tag:expeditiontexas.tv,2005:/blogs/blogBlog2022-05-22T16:15:05-12:00Expedition Texasfalsetag:expeditiontexas.tv,2005:Post/60682582013-10-01T12:00:00-12:002021-10-31T15:46:14-12:00Road Stories
<p><span style="color:black">I recently received an email from a viewer asking me why I haven't updated the blog here at <a href="http://www.expeditiontexas.tv/" data-imported="1">www.expeditiontexas.tv</a> in over a year. I could only answer honestly, "I didn't think anyone read it!"</span></p>
<p><span style="color:black">His thoughtful answer to that was, "I guess you were wrong." </span></p>
<p><span style="color:black">He was right.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:black">I have never understood the purpose of blogs. What's the point, I wondered? Why would someone want to read the personal random musings of another individual? Yet, all over the internet, there are blogs about this, that, and the other. I have a unique opportunity that I have been missing out on with you. I have the chance to share with you some of the stories of life on the road with Expedition Texas that I have only shared with friends and sponsors, until now. On TV, you see the lost history. You see the places that make Texas special, but what you don't see is what makes this show special.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:black">I have the unique privilege of working with people I really love and care about. If you've ever watched the credits at the end of the show, you'll see that there is more than one Mauldin listed. <strong>Jacob Mauldin</strong> is my 13 year-old son. He loves traveling the highways with me and has always been my biggest fan and toughest critic. He lets me know if something is cool or if it is lame. Jacob's responsibility on our "expeditions" is to make sure we have all the equipment we need and that all release forms are signed at each stop.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:black"><strong>Michael Shackelford</strong> has been my best friend since second grade. I trained him to run the camera and he was able to spend time on the road with me shooting the show. </span></p>
<p><span style="color:black"><strong>Joe Silva</strong> worked for me at a radio station I managed several years ago. He went on to manage the station himself after I left. Joe occasionally shoots the show and is a great travel companion and we spend hours talking as we drive. Jacob and Joe always have lots of fun.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:black"><strong>Jeff Miller</strong> is a producer and has occasionally joined us for expeditions. His company produces the TV show, Young Country. I've hosted his show. He's shot mine. Jeff is a great guy and I really enjoy talking to him during our recent long trip to South Texas. I had taken Jacob and my son <strong>Ryan</strong> along on that trip. Ryan and Jacob had been kidding each other and Ryan got a bad case of the giggles. He was laughing constantly and I finally told him to calm down because I though he was bothering Jeff. Jeff immediately told me, "Hey, there's nothing wrong with a happy kid." That almost brought tears to my eyes and that one little bit of wisdom has totally changed how I relate to my kids. There is NOTHING wrong with a happy kid. Treasure that laughter. Thanks for the lesson, Jeff.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:black"><strong>Valerie Anderson</strong> is a monkey.</span></p>
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<p><span style="color:black">Okay, that sentence was a joke. She'll get it. <strong>Valerie Anderson</strong> is a family friend. She is my wife's best friend. She is also a great photographer, so she is a natural behind the camera for Expedition Texas. Valerie never goes on any of the road trips with us...because you don't go traipsing across the state with your wife's best friend. But, when we have a local shoot in East Texas, I always get her to run the camera.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:black"><strong>Crystal Gonzalez</strong> is a recent addition to the show. Her title is associate producer; a job that she can mostly do from home while she enjoys the company of her sweet baby, Paisley and her smart and talented husband, Michael.</span></p>
<p><span style="color:black">Of course, I couldn't do any of it without the love and support of my wife, <strong>Julia Mauldin</strong>. Dang. I guess I should put her in the credits too!</span></p>
<p><span style="color:black">That's a little about the people. They are the cast of behind the scenes characters that you will begin to hear stories about here in this blog, "Road Stories with Expedition Texas."</span></p>
<p><span style="color:black">Bob</span></p>
Expedition Texastag:expeditiontexas.tv,2005:Post/60682572012-10-18T12:00:00-12:002022-05-22T16:15:05-12:00Rolling through season one!
<p>It's exciting that Expedition Texas is on the air now and folks are watching! If you are one of our faithful viewers, THANK YOU! We are currently getting ready to air our third episide! Here's a preview: http://youtu.be/dTlq8w8o8No
As the shows air, you can see them online here at www.expeditiontexas.tv/watch
Additionally, we are getting ready to hit the road to shoot season two!
The support has been appreciated. Be sure to tell your friends about us! Like us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/expeditiontexas
Thanks!
Bob</p>
Expedition Texastag:expeditiontexas.tv,2005:Post/60682562012-07-02T12:00:00-12:002021-08-09T19:13:10-12:00Expedition Update!!!
<p>My, how things have changed!!! I must admit that when I created this show I was not thinking “big”. I thought a quaint little show about lost history in East Texas would be pretty neat! We might have a few viewers. Shortly after having that thought I told people what I wanted to do. I was met with enthusiastic cries of, “DO IT! We’ll WATCH IT!” So I began producing a show called “Expedition East Texas” and began working with one local station to get it on the air.</p>
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<p>Then I got an email from someone at another TV station in deep East Texas wanting to air the show on their station. Hmmm. Okay. Then a light bulb went off. Maybe I could put this show on a station in each market that reaches East Texas. So I started sending our information on our show to other stations.</p>
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<p>THEN, I got an email from a network interested in carrying our show. Then the idea exploded. We went from maybe four or five stations to hundreds of stations. We began talking about viewership in the MILLIONS! After much debate, I expanded the concept of “Expedition East Texas” to “Expedition Texas” and commenced with re-branding and repackaging EVERYTHING! Our little show launching this fall will be seen by many, many people. Soon, the whole country will know how great Texas is! Of course, a bunch of our “expeditions” will still be from right here in good ol’ East Texas…but now they will be coupled with some really cool places in other parts of the state. </p>
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<p>EXPEDITION TEXAS is coming to TV this fall. We’ll tell you when, where, and how to see it VERY soon!! Stay tuned to the website. Follow us on Facebook at www.facebook.com/expeditioneasttexas and get ready for some fun!!</p>
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<p>Thank you all for your kind support as this show develops! YOU are the reason I am doing this!!! </p>
Expedition Texastag:expeditiontexas.tv,2005:Post/60682552012-04-04T12:00:00-12:002012-04-05T08:59:51-12:00So it begins...
<p>Hi folks! I've spent the last few weeks running around East Texas in my spare time shooting the most awesome TV show I've ever been a part of. I'm excited about the response I have received to what little bit of pre-promotion has been done! Coming soon we'll announce channel and time for the fall season of the show. Be sure to click "FEEDBACK" at the top of the page to tell us about places we should check out on "Expedition East Texas!"</p>
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