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Catholic Scandals: The Ultimate in Reality TV
JIMMY FOWLERSome Catholic commentators have lamented the latest round of tabloid-quality scandals besetting the Vatican. Tragic that so much vanity and human error should impede the serious business of selecting a new pope, they opine. An...
Celebrate Texas Independence Day by Taking a Shot
Eric GriffeyState Republicans continue to feast on red meat this legislative session. Earlier today state Rep. Jeff Leach, a Republican from District 67 (which covers parts of Dallas and Plano), filed HB 1533, the Texas Gun Ownership Reinf...
Singer-Songwriter Phil Wallace Comes Close In Rusty Wier Contest
Jeff PrinceTwo Fort Worth singer-songwriters were among the seven finalists appearing in the Rusty Wier Songwriting Contest that wrapped up on Sunday in Dallas after a weeks-long competition. Neither Cowtown crooner took home the grand pr...
Van Cliburn Screening Recital Notes (Day 3)
Kristian LinEdward Neeman (USA/Australia) started the last day of screening auditions with an excellent Bach Partita in G major, doing particularly well in the slow sections of the piece. He then played Milton Babbitt’s puckishly tit...
Action Packed Golden Gloves Tourney In Town
Jeff PrinceThe Fort Worth Regional Golden Gloves tournament presented three dozen fights last night at the John Justin Arena in the Will Rogers Memorial Center complex, and most were action-packed. The younger age groups fight 45-second r...
Van Cliburn Screening Recital Notes (Day 2)
Kristian LinThere was a bigger and more enthusiastic crowd for the second day of the screening recitals, an encouraging sign. And the pianists have not been stopping between selections for applause, a decision motivated by the need to stay...
The Can Man Can
Eric GriffeyWhen Louis Torres gets home after a hard day of work at Lockheed Martin, he enjoys a cold Miller Lite or Milwaukee’s Best. But when he finishes a cold one, he doesn’t just throw the can away. He turns it into an orn...
Music Scene Live To Air On KLSR-1650 AM
Jeff PrinceMusic Scene Live, the radio show that introduces listeners to local singer songwriters, has been picked up by KLSR-1650 AM. The station will air Music Scene Live from 5 to 6 p.m. on Saturdays beginning this weekend. The show is...
Van Cliburn Screening Recital Notes (Day 1)
Kristian LinRight, so the Fort Worth round of screening recitals kicked off today, and I was there for the duration. The crowds have been sparse, which is hardly surprising given that this is the middle of the week and half the performance...
Video Boom at 1919 Hemphill
JIMMY FOWLERCan we expect a revival of interest in movies on VHS the way music on vinyl has enjoyed such a wave in the digital era? Eh, probably not. The VHS format is clunky to store and smeary to watch. But such obsolescence and obscurit...