tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-149081852024-03-13T23:56:35.753-05:00Pinky Diablo and his Singing GrubwormPinky Diablo is a Dallas area based preacher, retired zoo keeper, and trouble-maker for hire. Pinky has just left the zoo and will be making his mark in other ways around the metroplex.Pinky Diablohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03004608553281238038noreply@blogger.comBlogger3212125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14908185.post-20421594513581781832010-09-09T22:39:00.007-05:002010-09-09T22:50:25.522-05:00I don't blog anymore...<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYSRM3pEftrivXHaLyRfctU-yrB9cieag976z9NpaWJqf1RQakFltUrkLQJACNZNHp_v7OfROrEfwfQCn0pOE0OOM87aeD4QD-x1yndnM9w0LjTzEA14U5CDP0CbMQrrvoO9B2ug/s1600/full.jpg"><img style="float:right; margin:0 0 10px 10px;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 263px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgYSRM3pEftrivXHaLyRfctU-yrB9cieag976z9NpaWJqf1RQakFltUrkLQJACNZNHp_v7OfROrEfwfQCn0pOE0OOM87aeD4QD-x1yndnM9w0LjTzEA14U5CDP0CbMQrrvoO9B2ug/s400/full.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5515125868784771522" /></a><br /><br /><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><b><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color:#FFCCCC;">...but you can find me and my skull spoons at www.pinkydiablo.com (skull spoons as always, $45, shipped free in a lovely gift box!)</span></span></b><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div><div><br /></div></div>Pinky Diablohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03004608553281238038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14908185.post-59305159814238773812009-11-28T18:30:00.003-06:002009-11-28T18:54:04.732-06:00Texas Icebergs<a href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR7xYSDTjqZhbncRfYwlL3z3o3RUumvjiNTCuaa87kKQB9zPcQcG3S-6YdMIyi1fdEuJf64ia69VxyhSd9HiN7VAbw5jozY6HAkhz6VRvjRs0ZTyNXoiwa9GPLj5sCZ0Gl9EtVQg/s1600/P1050319.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5409317503926022562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 225px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiR7xYSDTjqZhbncRfYwlL3z3o3RUumvjiNTCuaa87kKQB9zPcQcG3S-6YdMIyi1fdEuJf64ia69VxyhSd9HiN7VAbw5jozY6HAkhz6VRvjRs0ZTyNXoiwa9GPLj5sCZ0Gl9EtVQg/s400/P1050319.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><span style="color:#ff9966;"><strong>Pinky has been snapping pictures out of his car window for his series "Texas Icebergs."</strong></span></div>Pinky Diablohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03004608553281238038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14908185.post-81999625392710349172009-07-12T00:58:00.001-05:002009-07-12T00:58:39.995-05:00Skull Spoons<span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10px; line-height: 13px; "><span style="font-size:+2;"><b><h2 class="vitstoryheadline" style="margin-top: 5px !important; margin-right: 0px !important; margin-bottom: 0px !important; margin-left: 0px !important; padding-top: 0px !important; padding-right: 0px !important; padding-bottom: 0px !important; font-size: 20px !important; line-height: 23px !important; color: rgb(51, 51, 51); font-weight: normal; padding-left: 20px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; "><span class="vitstoryheadline" style="padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; margin-top: 0px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 0px; margin-left: 0px; font-size: 25px; line-height: 27px; font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif; position: relative; ">Tom Sale's spoons to die for</span></h2></b></span><p style="margin-top: 5px; margin-right: 2px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 1px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 1.4em; "></p><span style="font-size:-1;"><b><h5 class="vitstorydate" style="margin-top: 7px; margin-right: 0px; margin-bottom: 5px; margin-left: 0px; padding-top: 2px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); position: relative; right: 1px; width: 240px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10px; line-height: 12px; "><span class="vitstorydate" style="padding-top: 2px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 2px; padding-left: 2px; background-color: rgb(255, 255, 