Articles for October, 2010
Your Open Texas Rangers v. New York Yankees Thread
I’ve read some moving stories today about people’s long, tortured relationship with the Texas Rangers and the absolute joy they are now feeling. One that stands out — I believe I saw this on the Twitter feed of Ben Rogers (of ESPN’s “Ben and Skin” show) — was from a man whose father died a month ago, who found out yesterday his pop had left him money specifically to buy World Series tickets. (Just got dusty in here again.) Anyway, it’s Friday, you’re probably not doing anything other than thinking about tonight’s game, so talk it up in the comments, InsideCorner-style. I’ll try to approve them as fast as I can.
Man, why did I have to go and bring up InsideCorner? Now I’m really having a sports cry. Damn you, Evan!
Things to Do in Dallas This Weekend: Oct. 15-17
Holy smokes, people. You’ve got a lot of options this weekend. If I didn’t live here, I’d be jealous. Let’s get right to it.
For the energetic arts patrons among you, I recommend heading downtown tonight for the museum block party, which as Nancy Nichols over on our Dallas food blog excitedly notes will include an appearance by a food truck. If you’d rather support the arts from the comfort of a chair, however, check out Wild and Free, a dance performance set to the music of Dallas native Norah Jones. Contemporary Ballet Dallas imparts this little tip: “Leave your boots at home … this is not your typical Texas!” (What is “typical Texas,” one wonders.) I fully intend to wear my red stiletto boots tonight, so I guess I’ll have to seek my fun elsewhere. Like, say, at the Bring Your Own Mug party. Follow me to the next page for the rest of your weekend itinerary.
Tom Hicks Owns Liverpool No More
Tom Hicks lost Liverpool after the court lifted the restraining order against the sale of the club to Red Sox owners New England Sports Ventures. Basically, the judge here – Jim Jordan – lifted the RO and the contempt citations against NESV because Hicks was asking for the same thing here that English courts had already denied.
My favorite part of this story?
“Hicks will continue with his suit that asks for $1.6 billion in damages against the club, arguing that the board and the Royal Bank of Scotland conspired to make Hicks lose money.”
Does anyone really have to help Hicks lose money on sports teams? He’s basically his own personal cooler, right?
Gay Father Booted From Park Cities Popcorn Sales
Columnist Merritt Patterson of Park Cities People reports that the Boy Scouts have disallowed a University Park Elementary dad from leading their annual fundraising popcorn sales because of his sexual orientation.
Fort Worth Councilman Joel Burns Tells Gay Teens “It Gets Better,” Ctd.
Just an update to let you all know that Joel Burns will be on CNN today at noon.
(H/T: Mrs. F5)
TEDx Events Will Stream Live
If you weren’t able to get tickets or the time to attend either of the the TEDx events that Idea Week has been leading up to — TEDxKids today, TEDxSMU tomorrow — you should know that both events are streaming live here. TEDxKids is 1-5 p.m. today, and TEDxSMU is 10 a.m.-6 p.m. tomorrow.
Yankee Fans Ready to ‘Saddle Up!’
You know how Fox always shows the Fort Worth Stockyards or the cattle statues near City Hall at the end of commercial breaks during Cowboys games? New Yorkers must think we all ride horses to work. Hence, this headline on the cover of today’s New York Daily News. But my favorite headline on this page is the one on the bottom.
(FYI, I couldn’t grab a posting-quality copy of it, but today’s New York Post cover features the headline “Texas Throwdown” above an illustration of Derek Jeter pointing a pair of six-shooters at the reader. You stay classy, Big Apple.)
Fort Worth Councilman Joel Burns Tells Gay Teens “It Gets Better”
A couple of days late on this, but if you haven’t seen this — the entire thing — make some time. Everyone needs to see it.
DART Wishes Happy Belated Birthday to Naomi Watts
On my Red Line train this morning, the LED display is listing celebrity birthdays from Sept. 28.
Leading Off (10/15/10)
1. The last showdown between Danny Clancy and Dallas County DA Craig Watkins happened at Friendship West Baptist Church last night. Watkins said Clancy is a lying liar who lies, and Clancy said Watkins needs to do something about voter fraud in Dallas County.
2. Six World War II veterans insist they weren’t dressed like hobos, but were dressed comfortably, when the hostess at Wolfgang Puck’s Five Sixty refused them entry based on their attire. The story shows that these men – all in their 80s and 90s – had remarkably strong senses of humor about the incident.
