CLEVELAND. Susan and Harvey Justmann had an hour or so to kill before the Indians game; so, they went for a walk to the I.M. Pei-designed Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, which will open to the public on Saturday. “I’m in shock,” Harvey said as he gazed upon the structure, which is said to […]
The N-word and the C-word are the two most dangerous terms in the English language. Steady at No. 3 is “heroin,” which won’t get you punched, but might kill ya. As today’s rebel youth are embracing the deadly drug, you wonder why they choose to ride this roller coaster without seat belts. The easy explanation […]
SANTA MONICA, Jan. 1993. — It promised to be the party of the year. To put a joyous and sloppy ex-clamation point at the end of the Cowboys’ 52-17 win in the Super Bowl, owner Jerry Jones rented the Santa Monica Civic Auditorium, hired an expensive caterer, had the place decorated in silver and blue […]
The whiny adolescent “who never asked to be born” has grown up into someone who thinks the world owes him a living room.
DMN 1992 Maybe it was the way their offensive linemen settled into their stance by heaving upwards in unison, like a Fascist chorus line. Then there was their humorless coach in his trilby hat. And, then, let’s face it: They were from Dallas, which nobody would have heard of if not for a building that […]
I got the gig of country music critic for the Dallas Morning News in 1992 with some thoughtful pieces on artists like Roseanne Cash, Lyle Lovett and k.d. lang, but since Dallas was the #1 market for country music during that Garth Boom, I had to cover all the mainstream acts. I was not always a […]
In the nine years between the end of World War II and the big bang of rock ‘n’ roll, the Austin music scene was dominated by Western Swing and country bands with such names as Jesse James and All the Boys, Jimmy Heap and the Melody Masters, Doug and the Falstaff Swing Boys, Grouchy and […]
You might as well pay for that hand stamp since it’s gonna last three days.
‘All your life You were only waiting for this moment to arise’ CHICAGO – The Magnificent Mile of Michigan Avenue that leads to Grant Park has never quite earned its nickname as it did on Election Day, when history and hysteria hugged it out. Hundreds of thousands of people were down there and just about […]
Is there a style of cooking as tightly associated with sounds as Cajun/Creole is with Cajun/Zydeco music? When I hear a conjunto group I don’t automatically think of migas, but when Beausoleil or Boozoo Chavis or Doug Kershaw’s “Louisiana Man” come out of the speakers I’ve got a big pot of gumbo on the noggin.
