The legendary sound track you’ve never heard of for a Dallas-made movie you’ve never seen. OK, a little help. Because, see, yesterday’s posting about the forthcoming Bottle Rocket DVD prompted a discussion of the best movies ever made in Dallas. And several comments mentioned Palmer Rockey and his film Scarlet…
A big thank-you to Pete Freedman this afternoon, as over on DC9 he’s posted the new video from The Theater Fire — which is for the new song “Uncle Wayne” off the band’s forthcoming this fall Matter of Light. Which is nice and all — like the Old 97’s, The…
Our departed Matt Pulle, now at our sister paper in Nashville, is blogging about the T. Don Hutto Residential Facility in Taylor, the former prison now used to detain immigrant families and children, most of whom are seeking asylum. As some of you may recall, before the American Civil Liberties…
No doubt, you’ve got the site Hot Chicks with Douchebags amongst your bookmarks. If not, well, come July you’ll have an excellent chance to catch up with the douchebags’ doings when Simon & Schuster publishes Jay Louis’ book bearing the same name — the essential adouchrement for Andrea Grimes’ most-favorite…
For those not keeping track of D.C. doings this a.m., former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan is talking to the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary. And, for one, Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Lamar Smith, the Republican from our great state’s 21st Congressional District, isn’t terribly pleased about the…
A couple of days ago, the Dallas Police Department posted this video of a man taking his sweet time to play stick-’em-up at the the Shell station at 13910 N. Central Expressway at 9:13 p.m on June 12. Says Det. Martha Sanders this a.m., the guy’s also wanted in conjunction…
This morning, the missus called from the road: “Kinky’s on KRLD, talking about how he’s going to run for governor again in 2010 — as a Democrat.” And, sure enough, that’s just what he said — needs, oh, $3 to $5 million, far as he figures. And over on KRLD-AM’s…
Tennessee Tech University Harrison Hong’s a highly regarded 37-year-old professor of economics and finance at Princeton University. He’s written articles with titles like “A Unified Theory of Underreaction, Momentum Trading and Overreaction in Asset Markets” and “Does Fund Size Erode Mutual Fund Performance? The Role of Liquidity and Organization” –…
Never too early to make plans for November, especially since you need to act between July 2-11 in order to make the date. That’s when Whirlpool Corporation’s accepting applications for its Building Blocks Annual Community Build, during which Whirlpool and Habitat for Humanity will marshal their forces to build danged…
Dude’s reputation has taken a hit. Despite his horrible post-season and his humiliating pot statements, Mavericks forward Josh Howard is ready to show his face around town again. Fittingly, at a discounted rate. His stock and his image are at all-time lows. I won’t be able to attend the first…
“Nasty” Nathan Biller, in a Nathan’s national qualifier last year in Minneapolis Today, in our ongoing efforts to fill our Friends’ bellies before Saturday’s Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog-Eating Contest, Unfair Park brings you the competitive eater currently ranked No. 30 in the world by the International…
Well, OK, maybe it’s not your bunny. But it’s somebody’s, because the kindly council member swears her temporary house guest isn’t a wild hare: “He’s a tame bunny,” she says. “It’s apparent he’s house-trained.” And she’d like him back in the house in which he belongs, which is why she…
Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins is heading to Houston, to help former Houston Police Department chief C.O. “Brad” Bradford raise some dough in his bid to become the Harris County District Attorney. And he’s bringing from friends, says the Houston Chronicle: former Dallas mayor Ron Kirk and State Sen…
Terry Glenn’s leverage is running on empty. It’s preposterous to think the Cowboys will release veteran receiver Terry Glenn. Why? First of all, they need him. Secondly, they have him. As in, over a barrel. Before pondering anything else about Glenn’s trials and tribs during minicamp, remember this: Last year…
A few months back, my pal Bob Musgrave — and that’s Bob Mapplethorpe to you — was giving some dude from Criterion Collection a tour of the local sights and sets from Bottle Rocket, which is only, like I said before, the best movie ever made in Dallas. We knew…
Yesterday, during our weekly staff meeting, the question was raised concerning the FBI’s Uniform Crime Report for 2007, a preliminary version of which was released last week. We wondered if perhaps we’d missed it in The News; all I can find concerning the report’s release is this very general Associated…
Fascinating piece in the new Economist about how some Americans are choosing the neighborhoods to which they’re moving — based on a little something called “political segregation.” Using Bill Bishop’s new book The Big Sort: Why the Clustering of Like-Minded America is Tearing Us Apart as its jumping-off point, the…
A Friend of Unfair Park, by which I mean The Big Bossman, shot me a missive early this morning in which he alerted me to Dallas/Fort Worth International Airport’s revamped Web site. Seems it’s a big deal now, what with the real-time Flight Tracker and search engine that allows you…
A close-up of Jeff Koons’ “Balloon Flower (Magenta),” from the Christie’s interview with the artist As we noted last month, Howard and Cindy Rachofsky are selling one of their beloved sculptures: Jeff Koons’ “Balloon Flower (Magenta).” Christie’s will handle the sale on June 30, so the Rachofskys can expand their…
Last month, while turning our big bills into singles, we noted that Houston-based Rick’s Cabaret was expanding its presence in the DFW with the purchase of the Platinum Club II on Northwest Highway near Stemmons Freeway. Today, Rick’s has sealed the deal by closing the $7.5-million purchase: $1.5 million “in…
Gone, but absolutely not forgotten. A very curious note this morning, courtesy The Miami Herald. Because in its story about the Seminole Tribe striking a deal to put a Hard Rock Cafe inside the new $1.3-billion Yankee Stadium, along with an eatery called NYY Steak, there was this reference to…
Sure they’ll score tons of points, but are you convinced? The Cowboys are having a mini-camp. Terrell Owens is making headlines. And, a sure sign that football season has indeed arrived in the middle of the June, this morning I got my grubby little hands on Dave Campbell’s 2008 Texas…
