While going through my bookshelves, trying to find books to recycle - to make room for new ones! - I came across How To Be Texan by Michael Hicks. Both of us authors of I.O.U. SEX are native Texans, so I guess I don't need this book, do I? But I've moved to the Pacific Northwest, so maybe it will remind me of my roots. I'm keepin' it.
I hope y'all enjoy this excerpt. It's from about the middle of the book (the pages aren't numbered):
Actually, the Chicken Ranch was a whorehouse of sorts, named in honor of the many thousands of chickens bartered for services. Tragically, the Chicken Ranch was brought to its knees and finally closed by a publicity-hungry newsman from Houston who was eager to get a five-minute news story. The legend lives on, though, in the successful stage musical The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas.
This book was written in 1981. In 1982 a movie (based on the Broadway musical) was released, starring Dolly Parton and Burt Reynolds (he was such a hunk back then). Here's a cute trailer:
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