1976 – Page 5 of 5

The Dream House of H. Allen Smith

When a noted American humorist retired to Alpine, the joke was on him.

A Homesick Texan’s Guide to New York

The Bronx is up and the Battery’s down and there are little bits of Texas all over the place.

Planet X! We’re Waiting for You!

That’s the message Ray Stanford sends nightly into outer space; so far no one has answered.

Remembrance of Things Pasta

Spaghetti Western: when it is good it is very good, and when it is bad it is soggy.

Contest

Chain gang.

Behind the Lines

Goyen, Goyen, Gone.

East Texas author William Goyen was more at home in the Fifties.

Touts

Pleasure on the Orient Express.

Roar of the Crowd

Texas Monthly Reporter

Big Deal

Did the Sharpstown Scandal really make any difference?

Faux Pas De Deux

Two Houston dance factions are back to back, ballet to ballet.

Rag Time

Can fashion survive the stork?

Nothing Happened

For the market in 1975, no news was good news.

Flying High

Milos Forman’s One Flew Over The Cuckoo’s Nest is so crazy, it just might work.

Remembering LBJ

Lyndon Johnson left an indelible impression on people—and a few black and blue marks, too.

Bringing Up Lyndon

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

Historical Markers You Will Never See

Sometimes the history books leave out the best part.

Is Jay J. Armes For Real?

A real-life detective caper, complete with surprise ending.

That’s Me On That Horse, Terrified.

A tale of chukkers, stable snakes, Andy Warhol, and the booming sport of polo.

Stock It To Me

Some of the world’s best dishes begin with those old bones you were going to throw out.

Contest

Something old, something new.

Behind the Lines

Oh Dad, Poor Dad

Donald Barthelme wrote a novel about you and it’s so bad.