Articles for August 11th, 2010
Fashion Brawl at the Ballpark
Sweet Bethany, since you’re our stringer at the Ballpark tonight, I just wanted to check in with you about the diamond fashion with the Yankees and Rangers.
Our “boys” in white — it’s so antiseptic and unflattering. Clean but makes every bulge seem oh-so more than necessary. Even adorable C.J. Wilson (pictured) would struggle to look good.
Then those yankee fellas. I really like the toned-down color of their uniforms. A-Rod and Derek look so much trimmer and slimmer in a cooled down gray.
As for callipygian fans, Cliff Lee is right up there with Jimmy Connors of the 70’s.
Don’t forget to say “Hey” to the Bushes for me. Laura and I used to hang at SMU’s Theta house.
St. Paul United Methodist Choir Stirs the Shriveled Remains of Your Badly Dehydrated Soul
By now you’ve no doubt read the story about the renovations at St. Paul United Methodist Church in the Dallas Arts District, which is featured in the August issue of our print product.
Well, it’s Wednesday. It’s 100 degrees outside. You can’t even look forward to quitting time, since you’ve got to trudge out to your car in this blistering heat. What you need is some inspiration.
Cue the choir at St. Paul:
Twitter Person I Really Want to Talk To
Now that everyone who didn’t care about baseball before suddenly cares, I’d like you all to meet this guy: tagdonttweet.
Who is this Twitter personality? Well, he’s the pseudo alter ego of one Thomas Alan Grieve, who is the other half of the Rangers announcing duo (the other being Josh Lewin). It’s not actually TAG, because, well, TAG don’t tweet. And as Grieve took pains to say during a recent broadcast, he finds the tweets funny, but not all of them are actually anything that he’d actually say.
During that same broadcast, the Grieve and Lewin said they had just met the mastermind behind the Twitter account, and that his name was Jason. So Jason, howzabout hitting me up on e-mail, for a Q&A?
Worst Text Message of the Day
Someone I work with who shall remain anonymous received the following text message today from a boy she’s known for eight years and has casually dated over the past few months:
We have always been good friends and I’ve always had so much fun with you. I wanted to be honest and tell you that I have got to take my life in another direction. I’m not going to be able to contact you anymore while I try to work things out with [name of ex-girlfriend]. I am truly sorry if I have let you down but God is telling me that it’s time to cleanse my soul and dedicate myself to another life. I wish you only the best and hope you understand.
Question: what sort of punishment does this guy deserve? Please be graphic.
Zac Crain is Going to Make Another Cup of Coffee
Persistent FB commenter Hein more or less suggested I start using this (or already do) for Facebook status updates. And you know what? He’s right. Cuts out the middle man, saves me some time. Thanks, Hein!
(Wait — “Hein.” Mayor Leppert’s chief of staff Chris Heinbaugh. Hmmmm.)
Man I Do Not Want to Face on Words With Friends: Nigel Richards
The National Scrabble Championship is being held in Addison. People are still playing, even though this Malaysian guy named Nigel Richards already won. I don’t know how that works. Maybe it’s kind of like a BCS system, or something.
But anyway, here’s the story. He gets $10,000 at 2:30 p.m., so I’m thinking 3:00 p.m. is a good time to mug him or ask for a loan.
Dallas D.A.’s Race: Call it Over?
Did Dallas County District Attorney Craig Watkins just clinch his re-election bid? That’s what I thought after hearing that the D.A.–who’s had his share of troubles with the whole constable fiasco–had proposed a new special “animal protection” prosecution unit. Not only is that the right thing to do, but it could win Watkins the admiration–and the votes–of untold numbers of very impassioned, very vocal Dallas-area critter lovers. Just a brilliant timely move.
What to Do in Dallas Tonight: Aug. 11
Remember when Cyndi Lauper’s video for “Time After Time” debuted on MTV? Remember her awesome orange hair that looked like a latticed pie crust on one side? And her awesome plaid hat? And the awesome silver trailer out in the middle of the woods? Man oh man. Those were the glory days of music television, ladies and gentlemen. Tonight, you have the chance to relive your youth with Lauper and Pals at House of Blues. Listen for old favorites as well as blues-inspired music from her latest album, appropriately titled Memphis Blues.
You may be asking yourself, “But what will I wear?” Well, check this out. Torn jeans? Vests? Dramatic blouses? I smell the ’80s. The stars have truly aligned for us today, friends. Make sure you buy a second outfit for tomorrow, too.
When you’re not shopping, rocking, and rolling, you should be working on your submission for the Texture of Dallas video contest. Show the world how brilliant and talented you are, and get the chance to win passes to the Dallas Video Festival. Your deadline is Aug. 31, so get cracking.
Just wanna have fun some other way? Find other things to do in Dallas.
A List: The Hottest Days in Dallas This Summer
- Wednesday
- Saturday
- Monday
- Sunday
- Tuesday
- Thursday
- Friday
Skip Hollandsworth Is Ready for His Close-up, Mr. DeMille
2010 is turning out to be a very good year for Texas Monthly scribe and local charmer Skip Hollandsworth. Not only did he win a National Magazine Award in April, but his 1998 story on Marjorie Nugent is one step closer to hitting the big screens as Bernie, with such names as Jack Black, Shirley MacLaine, and Richard Linklater attached to the project.
BTW, Houstonian Linklater, who co-wrote the Bernie screenplay with Wichita Falls-born Skippy, is searching for real Texans to be in the movie. Personally, I think there are great stories about Skip that would make excellent movies.
Leading Off (8/11/10)
1. More than 46,000 people showed up last night at the Ballpark in Arlington to watch the Rangers take on the Yankees. And in the 10th inning, David Murphy did that. I’m still trying to figure this out. I mean, it’s football season, right?
2. The city of Dallas is once again making it harder for cool things to happen (see also: food trucks). Now they’re putting rules and restrictions on community gardens.
3. And if you haven’t heard yet, the motorcycle crash during President Obama’s motorcade was caused, apparently, by a pothole — or, as the cops are calling it, an “unforeseen road hazard.” Hereinafter, all typos and grammatical errors on this blog will be referred to as “unforeseen word problems.” Just like the city, we are are struggling to find money in our budget to fix them.
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