Came From El Paso

[ELP89stang]

Just finished moving in here and i was wondering how many people had made the ssame journey that i did?

[Ted]

Felina made it out of Rosa's Cantina alive, does that count?

[ELP89stang]

Eh as long as they have life ya it counts lol :cool:

[ClockwrkOrangeS4]

I lived in El Paso for 12 years, I miss that shithole.

[ELP89stang]

That shit hole wasn't too to bad truthfully except for all the euros

[ClockwrkOrangeS4]

That shit hole wasn't too to bad truthfully except for all the no English speaking, hairnet wearing, Nike Air Cortez sportin', cholo fuckholes

fixed

[chuckacosta]

LOL!! Bored at work and ran across this!

Was born and raised in El Chuco! Moved here in 99. Miss it from time to time but I really love Dallas!!

[ELP89stang]

I like dallas too but it don't feel that much of a difference from ep lol in my opinion, except people are alot nicer down here:) I love it over here too but miss that shit hole lol

[chuckacosta]

I like dallas too but it don't feel that much of a difference from ep lol in my opinion, except people are alot nicer down here:) I love it over here too but miss that shit hole lol

There's a lot I miss about that place. I miss the fact that Cloudcroft and Ruidoso were so close. Carlsbad. New Mexico in general to me is gorgeous.

I miss the Utep games. I miss the weather.

That place is unlike any other place I have encountered. However.....with all that said.....I don't think I will ever move back. Unless I retire there of course! :D

[ridestang]

lets all go to juarez

[chuckacosta]

Hell yeah!! To the strip!

[Modular5.4L]

I don't miss the shit hole . I go to El Paso once every two years . I went to Austin High school for 2 years till I moved down here . . . Crazy

[chuckacosta]

I don't miss the shit hole . I go to El Paso once every two years . I went to Austin High school for 2 years till I moved down here . . . Crazy

LOL! As evidenced by where you went to school I see why you don't miss EP! ;)

:p

[BAD RELIGION]

Born and raised till I was 14. boring place but me and my trouble making friends made it fun ha ha. I haven't visited in yrs. I'm 23.

[Glen Dean]

Was there for two years! The only thing I miss is Chico's tacos! We need one here!

[hstang]

Was there for two years! The only thing I miss is Chico's tacos! We need one here!

I tried, but I couldn't get that stuff down. The only people I knew who could, were born and raised there.

[ELP89stang]

ha ha i know the owner of chicos tacos i went to school with his son :)

[chuckacosta]

ha ha i know the owner of chicos tacos i went to school with his son :)

I've always wondered if a Chico's Tacos would work here in the Big D. There are, after all, a lot of people from EP here.

Everytime I go home I HAVE to eat there! God I'm hungry now!

[ELP89stang]

Yup same here thanksgiving that i go back ima get my self a order or two :)

[chuckacosta]

You know you can order them frozen then when you get back home....warm them bitches up...and Bam!! Chico's at home! ;) :D

[ELP89stang]

dam i didn't know that might have to do that on the way back bring a couple of dozens lol

[chuckacosta]

dam i didn't know that might have to do that on the way back bring a couple of dozens lol

Yes sir! Done it on many occasions!

[ELP89stang]

firday after shopping with my family ill probably tear up some chicos :) can't wait:)

[chuckacosta]

God I haven't been home since August 06. I am so home sick it's not even funny! Craving Chico's like a mofo!

[ELP89stang]

oh just got back from ep and well shit it has grown lol i was like dam LOL Oh i ate chicos like a mofo saturday and sunday :)

[chuckacosta]

Yeah that is city really is growing like crazy! Did you get to see all that snow? That was crazy!

[Black03mach]

made the treck in 02 but spent 3.5 in waco for school, and ended up here end of 05

grew up in that fantastic shit hole and my family still lives there havent been back since feb of 07 when my grandfather passed away

viva la cate!

