Posted Wednesday 15 October 2003

Welcome to the Hob Nob

Denton, Texas, 1960's: At North Texas State University (now called University of North Texas), Larry Burns and his father ran a coffee-house across from the English Building. It was called The Hob Nob. This place was home to some of us. Maybe it was your home, too.

I used to hang out with fellow artistes and literati Paul Miner, John B., and Billy Bucher. Paul drew pictures and wrote stories. John wrote stories and edited the school's literary magazine. Billy played jazz music and wrote stories. I wrote stories.

All of us drank a lot of coffee and gabbed for hours and hours at the Hob Nob. We had a crew of friends -- Rex May, John Mahoney, Larry Pine, Tex Allen, John Hill, Camilla Carr, Michael Murphy, and lots more.

The cups of coffee never stopped. The conversations never stopped, spinning and turning and returning again. This it was, once upon a time.

My friend Bill Bucher has expressed an interest in writing some micro-stories about that time, and about times that came later, and if any other Hobnobbers find us, we'd invite you to join in. For this purpose, we've set up a separate weblog for tales from that time, and tales from our later lives.

Please come visit us at the Hob Nob. The coffee is as strong as ever, and in time we're hoping the gab will flow, richer than ever.

Introducing: The Hob Nob weblog.