3. Maybe it’s a bad time to be older, inappropriately dressed, and eating at a restaurant.
4. No link for this, but this morning I awoke to find a neighbor’s e-mail, telling me last night she saw a coyote crossing Midway Road, near St. Monica Catholic Church. It had someone’s pet in its mouth. So if you live near the Midway Hollow/Preston Hollow area, you might want to keep your pets in at night. And yourself. And then shout very loudly as you exit your house, “THIS IS THE CITY, YOU ARE IN THE WRONG PLACE. GO AWAY, PERHAPS TO FRISCO OR SUNNYVALE.” I hear that works.
5. It’s Friday. The Rangers are playing the Yankees. College football all over the television. It’s Fall, and it’s time to drag out the fire pit and drink beers in your back yard.
Why You Should Be Glad I Am, At Best, a Bandwagon-Jumping Texas Rangers Fan
I don’t suffer through 162 games. I go the Ballpark a few times a year — maybe. Like I’ve said before, I really only seriously care about two sports NBA basketball and the Real World/Road Rules Challenge. But I do pay a bit of attention. I know what’s up.
I also know that I am a crazy sports jinx. Example. The 2006 Dallas Mavericks Finals run? You know who has two thumbs and had tickets for Game 6? Well, okay, you can’t see it, but I’m gesturing towards my chest with both thumbs while I say, and now type, “this guy.” I had to watch Antoine Walker celebrate a championship with my own functioning eyes. No one should have had to see that, especially someone who has occasionally carried the nickname Captain Furious. (Although I prefer Doctor Implausible.)
A Rangers example? Sure. Follow along.
Walters, Others Named DFW’s Top In-House Lawyers
For awhile now Energy Future Holdings (formerly TXU) has been successful at “de-leveraging,” or restructuring, its $40 billion in debt. On Monday Moody’s Investors Service downgraded that debt, citing lower prices for power. Two days later Rob Walters, EFH’s executive vice president, was named DFW’s Outstanding General Counsel, in part for the restructuring effort, during a reception at the Adolphus Hotel Dallas.
“Lopping off a couple billion in debt looks like a lot–but it’s not so hard when you start with $40 billion,” Walters said wryly as the big crowd laughed. He was one of 17 in-house lawyers who were honored in this year’s Corporate Counsel Awards program, a new partnership between D CEO and the DFW chapter of the Association of Corporate Counsel. Check out profiles of Walters and the other winners and Q&As with all the honorees here.
Pilar Sanders and D Magazine’s Raya Ramsey Appear in New VH1 Reality Show, Football Wives
Remember back in July, when Pilar Sanders (aka Mrs. Deion Sanders) stopped by our offices for a photo shoot, with her own film crew in tow?
She was among the semifinalists in our annual 10 Most Beautiful Women in Dallas contest. (Read the December issue of D Magazine to see who made the final cut.) Well, VH1 is now ready to promote the reality television show on which Pilar will appear. It’s called Football Wives, and it starts surpassing the standards set by the Real Housewives franchise on Oct. 24.
You should be excited for two reasons. 1) Based on the trailer, the whole show is set in Dallas and its exurbs. and 2) D Magazine’s own Raya Ramsey appears in the trailer — with a speaking role — at right about the 1 minute, 7 second mark. Enjoy:
Too bad they’re launching this sure-to-be-instant-classic series too late to be eligible for our Top Reality Stars of Dallas tournament (remember to vote once an hour through Oct. 29). From the looks of it, they could have had some contenders. Maybe Laura needs to recap the episodes on FrontRow?
IdealGolfer.Com Launches on November 1
Essentially — and yes, I’m quoting from the press release, but they’ve sort of backed me into a corner by coming up with something it’s hard to describe in another way, so blame them not me — it’s “Groupon for golfers.” Intrigued? I hope so, because I’ve cut-and-pasted the full release after the jump. Aren’t you excited! I’m sure Tim will use this and have something to say about it. Right now he’s off getting a new hip.
Perry: No Sidestepping on Pal’s Tech Dough
In Dallas yesterday, Gov. Rick Perry took a stab at explaining why a company owned by his pal David Nance got $4.5 million from the state’s Emerging Technology Fund, after a vetting panel failed to give Nance’s company its OK. And, after a lot of weaseling around, the bottom line is that Perry couldn’t explain it.
That’s disappointing. He’s been a decent governor, and the tech fund is probably a good idea for business development. But this Nance deal–kudos to the DMN for uncovering it–looks like a clear abuse of the process, unless there’s a great explanation we haven’t heard yet. If Eddie Bernice deserves hell for her scholarship shenanigans, shouldn’t the guv get equal hell for this?
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