[ELP89stang]

oh shit i just read part of your think VIVA LA CATE!!! Graduated 05 lol Oh ya i got pictures of my mustang covered in snow lol almost crashed twice thanks to that:(

[Jim H]

Lived there for 15 years and ate a lot of Chico's tacos. I never wanted to ask what kind of ground up meat, ie: stomachs, livers, noses ect, was in them as I'm sure I'd never touch them again.

Freds in Jaurez was the place to get a sandwich and Tecate's at 3am.

EP was a fun place in the late 70's/ early 80's.

[chuckacosta]

Lived there for 15 years and ate a lot of Chico's tacos. I never wanted to ask what kind of ground up meat, ie: stomachs, livers, noses ect, was in them as I'm sure I'd never touch them again.

Freds in Jaurez was the place to get a sandwich and Tecate's at 3am.

EP was a fun place in the late 70's/ early 80's.

Yes sir! Freds was quite the place. Ate a sandwich there on many occasions. Also used to go to the derby a lot. Of course this was all before they really started cracking down on all the damn teenagers going over there.

Oh and didn't go to "La Cate" but I had several buddies that did. I actually graduated "De la Jeff!" The pride of the southside! :p
(funny thing is I lived in Santa Teresa area when I went to Jeff, graduated from the Magnet School in 97!)

[ELP89stang]

ok one thing that really sucks about el paso is the dam cops , they are dam morons

[chuckacosta]

ok one thing that really sucks about el paso is the dam cops , they are dam morons

Eh...I see what you're saying. Nothing worse than a cocky messican with authority! :p

[ELP89stang]

have to go back for court on the 21 dam tickets, can you believe they gave me a ticket in the mustang for no front license plate

[chuckacosta]

have to go back for court on the 21 dam tickets, can you believe they gave me a ticket in the mustang for no front license plate

That DOES suck. But it's also not the first time I've heard that.
Once on my way back from EP I was in Pecos and got pulled over by a popo. He stopped for the same thing (no front license plate) but fortunately he just gave me a warning and I was on my way.

[ELP89stang]

at least a warning isn't bad but i can at least appeal it lol

[chuckacosta]

at least a warning isn't bad but i can at least appeal it lol

Well good luck with that and let us know how it goes.

[02stage]

Was there for two years! The only thing I miss is Chico's tacos! We need one here!
I lived there from 14 to 27, went to Coronado HS and went to UTEP. My in laws still live there so we go every once and a while. I only look forward to chicos and getting cheap tequila.

I don't know how many times I left a bar in Juarez as the sun was coming up. Only thing I think I miss are the mountains.

Lamar

[ELP89stang]

lol call me strange but i actually miss off roading over their , i have heard its gone down will with all the new development but still miss it

[5.0LiterRiceEater]

I moved from Odessa to Ft Worth. I try not to go past Sweetwater.

[chuckacosta]

lol call me strange but i actually miss off roading over their , i have heard its gone down will with all the new development but still miss it

Yeah a buddy of mine and I used to go in his dune buggy, but on the West side, out by Mc Nutt road in Santa Teresa. Talk about some fun ass times! Then they went and built the road and the new gate to Mexico...and all that shit went down hill from there. Pretty disappointing really. I'd imagine the same thing happened on the east side. El Paso is just growing so fucking fast it's unreal.

[ELP89stang]

ya well shit man all the good stuff is gone now sadly enough, they did move wester playland to the west side and made it bigger i heard :)

[chuckacosta]

ya well shit man all the good stuff is gone now sadly enough, they did move wester playland to the west side and made it bigger i heard :)

Yeah I do remember reading about that. I haven't even back to El Paso to be able to see where it's located now. From my understanding it's out there near Sunland Park. The Big Cheese FTW!!

[CompOrange]

born and raised in big EP, I really do miss it. But I think it was more the whole being a kid thing... not so much the city, although I do love that shit hole even to this day. I just miss the smell of the rain in the desert, and the mountains.

[chuckacosta]

born and raised in big EP, I really do miss it. But I think it was more the whole being a kid thing... not so much the city, although I do love that shit hole even to this day. I just miss the smell of the rain in the desert, and the mountains.

