Articles for October 20th, 2010
Penthouse Publisher Dies in Plano
And I didn’t make that up. Penthouse founder Bob Guccione died today in Plano. He was 79.
Man on the Mound
Go, C.J.!
DART Bus Gets Hotter Than Rangers
The other day, I wrote a post about being momentarily inconvenienced during a DART train ride. My commute had nothing on that of the people who were riding this bus. Want an explanation? The official Dallas Fire-Rescue press release is after the jump:
Scribe on Cliff Lee: “He is the Master at Work”
On a day the Rangers could nail down a World Series appearance, those who appreciate good writing are passing around this post by Joe Posnanski on the greatness of Texas ace Cliff Lee. Says one scribe of Posnanski’s gem: “Not even Blackie could do it better.” (Here’s hoping, by the way, for a Lee-Lincecum matchup next Wednesday at AT&T Park. Now, that will be a shoot-out.)
Your Rangers/Yankees Open Thread
I have an appointment at 3 (I know, I know, but it was made weeks before). I’ll be discretely watching on my iPhone, thanks to the MLB app, which better the heck work.
A Frontburnervian sent me this, and I think we should all take our caps off, bow our heads, and repeat:
Our Rangers, who art in Texas, Winners be thy name. The Yanks will come, they will be done, in New York as they will be in Texas. Give us this day, a series win, and forgive us our bullpen losses and lead us not into the offseason after this series, but deliver us a Championship to …Texas. For the Rangers shall be the 2010 ALDS, ALCS, and World Series Champions forever and ever. AMEN!!
Ron Washington is My New Life Coach
On potentially closing out the Yankees today, from his post-game interview:
We are not thinking about how we are going to close anyone out. We are going to go out there and play baseball, and whatever the game asks us to do, we’ll do it. We are not coming to the ballpark tomorrow night with the only thing on our minds of closing somebody out. We are coming to the ballpark tomorrow with our minds on baseball and our minds reacting to whatever the game says we have to react to. If it happens, it happens. And if it don’t, it doesn’t happen.
“Whatever the game asks us to do, we’ll do it.” That’s my new motto. Not poking fun at all. Have completely underestimated the Old School Brother all this time.
People Like Neiman Marcus’ Christmas Cars
According to a tweet by Christopher Wynn, the 100 $75,000 2011 Chevy Camaro convertibles from the Neiman Marcus 2010 Christmas Book were sold in a mere three minutes.
I just found out from the people at Neimans that my favorite item, the gingerbread house, hasn’t sold yet. So you still have time to get one!
Things to Do in Dallas Today and Tonight: Oct. 20
If you’re a red-blooded Texan, there really are only three things to do today: A) leave work early; B) watch the Rangers make history by defeating the Yankees and advancing to the World Series; and C) get drunk and call your friends in New York to “catch up.”
However, if you are a communist, you do have options. Namely, the Sufjan Stevens concert. Before the show, treat yourself to The Grape’s come-as-you-are dinner, which this month features selections from California’s Robert Hall Winery. Sounds delicious to me.
Or, you might consider carving pumpkins at the Old Monk. I’ll be curious to see how this plays out given that the Monk is opening early for a Rangers watch party. Beer + aggression + knives = potential place in the police blotter. Time will tell!
Browse these other things to do in Dallas, and have a great day and night.
Rankings Say Perry is Overweight
I’m not exactly sure how accurate or even why this is done, but there’s a poll out today that says Rick Perry is overweight, nearly obese. But maybe they just meant phat?
(H/T: Amanda Warr)
Join Our Effort To Write a Novel in a Month
That’s the challenge put forth by National Novel Writing Month, and over on FrontRow, we’re crazy/stupid enough to try. So, we’re looking for support and volunteers. Join our effort to create the Great Dallas Novel by the end of November. Visit FrontRow for the details.
Fox 4 Made Me Laugh
I’m about two days late on this, but it’s still funny so I think it’s still worth a post. Fox 4 did a social media roast. Watch and enjoy. Or don’t. Whatever. Go Rangers!
Leading Off (10/20/10)
1. If I were Zac, I’d mail it in and just put up one item about the Rangers’ 10-3 stonkering of the Yankees for Leading Off this morning. But I’m not Zac. So not only will I offer you three more items in addition to this one (all for free!), but I’ll stoke the fires of your Schadenfreude. Have a look at the New York Post. Their headline is “Burn-ed!” Ha! I hope it hurts, Yankees fans. You know why? Because so many of you are just like this guy, the sideways-hat-wearing monkey rectum who taunted Nelson Cruz after interfering with a home run ball.
2. Can I say “monkey rectum”? (Glad Wick’s out of town.)
3. I wasn’t there, so I can’t fairly characterize Mayor Pro Tem Dwaine Caraway’s speech to his fellow city council members at their all-day retreat, but this DMN story makes it sound like Caraway missed the mark, to put it politely. Saying that he and the council love Mayor Leppert? Telling Sheffie Kadane that he has to be the man? The story says the speech was “at times rambling” and, at its conclusion, drew silence from the council. Also, Caraway fell out of his truck the night before the meeting and injured himself. So there’s that.
4. And if you think Caraway might be suffering the effects of a head injury, check out what Roger Staubach said at Prestonwood Baptist Church. It’s sad when your heroes grow old and lose their minds.
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