Why the Pink Cadillac?

Some of you are thinking why do the West Texas Millionaires ride in a pink Cadillac? You may be ready to recite the fighting words “Only two things come from Texas...” Well, before you get your bones broken one at a time, let me explain the story....

You see, men like to capture time in relics, trophies if you will. Things to help them remember the best of times, like bowling trophies, deer antlers, and in this case, a Cadillac. It was July 4, 1976, Dan just turned 17, but had a fake I.D. He was experiencing the Fort Worth/Dallas bars with a vengeance. You see, at that time, the legal age to drink was 18, and the bartenders were just wanting to get paid. Dan did the deed, dropped a dollar in the jar and got his lone star longneck. There was a bicentennial celebration taking place at The Greenville Bar and Grille, and at the end of the bar was a cougar yelling at the bartender, “I SAID A DRY MARTINI!!! AND NO AWLIVFF!!!” (spit, spittle, sputter)

Then it happened, the tragic eye contact between Dan and the cougar. She looked him up and down, snarled lowly and moved closer. “High (intentional), my name is Marylyn Roger Theard, ever heard thaw name?" Dan did not, of course to him it sounded like "Marlin Roger III". He was still trying to lay low to get a second beer, but was doomed to blow his cover.

Marylyn Roger Theard, who is this cougar? She was the daughter of Mary Kay Ash, multi-millionaire business women of cosmetics. In 1973 Marylyn won the honor of getting a pink cadillac under her Mother’s business. She worked hard for it, too hard, wanting to gain the acceptance that she never got from her Mother/mentor. Seeing that there was going to be no motherly nurturing, the beginning of her Swan Song began. Four years later, leaving the Mary Kay business, she was living on the “royalties”, spending her savings fast, divorcing her husband with a nice divorce agreement that would hold her for....15 years of hard living. Now at the age of 41, she wanted to only have fun, fun with Dan. He was an awe-struck 17 year old.

“Lets go” she said, and Dan followed her to the car, THE CAR, and they went to White Rock Lake to watch the fireworks from the back seat. Dan would later reminisce that moment in "Big Back Seat." They then went to the Adophus Hotel where her room was. They made it up to the room and after more cocktails, and she wanted to get the party started, and Dan was ready. 15 minutes later, She is falling asleep, and Dan wanted a trophy to remember this, and going down to the car with her keys, he started the engine.
Off into cool Texas night air with the top down, listening to AM country radio....he concludes, "need to get some long horns for the grille..."

And now you know....the rest of the story......