255); position: relative; right: 1px; width: 240px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: normal; font-family: Verdana; font-size: 10px; line-height: 12px; ">10:50 AM CDT on Tuesday, June 30, 2009</span></h5></b></span><p style="margin-top: 5px; margin-right: 2px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 1px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 1.4em; "></p><span style="font-size:-1;"><b><span class="vitstorybyline" style="color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-weight: bold; font-size: 11px; ">By TRACY ACHOR HAYES / The Dallas Morning News <a href="mailto:thayes@dallasnews.com" style="color: rgb(41, 55, 90); text-decoration: none; ">thayes@dallasnews.com</a></span></b></span><span class="vitstorybody" style="margin-top: 5px; "><p style="margin-top: 5px; margin-right: 2px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 1px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 1.4em; "></p><p style="margin-top: 5px; margin-right: 2px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 1px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 1.4em; ">You might say Tom Sale is creating quite a stir. Working under the <i>nom d'artiste </i>Pinky Diablo, the incongruously mild-mannered Texan has immortalized his favorite skull motif in every form from subversive watercolors to delicately embroidered vintage linens.</p><div class="biimage" style="padding-left: 3px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 3px; padding-top: 3px; width: 175px; display: inline; float: left; margin-top: 8px; margin-right: 8px; margin-bottom: 8px; margin-left: 8px; position: relative; top: 5px; "><img title="Click image for a larger version" height="16" width="80" border="0" src="http://www.dallasnews.com/bi/images/clikEnlarge.gif" style="border-style: initial; border-color: initial; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; " /><img title="" height="235" width="175" onclick="return clickedImage(this);" onmouseover=" this.style.cursor='hand'" src="http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/img/v3/07-02-2009.NFL_SkullSpoons.G1A2KU5U5.1.jpg" alt="" style="border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; " /><div class="bithumbcaption" style="font-family: Arial; font-size: 10px; font-weight: normal; "><div class="bithumbcredit" style="text-align: right; padding-right: 4px; font-weight: normal; font-family: Arial; font-size: 9px; ">EVANS CAGLAGE /DMN</div></div></div><p style="margin-top: 5px; margin-right: 2px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 1px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 1.4em; ">But his signature – perhaps his legacy – is the skull spoon, a vintage sterling or silver-plated sipper transformed via Dremel tool, buffing wheel, jewelers rouge and twisted imagination into a symbol of our own impermanence.</p><p style="margin-top: 5px; margin-right: 2px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 1px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 1.4em; ">"I think of them as <i>memento mori</i>," says Sale, whose workshop is the Ennis, Texas, farm he shares with wife, Dotty, and storefront is a booth at East Dallas vintage emporium Dolly Python. "We should be reminded of death, not be afraid of it. Maybe even laugh at it every now and then."</p><p style="margin-top: 5px; margin-right: 2px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 1px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 1.4em; ">Cow skulls are a new addition. And Sale, er, Pinky, has recently begun to personalize spoons with dates or messages such as "Til Death Us Do Part." If you have a granny spoon in need of transformation, he'll do commissions for the same flat $45 he charges for spoons large or small. Because "if there's one thing Pinky believes," Sale stresses in a slow drawl, "it's that art should be reasonable."