Hell of a weekend: Bernie Brillstein, Bernie Mac and now Isaac Hayes — all late greats now, all well before their time. Of Bernie Mac, I was a big fan (NSFW, incidentally, not at all); “15 roles to remember,” which is a legacy. Brillstein I got to know a few…
Dallas trial attorney Fred Baron, who’s a very, very good friend So, yes, Fred Baron, former finance chair for John Edwards presidential bids, is indeed the “super-rich pal” and “rich retiree in Dallas, Texas” who’s been giving money to Rielle Hunter, with whom John Edwards today admitted having an affair,…
From the Courthouse News Service, this bit of legal ephemera out of Denton County, where Jeff Soele Real Estate alleges that Lake Lewisville’s Xtreme Marine and salesman Mike Flowers are just a little too extreme for his tastes: DENTON, Texas (CN) — The “new 2006 demo boat” a customer bought…
Then you won’t want to miss Barry Switzer on Monday night’s episode of Saving Grace, which, apparently, airs on TNT or something? Really more for Boomer Sooners than Cowboys fans, but holyhelldamncrap, that still looks awesome. A bigger version’s available here, by the way, for those who need their OU…
James Randi, who, apparently, is the final frontier Last Friday, Unfair Park treated you to a video of Dr. Colin A. Ross demonstrating his professed ability to shoot beams of energy out of his eyes. But every guy with superpowers knows he’s only as good as his arch enemy. This…
Wasn’t all that excited about watching the Beijing 2008 Olympics opening ceremony on tape delay tonight, till I stumbled across this extraordinary 93-photo slide show courtesy a German newspaper — which, of course, features a couple of photos of Dallas Maverick Dirk Nowitzki, tapped a few days back as his…
Tony Bones’ Breakfast Bunch The great Tony Bones, whose artwork has decorated the likes of Zac Crain’s mayoral CD fundraiser and Unfair Park HQ and countless exteriors from here to NYC, will debut plenty of new work beginning tomorrow night at The Public Trust in Deep Ellum; opening-night reception runs…
View Larger Map You probably don’t to want to drive between Dallas and Fort Worth this weekend — at least, not on I-30. Because beginning at 7 p.m. tonight, and lasting through Sunday night, the Texas Department of Transportation is going to reduce both eastbound and westbound I-30 to a…
Well, it might be a bad head — a bad cow’s head, to be more specific. Because, see, yesterday Dallas City Packing, Inc., located just south of downtown, recalled nearly a million pounds of cattle heads after the USDA’s Food Safety and Inspection Service noticed that the company hadn’t completely…
For those concerned about the fate of Dallas-based Reddy Ice, which had its offices raided by in March by Department of Justice officials looking for evidence of price fixing, this morning The Wall Street Journal provides an update. Looks like the FBI discovered, via wiretapping, that some ice industry execs…
Far as folks in Huntsville are concerned this morning, Dallas is back in the junk business. Walker County Sheriff’s Department deputies yesterday stopped a car loaded down with about $600,000 worth of black tar heroin, and while it was likely intended for Houston, chances are some it may have been…
Tomorrow night this officially becomes last season. With about 50 of the team’s 53 roster spots locked in, there’s been little competition at Cowboys’ training camp. With coach Wade Phillips’ “Camp Marshmallow” approach, there’s been little hitting. And with team leaders like Terrell Owens, Tony Romo and DeMarcus happy, healthy…
On Tuesday morning, we received a rather unremarkable e-mail from Gary Underwood, spokesman for Time Warner Cable North Texas, in which he noted that the company’s main customer care telephone number (972-PICK-TWC, and how adorable is that?) was kaputs. Few hours later came another missive: Service has been restored. Only,…
Dallas City Manager Mary Suhm City Manager Mary Suhm today provided the city council — and the media, including Unfair Park’s brand-new Intern Courtney — with a sneak peak at the “recommended” 2008-’09 budget, which the Dallas city council won’t approve for another few weeks. Courtney brought back Suhm’s summary,…
If you’ve wondered where I’ve been with all the snips, clips and blow-outs — and, from the deafening cries of outrage, not so much — I took a two-week hiatus from Shear Genius coverage because, well, nothing was really happening when it came down to our primary interest: co-owner of…
I expected a little more from the HBO crew. You? The boys at Deadspin have condensed last night’s first episode of Hard Knocks into four minutes. I, however, can name that tune in 40 words: T.O. on the beach. Witten changing diapers. Pacman dumps water on Felix Jones. Jason Garrett:…
Randy Couture, where we shop for edible underwear and coconut bras Looks like dreams of a Mark Cuban-sponsored mixed martial arts smackdown for the ages are on hold. For the last several months, Cuban’s HDNet cable network has been working behind the scenes to put on an MMA rumble between…
Dunno? Well, let’s find out, courtesy CNN, which was in town this week to meet and greet a most interesting assemblage of folks hanging out in front of City Hall. –Robert Wilonsky…
A good Friend of Unfair Park named Bob J. yesterday noted in the comments section to this little-commented-upon item that, well, the Dallas Theater Center’s not playing fair with folks looking for seats in the DTC’s under-construction home at the Dee and Charles Wyly Theatre. Notes our Friend, who’s been…
Stars general manager Les Jackson helps Sean Avery get dressed — just the way he likes it. For those who missed yesterday’s press conference, during which Sean Avery “officially” became a Dallas Star, here ’tis in its entirety courtesy the Stars. Interesting fact you probably did not know: He shares…
Back in May, ESPN noted that Duncanville High School grad and former Ticket intern Mike Bacsik is toiling away in the minors, after having become a footnote in history following his serving up home run No. 756 to Barry Bonds exactly one year ago. Today, Sports Illustrated plays catch-up with…
A Friend of Unfair Park living in Denton sends along this warning, which greeted Pineapple Express riders yesterday at the Cinemark on Wind River Lane. “Water damage.” You mean, like this? –Robert Wilonsky…
