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COMMUNIT Y NEWS

Arboretum dressed up for Halloween Join “Family Fun Weekend at Autumn at the Arboretum” on Oct. 29-30. Guests can enjoy strolling through the nationally acclaimed Pumpkin Village and surrounding displays featuring Photo courtesy of Dallas Arboretum 90,000 pumpkins, gourds and squash that create one of the “Top Ten U.S. Pumpkin Patches” according to “The Travel Channel.” The Dallas Arboretum is at 8525 Garland Road. For more information, call 214-515-6500. — Ariel Herr

Crescent Court Farmers Market opens Crescent Property Services LLC announced the start of a monthly farmers market at its iconic Uptown property, The Crescent, to continPhoto courtesy of The Crescent Property Services ue its initiative to enhance Uptown’s growing, pedestrian-friendly environment. The Crescent Court Farmers Market Grand Opening is open to the public and scheduled for Saturday, Oct. 29, from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m., in The Crescent Court and along Cedar Springs Road. Subsequent markets are scheduled for the first Saturday of each month, beginning Nov. 5. — Dennis Winkler

Windmill Lounge plans costume party The Windmill Lounge at 5320 Maple Ave. is hosting a Halloween party on Saturday, Oct. 29 from 9 p.m.-close. A costume parade and contest will be held at midnight. Cash prizes are $100 for first place, $50 for second place and $25 for third place. DJs Chris Roze & Genova will be spinning records all night. There will be ghoulish grog and devilish drink specials.

For more information call 214-443-7818. No cover. Ages 21 and up only. — Louise Owens

Photo courtesy of Windmill Lounge

Don’t pass on The Perfect Pass On Thursday, Nov. 10, the Lee Park & Arlington Hall Conservancy will host New York Times best-selling author and historian S.C. Gwynne (left), who will discuss his recent book The Perfect Pass. American Genius and the Reinvention of Football about Photo courtesy of Lee Park & a revolution in the game that so many Arlington Hall Conservancy of us love. A special Beer & Brats reception will begin at 6 p.m. The indoor tailgate will be at Arlington Hall. Tickets are $55 for Lee Park & Arlington Hall Conservancy members, $60 for non-members. You can purchase tickets online at leeparkconservancy.org or by calling 214-521-2003. — Kim Clark

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INSIDE

Notes from the Editor House Call Bubba Flint Mull It Over My View Uptown Girl Community Calendar

Restaurant Review Dotty Griffith Live Music Guide Shop the Trail

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Mental Health Crossword Puzzle Your Stars This Week Hammer and Nails

Along the Green Trail Travel History on the Trail Uncle Barky

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STATE FAIR

Goodbye to Big Tex until next year

By Shari Goldstein Stern stern.shari@gmail.com

Big Tex can finally put up his boots and take a load off. Shiny new cars are on trucks back to shiny new car places. Vendors make the trip in their RVs to their next destination, while hundreds of trucks transport animals and birds of every species.

Big Tex Choice award winner and finalist, Christi Erpillo, her sister Johnna McGee and her mom Fernie (of Funnel Cakes fame) can be proud of Christi’s newest menu addition at their restaurant Dock, Fernie’s Down Home Chicken Pot Pie Pocket, and Ms. Ruth had a hit with her Big Tex Choice award for Taste for her Deep Fried Jell-O. Leftover cornmeal from the sought-after Fletcher’s Corny Dogs has been dumped in appropriate receptacles. The Zables have fed the birds all the leftover waffles they can eat and Denise Llaguno’s deep fried brownies are history until next year.

And so ends another larger-than-life State Fair of Texas.

According to Karissa Condoianis, vice president of public relations for the Fair, “This year the Fair welcomed 2,402,199 people through the gates [as of the time of this release] proving to be the most successful year in Fair history. The 2016 event brought big crowds and an even bigger community impact. With the majority of funds going to participating vendors, the Fair generated in excess of $56 million in gross coupon sales for food,

Photo by Kevin Brown/State Fair of Texas®

Big Tex puts up his boots for next year. beverages and rides – an all-time record, making the event the most successful in its 130-year history.”

