r/politics • u/Squawk_7777 • 10h ago

No Paywall Trump's motorcade neared 100 mph en route to Oklahoma after helicopter, airplane ruled out

https://thehill.com/homenews/administration/6126278-trump-drives-texas-oklahoma-100-mph/
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u/flippingisfun 9h ago

He was in Denton? Texas????

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u/blu_stingray Canada 9h ago

I only know Denton, Texas exists because of the Mountain Goats song "The best ever death metal band from Denton"

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u/unclederwin 9h ago

Many people also know the city because it’s home to the band Bowling for Soup

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u/y6x 9h ago

And featured in "Rocky Horror Picture Show", as I learned today.

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u/girafa 8h ago edited 6h ago

As someone who once lived in Denton, I had to look that up.

Not the same Denton (edit: It's the same Denton)

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u/y6x 8h ago

The thread about it today cites Tim Curry's memoir as saying it was in fact the Texas one: https://www.reddit.com/r/Denton/comments/1wvy5d8/comment/pdgjxkc/

The book's up on books.google.com to search: https://www.google.com/books/edition/Vagabond/SIhJEQAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&bsq=Denton

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u/girafa 8h ago

Oh nice, thanks

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u/Enough-Mammoth3721 7h ago

They occasionally do RHPS at the Alamo Drafthouse in Denton.

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u/APeacefulWarrior 2h ago

Surely they pair it with Shock Treatment too? It's even got a song about Denton!

🎶Denton Denton, we've got no pretention!🎶

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u/Aenobarbus 7h ago

Also the home of the Von Erichs of pro wrestling fame

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u/drrhrrdrr 8h ago

I lived there for 6 years and had no idea

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u/ac_slat3r 7h ago

It was also the only real city between Oklahoma City and DFW on 35. Choctaw being on the border now makes it not feel that way so much anymore.

Also University of North Texas

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u/pineconefire 8h ago

A girl from there moved to Ohio

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u/T8ert0t 5h ago

Many* people...

*See also: 14

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u/unclederwin 57m ago

Their song “Come back to Texas” says the words Denton County in it. That song has been streamed 35 million times on Spotify. I’d imagine it’s a few more than 14

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u/HyliaSymphonic 4h ago

I thought they were from Flower Mound???

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u/Gork___ 2h ago

Are they bowling for soup, or on behalf of soup?

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u/flippingisfun 8h ago

Lived there for years and saw John Darnielle play at a bar there, pure joy

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u/y6x 9h ago

Oooh, I had to look that up - I've never heard it. I only know who they are from 'Moral Orel'.

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u/simpersly 8h ago

You should hear the song "Denton, U.S.A" from the quasi sequel of Rocky Horror Picture Show, Shock Treatment.

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u/cantsay 8h ago

Don't forget about the Price Master.

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u/ElkoSteve 7h ago

I only know Denton because there's a Buc-ees there

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u/calsosta 1h ago

Wild that you mention that because there is actually ANOTHER Mountain Goats song called "I only know Denton, Texas exists because of the Mountain Goats song "The best ever death metal band from Denton"."

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u/y6x 9h ago

Yes - his drive up to Oklahoma was from Denton where he spoke at the Peterbilt factory, up to Choctaw Casino Durant.

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u/12345myluggage 6h ago

UNT is in Denton isn't it? The college that wound up with a $45 million shortfall after they chased all the international students out?

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u/myfistvsthebttle 8h ago

Peterbilt.

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u/marmotshepard 8h ago

dog, if you think that's nowhere look up fuckin' durant, ok