Articles for June, 2010
What To Do in Dallas This Weekend: June 18–20
Wake up! There’s so much to do, you’re going to need to get an early start. First of all, you must visit a bar very, very early today. And I mean, like, right now. Ready? Okay, the U.S. is playing Slovenia in a World Cup match up this morning at 9 am, so skip the cereal and get breakfast at your favorite watering hole. The Gingerman, Vickery Park, Idle Rich, Trinity Hall, and the Old Monk are opening at 8:30 am today. With the proper amount of Listerine and a doctor’s note (written by the bartender, duh), your boss will be none the wiser. And hopefully mine won’t be either (hi, Jason).
Later tonight, the highly anticipated Mark Morris Dance Group (read Danna Reubin’s interview with Morris on FrontRow) will perform at the Winspear. Crafty girls and guys will want to DIY-it at the free Etsy Dallas Craft Party, happening at the Make Shop & Studio in Oak Cliff.
On Saturday, It’s a Bird, It’s a Plane, It’s Superman is opening at the Wyly, Whoopi Goldberg will be at the Meyerson, and thousands of costumed and painted techno music lovers will be in Fair Park for the Electric Daisy Carnival. Get this: carnival rides are free! Take that, State Fair. (Wait. They won’t have corny dogs. Big Tex, I’m yours again).
Sunday is Father’s Day. I’ve summed up your options over here. For more things to do this weekend, push this button.
Leading Off (6/18/10)
1. One night, I got a little not sober, and saw this guy on a bike go past the apartment courtyard where I lived. I decided to lurch across the yard to talk to him, even though he was long gone. I got halfway there, and decided I couldn’t stand so well. So I threw an arm around a tree for support. But then my friends said something to me, and I turned around, and ended up with both arms around the tree. Hugging it. For two hours, I held on to the tree, terrified I would fall down, while my equally not sober friends tried to convince me to let go. I say this because I don’t think I’ve ever fired a gun in the floorboard of a squad car while drunk.
2. Liverpool fans think Stars fans and Rangers fans are lucky, because it appears those fans will divest themselves of Tom Hicks sooner. Liverpool fans, however, should take a page from Dallas fans and become whiny and premature parade route planners, instead of being so damned entertaining.
3. Speaking of the Rangers, rumor has it the team has contacted the Mariners to inquire if Cliff Lee will be available for getting, and may be interested in the Astros’ Roy Oswalt. I say this simply so I can post this, again, as Lee is a former Arkansas Razorback.
4. Irving State Rep. Linda Harper-Brown is getting a fair amount of heat over the fact that she’s driving a car that belongs to a contractor that regularly bids for and gets highway jobs. It just so happens that Harper-Brown is on the House Transportation Committee. Politicians, they’re just like us, with their free car getting!
5. So after yesterday’s apology, Rep. Joe Barton apologized for his apology to BP. Today, the liberal commie pinko rag the New York Times gave a behind-the-scenes rundown of what happened shortly after he apologized. I give you this, as well.
CBS 11 Photog Packs Heat, Shoots Alleged Robber
Jay Johnson. Remember the name, because he is not a man to be toyed with.
Seems Mr. Johnson, also a CBS 11 photographer, was playing poker in Mesquite when a man came in wanting to join in the game. The gentlemen at the table declined, so this man pulled a gun, shot one of the players, and demanded everyone’s money. Then Johnson shot him dead. The police have pretty much determined it’s self defense, and Johnson had a concealed handgun permit.
A Picture That’ll Generate Some Comments, Just Maybe
An alert FrontBurnervian took this shot on the streets of Dallas earlier in the week. I pass it along with giggles. Like that guy’s moxie.
Miles Austin Is Running Post Routes on Kim Kardashian
Yes, yes, yes. We’ve heard the news, too. Please stop sending me links. It looks like Dallas Cowboys Miles Austin is now in league with professional tart Kim Kardashian. We wish them many years of happiness together.
Dwaine Caraway Wants A No on that Booze Prop
So Rudy Bush says at the DMN City Hall Blog that Dwaine Caraway is … Look. Seriously, there’s a table of booze at Dwaine Caraway’s office right now. I’m so distracted by this that I didn’t finish reading the post. Someone snag me that Wild Irish Rose, please?
