August 1976
Table of Contents
Features
Beach PartyCelebrating our favorite summer sport: people watching. The Party’s OverThe Lord giveth the beach and the developer taketh away. An Affair for GentlemenA tale of white sails, blue water, and how they turn refined men into barbarians. The Passions of the Common ManThat’s what country music is, and that’s why it plays in Peoria. |
Bringing It All Back HomeNashville inspired Willie Nelson—to leave. Will Success Spoil Leonel Castillo?This politician controls the purse strings of the richest city in Texas. And he’s ready for bigger things. In Search of the Better MousetrapAmerican ingenuity has produced the telephone, the airplane, and nowÖthe breast pillow. A Penny Saved is a Penny EarnedDid you know there’s more difference between Fudgsicles and Popsicles than the taste? The taxman does. |
Columns
Behind the LinesBusinessLet’s Make a DealWhen Dad Joiner signed away all his oil leases to H.L. Hunt, all the cards weren’t on the table. Some were still underground. FilmA Midsummer’s NightmareIf you thought this summer’s film lineup looked promising, pinch yourself. You’re dreaming. BooksSourcery and WhichcraftThe Final Days is just too much hocus-pocus. TravelHostel TerritoryDon’t desert West Texas just because it’s hot and dry. |
CitywiseBarrel of FunPeter Piper would love this story. CitywiseShoot YourselfYour next home movies may not win any Academy Awards, but at least they don’t have to be rated ZZZZzzzz. Dining OutYour ServeTipping is a game of give and take. If all goes well, both waiter and diner do a lot of both. PerformanceUncommon Market“Buy now, play later,” says the Dallas Theater Center. |
Reporter
ReporterTexas Monthly Reporter |
Miscellany
Roar of the CrowdToutsThe wild bunch. |
ContestPoetry in motion. |