</p><p style="margin-top: 5px; margin-right: 2px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 1px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 1.4em; "><i>Tracy Achor Hayes</i></p><p style="margin-top: 5px; margin-right: 2px; margin-bottom: 13px; margin-left: 1px; padding-top: 0px; padding-right: 0px; padding-bottom: 0px; padding-left: 0px; border-top-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-left-width: 0px; border-style: initial; border-color: initial; font-size: 1.1em; line-height: 1.4em; "><b>Pinky Diablo skull spoons</b>, $45 each, Dolly Python and pinkydiablo.blogspot.com</p></span></span>Pinky Diablohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03004608553281238038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14908185.post-75729797384487854832009-06-16T00:15:00.002-05:002009-06-16T00:22:14.997-05:00Dame Elizabeth Marchbasket<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaVExSaMcI-QDLz05-p9-nXE3po7FSZEA9U9sv4RaiIh-ThgEPo1xveTJF_C7aa5hTP1EKsyOVrJJsYDrDx13FOjOPYm_1Zk_wTEybwTVuvQZkeZm7KIY9-NsggGLkQ0wMwIGqMQ/s1600-h/c-27.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 289px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhaVExSaMcI-QDLz05-p9-nXE3po7FSZEA9U9sv4RaiIh-ThgEPo1xveTJF_C7aa5hTP1EKsyOVrJJsYDrDx13FOjOPYm_1Zk_wTEybwTVuvQZkeZm7KIY9-NsggGLkQ0wMwIGqMQ/s400/c-27.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347790968774874722" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);"><br />Famed Dame Elizabeth has agreed to come out of a lengthy seclusion to design the costumes for Pinky's opera, The Zoo Keeper's Lament. Dame Elizabeth was a powerhouse designer in the 1940's .</span></span>Pinky Diablohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03004608553281238038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14908185.post-67015924234092270992009-06-15T23:59:00.000-05:002009-06-16T00:01:09.585-05:00Murderous Rabbit<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZqqh7_Tdmw5oYSgdVv6EBZMx8rQa7sXs4NL-DoGa1lTf7_d3HRqMR64BZgh_dd_RZVyA5JwB-i63UEQX-lxLWVqNlKUgMVYCj6250k4QMtVQkeO0tAmjUXZTbCqTkfwkNA2DoGA/s1600-h/P1020095.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 300px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEjZqqh7_Tdmw5oYSgdVv6EBZMx8rQa7sXs4NL-DoGa1lTf7_d3HRqMR64BZgh_dd_RZVyA5JwB-i63UEQX-lxLWVqNlKUgMVYCj6250k4QMtVQkeO0tAmjUXZTbCqTkfwkNA2DoGA/s400/P1020095.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347785911794921346" /></a>Pinky Diablohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03004608553281238038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14908185.post-33895722597488698172009-06-15T23:56:00.000-05:002009-06-15T23:58:05.990-05:00Diablo Inc's Small Pink Godheads<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinW7B52JUyDJ9HHlUlztWnLgSWsyihM5YVGIssQ-7Qfgux4Ci8R5eU_tZzevQAX9Pg20aO5eOJ-bx7eRJE154wygJDYqbdtZRPmRBj56R0OcTAnNYWJ9uqg_uSeKv6RtcIBaGBCQ/s1600-h/P1020432.JPG"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 300px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEinW7B52JUyDJ9HHlUlztWnLgSWsyihM5YVGIssQ-7Qfgux4Ci8R5eU_tZzevQAX9Pg20aO5eOJ-bx7eRJE154wygJDYqbdtZRPmRBj56R0OcTAnNYWJ9uqg_uSeKv6RtcIBaGBCQ/s400/P1020432.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347785108589525138" /></a>Pinky Diablohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03004608553281238038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14908185.post-24501420584140678672009-06-15T23:53:00.000-05:002009-06-15T23:55:50.549-05:00A Little Foot from Art History<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_1d3pKHjigt9s8ye0B6YBsIRLXA0Fgc2QQ1ny8xbBVgQczqLG516gG21npLNVOCW6NTU9BdElfmSTZPFZO7s95XyK42ZrV9KLusr1wcRx1HJhir4nVV0nx_1pa1KgcsMUkQ9Kfg/s1600-h/boucheretpiedcar.jpg">a<img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 306px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh_1d3pKHjigt9s8ye0B6YBsIRLXA0Fgc2QQ1ny8xbBVgQczqLG516gG21npLNVOCW6NTU9BdElfmSTZPFZO7s95XyK42ZrV9KLusr1wcRx1HJhir4nVV0nx_1pa1KgcsMUkQ9Kfg/s320/boucheretpiedcar.jpg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5347784455889753586" /></a>Pinky Diablohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03004608553281238038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14908185.post-88542817492461918942009-06-14T16:52:00.005-05:002009-06-14T17:37:18.345-05:00The Cows and the Peaches: a Little Ditty by Bruce Balentine and Pinky Diablo from 1970<iframe allowfullscreen='allowfullscreen' webkitallowfullscreen='webkitallowfullscreen' mozallowfullscreen='mozallowfullscreen' width='320' height='266' src='https://www.blogger.com/video.g?token=AD6v5dzayqlYPnaA1pDLqcD2ip4vvUTiyGu0PwBsYJRDfHRQOOVKv4aArouu0qdCjCnj4JVM_QCzd688MXo' class='b-hbp-video b-uploaded' frameborder='0'></iframe><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(204, 102, 204);">Almost 40 years ago, nine year-old Pinky came up with the idea for a song, and his musician neighbor collaborated with him to create The Cows and the Peaches. It was recorded in 1970 in the Electronic Music Lab at North Texas late one night by Bruce, Jim and Douglas Balentine. Pinky and Bruce are working together on Pinky's latest opera, The Zoo Keeper's Lament. (Still looking for our wealthy patroness!)