February 1997
Table of Contents
Features
Vanity FarrahAll she did was walk into the bar, sit down, and smile. But I knew right away why, even at age fifty, Farrah Fawcett is still an angel. The Forgotten PeopleFor three centuries the Kickapoo Indians moved from place to place across North America to avoid assimilation. Today they live on the outskirts of Eagle Pass: unwelcome, yet unwilling to give up the fight to preserve their culture. Brenham’s Paradise LostAn idyllic small town confronts a controversial rape case involving four high school boys and a thirteen-year-old girl and discovers that nothing is certain—except that its children can’t escape the big-city culture of teenage sex. |
The Ice Bats ComethEven when they’re not winning games, minor league hockey teams like Austin’s are winning fans by the thousands. Who’d have thought skaters would score in Texas? The Elite Meat to EatChicken? For the birds. Fish? In the tank. From Buffalo Gap to Galveston, the faddish food these days is steak. Here are ten prime places to enjoy it. |
Columns
Behind the LinesBy the NumbersBusinessNew DeliIt started as a hippie sandwich shop in Austin. Now, more than two decades later, Schlotzsky’s is finally kicking the competition in the buns. BooksSpace CadetPainful implants and alien abduction experiences may sound like science fiction, but to San Antonio writer Whitley Strieber, they’re frighteningly real. |
MusicTrue BelieverFew Austin musicians have been as close to stardom, and unable to reach it, as Alejandro Escovedo. But for him, fame has never really been the point. TheaterMixed ReviewHouston has every reason to be proud of the Alley Theatre: After fifty years in the business, it has national clout and a Tony award. Still, not everyone is pleased with its direction. |
Reporter
FaceVictor AlfaroThe Ex FilesBob SchiefferReporterGood FellaNow that Joe Chagra is dead, it’s time to clear his name in the 1979 assassination of San Antonio federal judge John Wood. |
Low TalkTex Ratedsummary: What’s the best hotel in Texas? (Hint: It’s not the Mansion on Turtle Creek). Hot BoxCD and Book ReviewsTopic AFratricidal Black PoliticsOn The EaselInk Big |
Miscellany
Roar of the CrowdSocial ProblemThe killer cadets and a lack of respect. Plus: Weighing in on wildlife. |
Last PageBill PickettWhat was Bill Pickett’s nickname, and how did he wrestle steers to the ground? |
Recipes
State FareDon’t steer clear of the chocolate mousse iceberg from Dacapo’s on the Parkway in Houston. |
