The 70's energy crisis set the Texas oil industry up to make zillions of dollars in the 80's and the rest of the country, and the world, took notice. Rising from the ashes of 70's era inflation and financial woe, Texas was ready to party.
Before smartphones, life was a little different. We had Saturday morning cartoons, actual music videos on MTV, and the thrill of racing to Blockbuster hoping to snag the last copy of Twister.
If you grew up in the 60s,70s, and even the early 80s you may have seen and played on a rocket that you could climb into all the way to the top, and about midway down you could slide out of the rocket on a metal slide. Remember?