August 1997
Table of Contents
Features
Store Wars!Two luxury retailers: Neiman Marcus and Saks Fifth Avenue. One desirable market: Houston. The fight for the hearts and credit cards of couture clotheshorses like Lynn Wyatt and Carolyn Farb officially begins next month, but already the fur is flying. Soldiers of MisfortuneThe killing of Ezequiel Hernandez, Jr., by a U.S. Marine in the tiny town of Redford raises many questions—most troubling of all, Why are armed soldiers patrolling the border? FolksThe boom in “outsider” art that began in New York, Chicago, and Atlanta has finally come to Texas, driven by true visionaries whose images conjure worlds that may have never existed but are invariably inhabitedby penetrating psychological truths. |
Turn Out the LightsThe Dallas Cowboys old-timers reunion is over, but for one evening it was possible to remember when pro football was fun, players were loyal, and even a sportswriter could fall in love with his team. Where Are They Now?Whatever happened to the 1971 Super Bowl–champion Cowboys? Grand CanyonsHiking, biking, and nighttime weather to your liking make the Palo Duro and Caprock canyons a cool summer getaway. |
Columns
Behind the LinesFilling the ShoesSportsMajor MinorJimmie Lee Solomon went from working a small Texas ranch to running big league baseball’s farm system. Now he may be up for one of the game’s top jobs. HealthFood FrightEating a peanut shouldn’t be a particularly memorable experience, but for Dallasite Mona Cain and countless other allergic Americans, it’s a matter of life and death. |
MusicRoyal BlueFor decades, Bobby Bland has personified the definitive post–T-Bone Walker Texas R&B style. Even at 67, no one can dethrone him. TelevisionHeeeeeere’s Gary!After years of laboring in virtual anonymity as Mr. Amy Grant, Texan Gary Chapman has his own talk show on The Nashville Network and is known by a vastly more flattering moniker: the David Letterman of country. |
Reporter
FaceJ. C. HerzThe Ex FilesTerrence McNally |
TexanaAlamo TomeHot BoxCD and Book ReviewsOn the MenuSea You Really Soon |
Miscellany
Roar of the CrowdFond FarewellThe Inside StoryEnnis Racket |
Last PageJudge Roy Bean |
Recipes
State FareDallas’ Seventeen Seventeen has mastered the art of the catfish taco. |
