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Re: Jim Schutze

Jim and I had a lovely talk today, Tim. And if you could read, you’d see that in his post he merely said he received a call from me not today, but three days after he first heard about the conspiracy. (Which was two weeks ago.) Just the sort of mis-characterization I’d expect from Strap-On Tim.

As for Jim’s assertion that I’m in cahoots with the DMN: I wish! Would that I could carry Bruce Tomaso’s strap-on. Me would die happy.

Re: Enemy Blogs

Day One in Democrat Occupied Territory: It’s worse than I imagined. Looks like the only thing keeping this place from breaking out into a nude hippie love-in is Wick’s hand at the tiller and Tim’s ingrained Catholic guilt. Note to self: New locks. These people don’t believe in private property. They can, however, be distracted by free stuff — welfare checks, white wine, solar panels and such. I can use this against them.

Anyone Out There Got Pics of Lucinda?

Mike Snider from AllGood Cafe needs your help. As you can see for yourself after the jump, Snider forgot to take pictures at the recent Lucinda Williams’ concert at the Longhorn Ballroom. Sounds like it was a swell show. Sorry I missed it.

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Re: Enemy Blogs/Prez Candidates

From a diligent-reading FBvian comes another reason why, in 2008, you need to make  Lee L. Mercer, Jr. our next president:

On August 22, 1992, The State of Texas installed an intelligence hotwire in me at the United States Army Military Intelligence Academy Camp Bullis San Antonio, Texas.

Again, that is from Mercer’s reasons for candidacy.

Re: Enemy Blogs

Normally I wouldn’t pull a lever for a Republican or a Democrat unless it was attached to a gallows. Ron Paul is the exception I can live with. But seeing every other editor here lining up with Democrats, I felt more lonely and confused than John Travolta on his “wedding” night. A regular contributor to the print version of FrontBurner assures me it’s a little less one sided.

I matched up with Rudy — which is weird for three reasons:  (1) I have a $2,300 picture of me shaking hands with Rudy … (2) I do not intend to vote for Rudy because his constant reliance on his “heroism” on 9/11 makes me want to vomit and he doesn’t have the courage of his social/liberal convictions; and (3) he looks exactly like this guy.

Jim Schutze’s Latest Conspiracy Theory

If you haven’t yet, check out Schutze’s latest post on Unfair Park, wherein he refers to D Magazine as “almost the official strap-on organ of the toll road boys.” Pretty funny line. His theory is that we’re working alongside the Morning News and on behalf of Carol Reed to marginalize him. His proof? Both the News and D called him the same day, today, to ask his cooperation in doing a profile of him. Only three problems with that: 1) If we wanted to marginalize someone, we wouldn’t profile him. 2) Eric is working on a Trinity story that involves all the major players in the issue — not a profile of Schutze. Hard to imagine how Schutze got that confused. And 3) correct me if I’m wrong, Eric, but didn’t you try to reach Schutze something like two weeks ago?

Leap Tells MetroPCS to Take a Hike

Remember how MetroPCS offered more than $5 billion to buyout Leap Wireless? Leap CEO Doug Hutcheson said no deal, calling the offer “inadequate,” which is just a terrible thing to be called.

Your One-Stop Shop for a Slurpee and a Nice Pinot Noir

While Tim and I were walking back to deposit our hard hats after the Booker T. tour, we took a gander at the more or less finished One Arts Plaza. Not much to report except for out front, where there is the fanciest, schmanciest 7-Eleven you’re ever likely to see; it shares wall space with a wine bar next door. One sort of odd tidbit: since the familiar 7-Eleven sign is about as big as a stop sign and is mostly out of sight, “convenience store” is helpfully lettered across the entire front bank of windows. Also, it made the Channel 5 cameraman really, really want a Slurpee. It made be feel like I was cheating on the fine crew at the 7-11 on Garland Road and Tavaros.

Booker T. Washington Is Dusty and Noisy

Zac and I just returned from a hard-hat tour of the Booker T. construction site. Here’s what I can tell you about that:

Given the choice between a white or fuchsia hat, I chose the latter, which was a hit with at least one of the construction workers. Zac went with the more traditional white and did not draw comment. He and I both now have hard-hat hair.

I should be a photographer for the Morning News, because Richard Michael Pruitt and I both spotted and photographed the same stained-glass window. But my pic has the yellow Tonka construction machine thingy in the background, which I thought was a nice touch. Step it up, Pruitt.

The Winspear Opera House, seen here, will share a courtyard space with Booker T. Those kids are going to be lucky. Really, standing outside Booker T., looking around at all the construction in the Arts District, I couldn’t help but think, “Man, how cool is it going to be to go to school here?” Still, though, no football team. So there’s that.

Re: Enemy Blogs/Prez Candidates

A probably joking FBvian claims to have matched up with this guy. The FBvian also says to make sure you read No. 69 on the list of reasons why he’s running. I’ll give you a taste:

I have solved every crime in America and the world for the last 15 years dating back to before Christ.