Not too shabby, fairgoers. A few fair fans shared some of their fair memories. When Dallasite Burton Gilliam, “Blazing Saddles”, “Paper Moon”, boxing champ, firefighter and popular all-around good guy was 4-ish, his family lived on Hickory St. GOODBYE cont'd on page 4

UPTOWN

Dallas Institute of Humanities and Culture awards top prize

By Jennifer Smart

“This year marks the 12th anniversary of the Hiett Prize, which means The Dallas Institute of thus far $600,000 has been Humanities and Culture awarded to young men announced recently that and women who possess Alia Malek is the 2016 recipan exceptional commitient of the Hiett Prize in the ment to the humanities.

Humanities, one of the naMalek’s accomplishments tion’s most prestigious honors to date show without in the humanities. Malek, a doubt that she belongs Photo courtesy of Dallas Institute Syrian-American civil rights among this extraordiAlia Malek. lawyer and journalist, has nary group,” said J. Larry worked in the U.S. and Middle East as both Allums Ph.D., executive director of The attorney and chronicler of the Diaspora. In Dallas Institute. “Through her work and addition to her legal work, Malek is the au- writing, Alia tells the stories of the peothor of several books including A Country ple who occupy our headlines but are too Called Amreeka: U.S. History Re-told often denied voices of their own.”

Through Arab American Lives.

Malek was born in the U.S. of Syrian The $50,000 Hiett Prize was created by parents who planned to return to their the Dallas Institute in 2005 in collaboration homeland but instead began an unwith philanthropist Kim Hiett Jordan to rec- planned life in diaspora as immigrants. ognize a person who has not yet reached his Alia earned a Bachelor of Arts degree or her full potential, but whose work in the at Johns Hopkins and a Juris Doctorate humanities shows extraordinary promise. at Georgetown University Law Center.

jsmart@dallasinstitute.org

For several years her legal work in civil rights took her to Washington, the West Bank and Lebanon. In 2006, she received a Masters degree in Journalism from Columbia University and entered her writing career in earnest. After living and writing anonymously for two years in Damascus, Alia returned to the U.S. for the launch of Al Jazeera America. In addition to A Country Called Amreeka, Malek is the editor of Patriot Acts: Narratives of Post-9/11 Injustice and her book The Home That Was Our Country: A Memoir of Syria is forthcoming next year.

The Hiett Prize luncheon and presentation by Alia Malek will take place Wednesday, Nov. 9 from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. at the Ritz-Carlton, Dallas. The Honorary Chair for the event is Betty Regard. Individual luncheon tickets start at $175 and table sponsorships start at $2,500.

Individual tickets can be purchased online at dallasinstitute.org. For more information or to purchase a table, contact the Dallas Institute at 214.871.2440.

HALLOWEEN

Ghost in the mirror disappears ... or does she?

This is an annual Halloween story from local attorney Stan Burch written exclusively for Katy Trail Weekly.

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alloween is on Monday, Oct. 31, and I just opened an envelope that brings a written invitation for my wife, Cathy, and I to attend an estate sale to be held at an antiques shop on lower Greenville Avenue in Dallas. It sounds great but we will not attend!

I wish that it didn’t happen and I regret that it did but we are out of the hobby of buying antiques from shops and estate sales. I have suppressed a memory that began on a Halloween day over a decade ago.

Now, let me tell you my Halloween story!

“Big wheel keep on

turnin’,Proud Mary keep on burnin’, Rollin’, Rollin’, Rollin’ on the River.” — Creedence Clearwater Revival It begins on a Halloween day in the city of New Orleans, La. The “Bayou City” is a favorite weekend stop for great Cajun food, classic “watering holes” and fabulous antique shops.

Once again, we were to meet our friend, Mike Murphey, and tour the French Quarter, Jackson Square and several select houses of beverage as we strolled along Bourbon Street and Toulouse Street.

Typically, our favorite “watering holes” included Lafitte’s Blacksmith’s Shop, The Old Absinthe House, O’Flaherty’s Irish Channel Pub, Kerry Irish Pub and conclude at the Carousel Bar in The Monteleone Hotel. Mike “Murph” Murphey,

Photo courtesy of Cathy Edwards

Site of the famous Cajun black oak tree in Jackson Square. if you haven’t already guessed, is Irish and a great connoisseur of the best “action” bars in the French Quarter.

That Halloween afternoon we met per custom in

the lobby of The Monteleone Hotel as our starting point. On this Halloween day, however, Murph had a surprise for us!

