February 1986
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Features
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Texas Primer: The Grand Champion Steer
Tastes in livestock are as whimsical as tastes in fashion. This year petite is in.
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Western Art: Future Farmer
An interpretation of a classic genre.
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Making Peace With Grandfather
The man I knew as Bompie had been a public figure, but my father had always seemed ashamed of what he had done to achieve his fame. Finally I found out why.
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A Caribbean Escape
From luxury class to no-plumbing primitive, the Technicolor tropics of Mexico’s Yucatan Peninsula offer end-of-the-world delights. And it’s practically in our back yard.
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A Trust Corrupted, A City Betrayed, Part One
The Hermann estate scandal exposed Houston’s most powerful deal makers, most respected philanthropists, and leading lawyers to the harsh glare of publicity. It was a shocking lesson in the abuses of power.
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The 1986 Bum Steer Awards
The 1986 Bum Steer Awards A year of altered antlers, bunkum bars, cloddish coaches, defoliant diets, enervated elephants, filched flamingos, gunshot guitarists, haywire holidays, intoxicants’ incentives, jejune judges, kissing K-9’s, lousy lobster, and misdirected Michener.
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Columns
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Me Redford, You Streep
Out of Africa is lavishly done up but emotionally dehumidified; Young Sherlock Holmes is more Hardy Boys than Conan Doyle; Revolution is nothing but a megabucks disaster.
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Invasion of the Killer Beetles
When southern pine beetles attack a Texas forest, there are only two cures: cut the trees down or let nature take its course.
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No-shows and Great Shows
The only excitement of the Dallas Opera season came from a couple of fortunate gambles, while the Houston Grand Opera triumphed by bringing Faust alive for contemporary audiences.
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Behind the Lines
A monument to everything money can buy.
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Rauschenberg Relics
In the current Rauschenberg exhibit at Houston’s Contemporary Arts Museum the artist finds his first thirty years a tough act to follow.
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Reporter
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Texas Monthly Reporter
A splendid state park; snacks you shouldn’t feed to a dog; a wild and crazy Republican.
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Web
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Jim Goode’s BBQ Beef Rub
Jim’s rub, one of many being used all over the country today, enriches not only beef but also pork and lamb.
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BBQ Brisket with Goode’s Mop
Although Jim Goode uses his BBQ Mop for basting smoked meat, it’s flavorful enough to use as a sauce for cooking brisket, and you’ll barely miss the smoky flavor.
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Jim Goode’s BBQ Mop
This could be the most sensational baste ever.
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On the Menu: Goode Company Barbeque
Houston restaurateur Jim Goode took the three Texas food groups—barbecue, Tex-Mex, and burgers—and built an empire.
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Miscellany
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Touts
A few thoughts for Valentine’s—coming through soft and clear.
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State Secrets
Mark White’s insurance policy; not all semiconductor dumpers are Japanese; betting on a lottery; Tom Loeffler’s odd ads.
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The Roar of the Crowd
Examining the bar; spreading the Word; minding the store; demanding the best.
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Puzzle
The pick of the flicks.
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Post-Modern Times
In a Twilight Zone-like pocket near UT there are some kids who aren’t ready to grow up.
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Downtown
The Dallas Citizens Council has a new look, but it’s singing the same old tune.
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Back Roads
For a singing telegram with a little something extra, just call the Hip-O-Gram Girls.
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