November 1978
Table of Contents
Features
Old Folks at HomeWe will all grow old; but, as Maurice Chevalier says, “That’s not so bad when you consider the alternative.” I Still Hate ChiliFess up now. In your heart of hearts, don’t you hate it, too? Bad JobsIf working hard builds character, these people must be saints. The Birds of DeathCockfighting is probably cruel and certainly illegal, which are only two reasons that attract its aficionados. |
The Chew Road to KnowledgePerhaps, after all, girls should go with boys who chew. The End of the TrailAt the Fort Worth stockyards, cattlemen buy and sell amid the last vestiges of the Old West. A Country ChristmasHoliday gift ideas with a true rustic flavor. |
Columns
Behind the LinesGood-bye to Main Street. PoliticsAll The President’s MemosAll paperwork and no ploy makes Jimmy a dull boy. FilmPomp and HappenstanceCustom wedding photography by Robert Altman. ArtThrough the Looking GlassFor Mexican painter Frida Kahlo, art mirrored pain. BooksDown on the DeltaEmma Blue spins lovely wheels in muddy issues. MediaStop the PressesThat’s exactly what the Mexican government tries to do when journalists get out of hand. |
Dining OutWaiter, There’s a Tortilla in My SoupOf course there is. It’s real Mexican food, not Tex-Mex. TheaterA Hole in the Hip PocketHip Pocket Theater keeps taking on challenges it can’t meet. Popular MusicThe Sons of Buddy HollyWide-open spaces and prairie madness make the special music of Lubbock. Classical MusicSymphony of ErrorsMusic from the Dallas Symphony not to read Shakespeare by. JazzBird Lives!Once a year the ghost of Charlie Parker reigns in a Dallas lounge. |
Reporter
ReporterTexas Monthly ReporterFighting the foolproof crime, playing games you can’t win, building an ice cream empire, and raising hell in Baylor. |
Miscellany
Roar of the CrowdHonorable pension. The Inside StoryLaser Eyes. State SecretsSome tidbits and outrages under our very nose. |
ToutsContestAll’s well that ends well. |