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HOUSE CALL

Billions lead to advancements

By Dr. Kim Washington washington.k@att.net

Medical advancements happen every day, usually from innovations within medical research and medical technology.

Approximately $5 billion Dr. Washington dollars are donated each year for cancer research as a whole. Breast cancer receives a large portion of these donations, given by corporations and individuals with the intent purpose of finding better treatments and potentially a cure for this horrific disease.

There have been considerable advances in the treatment and recognition of breast cancer over the past decade. Researchers have associated the risk of breast cancer with level of exercise, weight gain and certain diet choices.

More specific risks include the genetic findings such as the presence of the BReast CAncer (BRCA) susceptibility gene. Patients who have the BRCA gene have an extremely high risk of developing breast and ovarian cancer in their lifetimes. This would be a great screening test, however, the vast majority of breast cancers occur in women without BRCA gene. In cases where multiple family members have been diagnosed with breast cancer, there is indication for testing the BRCA genetic mutation.

Advances in detection of breast cancer have also made early detection of breast cancer more common. With the development of mammography many decades ago, and the improvement in imaging, small pre-cancerous lesions are now easily detectable. Furthermore, the development of magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) has also made detecting small

tumors even easier. Regardless, biopsy is necessary for diagnosis of the disease. Once diagnosis has been made pathologically, treatment will include surgical resection with the possibility for chemotherapy/targeted therapy before and/or after resection.

Targeted therapy, or medical treatment targeting to breast cancer cells only, has changed the face of breast cancer treatment over the past two to three decades. Breast cancer cells may have estrogen or progesterone receptors. If these receptors are present, there are medications that target these specific receptors and essentially kill cells that have these receptors on it. Additionally, there are human epidermal growth factor receptor (also called HER2) that can be expressed on the cell of breast cancers. There is, likewise a medical treatment, which targets this receptor and leads to destruction of the cancer cell. These have been extremely effective in the treatment and prevention of recurrence of breast cancer.

The surgical management for breast cancer has remained largely unchanged —­with the option of removing a small lump with radiation after surgery or mastectomy, removal of the entire breast. This choice is up to the patient in many cases, unless there are particular, well defined factors that necessitate mastectomy.

If you have been diagnosed with breast cancer, it is very important to ask a plethora of questions to make sure that you understand the process by which your particular tumor will be treated. Discuss this with your surgeon and your oncologist regularly so that you remain well informed.

Dr. Kimberly Washington, a general surgeon at Highlander Surgical Associates in Arlington, maintains an interest in health education and advocacy.

NEWS FROM DISTRICT 8

Dallas ISD Trustee Miguel Solis Will you Discover Dallas ISD with me?

Each child is unique. asked to attend the session Each has different ways of from 9 a.m. to 12:30 p.m., and learning, different interstudents’ last name from M ests, and different ideas to Z are scheduled between for what they would like to 12:30 to 4 p.m. achieve when they grow I hope to see you there up. Our goal in Dallas ISD at this big event, and I enis to design schools that courage you to continue support those desires and this conversation on soMiguel Solis learning needs. It’s also a cial media. Join in the disgoal of ours to make sure our comcussion by using the hashtag munity is aware of all of the things “DiscoverDallasISD.” that make Dallas ISD a district of Latest District 8 News many options for a student to learn.

As trustee of this awesome disThis fall, we are giving students, trict, I do this work for our students parents and community members with the charge of making sure all the opportunity to discover Dallas Dallas ISD students graduate college ISD. We know we have to do better or career ready. But I can’t do the in sharing our awesome programs work alone. Parents, please continue and why we are the premiere choice to be engaged throughout the year. for Dallas students and families.

You may do so by attending events The Discover Dallas ISD School Fair like the following upcoming events. will showcase the district, from our Together, we will make a difference. magnets, dual language schools and prekindergarten classes, to Bullying: What it is and what it isn’t our single gender campuses, colle6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 2 giate academies and neighborhood Oran M. Roberts Elementary School schools. This is a one-stop-shop to 4919 E. Grand Ave. show how Dallas ISD has a program, school or academic opportunity The Real World: College and that’s a perfect fit for your child. career readiness Mark your calendar and join us to 9 a.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9 Discover Dallas ISD, Saturday, Dec. 3, Innovation, Design, at the Ellis Davis Field House located Entrepreneurship Academy and at 9191 South Polk St. James W. Fannin This districtwide school fair will 4800 Ross Ave. be represented by all 228 campuses and will include our prekindergarten Say YES to Dallas ISD: The and dual language programs, magimportance of attending your nets and more. neighborhood schools The event is anticipated to be 6 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 9 sold out, so we need your help to Leonides Gonzalez Cigarroa, M.D. manage crowd control. Students Elementary School with the last name from A to L are 9990 Webb Chapel Road

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NOTES FROM THE EDITOR

Want to be a calendar model?

