Articles for January 27th, 2011
Dallas Needs More Strippers
According to TMZ (via Jezebel), John Walsh, who runs Showtime Cabaret, says Dallas is in desperate need of more strippers for Super Bowl weekend. Apparently, even stripping involves math, and there must be a tourist to stripper ratio of 30:1. Or something.
Anyway, if you like to take your clothes off and writhe on a pole, and only need a big-money job until you graduate law school/grad school/your kid gets in that special school, call John. Or apparently any of the other sundry strip clubs in the area.
David Kunkle’s Skeletons
Zac mentioned in Leading Off this morning that David Kunkle has some skeletons in his closet. It’s true. I mean, do you want your mayor throwing down this look?
FrontBurner Live FAQ
Bethany sent me the following note:
I’m being inundated with e-mails about various and sundry things involving tonight. The big ones are: 1. Dress code. I told them you said tube tops, mini skirts, and fishnets for everyone. 2. They RSVP’d, but need to know if they are supposed to have some kind of hard ticket. I said no, but they do need a high tolerance for hard liquor.
But needless to say, I’m just making stuff up. So maybe there needs to be some kind of FAQ post? I dunno.
Best Waffles,
Okay, yes, a FAQ for the feckless FrontBurnervian:
Job Opening at D Magazine
Just over the transom:
“D Magazine has an immediate opening for an audience development manager. This position requires someone with exceptional customer service and communication skills. You must be detail oriented, self-motivated, and a quick learner. The audience development manager coordinates with several departments in the company and manages third-party relationships. You must be analytically minded with a better-than-average understanding of Microsoft Excel. Daily duties include handling customer service calls, updating reports, managing department interns, and working directly with the audience development director on creative subscription, insert card, and online initiatives. You must have a good attitude and get excited about your job. Even the Excel stuff. It’s fun! Please send an email with your resume and cover letter to Julie Kinzie at juliebk_at_dmagazine.com.”
Esquire Does Dallas Restaurants
A transplanted FrontBurnervian points us to Esquire’s Super Bowl restaurant guide, wherein you can read all about “Al Bernat’s.” It’s a pretty unsurprising list.
Picking a Pretend Party Pal for Super Bowl Week
The name dropping game is revving up for Super Bowl XLV week. Among the names supposedly being part of next week’s landscape are Snoop Dogg, Holly Madison, Roger Staubach, Pamela Anderson, Troy Aikman (pictured right with Roger Staubach), Cameron Diaz, P Diddy, Hilary Swank, Gene Simmons, Demi Moore, Kid Rock, Ashton Kutcher, Shannon Tweed, Terry Bradshaw, Emeril Lagasse, Prince, Nelly, Andy Roddick, Black Eyed Peas, Miss America, Usher, etc.
Just wondering. Which celeb would be the most fun to make the area party circuit with next week?
What to Do in Dallas Tonight: Jan. 27
It is a beautiful, sunny Thursday in Dallas. And if you’ve RSVP’d to our FrontBurner Live event at the Granada, you should know that it’s going to be an equally beautiful night— mostly because we’ll be wearing these awesome t-shirts.
But don’t worry if you’re not joining us. There’s so much more going on, starting with a Led Zeppelin 2 show at the House of Blues. There’s something about tribute bands that strikes me as both hilariously great and a tiny bit sad. Whenever you go see one, no matter how big a fan you think you are, there’s always, always someone who can see your crazy and raise you about a million. But if you think about it, the band members spend a good chunk of their lives buried in the past pretending to be other, way more famous people. Which to me is kind of depressing. Regardless, if you feel like a hard-rock warp, this is for you.
Next, go see why photographer Annie Leibovitz makes the big bucks. The Women’s Museum highlights 27 portraits of contemporary women (famous and not-so-famous) pulled from a collection of photographs donated by the artist herself. Leibovitz is still having financial trouble, but to paraphrase what Vanity Fair editor Graydon Carter told the New York Times, the kind of mind that takes wonderful pictures is not necessarily also the mind of an accountant.
And if these are events don’t move you, an embarassment of riches can be found here.
Live Tweet of FrontBurner Live To Be Totally Def
I sure hope you’re joining us for tonight’s gig. All tweets with the hashtag #fblive will be displayed on a big video screen next to the stage. If you’re with us at the Granada, that should provide an, um, interesting level of interactivity. If you can’t join us, that’ll give you a way to follow along at home.
Watch Cane Rosso’s Jay Jerrier Make Pizza
In the current issue, I profiled Jay Jerrier of Cane Rosso, who is opening his new pizza joint in Deep Ellum in a few days. For those who prefer pictures to words, our friends at The Wolf Group produced a video. Enjoy.
Quick Questions For Thursday
1. Is there ever an excuse to whistle to techno music in an office setting?
2. If not, what’s a suitable punishment?
3. What’s your favorite No Doubt song? And do you want to hear it more? If so, click here.
4. Are you going to the Granada tonight?
5. Lemon, lime, orange or plain La Croix?
OK – go. And don’t disappoint me, people.
XLV Tent Party
Intern Katie Minchew checked out the XLV Party’s tent construction at the Cotton Bowl yesterday. But by the time she got there, the tent was already up. Check out her photos and then read what she had to say after the jump.
A look at the constructed tent at the Cotton Bowl. Photos by Katie Minchew
Twittering Cuss Words Across America
Black on this map represents a lack of cussing. From the way I read it, Louisiana seems to be upholding the fine art. But Texas looks to be a disappointment. And that makes me sad, because Texas invented swearing. I do see a little splotch of red around Dallas (I think). That gives me hope.
Leading Off (1/27/11)
Another Dallas man wrongly imprisoned for decades will probably go free. His name is Larry Sims, he’s 60, and, once again, his pending freedom is due to DNA evidence. But the DA’s office is not ready to count him among the exonerated. It’s a pretty confusing story, and that has nothing to do with DMN writer Jennifer Emily. It has more to do with crack. But you probably guessed that.
Former police chief David Kunkle “convinced [he] can offer something to the city as mayor.” That doesn’t sound like someone who is on the fence about whether to run, does it? He is not without skeletons in his closet, however. Namely this.
Lower Greenville is getting a makeover. Not much more to it than that. Okay, fine, there is more.
Super Bowl Week will test the stronger panhandling ordinance. Also testing the panhandling ordinance: homelessness.
This is the most recent clip uploaded to YouTube that mentions “Dallas.” Good luck.
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