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Friday, November 22, 2024

Random Stuff

Random Stuff

Reason for the Season

At some point this weekend, turn the party music down a little, step away from the grill, put the beer down (it’s not going...

Wacked-up Over Jacko

“Breaking News: Michael Jackson Still Weird and Still Dead!” CNN plays continuously throughout the day at my house as a kind of background noise. The...

Hardware Haul

Fort Worth Weekly rocked in Houston last weekend –– even though none of us were able to be...

Fort Worth: 10th Fastest-Growing City

The U.S. Census Bureau just announced its list of the fastest-growing cities in the country. At the top, perhaps naturally, is New Orleans ––...

Brazil 3, USA 2

For a while there, we had the mighty Brazilians on the ropes. It was fun while it lasted, wasn't it? Just like the last...

Paschal Grad, Astronaut/Painter Al Bean

Painter, Paschal High School alum, and retired astronaut Al Bean will be exhibiting some of his work this month at the Smithsonian Air and...

Ma Ma Se, Ma Ma Sa, Ma Ma Coo Sa

Every Tuesday after putting the paper to bed, around 9-ish, I’d go to The Torch, a now-defunct club on West 7th Street, and dee-jay....

So long Michael, Farrah…yawn

Two icons from my childhood are dead and I feel strangely unaffected. First, let’s discuss the one with the bad plastic surgery and bizarre behavior....

A Great Day for U.S. Soccer

U.S. soccer fans won't soon forget this day, when Team USA defeated Spain 2-0 in the semifinals of the Confederations Cup. Not bad for...

DFW Versus FWD

Fort Worth’s longtime rivalry with Dallas isn’t as contentious as it was in the old days, but the feud still percolates now and again. On...