Old 97’s Rock the Richards Group

My Fair Lady called a bit ago from her gig at Richards Partners. She was all atwitter because the Old 97’s had just played a mini-concert for the gang over at the Richards Group. Don’t make me explain the difference, and I don’t understand why the Old 97’s would play such a gig. Anyway, MFL was in attendance. And apparently fatherhood hasn’t diminished Rhett Miller’s magnetism any, because I could sense over the phone that MFL was flushed. And now I’ve been informed that we’ll be taking our two kiddos down to the AAC at 6 o’clock this eve for a free Old 97’s concert in Victory Plaza. From the looks of things out my window, we’re all going to wind up wet. But the heart wants what the heart wants. Not to mention certain other organs.

CAPTIONS: (left to right) Phillip Peeples (far left) to Stan Richards (center): “Dude, I totally pitted right through this shirt.” Ken Bethea (foreground) to self: “I’m a guitar hero. Take that, you 12 inches of black hate.”

The Legend of Nathan Michael Grant: The Story Continues

Movie version can be found here.

The Legend of Nathan Michael Grant

Re: Megan Henderson

There’s been much speculation of late about Good Day’s Megan Henderson. As Tim pointed out, I wrote about Ms. Henderson when she first moved to Dallas. She and I have been friends ever since, having lunch every now and again. I just got back from one of those lunches with her. I asked her about the latest news and rumors. She did not give up information freely. I was dogged in my pursuit of the truth. I finally got her to tell me more about her upcoming weekend visit to the Fox studios in NY in June. Here’s the scoop and you heard it here first: She’ll be staying at The Muse. “Or maybe the Doubletree,” she added. So there you have it.

Which Flaxen-Haired Vixen Will Spoil the Cowboys’ Chances Now?

I’m pretty sure we’ve played this game before. In fact, I’m positive we have. Still, it’s a fun game to play. I prefer Scrabble, but whatever.

Here’s my shortlist. Feel free to add your own names in the comments.

1. Hayden Panettiere
2. Heidi Montag
3. Elizabeth “Spider Monkey” Lavin
4. Jason Witten

JessiMo, Romo-Simp, Whatever You Called Them, Officially Over

Oldie-but-goodie Alan Peppard reports that his super-secret sources have confirmed Jessica Simpson and Tony Romo are no longer an item. This news comes one season too late for Cowboys fans, but we at D HQ would like to say thanks for the memories.

13-Year-Old Ralph Hardy Knows How To Party

A link-sending, Facebook-using FrontBurnervian passes along this story about Newark, TX teen Ralph Hardy. (Newark is just west of Flower Mound.) Hardy and his friends had just won a World of Warcraft tournament. To celebrate, Hardy stole a copy of his dad’s credit card, rented a motel room, and hired a bunch of $1,000-a-night escorts. From the story:

They told the suspicious working girls they were people of restricted growth working with a traveling circus, and as State law does not allow those with disabilities to be discriminated against they had no right to refuse them.

He and his friend’s didn’t have sex with them, though. They just played Halo. Oh, and Hardy told the cops that his dad shouldn’t mind that he stole the credit card because the father didn’t get the son a birthday present. Genius.

Update: As dallasnewsgirl comments (and the original FrontBurnervian adds waaaay too late) the story, it is fake.

FrontBurner Post Workshop

There’s so much raw material here, I don’t know what to do. There’s the news account itself: A man claims Air Force One dropped him off on a runway at D/FW. (Yes, he had been drinking.) There’s the understated quote from the official describing plans to look into the incident “to see if it was just an odd circumstance or whatever.” But there’s also the photo of the man in question at left, looking like a) a BeeGee, b) Jesus, c) both? I’m sure you talented, commenting FrontBurnervians will rise to the challenge.

New Tex-Mex Restaurant Review

Aqui.

Bonnie Richardson Is Good At The Track And The Field

Granted, the town of Rochelle is about a four hour drive from Dallas. But the accomplishment of Rochelle High School’s best female athlete bears mentioning. Junior Bonnie Richardson helped lead her team to the state 1A track and field team championship. To be more precise, Junior Bonnie Richardson is the team. That’s it. Just her. She alone scored 42 points, enough to win the state title.

Fox4’s Henderson To Huddle With Network Honcho

Chances are growing that Fox4 will lose Megan Henderson, the gorgeous and talented Good Day co-anchor (shown here), to the Fox network in New York. If and when that happens, it will be a crushing blow to the show that’s long dominated DFW morning news–and a welcome gift to Good Day’s rivals.

Lakewood Whole Foods Looks Pretty

A helpful, PR-practicing FrontBurnervian passes along the official announcement from Scott Simons, Executive Marketing Coordinator at WF’s Regional office. But, you know, announcement schmannouncement. You want to see pics, right? We’ve got those too. Words and drawings are after the jump.

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Leading Off

1. A Richardson ISD substitute teacher was arrested for being shnockered in class. We’ve said it before. But it bears mentioning again: people, put your kids in a Dallas ISD school, where the teachers can hold their liquor.

2. A priest in the Catholic Diocese of Dallas resigned his post in McKinney after a national blogosphere effort to publicize his past participation in a website for gay priests. [Insert your own joke because the last time I cracked wise about gay priests, Wick let me know he wasn't amused.]

3. Councilman Mitchell Rasansky has been forced out of the convention center hotel debate around the horseshoe because of a conflict of interest. But that’s not stopping him from writing an op-ed about the hotel. He prefaces his argument with: “[C]ouncil members beware: I am about to speak my mind and exercise my constitutional right to freedom of speech. You may want to stop reading now!” He’s adept at using irony!