United States Holocaust Memorial Museum Jerry Fowler at the Chad-Darfur border in 2004 There was a brief mention in the National Journal last week concerning the new executive director of Save Darfur, the worldwide coalition of “faith-based, advocacy and humanitarian organizations” united to, well, save Darfur. (And, yes, give the…
Greg Williams, left, and Mike Rhyner, before their messy divorce Caught up yesterday with Greg Williams, formerly half of The Hardline. Maybe you remember him? While The Ticket rolls along toward this weekend’s Ticketstock with only occasional references to their former host as “He Who Must Not Be Named,” Williams…
Sam Shepard Spent a few minutes touring the Serenity Falls Web site this morning, curious to see what Dallas-based dreamFLY Productions has in mind for its first full-length feature — which, says this week’s Variety film production chart, is scheduled to start shooting in the area come April 14. What’s…
David Letterman’s Wednesday-night Top 10 list — as in, “Top 10 Signs John McCain is Getting Cocky” — is OK; the “Mike Suckabee” gag’s a giggle, at least. But the local mention at No. 1 is the reason it gets posted (and mentioned this morning on KTCK-AM’s morning show). Said…
Debbie Dudley Branson Today, reporters were allowed to eavesdrop on the weekly conference call with major donors to Hillary Clinton’s presidential campaign. And Marc Ambinder of the Atlantic Monthly reports back with this gem: Dallas’s Debbie Branson, a former president of the state trial bar, implored the campaign to send…
Dallas Fed prez Richard Fisher Last week, in advance of the Federal Open Market Committee’s two-day get-together, we learned a few things about Dallas Fed president Richard Fisher — like, oh, he’s a big Robert Earl Keen fan. Today, courtesy Dow Jones’ Marketwatch, we learn why he was the only…
First time I ever met Erykah Badu was at Grinders, the late Lower Greenville coffee house where she’d worked till a mere four months before our sitdown in February 1996. Twelve years later, she’s back working the coffee-house circuit: In a not-yet-online Billboard piece previewing her forthcoming 18-track two-fer Nu…
Just got off the phone with the attorney for Chrissy Haley, the wife of former Dallas Cowboys assistant coach Todd Haley who, in 2006, found a rat in her Southlake McDonald’s salad. Seems her case against the grotesque golden arches won’t be going to trial this month after all. “All…
So maybe they’re tearing down the Shell station in Preston Royal after all? So, about that Shell service station in Preston Royal. Yesterday I was told that the longtime full-service fixture in the neighborhood wasn’t being demolished, despite its demolishy appearance, but that it was being refitted with new underground…
Robyn O’Neill I haven’t listened to Howard Stern in, oh, probably a decade; didn’t help when he moved to satellite radio. Which explains why I missed last week’s appearance from Houston-based visual artist Robyn O’Neil, a former Dallas resident who, in 1999, was awarded a DeGolyer Grant from the Dallas…
Former Texas Land Commissioner Garry Mauro Last I saw, Barack Obama was still trying to decide whether he’d participate in the MSNBC debate scheduled for February 28 in Houston, in advance of the March 4 Texas primaries. Hillary Clinton wants four more debates before she and Obama go after Texas’…
Heritage sold this flask last year, believing it belonged to Errol Flynn — who, it said, was “well known for his drinking, womanizing, and hard living in general.” Only, it wasn’t Flynn’s. Oak Lawn-based Heritage Auction Galleries, subject of a cover story in the paper version of Unfair Park back…
In May 2000, Brent Wagman pleaded guilty to one count of securities fraud — something to do with his pocketing $30 million in worthless high interest corporate notes sold to retirees and other elderly folks across the U.S. and A. Wagman ran several companies out of a Dallas office, among…
This is how stale our Dallas Mavericks are to the rest of America: During last Sunday’s nationally televised showdown against the Detroit Pistons, ABC’s halftime feature—New Orleans native Avery Johnson talking about Hurricane Katrina—was a year-old interview about a two-year-old topic. And this is how stale our Mavericks are to…
Pat Ahrens knew something was wrong. The night before, he had dropped his friend Chris Demopoulos off at a Plano motel, promising to return in the morning, but Ahrens wasn’t sure he had done the right thing. The two had met at the Dallas veterans’ hospital and had bonded over…
Unnatural selection: As a general rule, Buzz tries to stay away from the evolution vs. creationism debate. We also try to avoid getting into heated talks with people on buses who are convinced aliens are beaming messages through their fillings, and for much the same reason. If you sincerely believe…
Before Charles Chatman walked out of prison last month, before he was reunited with his family, before his story graced the pages of The New York Times and he was invited onto Dr. Phil as a heroic symbol of broken justice, he was just another convicted sex offender who swore…
Shut Up and Pay Up I am amazed by the statement that all we want is more money (“Squeeze Play,” by Sam Merten, January 31). Clueless! It is about doing what is right, about ethics, about respect and acknowledgement of what Little Mexico stands for. Little Mexico is where young…
Dale “Tiger” Jameton Courtland Ray Edmonds never seemed the type to join the Aryan Brotherhood. Today, however, he and several other alleged members of the Aryan Brotherhood of Texas sit in the Dallas County Jail, charged with capital murder for the August 2006 death of Anthony Ormwell Clark. Edmonds is…
One thing I learned from the just-concluded media conference introducing Nolan Ryan as the Texas Rangers’ new president: The Hall of Fame pitcher has “premium meat.” That’s what owner Tom Hicks said when asked how the hiring of Ryan would directly translate into wins — Ryan’s a winner, a good…
Insert your “you lookin’ at me” joke, if that is how you roll. The Harry Ransom Center at the University of Texas at Austin has a remarkable collection of film-related memorabilia — everything from David Selznick’s archives to Robert De Niro’s taxi-driver’s license. And today comes word that during the…
The Shell station in Preston Royal, not exactly full service today This morning I drove past the Shell gas station in Preston Royal, only to find it surrounded by a chain link fence with the Shell logo ripped from the roof. The station, formerly a Texaco, is one of the…
