Date: April 1st, 2011 4:49 PM Author: Overrated Piazza
Dude, a ranch anywhere near Odessa is a barren sandy flat scrubfilled piece of dirt in the middle of fucking nowhere. The ONLY redeeming part about it is if you dig deep enough there's oil.
Date: April 1st, 2011 4:51 PM Author: Chartreuse motley really tough guy
i stopped there on a cross country drive and i was literally shocked at how big and sprawling odessa / midland were, i thought they were going to be little podunk one horse towns. i guess theres money in the oil industry apparently?
Date: April 1st, 2011 4:55 PM Author: Overrated Piazza
There's money. I wouldn't call either a big city though both are certainly sprawling. Odessa is working-class hick central while midland has the bankers and business men. Other than that, it's a godawful part of the country to live in.
Date: April 1st, 2011 5:17 PM Author: pearl cheese-eating meetinghouse
right; that's how things were in the late 80's when the book was written. but i think a lot of the area's blacks have moved away to houston or dallas over the decades. plus, the dilution by the deluge of mexicans.
Date: November 4th, 2026 4:46 PM Author: Anglo living on the Rez
There are Cuban immigrants that got priced out of Florida. actual immigrants, not even the kind that has been in America. tons of mexican immigrants as well. on the flip side it might be the whitest costco left in the nation as there arent many indians around.
Date: April 1st, 2011 5:06 PM Author: Overrated Piazza
Go on a Friday night in September, October or November and find out.
Edit: it really is phenomenally large. One reason is you have unlimited space there so rather than build a garage they just spread Tarmac into the desert. But the whole city goes to the games.
Ector County ISD, the district that serves Odessa, is 82.2% Hispanic. There is no amount of Mojo lore that will bring another Texas HS football championship to a place with those demographics. I believe Odessa High (the minority school in the book is about 90+% Hispanic and Permian is about 75% now. My point stands. For reference, I believe Permian was 30 something % Hispanic back in 1988 when the book was written, but don't worry, they are natural conservatives.
Went to farmers market in the nicer part of town couple years back. For reference, this is the far Eastern area very near the Midland County line border. To the north of HWY 191 there are some impressive McMansions inhabited by oilfield supply co millionaires, Jeet hotel chain owners and I suppose a doctor or 2. At the market, I was a huge beefy Cholo in his 20's with a #35 White and Black Permian jersey with "Boobie" written on the back name block. This went surprisingly well with his khaki Dickies and white sneakers, and I suppose the ghosts of 1988 still ring out.
I was at the courthouse over there a bit ago, and Brian Chavez was there chatting about the Cowboys with the Sheriff deputies at the screening station. Then he happened to wrap it up and get on the elevator with me. I don't know him personally. He was fat as fuck.
We should. But then, we might know each other IRL and it would either be embarrassing or lutz knowing we are both XO Pumos when we bump into each other on shitty fish day Monday buffet at the Petroleum Club.
I'm old and married/kids, so I don't get out socially too much. Not a member of Country Club or Racquet Club. I am a transplant as well and I've only been here 9 years or so.
I think Cork and Pig is decent for out here, and I've seen a little talent the bar area. Juji's Kitchen in Claydesta building has good food and decent prospects at the lunch hour. Kafeology at Garfield and the Loop usually has a couple of Midland JR college chicks in there mid day studying. I go there for afternoon coffee sometimes. If you like Latina chicks TerraZZita and the sister restaurant Santomar are ok. TerraZZita is like oilfield Mexican trash having fun with a birthday celebration every 15 minutes. Loud. Santomar is quieter more date night place. If you have some game and can prole it up. That place off the loop and Midland drive by PetSmart is 3rd world and prole, but there was a ton of big Assed Mexican/Cuban pussy in there the last time I went. Strawberry Fields in the health food store off Wadley is good for a solo healthy lunch, and you can bump into decent older white crowd in there if you are outgoing. Good for business type chats. Lots of olds and older white women having lunch after the Racquet Club.
I'm not big into Texas Tech football or shooting or hunting or shit like that. When I was single, my sport was pussy hunting. Big Bend and Guadalupe Peak are must goes, but its a drive. If your single, also, the 5'9" skinny blonde behind the desk at Planet Fitness is a good prospect. Voice is kind of weird, but she is very cheerful and hard working. Chick like works there 6 days a week and has another job. Might be too prole for you, I don't know your situation. If it were me, she would be a top prospect to ease me into the city.
Oh yeah. Go nights for the blonde. She will get off about 10 and then workout there. Also, more white pussy at Crunch if you go like Saturday mornings like 10-12. Anything nights is prole and young guy sausage fest. I don't know how it is like 5-7 nights.