Daily Archives: July 13, 2005

RIP, Tim McGlashen

Local musician Tim McGlashen, lead singer of eclectic rock band The Buddhacrush, died unexpectedly yesterday after a brief illness. HandStamp has some information. I heard about this from Cidnie MacNamee of Paisley Close, whose bandmate (and our mutual friend) Amy … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in Music | 3 Comments

Who’s zooming who?

Enron prosecutors tells the jury they saw what the defendants were really doing behind the scenes. Final arguments began Tuesday in the Enron Broadband Services trial, with the prosecution telling jurors they got to see behind the scenes and under … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in Enronarama | 1 Comment

When cultural touchstones attack

Confession time: Despite being a high school student in the 1980s, I’ve never actually seen any of the John Hughes high school movie trinity. No Sixteen Candles, no The Breakfast Club, and no Pretty in Pink. I know, it’s hard … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in TV and movies | 9 Comments

Lampson and Raymond

Nick Lampson had himself a fine fundraising quarter for the period that ended June 30. We’re proud to announce that, as of June 30th, you’ve helped us raise $502,736 towards our campaign to return honor and integrity to the 22nd … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in Election 2006 | 2 Comments

The Road from Bristol

Do you ever find yourself wishing that ESPN would go back to how it was in the old days, when SportsCenter was about scores and highlights, and not the incessant, over-the-top stylings of a bunch of walking billboards for Prozac? … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in Other sports | 4 Comments

Now that we’ve got that whole school finance reform thing under control…

Governor Perry didn’t waste any time getting a boatload of other items on the special session agenda once there was the slightest movement in the school funding debate. Here’s a brief look at a few of these add-ons: A bill … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in That's our Lege | 2 Comments

A few announcements

My mailbox has been humming with items of interest lately, so I’m going to list a few of them here: – Peter Brown, candidate for Houston City Council At Large Position 1 is having a Summer Celebration at Blanco’s (3406 … Continue reading Continue reading

Posted in Show Business for Ugly People | 4 Comments