Yes sir! Probably my favorite smell in the world is before and after it rains...in the desert! El Paso is beautiful in it's own ways.

[JuNioRopolous]

been there quite a few times to visit fathers side of family, kinda kewl diff. from ft worth but yah, chicos tacos, dman we need one here too haha

[Jim H]

Yes sir! Probably my favorite smell in the world is before and after it rains...in the desert! El Paso is beautiful in it's own ways.

There is a beauty in the desert that you don't realize until you live there a while. Do people still go off roading out at red sands, east side out Montana Avenue?

The one thing I don't miss is the good old dust storms that blew up from April till early June if I remember correctly.

Gussies Tamales on Pieadras (?). Damn those things were the best I ever had.

[chuckacosta]

There is a beauty in the desert that you don't realize until you live there a while. Do people still go off roading out at red sands, east side out Montana Avenue?

The one thing I don't miss is the good old dust storms that blew up from April till early June if I remember correctly.

Gussies Tamales on Pieadras (?). Damn those things were the best I ever had.

About the whole off roading....I'm just not sure. I think that they still do it..but not as much. El Paso is growing so damn fast it wouldn't surprise me if there are houses out there now.

Yeah those dust storms sucked major donkey balls. It seemed like I could NEVER keep my cars clean for more than a day because of all the dust in the air. Not to mention how crazy my allergies were too.

And yes...Gussies has some damn good tamales. Ah my old stomping grounds. I grew up on Mountain Street right down the road from Rusk Elementary. I used to ALWAYS go to that little convenience store on the corner. For any that know what I'm talking about it's called R&S. I miss El Paso....sometimes more than others. I am hoping to go home for Spring Break in March to visit everyone. I'll definitely be making a stop at Chicos and all the other kick ass places in the big EP!

[Jim H]

The weather always amazed me out there.

You could be on the east side and it would be nice, then cruise over to the west side and it would be raining.

I don't know how old most of the people are in this thread but I'll mention a couple of bars and we'll see.....

The Gold Rush
Tree Top
Cockpit
Dallas
New Buffalo
Cotton Patch
Miguels
SK Stampede
Gasoline Alley/ turned into the Surf Club
Acetuna's.....had a lot of fun there.

[chuckacosta]

The weather always amazed me out there.

You could be on the east side and it would be nice, then cruise over to the west side and it would be raining.

I don't know how old most of the people are in this thread but I'll mention a couple of bars and we'll see.....

The Gold Rush
Tree Top
Cockpit
Dallas
New Buffalo
Cotton Patch
Miguels
SK Stampede
Gasoline Alley/ turned into the Surf Club
Acetuna's.....had a lot of fun there.

Wow! I know none of those bars except maybe Aceitunas and the Stampede. You see I am 28 but I left El Paso when I was 20. So no bars for me....at least not in El Paso! :D Now Juarez.....that's a different story.

[Jim H]

Wow! I know none of those bars except maybe Aceitunas and the Stampede. You see I am 28 but I left El Paso when I was 20. So no bars for me....at least not in El Paso! :D Now Juarez.....that's a different story.

A lot of those bars closed in the early to late 80's. ELP was a great rock and roll town back then.

Juarez...hmmm let's see...
Freds
Spanish Town Inn
The infamous White Lakes
Ant there was a new modern club that I went to a couple of times before I moved in 1990 but don't remember the name. Great pick up joint. Kind of had a Miami Vice feel to it.

In the 80's I had a friend from Mexico who had diplomatic plates and a courtesy card and man you could get away with just about anything you wanted to with no bribes to anyone and no fear of getting arrested.

I still have quite a few friends who live and have business establishments there. I'm going to have to make a trip out there some day but I know it won't be the same.

When I left in 1990 Lee Trevino Street was the last exit before Zaragosa Road and I did pass through there about 3 years ago and the east side had exploded.

Wonder what the hot rod scene is like?

[chuckacosta]

Wonder what the hot rod scene is like?

