Jack's Thoughts 

Today is the day.

Ok, just a few hours remain until the Astros game tonight. When I return, or perhaps tomorrow, I shall post how it went. We shall be leaving shortly to be there in time for the game.

You kid's be safe and have a good one,

Jack

Almost time

Hey guys
Tomorrow is when Spot from Big Dog 106 go to an Astros baseball game. Yeaaaa. This will be his first game of the baseball sort. This will be my 5th game of the season. Don't know how many I've been to total, but we are planning on having a good time.

Jack

Alright now,

For those of you that didn't get the update. It appears that Stargate SG-1 will finish out the season on SciFi Channel and then it is up in the air what will happen after that. Stargate Atlantis however, will continue on SciFi for at least a fourth season. SG-1 is currently in its 10th season and Atlantis is in its 3rd season.

Also I thought of something else that we could do this year. We could go to a Texas Wildcatters game. The season dosen't start for another 2 months, but it's something that we could look forward to.

The fair is coming to town in a few months as well. October 12 - 22 of this year down at Ford Park. We didn't have a fair last year due to Hurricane Rita. Provided that we don't get hit again, we will still have one. Which is totally cool. I don't ride the rides, I just go for the food and to look at all the different booths.

Hey, that sounds like something that Chase, Rush and I could do one night is go to the fair. Yippeee.

Ok kids,
Thats all for now,
be safe,
Jack

Ok, so maybe we didn't

Ok kids,

So maybe Chase and I didn't go bowling last night but we still have time to go at a later date and time, As far as I know, we are still going to Bragg Road on Friday night. YAAAAY. I know that I'm excited and I'm sure that he is.

Jack

Once again...I'm at work.

Alright now kids,

Once again, I am at work. No surprise there. But hey, I get off at 3 in the pm. Might go bowling with Chase, maybe not. But more than likely I will. So as I sit here in a production room listening to my new favorite band called the Povertyneck Hillbillies. I'm listening to there curent song called Mr. Right Now.

I am contemplating filling out an application for guitar Center, because Beaumont is getting one soon. They are already taking applications.

Well, that's about all I have for right now,

Jonathan

Tonights Doings

Ok, just working the evening shift down here at Clear Channel. Not much going on, just one remote on Big Dog 106. John, the Crazy Canadian, is out at the Texas Star Bar until 11 tonight. Just thinking about what songs I want to put on my Ipod. Not that I have to pay for the song because...well...I work at Clear Channel Radio. There's common sence.

Now don't get me wrong, I still use ITunes, but just for podcast and music videos and stuff, but not for the songs. Unless it's an odd song.

Just looking up more stuff on our upcoming trip next week to Bragg Road. Getting a bit scared and nervous but excited as well. Like I said I am going with Pam and her kids, Chase, Rush and possibly Justin, her oldest. I say possibly, it really all depends if he has to work or not. Chase is a great kid, I think the world of him. In my personal opinion, I think somewhere up the family tree, our roots cross. We both like the a lot of the same things, I acted the same way when I was 10.

So you kids have fun out there in your corner of the planet.

Jonathan

About me

Alright...seeing as how this is my first post in my new blog. I'm Jonathan and I live in Beaumont, TX. I work at the Clear Channel here in Beaumont as a producer and some in the promotions department.

There is very little tv that I watch other than Stargate SG-1 and Stargate Atlantis. When I'm not watching those two shows, I am usually just surfing the channels. Unless there is something interesting on the History Channel or National Geographic Channel.

I am a Houston Astros fan and been to 4 games this season. 3 of those games have been with my best friend Chase. Even though he is only 10, he is a great kid. His mom is Pam Pace from MIX 104.5 KKMY.

We are actually going to Bragg Road next week. When I say we, I mean Pam, Chase and his two other brothers. For those that don't know about Bragg Road, allow me to explain,

The Ghost Road of Hardin County is situated in the heart of the Big Thicket region of deep East Texas. It begins at a bend on Farm-to-Market Road 787 that is 1.7 miles north of the intersection of FM 787-770, near Saratoga, Texas. Trees growing on both sides offer a natural canopy as drivers travel down the long dirt road.

