G.R.i.D. (Get Rich in Dallas)

I wasn’t much of a fan of Greg Buckner as I always felt he was a weak link in the line-up. So now that he’s been traded to Minnesota for Trenton Hassell, maybe our game will be stepped up even more. Guess there’s no reason to go to this now. Imagine how awkward that’s going to be.

Good luck, Buck. Welcome aboard Hass.

And in other (sorta) Mavericks’ news:

Dallas Mavericks owner Mark Cuban is not only dancing it up on tv, he’s getting ready to rumble. Cuban’s, HDNet, is looking into the mixed martial arts action and planning a new sports venture called HDNet Fights that will host and air fights for his hi-def channel.

It’s a Mavs Day. Vote for Cuban!

OK, so it’ s a crappy photo but I hope this kind of captures the reason of why everyone needs to ride the Skyway at night. Purely magical.

And for more blurry shots, go here. 

Guys, I’m so tired from the Fair that I can’t write it up the right way. So I’ll do it tomorrow but in bulleted form, here’s how it played out:

• Fried Cookie Dough - tastes just like warm cookie dough. Heat it in yer oven and eat. Quite delicious but save the 12 coupons and don’t pollute the earth with the unnecessary car carrying case.

• Texas Skyway - Ride it at night and see the truest beauty of the Fair. Pics coming soon.
• Midway Lights - Fun musically activated lights are embarrassingly hypnotic.
• Human Cannonball - Hilarious and cool at the same time. He has wacky eyes though. Shot out too many times?

Don’t ferget the DMN’s State Fair blog. Good stuff but this? Are they serious? OK, that’s it fer now. Go! Better recap manana. Possibly.

And that would be the State Fair of Texas! fletcher’s corny dogs here I come!!!

UPDATE: Today’s State Fair goings-on.  But if you can’t see it all, get it here. See you on the Midway!

