CLICKWORTHY

from 2021 October Lakewood/East Dallas Advocate

by Advocate Media - Dallas

PROFILE

WOODROW FEST

Woodrow alumni BRIAN BESSNER and CLAY

DRURY are holding the Woodrow Fest fundraiser Oct. 22. It will include a golf tournament and an after party.

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50 YEARS LATER

Dallas native Bob Phillips marked the 50th anniversary of Texas Country Reporter by releasing a new book, A Good Long Drive: Fifty Years of Texas Country Reporter.

did you know?

n When Woodrow Wilson alumnus Steve Miller was a teenager, he was given some guitar tips by Texas blues musician T-Bone Walker.

n East Dallas neighbor Erykah Badu helped former President Barack Obama celebrate his 60th birthday party this year.

n Dusty Hill and his brother, Rocky, started a band called Lady Wilde and the Warlocks in 1964. Their lead singer, Lady Wilde, was from England.

BACK STORY: TEXAS STATE FAIR

East Dallas neighbors Allen Mondell and Cynthia Salzman Mondell are rereleasing A Fair To Remember to give people some joy and hope. The film, originally released in 2000, includes information from interviews, news sources and institutions such as the Dallas Public Library. It’s playing on Oct. 3 on KERA.

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PAWS & CLAWS

A place for Peaches

When their neighbors couldn’t give Peaches the attention and time she needed, Little Forest Hills neighbors Debbie and John Brown offered to help. They took in the then 8-year-old maltipoo two years ago. It took about two weeks for Peaches to transition to her new home and family, but she’s all settled in now. She even knows how to get back to the house from any place in the neighborhood. When the library held “feel-good Fridays” during the pandemic, Peaches gave new meaning to downward dog and laid on the yoga mat while Debbie followed along with the class. Peaches is a bit of a creature of habit. She prefers grilled chicken for dinner and usually gets ready for bed underneath the desk around 8:30 p.m. And she’s smart, too. When the Browns’ granddaughter texts to tell them she’s there, Peaches recognizes the sound. “She’s always happy to see family and friends,” Debbie says. — RENEE UMSTED

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