Its original name is the Bragg Road, named after the town that was in that area at one time. The name Ghost Road was attached in this century after a number of tales that center around a ghostly light that is said to be seen on certain occasions at night.

The section of area was just part of the Big Thicket, thick with native and underbrush.

In 1902, Santa Fe Railroad hacked a survey line from Bragg to Saratoga, bought right-of-way and opened the Big Thicket forest with a railroad, and the Saratoga train began its daily trips to Beaumont, carrying people, cattle, oil and logs. When the area's oil booms and virgin pine gave out, road crews pulled up the rails in 1934, the right-of-way was purchased by the county and the tram road became a county road.

Tales of a ghostly light gathered steam in the 1940's, '50s and '60s as more people traveled to the road.

Explanations on the Ghost Light (or Bragg Light as it was called originally by locals) are varied and descriptive. Some people believe the light is the reflection of car lights while scientists believe it is a gaseous substance. Of course the best explanations are left to the imagination.

One story about the light is that it is a mystical phenomenon that frequents areas where treasure is buried and that Spanish conquistadors are looking for the golden treasure.

Another story is that the light is a little bit of fire never extinguished after another famous historical spot in the county, the Kaiser Burnout, or it could be the ghost of a man shot during the Burnout.

Still another story is about a railroad man who was decapitated in a train wreck when the railroad was still in place. The light is the body of the man looking for his head which was never found. The light could also be the night hunter who got lost in the Big Thicket decades ago. The hunter still wanders, searching for a way out of the Thicket.

A story that really gives you chills, is the one about the husband looking for his bride. The story goes the couple was honeymooning at the Bragg Hotel, which used to be at the end of the road, and by mysterious circumstances the bride was murdered. The light is the groom who continues to search for his bride's killer.

Whatever the light is, its presence, or the thought of its presence, has been powerful enough to generate enough interest to make sure the Ghost Road remains as it is, an important part of Hardin County history.

The road has an illusion of a forest - a closed canopy green tunnel of pines, oaks, sweet gums, hollies and other hardwoods, with an understory of wax myrtle, arrowwood viburnum, titi and buttonbush.

The "bar" ditches of the old tram support interesting aquatic vegetation, such as insectivorous bladderworts and floatinghears, In sunlit openings another insectivorous plant appears, the sundew and along the roadsides a seasonal variety of wildflowers appear, including the fall ladies' tresses orchid.

The Big Thicket Association commissioned a survey of the vegetation on the road, which was conducted in November of 1995. Cores from several pines indicate an approximate age of 70 years diversity of plant life, with plants indicative of prairie, baygall, palmetto flat, and wetland savannah communities. This first survey listed 43 tree and shrubs, nine woody vines, 33 flowering plants and six ferns, with more to be surveyed during other seasons.

The importance of this road led many in the area to make sure no harm will be done to destroy the delicate balance of nature.

The Ghost Road Scenic Drive County Park was officially designated by Hardin County Commissioners Court on July 28, 1997. A development committee is working with commissioners to plan for "eco-tourism."

The committee proposed to maintain the natural character of the road while ensuring that it is accessible for residents and for visitors. Future plans will be to eventually provide safe passage for larger vehicles, provide trail notes and picnic areas.

To reach the Ghost Road, take U.S. 69 at Kountze to FM 326, from there take the turn onto FM 770 which will take you directly to Saratoga. Go through Saratoga and at a right on FM 787 turn, the Ghost Road is not far off the beaten path.

For more information on the Ghost Road or the Big Thicket, contact the Big Thicket Association at P.O Box 198, Saratoga, Texas 77585.

I will make a post about it when we return from Bragg Road.

Also, I shall be attending the Astros game in Houston this Wednesday with Spot from Big Dog 106. He's never been to a baseball game before and after telling him what goes on at a baseball game, he has gotten interested and wanted to go, so that is why we are going.

So anyway, that's pretty much what's giong on in the life of Jonathan at the moment.

You kids be safe,
Jonathan