February 1979
Table of Contents
Features
Billy LeeHow a bountifully talented young Texas writer based a novel on Lyndon Johnson, won high praise, and then… Hotel DetectiveHe knows the secrets behind closed doors. |
Requiem for a MargaritaTequila, tequila, everywhere, and not a drop in your margarita. Only the Strong Survive“There are two things to remember about the ghetto that is Houston’s Fifth Ward. One, evil usually triumphs over good. Two, in spite of that, most of its residents retain a goodness that proves indestructible.” |
Columns
Behind the LinesAs New Ulm went, so goes New York. PoliticsThe Seep of DeathChemical waste disposal sits are environmental time bombs-if they don’t get you know, they’ll get you later. PoliticsRebel with a CauseCan a Texas revolutionary find happiness exiled in Europe? Not when his revolution is in Mexico. FilmThe Long BrawlClint Eastwood stars in a movie about a macho man with a heart of gold and a sense of humor. BooksJust Whistlin’ DixieWay down up on the Suwannee River and uptown Saturday night; tracking a few Southern women. |
TheaterNo Means for the EndTheatre Three in Dallas went out on a limb with their production of Happy End. Oops. Popular MusicGather Ye Records While Ye MayAnd T-shirts and photos and Elvis’ dinner jacket-all at the first Dallas-Fort Worth Records Collectors’ Convention. Classical MusicOut with a Bang‘Twas the season to see Dallas Civic Opera. DanceBen’s BalletArtistic director Ben Stevenson keeps Houston Ballet on its toes. Country NotesThrough All Kinds of WeatherThe best thing about the weather is complaining about it. |
Reporter
ReporterTexas Monthly ReporterSouthland wants a Seven-Eleven around every corner; chicken fanciers don’t want to see a chicken in every pot; the battle for the News; and an ex-con cons the Beaumont paper. |
Miscellany
Roar of the CrowdProtective custody. The Inside StoryTolstoy, you’re late again. |
State SecretsWorking on the Railroad Commissioner; romance on the range; another guild nipped at the Post; should Bill Clements be for sale? ToutsWok ‘n’ roll. |
