Category Archives for Brush With Local Greatness
Brush With Local Greatness, Vol. 7: Pete Delkus
So there we were, Kim and I, having a nice evening together, going to our favorite Tex-Mex haunt, Mattito’s, and it’s pretty crowded, but the weather outside is nice, not too warm, not too cool, and so Kim asks if … Continue reading
Brush With Local Greatness, Vol. 6 : Charo
Kim and I met Charo at the Dallas Museum of Art several years ago when she came there to hock some new salsa or something for Pace. They had a car outside decorated up by some artist or something and … Continue reading
Brush With Local Greatness, Vol. 5 : Troy Dungan
It was Parent’s Weekend at Baylor, probably around 1993. The big hullabaloo was going on over at Founders Mall — parents meeting teachers, kids introducing their moms and dads to Professor So-And-So, and there I was just ambling through without … Continue reading
Brush With Local Greatness, Vol. 4 : Don Henley
About a year ago me and the family were at a local catfish joint here in Dallas when, lo and behold, in walked an honest-to-God living musical legend — Don Henley, drummer for The Eagles. He was with some other … Continue reading