A Friday Flashback
Look what Tina Brown’s Daily Beast dragged in under the headline, “Governor Ann Richards has the last laugh.” –Robert Wilonsky…
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Showing 25213 - 25234 of 35981At Last, Harold Simmons Gets His Money’s Worth From Ayers Ads
Harold Simmons Took a while, but Harold Simmons finally got the nasty bang for the $2.9 million bucks he spent on those ads linking Barack Obama to William Ayers. Isn’t that right, Governor Palin? You betcha. And, as evidenced by The Daily Show only last night, former KXAS-Channel 5 weekend…
Dallas: On the Most Bang For the Buck Meter, We Come In At the No. 7 Spot
Mark Graham So says Forbes today, which is tremendous news as, once more on this free-fall Friday, the Dow Jones Industrials threatens to drop past the 8,000-point mark. Several factors went into the ranking — job growth projections, inflation, median house price, median household income, cost of living and gas…
Sean Avery on Playing with Dolls, Being Hated and Making Gay Friends in Dallas
A co-working Friend of Unfair Park (thanks, Michelle!) forwards along this ESPN video of Sean Avery, who makes his regular-season debut tonight as the most fashionable Dallas Star in the history of hockey. Co-starring several of his new teammates, as well as bossman Brett Hull, the video serves as quite…
Do Not Panic: Amsterdam Bar’s Just Closing For a Five-Day Remodel
In light of the recent closings in Expo Park — Bar of Soap and Meridian Room — Amsterdam Bar’s Mike Scheel sends word of his joint’s very temporary closing come Sunday:…
Jim Schutze and John McCaa, Kind of Like a Buddy Cop Film
If you’ve always wondered what it’d be like to listen to Jim “The Great Optimist” Schutze talk to WFAA-Channel 8’s John McCaa for, like, 12 uninterrupted minutes, today is your lucky day. –Robert Wilonsky…
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Video of the Week: I Dare You Not to Bob Your Head to this Violin
I could try to pretend this is a sporty sorta item … or I could just provide my two-word review: Awe. Some.– Richie Whitt…
Sic ‘Em, Widetrack!
A few weeks ago Atlanta Journal-Constitution columnist Mark Bradley wondered, “What if McDavid owned Hawks, Thrashers?” And my “McDavid,” of course, he means local car salesman David McDavid, who, in 2003, was poised to buy the Atlanta Hawks and Thrashers, as well as Philips Arena, from Turner Broadcasting System –…
The Season of “Tony Uh-Oh”
If the concept of watching Tony Romo throwing five interceptions and losing two out of three fumbles in a single 2008 season-so-far lowlight reel does not amuse you, do not jump. But what if I told you every pick and dropped ball was accompanied by a fart sound followed by…
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Where Wall Street Meets Main Street
View Larger Map At the corner of Wall Street and Main Street in downtown Grapevine, Reuters found the Revolving Closet, Beth Whitman’s haute second-hand women’s clothing store. Which, given the state of things on a morning when the Dow briefly dipped below 8,000, is probably where all my dresses will…
Three Dots and a Cloud of Dust …
I smell an upset. Or is it just really dark urine? If you’re not too hungover tomorrow morning, ESPN’s Texas-OU GameDay crew will set up shop outside the Cotton Bowl at 9 a.m. I think it’d be funny to see someone hold up a Pacman Jones cutout in the background,…
Esquire Endorses: A Sneak Peek at the Local Races (and Restaurant)
If, by chance, you’ve been withholding your vote till Esquire’s endorsement issue, then you’re in luck, as the November issue’s out now with its who-to-vote-fer list covering all 482 races nationwide. Among the locals getting a nod from the magazine: Rep. Jeb Hensarling, who, despite not having a “major-party opponent,”…
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Next Week, Lily Tomlin’s Playing the Improv. Probably Going to Zoo Too.
Lily Tomlin, still a concerned citizen for Jenny Good Lord, it’s been ages (before the Great Depression of ’08!) since we’ve mentioned Jenny the Elephant, who the Dallas Zoo decided back in August to keep here rather than ship off to Mexico or Tennessee. But that hasn’t stopped the Concerned…
Trey Garrison Fact Checks Pro-Hotel Media Release So We Don’t Have To
Trey Garrison has fact-checked the Build the Hotel media release — wherein the pro-convention center hotel folks blast the anti-hotel faction’s signature gathering methods as “manipulative, misleading and over the top” — and found it lacking in, um, facts. And, more to the point, he reveals the true identity of…
Pacman = Game Over? Continued Yet Again …
So what do you get when you mix Pacman Jones with Tommy Jones with Jerry Jones? A really bad sequel to 48 Hours. Cowboys’ owner Jerry Jones just finished talking at Valley Ranch. In summary: *It’s an aberration, yet he’s very disappointed. *“None of our rules have been impacted.” *Pacman…
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Local Money Men: Hedge Funds Screwed. Everything Else is Too.
Yeah, seems like the Dow Jones took “Day of Atonement” a little too literally — 678.91 point drop, down to 2003 levels and headed to worst percentage point drop since ’31 status by year’s end. Some insight, then, from the few locals left not burying their heads in a bottle…
Seventh Heaven
Getting kinda used to this, aren’t we? Pacman’s in limbo. Newman’s hurt. T.O.’s moody. Wade Phillips is edgy. For a 4-1 team, it’s difficult to find the Dallas Cowboys’ positives: Ah-hah! There’s one: Couple three years ago I was on the couch watching a Cowboys’ game with my brother. He…
If You Thought the Convention Center Hotel Fight Was Ugly, Just Wait
This guy was collecting petitions for the no-hotel folks at the Dallas Farmers Market a few weeks back. And he didn’t seem too “over the top” to us, but little is. On their Web site, the Build the Hotel folks are accusing the Don’t Build the Hotel folks of being…
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“Pause for Response.”
That’s what Dallas Independent School District managers are supposed to do, right after they tell a teacher: We really, like totally, screwed up, so, like … um, ya know?. Of course, the suggested small talk — “Hey, man, how’s it hangin’?” — will no doubt cushion the blow of the…
Pacman = Game Over? Continued …
After speaking with a Valley Ranch source minutes ago, a couple of Pacman Jones details need amending: The incident occurred at 11 p.m. instead of 1:30 a.m. Alcohol was involved, but not intoxication. A light fixture was damaged, as well as a mirror. Jones was on the scene when two…
Cookin’ with Ken Hamlin
That’d be a terrible name for a cooking show featuring the Dallas Cowboys safety, along with his friends DeMarcus Ware, Roy Williams, Anthony Henry. Maybe: The Safety’s Off. Or Breaking Up Passes and Meat. No, not that. But I do like jambalaya. –Robert Wilonsky…
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AA Flight Attendants to Work the Picket Counter at DFW Tomorrow
A heads-up for those heading to Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport tomorrow: You’ll be greeted by picketing American Airlines flight attendants. The Association of Professional Flight Attendants, which reps the some 20,000 AA employees, yesterday announced it has chosen four airports for its Friday fun: DFW, Los Angeles International, New York’s…