March 1997
Table of Contents
Features
Road ShowOur guide to finding Texas wildflowers that stand out in their fields. Go WildWith a little planning and these gardening tips, growing your own wildflower meadow will become second nature. Blue PeriodThanks to his wildly popular bluebonnet paintings, Dallas artist W.A. Slaughter is living on easel street. The Last Ride of the Polo Shirt BanditWilliam Guess seemed to be an ordinary man: He had a wife and three children and owned his own business. So why did he become the most prolific bank robber in Texas history? |
A Star Is RebornA year after Kris Kristofferson’s standout role in Lone Star, Hollywood is still marveling over his comeback. He is too. by Gary Cartwright The Death of TravisIn an excerpt from Michael Lind’s epic poem The Alamo, a hero of the revolution falls in the fight for freedom. LindependencePoetry about a 161-year-old battle is hardly what you’d expect from a high-minded political writer, but fifth-generation Texan Michael Lind has always been a maverick. |
Columns
Behind the LinesScattered ApplauseMusicTenor of the TimesDallas sax player Marchel Ivery has impressed jazz greats like Red Garland and Art Blakey. So why isn’t he more famous? For one thing, he won’t blow his own horn. BooksIrregular JoeHis stories are grotesque, disturbing, and award-winning: Meet Nacogdoches’ Joe R. Lansdale, the most twisted writer in Texas. |
HealthMaking HeadwayAt the Texas Woman’s University Aphasia Center in Dallas, a promising new treatment is helping stroke victims learn to read, write, and speak again. LifestyleGreen Eggs and KaoI thought I’d teach my young son’s Laotian friend about all the essentials of American culture, including Dr. Seuss. I just never imagined how much he’d teach me. |
Reporter
ReporterDumped OnIt’s almost certain that Hudspeth County will soon be the site of a nuclear-waste dump—but officials in neighboring Presidio County think they’re the ones getting dumped on. The Ex FilesLinda Ellerbee |
FaceJennifer Love HewittScreeningsSundance Across TexasTopic AOut of ControlLow Talk’Saw LoserWhy a great horror movie starring Matthew McConaughey and Renée Zellweger could get buried. Hot BoxCD and Book Reviews |
Miscellany
The Inside StoryPair of AcesLast PageSusanna DickinsonHow did Susanna Dickinson survive the Battle of the Alamo, and who played her in John Wayne’s movie? |
Recipes
State FareGird your loins for the tender smoked pork at the Guadalupe River Ranch near Boerne. |
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