Lily Tomlin, way back when there was only one phone company, summed up its attitude toward customer service best: “We don’t care. We don’t have to. [snort] We’re the phone company!” Well, AT&T may have some competition these days — sorta, kinda — but Dallas lawyer Stephen W. Drinnon claims…
Joan Marcus Jersey Boys has been dubbed “the guy musical.” It’s packed with all those great tunes by Frankie Valli and The Four Seasons, and it’s got more F-words than Goodfellas. There are hookers. And mobsters. And a scene where Tommy DeVito, the Season who dragged the group a half-mil…
The University of Texas at Dallas today put on its Web site this notice referring to a computer security breach that “could have resulted in the exposure of personally identifiable information of 9,100 individuals” — including names, addresses, Social Security numbers, e-mail addresses and telephone numbers. Says Dr. Jim Gary,…
I was looking for something on Flickr and, as usual, got distracted, this time by dozens of photos “Texas Big Boy” has snapped of his little Big Boy standing at various locales — like, oh, Augusta National during the ’08 Masters, a museum in Laos and the American Airlines Center…
Richie, who’s at Cowboys training camp in Oxnard, noted the other day that Jessica Simpson (or maybe it was Little Girl Greggo) is supposed to roll into town, like, maybe today? No matter, because she’s already making the virtual rounds today courtesy the cover of the September Elle, in which…
‘Bout three months ago, seemed like former Dallas Cowboys quarterback Quincy Carter was danged near the luckiest dude in pro-ish football, getting the call up to the Kansas City Brigade of the Arena Football League. This came about a year after he’d already screwed up his gig throwing the ball…
Dallas-based Greyhound Lines isn’t having a very good morning, following news that last night, on a bus traveling from Edmonton to Winnipeg, one passenger attacked another in front of some 36 fellow travelers. And it was a particularly gruesome incident: Notes The Windsor Star this morning, the attacker “reportedly stabbed…
Betty Culbreath Thought now might be a good time to peek at the blog of Betty Culbreath, the Laura Miller-appointed chair of the Dallas Housing Authority, which, it was revealed today, is paying CEO Ann Lott $90,000 in severance following her resignation Tuesday. Culbreath, who yesterday posted a comment to…
On Saturday morning in Norman, Oklahoma, officer John Terry was called to an apartment complex, where a man was sleeping in a car that had been allegedly stolen. Terry confronted the dude, who then tried to drive off — while dragging Terry along for the ride. The officer had enough…
Don Hill, giving the finger to his attorney’s motions to dismiss Last night, Jack Fink mentioned the two motions to dismiss former Dallas Mayor Pro Tem Don Hill’s attorney, Ray Jackson, filed on behalf of his client on July 25. Hill, of course, has been indicted on federal corruption charges…
Pioneer’s gravel island in Oooguruk, Alaska, into which it expects to drill some 40 oil wells. On the very morning Irving-based ExxonMobil reports record second-quarter earnings — $11.7 billion, which still wasn’t enough for Wall Street — comes news that the company’s looking to sink its drills back in Alaska…
View Larger Map Newsweek’s “web exclusive” about George and Laura Bush’s house-hunting in Dallas just went online. A highlight among many: Agents say that when Mrs. Bush checks out a listing, the agent who has the listing is asked to vacate the premises, and soon afterward a big black Suburban…
Speaking of Your Dallas Mavericks, there are plenty of flavors of swank available to guests of the Mirage in Las Vegas — like, oh, Danny Gans or THE BEATLES™ REVOLUTION Lounge. There’s also the Bare Pool Lounge, where, from the looks of things, tops are not required for the mens…
Now, this is a Dirk Nowitzki jersey I’d like to own. And it’s only $44.95. Looks like the Associated Press has picked up on the petition calling for Dirk Nowitzki to become “Fahnenträger für die Olympischen Spiele 2008 in Peking.” Thus far, some 3,864 folks have signed the thing, demanding…
This house at 5362 Wenonah recently sold for $2.195 million. Hey, don’t look at me with your fancy Web site — that’s Forbes calling you out in its latest list, this one titled “America’s Most Overpriced ZIP Codes.” (Though, the “85006” isn’t right — isn’t that 75209?) Greenway Parks comes…
While we’re on the subject of KXAS-Channel 5, an excerpt from reporter Grant Stinchfield’s blog entry today, the title of which is “Why Don’t Rappers Rhyme Anymore?”: “I’m G-Stinch of the Six O’clock hour, uncovering the news is my power. I hold the mic like a gun firing facts at…
Actually, the dude said, “This ain’t motherfuckin’ Girls Gone Wild, man” whilst addressing our favorite Barking Dog who will roam the wilds of Lower Greenville looking for YouTube-able footage. Haven’t checked in with Avi Adelman’s channel in a few weeks — turns out, he’s got two vids posted in connection…
Colin Ross also looks like a Tim Robbins character. Now this is how you write a press release. Because, really, the totally rhyming headline’s a grabber: “Dr. Colin Ross Can Send a Beam of Energy From His Eyes; Aims for $1 Million Prize.” Ross, incidentally, is the man behind The…
Jane McGarry Looks like KXAS-Channel 5 is making news this a.m. — at least in Chicago, where both the Sun-Times and Tribune make mention of the Dallas NBC affiliate’s new president and general manager, Tom Ehlmann. Why’s it a big deal up there? Because Ehlmann’s VP and GM at WGN-Channel…
Jenny Best get used to Jenny the elephant talk, as the fait accompli — sending the 22-year resident of the Dallas Zoo to a drive-through zoo in Mexico — is now anything but. Angela Hunt’s making her case for the Tennessee sanctuary in a News op-ed this a.m.: “This debate…
Ann Lott After the jump, the official announcement from the Dallas Housing Authority concerning the resignation of CEO Ann Lott. But first, the lead: “The Dallas Housing Authority (DHA) Board of Commissioners accepted the resignation of Ann Lott, president and CEO effective July 29, 2008 during a special called meeting…
Kenny Cooper — or, perhaps, Upright Citizens Brigade’s Ian Roberts? Hoops fans, rejoice. This afternoon FC Dallas announced that star forward Kenny Cooper isn’t going anywhere, at least not this season. Here’s what FC Dallas general manager Michael Hitchcock has to say on the subject: “We received offers from multiple…
