Articles for August, 2011
Plano Lawyer Gets 180 Days in Jail for Yelling at Judge
You should never get in an argument with someone you are legally required to call “Your Honor.” According to this sub-required story, it was the first time District Judge John Roach Jr. has sentenced a lawyer to jail time. Key quote, from the opposing counsel: “She was constantly in his face, using such statements as ‘Your Honor, you can not shut me up. You cannot keep me quiet…Put me in jail, Judge Roach, I don’t care.’”
Apparently she changed her mind on that whole not caring thing. Sharon Easley, the “particularly antagonistic” family attorney (who also ran against — and lost to — Roach for the spot on the bench in 2006), publicly apologized and had her sentence knocked down to 15 days, which she’ll serve during off-work hours (8 p.m. to 6 a.m.), after the birth of her grandchild.
Rhett Miller To Appear in Atlantic Monthly
The frontman for The Old 97’s writes on his Twitter feed: “The September issue of Atlantic Monthly will feature excerpts from the diary I kept during 9/11 and the days that followed.” You’ve been notified.
Leading Off (8/2/11)
Dirk Nowitzki Is the Most Marketable Player in the NBA. The Sun-Sentinel created something called the Nielsen/E-Poll that indicates Dirk is the coolest dude on the hardwoods. Seems like a good time to put that guy on a magazine cover, eh?
Football Coach Dies After Practice. Prestonwood Christian assistant football coach Wade McLain died after his team’s practice Monday. The cause of death is unknown, but the heat is likely a contributing factor. It’s supposed to get up to around 110 today. Please, everyone be careful out there.
Kwame Kilpatrick Is a Free Man Once Again. Today the disgraced former mayor of Detroit ends a 14-month prison term for violating his probation. He plans to return to Dallas and work on his memoir. But while he was in prison, a grand jury indicted him on public corruption charges. So he’s got that to look forward to.
Hot Girl Alert. In Sydney, Australia, they’ve got a sports team called the Manly Sea Eagles. I want you to think about that for moment. Then think about 26-year-old Angela Nicotera, who used to be a cheerleader for the Manly Sea Eagles. Because now she’s a Dallas Cowboys Cheerleader. You want video? I’ve got video.
Rick Perry Subject of Presidential Campaign Ad
Rick Perry isn’t even a candidate (yet), but there is this campaign ad out on YouTube right now (and Fox News, apparently)
Notice that the ad is produced by a group called Jobs for Iowa. The group spent about $40,000 to produce the ad, which is running in Iowa to tell people that Rick Perry is the best choice for president, based mostly on his jobs creation record here in Texas, which is either awesome or the beneficiary of some luck, depending on who you ask.
Hilltop Glossy is Now D StyleSheet, Our New Dallas Fashion Blog
Why am I the perfect person to tell you about the launch of our new fashion blog, D StyleSheet?
It’s not because I’m known around our office for my chic sartorial choices.
It’s not because couture is second only to “air” and “water” on my list of Things Which I Require to Remain Alive.
It’s because at 4:30 in the afternoon on a Monday, the editorial department is shockingly empty. I couldn’t pawn off the task on anyone else. And we’ve got to get it launched.
So. Long story short: We fell in love with this great little website called “Hilltop Glossy,” which focused on the fashions of SMU students, and was run by two SMU film graduates (who also work as church youth ministers) named Kristi and Scot Redman. Their love for their subject matter, and their love for life, came through loud and clear on their site. When we decided to launch our own fashion blog on DMagazine.com, we could think of no better partners for the enterprise.
Check in every day to see what the Redmans’ discerning eyes have found, and come to appreciate again what a truly beautiful place Dallas can be.
The Mansion Gets Ready for the Asians
The iconic Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek, whose sale to the family of Hong Kong billionaire Cheng Yu-tung along with four other properties was confirmed today, is all ready for its new owners. In fact, the hotel founded by Dallas heiress Caroline Rose Hunt recently held some “cultural training” sessions to accommodate a growing number of guests from the Far East. Duncan Graham, the Mansion’s managing director, says the staff is learning about the needs and expectations of the various Asian cultures in order to be better hosts.
When, back in June, one of Cheng’s companies said it was snapping up Dallas’ Rosewood Hotels & Resorts–which manages 19 properties including The Mansion and was also founded by Hunt–Rosewood officials here stressed that the sale did not include the hotel properties themselves. What they didn’t say was that this transaction confirmed today must have been in the works as well, way under the radar. Interestingly, the two deals–the $229.5 million one for the management company, and the $570 million one for the five hotels–both closed on Friday, June 29. That’s the same day that Caroline Rose Hunt went to dinner with a friend at … El Fenix, on Northwest Highway. Now, that’s some rich-folks style.