A Big Wet Kiss To the Tea Party For Ousting GOP Chair Cathy Adams
Good riddance to ousted chairman Cathy Adams and thank the Lord for Tea Partiers. I’m told that up to 30 percent of the Republican Convention attendees were first-timers, and they were not the least bit interested in the culture-war rants that have so long dominated the festivities. Rather, it is was the state party’s debt that got the attention of this new generation of fiscal hawks.
FrontBurnervian Dave Cary gives his take, after the jump.
Where to Watch the World Cup of Soccer in Dallas
Me? I can’t get behind any sport in which a 0-0 tie is an acceptable outcome. Sorry, but I need a winner if I’m going to invest hours in watching a game.
I realize that, in terms of the world’s population, I am in the minority. For those of you who share this perplexing love of soccer — or even if you just like having the excuse to drink at 8 a.m. that the World Cup provides — our nightlife editor Christine Sracic has put together a list of the best World Cup viewing spots in Dallas, broken down by where a country’s fans might be most comfortable. The next U.S. game is tomorrow morning at 9 a.m.
I won’t be there until FIFA enacts my program for overhauling the game:
1) Eliminate the goalkeeper position (no one can use his hands).
2) Cut the size of the goal in half.
3) For every 10 minutes of play in which no goals have been scored, let loose an additional live animal onto the pitch. This would start with something fairly easy to avoid (like a scorpion) and work up to more fearsome beasts. I expect this might top out with a grizzly bear or lion.
1 Van, 3 Guys, 48 States, 100 Hours
Three crackpots (two of them from the Dallas area) are attempting to break their own record by driving through all 48 contiguous states in under 100 hours (without speeding). They began their quest yesterday evening. You can follow their progress here.
What To Do in Dallas Tonight: June 17, 2010
I love Glee. I also love Taye Diggs. By default, then, I guess I love Idina Menzel, who is guest-starring on Glee and is wed to Diggs. She’s in town tonight to sing with the Dallas Symphony Orchestra and we’ve got a sneak peek of her set list. “Defying Gravity,” and “I’m Not That Girl” from Wicked, “No Day But Today,” from Rent, “Embraceable You” from Girl Crazy, and a certain song she sang on Glee very recently. Can you guess? Here’s a hint: it was a duet. And it was awesome.
And if you’re dying to spray-tan your face and poof up your hair, you can go to Jersey Shore night at the Grand Prairie AirHogs game. Those dressed up as their fave Shore characters will get in for only $3. Beers are also $1. Whatever happens next, we have no control over.
Don’t like these ideas? Fine. Here are more.
Separated at Birth: Bob Ley and Tracy Rowlett
While listening to vuvuzelas, I realized that ESPN’s football man in South Africa, Bob Ley (left), rather looks like the younger, less fit brother of retired newsman Tracy Rowlett. No?
Put in a Nomination for the 10 Most Beautiful Women in Dallas Yet?
You should.
Do it here and do it now. It’s quick, it’s easy, and, come on, it’s fun to think about hot chicks.
Leading Off (6/17/10)
1. So the people at Southwest’s headquarters are talking about an unusual shipment that was headed to Dallas last week. An employee at Little Rock National Airport noticed a crate didn’t have the proper labeling on it. So the employee opened the crate up. Inside were 40-60 heads and head parts. While this shipment may be part of an underground black market ring, it may also be normal protocol for a continuing-education program for physicians. Either way, I bet that employee not losing his head will sure put him ahead of his co-workers.
2. Vendors are being given the short end of the stick at Dealey Plaza where policemen are cracking the whip. But the vendors aren’t necessarily damsels in distress. Apparently some of them are fans of spitting and intimidating. But really I think we all know who can be blamed for this, that dang Erykah Badu.
3. If you’re catching up on The Bachelorette while skimming news articles and not really paying attention to what you’re reading, the following sentence could be rather jarring. “All of a sudden, I see Romeo in somebody’s mouth,” Tricia Toole said. But it’s okay, Toole’s just talking about her dog who was mauled by a bobcat. And apparently, these bobcats are running wild in Plano. So be careful out there. And don’t worry about Romeo. It cost $2,400 to put in 200 stitches, but he’s now doing fine. I can’t say the same for The Bachelorette.
How Many People Are Moving to (and Away From) Dallas?
Forbes has a cool tool on its site for viewing IRS data that show how many people are moving to and away from a county. The lines in red show people moving out of Dallas County; black represent people moving in. You can click any county in the country and see how it’s doing. (h/t Walkable DFW)
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