</span></span></div>Pinky Diablohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03004608553281238038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14908185.post-31903848431351469062009-05-25T23:05:00.001-05:002009-05-25T23:08:29.278-05:00Remodeling<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh95Cl6VOoCcbsnR_r-E0wZNsjql75hDhqkWvoEGCsEbNX90TrOgHph2Nxo5m1lu6FYW0XRss4Kyw8Z_63qNxl6wwS8kUDp8gO_i4BkbEVeLCHHVwQ26cQk0xPyN3DHNU0Ys9KKOA/s1600-h/c-14.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEh95Cl6VOoCcbsnR_r-E0wZNsjql75hDhqkWvoEGCsEbNX90TrOgHph2Nxo5m1lu6FYW0XRss4Kyw8Z_63qNxl6wwS8kUDp8gO_i4BkbEVeLCHHVwQ26cQk0xPyN3DHNU0Ys9KKOA/s400/c-14.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339979383654629730" /></a><div style="text-align: center;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Pinky's new toilet paper holder for his newly remodeled bathroom</span></span>.<br /></div>Pinky Diablohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03004608553281238038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14908185.post-88879888970438670292009-05-25T23:02:00.001-05:002009-05-25T23:04:52.370-05:00Pinky's New Sunday School Class<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQbiK0IeprqGCRKFWvMpclQb6k7w1raCpeCYsRXA9z_iGF-ELqXiRKqDw1iuGjkI2YJs02CiDWI0CVOSSITse2n5sQmws2KAz6-NveIvY1Q-b8gVJhdGEDaTFl_weUXolIBxyqSg/s1600-h/c-3.jpeg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 259px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiQbiK0IeprqGCRKFWvMpclQb6k7w1raCpeCYsRXA9z_iGF-ELqXiRKqDw1iuGjkI2YJs02CiDWI0CVOSSITse2n5sQmws2KAz6-NveIvY1Q-b8gVJhdGEDaTFl_weUXolIBxyqSg/s400/c-3.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5339978461640092306" /></a>Pinky Diablohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03004608553281238038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14908185.post-28136704007446007522009-05-09T01:04:00.002-05:002009-05-09T01:10:46.546-05:00What Ladies Do Without Pinky<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZYOYFoddVtIzPIjdb_XIVTgESasl9em3ycBojb1FLRco8iY3Yk0Ot3MoB-tzrHrs-V-9yIj1NoZ3OA10fl73F3mCPwInzVE0cuc8tDeGh4RQLiiZ-StalYohoTrNR-LjgUbJiiw/s1600-h/c-8.jpeg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZYOYFoddVtIzPIjdb_XIVTgESasl9em3ycBojb1FLRco8iY3Yk0Ot3MoB-tzrHrs-V-9yIj1NoZ3OA10fl73F3mCPwInzVE0cuc8tDeGh4RQLiiZ-StalYohoTrNR-LjgUbJiiw/s320/c-8.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333702719090556978" /></a>Pinky Diablohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03004608553281238038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14908185.post-54891215204486172192009-05-09T01:02:00.001-05:002009-05-09T01:04:06.646-05:00Nadine's Famous Spaghetti<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXcKtnG0C15QLWmyYQfp3Bpa_Z22-JQ8eYRKN7aKiK-93Lv5gKMznd07lxEtPwbwCHSTJb2jRFbWVhOpmwsvppjAytMAAzxYr5PUNngb6xDF3HNkf2KuwfLu7uUUsml7kiY5gkHA/s1600-h/c-16.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgXcKtnG0C15QLWmyYQfp3Bpa_Z22-JQ8eYRKN7aKiK-93Lv5gKMznd07lxEtPwbwCHSTJb2jRFbWVhOpmwsvppjAytMAAzxYr5PUNngb6xDF3HNkf2KuwfLu7uUUsml7kiY5gkHA/s400/c-16.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333700978198132578" /></a>Pinky Diablohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03004608553281238038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14908185.post-4132531441625590532009-05-07T21:52:00.003-05:002009-05-07T22:00:20.039-05:00The Long Walk Home<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguX9oKQ8ooqySYU_rMP4QwVKY1Z8EDwhXWhbRUZZitAAWtT3dfQ43viThq4AMxa557_2OzRPBRQPY9-Gl_IaVViLgndwGqvNvEoP4GdRvl_MIfIfd05r0apcMvjjccr0EURhf7AA/s1600-h/c-24.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 305px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEguX9oKQ8ooqySYU_rMP4QwVKY1Z8EDwhXWhbRUZZitAAWtT3dfQ43viThq4AMxa557_2OzRPBRQPY9-Gl_IaVViLgndwGqvNvEoP4GdRvl_MIfIfd05r0apcMvjjccr0EURhf7AA/s400/c-24.