Trey Garrison Appears in a Book

The book is called The Predator Next Door, and no, it has nothing to do with the Bowie knife Trey keeps tucked into his boot at all times. It’s by Darlene Ellison, and it has to do with ground Trey covered in this 2006 D Magazine story, about a prominent Lakewood dentist (Ellison’s now ex-husband) preying on young boys. Apparently, Trey fits into the narrative somewhere.

(If you see Trey on his usual route home — walking down the street in a zig-zag fashion, doubling back over his own tracks several times, then hopping onto a city bus, then transferring to another bus, then getting onto a light rail train, then hailing a cab, then jogging a mile or so, then jumping into a car, then ditching that car and getting into a rental he’s stowed inside a storage unit, then parking that behind an abandoned Weinerschnitzel, then getting back on the bus, getting off at a stop three miles from his house, then walking the rest of the way using only alleys and backyards — be sure to talk to him about it.)

Basketball Diaries

You wanna know how you can tell that you are no good at playing basketball? When former NBA all-star Mark Aguirre winds up on your lunchtime pickup team — and you still lose. (Scouting report on Aguirre, for those who might face him on the hardwood: he doesn’t get up and down the court like he once did. But his hands are still freakishly huge (Leppert has nothing on him). He’s got a good ball fake and a quick first step. And he has range.)

Billy Collins Tonight at Highland Park Literary Festival

What are you doing tonight? No plans? A word-loving FrontBurnervian tells us:

Billy Collins, the former U.S. poet laureate and a hugely funny and entertaining poet, will be speaking for free tonight at 7 o’clock at Highland Park High School. He’s really enjoyable, and he’s the perfect poet for people who don’t think they like poetry. And did I mention it’s free?

I myself won’t be able to attend the HP Lit Festival, as tonight is My Fair Lady’s book club night (aka “Drinks With the Ladies Night,” because I can’t recall the last time any of them actually read the book they were supposed to).

Leading Off (2/11/09)

1. I’m considering entering the Miss Texas beauty pageant this year. I think I’ve got a shot at winning best of opposite sex in breed-level competition. Thank you, Tyler the English cocker spaniel. You’re an inspiration to all of us of the opposite sex.

2. “Hi, I’m Tommy Lee Jones. Let’s all get behind the Barnett Shale. Because, sure, sucking natural gas out of it causes just as much pollution every year as is belched out by all the cars combined on North Texas roads, but we’re working on it.”

3. Some in Dallas City Hall want to let developers themselves levy taxes, creating something called municipal management districts, or MMDs. You know, like they have in Houston. Yeah, that sounds fine. I don’t see what could possibly go wrong.

Wolfgang Puck is a Weather Wimp

As they are evacuating opening night of his new Reunion Tower eatery as I type. Whatever. This is nothing. The Memorial Day flood of ‘86 in Tulsa … Now that was a weather event.

When I Say Duck, I Mean DUCK!

[Hiding under mattress.]

Re: Shootings at NorthPark

Josh Hixson from Park Cities People has seen the surveillance video of the shooter. You’ll want to read his report. Very odd crime indeed.