1-28-09 Homework

After a long thought process, the public space that I chose to analyze is Billy Bob's Texas. I feel like I have a very strong connection to this honky tonk. I go to the stockyards very frequently because country dancing is one of my favorite hobbies. I can usually be found there on the weekends but I am excited to observe what all goes on during the weekdays. I want to analyze Billy Bob's to see the things that I have been overlooking, I want to see the minut details that have just always passed me by. I plan to observe Billy Bob's on Friday at about 1:00pm. I wish I could be there when it opens (which is at 11:00am) but I have class. I also am going to observe Billy Bob's early Saturday (to see if weekends differ from weekdays) and then again that night when Cross Canadian Ragweed is playing. Hopefully I can make one more observation Sunday afternoon following church. I have a pretty good idea of this space, but its the observation of the nightlife. This space is full of cowboy boots, pearl snap shirts, starched jeans, and cowboy hats. The atmosphere is very loud with a majority of the music being texas country with a bit of line dancing songs on the side. Many sounds that I hear are clinks from glasses and bottles, spurs spinning against the hardwood floors, and boots sliding as people dance to their favorite songs. This space is very large, but always crowded. To me, one can always tell tourist from the locals which I believe is an interesting observation. I am not really sure what I will expect to discover. I am pretty familiar with the place but since I will be observing I know there will be many things that will catch my eye that, otherwise, I would have never discovered. I think I will discover the spaces in Billy Bob's itself in more detail, such as the pool table area or the small barbeque restaurant off to the side or maybe the wall of fame. I cannot wait to see whats in store for me to learn about this place I believe I am so familiar with!