Mystery date: Will he be a stud or a dud? Planned on posting this at sunrise, but my Parcells Party ran later than expected. And by “later than expected”, I mean 3 � tuna sandwiches, two bottles of bubbly and 2:37 a.m. Before moving on to coaching candidates, though, it…
I don’t know what freaking season we’re in with American Idol now — all’s I know is I think they hooked up a special Bat phone in the Sudan for the refugees to phone in their votes — but you guys need to check out this gem from Season Four…
We’ve looked at this photo of Lone Star Funds honcho John Grayken so many times we’ve begun to think it’s a connect-the-dots. I knew I was obsessed with Lone Star Funds’ South Korean fiasco for a reason: It’s the 30th “Dumbest Moment in Business” in 2006, according to the latest…
This is a photo of Howard Forbes, whose wife gave him one of the greatest send-offs we’ve read in a long, long time. A somber way to begin the day, perhaps, but the missus rang me in Park City, Utah, this morning to direct my attention to, of all things,…
Me, I’m outta town, so I don’t much care about the fact that TXU Corp. has opted not to take the deposition of Mayor Laura Miller, which was scheduled for Tuesday. Well, I do care, actually: Our own Jim Schutze was supposed to attend, along with some nine other media…
Buffalo Chambers will not die on Thursday, thanks to a Supreme Court justice. Many years ago, Mark Donald and I wrote about a man named Ronald “Buffalo” Chambers for the paper version of Unfair Park. I thought this item, from December 13, would be the last (or next-to-last) thing I…
Veuve, the sprawling 10,000-square-foot restaurant and concomitant hip vibe lounge Nine7Two on Belt Line Road (in the former Django space), is no more. It was felled by trademark infringement over the famed yellow-labeled Veuve Cliquot Champagne. It seems Veuve Cliquot parent Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy, the luxury brands group that…
One can’t help but think that Entre Karage might have a different opinion about former prosecutor Tom D’Amore. Many attorneys have an inflated view of themselves, but Tom D’Amore takes lawyerly arrogance to a new level. After new District Attorney Craig Watkins canned the 19-year-veteran prosecutor, D’Amore whined that he…
Dear Jerkwads: Assume the position. Dear Two White Or Hispanic Males Who Broke Into My Car Last Night For What I Suspect Is The Second Time In Two Months But Who Were Finally Successful In Relieving Me Of My Crappy Mid-’90s After-Market Car CD Player (Congrats!), Allow me to introduce…
Shocking, but oh-so-sweet. Bill Parcells sent joyful shock waves through Cowboyville minutes ago when the head coach announced he was resigning. In a statement, released through the team, Parcells said: “I am retiring from coaching football. I want to thank Jerry Jones and Stephen Jones for their tremendous support over…
With Bill Parcells in limbo, the Bears and Colts in the Super Bowl and the Dallas Mavericks in first place, does anyone care that the NHL All-Star Game is in town? Under the cover of wintry mix, the showpiece of America’s No. 4 sport sneaked into Dallas and will this…
Spc. Aaron Preston’s job in Iraq was to find, secure and destroy or dismantle IEDs. One killed Preston and two other soldiers Christmas Day. On Saturday night at the Sundance Film Festival in Park City, Utah, I saw a movie called Grace is Gone, starring John Cusack. It is about…
Craig Miller of KTCK-AM (1310, The Ticket) sends this brief missive concerning his phrase “sardine theory” becoming a part of the Dallas Police Department lexicon: “I am honored that my sardine theory has gone mainstream. In 100 years, I believe most will point to this moment as the springboard to…
Hey, how bad could it be? It was dubbed in Spanish. Yesterday the news hit that a 9-year-old who reportedly learned to drive courtesy of Playstation stole three cars, eluded police in a high speed chase and managed to board two flights in an attempt to get back to Dallas…
C’mon, can’t we learn to forgive and forget? Looking at this, you’d think he’s already in. But despite positive referrals from the judge who sentenced him, the gopher who worked for him and the columnist who backed him , Michael Irvin isn’t a rubber stamp from getting into the Pro…
Where’s Super Chicken when his feathered brothers need him? A bill that will make it a federal felony to transport game fowl (i.e. fighting roosters) across state lines already has more than 200 co-sponsors in the House and was recently introduced in the Senate by Maria Cantwell (D-Washington). If the…
Theresa Nasty Last week I told you to head out to Buddies for a drag king show that would at least blow your mind, if not your crotch. Girls dressed up as boys, political statements, dancing, etc. But there’s only so many duct-tape flattened breasts I can take before I…
Maya Angelou had one comment about the Fond du Lac controversy: “I’m saddened.” (Click here for Part 1 of this story.) This crowd was itching for a fight. About all the wrong things. The “Save us from the Christian Taliban” placard was a pretty good indication. David and Lorrie knew…
Go down, Moses, and say let our Cowboys go. Bill Parcells, Dallas Cowboys hostage crisis, Day 13: Obviously he’s staying. Shows up for work at Valley Ranch every day, and ESPN’s Chris Mortensen, one of his few media buddies, is saying that Parcells will announce his decision to stay by…
Though they have nothing to do with the homeless, a Craig Miller (at left) catchphrase has apparently entered the DPD lexicon. There’s a piece in Dallas’ Only Daily this a.m. about how Bill Blaydes helped kill a proposed homes-for-the-homeless complex in Lake Highlands, on the site where the Jules E…
Carrie Underwood — seriously, I know I should know the name, but… Breakin’ freaking news: Carrie Underwood is not dating Tony Romo. See? “He is a very nice guy and I’ve talked to him a few times, but we are very much not together.” That’s what the Amerkin Idol tells…
Trust us, this computer-generated image of the Cowboys’ future home looks way cooler than we can show you here. Heartwood Studios, the San Francisco Bay-area company that produced that nifty computer-animated fly-through of the Cowboys’ future digs in Arlington, isn’t through pulling gems out of its bag of tricks just…
