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Word: gilleyrat (lookup in dictionary) (lookup stats)
Dates: during 1981-1981
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...result, the regular clientele of 'Gilleyrats"-mostly oilfield roustabouts and construction workers-have been joined at the bars (all three of them) by hordes of tourists. The gawkers find the joint a lot seamier and steamier than its movie version. Says one reformed Gilleyrat of his old crowd: "If they don't get into at least one scrap, they think their weekend is wasted.' Houston, which had a dozen cactus cabarets in 1975, now has more than 300, few of which care to emulate Gilley's Dodge City style. The most successful, Fool's Gold...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Living: C & W Nightclubs: Riding High | 2/2/1981 | See Source »

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