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Troy Aikman

Still? Keith Davis is out lying to police; Jerry Jones is swilling 512,000 gallons of precious water a month; Dwayne Goodrich is in jail; Nate Newton is just out of prison; Larry Allen is in San Francisco; and Michael Irvin is seemingly maintaining his ticket-a-month quota. So, yeah, still. While the Cowboys are in Year 6 in their search to replace him, Aikman spent the summer getting all immortal in the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Since Aikman hung 'em up after the 2000 season, Dallas has stammered through the likes of Anthony Wright, Tony Banks, Ryan Leaf, Quincy Carter, Clint Stoerner, Chad Hutchison and Drew Henson, going 35-44 with zero playoff wins. We get the feeling Stevie Wonder will spot Waldo before the Cowboys find their next franchise quarterback. And considering his status as Fox's No. 1 analyst and his teaming with Roger Staubach to own a NASCAR team, Aikman may be not only the best Cowboy, but the most visible.

Best Sports Sculpture

"Golden Goal" and "Frisco Flyer" at Pizza Hut Park, Frisco

You have to give it to Frisco: They think big. Their city hall is a giant faux-Parisian hulk framed by pastures. They have two professional sports franchises when most towns their size are lucky to have a bowling league. And the sculptures at Pizza Hut Park, home of FC Dallas soccer team? Yep, they're big. "Golden Goal," the installation at the south gate, is 32 feet high and weighs 8,500 pounds, yet the rotating sphere-within-a-sphere design still looks delicate, like some ancient alchemist's instrument. "Frisco Flyer," at the north end, is 27 feet high and tips the scales at 12,000 pounds. The winged foot is meant to represent global soccer, and it certainly would take the world's largest cleat.

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Best Cowboy

Troy Aikman

Best Sports Sculpture

"Golden Goal" and "Frisco Flyer" at Pizza Hut Park, Frisco

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Arts & Entertainment

CULTURE: Whore Wars

SCENES: Ante Up

Best Buried Outlaw

Clyde Barrow, Western Heights Cemetery

Best Dance Club

Cowboys Red River

Best Place to Hear Poorly Played Riffs

Guitar Center

Best Reason to Outlaw Skating

The Rise of Roller Derby

Best Fake Mayoral Candidate Promise

Putting Big Tex on Top of Reunion Tower

Best Place to Scoot Your Boots

The Round-Up Saloon

Best Home Tour

Summer Strut

Best Place to Hear Mariachis

El Ranchito

Best Newscasts

WFAA-Channel 8, 6 p.m. and 10 p.m.

Best Night Out of the City

Denton Town Square

Best Place to Flag Down a Cop

Lakewood Texaco

Best TV News Anchor

John McCaa, co-anchor, News 8

Best Tramp-Stamp Collecting

Jake's Old Fashioned Hamburgers, Uptown

Best Radio Station (Tie)

KHYI-95.3 FM, The Range KTCK-1310 AM, The Ticket

Best Music Venue for Mom

The Granada Theater

Best Southern Sector Radio Show

Liberation Nation with John Wiley Price

Best Fired DJ

Frank Hejl

Best Way to Run a Railroad

Trinity Railway Express

Best Pickup Line

The line at Eatzi's salad bar

Best Radio DJ

Tom Urquhart

Best Club DJ

DJ Nature

Best Point of View

Top of the Dome Lounge

Best Local Stand-up Comic

Corey Sutton

Best WiFi if You Can Get It

Murray Street Coffee

Best Schizophrenic Video Show

Zoo: The Visual Menagerie The Cavern

Best Daily Newspaper Columnist

Scott Burns, The Dallas Morning News

Best Local CD Release

The Theater Fire

Best Place That Is a Drag

The Rose Room Theater and Lounge

Best Hateful Computer Columnist

Dr. Emilio Bombay

Best Place to Send Raptors

Rogers Wildlife Center

Best DMN critic

David Dillon, ex-Dallas Morning News

Best Place to Shoot Off

Bullet Trap Inc.

Best Place to Endure a Communal Hangover

Gachet Coffee Lounge

Best Political Blogger

Michael Davis

Best Local Guilty Pleasure Blog

Pope-rahsays.blogspot.com

Best Place to Get (Nearly) Naked

Massage Envy

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