Larry King

Stories

Leavin’ McMurtry

Leaving Cheyenne, which may be Larry McMurtry’s best novel, is made into a miserable movie. This is how it happened.

By Larry King
Mar 1974
Redneck!

Being a Redneck is a lot of things, but it ain’t fun and it ain’t easy.

By Larry King
Aug 1974
Coming of Age in the Locker Room

What football does to its people.

By Larry King
Sep 1974
The Only Game in Town

The world’s best Domino player reveals his biggest secret — his identity.

By Larry King
Mar 1975
Who’s Number One in the Permian Basin?

Midland and Odessa are only seventeen miles apart, and that’s too close for comfort.

By Larry King
Jun 1975
The Best Sportswriter in Texas

Hint: his initials are B.S.

By Larry King
Dec 1975
Bringing Up Lyndon

First the boy made the man—then the man re-made the boy.

By Larry King
Jan 1976
The Beer Joint

A long overdue homage to a cornerstone of Texas culture.

By Larry King
Mar 1976
The Passions of the Common Man

That’s what country music is, and that’s why it plays in Peoria.

By Larry King
Aug 1976
Body Politics

Why you shouldn’t lose any sleep over your congressman’s nocturnal habits.

By Larry King
Sep 1976
Lone Star Shtick
By Larry King
Jan 1986
Friday Night Ringers

Why do the towns that have oil also have the best football players?

By Larry King
Jan 1986
Cowboys and Iranians

What do Odessa beer joints and the Iran-contra hearings have in common? Everything.

By Larry King
Sep 1987
Stomp On My Heart Again

Cheatin’ may be a sin, but there’s ain’t no sin in singin’ about it.

By Larry King
Feb 1988
Vanishing Texas

Searching for tourist courts, fillin’ stations, and other relics of a Texas that is no more.

By Larry King
Nov 1990

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