Claim to Fame

smupony94 · Post by **smupony94** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 3:33 pm

Cloris Leachman is my great aunt

Buddy Holly, The Big Bopper, and Ritchie Valens died on my family's land in Clear Lake

smupony94 · Post by **smupony94** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 3:34 pm

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]

ponyte · Post by **ponyte** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 3:41 pm

I was named after a dump truck trailer made in Minden, La.

EastStang · Post by **EastStang** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 3:48 pm

I got to sit in the House chamber for Gerald Ford's Inaugural Address. A real claim to fame there.

smupony94 · Post by **smupony94** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 3:48 pm

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.

smupony94 · Post by **smupony94** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 3:49 pm

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?

mrydel · Post by **mrydel** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 4:30 pm

jtstang sat in my seats in Ford Stadium.

ponyboy · Post by **ponyboy** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 4:31 pm

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.

smupony94 · Post by **smupony94** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 4:34 pm

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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ponyboy · Post by **ponyboy** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 4:35 pm

That series of lines used to be my signature on this board. And, yes, you got the sister in law right. Lisa Kleypas.

smupony94 · Post by **smupony94** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 4:36 pm

http://www.lisakleypas.com/aboutlisa.asp

Poor C. Thomas Howell - he can't really even be called a b-list star

mrydel · Post by **mrydel** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 4:50 pm

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.

ponyboy · Post by **ponyboy** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 4:54 pm

Man, what a beautiful day in Austin that was.

smupony94 · Post by **smupony94** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 4:56 pm

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?

mrydel · Post by **mrydel** » Wed Jan 28, 2009 4:57 pm

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.