March 1984
March 1984
Table of Contents
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Features
Perfect TexasThere’s no point in grousing about Texas’ minor shortcomings. Why not just roll up our sleeves and make it perfect once and for all? The Deluxe Down-and-Dirty Goose HuntIn which a group of society ladies samples the thrills and chills of an essentially masculine pastime. In the WingsBackstage at the Houston Ballet is a world of pastel shadows, brilliant spangles, and anxious waiting. |
“I Beat Ben Barnes and John Connally in a Fair Fight”When Barnes-Connally Investments announced plans to build apartments in a South Austin neighborhood, the residents banded together to try to stop them. They won the battle but lost the war. Texas Primer: Barbed WireIt spelled the end of the open range and the beginning of modern Texas. At the Mercy of the CourtWhat do drunks, prostitutes, lunatics, and elevators have in common? They’re all part of the weird 24-hour-a-day world of the Dallas County courthouse. Western Art: End of the TrailA fresh interpretation of a classic genre. |
Columns
WeatherI-10 On IceIn five hours on icy roads the author covered 35 miles and discovered the perils of driving in a state that is unprepared for real winter. Behind the LinesMonkeying with the schools. BooksBig Oil ParanoiaRobert Sherrill’s Oil Follies of 1979-1980 leaves no detail unremarked in its effort to pin the blame on Big Oil; in Ronnie Dugger’s On Reagan the author is as unbending an ideologue as his subject is. |
MoviesMermaid LoveRon Howard’s Splash is a refreshing frolic; Broadway Danny Rose gives us the old soft shoe; And the Ship Sails On is out to sea; Reuben, Reuben is a dark but funny double-decker. Classical MusicWho Needs Singers?In conductor’s opera, each of the vocalists becomes just one more instrument in the musical ensemble. JazzBack in the MoodA definitive Smithsonian Recordings collection sets a new standard for big band anthologies; other big band recordings prove that swing remains vibrantly alive. |
Reporter
ReporterTexas Monthly ReporterLooking for the essence of Texas in El Paso, the soul of Dr. Red Duke in Houston, the secrets of status in Dallas, and a quirky West Texas empire in Balmorhea. |
Miscellaneous
Roar of the CrowdThe kindest and unkindest cuts of all. ToutsSeven Texas jewelers show their mettle. |
PuzzleWithout further introduction State SecretsMesa gets an unwanted ally in its battle against Gulf; how to turn $100 million into $12 million; why 1984 is a good year for incumbents; the legal establishment takes aim at a controversial supreme court judge. |
D's use the spectre of Karl Rove to raise money (Tue Jul 1 at 12:20 AM)
Oh Big Brother, Where Art Thou (Fri Jul 4 at 9:30 AM)
Clay Felker (Tue Jul 1 at 11:15 AM)
Madam, I'm Adam (Sun Jun 22 at 4:34 PM)
Eating Vancouver (Mon Jun 30 at 10:04 PM)
