Things are suddenly looking a little brighter at the Meyerson.
1. Old East Dallas
2. Forest Hills
3. Glencoe Park
4. Belmont
5. Little Forest Hills
Oh, how I love lists. And here’s a new one from Men’s Health. It’s of the holiest in the land. Dallas comes in at 17 for being one of the most religious cities. Colorado Springs came in at No. 1 and Fort Worth is No. 11. But, hey, Dallas beat out Houston (No. 22), so there’s that.
From San Antonio’s Belo-owned KENS-5 station, word has it that a couple – Mark Reed and Dante Walkup - got somewhat legally married last month at the W. In Dallas, which is in Texas, which has a big fat ban on gay marriage.
So how? By Skyping in an officiant in Washington D.C. The marriage will be recognized in our nation’s capital and a handful of states, but in Texas, they’re still just two guys who love each other but aren’t allowed to get married.
You guys, I saw this yesterday and totally forgot to put it up. SORRY. Anyway, here is the pride of Lincoln High getting sonned by the guys from The Basketball Jones, mostly tongue in cheek, for his early season struggles with the Miami Heat (worked out, coincidentally, last night, with 35 points in three quarters). Still funny, though. (Oh, and there is one word in there not meant for delicate ears, so be warned.)
TBJ exclusive: Like A Bosh from The Basketball Jones on Vimeo.
While looking through YouTube to find something Black Eyed Peas related, I came across this: BluJ’s Maverick ManiAAC audition video.
I obviously agree with commenter GoddessTru: “you a mess! lol but congrats boo!”
Forbes magazine’s Steve Forbes says President George W. Bush’s “biggest mistake domestically” was failing to rein in the Federal Reserve–a failure that triggered the financial crisis.
The wealthy publisher and two-time presidential candidate, in Dallas yesterday to address a dinner for financial-services firm Northwestern Mutual, was asked whether he agreed with critics like Gov. Rick Perry, who recently called Bush a big-government “overspender.”
Bush “was a piker compared to his successor, but he did demoralize the [Republican] party by not putting a firm foot on the brake,” Forbes said. “He’ll justify it … I’m sure by saying we had a war, so I gotta keep the home front happy.
Just in case you missed her double feature with Rick Perry, Barnes & Noble says Missus Former Governor Former Vice Presidential Candidate Mama Grizzly TLC Realty Star Fox News Commentator Author Sarah Palin will be signing her latest book, and only her latest book, on Nov. 28 at the Lincoln Park location.
However, you will need to clear your calendar for the entire day. Skip church. Because you’ll need to be in line for a wristband at 9 a.m., and then come back at 6 p.m. for the signing.
So now the Cowboys won’t be the worst thing to play in Cowboys Stadium this season. (NAILED IT.)
I am not making this up: people in my neighborhood starting putting up their Christmas lights nearly three weeks ago. If it’s not too early to decorate for the holidays, then it’s definitely not too early to shop for decorations. Ergo, I recommend you put your time and money to good use by attending DIFFA’s wreath auction, which is happening tonight at the Tower Residences at the Ritz-Carlton. Sounds fancy, doesn’t it?
So says a report by the Morning News.
Don’t worry, Zac. Mario Tarradell has already weighed in:
Get ready for some stomping, “Boom Boom Pow” style. Multi-million-selling pop and hip-hop band the Black Eyed Peas are indeed the halftime entertainment at Super Bowl XLV, it was confirmed today. That means Cowboys Stadium will be whooping and hollering Feb. 6 to the group’s infectious, wide-range appeal merger of pop hooks, dance beats and hip-hop swagger.
My sometimes-favorite urbanologist’s headline for his Forbes analysis ranks in this year’s Top Ten:
“California Suggests Suicide; Texas Asks: Can I Lend You a Knife?”
He credits Texas’ success to its political consensus:
Both Democrats and Republicans in the Lone State State generally embrace the gospel of economic growth and limited public sector expenditure. The defeated Democratic candidate for governor, the brainy former Houston Mayor Bill White, enjoyed robust business support and was widely considered more competent than the easily re-elected incumbent Rick Perry, who sometimes sounds more like a neo-Confederate crank than a serious leader.
The following comes from Mike Daniel, the outgoing Thrillist Dallas editor:
After 17 awesome months, Thrillist Dallas is 50,000 subscribers strong (with 2.3 million total among our 19 editions) and 1,250 Twitter nerds deep.
Now, the time has come to hand over the keys to this rumbling journalistic hot rod. On Dec. 1, I’m vacating my post as founding editor of the Dallas edition to pursue other career opportunities — possibly including a return to grad school.
My successor is Steve Steward, an ex-water polo-playing/lifeguard-ing California native and TCU grad (go Horned Frogs!) who’s also tended bar, taught middle school, and played bass in a band (OK…he still plays bass in a band) before writing about nightlife for FW Weekly for the past two years. He likes good whiskey and cheap beer, but is allegedly allergic to peanuts (no one’s perfect).
Let me say up front that I don’t know Lisa Bormaster, the now former publisher of the DBJ. I talked to her on the phone once. It wasn’t a great experience for either of us. But while I don’t know her, I will say this: there’s a reason our D CEO magazine is staffed with two of her former (quite talented) employees. I’m guessing not everyone in that shop is sad to see Bormaster go.
Mr. Berman,
You said:
“This bill is necessary because we have a president whom the American people don’t know whether he was born in Kenya or some other place,” Rep. Leo Berman, R-Tyler, said in reference to President Barack Obama and of House Bill 295. “If you are running for president or vice president, you’ve got to show here in Texas that you were born in the United States and the birth certificate is your proof.”
The state of Hawaii is not a colony of the nation of Kenya.
There’s a stronger case that anyone born in Texas is actually a citizen of a foreign country. I’m not saying it’s a good case, but it’s stronger.