Last fall at a fire conference in Houston, Dallas Fire-Rescue Deputy Chief Michael Price allegedly yelled at a woman to show us your tits during a skit. His colleagues would later tell department internal affairs investigators that they were startled, mortified and embarrassed by his remark. They also said that…
The PlayFaker: Don’t look now, but a dog just ate Michael Irvin’s homework–again. Buzz tends to be naturally skeptical. And when it comes to high-profile, lowlife athletes blaming anybody but themselves, we turn downright stubborn. In other words: Bullshit. Is Irvin’s excuse technically possible? Yes. But is it even remotely…
All About Me Live your fairy tale: It never ceases to amaze me how ignorant some people can actually be. My wife and I have been homeschooling (not unschooling) our children for three years (“Wild Child,” by Glenna Whitley, October 27). I have known from the beginning that the very…
There is a reason why Paul Pepe became a doctor, and not in some relatively tame specialty such as dermatology. Or radiology. But the high-stress field of emergency medicine–where he is an innovator, a pioneer, one of the nation’s foremost experts. At 55, he is chairman of emergency medical services…
Shady, tree-lined Bonita Avenue feels tense, straddling the divide between the working and upper middle classes that both call it home. Just off the eclectic strip of shops, restaurants and bars on North Henderson Avenue, the street stretches along the outer edges of Dallas’ Vickery Place neighborhood, where it’s not…
Glenn Mitchell, 1950-2005: We have a tendency to break rules here at the Dallas Observer, even those we make ourselves. For example, in our annual Best of Dallas issue, our staff writers are not supposed to give the same award to the same person two years running, since we like…
Skunky Wine Fizz for brains: I bought a rather expensive bottle of champagne from Tony’s and decided to crack it open one very rainy night (“Sour Grapes,” by Mark Stuertz, November 10). Imagine my surprise when the cork slid easily out of the bottle with nary a sound. Instead of…
There’s a boy buried in your old stack of newspapers. There’s a family in Frisco struggling to give thanks on a holiday muted by tears. Still, they are determined to keep his legacy alive and well. Given the hectic daze of your days, you’ve forgotten Chandler Jackson. Since his midsummer…
“I am pissed off!” That was the subject line of an e-mail from soldier Phil Haberman (“G.I. Jerk,” September 1) to the P.O.W. Network, which posted his name on its “Wall of Shame,” devoted to exposing phonies and braggarts who make false claims about their war experiences. The Web site…
Two years ago, Ronnie Crayton believed his restaurant, located just across the street from Fair Park, would succeed for myriad reasons–chief among them, its proximity to Deep Ellum and downtown plus an “elegant atmosphere” that would allow its patrons to “unwind after work with specialty cocktails and a happy hour…
On November 3, CBS-11 broke what is arguably the most important story about the FBI investigation into alleged corruption in local government since federal agents swarmed Dallas City Hall. State Representative Terri Hodge had been receiving $700 a month in rent subsidies for nearly four years from developer Brian Potashnik,…
Bubble-buster Still behaving badly: I picked up the newest edition of the Dallas Observer and immediately went to the Letters page, craving to find out what the public thought of your article (“Rich Kids Behaving Badly,” by Andrea Grimes, November 3). The reaction was one that I almost expected. I…
True truisms: Good writers eschew clichés, but this is Buzz, so we’re giving you two to ponder right off the bat: “Lie down with dogs and rise up with fleas,” and “A man is known by the company he keeps.” With those in mind, ask yourself how you’d like to…
You want a tearjerker tale of remorse, rehabilitation and repentance behind bars? Not from Nate Newton. “I didn’t find God in prison,” he says. “All I found was hatred and the devil and dudes scheming up better ways to break the law.” You expect a sappy apology for cutting off…
Tony’s aisles are loaded from ankle to waist with cases of wine of diverse variety and far-flung origin. Prices, however, seem to bounce consistently between $25 and $60, no matter the age or simplicity of the wine within. With the help of a Tony’s salesman, we bought a case of…
Blue Balled Vice officers under investigation after alleged pimp turns the tables On a late Friday night in May, Dallas vice officers arrived at the windowless corner of a one-story building and knocked on the wood doors of the Acapulco Spa. Tucked away in a run-down strip mall a mile…
Kinky love: He ain’t governor–yet–but that doesn’t stop a certain Texas Jewboy from leaving voice mail messages in which he identifies himself as “Governor Friedman.” Then again, maybe Richard “Kinky” Friedman ain’t that off-base: On Tuesday, Zogby International released the results of its “Battleground ’06” survey and revealed that among…
Bubble-icious Desperate woman: Dear Andrea, I’m a former Highland Park football captain, and I’m a few years older than you, but seriously, do you wanna go out sometime? I only ask because reading your article (“Rich Kids Behaving Badly,” by Andrea Grimes, November 3), I could tell you clearly need…
All I ever needed to know about life, I learned in diapers: Share. Take naps. Burp after every meal. Sports is God. And all I ever needed to know about NASCAR, I learned in Daytona. When a woman walked by. Totally nude. On her hands. Inviting guys to play ring…
I stood in the doorway of my closet, surveying the racks of clothes and accessories. Gold, glittery high-heeled pumps? Check. Muppet-red calf-length faux fur coat? Got it. Studded punk-rock belts in three colors? Yep. I bit my lip in frustration. It might have been the first time in my life…
The Broke Leading The BrokeRadio host John Labunski dishes out money advice; did he mention he’s bankrupt? The promise that radio hosts John Labunski and Cathy DeWitt hold out for listeners is alluring: “Grow your retirement assets free from losses!” Together, the husband-and-wife team call themselves the Senior Advisory Group…
Licensed to speak: OK, here’s a thought: The next time the Texas legislators want to propose a redundant state constitutional amendment, maybe they should consider one granting Texans the right to free speech unfettered by government regulation–sort of like, you know, the First Amendment. Why? Consider this: Two groups on…
