1987 Archive

January 1987

features
1987 Bum Steer Awards »
Between a Hard Rock and a Place
Total Hit
The Coronary Bypass »
No Promises »
The National Tour of Texas
columns
Behind the Lines
The Left Side of the Menu [Food]
Science Marches On [Books]
You May Not Need It, But You Gotta Have It [Shopping]
What’s the Sound of One Texan Meditating? [Religion]
The Three Sisters [Movies]
Enter, With Trumpets [Classical Music]
Art of the People [Art]
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter]
miscellany
Roar of the Crowd
The Quidnunc
Touts
Puzzle
State Secrets

February 1987

features
The Empress of Fort Worth
The Nuevo Frontier
The Last of the Border Lords
Madonna of the Maquiladora
The Prophets
One Flew Over the Cuckoo’s Nest
Texas Primer: The Rose Window »
Undertakers of the Oil Patch
Momus to Remember
columns
Behind the Lines
Burger Joint Venture [Food]
The Apple Version [Books]
You Can’t Get There From Here [Popular Music]
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter]
miscellany
Roar of the Crowd
Touts
The National Tour of Texas
The Quidnunc
Puzzle
State Secrets

March 1987

features
Top Gun
Hey, Mom, Have I got an Assignment for You
My Sister is Missing
Petticoat Junction
The Inside Story
It’s a Dirty Job, But?
C. W. Post »
A Human Focus
columns
Behind the Lines
The Bullock Alumni [Politics]
Home Ain’t Where My Heart Is [Lifestyle]
Epic Embroidery [Movies]
Pardon Me, Boy, Is That Tex Beneke? [Jazz]
Staying in Line [Texana]
Slim Pickens [Books]
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter]
miscellany
Roar of the Crowd
Touts
The National Tour of Texas
The Quidnunc
Puzzle
State Secrets

April 1987

features
Alison Cook’s Modern Texas Manners
The Deadly Doctor »
The Man Who Understands Horses
Cabin Fever
The Flash Flood »
High Noon at the Capitol
columns
Behind the Lines
The Prince of Pumps [Shopping]
¡Howdy, Señor! [Mexico]
Tuned Out [Movies]
The Next Picture Show [Books]
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter]
miscellany
Roar of the Crowd
Touts
National Tour
Puzzle
State Secrets

May 1987

features
Every Good Boy Does Fine
The Longest Ride of His Life »
Coots: A Field Guide
Home, Home on the Road
Blind Justice
Heads, We Win, Tails, You Lose
All Aboard for Copper Canyon
columns
Behind the Lines
The Old Man and the Vines [Business]
Trailer Trash [Movies]
Romancing the Stone [Art]
Fruit of the Vinyl [Popular Music]
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter]
miscellany
Roar of the Crowd
The National Tour of Texas
Puzzle
State Secrets

June 1987

features
The No Decade
The Party’s Over
The Jeffrey Show
Culture Club
Clint Murchison, Jr.
Sombreros of the Gods?
The Little Black Suit
columns
Behind the Lines
Extra! Penguin’s Alter Ego Wins Pulitzer! [Lifestyle]
New Kid on the Block [Art]
Extreme Imitation [Movies]
Good Vibes [Jazz]
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter]
miscellany
Roar of the Crowd
The National Tour of Texas
Puzzle
State Secrets

July 1987

features
Drug Lord
I’ve Been Rich and I’ve Been Poor
Hold the Ants!
The Best and the Worst Legislators »
¡Arriba! Lou Diamond Phillips?
Donald Curry vs. the World
columns
Behind the Lines
Go Up, Young Man [Travel]
Sorry, Mom » [Food]
New Age Cyrano [Movies]
Oil Gluttons [Books]
Singing All the Way [Classical Music]
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter]
miscellany
Roar of the Crowd
The National Tour of Texas
Puzzle
State Secrets
food
Rex Hale’s Shortcake »

August 1987

features
The Sleaziest man in Texas
The Time It Always Rained
The Booming Business of AIDS
Texas Primer: The Tar Ball »
Cities in Bondage
Who Says Never Trust a Skinny Chef? »
What the Stranger Saw
columns
Behind the Lines
Hollywood on the Rio Grande [Mexico]
Subjects of the Realm [Art]
Revenge of the Retrorockers [Popular Music]
What’s in a Name? [Business]
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter]
miscellany
Roar of the Crowd
The National Tour of Texas
Puzzle
State Secrets

September 1987

features
The Time of His Life »
Shark!
Guilty Until Proven Innocent »
The Fantasy World of Victor Costa
Cowboys and Iranians »
Give Me Your Tired, Your Poor, Your Huddled Masses Yearning for Lunch Period
Unsportsmanlike Conduct
A Texan Looks at Lyndon
columns
Behind the Lines
The Book Stops Here [Business]
I, Piscivore » [Cooking]
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter]
miscellany
Roar of the Crowd
The National Tour of Texas
State Secrets
food
Southwestern Crab Cakes »
Oyster-Parmesan Popovers »

October 1987

features
The Double Life of Finis Crutchfield
A Cross to Bear
Oh, Give Me a Home Where the Naugahyde Roams
Every Bar But Hershey’s
Famine, Pestilence, Destruction, and Death
Paradise Lost
Coming Soon to a Theater Near You: Dwarf
The World According to Coach
Autumn Leaves
columns
Behind the Lines
Cuisine de Campfire [Food]
Beating the Elusive Red Drum [Sports]
Around the Clock Rock [Lifestyle]
From the Wyeth House to the White House [Art]
Novel Approach [Books]
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter]
miscellany
Roar of the Crowd
The National Tour of Texas
State Secrets

November 1987

features
In Praise of Cowgirls
Head, Heels, and Heart
Paper Boy
Old Times
Dear Mum
Sold!
Every One a Victim
Texas Primer: The Chilipiquin »
columns
Behind the Lines
Spur of the Moment » [Sports]
E.Z. Goes Crazy [Business]
Just This Side of Heaven [Lifestyle]
Father, Son, and Wholly Confused [Fatherhood]
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter]
miscellany
Roar of the Crowd
The National Tour of Texas
State Secrets

December 1987

features
Power »
Growing Up With George and Martha
Most Likely to Succeed
All Choked Up
Texas Primer: The Balcones Escarpment »
The Trip to Paradise
This Can’t Be Happening to Me »
columns
Behind the Lines
Go East, Young Man [Business]
One Man, One Oat [Lifestyle]
Lost Horizons [Art]
Poison Pen [Books]
That’s Entertainment [Classical Music]
reporter
Texas Monthly Reporter [Reporter]
miscellany
Roar of the Crowd
The National Tour of Texas
State Secrets
domain
What’s Good For the Goose » [Domain Story]
Sweet Potato and Tortilla Cake » [Domain Recipe]
Zinfandel Mole Sauce » [Domain Recipe]
Quick Cuisine: Winter’s Bounty » [Domain Story]
Roasted Acorn Squash Soup » [Domain Recipe]
Scallop Saute With Winter Vegetables » [Domain Recipe]
Baked Chocolate-and-Hazelnut Mousse » [Domain Recipe]
A Grande Finale » [Domain Story]
Bread Pudding Souffle » [Domain Recipe]
Whiskey Sauce » [Domain Recipe]