ON THE COVER: Cover photograph by Jim Myers Styling by Kat Hughes Makeup by Carla Palmer Rulien
May 1986
Table of Contents
Features
The Oil RevolutionSo long, OPEC. So long, $27 oil. The Merc is king now. The Quest That FizzledEveryone agreed it was time for greatness at UT. But after a nationwide search for a new president, the only man the regents could agree on was a campus insider who professed no great vision at all. UT Versus A&MThey’re the oldest foes and the biggest rivals. Now the contest has moved into the arena that really counts—the classroom. UT Versus the SuperstarsTexas universities take their knocks and learn their lessons from the best in the country. Confessions of an Aging PotheadI smoked marijuana all day every day for several years. It took me almost a year to quit—and now I wonder if I’ll ever get straight. |
Texas Primer: The Stock TankWithout these funky watering holes, where would we—much less our cattle and sheep—be today? The Greatest Fashion Show On EarthChanel boaters! Street bras! Step right up for a peek at this summer’s French-inspired fashions. How Bad Were They?Larry Buchanan made movies that were so cheap, so incredibly flawed, and so dumb, they’re lovingly celebrated as the worst movies ever made. And he made them all in Dallas. Summer’s First StandYesterday those onions and carrots were in the ground. Today they’re on your table, thanks to Texas’ bountiful roadside fruit and vegetable stands. Western Art: Bluebonnet Belle |
Columns
Behind the LinesPoliticsMarching Off to WarIn 1969 a young man from Baytown decided, after a struggle, to fight in Vietnam. ArtThe Anxious WitnessPhotographer Robert Frank held up a mirror to America. Now Houston’s Museum of Fine Arts turns the mirror on him. |
MoviesPokey RomanceA Room With a View takes in edifying sights; Gung Ho settles for schmaltz; Just Between Friends makes glib chat. BooksSouthern DiscomfortBobby Jack Nelson—roughneck, cowhand, prospector, and Australian talk show host—is also a fine novelist; Larry L. King writes about writing. |
Reporter
ReporterTexas Monthly ReporterSomervell County suffers an identity crisis; an Alamo freak takes twenty years to build a diorama; Merlin Tuttle is batty. |
Miscellany
ShoppingTrue tales from the world of junking. Post-Modern TimesAt the Crescent’s opening, old, excessive Texas came face to face with new, designer Texas. DowntownThe Dallas movie board is antiquated and eccentric, like a wacky uncle. ToutsHere are some pin pals you’ll want to get to know. |
Roar of the CrowdPuzzleState SecretsA boondoggle for coal means more trouble for natural gas; the Houston Chronicle doesn’t rate with HL&P; defense lawyers judge a judge. |
Web Exclusives
On the Menu: Las Manitas Avenue CafeLas Manitas Avenue Cafe is closed while the sisters prepare to open in a new location. |
Recipes
Las Manitas FajitasRecipe from Las Manitas Cafe, Austin. |
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