Articles for March 20th, 2009
How Dallas Developed, By KERA
A FBvian sends along a website that’s worth pimping:
I came across this webpage today at the KERA website, which features an absolutely terrific tutorial on the development and growth of metropolitan Dallas. I can’t believe that more people do not know about wonderful overview of our city.
Now more do, sir.
Friday Afternoon Relevant Question: Real Dubya, Or No?
Several readers have asked if George Bush really posed for the April cover. What do you think?
Bud Kennedy Helps Me ID Crazy People
One of the many things that Star-Telegram columnist Bud Kenney “gets” is new media. He knows how to write a good column, how to write a good blog post, and how to send good tweets, and how best to exploit each medium. Like this tweet that just showed up on my Facebook page:
Bud Kennedy notes that TX school Chairman McLeroy’s fave author says Obama is “directly linked to Satanic teachings”
Interesting article that further proves (to me, at least) how outer limits nutbar Crazy Legs McLeroy is. Bud Kennedy just made me smarter.
(P.S.: over/under on number of posts before this one turns all bash Obama: four. I take the under.)
Shotgun-wielding Robbers Didn’t Expect Clerk To Return Fire
Come strong to the CC 99 Cent Plus Store, or don’t come at all. [Warning to Trey Garrison: This story will make your gun-loving pants explode right off your body, Benny Hill-style.]
Sewell Taking Infiniti To Cowtown
The DMN caught up today with our Wednesday post about Sewell Automotive snapping up an Infiniti point in Houston. (Though they didn’t name the dealership, for some reason, and said Sewell has a store in New Orleans. Actually, Sewell picked up stakes there a couple of years ago.) But, while we’re on the subject of dealership growth: Industry insiders say Sewell Automotive’s Carl Sewell (pictured) is preparing to open yet another Infiniti store–this one in Fort Worth. Cowtown’s virgin territory for the luxury Japanese brand–Grubbs has a point in Euless–so it will be interesting to see how the titans carve up the territory.
Response To The Economy: ‘Let’s Go Kill Something’
The surprise of this economic downturn is the way it’s slammed the upper end, too. That was all too clear when Richard Baker, CEO of the DFW Luxury Marketing Council, spoke this week to a meeting of the group inside a for-sale “spec” mansion on Beverly Drive. Baker said his dentist told him that one of the dentist’s patients had lost $1 billion in the market recently. “Another guy lost tens of millions,” Baker went on. “He was so angry about it, he said he was going on safari to Africa and kill something!” Even the swanky digs where Baker spoke attested to the struggling economy. Originally priced at $9.75 million, the 11,451-square-foot Spanish-Colonial has been knocked down to just $7.5 mil.
SXSW: Day 2, Part 2
Here’s what I saw last night:
- No Age: Probably my favorite thing. Messy noise collages punctuated by sharp blasts of melodic punk. Or maybe reverse that.
- Baptist Generals: From Denton, but haven’t seen them in years. They set up on a carpet on the floor of the club with no mikes/amplifiers, and managed to get the crowd to shut up and listen. A rarity here.
- Red Red Meat: Reunion of this Chicago Sub Pop band delivered exactly what you’d expect; I expected solid.
- Al Kapone: Kind of an accident; meant to see another band from Memphis, River City Tanlines. But they moved everything back and I ended up here with Kapone, who did a lot of music for Hustle & Flow. Not bad. But I wasn’t really looking to get crunk.
- The Thermals: Other than some minor equipment trouble, they were excellent. Singer looks, and kind of acts, like Stephen Malkmus from Pavement fronting a pop-punk band.
- Fight Bite: More Denton folks. If you haven’t seen them around here, you should. Kind of fog-headed this morning, so I’ll just say they remind me of Twin Peaks.
- Wavves: Went to see these guys again. Still good.
Busy day today. Lots of the big day parties and such.
Leading Off (3/20/09)
1. Information about the cage fights at South Oak Cliff was turned over to the D.A.’s office last year, but the statute of limitations had expired and the office declined to file charges, according to the DMN. Also, Trustees were informed of the incidents, although it was only a one-paragraph mention in a 31-page report.
2. An Atlanta businessman in Fort Worth for business saved a boy from drowning in the Trinity River. This more than makes up for the Hawks beating the Mavs last night.
3. T. Boone Pickens was named Texan of the Year yesterday. I mention this for one reason. I want him to hire me.
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