ON THE COVER: Cover Photography by Kent Kirkley
December 1980
Table of Contents
Features
I, ClausBetter not shout, cry, or pout, ‘cause we’re telling you why, after all these years, Santa Claus is still coming to town. Houston! Astros!The Astros were going to the World Series. But— No Man’s LandWelcome to Highland Park, a small town right in the middle of Dallas where the living is easy and time stands still. |
These Boots Weren’t Made for WalkingYou can drink coffee out of them, plant ivy in them, or put them on a pedestal. The only thing you can’t do with these realist ceramic boots is wear them. Out Of ControlWe’ve got inadequate airports, jam-packed airspace, and antiquated traffic control system, and inept federal overseers. Is air safety just pie in the sky? |
Columns
Stepping OutMedicine MenFrom pig pancreas pills to pyramid power ice trays, the cure-alls of these unorthodox healers are aimed at getting you back on the right wavelength. Behind the LinesEnter Ronald Reagan—the liberals’ true friend. LifestyleTrue Confessions of Fathers and SonsWhat is a man to his boys? Fiend, antagonist, taskmaster, hugger, educator, realist—put them all together, they spell “father.” ChurchOld, Rugged ChurchesCentury-old Antioch Baptist shouts its message over the sky-high rooftops of downtown Houston. St. Mary’s in Galveston is Texas’ only basilica. FilmThe Shadow WarriorSword-wielding samurai clash in Kagemusha, Akira Kurosawa’s rousing saga of clan wars in sixteenth-century Japan. The Stunt Man goes out on a limb—and falls off. It’s My Turn is a feminist film that’s funny. TheaterHome, Bittersweet HomeAn Alley Theatre world premiere, To Grandmother’s House We Go was a play about family foibles that really hit home. |
JazzStompin’ By the BayouHouston’s first jazz festival turned Miller Theatre into a hothouse of sound. Classical MusicTidings of Comfort and JoyThese recordings of Christmas carols and cantatas will help ye rest merry. ArtArt From the UndergroundDissident Russian artists paint a grim picture of life behind the Iron Curtain. Dining OutCowboys and IndiaBeef is king at Cattlemen’s in Fort Worth; food fit for a rajah is yours at Houston’s Taj Mahal. BooksHigh GlossLaura Furman handles The Glass House with a little too much care; Elmer Kelton’s novels take you way out West; a new filed guide digs into Texas’ past; Hearts will win yours. |
Reporter
ReporterTexas Monthly ReporterCable TV has Dallas in its coils; acupuncture has its day in court; sex education has parents up in arms. |
Miscellany
The Inside StoryFan tales. Roar of the CrowdBig wind, high tide, New Wave. ToutsStamp collecting a metal perfecting. |
PuzzleThe end of the line. State SecretsWhat’s in store for ‘88; riding Reagan’s coattails; welcome to the great El Paso gold rush; Yankee lawyers invade Dallas. |
My Library
