August 1978
Table of Contents
Features
A Peach of A DealTexas is cattle, oil, Stetsons, peaches, branding irons…peaches? Trouble in ParadiseResort hotels and luxury condominiums line the sore of South Padres, yet foot by foot, day by day, the island is washing away. Barton Springs EternalWhat was once a mere rural spring is now a crowded, langugorous, bare-skinned utopia. |
Death of a RangerBob Doherty was a Texas ranger who believed in the myth of the Old West; Greg Ott was a college dope dealer, a child of the sixties. When they met, it destroyed both their lives. Labor PainsSecond-generation refinery workers don’t believe in politicians or corporations and some of them don’t believe in unions. The questions is, do they believe in strikes? |
Columns
Behind the LinesStalking elusive birds and energy czars. FilmGrand UnctionGrease is about appealing as its name implies. BooksApple EncoreMax Apple’s oddball touches make a zany and endearing novel. ArchitectureThe Shape of Things to ComeThe future’s over, and the past has just begun |
LifestyleHair Today, Gone TomorrowIf you’re going bald, their’s only thing to do: blame mother. TheaterIn Praise FolliesA motley crew of actors, writers, and musicians are creating the most talked-about theater in Austin. Popular MusicNotes from the GroundMost pop festivals have moved into stadiums, but this summer two Texas musical events blossomed in the great outdoors. Classical MusicThe Hills are AliveOnce a year in Fayette County sauerkraut and sausage give way to classical music. Country NotesThe LoserWhen another farmer goes broke his neighbors thank God it wasn’t them; then they wonder when their turn is coming. |
Reporter
ReporterTexas Monthly ReporterPlainview puts a lid on deviate sex; billions of animals sleep in a freezer; oil spills are coming and we're not ready. |
Miscellany
Roar of the CrowdIn the name of Justice. The Inside StoryThe truth, the whole truth. |
ToutsMy kingdom for a horse. |
