DISQUS

The District Weekly: PREVRATIL POPS UP IN TEXAS, AND PICKS UP WHERE HE LEFT OFF

  • Juan Pardell · 12 months ago
    It would be asinine, for the City of Corpus Christi,TX., to give the contract to Leisure Horizons. I can't believe any city government would be so stupid. Then again, they are in the state that gave us George W. Bush.
  • Juan Pardell · 12 months ago
    Dave:

    Perhaps you, or the media in Corpus Christi, should investigate whether Joe is related to Debbie Prevratil, who is the curator of the Texas State Aquarium.
  • Jim McCabe · 12 months ago
    God save Corpus Christi.
  • mike guardabascio · 12 months ago
    "Why I've already sold monorails to Brockway, Ogdenville, and North Haverbrook!"
  • Ryan_Z · 12 months ago
    Hahaha I was just about to do the song...
  • Dave Wielenga · 12 months ago
    What am I missing? What song? I feel lame!
  • LB City Girl · 12 months ago
    Did you ever see the Simpsons version of that? Classic.
  • Dwight K Snider · 12 months ago
    Is this the same Joe Prevatil the editorial board of the Press-Telegram last year opined that he had done nothing wrong?
  • Dennis · 12 months ago
    They also gave us LBJ and the "Great Society"...
  • Dwight K Snider · 12 months ago
    It's ok Dave. Sheet happens.
  • LB City Girl · 12 months ago
    Dave, it's from the musical "The Music Man." The wikipedia article explains the plot very well. Read it, I think you'll see the parallels to the Prevatil story...
    The Simpsons' episode is entitled "Marge vs. the Monorail," hear it on you tube at http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nAk2BBhQm1o

    Looks like there's trouble right there in Corpus Christe!
  • Dave Wielenga · 12 months ago
    Thanks! You know, the tone had the Music Man ring to it, but I gotta admit I've never seen that musical and I was thrown by the monorail bit. I should have known it was a Simpsons reference. Just about everything is. I still feel lame.
  • Not Juan Pardell · 11 months ago
    Yes, Debbie is Joseph's daughter
  • wrongbeachjohn · 11 months ago
    Well then God help the Texas State Aquarium.
  • CBR · 8 months ago
    I'm from Corpus Christi and am doing some Googling on Prevratil. Sounds like a scam artist! I can't believe our City Council is so desperate that they will stoop to negotiating with someone with this kind of record. The Council has been criticized heavily by the citizens for not doing anything with this aging building on our bayfront - so it seems like they are going to jump at the first real offer they get. I hope they come to their senses.
  • wrongbeachJohn · 8 months ago
    "I can't believe our City Council is so desperate that they will stoop to negotiating with someone with this kind of record"


    Jeez another wrong beach!
  • JoAnn · 8 months ago
    My question -
    Is the Queen Mary well built ?
    Did California make money from it ?
    Is California claiming that Prevatail skimmed from the top of the many proceeds and bought luxury items such as Condos and wrote them off as an expence ?
    How is the Queen Mary doing today ?
    Is California better or worse with or without that project ? Did Prevatail put any of his own time or money into it ?
    Does the fact that you failed once or twice and had to file bankruptcy mean that you are a bad person or coropt ?
    These are questions from a different perspective .