Eh.....right now it's all about the Fast and the Furious bullshit euro cars over there. All the young fucks are going around fixing up their civics and celicas and being dumbasses. That Hot Rod scene has died down significantly. :rolleyes:

[Jim H]

Well that sucks.

[Da Prez]

ive made several trips there and back with a few bricks...

[chuckacosta]

ive made several trips there and back with a few bricks...

La mota?

[Slowhand]

La mota?

mota!

one of the first non-school learned words I learned while working at CiCi's...ha. Came in handy when I went to Mexico this summer.

[chuckacosta]

mota!

one of the first non-school learned words I learned while working at CiCi's...ha. Came in handy when I went to Mexico this summer.

That and "Una Cerveza mas por favor" work beautifully.

[Black03mach]

see i knew this one very well...

por favor aqui es my reloj is de puro oro

translated is please here is my watch it is made out of gold

usually said to the cops in jaurez when they would handcuff me for fighting in the bars and being drunk...gotta love those fake ass el bronco rolex's came in pretty handy for bribing officers in j-town

i really dont miss el paso at all, i fucking hated that place my friends and family still live there but its pretty boring and depressing down there

[chuckacosta]

see i knew this one very well...

por favor aqui es my reloj is de puro oro

translated is please here is my watch it is made out of gold

usually said to the cops in jaurez when they would handcuff me for fighting in the bars and being drunk...gotta love those fake ass el bronco rolex's came in pretty handy for bribing officers in j-town

i really dont miss el paso at all, i fucking hated that place my friends and family still live there but its pretty boring and depressing down there

It is what it is man. Growing up there I made the best of it. I miss it cause it was all I knew till I came out here.

[PSR]

this guys sounds like Eddie to me

[rojo22]

Eh.....right now it's all about the Fast and the Furious bullshit euro cars over there. All the young fucks are going around fixing up their civics and celicas and being dumbasses. That Hot Rod scene has died down significantly. :rolleyes:


Actually you are half right on teh Hot Rod scene. We are about to open a 1/4 track, hopefully it does not go down the shitter like the other we had.

Click on link and see some HR from the ELP area.
www.southwestdrags.com

[chuckacosta]

Actually you are half right on teh Hot Rod scene. We are about to open a 1/4 track, hopefully it does not go down the shitter like the other we had.

Click on link and see some HR from the ELP area.
www.southwestdrags.com

That'll be good if that happens! Hope to see it grow and get good. What part of town will it be in?

[rojo22]

That'll be good if that happens! Hope to see it grow and get good. What part of town will it be in?


East, It is actually by I-10. Clint Exit

[chuckacosta]

East, It is actually by I-10. Clint Exit

Yeah.....typical. That area of town has so much room. Sounds good though.

I miss that shit hole. Hope to be going home to visit soon!

[Jim H]

Actually you are half right on teh Hot Rod scene. We are about to open a 1/4 track, hopefully it does not go down the shitter like the other we had.

Click on link and see some HR from the ELP area.
www.southwestdrags.com



Good for ELP.

I wonder how fast some of the low riders out there are going to be? I know they can't corner for shit. I took a ride in one about a year after I lived there and it scared the hell out of me. Low and slow is the only way to go in those things.

[chuckacosta]

Looking forward to going home for a few days in a couple of weeks!!

[Jim H]

Look out Chico's.

[chuckacosta]

Look out Chico's.

Oh hell yeah!! That's for fucking sure!!!!! Gotta have some chicos at least 3 times while I'm there. Gotta get my fix.

[ceyko]

Did some in/out processing at Ft Bliss....got a out a bit in El Paso and thought it was alright. Seemed to be the type of area that you make it what it is. I did not get bothered, but I did not get to go across the border either. :(

[chuckacosta]

Did some in/out processing at Ft Bliss....got a out a bit in El Paso and thought it was alright. Seemed to be the type of area that you make it what it is. I did not get bothered, but I did not get to go across the border either. :(

That's all it is man. A huge party town. If you don't enjoy that...then El Paso sucks.

