Terrell Owens’ football camp runs July 9-10 at Duncanville High School. Only, if you go, kiddies, “Don’t ask me about my shoes, my money, because that’s not what it’s all about,” says the Dallas Cowboys’ wide receiver in one of a handful of promos his peoples have posted to the…
Eric Silverstein I see the daily’s got a front-page adios to Reunion Arena, which held its final event over the weekend on its way to … well, what, we’re still not exactly sure. All I know is a couple weeks back, when the council yet again decided to shutter the…
Ally Davidson Got an e-mail last week from Jeff Davidson, who wanted us to to let you know he and the missus, Ally, would be on teevee tonight: American Gladiators. “Our show is going to be the best one of the season so far,” notes the 29-year-old financial adviser, and,…
An illustration so simple, a fifth-grader or council member could understand it This afternoon, the city council’s Quality of Life and Government Services Committee will discuss putting Global Position System devices in the city’s sanitation trucks, following a trial run that commenced in October. Seems the council’s found a lot…
Mark Cuban has weighed in today with his thoughts on “The NBA and the Olympics,” which is more or less his original April 2004 post with an additional 322 unedited words added to the beginning. Among them: Are we sure the Olympics is about patriotism and pride? Or is it…
The air up there: Or, what the fields of North Texas look like from 500 feet high in the sky, as Allison V. Smith snaps outside the basket. They were beautiful and electric. Checkered patches of canary yellow and royal blue. Patriotic reds, blues and whites. An inflatable replica of…
The Countdown. [Part I] from Dallas Observer on Vimeo. From left to right: Timm “The InTimmidator” Dilling (in the yellow beanie), “Double-O” Kevin Ross, “Nasty” Nathan Biller and Marc “Meat Sweat” Laureys. For those who prefer still pictures over moving ones, here’s our slide show. With his left hand cupping…
The White House If this picture were at all legible, you’d swear Nolan Ryan was president and not the other dude. It’d be nice if the White House sooner than later posted bigger and better photos from the Texas Rangers’ visit with their former co-owner yesterday. Till then, we’ll make…
Before The Big Eat tomorrow in Plano, from which we’ll bring you video and a slide show on Sunday, Unfair Park serves up today a double helping of possible wieners. And the second one needs a little help choosing his nickname before the buzzer sounds at — when else? –…
The legendary sound track you’ve never heard of for a Dallas-made movie you’ve never seen. OK, a little help. Because, see, yesterday’s posting about the forthcoming Bottle Rocket DVD prompted a discussion of the best movies ever made in Dallas. And several comments mentioned Palmer Rockey and his film Scarlet…
A big thank-you to Pete Freedman this afternoon, as over on DC9 he’s posted the new video from The Theater Fire — which is for the new song “Uncle Wayne” off the band’s forthcoming this fall Matter of Light. Which is nice and all — like the Old 97’s, The…
Our departed Matt Pulle, now at our sister paper in Nashville, is blogging about the T. Don Hutto Residential Facility in Taylor, the former prison now used to detain immigrant families and children, most of whom are seeking asylum. As some of you may recall, before the American Civil Liberties…
No doubt, you’ve got the site Hot Chicks with Douchebags amongst your bookmarks. If not, well, come July you’ll have an excellent chance to catch up with the douchebags’ doings when Simon & Schuster publishes Jay Louis’ book bearing the same name — the essential adouchrement for Andrea Grimes’ most-favorite…
For those not keeping track of D.C. doings this a.m., former White House Press Secretary Scott McClellan is talking to the U.S. House Committee on the Judiciary. And, for one, Judiciary Committee Ranking Member Lamar Smith, the Republican from our great state’s 21st Congressional District, isn’t terribly pleased about the…
A couple of days ago, the Dallas Police Department posted this video of a man taking his sweet time to play stick-’em-up at the the Shell station at 13910 N. Central Expressway at 9:13 p.m on June 12. Says Det. Martha Sanders this a.m., the guy’s also wanted in conjunction…
This morning, the missus called from the road: “Kinky’s on KRLD, talking about how he’s going to run for governor again in 2010 — as a Democrat.” And, sure enough, that’s just what he said — needs, oh, $3 to $5 million, far as he figures. And over on KRLD-AM’s…
Tennessee Tech University Harrison Hong’s a highly regarded 37-year-old professor of economics and finance at Princeton University. He’s written articles with titles like “A Unified Theory of Underreaction, Momentum Trading and Overreaction in Asset Markets” and “Does Fund Size Erode Mutual Fund Performance? The Role of Liquidity and Organization” –…
Never too early to make plans for November, especially since you need to act between July 2-11 in order to make the date. That’s when Whirlpool Corporation’s accepting applications for its Building Blocks Annual Community Build, during which Whirlpool and Habitat for Humanity will marshal their forces to build danged…
Dude’s reputation has taken a hit. Despite his horrible post-season and his humiliating pot statements, Mavericks forward Josh Howard is ready to show his face around town again. Fittingly, at a discounted rate. His stock and his image are at all-time lows. I won’t be able to attend the first…
“Nasty” Nathan Biller, in a Nathan’s national qualifier last year in Minneapolis Today, in our ongoing efforts to fill our Friends’ bellies before Saturday’s Nathan’s Famous Fourth of July International Hot Dog-Eating Contest, Unfair Park brings you the competitive eater currently ranked No. 30 in the world by the International…
Well, OK, maybe it’s not your bunny. But it’s somebody’s, because the kindly council member swears her temporary house guest isn’t a wild hare: “He’s a tame bunny,” she says. “It’s apparent he’s house-trained.” And she’d like him back in the house in which he belongs, which is why she…
Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins is heading to Houston, to help former Houston Police Department chief C.O. “Brad” Bradford raise some dough in his bid to become the Harris County District Attorney. And he’s bringing from friends, says the Houston Chronicle: former Dallas mayor Ron Kirk and State Sen…
