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Posted by on Aug 31, 2020 in Blog, Personal | 3 comments

Dallas’ Dirtiest Drive-In: The Lone Star

 

 

Once upon a time, Dallas had 19 drive-in movie theaters scattered throughout the city.  This is the story of the one that created traffic jams on the freeway, ignited court battles, and quite likely was the ground zero of conception for many. 

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Posted by on Nov 22, 2019 in Blog, Personal, Politics | 0 comments

Dallas’ Darkest Cloud: Growing Up in the Shadows of the Kennedy Assassination


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Today marks the 56th anniversary of President John F. Kennedy’s assassination.  Some 19 months before that tragic day, I was born in Dallas.  My family lived in the Oak Cliff section of Dallas.  That’s where Lee Harvey Oswald resided and was ultimately captured after committing one of the most infamous murders in history.  Today’s column reveals what life was like growing up in the shadows of the Kennedy Assassination.

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Posted by on Jul 4, 2019 in Blog | 0 comments

July 4th, 2019

 

 

It seems like a century ago.  I was there in the hall that night at the Dallas Convention Center during the 1984 Republican National Convention when Ray Charles belted out the greatest of all odes — “America the Beautiful.”  What a gorgeous melody and memorable moment.

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