Friday, September 28, 2007 DAILY HIGHLIGHT: Opening Day Parade Show Time: 12n Location: Downtown Dallas Opening Day Ceremony Show Time: 7p Location: Hall of State Steps SHOWS: Lone Star Cougar Club Show Time: 10a Location: Classic Corral Bryan Berg - Cardstacker Show Time: 10a - 6p Location: African American Museum Top Flight K9s Show Time: 11a, *12, *1, 2p Location: TXU Energy Arena African Acrobats Show Time: 12n, 1, 2 & 3p Location: 1st Ave & Truck Zone Bufford Buzzard Show Show Time: 12n, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7p Location: Kidway Pee Wee Stampede Show Time: 12n, 1:30, 4p Location: Ranch Arena World on a String Show Time: 12n, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5p Location: Showplace Theatre Chef Sergio the Italian Juggler Show Time: 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, 3:30, 4:30p Location: Lagoon Midway Barker Show Time: 12:30, 1:30, 2:30, 3:30, 4:30, 5:30p Location: Midway @ Cotton Bowl Plaza Human Cannonball Show Time: 1, 3p Location: Gateway Plaza Kroger Birds of the World Show Time: 1, *2:30, 4:30, 6p Location: Band Shell Schepps Backyard Circus Show Time: 1, 3, 4:30, 6:30p Location: Hall of State Lawn BMX Bike Stunt Show Show Time: 2, 4, 6p Location: Thrillway Texas Lottery Show Show Time: 2, 4, 6, 8p Location: Texas Lottery Exhibit Dancing with the Dogs Show Time: 3, 4, 5p Location: TXU Energy Arena Pig Races Show Time: 6, 6:45, 7:30p Location: TXU Energy Arena Midway Lights Show Time: 7, 8, 9, 10p Location: Midway Kitchen Craft Starlight Parade Show Time: 7:15p Location: Parade Route LIVE MUSIC: Shelley Laine and Random Act Show Time: 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8p Location: Bud Light True Music Stage BENTLI Show Time: 3, 4, 5, 6, 7p Location: Dreyer’s Entertainment Stage Brave Combo Show Time: 3p Location: Toyota Truck Stage USMC Drum & Bugle Corps Show Time: 4p Location: Marine Corps Square Joanna y su Mariachi Show Time: 6p Location: Automobile Bldg/Dodge Grupo Fantasma Show Time: 8p Location: Chevrolet Main Stage SPECIAL EVENTS: Jeep Climbing Wall Show Time: 10a - 9p Location: Jeep Show/Automobile Building Sand Sculpture Demo Show Time: 10a - 6p Location: Coliseum Texas SkyWay® Grand Opening Show Time: 10:15a Location: Big Tex Circle Sleight of Hand Artist David Magee Show Time: 11a, 12n, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6p Location: Centennial Bldg/Chrysler Dodge Rodeo Western Special Show Time: 2, 4p Location: Dodge Rodeo Truck Zone Landscape Awards Show Time: 2p Location: Big Tex Circle Wine 101 Show Time: 3, 5p Location: Wine Garden Dodge Durango Tango Dance Finals Show Time: 10a Location: Dodge Rodeo Truck Zone CREATIVE ARTS: Glue a Shoe Contest Show Time: 10:30a Location: Contest Kitchen Chef Janice Provost/Parigi Restaurant Show Time: 12:30p Location: IKEA Celebrity Kitchen Greg Gonzales/Blue Goose Cantina Show Time: 2:30p Location: IKEA Celebrity Kitchen Chef Sharon Van Meter/Milestone CAC Show Time: 4:30p Location: IKEA Celebrity Kitchen Chef Dale Johnson/Romance for Two Show Time: 6p Location: IKEA Celebrity Kitchen LIVESTOCK: Moo U Guided Livestock Tour Show Time: 10a - 5p (departs every 15 min) Location: MLK & Nimitz PanAm Llama Show Show Time: 10a Location: East Pavilion Cattle Fitter Show Time: 11a, 1, 3, 5p Location: Bovine Beauty Parlor Milking Parlor Demo Show Time: 11a, 12n, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6p Location: Cattle Barn I Spirit of the Horse Show Time: 1, 2, 3, 5p Location: Ranch Arena PanAm Mini Zebu Cattle Local Club Show Show Time: 2p Location: West Pavilion PanAm/Youth Dairy Goat Milk Out Show Time: 6p Location: West Pavilion FOOD & FIBER PAVILION: GO TEXAN Sampling Show Time: 10 - 11:45a, 2 - 3:45p Location: Burleson’s Sampling Kiosks Chef Harry, Melon Carving & Sampling Show Time: 10a - 3p Location: Dr Pepper Gazebo Stage TDA Birthday Celebration w/ Free Cake Show Time: 4p Location: Dr Pepper Gazebo Stage MUNDO LATINO: Navarro College @ Go Center Show Time: 10a Location: Hall of State Jacobo Dominguez, Ballad Singer Show Time: 5p Location: Hall of State Marta Salazar, Recording Artist Show Time: 6p Location: Hall of State MUSEUMS: Texas Girls’ State Fair Performance Show Time: 10a, 12n, 4p Location: Women’s Museum Family Garden Walk Show Time: 11a, 4p Location: Texas Discovery Gardens George Washington Video Show Time: 11:30a Location: DAR Patriotic Piano Show Time: 12:30, 2:30p Location: DAR Dallas Puppet Theater String Variety Show Show Time: 1, 3, 6p Location: Women’s Museum American Revolution Video Show Time: 1:30p Location: DAR Boston’s Freedom Trail Video Show Time: 3:30p Location: DAR ExxonMobil Let’s Go Science Show Show Time: 11a, 2, 5p Location: Women’s Museum PAID ATTRACTIONS: Alligator Feeding Show Time: 11:30a Location: Dallas Aquarium Wine Tasting/Frascone & Purple Possum Show Time: 12n - 5p Location: Wine Garden Wine Tasting/Texoma & St. Rose Show Time: 5 - 10p Location: Wine Garden The Lion King Show Time: 8p Location: Music Hall *Interpreted for the hearing impaired.

Ticket sales are about to get under way for the Mavericks and I’m hoping to snag a few before tickets.com or whatever snags them all up and doubles the prices. Thanks Mavs for preventing that.

Now, you gotta love Mark Cuban. Really. Why? Because of this:

$2 Tickets: In an effort to keep ticket prices as low as possible, the Mavs will also have 500 $2 tickets available for every home game this season. “We want to give all of our fans the opportunity to enjoy a Mavs game,” said Mavs owner Mark Cuban. “For families on a budget, coming to a game and purchasing regularly-priced tickets may not be an option, and I wanted to make sure that we had an extremely affordable ticket available to everyone.”

Great idea, right? OK, so what’s to stop me from getting $2 tickets although I am on a budget. In fact, I could justifiably buy those tickets. But what’s to stop, let’s say Jerry Jones, from buying a $2 tik? Or even the other ticket retailers from buying those cheap seats and jacking the prices up? Mr. Cuban, I love ya, but is there a more well-thought out process behind this, like bringing in our w-4 forms or something?

