Re: Don't forget Kinky Friedman

Easy answer Casey.
We spend our money in Colorado which keeps the state open, they hate that. We drive slower on the mountain hiways which slows the locals down we fill up the bars, beaneries, lift lines, hotels, parking lots, hiways and tourist attractions, they hate that. We act like we own the place, we really did used to own a largeass chunk of Eastern Colorado and they hate to be reminded of that and did I mention we spend an awful lot of money up there? When one spends a lot of money in a place one tends to think he has some ownership rights - which is not true but being Texans we really feel that way. We own a lot of summer/holiday property in the state and we do most of our skiing there. When we want snow or mountain scenery or cool weather or a quick vacation we run up there because it is close, pretty, cool and easy to look at, they really have no place close to go that is nicer than where they live except Texas, they hate that. When we’re tired of the snow or mountain scenery or driving slow we go home to get more money so we can come back, did I mention that the locals hate that? When we go in their bars and get to talking we brag about how nice Texas is and how nice it is to have a little state like Colorado so handy for weekend trips and such, they hate that. Deep down they know that without our money they would either have to close the state or cede it to California and they really hate that thought.
Some of the locals that were born in Colorado feel like their identity is at risk so they put stickers on their little cars that say “Native Coloradoan”. Texans never have to do that account we know where we come from and will be quick to tell you. Sometimes we can be seen by the locals as being obnoxious when we go up into the states. We’re not obnoxious at all we’re TEXANS and proud of it!