[Jim H]

Oh hell yeah!! That's for fucking sure!!!!! Gotta have some chicos at least 3 times while I'm there. Gotta get my fix.

Great American Land and Cattle Company for burgers. Some of the best I've ever had except for the ones at Gasoline Alley when it was open.

Joe Willy's in Rockwall is pretty good.

Have a tamale at Gussies for me please.

Dam I'm gonna have to go to Carmona's today. It won't be the same but it'll have to do.

[chuckacosta]

Great American Land and Cattle Company for burgers. Some of the best I've ever had except for the ones at Gasoline Alley when it was open.

Joe Willy's in Rockwall is pretty good.

Have a tamale at Gussies for me please.

Dam I'm gonna have to go to Carmona's today. It won't be the same but it'll have to do.

LOL! I hope te be going to the State Line by Sunland Park! That is some GOOD bbq! I also want to hit up Cattlemen's in Fabens! That place it teh greatness! I will def be having some Gussies Tamales. I may even have to bring home a couple dozen to freeze and eat later! ;)

[Jim H]

LOL! I hope te be going to the State Line by Sunland Park! That is some GOOD bbq! I also want to hit up Cattlemen's in Fabens! That place it teh greatness! I will def be having some Gussies Tamales. I may even have to bring home a couple dozen to freeze and eat later! ;)


Ah State Line. That's where my rehersal dinner was. If I remember right they had homemade bread and ice cream.

I tried to eat that steak special one time at Cattleman's and got about 1-1/2 pounds away. I couldn't eat for two days after that. In fact I never went back after that. Was that 5 or 7lbs?

Kiki's was also one of my favorites but I heard its gone downhill in the last so many years.

There was an Italian joint in Five Points that was really good....veal parmigian (sp) yummm.

Don't bring home the Gussies, brag about it and not expect to have your home broken into. :D

[chuckacosta]

Ah State Line. That's where my rehersal dinner was. If I remember right they had homemade bread and ice cream.

I tried to eat that steak special one time at Cattleman's and got about 1-1/2 pounds away. I couldn't eat for two days after that. In fact I never went back after that. Was that 5 or 7lbs?

Kiki's was also one of my favorites but I heard its gone downhill in the last so many years.

There was an Italian joint in Five Points that was really good....veal parmigian (sp) yummm.

Don't bring home the Gussies, brag about it and not expect to have your home broken into. :D

Well I just got back in town. Had a blast! Ate Chicos a couple times! Didn't get to go to Cattlemans or Stateline. :( I did however go to Kiki's. It was really good. But yes...you're right...it's not the same that is was a few years ago. The italian joint you talk about it the Italian Kitchen. That's some REALLY good food! Didn't have enough time to do all that I wanted to do but I plan on making more trips over there. It was nice to see my family and the city!

[line-em-up]

I went through El Paso once about 20 years ago. After seeing it, I decided that if Mexico was even remotely similar, then I never wanted to visit it.

[chuckacosta]

I went through El Paso once about 20 years ago. After seeing it, I decided that if Mexico was even remotely similar, then I never wanted to visit it.

Well if you grow up there, as I did, that place holds a special place in your heart. Most people just don't understand it.

[Jim H]

Well if you grow up there, as I did, that place holds a special place in your heart. Most people just don't understand it.

True.

I moved out there in 75 and driving in I swore I wouldn't live there long. No trees on the mountians etc. There's a beauty in the desert that just can't be explained. People out there were really friendly more so than any other city that size I ever lived in. I still can't believe I lived there for 15 years.
I left in 1990 and moved out west.

[chuckacosta]

True.

I moved out there in 75 and driving in I swore I wouldn't live there long. No trees on the mountians etc. There's a beauty in the desert that just can't be explained. People out there were really friendly more so than any other city that size I ever lived in. I still can't believe I lived there for 15 years.
I left in 1990 and moved out west.

That's exactly what I'm talking about. I seriously think that El Paso is truly a beautiful city. Amongst the mountains, the desert, and the history I find it a gorgeous part of the country.

