The Greg Williams Aftermath: Live Radio Discussion

It’s official, I’m out of Greg Williams photos. Tune in tomorrow and rip me when I talk to the guy second from the right. We knew The Ticket wouldn’t invite me on, but seems my Greg Williams story is compelling enough for a competing station to discuss it. To that…

A Non-Fiction Writer is Mayborn Every Minute During Annual Conference

Bob Shacochis on the cover of the Mayborn’s mag There’s an awful lot of pressure on this year’s Mayborn Literary Nonfiction Writers Conference of the Southwest. After all, the ruckus Nan Talese caused at last year’s conference, when she unleashed her double-barreled comments about Oprah Winfrey and her fans skewering…

Uncle Barky’s Golden Ticket

There’s Greggo. Jeez, Richie, seems Ed Bark really dug your story on Greg Williams: “It may well be the best media piece ever written in this market.” Wow. Guess I should read it. Greg Williams did. But, first, who’s Greg Williams? –Robert Wilonsky…

The Hard Lie: It’s A Rap

We do have closure, right? Like you, I listened to The Hardline discuss my story and Greggo yesterday afternoon. It’s impossible to tie a pretty bow on it all because it remains an ugly situation. But, one way or another, we gotta wrap it up and move on. As a…

Greggo After The Show: A’s For Your Q’s

Guess 6,500 words weren’t enough. Damn. From the Dept. of Be Careful What You Ask For: Holy Crap! I’ll try to address them in order posted but, dude, no way I get to all them in one sitting: *CORBY: I left two messages on his work phone, one on his…

XM’s Over a KLIF, Redux

Might as well re-post this item from last summer, the first time XM Satellite Radio’s “Sonic Sound Salutes” paid homage to golden-oldie KLIF-AM (1190) on its channel devoted to the 1960s. From the looks of what just arrived in the in-box, it’s the same press release and everything. So I’ll…

Greggo: After The Show

The Hard Line. Same as is it ever was? Thanks again for everyone’s patience, and feedback. I appreciate it. If you have any lingering questions about the story or want me to expound on something from the piece – How many times did I try to interview Corby? How did…

You’re In, Um, Good? Company

Take a number, pal. First of all – duh – I have zero control of when the story gets posted online. Generally, cover stories are posted at our home site on Wednesday afternoons. But I’m a lowly sportswriter, not an IT geek. Secondly, there are a couple more people in…

The Greg Williams Pre-Game Show

Behind the break-up. T-Minus 24 hours. I’m sure the Sportatorium blogdom is all atwitter about my opinions on Angels 9, Rangers 6. Okay, let me label rookie catcher Max Ramirez’ miraculous effort as baseball’s “Double Play of the Year”. But, really, who am I kidding? If I own a McDonald’s…

Behind the Scenes: The Making of the Greg Williams Story

Curtain pulled back in T-Minus 2 days. Local author Jim Dent penned award-winning stories while living a nefarious night life. Channel 8 sports anchor Dale Hansen has been known to have a drink between the 6 and 10 p.m. newscasts. Mavericks’ owner Mark Cuban has admitted to smoking pot in…

How We Spent the Fourth

Merritt Martin Above, one of Merritt’s photos from the Fair Park Fourth — a review of which is available here, where, um, “Pdiddy” deems the event’s debut a success but also “a mixed bag.” Some of us opted for a less stressful in-and-out: the intersection of Mockingbird Lane and Preston…

Working for the Three-Day Weekend?

Later this summer, Zenescope Entertainment will debut a comic book titled Beyond Wonderland, featuring cover art by J. Scott Campbell, a fave among the fanboys who dig his drawings of the rather busty danger girls. This morning, Zenoscope sent us a completed cover, and it looked a tad like one…