Remember the Alamo and When Dallas Rocked

I knew you were just thinking, "when will there be a documentary about the Dallas music scene airing on PBS?"

It just so happens, you can check out When Dallas Rocked (click for an article talking about a previously released version) tomorrow at 8 p.m. on Dallas' PBS station, which is KERA. Through your tube, you too can experience when Dallas was actually cool.

For your next flick feel free to try the Alamo Drafthouse in Richardson, Texas.
Brief Synopsis:
Good marks for: good service, interesting decor. Not good marks for: while it's fun to eat dinner while you're watching a movie, it's hard to eat in the dark, AND, very hot weather (not the theater's fault).


Roll credits, please, or in other words, have a great week.

Seeing Stars

See stars on August 23 until 10:00 p.m. at the Shores Park in Rockwall, TX. Located at 2358 Shores Blvd, there will be members of the Texas Astronomical Society on hand, to explain things to little old you.
Two addendums: it is held the fourth Saturday of every month, and goes until 10:00 pm. You can find more information on the Texas astronomical society site, and the Calendar tab will help those who love calendars.

The stargazers themselves call the park one of the "nicest neighborhood public parks" in Rockwall, TX, but you can decide for yourself and give them a review, after you go!

Read more about this great physicist who had much to do with discovering our universe. 1643... those were the days!

The 'KXT' Summer Cut festival is on August 15, and commences at 4:30 p.m. Tickets.
The End.
The heat is still haunting!

Beer Brouhaha. And, Make Your Running Useful

Try all the delectable beer you want, for one day only, on April 5, 2014. I'm not sure if beer can be delectable, but the people in the pictures looked really happy!
That must be how everyone is at the Big Texas Beer Fest.

Don't forget... the Oklahoma City Marathon is a very useful marathon. Useful because it is for a good cause.

The End!
Alice

Bootylicious Houstonian. And, Can You Run In Frigid Temps?

Houstonian Beyonce will be bringing her talent and No Longer Single Lady style to the American Airlines Center on Dec. 9. On the way home, you can whine about how Destiny's Child is no longer together.

The Dallas Marathon will be on Sunday.
It is going to be very cold. It is your chance to use your body as a physics experiment.


THE END.
(Stay hungry, Stay frigid).
Alice

UPDATE: The Dallas Marathon has been cancelled so you will not be able to perform your physics experiment.

The Postal Service. And, Juanes in Dallas. Es la verdad.

Hello:

The postal service may not be what you think.

I read about this band, that was recently in Dallas, and wanted to find out more. After 2 tries, I found a song that is pretty good on You tube. The electronic-mania song is called Such Great Heights.

You must be craving Juanes:
Juanes will be in Dallas tomorrow night. It will be at the Verizon theatre in Grand Prairie ... at 8 p.m.
What I know about Juanes, is: I am a big fan. His concert in Bogota recently drew 10,000 people.

Have a good Wednesday. The End.
Alice,
or
North Dallas Homegirl, in a southern way

"Love's Truck Stop Has Good Sweet Potato Pie" And The Cliff! Shiny Toy Guns! Parquet Courts!

Hello:

At McDonald's recently, a man asked the McDonald's employee if they had any sweet potato pie.
The cashier said they did not.
"Well, it must be only truck drivers that like sweet potato pie," the middle-aged man replied.
Then he said, "Love's truck stop has good sweet potato pie!"
Good to know!

Since it is a special music night, I am going to tell you about 3 excellent bands & their relevance:

The Cliff is a band I heard recently from Oak Cliff. Oak Cliff is located in Dallas, TX.
They are pretty much mostly a local band, and guess what? ALL members live in Oak Cliff.
How's that for authentic.

Shiny Toy Guns: I realized that there is a song by this band, called Le Disko, that I like.
The singer at the time the song was released, Carah Faye Charnow, is apparently no longer with the band.
But, their relevance is due to the fact that they will be at the House of Blues in Dallas on Feb. 13! At 8:00 p.m.!

Parquet Courts: A band apparently from Denton, TX. I watched the video whose link I share, and was skeptical, but then rapidly impressed. Go, Dentonites!

That's all for the special music night and three extremely relevant artists.

Also, there is a model--really, model and football player-- named Myles Crosby, allegedly from Colleyville, who I read about recently.

The End.
Alice
or, North Dallas Homegirl

Thanks for reading.

Anderson Cooper Says Audi 5000 To A Woman, Mapsco Goodness, And Flowers That Turned Out Very Bright

Dear Readers,

Anderson Cooper told a woman who has had a LOT of plastic surgery to get off his show, calling her "dreadful" (Interesting word choice. Was he trying to be British?)

I have enjoyed the son of Gloria Vanderbilt for some time.

Yes, I am still a fan of Anderson Cooper.
Here is the confusing part: I always considered him a serious reporter (have you seen AC 360?). That is why I liked him. With his talk show containing oodles of soccer moms in the background, I am thinking, what in the world happened to Anderson Cooper?

I remember him reporting from serious locations, such as after Hurricane Katrina in Louisiana.
It is very hard to gel the image with the daytime chatter (Co-host one day recently: Rebecca Romijn!!)

New topic: I shared a grouchy exchange with someone today. The other party was grouchy first. What goes through my head when someone is super grouchy or kind of mean: 1.) Why does this person hate me? 2.) What did I do to offend them? 3.) Do they really matter, or, does their approval really matter to who I am?
I am trying to get to the third thought more quickly.
I know this "segment" was a little random.

I bought a Mapsco today. Even though maps are easily accessible with iPhones, I still want one. Do not ask why.
Some have already told me, "you don't need that, you have it on your phone." However, I am keeping my d*** Mapsco map.
Lovely. Just lovely.

Music News: The song "We Are Young," by Fun will not go away.


The End. Good Evening,

Alice
north dallas homegirl

A picture I took at Richland College. It turned out much brighter than I thought.