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333281012651132658" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><div style="text-align: left;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">W</span><span class="Apple-style-span" style=""><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">hen Uncle Poot finished at the factory and headed home, he could always tells when he rounded FM 101 whether Marda Lee (wife #16) was in a foul mood or not</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">.</span><br /></div></span>Pinky Diablohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03004608553281238038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14908185.post-32555608659588788462009-05-07T12:24:00.002-05:002009-05-07T12:30:12.135-05:00Birthing Chariot<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwdgG5XqNs2QqZfHtwNzQHBjzndYzcnu238exZTfSSq68uEC-Ef16nHoBuC7ohCU-JAfKThb_PFxxomNYS_tYiqaqBTsTY6Opye301z4o7YAC9TMWVjUfsAA9InMeAZkuRhwQn5Q/s1600-h/c-21.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiwdgG5XqNs2QqZfHtwNzQHBjzndYzcnu238exZTfSSq68uEC-Ef16nHoBuC7ohCU-JAfKThb_PFxxomNYS_tYiqaqBTsTY6Opye301z4o7YAC9TMWVjUfsAA9InMeAZkuRhwQn5Q/s400/c-21.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5333134485040430402" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><div style="text-align: justify;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: 18px; "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(102, 204, 204);">This is the chariot that carried Granny D to the hospital when she went into labor with Pinky. It took too long to replace some of the wilted flowers when the call came, and as a result, the chauffeur had to pull over and let Granny D out to give birth to Pinky in a corn field. There is a historical marker at the site.</span></span><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial; font-size: 18px; "> </span><br /></div></span>Pinky Diablohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03004608553281238038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14908185.post-33761638956408722512009-05-02T18:26:00.004-05:002009-05-02T18:32:19.047-05:00Poor Nadine<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8nqrKt5zsWjR9YC54MPCKSUt9JBrL_7S0YrnUM0Q5rwuNufaJlHywZDJRDHGO_NWH3grLIwVB4ElXStKx32oEdcxWd9y1Ip9drZFZMGOsQf0Cb1ugJJfRR5NTvLknLZcHCMNhnA/s1600-h/c-9.jpeg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 347px; height: 400px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi8nqrKt5zsWjR9YC54MPCKSUt9JBrL_7S0YrnUM0Q5rwuNufaJlHywZDJRDHGO_NWH3grLIwVB4ElXStKx32oEdcxWd9y1Ip9drZFZMGOsQf0Cb1ugJJfRR5NTvLknLZcHCMNhnA/s400/c-9.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5331372897393306354" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 0, 0);">Nadine's hurt ankle kept her from performing her acclaimed fan dance at the local Bluebonnet Festival. It did not, however, keep her from leaping on stage and ruining Pinky's lecture on aquarium care.</span></span>Pinky Diablohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03004608553281238038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14908185.post-19431661722980129632009-04-29T23:19:00.001-05:002009-04-29T23:21:26.733-05:00Nadine Wins Fair Ribbons for Canned Influenzas<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZy0EcceGi11MytzxjCy0KjH_E-CqjsiF97jIv5V8zkFq4FaxDXeNf4DEFHUuF4cG0AcyYvr02FsTJVEcp1CGxxq74bqg87dzDiKocEDKj8caECmJnCkAC8kIDSO2-oOpiRr_7bQ/s1600-h/c-16.jpeg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 320px; height: 318px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEiZy0EcceGi11MytzxjCy0KjH_E-CqjsiF97jIv5V8zkFq4FaxDXeNf4DEFHUuF4cG0AcyYvr02FsTJVEcp1CGxxq74bqg87dzDiKocEDKj8caECmJnCkAC8kIDSO2-oOpiRr_7bQ/s320/c-16.