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April 25, 2012
Inspired by The Yu Dog, 25 More Dishes to Honor DFW Sports Stars
The Yu Dog at Rangers Ballpark in Arlington has created a food media circus. But he's not the only DFW sports icon worthy of his own dish at The Ballpark in Arlington, Jerryland and the AAC. Here are some others. 1. Tom Landry Enormous fedora filled with chili. Feather garnish optional. 2. Nolan ... More >>
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June 20, 2011
Dirk Nowitzki Celebrates Birthday The Way All NBA Stars Surely Do: Vintage Wine and a Nobel Laureate
Mike MezeulSo what do you give the man who -- all the sudden -- has everything? You throw him a surprise birthday party at a discreet wine room and invite 41 guests, including a Nobel Prize winner he's never met. After getting serenaded with "Happy Birthday" by a post-parade American Ai ... More >>
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June 9, 2011
If This Doesn't Get You Fired Up for Tonight's Game 5, Please Stay Home
They've been showing this video at American Airlines Center during The NBA Finals and it's awesomely badass. Says Mavs' general manager Donnie Nelson, "I'm sitting in a suite and by the time that thing ends everybody in there is standing up and cheering and they've got that look in their eye. It's ... More >>
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June 6, 2011
Was It Over When the Germans Bombed Pearl Harbor, or: Local Sports Greats Urge on Mavs
Cash Sirois just sent this local sports-star-studded pep talk, which played on the American Airlines Center's big-screen before the second quarter of Mavs-Heat Game 3. This proved much easier to watch than Mavs-Heat Game 3. Among those making an appearance: Troy Aikman, Mike Modano, Roger Staubach, ... More >>
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June 5, 2011
2011 NBA FINALS GAME 3 -- Heat 88, Mavericks 86: My Top 10 Observer-Ations
10. I absolutely love ABC's The Finals open with snippets of great plays and legendary players from the past. How surreal would it be to a year from now see Dirk Nowitzki and Jason Kidd in that production? 9. Down 45-31, Dallas came roaring back again and almost pulled off another miracle comebac ... More >>
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February 18, 2011
It's Official: We're Moving The Dallas Observer Music Awards Out of Summer and Into October
Patrick MichelsMike Modano and Willa Ford at the 2009 Dallas Observer Music Awards.Last year's Dallas Observer Music Awards, if you don't mind us saying, were pretty amazing. The winners were pretty great, the nominations on point, the ceremony a great time and, oh, the showcase.Yep, last year's ... More >>
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January 13, 2011
Shine On
Patrick MichelsMike Modano and Willa Ford at the 2009 Dallas Observer Music Awards.Last year's Dallas Observer Music Awards, if you don't mind us saying, were pretty amazing. The winners were pretty great, the nominations on point, the ceremony a great time and, oh, the showcase.Yep, last year's ... More >>
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August 3, 2010
Mike Modano to Return to the American Airlines Center in October. As a Detroit Red Wing.
Patrick MichelsRegardless, Mike Modano and the missus can present at our Music Awards any time.On June 22, the Dallas Stars released the 2010-'11 schedule. Among the highlights, per the release: "Oct. 14 vs. Detroit - The home opener vs. the hated Red Wings. It doesn't get any better than this." ... More >>
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August 3, 2010
Yuck Spit Vomit: Mike Modano is Now the Enemy
We knew this day was coming. Doesn't make it any easier to digest. Former Dallas Stars goalie Marty Turco is now a Chicago Blackhawk. And, yep, Mike Modano will play again next season with the ...
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July 29, 2010
Fab 50: Half A Hundred Power Brokers Who Shape Our Local Sports Scene.
We knew this day was coming. Doesn't make it any easier to digest. Former Dallas Stars goalie Marty Turco is now a Chicago Blackhawk. And, yep, Mike Modano will play again next season with the ...
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June 29, 2010
The Dallas Stars Settle It: Mike Modano Will Not Be Offered a Contract For Next Season
When I spoke with Mike Modano in April, he didn't know what the future held -- if he would be retiring following the season, if he'd move into ownership or if he'd come back and play one final season with the Stars or, God forbid, someone else. But he was clear about one thing: He wanted the deci ... More >>
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April 9, 2010
So, How Amazing Was Mike Modano's (Maybe) Final Game at the AAC?
