There are certain land marks and things that Pilot Point was known for back in the early 90’s. Stephen’s Grocery and the Dairy Queen are two spots that certainly come to mind. All of us High School kids either worked at one of those places or had friends/relatives that worked there at one time or another. But if we are being honest Allsup’s burritos were the true culinary greatness of Pilot Point in the early 90’s. Oh the late night or post practice/game deliciousness of the Beef n’ Bean or Chimichanga with some taco sauce…got to have the taco sauce. Two packets per burrito to ensure the proper sauce to burrito ratio. Who knows how long those fried pies of Tex-Mex goodness were under those heat lamps?! It remains a mystery to this day.     

Speaking of mysteries there was one a big one in the weight room in the Pilot Point fieldhouse. When I first laid eyes on it I thought it was a medieval torture device not for practical use even in the early 90’s. It looked like something Dr. Frankenstein had developed in his lab in the 18th Century Germany. The only thing that made it seem as if it may have had a practical athletic purpose was the football sled-like padding attached to it and the treadmill like running platform. I’m not sure how many times I heard references to the “Dyno Monster” before I put two and two together and came to understand that the contraption I just described was the actual Dyno Monster. I heard it referenced to as many things including: our secret weapon, the most hated thing on earth, and a vomit inducer.