By David Mullen

CityLine and the continued growth in the Cedars south of downtown Dallas, is driving I had to scratch my head the North Texas economlast Thursday as I made my ic boom with more than $7 only voyage to the State Fair billion in economic impact of Texas. I just have from new or planned to wonder how construction within many people buy a quarter mile of rail a tornado shelter, stations. The 93-mile a mattress or a hot light rail system is tub at the State Fair already the nation's … How many coulongest and has a pons does it take David Mullen price tag of $5.5 bilto buy a tornado lion. As I write this, shelter? … The fried Jell-O DART buses are shuttling was great, by the way. Why commuters between stations is everything 16 coupons because of a train malfuncwhen you get 15 on a sheet? tion ... You learn something I think I know the answer every day. There is a magazine … And while on the subject called AlaskaMen that has a of mattresses, one has sat on Texas edition. Founder and the shoulder of the Avondale Editor Susie Carter is invitAvenue onramp to northing Texas single men of all bound Central Expressway ages to sign up for the 2017 for weeks. Pretty noisy place Calendar. More information to take a nap, if you ask me can be found at alaskamen.com. … This reminder from SMU: Locally, men can be nominatearly voting for Dallas County ed by sending their informaresidents will be available on tion/photos to Sara at sarathe SMU campus Oct. 31 and threesuns@gmail.com where Nov. 1. The polling place at they can request an interview. the Hughes-Trigg Student Be sure to include your igloo’s Center, 3140 Dyer St., will be address … As breast canopen from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. cer awareness month winds both days, and free parking down, MyPlates.com — the will be available in the Binkley official vanity plate providand Moody parking garages er in Texas — continues to to accommodate early votcontribute to the National ers … On the heels of two Breast Cancer Foundation new proposed subways for in Frisco. MyPlates will doDART including one that nate $10 to the foundation connects Plano and DFW for every “Pink” plate sold, Airport comes a reminder which includes two official from DART of the economic Pink Ribbon plate designs, impact of the rail system. It plus four other pink-themed is estimated that developplates. More than 17,000 pink ment near DART Rail, like license plates have been sold david@katytrailweekly.com

in Texas … After six robocalls to my mobile phone on Monday, I am glad to see that AT&T finally seems to be doing something about those annoying calls. They are gathering together other carriers and holding a symposium in Washington D.C. Dallas is the third most called city in America by the recorded pests with 93 million calls annually … Things were rocking in the Cedars on Saturday night with a pub crawl that started at Checkered Past Winery and included Cedars Social, Nylo, Full Circle, Mac’s and Industry Alley. A discounted Lyft ticket was also part of celebration … Haymaker at 1520 Greenville Ave. is now open. Maybe the only place in Dallas where I have found that Wisconsin staple fried cheese curds on the menu … Met the owners of Milk & Cream this weekend. It is the new ice cream shop at 5420 Ross Ave. in the shopping center near Ships Lounge.

Great stuff … Now if I might get serious for a moment. I have often made fun of my rather hermit-like existence in the corner townhouse in my Oak Lawn neighborhood. Well, my thoughts have changed this past weekend.

Someone tried to break into my house. Had it not been for my vigilant neighbor, who actually had his back window broken, I have no idea what might have happened. We bonded, promising to look out for our interests. It’s is good to know your neighbors.

K ATY TR AIL WEEKLY'S CRIME WATCH Oct. 20 – 9:10 a.m.

3100 Block, Cedar Plaza Ln. (75235) Burglary of a Building: The unknown suspect entered an unlocked construction trailer and stole property.

Oct. 20 – 3:30 p.m.

4800 Block, N. Central Expy.

(75206) Deadly Conduct: The suspect pointed a gun at the complainant on a freeway in traffic.

Oct. 20 – 6:08 p.m.

