< PreviousCurrents | Nice RidesTrudy Deen Davis’ Springtime Yellow Mustang convertible has been in her family since her parents bought it new in 1966.The Springtime Yellow paint is a little faded. There are door dings here and rusty spots there. It’s apt to stall on takeoff and is cantankerous about starting. It burns a little oil. None of that matters, though. Trudy Deen Davis’ 1966 Mustang convert-ible is a most cherished heirloom and the official vehicle of fond family memories.Davis’ parents bought the car new in June 1966 for $1,663.The car is about as close to original as they come, right to down to the original Maher Bros. dealer sticker above the back bumper. The car apparently outlasted the dealership, which may have been a feat, because it survived two teenage drivers. Davis’ mother drove it for years, but then her sister got it at 16 and drove it all through high school. Then Davis got it and A Mustang and memoriesIslander’s car fully loaded with happy recollectionsStory by Michael A. Smith | Photos by Jennifer Reynolds90 COASTMONTHLY.COM / OCTOBER 2015 COASTMONTHLY.COM / OCTOBER 2015 91Main Office6710 Stewart Road, Suite 200 Galveston, Texas 77551(409) 744-0727 FAX (409) 744-3909www.southlandtitle.netExperience Matters!Stay the Course. You will never Shiver Me Timbers with South Land TitleTitle Company prepared for CFPB Regulatory ComplianceExperienced closersFriendly atmosphere24/7 Access to your files via Paperless CloserConvenient office locationsAbility to choose from seven (8) National UnderwritersGeneral Counsel availableTitle Plant in Galveston. Not outsourced!Currents | Nice Ridesdrove it all through high school and college.It sat for years unused, even spent time in the “barn” of classic-car legend. Davis inherited the car about 13 years ago as part of her parents’ estate.“All I wanted was the car,” she said.The Mustang came equipped with Ford’s venerable 289 cubic inch V8, four-barrel carburetor and three-speed automatic transmission. Davis recalls that it came with a single exhaust system, but her mother demanded an upgrade. It’s sporting twin pipes and glass packs now.“The dual exhaust is my favorite part,” Davis said. “It sounds like you’re going fast, even when you’re not.”Aside from the exhaust upgrade, which is as old as the car, and a new convert-ible top, the Mustang has never had any major work. A college sorority sticker on one window, the tassel from a high school graduation cap that hangs from the center mirror and one of those windowsill cup holders are about the only custom parts installed.While Davis says it’s the rumble of those eight cylinders she likes best about the car, you get the idea that’s not really true. What she talks about is the family trip to Florida in 1968; she, her sister, Mom and 6-foot-plus Dad all folded into the Mustang for 1,000 miles or so.She talks about high school, having lots of friends and driving a Springtime Yellow convertible that sounds like it’s going fast, even when it’s not.“We’d all pile into it after football games; see how many people we could get in,” Davis said. “I have high school friends who still ask me how the car’s doing.”The Mustang still works for a living, but only part-time these days. Davis drives it when her SUV is in the shop and it makes trips to the Poop Deck on nice summer weekends.The Mustang could use a little work, but Davis is very particular about who she’ll let do that. It’s not just a car, after all, it’s a vessel carrying a lifetime of fam-ily memories with a long road ahead. One day, she’ll pass the Mustang down to her son; it’s already in her will. CTrudy Deen Davis´ high school graduation tassel hangs from the rearview mirror of her 1966 Mustang convertible.A Dallas Police Association sticker, above, from the 1960s is still in near pristine condition on the drivers window and the original Maher Bros. dealer sticker, left, above the back bumper. Trudy Deen Davis’ par-ents bought the car new from the Dallas-area dealer in June 1966.The engine is the original Ford 289 cubic inch V8 with a four-barrel carburetor and three-speed auto-matic transmission.92 COASTMONTHLY.COM / OCTOBER 2015 COASTMONTHLY.COM / OCTOBER 2015 932211 Strand • Old Galveston SquareHistoric Downtown Galveston • 409•762•2727Shop Online With Us! www.headtofootsies.comAlways FunFashions &Accessories2005 Postoffice Street • Galveston • 409-762-0202Hours: 10:00 - 6:00 • Closed Tuesday & WednesdayInspiring place to shop for jewelry,designer clothing, home decor & gifts409.766.7170 I 2401 Church St. at 24th St. I Galveston mmgalveston.comThe M&M with its dark, rich wood and warm atmosphere is welcoming to all. A place for regulars and visitors alike to gather for food, drink and smiling faces. If it’s simply a stout drink at the bar or on the patio, or a generous entree with full wine service, The M&M is your kind of place.Stem to SternIn the dim pre-dawn moonlight, the eight-oared row-ing shell evokes ancient scenes of Phoenician sea-faring as it speeds almost silently across the glassy waters of Offatts Bayou. With eight strong bodies — four men and four women — working in perfect synchrony under the guidance of a coxswain at the stern, it’s a power-ful machine. It’s one of mankind’s earliest machines, and though it has been refined today with carbon fiber oars, a lightweight, frameless, composite carbon fiber hull and smoothly sliding seats, it’s a machine that Ulysses’ crew would know how to operate. A modern rowing shell, like the ones used by the Texas Hands onTexas A&M crew rises early to practice precision in an ancient skillStory by David Canright |Photos by Jennifer Reynolds94 COASTMONTHLY.COM / OCTOBER 2015Stem to SternA&M University at Galveston Rowing Club, is by design the least boat it can be and stay afloat. Needle-sharp, at some 40 feet from stem to stern with a beam of less than 4 feet, it presents the mini-mum possible resistance to the water, leaving its stability to the teamwork and skill of its crew, which act as both the shell’s engine and its only cargo. “I started rowing at A&M just because it seemed like an inter-esting and fun thing to do,” said Sam Crenshaw, a junior studying marine sciences, third-year rower and now Rowing Club president. Thinking about it, though, he sees it as relevant to his maritime career, he said.