February 1979
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Features
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Only the Strong Survive
“There are two things to remember about the ghetto that is Houston’s Fifth Ward. One, evil usually triumphs over good. Two, in spite of that, most of its residents retain a goodness that proves indestructible.”
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Requiem for a Margarita
Tequila, tequila, everywhere, and not a drop in your margarita.
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Hotel Detective
He knows the secrets behind closed doors.
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Billy Lee
How a bountifully talented young Texas writer based a novel on Lyndon Johnson, won high praise, and then…
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Billy Lee
How a bountifully talented young Texas writer based a novel on Lyndon Johnson, won high praise, and then…
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Columns
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No Means for the End
Theatre Three in Dallas went out on a limb with their production of Happy End. Oops.
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Gather Ye Records While Ye May
And T-shirts and photos and Elvis’ dinner jacket-all at the first Dallas-Fort Worth Records Collectors’ Convention.
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Rebel with a Cause
Can a Texas revolutionary find happiness exiled in Europe? Not when his revolution is in Mexico.
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The Seep of Death
Chemical waste disposal sits are environmental time bombs-if they don’t get you know, they’ll get you later.
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The Long Brawl
Clint Eastwood stars in a movie about a macho man with a heart of gold and a sense of humor.
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Ben’s Ballet
Artistic director Ben Stevenson keeps Houston Ballet on its toes.
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Through All Kinds of Weather
The best thing about the weather is complaining about it.
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Out with a Bang
‘Twas the season to see Dallas Civic Opera.
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Behind the Lines
As New Ulm went, so goes New York.
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Just Whistlin’ Dixie
Way down up on the Suwannee River and uptown Saturday night; tracking a few Southern women.
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Web
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The Best Little Margarita In Texas
From Requiem for a Margarita. 1/2 ounce of Triple Sec (1 tablespoon) 1 ounce of fresh lime juice 1 1/2 ounces of light tequila Making the best margarita in town—at home—is not a matter of money. It does not depend on buying the best tequila or substituting classy Cointreau for the cheaper Triple Sec. No, …
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Miscellany
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Touts
Wok ‘n’ roll.
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State Secrets
Working on the Railroad Commissioner; romance on the range; another guild nipped at the Post; should Bill Clements be for sale?
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Roar of the Crowd
Protective custody.
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The Inside Story
Tolstoy, you’re late again.
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