1800 Block, Corsicana St. (75201) Aggravated Assault: The suspect hit the complainant on the head with a brick.

Oct. 21 – 8:07 a.m.

100 Block, Cole St. (75207) Burglary of a Building: The suspect pried open the front door, entered and stole cash.

Oct. 21 – 2:53 p.m.

2000 Block, Boll St. (75204) Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle: The unknown suspect stole the complainant’s motorcycle.

Oct. 21 – 8:59 p.m.

4200 Block, McKinney Ave. (75205) Burglary of a Building: An unknown suspect jimmied the lock, entered and stole property.

Oct. 22 – 3:22 p.m.

5700 Block, E. Mockingbird Ln. (75206) Burglary of a Motor Vehicle: An unknown suspect broke the complainant’s vehicle

window and stole her purse.

Oct. 22 – 3:56 p.m.

3100 Block, Hudnall St. (75235) Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle: An unknown suspect stole the complainant’s vehicle by unknown means.

Oct. 22 – 5:15 p.m.

3900 Block, Gilbert Ave. (75219) Assault: The suspect pushed the complainant and threw dog feces at her.

Oct. 22 – 10:34 p.m.

2300 Block, Wycliff Ave. (75219) Robbery of an Individual: An unknown suspect kicked the complainant in the leg and stole the complainant’s property.

Oct. 23 – 10:11 a.m.

2500 Block, Lemmon Ave. (75204) Criminal Mischief: The suspect damaged the complainant’s tires with a knife.

Oct. 23 – 12:33 p.m.

2800 Block, Douglas Ave. (75219) Burglary of a Habitation: An unknown suspect entered the complainant’s residence and stole property.

Oct. 23 – 3:57 p.m.

2000 Block, N. Garrett Ave. (75206) Criminal Mischief: The suspect put sugar in the complainant’s vehicle gas tank.

Oct. 24 – 7:03 a.m.

3100 Block, Douglas Ave.

(75219) Unauthorized Use of a Motor Vehicle: The unknown suspect stole the complainant’s vehicle.

Oct. 24 – 7:27 a.m.

1500 Block, N. Haskell Ave. (75204) Aggravated Robbery of an Individual: The suspect forced the complainant into the apartment with a gun, tied the complainant up and stole property.

Oct. 24 – 10:04 a.m.

6000 Block, Meadow Rd. (75230) Theft of Property: The suspect stole a Rolex watch and diamond earring set from the listed location.

Oct. 24 – 2:10 p.m.

3300 Block, Lombardy Ln. (75220) Aggravated Robbery of an Individual: An unknown suspect pointed a pistol at the complainant’s head and stole his property.

Oct. 25 – 3:26 p.m.

4400 Block, Lemmon Ave. (75219) Attempted Burglary of a Building: The suspect entered the business and attempted to steal property from the break room.

Oct. 25 – 8:59 p.m.

12800 Block, Preston Rd. (75230) Burglary of a Motor Vehicle: The unknown suspect entered the complainant’s vehicle and stole property.

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OCTOBER 28 - NOVEMBER 3, 2016

MULL IT OVER

Outlook bleak for Mavericks

By David Mullen

MY VIEW

No costume for me

By Rani Cher Monson ranicher@yahoo.com

david@katytrailweekly.com The 2016-17 National Basketball Association season begins this week and runs through June when a champion is finally crowned. For the Dallas Mavericks and their fans, this season will seem like an eternity as the team enters with little talent, little team chemistry and very little chance of advancing to the playoffs. Even a .500 regular season in the Western Conference seems like the type of long shot that Dirk Nowitzki used to make with regularity.

Despite another revamped line-up, the Mavericks still must depend upon the 38-yearold Nowitzki for scoring. Big man Andrew Bogut is more of a defensive player and injury prone, and free agent acquisition Harrison Barnes is $94 million richer despite averaging 10 points per game in his career.

Coach Rick Carlisle can be a miracle worker, and will try to get the most out of a backcourt featuring Deron Williams and Wesley Matthews. Justin Anderson will provide a spark off of the bench and at his age is a star in waiting. In general, there is just not much to get excited about with the Dallas squad this year, unless one is a fan that likes solid competition. That is one thing that the Mavericks will have plenty of this season.

The Golden State Warriors come off of a record 73-win regular season, signed superstar Kevin Durant and still might not be the best team in the conference. They are smaller than last year and must make sure that there are enough shots to go around for Durant, reigning MVP Steph Curry and shooting guard Klay Thompson.