As great as the intention behind it is, it seems hugely flawed and all the Mavs have to say is, ‘Hey, we did our part.’

Disheartening. Unless I’m wrong of course.

Go Mavs.

Which would be ideal if the love of my life was taking me (some of you will know what that means) but tonight I’m going to get incarcerated at Zubar’s 11th Anniversary Party, Lock Down where prison attire is required. Unfortunately, I can’t find mine however I debated the Cops look with white socks, slippers, white boxers and a wife beater but I realized I wouldn’t have pockets for my wallet, camera and audio recorder. Ah well, so much for innovation. Join me and buy me a drink, d@mmit.

I’m ooohing and ahhhing too much over Angelika Plano’s latest venture in October that I just have to repost their notice. One thing I know for sure is I’ve been dying to see Psycho on the big screen for the longest time. I’ll finally have my chance.

Join us for a celebration of Mr. Hitchcock’s scariest films Every Tuesday in October!

Vertigo………………………………………………. Tuesday, Oct. 2, 7:30 pm

Rear Window…………………………………….. Tuesday, Oct. 9, 7:30 pm

Psycho……………………………………………..Tuesday, Oct. 16, 7:30 pm

The Birds…………………………………………Tuesday, Oct. 23, 7:30 pm

Dial “M” for Murder…………………………Tuesday, Oct. 30, 7:30 pm

If that’s not enough Hitchcock for you, enter the Angelika Plano’s Hitchcocktober Contest.

Help us celebrate Hitchcocktober and the upcoming launch of our new website and blog blog by submitting any kind of Hitchcock-inspired creativity to AngelikaSubmissions@gmail.com.

Songs, film shorts, photo essays, poetry, painting and collage are all encouraged. There are no limits on media so give us what you’ve got! Rules and prize packages detailed here!

The Game:
Submit any form of Hitchcock-inspired creativity to AngelikaSubmissions@gmail.com by October 29 for a chance to be featured on our new blog www.angelikablog.com and a shot at one of three Angelika prize packages! Entries will be judged by our film programmer in NYC. Winners will be announced at the screening of “Dial ‘M’ for Murder” on Oct. 30 at 7:30 pm!

The Rules:
- Contestants must be at least 18 years old to enter.

- Video, musical or other performed entries must be 5 minutes or less.

- Winners must agree to be featured on the new Angelika Blog, www.AngelikaBlog.com.

- The Angelika Film Center will own all submissions.

- Work cannot be returned to contestants and digital submissions are strongly encouraged.

The Prizes:

First Place:

- A one-night stay at the Marriott Legacy Town Center

-Dinner & a Movie package with the Angelika and Nicola’s Italian Ristorante

-One “Alfred Hitchcock - The Masterpiece Collection” DVD box set containing 14 of Mr.Hitchcock’s greatest works and a bonus disc containing 14 hours of bonus material

- $50 Cinemoney redeemable at any Angelika Film Center (works like cash!)

- An Angelika T-Shirt, Tote bag and coffee mug

Second Place- 5 Tickets to the Angelika Film Center (redeemable at any Angelika Film Center)

- $50 Angelika Cinemoney (redeemable at any Angelika Film Center)

- An Angelika T-Shirt, Tote bag and coffee mug

- $50 gift card to Sal’s Pizza at the Shops at Legacy

Third Place- 5 Tickets to the Angelika Film Center (redeemable at any Angelika Film Center)

- $25 Angelika Cinemoney (redeemable at any Angelika Film Center)

That award may now go to D Magazine. In an attempt to once again make everyone below a certain tax-bracket feel bad about themselves, their spin-off mag D Beauty launched D Beauty’s 10 Most Beautiful Women in Dallas. 20 women you probably don’t know, are up for the coveted title. And to insult the general public’s intelligence they pick women who have either had some hardship or do the whole public service bit or are single moms. But, only the pretty ones of course.

I guess she won’t win.

Or rather, the mayor is going to knock you out. Fortunately not our diplomatic and sophisticated mayor. Eustace mayor, Laura Ward, obviously not on a re-election campaign, got all Million Dollar Baby last weekend in a Gun Barrel City bar on this chick…in front of police officers! Now that’s ballsy.

Police: Eustace Mayor Punches Woman, 5 Cops Witness Attack

What? Does a new club open every week now? I can’t keep up.

Can’t say that Greg Buckner is one of my favorite Mavs but I’m quite curious about his bit this Saturday night. And with special guests a la NFL peeps and other NBA-ers. Wonder who all is gonna be there.