Mike Modano told us Wednesday: He won't know whether he's retiring till, most likely, July -- after he turns 40 and around the time the training camp bell rings. And there are myriad other factors at work as well, among them whether or not there's a new owner in place who wants him around (unless, ... More >>
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April 2, 2010
Whitt's End: 4.2.10
Whether you're at the end of your rope or merely the end of your week, welcome to Whitt's End: *Major Near catastrophic computer meltdown this morning at 8:19 a.m. Outta nowhere, the dreaded blue screen. Bottom line: Whitt's Dead End. $%^&*$#!! Expect, fingers crossed, re-constructi ... More >>
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February 11, 2010
"Jerry's Never Seen a One-Dollar Bill In His Life!" and Other News and Random Notes
One of the two parking-garage exits here at Unfair Park HQ's frozen over; explains why the office is now holiday empty. But before I quit it, a few items of interest to keep you warm:USA Today profiles NBA All-Star Weekend co-host Mark Cuban, who's, like, mellowed in recent years; hence his burge ... More >>
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February 10, 2010
Hey, What Happened to Hockey?
I still have a puck from the first Dallas Stars game, played at Reunion Arena on Oct. 5, 1993. Went to the game with Troy Aikman and I remember going into the locker room and meeting Mike Modano and seeing lots of hot women in the crowd and thinking "Whoa, ice is cool." Then along came Ken H ... More >>
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January 28, 2010
Canine Mardi Gras
I still have a puck from the first Dallas Stars game, played at Reunion Arena on Oct. 5, 1993. Went to the game with Troy Aikman and I remember going into the locker room and meeting Mike Modano and seeing lots of hot women in the crowd and thinking "Whoa, ice is cool." Then along came Ken H ... More >>
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October 20, 2009
Willa Ford to Make Her Triumphant (Far as You Know) Return to the Movies
Patrick MichelsMike Modano and Willa Ford at the Dallas Observer Music Awards back in JulySpeaking of the local film business ...Willa Ford's an awful nice lady from my limited experience spent with Mr. and Mrs. Mike Modano, but I've seen little of her film work; this, for example, is all I've se ... More >>
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October 15, 2009
Go Stars!
Patrick MichelsMike Modano and Willa Ford at the Dallas Observer Music Awards back in JulySpeaking of the local film business ...Willa Ford's an awful nice lady from my limited experience spent with Mr. and Mrs. Mike Modano, but I've seen little of her film work; this, for example, is all I've se ... More >>
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September 16, 2009
This Just In: Hockey is - Surprisingly - Still Alive
Nothing says hockey like ... hotties?Coulda swore the National Hockey League never returned from its 2005 lockout. No, wait, don't I sorta remember a hip little hiccup back in 2008? Honestly, they tell me there will be a Dallas Stars game down at American Airlines Center tonight. Marc ... More >>
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July 24, 2009
DOMAXXI: Video, Audio and, Of Course, Some Photo Booth Love...
The above clip is one man's take--this "one man" in question being Pugs & Kelly producer Eric Marc--on Tuesday night's Dallas Observer Music Awards ceremony. Warning: There is puke involved. (To be fair, I never promised it was gonna be a classy party...)But others are still talking DOMA in the ... More >>
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July 21, 2009
(Free!) Gig Alert: DOMAXXI Awards Show! (Now With Presenters! And, As Always, Free!)
Ha! Like you didn't already know.Alas, I'll tell you anyway: Tonight, we make the Big Reveals and announce the winners to your 2009 Dallas Observer Music Awards, bringing yet another wildly success awards season to a close. Fun fact: More than 1,700 people stopped through the six venues we ran for ... More >>
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July 7, 2009
What Do T. Boone Pickens, Josh Hamilton, Willa Ford, Craig Watkins, Demi Lovato and Pete Freedman Have in Common?
