October 1986
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Features
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Texas Primer: The Texas Institute of Letters
Belonging to this literary club is a lot like becoming a Texan; you can be a newcomer for only so long.
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Western Art: Yodelay, Yodelay-Hoo
An interpretation of a classic genre.
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The Eye of the Beholder
A museum in Texas is the last place Jacques-Louis David would expect to find his late masterpiece, but we’re glad it’s here.
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The Barbecue Brothers
The six Mikeska boys may share the same family name, but each has his own ideas about the nuances of Texas barbeque.
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Beyond Halloween
On the Day of the Dead, Mexicans mock death with candy skulls and papier-mache coffins. But in the darkness of a graveside vigil, the mockery gives way to tears.
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The Strange Case of Mark White
The governor has a good record, good ideas, and good intentions. So why is he in danger of losing his job to a man he already beat once?
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After the Tears
Cambodian Lay Bun Sun escaped the terrors of the Khmer Rouge to film his dreams in Houston.
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Where NASA Went Wrong
The seeds of the Challenger disaster were sowed long ago, in the space agency’s conflict between its ideals and its politics.
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Going For Broke
In boom times, John Connally and Ben Barnes used their political magic to build a sprawling real estate empire. Now they’re in a desperate struggle to keep themselves afloat.
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Columns
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The Museum That Time Forgot
It’s one of the best-kept secrets in the state. But what the Texas Memorial Museum needs is somebody’s attention.
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Country Music’s Hermit Saint
Don Williams won’t do beer commercials, sign autographs, or sing in honk-tonks. If that means he isn’t a superstar, that’s fine with him.
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For the Love of Bach
The Dallas Bach Society combines crackerjack musicians, a well-trained choir, and top-ranked vocal soloists—the result is a baroque-music lover’s dream.
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Partners in Crime
David Lindsey stalks Houston cops, through the violence the violence and around the blood, in search of another mystery novel.
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Ballad of the Pine Springs Cafe
Over the years, this boot-scuffed cafe has been host to West Texas yarn spinners and front-porch gossips. Now the stories are told on borrowed time.
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Reporter
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Texas Monthly Reporter
The Harris Count Administration Building isn’t big enough for both Jon Lindsay and Mike Driscoll; Ray Perryman, a reporter’s best friend; a lucky accident brought Ethiopians—and Ethiopian restaurants—to Dallas.
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Web
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Cappyccino’s White Chili
Recipe from Cappyccino’s 5003 Broadway Alamo Heights
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On the Menu – Cappyccino’s
Cappyccino’s 10 Ideas To Improve Life Say please and thanks Avoid malls, discounters, and mass merchants Take Sundays off Plant seeds Enjoy sunrises and sunsets Make 100 year decisions Mass media only in moderation Balance high-tech and high-touch Reward teachers, artists, and architects Recycle, rejuvenate, renovate The sign in front (“public art,” owner Cappy Lawton …
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Miscellany
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The Quidnunc
Governor White nods off; Watauga policeman on the wagon; debutante dos and don’ts.
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State Secrets
A price for peace on the Guadalupe River; favorites and long shots in the Texas racetrack derby; a key decision for Lloyd Bentsen.