Email Author Nick Rallo

2013 Stories by Nick Rallo

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  Man, I Used to Really Love Dave Matthews Band

  published May 17, 2013

  In September 2000, a few days before Dave Matthews Band played with Bela Fleck and the Flecktones at Coca-Cola Starplex, I got into a car accident turning onto Inwood Road from Walnut Hill. My '99 Exp... More >>

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  Oh Sweet Fancy Moses, Taco Bell is Testing a Waffle Taco

  published May 13, 2013

  OK, so there are no more jokes to make about Taco Bell pushing the boundaries of hyperbole with their new fast food items. It's done. It's all done. Can we be doner Somewhere in between Idiocracy refe... More >>

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  Dallas Observer's Iron Fork 2013 Through Your Instagrams

  published May 09, 2013

  And so we come to the full-bellied end of another Iron Fork. Hope you had a lot of great bites. We sure did (sweet fancy Christmas, did you have the sausage orgy from Kuby'sr). Anyway, a few days ago,... More >>

• The Worst Summer Songs of All Time: The Readers' Picks

  published May 02, 2013

  You know the jingle. It's the kind of hot that leaves a sweat outline in the shape of a chair on your shirt, and one of the world's most teasing, irritating songs comes on the radio: "All of those tou... More >>

• George Jones, Country Music Legend, is Dead

  published Apr 26, 2013

  Word's just come in from the New York Times and AP: the country music legend behind dozens of perfect songs, including "He Stopped Loving Her Today," "Tender Years" and "A Picture of Me (Without You),... More >>

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  Our 10 Favorite Justin Terveen Dallas Photos

  published Apr 03, 2013

  Justin Terveen, the tireless photographer who has turned Dallas' skyline into a iridescent beauty on many occasions (and who was one of our 2013 Masterminds finalists), has an exhibit running at Kettl... More >>

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  Shatner and The Texas Lottery Are Trying to Break the Record for Most Star Trek Fans in Costume

  published Mar 27, 2013

  On Saturday at 10 a.m. at the Dallas Convention Center, the Texas Lottery is holding a Trekkie gathering. In honor of their new Star Trek scratch-off card, which could win you up to $50,000 human Eart... More >>

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  Doritos is Actually Making Taco Bell Doritos Locos Tacos Chips

  published Mar 25, 2013

  Doritos, following the success of Taco Bell's Doritos Locos and continuing the trend of making food taste like more, other foods, is actually making Doritos Locos Tacos Chips which will be flavored li... More >>

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  Fine, Taco Bell is Going to Release the Cool Ranch Doritos Locos Tacos, OKr

  published Jan 29, 2013

  Whatever you're doing right now isn't important. Put it down. Earlier this year, Taco Bell teased their nacho cheese-dusted fans on Facebook by announcing a likely 2013 release of the Cool Ranch Dor... More >>

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  The Dallas Observer is Partnering with Foursquare, and We Have a Badge and Everything

  published Jan 22, 2013

  Every September-or-so here at the Dallas Observer, we unveil one of our meatiest issues: the Best Of Dallas. It features, as you know, the best damn things in the world of arts, film, theatre, food, b... More >>

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  Shane Carruth, the Former Dallasite Behind Primer, Has a New Film Buzzing at Sundance

  published Jan 16, 2013

  About a decade ago, Shane Carruth released a mind-blowing little film called Primer. It's a low-budget, low-fi take on time travely-displacementy stuff that won the Grand Jury Prize at Sundance in 200... More >>