May 1979 Cover

ON THE COVER: Cover photography by UPI/Walt Frerck

May 1979

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Features

Someone was gunning down members of the state’s toughest motorcycle gang one at a time. Doe hoped her man wouldn’t be next.

His friends say the king of country rock is getting mellow. The question is, mellow compared to what?

Six Texas artisans are busy putting the craft back in craftsmanship.

Twenty arguments for the wisdom of being paranoid.

It wasn’t easy and it wasn’t cheap. But was it justice?

Columns

On winning the National Magazine Award.

Lifestyle

Who cares about the food when the cook is Truman Capote?

Religion

Sherman’s First United Pentecostal Church believes persecution is good for the soul.

Country Notes

Trash collectors are not necessarily garbage men.

Film

The Innocent isn’t really for innocents. Hair isn’t really for anybody.

Theater

Dallas Theater Center’s third Playmarket offers a crop of fresh plays. Plus, short musings on other Texas treasures.

Classical Music

Houston Grand Opera took the sugar out of La Traviata. Fort Worth Symphony’s John Giordano does modern music Rite.

Popular Music

You may have to bar hop to find Austin’s best-kept musical secret-Uncle Walt’s Band. And, presenting the annual Buddy magazine music awards, sealed with a kiss.

Art

Austrian artists entered the twentieth century a few years early.

Books

A professional educator flunks the test. He asks all the wrong questions and gives the wrong answers.

Church

We gather together to ask the Lord’s blessing; we chasten and hasten to tell you all about it.

Reporter

Reporter

Playing chicken on the Houston Ship Channel; jousting with 700-year-old knights; will John Hill run for governor again?

Miscellany

The better half.

The Devil and the deep blue sea.

Bull, bucks, and candle.

Star quality.

Teeing off women; Texas gets gassed again.

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