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Posts Tagged ‘Texas’

Houston, 1969

From my friend Swapatorium’s flickr stream: Yep, that is Dean’s Credit Clothing 41 years ago, when it was actually a clothing store and not a music venue. Also, in the background: The Lomas & Nettleton Building originally housed offices, but was converted into a residential loft tower in 1999 and renamed the “Franklin Lofts”. Although [...]

Montrose documentary

Last year I tweeted about seeing a documentary about my gayborhood on PBS. Well, I finally found the preview online. The full-length version features a not-yet-elected Mayor Annise Parker. MONTROSE TEXAS: The Transformation of a Neighborhood from FAST CUT FILMS on Vimeo.

Wes Anderson on the Menil Collection

Wes Anderson hatred abounds, buy y’all can all suck it. Anderson: I always feel like there are specific things about Houston. There’s one museum in particular in Houston. So many of the things that I’m interested in now I can sort of trace back to that museum, which introduced me to them. Cocker: What museum [...]

Chili for chilly weather

When I did my run yesterday morning it was 20º outside, which might not seem too cold if you’re from, say Chicago, but Houston is having its coldest winter in something like 17 years and it feels downright apocalyptic. I came home, took the hottest shower I could handle, then spent the rest of the [...]

The Big Bend

As you have no doubt surmised, I’m in vacation mode. I’m leaving this morning for a week-long Texas road trip that will culminate in Big Bend, where I’ll be spending New Year’s Eve with CLH and some friends, including the geologist who takes tequila shots with halite. This geologist friend is the same person who [...]

Homage

Charming little video homage to Houston, featuring music from the Tontons. (Via Rocks Off, which is giving away a free pair of tickets to the House of Blues show of one’s choice to the first person to correctly name 20 of the locations shown.)

I voted for her. Twice.

Remember winter, the four hours of it we had in Houston? John Stewart thinks this is related. The Daily Show With Jon Stewart Mon – Thurs 11p / 10c World of Warmcraft www.thedailyshow.com Daily Show Full Episodes Political Humor Health Care Crisis

Winter in summerland

So the big news here last weekend was that it snowed — a lot — on Friday. I don’t have to tell you this because I say it every time it snows here, but it never snows in Houston. Think:Snow from Chase Rees on Vimeo. Too bad it didn’t really stick, because it was coming [...]

Shaking hands and kissing babies

I met Houston mayoral candidate Gene Locke last night. He gave me a shoulder massage. He was at the V.I.P. opening of the new St. Arnold’s brewery (a.k.a. “The Newery”). I was there to cover it for Houstonist. I’ve been pretty unsure of who to vote for for mayor. The candidates’ platforms seem indistinguishable to [...]

Indie city

Even CNN gets why I live in Houston.

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