Bob Dylan = Huge Disappointment, And Other Thoughts on Austin City Limits

This was my first ACL. And I went mainly for two bands: The White Stripes, and Dylan. The White Stripes didn’t show. And Dylan, as the headline suggests, sounded like death. I mean, we stuck around for maybe five songs of his set last night. He did “It Ain’t Me, Babe” as a weird, up-tempo, almost jazzy number. I didn’t even know he was playing it until midway through the second chorus, when I heard “me, babe” and pieced together that Dylan’s guttural wheezes were in fact part of a song I loved, though of course nothing like the song I love. We were among thousands–it sure looked that way–to leave his set early, and outside on Barton Springs Road, when an ambulance passed, sirens whirring, the guy walking next to me said, “You better hurry. There’s a dead guy on stage.”

The good news? Arcade Fire might very well be the best act I’ve ever seen, their live show as big and bombastic as their music. They, along with Bjork, made the festival worthwhile. Local girl St. Vincent, as this live blog attests, does not need a band or even a decent venue to rock. And some dudes named Railroad Earth had me pining for a spoon and a jug.

More, yes more, on fashion week

If you’re still interested and want to see more of what goes on during fashion week in New York, check out the StyleWise site. In addition to viewing clips from the shows, you’ll see Lisa Rinna talk about boobs (and the new Playtex website), Meredith Melling Burke (from Vogue) talk about t-shirts that benefit the CFDA, and a small clip of yours truly talking about what I was wearing. While I was outside of the tents between shows chatting on my cell phone, some random walked up and started filming me. Once I got off the phone, he informed me that he was doing interviews and getting footage for the website. I just got notice that it was up. So, it looks like someone does care to take my picture, even if I am just Stephanie Quadri.

Re: Enemy Blogs

Strange. I lined up with Tom Vilsack. Is it because we’re both from Iowa? Man, I never pick a winner.

Re: Enemy Blogs/Prez Candidates

A same-office-working FBvian reports:

Maybe we could set up the Dallas office of the BillRich4Prez campaign. I matched up with him too. Apparently he is the current Gov. of New Mexico.

Re: Enemy Blogs

Good lord. I’m surrounded.

Re: Enemy Blogs/Prez Candidates

My results: a tie between Barack Obama and Dennis Kucinich, which is exactly what I predict for the results of the Democratic Primary.

Re: Enemy Blogs

I matched up with Bill Richardson, too. Zac, if you find out who he is, please let me know.

Re: Enemy Blogs

My match ended up being a tie between Dennis Kucinich and Bill Richardson. Quick question: Who’s Bill Richardson?

Girls Gone Sports in Esquire

I don’t think the latest issue of Esquire has hit newsstands yet, but it has made its way out to subscribers. The issue marks the second installment of the Esquire 100, sort of a grab bag of people, places, things, and ideas you need to know about. At least a few of those are provided by Girls Gone Sports, the website run by Lauren and Mandy, a pair of cleavage-flaunting Dallas girls. Good stuff, but I’ll go ahead and warn you now: It gets a bit, shall we say, randy.

Re: Southlake v. Miami Northwestern

Did anyone manage to get any money off of Paul?

Jerry Jones Pulls an Armored Truck Heist?

An alert FBvian points us to the video.

Southlake v. Miami Northwestern: “Night and Day”

I’ve read some of the coverage of the “Battle of Champions” Saturday at Ford Stadium. By now you surely know that the Bulls of Miami Northwestern beat the Dragons of Southlake Carroll 29-21 in front of 32,000 fans at Ford Stadium. What I haven’t seen mentioned is that the Northwestern band also handed Southlake a defeat (though the score in that contest isn’t so easily expressed with numerals).

By the time we got to the game, 20 minutes before kickoff, the Southlake side of the stadium was full. Without any real rooting interest, it wasn’t so much that I wanted to sit with those cheering on the Dragons; it was that the Southlake side was in the shade. Anyway, we had to sit on the Northwestern side, in the sun. Our consolation was that we got seats right next to the Bull band (pictured). Let me tell you, those kids rocked.

At halftime, the Northwestern band performed first. Not a rump was left unshaken. Then came Southlake, whose troops numbered some 400, what with the flag wavers and the baton twirlers, et cetera. Their presentation was — how to put this? — a bit more formal. Not so much rump shaking. Which led a guy in the stands behind me to remark: “Man, this is like night and day.” As the Emerald Belles were doing their thing, the same guy asked, “What? Is this River Dance?” It was a rhetorical question.

Leading Off

1. The Dallas arts magnet is close to its final fund-raising goal, as the refurbished Booker T. is set to open in March.

2. Mark Cuban loves his new Mac. Mark, if you need a Mac tutor/consultant/butt-smoocher, I would just like to say, again, I’m available.

3. All the signs of the end of times are here: rivers and seas boiling, 40 years of darkness, million-dollar condos selling in downtown Fort Worth, dogs and cats living together — mass hysteria!