Articles for January, 2009
Yup, Jaap’s In Line For A Makeover
For a guy one FB commenter said looks like “the love child of Mickey Rourke and Tom Petty,” I guess I don’t have much room to talk. But for all those who’ve been frightened by the giant mug of DSO maestro Jaap van Zweden staring down at them all over town, take heart. Dallas Symphony Orchestra insiders say the DSO is planning to “soften” the maestro’s image when the next campaign rolls around. First time I saw the Jaap banners–there may be 100 of them around–I thought Orwell’s Big Brother had been installed for sure.
Mike Modano: “We’re Stacking Them Deep, Selling Them Cheap at N9NE”
Apparently his Hully & Mo duties leave Mike Modano enough time to pitch for other restaurants, too. He just signed on as the spokesman for N9NE. [insert snarky comment about Stars performance, the gist of which comes from five minutes of googling to find out how the Stars are doing this season] Full release after the jump.
Rod Dreher As Ombudsman
When do you ID an assailant’s ethnicity? Rod Dreher is calling PC BS on his own paper. Strong move, sir.
Highland Park Village To Be Sold?
Our colleagues at Park Cities People having been working the rumor for a while that the ne plus ultra of high-end Dallas shopping, Highland Park Village, is about to change hands. It’s looking more and more like a possibility.
Rolling Out The Daria Place Welcome Wagon
Love ‘em or hate ‘em, the Bushes will soon be in our midst. And, like any new residents, they’ll need some nuts and bolts tips about their new surroundings. So, listen up, W and Laura: Your city councilperson is Mitch Rasansky. You can renew your Texas driver’s licenses at 11411 Northwest Highway. Registration for Barney and Miss Beasley will be $7 for each dog. And garbage pickup on Daria Place happens Mondays and Thursdays (they’ll pick up your brush the third week of the month). Anybody got any other hints for the former First Couple? Where should they get their hair cut, buy books, take their cleaning, get their shoes repaired? (Sorry, W, didn’t mean to mention shoes.)
Hully & Mo Opens for Lunch & Dinner
Mike Modano and Brett Hull have opened the doors to Hully & Mo. (Don’t expect Buffalo burger on the menu today. They ran out after last night. Hi, Lindy!) Details.
Behringer Harvard: What Recession?
Speaking of Trammell Crow, we have a new commercial real estate legend in the making. Robert Behringer’s Behringer Harvard raised $3 billion for its newest REIT. Amazingly, $530 million of that came in the last four months.
How Come There Always Has To Be A ‘North Texas Connection?’
tobd69 posted that blog comment on an Associated Press story on the Dallas Morning News web site about the pilot of the crashed US Airways airliner having come from Denison. I think it’s a fair question. Seems no matter what the story, North Texas always seems to get its snout into it somehow. Is it because North Texans are so great … or is it that there are way too many reporters with way too much time on their hands? Or is it an incredible case of serendipity?
Lucy Billingsley Talks About Her Dad
Lucy Crow Billingsley, the only daughter of the legendary Trammell Crow, remembers her father as one who was always focused on “the next deal and the next great opportunity” to create something great. Billingsley appeared yesterday on David Johnson’s CEO Spotlight show on KRLD. (Click on the 1/15 program to listen to the interview.)
Friday Fun: That Word Game
Hello, game-seeking FrontBurnervians. Today’s game is That Word Game. Which word game? That Word Game. Letters fall down the screen and bunch up at the bottom. Click on them to spell words and make them disappear. The longer the words the better. That’s it. Have fun.
Leading Off (01/16/09)
1. Dallas police dropped out of a long-delayed study on the best way to conduct a police lineup and just said, “Oh, heck, we all know what the best way to do this is: the sequential blind method.” So they’re going to change their policy and conduct lineups that way, since it leads to fewer misidentifications. You know, like Tall Pall explained long ago.
2. Quick, who raised more money: KBH for her run against Gov. Perry, or the anti-hotel forces in Big D? Or me for my new Turbulence Training D Magazine boot camp? Trick question: It’s a toss-up.
3. And, in case you doubted it, yes, as suspected, Jaap is a baadaass.
Re: Trammell Crow, R.I.P.
The official obituary and public service information is after the jump.
FrontBurner For Your Ears to Commence in 3 … 2 …
Join us, won’t you? The show starts at 3.
Update: If you missed the show live, you can listen hard anyway. It now lives as a podcast. Special guest Jeff Whittington of KERA told us how tall Catherine Cuellar is and why he became the social activities director of the Dallas Press Club. A new Rasmussen Poll gave the show an 80-percent approval rating.
Breaking News: Big Fire Near Casa Linda Plaza
We can see the smoke from D Mag HQ. Dallas Fire-Rescue site suggests many, many units called to scene. Any FBvians on scene, please send pics.
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