I wish I had been able to take a picture--I have my camera with me this time, but not the babe--of the amazing mural of men working the docks that hangs in International Longshoremen's Association Local 24 in Houston, Texas. (By the time I was done schmoozing and ready to take a picture the union hall was locked.)

I also didn't catch the name of the artist (I'm struggling with the strong Southern accent and feel a little like I did when I first starting hanging out with my Quebecois crew in Toronto back in the day), but I was told he was a renowned Black muralist.

The older guys were proud of the mural and said they were using it to explain the history of their local to the younger guys. Union pride rocks. Murals rock.