ON THE COVER: Cover photography by Joe Baraban
April 1979
Table of Contents
Features
Fiesta!Whether you drink champagne or beer, wear diamonds or rhinestones, one thing about Fiesta San Antonio is the same for everyone: it’s fun. The Hot Pink Empire of Mary Kay AshShe learned the truth about selling cosmetics. Her customers didn’t want to buy products, they wanted to buy dreams. Super MedicineAt the Texas Medical Center the best hospitals, doctors, researchers, and medical technology anywhere in the world have combined to transform doctors from healers into superstars. |
Are Psychiatrists Really Crazy?All the usual stereotypes of doctors have one thing in common—for the most part, they’re true. What They Do All DayDoctors are busy every minute. But what exactly are they up to? |
Columns
Behind the LinesThe medical miasma. PoliticsThe Firing LineThe first shot in Clements’ campaign to cut 25,000 state employees fells 68 casualties. Dining OutIf You Knew SushiGood-bye, tacos. Hello, sukiyaki. A few restaurants are showing Texans the art of Japanese cooking. BusinessSold AmericanChina wants to drill for oil—and guess who knows how. FilmLonesome CowboysWhen You Comin’ Back, Red Ryder? was already a bad play before it became a terrible movie. |
TheaterArtichoke SeasonThe Alley turns Artichoke into candy. Whorehouse comes to Texas, where it belongs. The audience talks back to Women and Men. ArtThe Dark at the End of the TunnelHouston’s Museum of Fine Art resurrects the genius of Mark Rothko. James Surls tries to answer the tricky question: what is Texas art? Amarillo hosts five pioneers of American photography. Classical MusicPitched on BachJ. S. Bach thrives in San Antonio and Fort Worth. Austin’s Dickran Atamian proves he’s a better pianist than entrepreneur. Popular MusicTaking It to the LimitsAustin City Limits makes pop music on television worth watching-and listening to. Also, musings on the superiority of Metroplex radio. |
Reporter
ReporterTexas Monthly ReporterStriking the right chord with the Fort Worth Symphony and the wrong one with Mexico; grounding Wayland Baptist’s Flying Queens. |
Miscellany
The Inside StoryOut of production. Roar of the CrowdFlying men and super horses. ToutsDoctors, dixieland, and double-deckers. |
PuzzleThere’s no character like a Chinese character. State SecretsThe F-16 bombs out; John White drops one on the Democrats. |
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