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5330334475564270530" /></a>Pinky Diablohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03004608553281238038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14908185.post-86304747561152305102009-04-23T18:41:00.002-05:002009-04-23T18:47:12.497-05:00Pinky's New Public Position<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5zJfmLirvk4kIb3yg17fEjhZqkItx-leYbtteWQacbzxPsnaF68f9ieQGRtzBzlev5vx2_pdryE_bOif9gz2D9O5AliTlU1qcgwVd-OgMSmDb4NaHqUpujtyIbOoO8jolmYOrrQ/s1600-h/Glaser3.jpeg"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 252px; height: 162px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEi5zJfmLirvk4kIb3yg17fEjhZqkItx-leYbtteWQacbzxPsnaF68f9ieQGRtzBzlev5vx2_pdryE_bOif9gz2D9O5AliTlU1qcgwVd-OgMSmDb4NaHqUpujtyIbOoO8jolmYOrrQ/s320/Glaser3.jpeg" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328036479746473458" /></a><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 102, 102);">Pinky has been elected mayor of his small town. There is only a church, a barn, and a three story brothel. This is his official portrait which will hang in his office in the brothel's attic.</span>Pinky Diablohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03004608553281238038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14908185.post-21746770226630851552009-04-23T18:03:00.001-05:002009-04-23T18:05:28.950-05:00Pinky Loves Cows<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_y1im-8oQkP-TIsyJUOTBa0alfW-VKaHZWw7j3Wn4SRp-rL3iyEYI1yAtuRhBMeycIoxrIzd9iNqEOdx1Tri9z39oN56WRoqH3c7dDNj9w9nXuNK79_L7G7Ye3qrqWUc6Xz3KOw/s1600-h/P1020130.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj_y1im-8oQkP-TIsyJUOTBa0alfW-VKaHZWw7j3Wn4SRp-rL3iyEYI1yAtuRhBMeycIoxrIzd9iNqEOdx1Tri9z39oN56WRoqH3c7dDNj9w9nXuNK79_L7G7Ye3qrqWUc6Xz3KOw/s320/P1020130.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5328026716955752322" /></a>Pinky Diablohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03004608553281238038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14908185.post-78896722628965593532009-04-22T22:52:00.002-05:002009-04-22T22:54:49.861-05:00Pinky Diablo: Saviour to All Quilters<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEW4AZwNZy0opB4jAHCPvcdN3ucfTtUMopFtD4f8K2McPJrHgJ9R2z-nqJrUXkXzsE6sHwpG-XlhFTGfn83Zit28126MJsrpK99vIFqW1A7TgP-Ok2YnAsmSylwP3bpF93Tabq4A/s1600-h/P1020128.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 239px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhEW4AZwNZy0opB4jAHCPvcdN3ucfTtUMopFtD4f8K2McPJrHgJ9R2z-nqJrUXkXzsE6sHwpG-XlhFTGfn83Zit28126MJsrpK99vIFqW1A7TgP-Ok2YnAsmSylwP3bpF93Tabq4A/s320/P1020128.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5327730206660310866" /></a><br /><span class="Apple-style-span" style=" "><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-weight: bold;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="color: rgb(255, 204, 204);"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-family: arial;"><span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-size: large;">Pinky's a marketing genius. He has bought 1,000,000 spools of salvage white thread, unrolled them all, died them in hip jewel tones and repackaged them. They will be for sale at Dolly Python soon for only $1.50 each. These are not just for sewing, but will soon become collectors items. Pinky is hoping to sell all one million spools by May 1.</span></span></span></span></span>Pinky Diablohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03004608553281238038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14908185.post-36460724376944626212009-04-19T22:57:00.003-05:002009-04-19T23:00:44.011-05:00Easter was a Somber Occasion at the Diablo Household<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigB7ENQpz57vjV_RAYip0slx79vDkBDIvgQX4FPXsotmNLiZ-wVME3YN5qoAFyHqj9HDcZzgQ65Xicdq5eT9vXHQDWm4n7nOPDriuP3M6KGnMi9vpVrhskHyEuqG7kVrIYQ43BJA/s1600-h/P1020095.JPG"><img style="float:left; margin:0 10px 10px 0;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 240px; height: 320px;" src="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEigB7ENQpz57vjV_RAYip0slx79vDkBDIvgQX4FPXsotmNLiZ-wVME3YN5qoAFyHqj9HDcZzgQ65Xicdq5eT9vXHQDWm4n7nOPDriuP3M6KGnMi9vpVrhskHyEuqG7kVrIYQ43BJA/s320/P1020095.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5326618177723681794" /></a>Pinky Diablohttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03004608553281238038noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-14908185.post-42211142384219141242009-04-07T20:55:00.003-05:002009-04-07T21:05:54.771-05:00Pinky Made Deviled Eggs Today<a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEj9MVc7Vm8YL-ZM3a6yzGdM0nu72AvP9BblGtos-738kD5gzqb3xeeGjqnAoMMdpFOuDXNzaApAwAE_z596g1bBP9A1oc0dcMHQDrDAqYfNKMHbBihVDf5EA4lo_HIHKMN3zklTUw/s1600-h/IMG_0489.JPG"><img style="float:left; 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