May 1976

Table of Contents

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Features

Learning the Ropes

Wrestling isn’t fixed; it was never broken.

The Hamburger

Hint: It’s not two all-beef patties, special sauce, lettuce, cheese, pickles, onions on a sesame-seed bun.

My Favorite Hamburger

George Bush has a secret; Marvin Zindler likes it raw.

Tennis at Any Price

Court costs and other rackets.

Dealing

Dope sellers obey the law—of supply and demand.

The Best, the Worst, and the Fair-To-Middlin’

Rating the Texas Congressmen from number one to, sigh, number twenty-two.

Columns

Politics

Turning the Other Chic

Politics, like fashion, is a fickle business.

Cityview

Space City Odyssey

Houston may have no heart, little soul, and concrete arteriesóbut it works.

Behind the Lines

Records

The Big Beboppers

Would the renegade jazzmen who started bop recognize what’s happened to their music?

Lifestyle

Drive, They Said

A mother is many things to her children, but mostly she’s a chauffer.

Film

After the Fall

Two not-so-mild-mannered reporters fight for truth, justice, and the American way—and win.

Performance

Keeping Them in Stitches

If you want a suit only a soul singer would wear, we’ve got a tailor for you.

Books

Help Yourself

Peter Passel and Rollo May help those who help themselves.

Investments

Toro! Toro! Toro!

The good new is we can predict a bull market. The bad news is we waited too long to tell you.

Reporter

Reporter

Texas Monthly Reporter

Miscellaneous

Contest

Talented scouting.

Roar of the Crowd

Touts

Book Man, bag man, and bogeyman.

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