Caught in The Webb
My father recently purchased that Time/Life “Golden Age of Country” CD set that Mickey Gilley hawks on TV. It arrived just last week, and...
Off Asides On Dallas Cowboys
The Dallas Cowboys are losers. L-O-S-E-R-S. The Washington Redskins will kick the living shit out of the Cowgirls come Sunday.
Predicted score: a 45-10 drubbing.
There,...
R.I.P. Brittany Murphy
I got knocked back by the news that Brittany Murphy has died at the age of 32, apparently of natural causes. She had a...
Weekender Fri., Dec. 18, 2009
If your idea of a swell time is being assaulted by screeching static, then does Wasted Words Art Collective in Arlington (2404 S. Fielder...
Starbucks Baristas Get Steamed
Some of the baristas at the 8th and Rosedale Starbucks announced today that some of their employees have unionized, making them the first unionized...
Fort Worth Opera Lassos ‘Celebs’
Fort Worth Opera asked local celebrities to sing “Jingle Bells” in an off-key manner as part of a "Stop Bad Singing" campaign.
This is hoped...
Chesapeake Moves Forward With Eminent Domain
Just weeks after an agreement was made to move gas pipelines from Carter Avenue--where they would have had to run under residents' front lawns--to...
More Bad Santas
Like Barbie and the circus clown, Santa Claus is a cultural icon whose desecration brings endless joy to bored adults with a fondness for...
Hip Tips: The Anti-Drug
I’m sick of pure crap being described as “experimental” or “edgy.” Playing pop music out of tune qualifies as neither experimental nor edgy. It’s...
Romo’s a Homo? (No, No)
Let me apologize up front if any readers are offended by the "H" word in the post headline. If you didn’t already know, I’m...
