August 1979

August 1979

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Features

The Throwdown

Houston police said they shot Randy Webster because he pointed a gun at them. Randy’s father set out to prove they were lying.

by Tom Curtis

I Solve the Energy Crisis

Or, how we can all stop worrying and learn to love the crunch.

by Gregory Curtis

Who to Pin It On

If you’re sitting in a gas line and wondering who to blame for all this, here are some candidates.

Ten Giant Steps to Disaster

How did we get into this sorry energy mess? By making sorry decisions.

by Paul Burka

Ask Jett Rink

Straight talk about gasoline supplies, prices, and profits from Texas’ most famous wildcatter.

Smiling Through it All

When gasoline is scarce, it’s not the end of the world.

Paradise Lost

The sand, the surf, the shorebirds, the dunes…everyone loves the beach at Port Aransas. We may just love it to death.

by Richard West

Down to the Sea in Buses

Grab your beach towel and bathing suit, but leave your car in the garage.

by Richard West

Say, Have You Heard the One About Cactus Pryor?

Don’t look now, but the rather odd gentleman with the suspicious accent and outlandish military getup may not be exactly what he seems.

by Stephen Harrigan

Columns

Stepping Out

Next on Dallas: J. R. at the Ball

Dallas is both a television show and a city, but at the Cattle Baron’s Ball you couldn’t tell which was which.

Michael Ennis

Behind the Lines

Running on Empty.

by William Broyles, Jr

Religion

Let My People Pray

Were the words of Russian exile Georgi Vins heard over the din of the Southern Baptist Convention?

by John Bloom

Sports

Pennant Fever

At midseason, long-suffering Astros and Rangers fans were having visions of grandeur. We hope they weren’t delusions.

by Paul Burka

Film

I Left My Guard in San Francisco

Clint Eastwood makes a break from Alcatraz; Barbra Streisand makes another silly movie; John Wayne is remembered as a consummate actor.

by George Morris

Theater

The Zest is History

Texas, our Texas, all hail the mighty state-audiences applaud history plays in Galveston and Palo Duro Canyon.

by W. L. Taitte and Alice Gordon

Classical Music

Who Needs Nelson Eddy?

Houston Grand Opera’s spring festival of operettas proved that golden-voiced, handsome men aren’t out of style. Dallas Symphony Orchestra’s Mahler festival had its good days and its bad days.

by W. L. Taitte