“Keep Lubbock Flat” is another takeoff of the popular city slogan “Keep Austin Weird.” “Keep Lubbock Flat” dates from about early 2006.
The seemingly endless imitation Texas city slogans include “Keep San Antonio Lame,” “Keep Dallas Pretentious,” “Keep Dallas Plastic,” “Keep Dallas Douche,” “Keep Houston Dirty,” “Keep Denton Chido,” “Keep Abilene Boring,” “Keep College Station Normal,” “Keep Georgetown Normal,” “Keep Round Rock Mildly Unusual,” “Keep Wimberley Weirder” and “Keep Waco Wacko.”
CafePress.com
Keep Lubbock Flat - Lubbock’s satirical answer to Austin’s “Keep Austin Weird” slogan. After all, neither city could do anything to alter the truth of these slogans, even if they wanted to. So whether you love Lubbock or love to hate Lubbock, this site is the headquarters for obtaining memorabilia that celebrates life in Lubbock, Texas… by poking a little fun at it.
Cafe Press.com
Keep Lubbock Flat Ash Grey T-Shirt
Free Republic
Posted on 01/26/2006 3:58:09 PM PST by WestTexasWend
Dixie Chicks’ new album for ‘people that want to hear’
NASHVILLE, TN Thursday—Entertainment Weekly reports that The Dixie Chicks are releasing their new album without expectations that country radio will play their music.
The trio reportedly addresses “the incident” (The 2003 UK comments about President Bush), on the song “Not Ready to Make Nice”—and a tune called “Lubbock or Leave It,” addresses radio’s boycotting of their music.
(...)
Lest anyone mistake it for an original thought, “Lubbock or Leave It” was a bumpersticker in the late 60s/early 70s,
IIRC.
11 posted on 01/26/2006 4:06:45 PM PST by WestTexasWend
(...)
I thought it was “Lubbock through my rearview mirror?”
34 posted on 01/26/2006 6:14:14 PM PST by newconhere
(...)
That was the name/chorus of a Mac Davis song…but there was a bumpersticker that said “Lubbock or Leave It”, along with one featuring a flat line with a single-strand barbed-wire fence running above it that read “Ski Lubbock”. These days it’s “Keep Lubbock Flat” (a counter to “Keep Austin Weird”). Maybe we need “Keep Natalie in Austin” next.
35 posted on 01/26/2006 6:27:01 PM PST by WestTexasWend
Above, a 1934 plaque from the Big Apple Night Club at West 135th Street and Seventh Avenue in Harlem. Discarded as trash in 2006. Now a Popeyes fast food restaurant on Google Maps.
Recent entries:
•“Butter is such an important superfood that it has its own penthouse in the fridge” (6/25)
•Butter Penthouse (butter section of refrigerator) (6/25)
•Dairy Penthouse (butter section of refrigerator) (6/25)
•“Butter watching the other food items in the fridge from its special tray” (meme) (6/25)
•“Butter looking at the other condiments while in the butter penthouse” (meme) (6/25)
More new entries...
Above, Big Apple Corner at 54th Street and Broadway in Manhattan. Google Maps. Stolen and missing, 2021-2024.
Above, John J. Fitz Gerald, from the Aug. 15, 1931, Binghamton (NY) Press, pg. 14.
Listen to Robert Emmerich introduce "The Big Apple," a hit song from 1937. Music written by Bob and performed by Tommy Dorsey's Clambake Seven with Bob on piano. Lyrics written by Buddy Bernier and sung by Edythe Wright. Audio provided by Dorothy Emmerich.
Also listen to a 1937 "The Big Apple" song by Ozzie Nelson and his Orchestra. See a 1929 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald and a 1931 photo of John J. Fitz Gerald.
This site is edited by Barry Popik. These are the Cookies and Privacy Policies.