Episode 3 Recap of Style Network’s Big Rich Texas
Last week on Big Rich Texas, beauty pageants were won and golf instructors were humiliated.
Where else can Style Network possibly go to give viewers the impression that ladies in Dallas drink the blood of poor people for breakfast? To a fashion show in Uptown and a Collin County backyard full of Greek statues, that’s where. The full Big Rich Texas episode 3 recap is here.
Dirk Nowitzki Is Officially the NBA’s Most Marketable Player
Nielsen, of the ratings game, also calculates the marketability of professional athletes. In the latest algorithm, the Big German is atop the list of NBA players, and by a large margin. Dirk’s “N-Score” — the number that, according to the Nielsen website, “measures name and image awareness, appeal and personality attributes such as sincerity, approachability, experience and influence, both at the U.S. national and local levels” — is 132. At a distant second is Kobe Bryant with 83. On the same list, LeBron James and Dwyane Wade score 26 and 34, respectively, down from 131 and 117 a year ago. According to the calculation, Jason Kidd (N-Score: 47) is also more popular than LeBron. As are Vince Carter (38), Pau Gasol (40), and the tattoo of Dirk that a fan put on his butt.
Cameron Mitchell: No Glee For Me
Not many up-and-coming singers would walk away from a chance to star in Glee, one of the most popular television shows on the planet. But that’s what Colleyville musician Cameron Mitchell did in episode seven of The Glee Project, which aired last night on the Oxygen network.
Mitchell’s father is one of the pastors of the church I attend, so I’ve gotten sucked into the reality series, which follows 12 contestants vying for a seven-episode arc in season three of Glee.
Cameron seemed to be a favorite of show judges Robert Ulrich (Glee’s casting director), Zach Woodlee (choreographer), and show creator Ryan Murphy. But the self-confessed virgin who’s in a committed relationship had been struggling with scenes that required him to get up-close-and-personal with other contestants; the theme of last night’s episode—sexuality—sent him over the edge.
Former Terrible Maverick Samaki Walker Now Terrible at Eating Drugs
Walker, who still plays overseas for a team called Al-Jalaa Aleppo, which sounds fictional, was caught with eight grams of marijuana and steroids. He tried to eat the weed. Here is his mugshot.
Remembering Jha’Kyric Nixon
Jha'Kyric Nixon
When my oldest son was a toddler, he suffered a severe fever seizure that caused him to stop breathing. Jordan is 17 now, but I still remember how terrified I felt as the paramedics worked to revive him. The thought of losing him was unbearable.
So I can only imagine the grief that Celestine Nixon must be feeling. Her 17-year-old son Jha’Kyric, a friend of Jordan’s, drowned Friday night in Lake Lewisville.
Things To Do In Dallas Tonight: Aug. 1
Time travel might not yet be possible, but it seems like time’s flying. It’s August. I’m mildly curious about how that happened. Honestly, though, I’m more curious about this guy and whether or not his blog is the most ridiculous thing I’ve read since “Scarlett: The Sequel to Margaret Mitchell’s ‘Gone With the Wind.‘”
I only have one good story that involves a real life monkey, and I’ve already told it. So without further ado, the Arctic Monkeys are playing tonight over at the Palladium Ballroom. Young Buffalo will open the British band’s first stop on their North American tour. There have been wacky goings-on at area concerts lately. I’m not promising anything, but maybe I’ll show up in a banana suit and pick fights with people just to keep things interesting.
I wish I could recommend nearby Cedars Social for food and drink, but after a total disaster last Friday, I probably won’t be going back anytime soon. I’d rather hit Screen Door in One Arts Plaza for their first Monday deal: two complimentary small plates. I haven’t been in a couple months, but August’s menu is enticing: chicken liver pâté, duck chorizo, and lamb sliders. Sorry, veggies. With the two tasting plates, my friends and I found that we didn’t really need or want big entrées. Something else small will do, plus drinks, of course. Call for reservations (there’s definitely a table for two available right now for 7:30).
For more things to do with your Monday evening, go here.
Law Man Walking: Nature Treks With Bill Holston
Normally our friend Bill Holston likes to hike in urban areas closer to home. This week, though, he hopped a plane to Sandhills State Park.
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