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The Dallas police couldn’t control a Texas-OU Friday night party in downtown today. I still remember people hanging out windows, walking the sidewalks, and cruising by in their cars (quite a few convertibles with tops down). And the cops breaking up spontaneous fights and brawls, keeping pedestrians moving along the sidewalks, and cars bumper to bumper moving through the streets at a snails pace. Beer cans, bottles, rocks, and anything not nailed down being moved or tossed around between pedestrians, window hangers, and car passengers. The never ending rebel yells, wolf whistles, honking horns, and loud people conversing and cursing everywhere. The smell of chewing tobacco, wacky tobaccy, cigarettes, cigars, beer, whiskey, cheap perfume, expensive cologne, spearmint gum, bubble gum, vomit, and sometimes horse hockey permeated the air and polluted the sidewalks and streets. Everyone was dressed in Oklahoma Sooner red or Texas U. orange to support their school. The pretty girls...and well you know the rest.
It was quite an experience. I don’t recall anyone being shot or killed by a sober or drunken partier although many got bloodied and arrested for fighting and public drunkeness. It was just random chaos, people letting off steam. The few that crossed the line were quickly warned or taken into custody. I guess back then we were a more friendlier people, even when we partied.
Eventually though, Dallas had to cancel the Friday night party because of real violence and the threat of a riot breaking out. It is now only a part of history and our youth.
One time Chuck Norris was in attendance. He used to be a shy and very reserved guy (by our standards). After observing our festivities, he went on to become a world champion karate expert, changed his name to Walker, and became an honorary Texas Ranger. Chuck you owe us one.