ON THE COVER: Cover illustration by Kent Barker
November 1984
Table of Contents
Features
Howdy, Son. I’m the Law in This CountyThese fourteen Texas sheriffs are everything you thought a sheriff ought to be. But look quick; the old-time county lawman is riding off into the sunset. How to Buy a Dress Without Going to the StoreShopping from catalogs can keep you in fashion and out of the malls. Tiptoeing On the Ocean of StormsWhat astronaut Alan Bean saw on the moon changed his life. Now, with paint and canvas, he’s trying to let the rest of us see it too. Little Baby BlueFor the first few hours of life, our baby seemed fine. Then she started turning blue, and her two-year struggle to survive began. Trashy BusinessWhen Houston’s rich and powerful join forces with environmentalists to battle big corporations, they can be fighting over only one thing. Garbarge. |
Texas Primer: The Marfa LightsWhat is it that makes them dance across the desert night? A trick of physics—or something stranger? The Adventures of the Red Couch in TexasOnce upon a time a velveteen couch traveled the land in search of heroes and myths. It found them from the Panhandle to the Gulf. Jambalaya, Crawfish Pie, File GumboSon a gun, they’ve got great food on the bayou. Western Art: Bluebonnet PictureWestern Art: Bluebonnet Picture |
Columns
Behind the LinesThe proud and promising Froggies. MoviesDowner on the FarmCountry and Places in the Heart both heap on down-home moral uplift; Stop Making Sense is a joyous rockumentary; Amadeus spouts dingdong conceits. ArtTrevino’s MotherWhistler had nothing on the 22 artists represented in a survey of Hispanic art. Lifestyle4 BR, 2 BA, Needs WorkWhy did I trade in my trouble-free condo for an aging country home with decrepit plumbing? I’m trying to figure that out myself. |
Popular MusicLawrence Welk Meets The DoorsBrave Combo’s World Dance Music brings wit and verve to an unlikely mix of sounds; the Sir Douglas Quartet is still recording after all these years. BooksBack in the Huddle AgainDan Jenkins’ new football novel, Life Its Ownself, picks up where Semi-Tough left off; Heat from Another Sun, a dark detective novel, turns on the gore. JazzTeagarden of DelightsTribute to Teagarden captures the fullness and humanity of the late Texas trombonist’s art; plus a roundup of recent jazz releases. Software‘Twas the Night After ChristmasAnd all through the house, every modem was stirring, and so was the mouse. |
Reporter
ReporterThe Sheets of LaredoLife after the oil bust is fair-to-Midland; bad News, hard Times in Laredo; I hear a timpani; a coach who believes winning is everything. |
Miscellany
Roar of the CrowdTouts |
PuzzleState SecretsNo joy in Cubville; deregulation is a gas; two airline wars—one cold, one hot; are the politicians back in control at UT? |
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