Second Mickey Gilley Autographed Gilley’s Mud Flap Acquired 3-6-13
Hey Ya’ll, Finally, the 2 Gilley’s truck mud flaps autographed by Mickey Gilley during the taping of the 2011 American Pickers episode where Mike Wolfe and Frank Fritz went to Mickey’s warehouse in Texas are back together again. Here is a short clip of Mike, Frank and Mickey with the mud flaps. When we purchased … Continue reading
Mickey Gilley Visits GilleysMuseum — 2-18-13
Hey ya’ll, As you may know, Mickey Gilley performed in concert at Treasure Island (TI) Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas on Saturday evening, February 16, 2013. Following the show he came down to Gilley’s at the TI and performed a number of songs along with his band. As always, he was great. Not only … Continue reading
Dr. Lonnie Hammargren Visits GilleysMuseum.com
Today, Tuesday December 4, 2012, GilleysMuseum.com had the pleasure of hosting Dr. Lonnie Hammargren for a private tour of our collection. For those of you who aren’t into Nevada and Las Vegas history, Dr. Hammargren has a long and distinguished career in medicine, politics and furthering the protection of the history of Las Vegas, among … Continue reading
Gilley’s Mud Flap via “American Pickers”
As many of you already know, the hit television show “American Pickers” did a show last year primarily around buying Gilley’s memorabilia from Mickey Gilley and that one of the most popular “picks” was a pair of Gilley’s truck mud flaps that they had Mickey autograph for them. That episode originally aired on September 5, … Continue reading
Mark from “Pawn Stars” visits GilleysMuseum.com
On Wednesday, May 23, 2012 GilleysMuseum.com had the pleasure of welcoming Mark Hall-Patton to personally see our collection of vintage original Gilley’s Club and Urban Cowboy memorabilia. In case you’re the last person on earth who doesn’t know, Mark is the administrator of the Clark County (Las Vegas) Museums and a regular expert on the … Continue reading
Gilley’s Pasadena, TX Bumper Stickers
Hey ya’ll, There is so much interest in the vintage original Gilley’s Pasadena, TX bumper stickers that I just had to take some time to get all of ours together and take pictures for ya’ll. As you’ll see, there are several types. The two things they all have in common is the 3M backing paper … Continue reading
Rare Gilley’s Pasadena, TX Staff Apron
Back in the “Urban Cowboy” days (1970’s to 1980’s) many female employees at Gilley’s Pasadena, Texas wore a bright red combo bib/apron and attached skirt with either “Gilley’s” or “Gilley’s Waitress” across the chest in white stitching. You can see them in the “Urban Cowboy” film, pictured just below the mechanical bull on the famous Gilley’s … Continue reading
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