1975 Archive

January 1975

features
Diamond in the Rough
Sound Thinking
The Toughest Nine in Texas
Is Texas Obsolete?
Divide and Conquer
A Place in the Sun
The Americanization of Texas
The Naked and the D.A.
From Fellini to Deep Throat
The Best Show in Town
columns
Behind the Lines
Sole Brothers [Politics]
The Year That Was [Investments]
The Plate is the Thing [Performance]
Talk on the Wild Side [Film]
Oil in the Family [Dining In]
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter]
miscellany
Contest
Roar of the Crowd
Touts

February 1975

features
Om, Om on the Range
Preparing the Fatted Calf
Sirens in the Night
A Matter of Life and Death
The 1975 Bum Steer Awards »
In Search of the Midnight Special
columns
Behind the Lines
Give Me Liberty [Politics]
Tiptoe Through the Tutus [Citywise]
Pacem In Terrors [Children's Corner]
An Offering You Canít Refuse [Film]
Cuisine Down the River [Dining Out]
When Whiskey Sours [Nutrition]
Near to the Maddening Crowd [Performance]
reporter
miscellany
Contest
Roar of the Crowd
Touts

March 1975

features
Pomp and Circumstance
H. L. Hunt’s Long Goodbye
The Only Game in Town »
Top Dog of the Oil Patch »
Mike Newlin Has Something on His Mind
The Good Old Days
Tuning In Texas
Sampling the Stations
columns
Behind the Lines
Off with Their Heads [Politics]
Putting on Arias [Performance]
A Taste of Honey [Dining In]
Stolid Gold [Investments]
Doiní the Monster Mashed [Film]
Old Dogs, Old Tricks [Books]
The Way We Were [Cityview]
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter]
miscellany
Contest
Roar of the Crowd
Touts
web exclusives
Web Exclusive »

April 1975

features
The Most Dangerous Airports in Texas
Zoo Story
What Your Mother Never Told You About Rice
Greetings From the Eighth Wonder of the World »
Carousel
columns
Behind the Lines
This‘ll Be the Day [Performance]
On the Waterfront [Sports]
The Way We Weren’t [Cityview]
Sold Arabian [Investments]
Waltz Across Texas, March Into Zion [Books]
Three for the Show [Art]
Road Hogs [Dining Out]
Future Rock [Records]
Cleaning Up the Act [Film]
reporter
Laredo: Fuel’s Paradise » [Reporter]
miscellany
Contest
Roar of the Crowd
Touts

May 1975

features
Pray for Sharks
The Greatest Experience of Your Life
Under the Rug
This Man Loves Car Wrecks More than Anyone Else in the World
Power Politics »
columns
Behind the Lines
Family Affairs [Books]
Southern Charms [Dining In]
Sweet and Low [Records]
Private Pleasures [Investments]
So Rare [Citywise]
It’s a Steal [Film]
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter]
miscellany
Contest
Roar of the Crowd
Touts

June 1975

features
Not Guilty
Retreat from Liberation
The Deadly Smell of Success
Who’s Number One in the Permian Basin? »
Don’t Think It Won’t Happen Just Because It Hasn’t Happened Yet
The Graduates
columns
Behind the Lines
White Man’s Burden [Books]
Exile’s Return [Investments]
Tortilla Flats [Records]
Country Kitchens » [Dining Out]
Dealing Dirt [Investments]
Pop Art [Children's Corner]
The Russians Are Here [Performance]
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter]
miscellany
Contest
Roar of the Crowd
Touts

July 1975

features
If it’s Tuesday, This Must Be Oakland
The Ten Best and (Sigh)…The Ten Worst Legislators »
Upward Nobility »
Tales of Shrimp
columns
Behind the Lines
The Hungry I [Books]
Wanderers East, Wanderers West [Film]
Sometimes a Great Noshing [Dining In]
AH Current » [Travel]
Janis on My Mind [Records]
Light Switch [Investments]
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter]
miscellany
Contest
Roar of the Crowd
Touts

August 1975

features
The Hottest Place in the Whole U.S.A.
Leroy’s Revenge »
The Last Aggie Joke »
Good News
Forgotten Places
Being Single: A True-life Adventure
columns
Behind the Lines
You Be the Judge [Politics]
Menace in the Grass [Citywise]
High Mass [Records]
The Old Menu and the Sea [Dining Out]
Stormy Weather [Investments]
Say It with Music [Film]
Tortuga’s Complaint [Books]
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter]
miscellany
Contest
Roar of the Crowd
Touts

September 1975

features
Stop The Press!
The Alamo? Sure. Two Blocks, Turn Right, And It’s Right Across From The Five And Ten. »
Mexico: An Introduction
The Truth about Tequila
Viva La Tequila!
The Heartbreak of Turista
From Those Wonderful Folks Who Brought You Acapulco and Cancún . . .
Our Favorite Hotel
Our Favorite Restaurant
Mexico on Five Words a Day
The First Mexicans
Democracy, Mexican Style
Mexico City Is the Most Exciting City in the Western Hemisphere.
Mexico City Is the Most Uninhabitable City in the World.
Zapata’s Children
Wetback
Welcome To Boys Town
columns
Behind the Lines
The Wok Ethic [Dining In]
Matthew, Mark, Luke, and Willie » [Records]
All Systems Stop [Investments]
Tube or Not Tube? [Children's Corner]
Crooked Shooters [Books]
The Music Man [Performance]
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter]
miscellany
Contest
Roar of the Crowd
Touts

October 1975

features
In Search of the Modern Cowboy
Is Texas A New Mecca For Artists?
The World‘s Best Basic Record Collection
European Passage
Man Bites Dog
Bury My Heart at the Souvenir Shop
columns
Behind the Lines
A Sporting Chance [Books]
Eat Your Heart Out [Dining Out]
Of Mouse and Men [Cityview]
Book Joints [Citywise]
Opsie Daisy [Investments]
Big Mamas [Politics]
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter]
miscellany
Contest
Roar of the Crowd
Touts

November 1975

features
Ah, Sweet Mystery of Death
God‘s Country
Is Your Life Dull? Is Your Environment Boring?
Who Was Jack Ruby? »
World! Here Is Your Oyster!
The Strange Case of the Missing Parks
Heroes for Post-Watergate America
columns
Behind the Lines
Holiday Fare [Film]
The Runaround [Politics]
Every Good Boy Does Fine [Children's Corner]
The Soundness of Music [Records]
Moving On [Books]
The Taxman Cometh [Art]
Blue Chic [Performance]
Goosed! [Dining In]
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter]
miscellany
Contest
Roar of the Crowd
Touts

December 1975

features
A Bad Day for Dolphins
The White Shoe
The Great Airline War »
What Ever Happened to Fresh Cream?
Star Struck
The Best Sportswriter in Texas »
columns
Behind the Lines
Loser Take All [Politics]
Blowing in the Winds [Records]
A Taste of Money [Dining Out]
Oh, What a Lovely War Book [Books]
Keeping Up with Jones [Performance]
Better Wed than Dead [Lifestyle]
Smaller than Life [Film]
Leaps and Bonds [Investments]
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter]
miscellany
Contest
Roar of the Crowd
Touts