Katy area

Justin Jozwiak · Post by **Justin Jozwiak** » 21 Sep 2018 6:12 am

Anyone do lessons in the katy area? New to the steel, and considering taking a few lessons. I work a lot of hours and donâ€™t have much time to travel for some.

Tom Campbell · Post by **Tom Campbell** » 21 Sep 2018 6:23 am

Billy Phelps lives in your area...here is his website. He heads up one of the steel guitar organizations in the Houston/Katy area.

http://www.fullcirclesound.com/

Justin Jozwiak · Post by **Justin Jozwiak** » 21 Sep 2018 7:12 am

Thanks

Jim Sliff · Post by **Jim Sliff** » 22 Sep 2018 5:50 pm

OK, I'll bite.

What the heck is a/the "katy area"? Is it slang for something, or a neighborhood in some city, or.....???

Duane Brown · Post by **Duane Brown** » 22 Sep 2018 7:28 pm

Katy, Texas is a town in Texas- actually a suburb/neighbor of Houston, TEXAS. I'd say the 'Katy area" would be the area around Katy, TEXAS which could encompass west Houston, Sugarland, and other towns in the Houston, Texas area

Allen Peterson · Post by **Allen Peterson** » 23 Sep 2018 4:45 am

The town of Katy was named for the K[ansas] & T[exas] Railroad. They had a depot in what is now Katy, Texas. Probably more than anyone really wanted to know.

Ricky Davis · Post by **Ricky Davis** » 23 Sep 2018 8:14 am

Hey I love that info Allen; only real residence knows...ha...like in Austin; the highway "Mopac" was named after the Missouri-Pacific Railroad; as it was built right next to the track..ha.
Ricky

Dick Wood · Post by **Dick Wood** » 23 Sep 2018 1:52 pm

Jody Cameron lives in Angleton and gives lessons and does seminars now and then.

Allen Peterson · Post by **Allen Peterson** » 23 Sep 2018 4:05 pm

Hey Ricky, I've driven up and down the Mopac a few times. Had no idea that's what is stood for. Thought it was named after an Indian tribe or something. Makes sense now.
Allen

Ricky Davis · Post by **Ricky Davis** » 23 Sep 2018 5:00 pm

Yeah Allen; I was there when it was built and so I asked my Dad what in the world is the name "MOPAC"...ha....and then it made sense to a 8 year old boy(50 years ago)...ha.
Ricky

Al Evans · Post by **Al Evans** » 24 Sep 2018 4:49 am

Ricky Davis wrote:Yeah Allen; I was there when it was built and so I asked my Dad what in the world is the name "MOPAC"...ha....and then it made sense to a 8 year old boy(50 years ago)...ha.
Ricky

My GPS always pronounces it "Moppick".

--Al Evans

Donny Hinson · Post by **Donny Hinson** » 24 Sep 2018 6:49 am

Jim Sliff wrote:OK, I'll bite.

What the heck is a/the "katy area"? Is it slang for something, or a neighborhood in some city, or.....???

From the opening scene - "The Blues Brothers"...

"She Caught the Katy (And Left Me a Mule to Ride)"

(It's also one of the most famous blues songs of all time.)

Chris Schlotzhauer · Post by **Chris Schlotzhauer** » 24 Sep 2018 2:47 pm

My daughter Katy lives in Katy

Steve Spitz · Post by **Steve Spitz** » 24 Sep 2018 4:02 pm

Jim Loessberg said:
“Austin is an old Indian word, It means Communists with insane traffic.”
I thought that was a good one...

Tom Middleton · Post by **Tom Middleton** » 1 Oct 2018 7:09 am

I travel to Katy quite often on business. Here are some pix I took of the little depot museum.