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Pressure will be on Dirk Nowitzki's scoring ability this season.

Gregg Popovich enters his 21st year with a team packed with stars. Kawhi Leonard and Lamarcus Aldridge make a powerful front court. Leonard will be a league MVP very soon. And together, the two of them make guard Tony Parker look younger.

The Portland Trailblazers surprised some teams last year, but now teams know what to expect. Guards Damian Lillard and CJ McCollum come to play every night. Not like the Los Angeles Clippers, which is a team loaded with talent in Chris Paul, Blake Griffin and DeAndre “The Missed Free Throw Highlight Reel” Jordan, but lacking in heart.

As long as the Oklahoma City Thunder has Russell Westbrook and the Houston Rockets have James Harden, they will continue to give the Mavericks fits. Add an improved Utah Jazz team and a healthy Memphis Grizzlies team, and it just seems improbable that the Mavericks can compete for a playoff spot this year. But remember, two games over .500 got them in last year.

In the Eastern Conference, it is about the “haves,” the

“wannabes” and the “havenots.” Of course, LeBron “King” James reigns supreme over the basketball world and there is little reason to think that his Cleveland Cavaliers won’t be dominant this season.

They are already improved over a championship season with a healthy Kyrie Irving.

The Toronto Raptors showed great potential in winning 56 games last season, but then Demar Derozan had a poor playoff run. He and Kyle Lowry still make for an intriguing backcourt. The youthful Detroit Pistons and defensive-minded Boston Celtics seem to be on the way up, but can anyone compete with Cleveland? I don’t think so. Teams like the New York Knicks, Philadelphia 76ers and Brooklyn Nets will continue their futility.

In the end, James and the Cavaliers will face the Spurs in the NBA Finals, with James becoming the toast of the town for one more year. As for the Mavericks and their loyal group of fans that shell out thousands of dollars a year on tickets, it will be a season to sit back, watch and wait.

By far one of the most underrated parties in Dallas is the annual Oak Lawn Halloween Block Party on Cedar Springs Road. Typically held the Saturday before Halloween, it’s something that makes me proud of Dallas. A festivity bringing together the most diverse crowd I’ve experienced Rani Monson in Texas, spanning age, ethnicity and sexual orientation. There’s also participation from the Dallas Police and Fire Departments.

Think costumes that will blow your mind. Nostalgia. Nothing like a group of men dressed as every single Strawberry Shortcake doll. Naughty? Definitely. Body parts you didn’t know existed. Nice? Not so much. I salivate imagining the political commentary addressing all things Trump. After all, political costumes rank No. 3 in popularity for the 35+ crowd.

No expense is spared because Halloween isn’t really for the children. We spend more on costumes for ourselves: $1.5 billion vs. $1.2 billion for the kids, according to the National Retail Federation. Fido, who’s also heavily in attendance, rolls in at a measly $417K. It’s a costumed, peaceful celebration of living and life — something we all could spend a bit more time doing. The only catch?

I hate dressing up. Detest it.

Part of my challenge is that clothing has been a continuous source of consternation for me, particularly in the workplace.

Consider my Doc Martin boots, paired with pinstripe dress pants. Not appreciated. I find my Hello Kitty socks with sparkly bubble-gum pink dots charming. Employers?

Not so much.

I thought I was making progress when I stopped wearing my pumpkin pants to the grocery store. OK. They aren’t really pants.

They are pajama bottoms — white flannel, with bright orange pumpkins all over. Two sizes too big, so they slip down easily if I’m not careful. I find it particularly funny to wear them during the non-pumpkin seasons.

Like summer.

While I’ve gotten further and further away from what I thought was the “age” for Halloween, the party has grown. Without me. Over the past 10 years, spending is up 70 percent. Given my tendency towards

what is apparently fanciful, some are surprised to learn of my lack of interest in a costume.

I’ve tried. My go-to outfit had been a Great Pumpkin Charlie Brown ringer t-shirt. Fabulous, right? I thought I looked adorable until I was corrected: “You know, you’ve worn that the last two years, right?” a guy I don’t recall meeting informed me last year. Rough crowd. Now worn and faded, I’ve got more fat so the t-shirt grips the belly I’m trying to ignore. Needless to say, it’s done being worn.

