Articles for July 12th, 2011
To DART, I Say, “What?”
So DART is now mulling over charging people who live in non-member cities to park at two stations – Parker Road on the Red line, and North Carrollton/Frankford on the Green line. Apparently, the plan is to hire a private firm and do something with decals that would tell attendants where the person lives so they know how much to charge, or not charge.
But really? Having spent two years riding DART nearly every day, I can count on one hand the times I saw fare enforcement come on to a train to check tickets or passes. We can figure out a way to charge people to park if they don’t live in a member city, but we can’t figure out how to escape the clutches of the honor system when it comes to fares?
I’m kind of gobsmacked.
Glenn Beck Is Moving to Dallas to Solve the JFK Assassination Once And For All
It took him four chalkboards and the back of an IHOP placemat, but he’s (finally) got a workable theory. A friend of a friend of a friend of a friend of an enemy of mine managed to get a look, and — while I, yes, had to fill in a few blanks myself, thanks to the shaky iPhone photo I received — here is what I can share. UPDATE: Now with an octopus.
Michael Irvin Comes Out For Equality
The former Cowboys wide receiver is on the cover of Out magazine this month, and the interview inside concerns his support for marriage equality. He is taking a stand, based on his relationship with his brother, Vaughn, who died in 2006. Irvin found out his brother was gay in the 1970s, which, he says, led to some of his bad behavior, as he tried to come to grips with his own hang-ups. It’s a revealing and honest look at Irvin. Two money quotes:
“And through it all we realized maybe some of the issues I’ve had with so many women, just bringing women around so everybody can see, maybe that’s the residual of the fear I had that if my brother is wearing ladies’ clothes, am I going to be doing that? Is it genetic? I’m certainly not making excuses for my bad decisions. But I had to dive inside of me to find out why am I making these decisions, and that came up.”
and
“I don’t see how any African-American, with any inkling of history, can say that you don’t have the right to live your life how you want to live your life. No one should be telling you who you should love, no one should be telling you who you should be spending the rest of your life with. When we start talking about equality, and everybody being treated equally, I don’t want to know an African-American who will say everybody doesn’t deserve equality.”
Things To Do In Dallas Tonight: July 12
I like a lot of things for their nostalgia factor. Which, aside from general TV dorkiness, could be partly why I’m so excited for the TNT remake of Dallas, and why this nearly reduced me to tears this morning.
Anyway, I’m dwelling on the whole nostalgia idea because Britney Spears’ Femme Fatale concert is the big ticket tonight. I can’t entirely get behind this so-called Britney comeback, although I know she always puts on a decent show. I’ve just never heard anyone so disinterested in being sexy, and there’s apparently not enough Auto-Tune in the world to help fill the obvious vacancy in her voice. Personally, I find it a) insulting that we’re expected to eat this product up, and b) embarrassing that it seems like we are. “Toxic” was decent, even potentially good, for what is is, because she wasn’t trying to entice some guy, she was telling him to you-know-what. Works much better for her, because that seems kinda like what she’d like to say to the rest of us. However, if you are a big fan of rapper Nicki Minaj, she’s one of the evening’s opening acts. Bring fire extinguishers just in case.
Instead, I am going to invite you to view a sporting event. Which is bizarre for me, but hear me out. The MLB All-Star game is tonight, and you should watch it (or pretend to watch it) at Gordon Biersch this evening. They’ll holding a watch party/fundraiser at the Park Lane location. They’re offering drink and food specials as well as taking up a collection for the family of Shannon Stone, the man who fell from the stands and died at the BallPark in Arlington last Thursday.
If this isn’t enough to entice you, The Dallas Morning News’ Evan Grant will be there, and you’ll have the chance to bid on dinner for two with him and our own Nancy Nichols. She writes, and I quote, that it will be “funnier and more interesting than any reality TV show.” I believe this with my whole heart. Again, proceeds will benefit Stone’s family.
For more things to with your Tuesday evening, including an opera-themed food and wine tasting at Screen Door, go here.
Dallas: Your Merciless Universe, Under Your Implacable Sun, You Dread the Death Only
We’re talking about TNT’s Dallas this morning, and the fact that the French version of the original series replaced the awesome theme music with a bizarre song featuring oh-so-French lyrics. This is the translation, according to a YouTube commenter:
Dallas! your merciless universe.
Dallas! glorify the rule of the might.
Dallas ! and under your implacable sun.
Dallas! you dread the death only.Dallas! homeland of the dollar, of the petroleum.
Dallas! you do not know mercy.
Dallas! the revolver is your idol.
Dallas! you hold on to your past.Dallas! woe to him who does not understood.
Dallas! one day he will lose life.
Dallas! your merciless universe.
Dallas! glorify the rule of the might.
Dallas! woe to him who does not understood.Dallas! one day he will lose life.
Dallas! your merciless universe.
Dallas! glorify the rule of the might.
Dallas! woe to him who does not understood.
Dallas! one day he will lose life…
Forget “Live Large. Think Big.” We’ve got ourselves a new city slogan.
Is Texas Safer Because of Its Concealed Carry Laws?
From WFAA, via KHOU, a reporter asks if Texas is safer because it allows citizens to carry concealed guns. The answer? Uh, maybe? Or maybe, rather, it doesn’t make it any less safe?
Leading Off (7/12/11)
City Hall Workers Are Facebooking on the Job. An inquiry (sub. req.) found that quite a few Dallas city employees spend too much time on Facebook while they’re on the clock. About two dozen employees received a reprimand or counseling for their use of the site. Only one of the offenders was named in the story, though. Why not publish a table of every offender?
Pro-Perry Group Takes a Shot at George W. Bush. A California-based group called Americans for Rick Perry [cough, sputter, choke] had on its website the following message: “Remember, Obama wasn’t the only person to inherit an economy after George Bush.” Pow! Zing! The group took down that sentence after the Morning News (sub. req.) called to ask about it.
Fort Worth Boy Attacked by Shark. Nicholas Vossler, 12, was bitten by a bull shark near Galveston. He survived, and now surgeons are working to save his foot.
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