I was interviewed back in 1991 when MTV came to SMU for some college tour. I was interviewed by some Australian or English [deleted]

Posted:
Wed Jan 28, 2009 3:41 pm
by ponyte
I was named after a dump truck trailer made in Minden, La.

Posted:
Wed Jan 28, 2009 3:48 pm
by EastStang
I got to sit in the House chamber for Gerald Ford's Inaugural Address. A real claim to fame there.

Posted:
Wed Jan 28, 2009 3:48 pm
by smupony94
ponyte wrote:I was named after a dump truck trailer made in Minden, La.
You part of Clement Industries? I think that is the name of the company.

Posted:
Wed Jan 28, 2009 3:49 pm
by smupony94
EastStang wrote:I got to sit in the House chamber for Gerald Ford's Inaugural Address. A real claim to fame there.
Did he trip or fall?

Posted:
Wed Jan 28, 2009 4:30 pm
by mrydel
jtstang sat in my seats in Ford Stadium.

Posted:
Wed Jan 28, 2009 4:31 pm
by ponyboy
My sister in law is a New York Times bestselling romance writer, former Miss Massachusetts, and graduate of Wellesley. My cousin played Darry in the Outsiders -- which is how I got the nickname ponyboy.

Posted:
Wed Jan 28, 2009 4:34 pm
by smupony94
ponyboy wrote:My sister in law is a New York Times bestselling romance writer, former Miss Massachusetts, and graduate of Wellesley. My cousin played Darry in the Outsiders -- which is how I got the nickname ponyboy.
Wow, Google
Bob Shelton: You guys know what Greasers are? White trash with long, greasy hair.
Ponyboy: You know what a Soc is?
Bob Shelton: What?
Ponyboy: White trash with mustangs and madras.
[spits at Bob]
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Posted:
Wed Jan 28, 2009 4:35 pm
by ponyboy
That series of lines used to be my signature on this board. And, yes, you got the sister in law right. Lisa Kleypas.

Posted:
Wed Jan 28, 2009 4:36 pm
by smupony94
http://www.lisakleypas.com/aboutlisa.asp
Poor C. Thomas Howell - he can't really even be called a b-list star

Posted:
Wed Jan 28, 2009 4:50 pm
by mrydel
I ocassionally have lunch with Clement Fox who threw the clearing block for Craig James on the pitch that propelled SMU to a victory over UT in 1980 and jump started the Pony Express.

Posted:
Wed Jan 28, 2009 4:54 pm
by ponyboy
Man, what a beautiful day in Austin that was.

Posted:
Wed Jan 28, 2009 4:56 pm
by smupony94
mrydel wrote:I ocassionally have lunch with Clement Fox who threw the clearing block for Craig James on the pitch that propelled SMU to a victory over UT in 1980 and jump started the Pony Express.
So is Clement Ponyte?

Posted:
Wed Jan 28, 2009 4:57 pm
by mrydel
smupony94 wrote:mrydel wrote:I ocassionally have lunch with Clement Fox who threw the clearing block for Craig James on the pitch that propelled SMU to a victory over UT in 1980 and jump started the Pony Express.
So is Clement Ponyte?
We call him dumptruck.