Brian Harkin Well, I had the chance to talk to the former Sheila Farrington for a feature about her husband Don for the paper version of Unfair Park this week. Mrs. Hill says she will not cop a plea, and while I know that’s what all criminal defendants say initially,…
Mark Cuban’s dancing no more, which leaves us rooting for Dallas’ Next Top Model wannabe. It was obvious something was up this week for our fair Ambreal when, within the first minutes of the show, she was on the horn to her Daddy lamenting her poor performance last week and…
Dwaine Caraway isn’t trying to outlaw this, right? Just checking. You know who doesn’t think Deputy Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine Caraway’s campaign to get Dallas to pull up its saggin’ pants is all that? The editorial board of The Philadelphia Inquirer. Wuh-oh: Clearly, some lawmakers feel they have nothing better…
Jovan! J. Jovan Philyaw — a Hanna-Barbera creation, perhaps? Or maybe the manufacturer of mom jeans? A musk you get at Wal-Mart? No, silly — you remember Jeffry Jovan Philyaw, who also goes by his secret identity J. Hutton Pulitzer: He’s “one of the most prolific independent Inventors of modern…
Rod Price, by the way, was the guitarist for Foghat, whose “Slow Ride” the Dallas Cowboys QB apparently hasn’t mastered for Guitar Hero III. For those so inclined, below is something called TexasGamerTV’s brief coverage of the Tuesday-afternoon jam at Terence Newman’s house — and, yeah, the “Carmen” to whom…
The annual NBA.com general managers survey is out, and they’re hit-and-miss when it comes to Dallas Maverick Dirk Nowitzki. Of the seven ballers picked as MVP contenders, ain’t one of ’em named Dirk; instead, the GMs’ early-season picks are, in order, LeBron James, Tim Duncan, Kobe Bryant, Steve Nash, Kevin…
According to at least two magazines we’ve read this week, Dallasites look something like Robert Crumb. Things we’ve learned from reading magazine surveys this week: According to Travel + Leisure, we’ve got great barbecue and ugly people, and no way in hell would you wanna bring your family or company…
The devil arrives pushing a baby stroller. Dressed in fashionable shorts, snappy sandals and a black linen shirt, he shakes hands with parents, hugs cheerleaders and parks his future goddaughter in the front row of Bishop Lynch High School’s Roffino Stadium. Hardly looks the part of a lightning rod that…
For years, Don Hill eked out a modest living as a lawyer, and while he could disarm a jury with a folksy grin and a friendly yarn, he struggled mightily outside the courtroom. Secretaries had to call him repeatedly to remind him of meetings or else he’d never show. Hill…
Trinity Tussle Time for Honesty: I am not one who is inclined to get overly involved in the politics of Dallas (“Gunfight at the Trinity,” by Jim Schutze, October 18). I am a lifelong Dallas resident and I have watched the morphing of how our city runs and does not…
Inquiring minds: Buzz keeps watching the video of reporter Rebecca Aguilar’s interview with James Walton, the West Dallas business owner who, in separate incidents in about the past four weeks, shot and killed two burglars breaking into his machine shop. We watch and watch and still don’t get it: Why…
An amendment to Texas’ so-called “traveling rule” regarding concealed handguns went into effect September 1 with hardly anyone noticing, though it comes close to gutting the law requiring Texans to obtain a permit to carry a concealed weapon. House Bill 1815, championed by both the National Rifle Association and the…
Yes, we know — this picture’s out-of-focus. Thanks. Not our fault. Neither is the defacing, by the way. Swear. Jim Schutze can’t account for his whereabouts 30 minutes ago, which is interesting, because right around that time, someone vandalized some Vote No! Save the Trinity signs at two early voting…
ESPN the Magazine accompanied Terry “Tank” Johnson — the not-quite-yet-a Dallas Cowboy nose tackle — when he went to rent a Dallas apartment a couple of weeks back. Couple of things you learn from the story: One, he really wanted to live in The Ashton on Cedar Springs. And two,…
Whoops — looks like ol’ Coach Joe let his domain name expire. Because, see, former Dallas Cowboys special teams coach Joe Avezzano is co-owner with his son Tony in Suede Bar & Grill on Lower Greenville Ave. Only, whatever you do, do not go to the formerly official Suede Bar…
Go figure: Dallas Mavs owner Mark Cuban gots the boot from Dancing With the Stars last night, and Donald Trump’s mighty proud of his long-time nemesis. Seriously — so sayeth no less a source than Access Hollywood, to whom The Donald said of Cuban’s hoofin’: “I think he did a…
So, whadya wanna see: the assistant band director from Lake Dallas High School tackling a “streaking” student from The Colony High School before their teams played last Friday night? Or how about a woman recounting the legend of the Lady of the Lake? Or maybe some cheerleaders root-root-rooting for the…
Club Dada doorman John “Beard” Brewer phoned with some heartfelt thanks for those Friends who’ve posted their kind words in recent days, following his hospitalization in October 12 following a seizure. “It’s real touching,” Beard says. “I always thought people thought I was a prick because I made them show…
KDFW-Channel 4’s Rebecca Aguilar In this week’s paper version of Unfair Park, which isn’t yet online, I write a defense of KDFW-Channel 4 reporter Rebecca Aguilar, who was suspended last week after her controversial interview with James Walton, a West Dallas businessman who shot and killed two men breaking into…
This is the 1955 Peanuts strip Heritage will auction off next month — yours for, oh, a hundred thou, maybe? A few months back, Heritage Auction Galleries set a world’s record for the sale of an original Charles Schulz Peanuts Sunday comic strip: The Dallas-based auctioneer got $77,675 when it…
Dr. Joe Clifford, senior pastor at First Presbyterian Church downtown When, 12 days ago, I first mentioned that the First Presbyterian Church downtown was allowing up to 150 homeless folks to sleep in the church’s parking lot every night, some of our Friends weren’t terribly fond of the idea. But…
Well, maybe not Wonder Woman, not yet. But 25-year-old Sophia Bush has been oft-mentioned as a candidate to fill the star-spangled costume for Joss Whedon’s alleged 2009 big-screen redo. But, see, that’s burying the lead, because only a few days after Carrie Underwood said Cowboys QB Tony Romo’s heart belonged…
