This is how it all began to unravel. 6:34: 16-foot jumper, Jason Terry— Mavericks 89, Heat 76. On Tuesday, June 13, 2006, at approximately 10:15 p.m. in Miami’s American Airlines Arena, the Dallas Mavericks could taste their first NBA Championship. Already leading their best-of-seven NBA Finals series against the Heat,…
“Death, Metal,” by Pete Freedman, February 26 RIP, Abb My best weekends were spent in that club [Joe’s Garage]. Every weekend, no matter who was playing, my future wife, three or four friends, and I would overload my little Nissan car and make the long trek to Joe’s from McKinney…
Putcha popcorn down. The failed T.O. experiment is over. Finally. Altogether now: Toldja! It was way back on March 23, 2006 that I warned: “Terrell Owens will catch touchdowns, complain about everything and, ultimately, crater the Cowboys’ locker room without delivering a Super Bowl.” The end – better late than never…
Yet again, the Red Oak Kid’s back with a page outta Dallas’s history book — this time, with a still from the making of State Fair on the Fair Park grounds. Writes the ROK, “Bobby Darin notes Pamela Tiffin’s measurements in his little black book.” Heh. This one’s for all…
The great Horton Foote, the Wharton native responsible for such works as the To Kill a Mockingbird screenplay (for which he won an Oscar), The Trip to Bountiful (filmed in Dallas) and Tender Mercies, died today at the age of 92 at his Connecticut home. This excerpt from his New…
As we mentioned yesterday, the city council’s Trinity River Corridor Project Committee was briefed on what should be done about the scrap metal recyclers located near the Trinity corridor, which are gumming up the city’s “vision” for the Trinity project. Theresa O’Donnell, director of development services, urged the committee for…
When the entire Dallas skyline goes dark at 8:30 p.m. on March 28, fret not: It’ll be totally intentional. That’s because the city announced today that it will participate in the World Wildlife Fund’s Earth Hour 2009, which calls for folks to dim their lights as part of the “largest…
Moments ago, the AFI Dallas International Film Festival sent along its complete schedule for this year’s fest, which runs March 26 through April 2 — with, as we’ve noted before, most screenings taking place this year at the AMC NorthPark, the title sponsor. Well, even at 77 features and 96…
If the Mavericks keep blowing games to friggin’ Oklahoma City, owner Mark Cuban will apparently blow a gasket and blow up his team. Says Cuban, in the most violent finger-pointing of his 9-year regime. “Not only did it look like we had no idea what we were doing, but we…
I did go 10 days without food and I’m committed to finishing this on December 13. But there was a time when I was a real, live thrill-seeker. Found some evidence recently. I wasn’t insane in a Johnny Knoxville way or a one-on-one interview with Charles Haley sorta way, but as in…
As Victory Park proves less and less victorious in recent months, stories have circulated that Tom Colicchio was considering moving out of the W and plying his Craft elsewhere. To which the Top Chef head judge says: Not a chance. Indeed, Colicchio tells Unfair Park he’s got two years left…
A familiar name shows up as one of the contributors to the March Popular Mechanics cover story — former Observer-er Joe Pappalardo, long time no see. Joe’s among four writers playing Fox Mulder this month as he goes in search of … “The Truth Behind UFO Sightings.” Not surprisingly, the…
Dallas County Judge Jim Foster isn’t the only guy at 411 Elm Street on Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price’s shit list; there’s always Commissioner Ken Mayfield, last seen arguing with Price over the meaning of a “black hole.” Now, this chapter in their ongoing love affair: WFAA-Channel 8 has…
Those of you bombarding me with emails and hints and rumors of former Live 105.3 FM talk-show host Russ Martin resurfacing on satellite radio, cool your engines. Not gonna happen. At least for a while. I was reminded by a radio industry source last night that Martin’s split with CBS Radio included not…
It was strange to pick up The Dallas Morning News today and learn that Dallas County Commissioner John Wiley Price has impugned the integrity of Dallas Observer columnist Jim Schutze. The commish accuses Schutze of reporting comments made by two public officials — U.S. Representative Eddie Bernice Johnson and Dallas…
To those paying close attention, council member Mitchell Rasansky has indicated over the past couple weeks that his support for the Trinity Turnpike is diminishing, and he took another step toward joining Angela Hunt in opposition of the road at this morning’s Trinity River Corridor Project Committee meeting. After previously…
On Friday, Blockbuster spokesman Randy Hargrove told the Cape Gazette in Delaware that the Dallas-based video- and game-rental company was doing just fine, thanks, despite the shuttering of a store up there, one among hundreds in recent years. Said Hargrove, “Because of our brand name, we have the ability to…
Before I run out the door to Arlington this afternoon for a sneak peek at the facelift applied to Rangers Ballpark, thought I’d make a quick to-do list: *Since the Mavs suck and the Stars suck and the Cowboys suck and the Rangers will in all likelihood suck, look into other…
In recent days, sources inside Dallas City Hall have told Unfair Park they’ve been warned to expect the worst as City Manager Mary Suhm wrestles with the next fiscal year’s budget. Which comes as no surprise: At this moment, months before Suhm and the council finalize the 2009-2010 budget, city…
Here you’ll find the Petition In Support Of A House Censure For Representative Leo Berman and be able to “join the movement” — which, truthfully, could be stronger. Despite a week’s worth of news coverage concerning one man’s efforts to reprimand the Tyler state representative for remarks made during a…
Next time the Dallas Cowboys’ quarterback claims he’s spent his off-season working on his scrambling, feel free to roll your eyes. …
Well, there’s at least one person in this world Highland Park developer Hiram Walker Royall can’t sue, at least not this week: law professor Richard Epstein, who provided a blurb for the back of Carla Main’s book Bulldozed: “Kelo,” Eminent Domain, and the American Lust for Land. As we’ve mentioned…
