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Nov.27.2012
On Tuesdays Phil Naessens Show Phil mentions Brooklyn's Monday Night defeat of the New York Knicks, Carolina's Monday night victory over the Eagles, Cyber Monday, Andrew Bynum's bum knees, Dallas Maverick owner Mark Cubans remarks toward LA Lakers fans, the Utah Jazz, a recap of Monday nights NBA...
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Nov.24.2012
A member of a stage and screen dynasty has died. Larry Hagman, the son of Mary Martin, has passed away. Best known for playing J.R. Ewing on Dallas, and Major Tony Nelson on I Dream of Jeannie, the versatile actor performed in front of, and behind, the small screen.
Mary Martin, his famous...
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Nov.23.2012
He was a good old boy, one of those men who wore a cowboy hat and a scarf around his neck. He would call women "ma'am" (at least to their faces) call out to people "Howdy! How're you doing? Have your girl call mine and we'll have dinner at the Oil Barons Club. I'll put a call to Dora Mae and we'll...
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Jul.13.2012
As you know I'm passionate about odd bits like this beautiful piece of caul fat...read more
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Jun.14.2012
Man, wasn't last night amazing! The highs! The lows! The emotional upswings! Oh, you think I'm talking about the Giants game! Silly reader! I'm talking about the new Dallas! I live tweeted the premiere with occasional interuptions from my father ("What do you mean you're not watching the game...
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Jun.13.2012
When I heard that Dallas was coming back, I thought wow. This could be really good or it can really suck. Of course I'm hoping for really good. I also thought gee, do I really want to watch a new version of Dallas? I'm a serious author now. I should be watching PBS and Turner Classic Movies. That...
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Feb.22.2012
Kafka had much interest in the USA and the ways of the 'new' world. He had (I think) one or two cousins who lived in the US. However his main desire in any move (other than to actually get away from Prague) was to mix tradition with the 'new'. He often talked of moving to Palestine....
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Dec.11.2011
Dallas is returning to television. The iconic nighttime soap opera will air in the Summer of 2012 on the TNT network.
A new generation of cast members will join Larry Hagman (J.R.), Patrick Duffy (Bobby), and Linda Gray (Sue-Ellen). Ten episodes have been ordered and filming began in...
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Nov.09.2011
Photo: 11/22/63 book cover from its Wikipedia page
Inner ear infection the last three days, so one of the only things I could do laying in bed is read, and that only barely. So I read this much-anticipated book. I have mixed emotions and thoughts about it, so...let's break 'em...
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Jan.12.2011
Note: Seven years ago, I wrote my tribute (below) to Marty Haag, WFAA-TV's longtime News Director, a few days after he died around this time in early January 2004. I tried to get it published-first in print, then on the air-in Dallas where Marty reigned.
It didn't happen.
But, after watching the...
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