ON THE COVER: Cover illustration by Justin Carroll
July 1979
Table of Contents
Features
Moon StruckTen years ago the Apollo astronauts, technicians and scientists all, landed on the Moon and touched what poets only dreamed. But that touch changed their lives. The Ten Best and The Ten Worst LegislatorsWe just rate them. You voted for them. Conspicuous ConsumptionChina, crystal, waiters in tuxedos. That’s what we love about Tony’s. Speed FreakA MacDonald’s is a Macdonald’s is a MacDonald’s. That’s what we love about fast food. |
All God’s ChitlinsSimmering pots of soul food. That’s what we love about the South. To Each His OwnFamous people, obscure people, fat people, skinny people all have to eat. That’s what we love about people. Counter CultureStrawberry sodas, vanilla Cokes, grilled cheese sandwiches. That’s what we love about soda fountains. “Hi, Mabel. Give Me the Usual.”Friendly faces in friendly places. That’s what we love about our old favorites. |
Columns
HealthBaby and Me and DDTExperts say that the chemical residues in mother’s milk aren’t enough o harm a nursing baby, but how much poison is too much? Behind the LinesFill ‘er up, but don’t spill any gas on my Ralph Lauren boots. WorkingType CasteStaying up all night setting type may not sound like the good life, but it is. Stepping OutHaute as a PistolA Paris fashion show and the cotton-eyed Joe, nowhere but Texas. ChurchThe Lord is in His TempleCongregation Beth Israel in Houston remembers the Holocaust quietly; Allandale Baptist Church in Austin isn’t quiet about anything. FilmEagle’s EyeThe Whole Shootin’ Match is a Texas film with Texas actors that took a year to get shown in Texas. |
TheaterAfter the HoneymoonTalent marries business sense at Dallas’ Theater Onstage. Classical MusicTalent CloutHouston Opera Studio’s students learn their way into the limelight. JazzBreeden GroundLeon Breeden’s jazz students at North Texas State University are already pros, and they have recorded two new albums to prove it. ArtThe CollectorDid Helmut Gernsheim make a mistake when he sold his priceless photography collection to UT? BooksWind, Winter, and WasteFive new books: three thrillers, one chiller, and a swan song. Popular MusicFor the Good of the CountryNeither the Lone Star Café nor Debby Boone is what country music is all about, and a few Texas citizens are trying to set the record straight. |
Reporter
ReporterTexas Monthly ReporterSuffering the lines at the gas pump; gambling in the magazine business; a dragnet for the Southwest’s sneakiest thief; what’s Dallas’ secret? |
Miscellany
The Inside StorySpace cadet. Roar of the CrowdToutsCard tricks and vintage flicks. |
PuzzleState SecretsTexas real estate up for grabs; will Houston get a third daily newspaper? |
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