Every year around this time, Wick disappears for about a month to go fly-fishing at some super-secret, ultra-exclusive camp somewhere in upstate New York. Think Augusta National, only with fishing poles instead of golf clubs. If Martha Burk knew what Wick did every spring, and where he did it, she’d show up with a bullhorn and let him know just how distasteful she thinks it is.
All of which I provide as background so you’ll understand why I was so shocked to see this morning that Wick took time away from the trout to type this op-ed for the Morning News about why you should vote “yes” this Saturday on Prop 1 (which, again, to be clear, means to cast a vote against the convention hotel). I will say this about Wick’s piece: if he casts his line as well as he casts his argument against the hotel, then surely the rivers of the Empire State will soon need restocking.
(Hey. You gonna begrudge a man a little brown nosing during these tough economic times?)
A trickily named FBvian alerted us to the fact that local gaming concern 3D Realms has shut down. Notable because 3D Realms is…
…the guys who have been “making” the game Duke Nukem Forever for over TWELVE YEARS. It was originally supposed to arrive ten years ago, when PCs were as big as suburban houses and the Pentium III was imaginary.
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1. Police arrested Cristal Taylor on fraud charges Wednesday morning — at Dirk Nowitzki’s Preston Hollow home. Good timing. He doesn’t really have anything else on his mind right now. Christ. When reached for comment, Chris Webber said “a true warrior, a dog” would never let a criminal like Taylor in his home.
2. Judge Carlos Cortez says Judge Eric Moye assaulted him at the courthouse yesterday afternoon. Moye says “nuh-uh,” and the Texas Rangers are investigating. TNT’s Kenny Smith said he didn’t want to overreact, but added, “It feeds the stereotype that this guy is playing a little soft.”
3. In Krum, in a weird turn of events I still don’t fully understand, city hall employees discovered decades-old nude photos of former police and fire chief Conrad Shiftlet. Charles Barkley, on hearing the news, smirked and said, “One of the keys to being a great player is having so much confidence in yourself.”