I live in Odessa and work in Midland at the mall. I love watching the CAF do their thing in October. God keep the ones who were killed recently on the east coast (forgive me, I can't remember exactly where they were.)
I have a few "dust" related allergies here (who doesn't! LOL) but the gins still bother me whenever I visit up there. And don't even ask me to come in the spring when the sandstorms start for real. Yuk!
I remember people in the breakroom discussing the rivalry between Midland and Odessa. As an outsider, it struck me as surreal. By the way, I recently rented "Friday Night Lights" (I read the book many years ago) and wanted to know how well the community received the film.