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Liberal In Texas

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5. That sounds great. Much better than the auditorium with huge crowds.

Reply to TexLaProgressive (Reply #3)

Mon Dec 22, 2025, 07:06 PM

Dec 22

It brings to mind seeing BJ Thomas in Omaha in 1974 at a small lounge underneath a motel. Ironically called The Observatory. I don't believe there was even a cover, just a drink minimum.
Nice intimate place destroyed in 1975 by the massive tornado that tore through the center of Omaha.

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