Dallas Strip Clubs: Wife of Munger Place happy-hour duo dies
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“I just don’t listen to you,” he told her, laughing.
When the Gibsons moved into their stately prairie-style house in Old East Dallas in 1970, they received a swing as a housewarming gift, and they promptly installed it.
Soon, Harry started sitting out on the porch after work. Colleagues joined him. Then, neighbors and friends.
As the Gibsons got involved in local Democratic politics, it wasn’t unusual for an elected official or candidate to take a seat on the porch. In 1998, the Gibson home was the millionth door that Democratic gubernatorial candidate Garry Mauro knocked on during his campaign.
Jean Ball, a former neighbor, said she has met a bunch of characters on the Gibson porch, including a stripper who had worked at one of Jack Ruby’s clubs.