Articles for June 14th, 2011
Everything You Need To Know About the Mavs Parade
I point you to Dallasnews.com, which thankfully didn’t put the info behind its paywall. Note to Wick: I will be coming work Thursday in shorts. No special reason.
A Kennedy In Dallas for a “Rockefeller” Fete
From left: Anthony Shriver, his daughter Eunice, Jan Miller and Mark Seal
While the rest of Dallas was caught up in Mavs mania Monday, big-deal literary agent Jan Miller and her husband Jeff Rich were opening up their Beverly Drive manse to a more subdued gathering of Kennedys and “Rockefellers.” Well, sort of, anyway. The Kennedys were represented by Anthony Kennedy Shriver–the son of Jack’s sister Eunice and her husband Sargent Shriver, and the brother of California’s Maria Shriver. Anthony’s got a nonprofit called Best Buddies International–it helps people with intellectual disabilities–for which Miller will host a fund-raiser here in November.
The Rockefeller part came from guest-of-honor Mark Seal, an Aspen-based contributing editor for Vanity Fair mag who’s penned a new book titled The Man in the Rockefeller Suit. Based on an article Seal wrote for VF, it’s about a German-born con man named Christian Gerhartsreiter who passed himself off as a member of the famous dynasty and was later arrested for kidnapping his daughter. Said Rich of Seal, who used to write for The Dallas Morning News: “If there’s any kind of sexual deviation or impersonation involved” in a story, Mark will be there. “Or prostitution,” cracked Miller, adding that The Man “is a wonderful book. It’s soon to be a wonderful movie. And I’m sure there will be another book, because [Gerhartsreiter has also just] been indicted for murder.”
Obama in Puerto Rico, Comments on Barea
Are we ever going to get tired of Mavs coverage? Today, President Barack Obama took time from his speechmaking in Puerto Rico to comment on one of its citizens – J.J. Barea. I think whether you dislike Obama or not, you can agree with his assessment.
“That guy can play,” said the leader of the free world. Also, the answer to that question? Yes. But not for another week or so.
Exclusive Interview With Dirk Nowitzki
Exit interviews are underway at the AAC. I got this super-exclusive groundbreaking answer from Dirk to a hard-hitting question Dirk that I overheard.
Things To Do In Dallas Tonight: June 14
Someone asked me recently what I was like in fourth grade. Good question. Here’s the answer: Smarter than you, bossy beyond belief, and in possession of a disproportionately large superiority complex rivaled only by the absurd size of my glasses. I was also obsessed with three things: troll dolls, Lisa Frank stickers, and the Lord of the Rings. I reread the trilogy once a year, every year. And then the movies were announced. I bought a poster (okay, I bought five posters, and one of them is a life-sized Legolas that is definitely not still on my closet door). I went to the midnight screenings. I counted down the days, hours, minutes between each film. And it was amazing until The Return of the King came out, and I’m not even a little bit embarrassed to tell you that it felt like my life was over.
There’s a point to this. Because. It’s back. Some marketing genius was like, how could we possibly make more money off the lunatic fans of this series? And came up with one-night-only screenings of the extended editions. The Fellowship of the Ring kicks things off tonight at the NorthPark AMC. I don’t know why it’s not sold out yet, but it’s not and you can still get tickets. And look, I like watching DVDs on my laptop as much than the next person. Probably more, since I don’t own a TV. But this is all about the big-screen, four-hour, epic experience.
But fine, if you don’t fancy needing a crowbar to pry yourself out of your chair by the end of the evening, there are other worthy options. I’m a sucker for cover bands, and the Dallas Arboretum has invited plenty to play during their garden concert series. But tonight they’re branching out from the regular Beatles lookalikes with Petty Theft, a cleverly-named Tom Petty tribute, which fills my heart with unexpected joy. “Free Fallin,” anyone? If you go, Highland Park Cafeteria offers pre-order picnic deals, and they’ll deliver to the stage area.
For more things to do in tonight, go here. And don’t forget to keep nominating the lovely ladies in your life for our 10 Most Beautiful contest.
Anonymous Source Tries to Sell Deadspin Emails of Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader Arranging Sex Parties
An emailer contacted Deadspin, claiming to have naughty photos of a Dallas Cowboys cheerleader, as well as emails belonging to the cheerleader in which she arranges sex parties with strangers on Craigslist. In one of the messages, the cheerleader inquires about monetary compensation for her participation.
Deadspin wouldn’t make a deal with the anonymous source because his asking price was too high. The source wrote that he’ll continue to shop the story elsewhere since, “Obviously I am not going to ruin someone’s life for $100.”
Good to know there are still scruples in this world.
Dallas Mavericks Victory Parade 10 a.m. Thursday
I’d been confused as to why the city was saying Sunday night that the parade wouldn’t be until next week sometime. I’m glad to see that some people apparently shared that confusion and that now the Dallas Mavericks victory march through downtown Dallas will take place at 10 a.m. Thursday.
More details are expected from the city by about noon today.
UPDATE: Here’s a map of the parade route.
Local Journalist Gives Expert Analysis to Jane McGarry
I’m guessing here, but you probably weren’t watching KXAS’ Channel 5.2 last night at around 6:30. (I had to explain to co-workers the system by which people watch over-the-air digital channels, a system that until recently was used at the Rogers household.) So here’s what happened. Please savage me in the comments.
What Do You Eat Before Playing Game 5 of the NBA Finals?
Turns out, anything you want. A marketing-type, picture-passing-on FrontBurnervian sends along this photo of Charlie Palmer at the Joule Executive Chef Scott Romano with J.J. Barea and Barea’s uncle. Barea apparently called up Romano and had him come over to his home, where he and Barea’s uncle whipped up a game eve meal for Jose Juan and his teammates.
Clearly, this made the difference in the 112-103 win over the Heat.
Leading Off (6/14/11)
How the Mavs Did It. A long story in USA Today (long for them) breaks down how The Castaways pulled it off. One item of note: it says Cuban might not buy the team championship rings because he thinks they’re cliché. He wants something unique. My guess? Throat piercings for everyone!
Inside the Mavs Flight Back to Dallas. Eddie Sefko has a pretty cool story (sub. req.) about what the Mavs flight back from Miami was like. As in: “The first champagne bottle was uncorked on the plane at 10:05 a.m. Shortly after, Bud Lights were opened. Hey, there’s nothing like a good beer buzz early in the morning.” And: “As the jet floated down and wheels touched concrete at Love Field, applause erupted spontaneously and the team’s psychologist, Don Kalkstein yelled out: ‘The world champions have landed.’”
Mavs Scored Big on Local TV. Interesting way to keep things in perspective. Here are the most-watched games by local teams in North Texas:
Cowboys game: Super Bowl XXX victory over Pittsburgh: 58.5
Mavericks game: 2011 NBA Finals Game 6 victory over Miami: 39.8
Rangers game: Game 1 loss in 2010 World Series at San Francisco: 33.9
Stars game: Game 1 loss in 1999 Stanley Cup Finals to Buffalo: 26.6
Stars Hire Coach. His name is Glen Gulutzan. Doesn’t seem all that important right now.
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