It was real hard to listen to my family try to convince me to move back. Since I am recently single they seem to think I have nothing more keeping me here in Dallas. :( But I honestly just enjoy Dallas and all the big city has to offer! :D

[Jim H]

That's exactly what I'm talking about. I seriously think that El Paso is truly a beautiful city. Amongst the mountains, the desert, and the history I find it a gorgeous part of the country.

It was real hard to listen to my family try to convince me to move back. Since I am recently single they seem to think I have nothing more keeping me here in Dallas. :( But I honestly just enjoy Dallas and all the big city has to offer! :D


It's never the same when you go back, kind of like the wrecked car thing.

The history...who was the guy always on the news that knew everything about El Paso and New Mexico? His stories about the wild western days were fasinating and well researched. I've seen him do a couple of bits on the Dicovery channel as well.

My motto when I lived there was that I could make more money by accident than I could at work on purpose. Side work kept me busy at least 20 weekends a year.

[chuckacosta]

It's never the same when you go back, kind of like the wrecked car thing.

The history...who was the guy always on the news that knew everything about El Paso and New Mexico? His stories about the wild western days were fasinating and well researched. I've seen him do a couple of bits on the Dicovery channel as well.

My motto when I lived there was that I could make more money by accident than I could at work on purpose. Side work kept me busy at least 20 weekends a year.

Yeah that whole wrecked car thing is the exact reason I choose to not move back. I just know in my heart that it won't be the same.

Oh and by the way the guys name is Leon Metz. And he was a bad ass when it comes to El Paso history!

[ridestang]

the new race track is open & its alot better than dessert demons find more info on southwestdrags.com

[chuckacosta]

the new race track is open & its alot better than dessert demons find more info on southwestdrags.com

Good to hear! Hope it grows and flourishes out there. Might have to check it out if and when I go back to EP to visit.

[chuckacosta]

Good to hear! Hope it grows and flourishes out there. Might have to check it out if and when I go back to EP to visit.

Ok so this statement is pretty damn contradictory because as luck would have it I am actually moving back to El Paso next week. :cool:

I am doing it for several reasons which include to help my grandparents as well as go back to school. I am really gonna miss the Dallas area. And I sure as hell hope to move back here as soon as life will allow me to. To all that I know on this board...God bless. Many of you have my number. So be sure and keep in touch. I plan to visit this place as often as financially possible.

[mutherjuggz]

Ok so this statement is pretty damn contradictory because as luck would have it I am actually moving back to El Paso next week. :cool:

I am doing it for several reasons which include to help my grandparents as well as go back to school. I am really gonna miss the Dallas area. And I sure as hell hope to move back here as soon as life will allow me to. To all that I know on this board...God bless. Many of you have my number. So be sure and keep in touch. I plan to visit this place as often as financially possible.

west texas schmest texas :(

[chuckacosta]

west texas schmest texas :(

Yeah.....I know. :( :( :(

[ridestang]

southwestdrags.com el paso is fuckin awsome

[ELP89stang]

El paso i moved back here too due to some jacked up stuff with the law but still sucks the street scene sucks , the track is alright but all the promises that they did went down the drain my buddies that helped open the track all bailed due to the owner , cant wait to go back to Dallas

[chuckacosta]

I'm right there with you. I miss Dallas like hell. However realistically I am gonna be here for a while. It will give me a chance to go back to and finish school. If all goes well I will be sitting real pretty when it's all said and done. :D

[ELP89stang]

ya im stuck with school too for a while realistically too it sucks but do with what i have, gives me time to build up my mustangs before i go tune them in dallas

[chuckacosta]

ya im stuck with school too for a while realistically too it sucks but do with what i have, gives me time to build up my mustangs before i go tune them in dallas

What part of town you in? I'm on the west side but in New Mexico behind Canutillo.

[ELP89stang]

ya im on the east side almost by the loop ,its expanding crazy over here all the sac is gone no more off roading places close to my house but red sands

[chuckacosta]

How's El Paso treating you?!