Patrick MichelsOur music editor in action ... Well, none of them are building wind farms in West Texas. Two have known the soft touch of Mike Modano. Three are former or current Disney Channel stars. All are enamored of copious amounts of free publicity. Two have posed nude. And all have been named ... More >>
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June 11, 2009
America's Game
Patrick MichelsOur music editor in action ... Well, none of them are building wind farms in West Texas. Two have known the soft touch of Mike Modano. Three are former or current Disney Channel stars. All are enamored of copious amounts of free publicity. Two have posed nude. And all have been named ... More >>
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January 14, 2009
10 Questions: Eddie Cervantes
Operating a restaurant seemed like a breeze to Cervantes before he opened his first place a few decades ago. On the verge of failure, he took a trip to clear his head--ending up on a crowded patio in Mexico...The patios he opened subsequently--such as the always popular deck at Primo's--changed drin ... More >>
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November 11, 2008
Hash Over: Brothers To Expand, Brother's Shuts Down And Other Tidbits
Operating a restaurant seemed like a breeze to Cervantes before he opened his first place a few decades ago. On the verge of failure, he took a trip to clear his head--ending up on a crowded patio in Mexico...The patios he opened subsequently--such as the always popular deck at Primo's--changed drin ... More >>
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November 6, 2008
The Top 10 Sports Figures I'd Choose to Spend My Last Hour With
Operating a restaurant seemed like a breeze to Cervantes before he opened his first place a few decades ago. On the verge of failure, he took a trip to clear his head--ending up on a crowded patio in Mexico...The patios he opened subsequently--such as the always popular deck at Primo's--changed drin ... More >>
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September 2, 2008
Star-Studded Tuesday
Operating a restaurant seemed like a breeze to Cervantes before he opened his first place a few decades ago. On the verge of failure, he took a trip to clear his head--ending up on a crowded patio in Mexico...The patios he opened subsequently--such as the always popular deck at Primo's--changed drin ... More >>
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June 2, 2008
Consolation Prizes?
Operating a restaurant seemed like a breeze to Cervantes before he opened his first place a few decades ago. On the verge of failure, he took a trip to clear his head--ending up on a crowded patio in Mexico...The patios he opened subsequently--such as the always popular deck at Primo's--changed drin ... More >>
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May 8, 2008
Toadies To Perform At Game 3 Of The NHL's Western Conference Finals
Operating a restaurant seemed like a breeze to Cervantes before he opened his first place a few decades ago. On the verge of failure, he took a trip to clear his head--ending up on a crowded patio in Mexico...The patios he opened subsequently--such as the always popular deck at Primo's--changed drin ... More >>
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May 1, 2008
How Sweep It ... Isn't
Operating a restaurant seemed like a breeze to Cervantes before he opened his first place a few decades ago. On the verge of failure, he took a trip to clear his head--ending up on a crowded patio in Mexico...The patios he opened subsequently--such as the always popular deck at Primo's--changed drin ... More >>
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April 28, 2008
Of Flagrant Fouls and Shining Stars
Operating a restaurant seemed like a breeze to Cervantes before he opened his first place a few decades ago. On the verge of failure, he took a trip to clear his head--ending up on a crowded patio in Mexico...The patios he opened subsequently--such as the always popular deck at Primo's--changed drin ... More >>
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April 17, 2008
Dallas Stars Finally Align
Yep, and just when you thought we'd never again witness hockey in May.
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April 14, 2008
Monday Morning Meanderings
Yep, and just when you thought we'd never again witness hockey in May.
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September 6, 2007
On Thin Ice
Yep, and just when you thought we'd never again witness hockey in May.
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June 21, 2007
Last Places or Famous Faces?
Yep, and just when you thought we'd never again witness hockey in May.
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January 22, 2007
Ssssh, All-Star Game Sleeping
Yep, and just when you thought we'd never again witness hockey in May.
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January 12, 2007
Hokey Hockey
Yep, and just when you thought we'd never again witness hockey in May.
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December 29, 2006
Lookin' Fer Love In All The Wrong Places
Yep, and just when you thought we'd never again witness hockey in May.
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December 1, 2006
Long-time Listener, First-time Caller
Yep, and just when you thought we'd never again witness hockey in May.
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October 17, 2006
Trick or Treat?
Yep, and just when you thought we'd never again witness hockey in May.
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June 22, 2006
Batter Up
Yep, and just when you thought we'd never again witness hockey in May.
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October 6, 2005
On Thin Ice
After giving fans the cold shoulder, can hockey win us back?
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July 21, 2005
Get Out
After giving fans the cold shoulder, can hockey win us back?
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July 14, 2005
Get Served
After giving fans the cold shoulder, can hockey win us back?
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