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Cowboy Cuisine – Cowboy Date Night at the Twilite Lounge

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By Steve Stevens

If you want to feel like you are swept away in the ambience of an authentic vintage New Orleans bar, head over to the Twilite Lounge in Fort Worth. My wife and I had a rare opportunity to leave the kids at home and have a date night. This was inspired by the son of one of our favorite county music artists and rodeo greats, Chris LeDoux. Ned LeDoux was headlining at Billy Bob’s, and I will get back to that later.

In our younger days, my wife and I loved to spend time in New Orleans going on ghost tours, listening to the clomping feet of horse-drawn carriages, taking walks on Magazine Street and getting the occasional drink in an authentic New Orleans dive bar.

If the Twilite Lounge wasn’t south of downtown Fort Worth south of the 30 and someone blind folded me, I would have sworn I was transplanted to Cajun country while I wasn’t looking.

It isn’t like the bar is dark and dingy; it was clean and crisp but had the feel of everything you would expect out of the Big Easy. One of the reasons we went there was that I kept hearing about this bar that was dishing out amazing po-boys out of their little kitchen, and boy, let me tell you, this was no joke.

No one knows for sure how the po-boy sandwich got its name, but the most popular story is that it was invented by Clovis and Benjamin Martin, brothers and former streetcar conductors who opened a restaurant on St. Claude Avenue in the 1920s. When the streetcar drivers went on strike in 1929, the brothers created an inexpensive sandwich of gravy and bits of roast beef on French bread that they would serve the unemployed workers out of the back of their restaurant.

To read more pick up a copy of the October 2018 NTFR issue. To subscribe call 940-872-5922.

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On the Road with Dave Alexander

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It’s already March and the smell of springtime parties and special events is in the air.
Everybody knows in order to have a great party, you’ve got to have the right music.
Well, that’s where my friend Katie Dieter comes to the rescue.

Katie, aka DJ KD “The Spinner,” has been spinning the right mix for parties and special events throughout North Texas for years now. Her passion for music helps to make your special event one your friends will never forget. Whether you’re planning a wedding, banquet, school event or just a backyard get-together with friends, DJ KD “The Spinner” is the right call for you.

To read more, pick up a copy of the March issue of NTFR magazine. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.

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On the Road with Dave Alexander

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Seems lately these days Texas is becoming the envy of musicians from around the world.
With the overwhelming response to “Yellowstone,” the television series, Texas once again finds itself under the microscope of the world, much like the late 1980’s TV series know to all around the globe as “Dallas.”

With that said, the musician population in Texas is beginning to grow as many aspiring performers turn their sights on Texas instead of Nashville. Meet my newly-found friend and fellow musician Grace Partridge. This youthful 19 year old has recently made Texas her new home. She began fiddling at age four in Rigby, Idaho. Grace worked her way through the National Fiddle championships in Weiser, Idaho, becoming a five-time national champion. She’s even played on the Grand Ole Opry. Still yet, her desire to become a true Texas Fiddler has brought her to the Lone Star State. I’m pretty sure we can thank Bob Wills for that.

To read more, pick up a copy of the January 2024 issue of NTFR magazine. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.

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On the Road with Dave Alexander

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On Nov. 4, 2023, the Wichita Falls Symphony Orchestra will present an evening of Texas Cowboy, Country and Western Swing with yours truly, Dave Alexander and the fabulous Quebe Sisters.

Enjoy the music of Bob Wills, Willie Nelson, Gene Autry and many more of your Texas Music favorites performed with a full symphony orchestra. We also will feature music from my latest CD, “From The Saddle To Symphony Hall,” along with some of my own compositions. It is guaranteed to be a night to remember.

To read more, pick up a copy of the October issue of NTFR magazine. To subscribe by mail, call 940-872-5922.

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