ON THE COVER: Cover Illustration by Jack Unruh
August 1980
Table of Contents
Features
Ring of TruthTwo brave bulls stood between Paco Olivera and the prize he had worked for all his life. How to Become a BillionaireH. L. Hunt not only left his sons with a few hundred million dollars each to carry them through life but he also taught them the Five Commandments that had made him rich. The Secret Life of the BeachAlong the silent, lovely beach, tiny armies fight in the tide, fierce battles rage in the sky, and nocturnal marauders slither across the sand. |
Fire!What you don’t know about your fire department could burn you up. A Burning QuestionCan your city’s fire department take the heat? Crowning AchievementsFearless photographs of a big Texas cover-up |
Columns
Behind the LinesPoor Houston. Stepping OutThe Conqueror WormAll the beautiful kickers gathered in Houston for the premiere of Urban Cowboy. It began at a shopping center and ended in a honk-tonk, and John Travolta had to say he liked it. BusinessWhy I wish I Didn’t Have $137 MillionThose luck Arabs, with all that oil! The only problem, as a Saudi finance minister points out, is that oil is all they have. SportsIt’s Not Whether You WinThe Astros are packing ‘em in with a great new pitch—a sales pitch. FilmThe War-horseThe Big Red One is Sam fuller’s war baby; roadie never gets out of its rut; The Tin Drum misses a few beats. |
Classical MusicBring Home the BachMozart and Beethoven made an appearance, but Johann Sebastian was the guest of honor at Victoria’s annual Bach Festival. ChurchGod With the WendsTexas’ rural Wends take time from chores to attend St. Paul’s Lutheran in Serbin; vacationers on Padre Island take time from play to attend an open-air mass at St. Andrew’s by the Sea. Dining OutLasagne and Old LaceTry pasta and veal at Sergio’s in Dallas—that’s Italian! For an outstanding Sunday brunch, put your stock in Austin’s Green Pastures. BooksThe Crime and the PityMichael Mewshaw reopens the case of a boyhood friend who murdered his parents’ Rober Shattuck reexamines the story of the Wild Boy. Popular MusicThe Armadillo’s Last WaltzThe imminent demise of Austin’s famed music hall already has Texans singing the Armadillo homesick blues. |
Reporter
ReporterTexas Monthly ReporterYankee lawyers kick up dust in the Panhandle; maniacal marathon man runs for his life; the redfish that got away; are Dallas’s tax ills contagious? |
Miscellany
The Inside StoryIn the tradition. PuzzleType cast. Roar of the Crowd |
State SecretsSummer in the city; publisher’s power play; biting the handout that feeds you; will Oscar Wyatt abandon America? ToutsStringing in the rain. |
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