Boycott? Whaddya Got?
Regular reader(s) of Blotch know all about how I boycotted the Texas Rangers in 2002 after they dumped Pudge Rodriguez, but then rescinded my...
Take the Keys
After 23 years as president of the Van Cliburn Foundation, the group that organizes and presents the quadrennial Van Cliburn International Piano Competition, Richard...
So Good, It’s Criminal
OK, I love wonky guitar playing. Goes back to my days as a wannabe shredder in Criminal Justice. Not the class. The pimply faced,...
Teaching Moment
I've been thinking about something Mayor Mike Moncrief said at the critical Fort Worth City Council meeting on July 14. That night the house...
Fire on Celluloid
I try to take movies on their own terms. That's not the easiest thing to do when it comes to Quentin Tarantino. If you...
When You Wish Upon a Rock
Seems like we just can't keep Quentin Tarantino and Robert Rodriguez apart. Two years ago, the filmmakers partnered up on Grindhouse, and this weekend...
Dwelling Together
In a run-down part of Fort Worth's Hospital District, a handful of men in torn pants and stained t-shirts hang out near the door...
All Booked
No doubt, many people passing by Jon Bonnell's Fine Texas Cuisine restaurant on Bryant Irvin Road may have wondered how well "fine" and "Texas"...
You Snooze, They Lose
Chow, Baby has lived on Fort Worth's East Side for seven happy years now, but only the other day did it realize: What a...
Aliens in the Backlot
"Except for about a zillion dead spots, Plan 9 from Outer Space is a lot of fun," wrote film scholar Danny Peary, referring to...
