Life is Good in McCamey, Texas

Having a good life is a very relative thing. I lived in McCamey, Texas for about 14 years 15 years ago. McCamey, population 1600, is what is left of an oil field boomtown. In its boom days, thousands of folks called it home. I use to say, “McCamey has a population of 100,000 … 2.000 at a time.” Many have called McCamey home only to leave later. It is by far the friendliest town I have ever lived in. There are no strangers in that town. I believe that you could move to McCamey and six months later run for mayor and have a fair chance at winning.

Recently the McCamey Badgers played in the 1A High School Football State Championship game. The game was played at Gordon Wood Stadium in Brownwood, Texas. The stadium holds 7500 football fans, 3750 0n each side. The McCamey side was full. Most of the town was there. There were a lot people there that use to live in McCamey and then there were the McCamey Exe’s. The man sitting behind me graduated from McCamey High School in 1954 and had not been to McCamey in 40 years, but he was at the game.

McCamey is not the prettiest town and other than the mesas that surround it McCamey could be called an ugly town. The expansion and contraction of the oil patch has taken its toll. However even an ugly baby is loved by his mother.

Texas Bob (On the Road)