“The teamwork, the early wake-up for practice,” he said. “It does have an application.”The close teamwork of the crew begins with the command “hands on,” starting a finely choreographed process of lifting the boat from its rack, walking it in the darkness to the dock, turning it over and placing it in the water. It’s all done by the numbers, with quiet commands and practiced drill. Boarding the boat is done by the numbers, too. The shell’s semicircular cross section, while reducing drag in the water, also makes it as tippy as a canoe, and it must be entered as carefully. The process is complicated by the fact that the weight of the crew, more than 1,000 pounds, is divided into nine otherwise autono-mous bodies, who must learn to act in concert.Clear of the dock and underway, the oars settle into a smooth motion. The rowers, facing the stern, are guided by the rhythm set Coxswain Jake Morrison, right, coaches members of the Texas A&M University at Galveston’s varsity rowing team Dylan Andrews, from right, Taylor Furman, Daniel Pustejovsky, Robert Miller, Melisa Pacheco, Stephanie Collins, Ashleigh Buck and Taylor Johnson during a predawn practice on Offatts Bayou in Galveston. COASTMONTHLY.COM / OCTOBER 2015 95Stem to Sternby the “stroke oar,” the rower closest to the stern. Facing forward, the coxswain, who has been chosen by the crew, steers by a tiny rudder set in the small skeg, or fin, at the bottom, and by commands to the port and starboard oars to turn the boat.Varsity rowing at Texas A&M Universi-ty at Galveston is an intercollegiate sport, one of only two at the university. It’s open to all students, without the tryouts and selection process usually associated with college sports. Participants are self-select-ed, and must be keen enough on the sport to make an appearance at 5 a.m. most days of the week for rigorous training and practice until about 7:30 a.m. Participants earn a single credit hour in kinesiology for their participation, but clearly class credit is not their primary motivation.The early morning practice, allowing for 8 a.m. classes, imposes a disciplined schedule on these students. It also means setting out in the dark, but that has its own advantages, said Stephanie Collins, a senior in maritime humanities.“In the dark, we’re not temped to look around,” she said. “We just have to trust the coxswain, and concentrate on the rowing.”As a competitive intercollegiate sport, crewing for Texas A&M University at Galveston also involves a demanding schedule of meets around the region. The boats are taken by trailers to such events Coxswain Jake Morrison, left, guides the team as they put up their eight-man scull.Oars for the rowing team hang neatly in a corner of a boathouse on Teichman Road. Michael Jordan, coach of the Texas A&M University at Galveston’s rowing team, and Sam Crenshaw, president of the Aggie Crew, follow the team in a small boat.as the Pumpkinhead Regatta in Austin, the Head of the Brazos in Waco and Head of the Oklahoma in Oklahoma City. Grueling practices and wide-ranging competition aren’t the only evidence of the rowers’ commitment. The boats and their maintenance are not cheap, and fundrais-ing is a necessary fact of life. Serious rowing in Galveston represents not only the persistence of an ancient skill, but also the commitment and bound-less energy of youth. C 96 COASTMONTHLY.COM / OCTOBER 2015 COASTMONTHLY.COM / OCTOBER 2015 97Perfect Threading & Spa2705 61st Street STE C Galveston, TX 77551 • 409-497-469815% Off to all StudentsThreading • Eyebrow TintingWaxing • Henna TattooFacials • Eyebrow Extension • Massage100% Satisfaction Guaranteed or FreeFarleyAppliance Your Appliance SolutionVisit our showroom today! 814 W. Main St., League City281-332-8000www.farleyappliance.comMonday - Friday 8:30 am - 6 pm Saturday 9 am - 5 pmNew Appliances Sales & ServiceBuilt-In SpecialistHomeport(Right) The parlor of Ted Hanley’s 1914 East End Home showcases the many collectibles, from elephants and tea sets to crystal, that belonged to the previous owners, sisters Ethel, Mary and Mildred Boillin. (Above) Hanley is a bit of a historian for his home. He has photos and documents belonging to the three sisters, who lived in the home for 70 years.Story by Leslie Watts Photos by Jennifer ReynoldsFlossie the pink flamingo stands almost 7 feet tall beside Ted Hanley’s front door in Galves-ton’s historic East End. She’s only a metal sculpture, but her bright smile extends a warm welcome to all who approach the 101-year-old home that has witnessed secret marriages, unbreakable sisterly bonds and an over-the-top tradition of hospitality. Built in 1914 as a sedate family residence, the home took on a new role when three sisters — Ethel, Mary and Mildred Boillin, better known as Bunny, Mimmie and Teddi — bought the property in 1925.“For the next 70 years, this was a party house, and the sisters who lived here were party girls,” Hanley said. When Hanley bought the house with its contents, he found himself also taking on the role of historian and caretaker for the sisters’ story.“These young women loved to entertain, and, as you can see, they loved to collect,” he said, pointing to the exuberant collections of furnishings, paintings, art objects, china, glassware and serving pieces that fill the first two rooms. Everything you see here belonged to The walls still talkHomeowner keeps traditions and story of three island sisters alive98 COASTMONTHLY.COM / OCTOBER 2015Homeport COASTMONTHLY.COM / OCTOBER 2015 99Next >