We touch on influences, styles, techniques and even deeper subjects like using art and your personal style in a way that helps combat and drive away darkness.

Check out our previous article on Arnold’s Exhibit “The Celestials” which recently concluded at the Caviel Museum & Art Gallery.

And here is a link that shows you where you can find Arnold’s murals.

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From Trump completely abandoning his base by starting a bunch of crazy wars, to questionable assassination attempts, and covid, most things seem to be orchestrated for reasons unknown to us. One thing is sure, when people in charge (on either side) use anger and fear to control you, that’s a good reason to stop, step back and evaluate what’s going on.

The drive was very quiet and different from what we usually experience going down to H-Town or Austin. For example, at about the midway point of the trip, we stopped in Lawton, Oklahoma for about an hour to check out the Museum of the Great Plains.

It’s a really well-done museum with artifacts from the first people to the current ones on display. Everything was quite interesting, and the tornado theater was an expertly crafted, immersive experience. We casually perused the exhibits and enjoyed the break from the road. This was a first for us as we do not typically stop for more than gas and restroom breaks when we travel.

The Airbnb we got this time was a nice little A-Frame Cabin out in rural Noble, Ok. It was perfect, actually. Small enough to be cozy, big enough to be comfortable, and quiet enough to actually rest and recuperate.

It was very secluded (in a totally good way). There was a Dollar General and a gas station about 3 miles down the main road, but other than that, this little gem was completely tucked into the trees down a one-and-a-half mile red dirt road.

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In case you missed it, the City Council recently shut down plans for a data center in North East Lubbock. Somehow, I feel like that proposal isn’t dead, but is merely being repackaged for a future attempt. I sure hope we stay vigilant about this.

What say you about data centers? Are AI Trump videos worth all our water?

Sources and Methods

https://www.zerohedge.com/energy/texas-electricity-demand-could-quadruple-due-soaring-data-center-demand-ercot

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But also acknowledge that it’s shocking to have to pay taxes. I think the reason for that is because deep down we all know taxation is theft.

Think back to how you reacted when you got your first ever paycheck, and it wasn’t the amount that you agreed to work for. You were shocked because it felt like someone took something from you wrongly. Like some one stole something from you.

Every rational adult can understand that money taken by force or coercion is money that is stolen.

One person doesn’t have the right to steal from another person. Nor can one person vote to give other people the right to steal from another person. You can’t vote to give a right you don’t have.

If that’s correct, then it means we should hold government to the same standard to which we hold ourselves. I can’t take money by force or threat, so neither should the government be able to.

Is that a thought-crime?

Does anyone care?

Remember being as shocked as this kid was:

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Ever heard of Tax Freedom Day? How long do you have to work to pay off the government every year?

Tax Freedom Day Underestimates How Long You Work For The Government

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Christopher B. Stubblefield seems to us a paradoxical Lubbock History Maker. In case you missed it, the TTU Presidential Lecture Series presented the 19th instalment of the Lubbock Lights. Entitled “Bar-B-Que Beyond the Grave”, the three-day series was dedicated to the memory of the larger-than-life cook who dreamed of feeding the world.

Dr. Jonny Verbeten and his team facilitated the series, which began on April 8th with a well-attended and wonderfully curated reception that showcased a large collection of artifacts related to the man and his restaurant.

Among the crowd we noted Ron Riley, and other local music legends. We were very impressed with the catered affair; it was filled with music, nostalgia-tinted photos, films and other pieces of the “Stubb” story.

We came away feeling intrigued and a bit awed by what we learned of the man, his bar-b-que, and his role near the center of a small but hungry group of West Texas boys and girls who were writing and playing some serious blues, rock and country music.

On April 9th, Lloyd Maines, Terry Allen, Jo Harvey Allen and Andy Wilkinson reclined on-stage at the Allen Theater and regaled probably a couple three hundred music and history buffs. We learned that Stubb was actually pushed into being a cook in the Army during the Korean War.

It seems that one day, at a training session focused on swimming, Stubb refused an order to jump into the pool (we imagine in full uniform.) Stubb wasn’t being insubordinate. He politely but firmly declined to jump in several times, explaining that he simply could not swim.

They never did make him get in the pool, but they did ship him off to being a cook as a form of punishment. The irony is Stubb relished the new role because he had always enjoyed cooking.

This is about the time we really began to notice the paradox that seemed to define the life of Christopher B. Stubblefield, the cook who was so much more. A black man, forced into being what he always wanted to be as a “punishment”, ends up opening a restaurant in a gritty-but-friendly city that eventually becomes the center of a nearly all-white music scene. It seems that all things do work out for the good when you let God handle it.

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We also touched on how his political philosophy has changed over the years, and his views on data centers and dangerous dogs.

We barely scratched the surface of some of things we wanted to get into, so we’ll have to have him back soon.

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See, for that the Lord hath given you the sabbath, therefore he giveth you on the sixth day the bread of two days; abide ye every man in his place, let no man go out of his place on the seventh day.

Just think about how radical that would be if you actually did it.

Sources and Methods:

Read Exodus Chapter 16 here

On Sunday March 29th, we discovered a large, vibrant community that, as far as we have seen, may have a tendency to be overlooked by many Lubbockites. Oddly though, it’s a subcommunity that runs very broadly across all sections of this city. Of course we speak of the families whose lives have been touched by Autism.

As we strolled about the 2026 Burk…

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Please enjoy the recap video and a selection of photographs.

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My brother Khambrel asked me a few years ago had I noticed how it is totally cool for a middle-aged white guy to be a singer songwriter, yet a middle aged black guy would be utterly frowned on and mocked for being a hip hop artist.

We’ve had many discussions on the subject, and I was reminded of them today when I was prepping for an upcoming project. Check out some of the conclusions I reached while I was out working on a film for an upcoming presentation at Texas Tech.

Upcoming Event on Stubbs BBQ

Thursday, April 9, 2026 • 7:00 PM

Lubbock Lights Celebrates Christopher “Stubb” Stubblefield

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We missed the chance to bond with a woman, who as I understand it, co-owned and operated, with her husband Alfred, the first African-American husband-and-wife pharmacy in the United States. We missed the chance to get to know better a remarkable woman who shared with and cared for the people of Lubbock in deep and lasting way.

In the wake of her passing, we recommit to our mission of preserving the Words of the Elders.

Please help us Preserve the Words of Our Elders. Call 806-642-0949 to arrange an Oral History record session with an elder you know. Completely free!

Sources:

The Fourth Turning, a book about the how history seems to go in cycles. It may help put the craziness of our time in perspective.

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