October 2007
Table of Contents
Features
River Deep, Mountain HighThere are any number of fun, adventurous, and unexpected things to do in the Big Bend region of far West Texas. Here are fifteen of my favorites, including scuba diving in Balmorhea, gliding over Marfa, drinking a microbrew in Alpine, horseback riding in Fort Davis, and floating through the Lower Canyons of the Rio Grande. Plus:Eat! Sleep! Terlingua!Tour two of Suzy Banks’ top picks: the Phat Café and La Posada Milagro Guesthouse. Being There: Big BendContributing photographer Sarah Wilson talks about the area’s splendor, from its sweeping vistas to its beautiful canyons and mountains. The Evolver“All you’ve got is a famous name,” a Republican operative told George W. Bush. But six years later he was governor, and six years after that he was president. And six years after that, his place in history—not to mention the fate of the world—is a little uncertain. The UnbankablesAll over Dallas are working-class dreamers with more will than wallet, would-be entrepreneurs who’d start their own businesses if only they had savings, good credit, home equity. That’s what brings them to the PLAN Fund. Plus:American DreamersThese six entrepreneurs are members of a unique Dallas program that is bringing the promise of microcredit to the Untied States: one small business at a time. |
Horsemen, Pass ByIn Bill Wittliff’s Lonesome Dove photos, make-believe has never seemed so real. Number One With a BulletMiranda Lambert likes guns, but there’s more to her than that, just as the sultry pouts on her album covers don’t tell the whole story of an East Texas girl who always wanted to be Merle Haggard. Plus:Number One With a Bullet: PodcastListen to John Spong read his feature story on Miranda Lambert. |
Columns
Gary CartwrightEndless SummerallWhat the double-breasted buffoons in today’s broadcast booths can learn from a legend of the game. |
Reporter
Texas Monthly TalksRay BensonRay Benson on Wills, weed, and the Wheel. Plus:Texas Monthly Talks: Video ExtraWatch Asleep at the Wheel front man Ray Benson on making a play about country great Bob Wills. |
The Filter
Pat’s PickFearing’s |
The Filter: DiningNew and NoteworthyBrasserie Max And Julie, Houston and Soleil Bistro and Wine Bar, San Antonio Jordan's PickBig State FestivalThe Filter: EventsMuseum With a View |
Miscellany
Roar of the CrowdAll the King’s MenContributorsBill Wittliff, Erin Trieb, and Robert Grossman |
Editor’s LetterThe Ones That Got Away |
Web Exclusives
Recipes
Barbecue Shrimp TacoFrom Fearing’s, Dallas |