Clearly another challenge is I don’t plan ahead. As of the end of September, 76 percent of adults had already decided what they want to be. As in a few weeks ago. And I’m not talking about when they grow up. I’d probably think to think about it this weekend. And I say this as someone who actually likes shopping.

Plus, I already buy unique, colorful clothing that I regularly unveil on the world.

A plastic skirt covered in candy bar wrappers has left the house more than once. And on those days, yes, I understand that I’m being a bit provocative. Like when I wore my anti-Trump shirt during a quick stop at the West Village Gap to buy embroidered jeans. It caused more of a stir than I anticipated, but I get it. I live in Texas.

Oddly, I’m far more comfortable making a statement that I’m controlling — in this case with my politically controversial t-shirt — than the idea of wearing an actual costume that could be open for interpretation.

Or more misunderstood than I already feel.

So this weekend more than 171 million Americans intend to participate in Halloween in some sort of dress. I won’t be one of them. Bah humbug. No costume for me. If I were more enterprising, I would have planned to run away for the weekend and rent out my garage amidst the party to pay for my adventure.

But I’m just not that organized.

Instead, I’ll be the one in the corner eating the candy. Hence the belly.

I may even be thinking about the even bigger number looming ahead — 200 million. That’s the number of Americans now registered to vote, up more than 50 million from when President Obama was first elected.

More people plan to cast a ballot than trick or treat. Awesome indeed. Perhaps its people who care about protecting their liberties and freedom of speech — and the right to dress in whatever costume we may, be that on Oct. 31 or any other day.

Of course that doesn’t mean all of these people will actually vote. But we can worry about that Nov. 9. Until then — Halloween!

Rani Monson is a marketing consultant at RainMaking Marketing.

UPTOWN GIRL

Time to be as creative (and crazy) as possible

By Ryann Gordon

Mad Hatter and please, please let there be some Zoolander/ Hansel duos.

Dressing up for Halloween Although all of these coshas always been somewhat tumes will be greatly appreciof a cultural thing, ated, I’m here to give and looking back on some advice on some 2016 so far, it’s easy looks that might be to call many of the less expected at every costumes that are party you attend. going to be flooding While superheroes the streets this year. and Jedi are some of Most certainly charthe first thoughts that acters like Harley Ryann Gordon come to mind when Quinn and the Joker, thinking of current Khaleesi and John Snow, Kylo pop culture, there are a number Ren, Darth Vader and Han of costumes that don’t necesSolo (and we can only hope sarily have to be grounded in a for a number of Chewbaccas) specific character alone. Go for will be roaming freely, along unique looks or group costumes with other favorites from that always seem to thrill those the past year, like Deadpool, around; and whatever you do, Ghostbusters, Alice and the don’t hold back on going all out. ryannbgordon@yahoo.com

One idea that might be seen but definitely not as much as Khaleesi was last year would be characters from The Purge: Election Year, and don’t forget about all of the upcoming movies that will make great costumes ahead of the craze.

If you’re going for the spooky Halloween theme, Annabelle from "The Conjuring" is going to have her own movie this year — tell me, what could be scarier than dressing up as a freaky, killer doll? There’s also a new Trolls movie coming out in the beginning of November, which could be a group costume for the books. Break out the hair chalk and rainbow tutus and pick your favorite color of Troll to dress up as.

Two famous movies being

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recreated in 2017 that are great ideas for dressing up are Bay Watch and Jumanji, because both are new and cultural but also a throwback that no one can forget. They are also releasing a new Marvel film, "Dr. Strange", in early November, which would be perfect if you’re a big fan of superhero costumes but still want to stand out. And don’t forget about "Captain Underpants" coming out in 2017 … because what could be funnier than a grown man dressed as a whitey-tightey wearing superhero?

Another great idea for dressing up is to channel specific celebrities and public figures.

Some of the best costumes in history have been based on famous people like Britney

Spears, Sonny and Cher, Marilyn Monroe, the Spice Girls, etc.; and considering the Miley, West Coast costume is a little out of date, I’ve got a few more ideas for you. Think of celebrities that have taken over pop culture this year — Drake and Rihanna, Sia, Beyoncé and most certainly a growing number of fashion models like those featured in Taylor Swift’s Bad Blood video, Gigi Hadid being one (paired with Zayn Malik would be a show-stopping duo).

Not to mention Kanye West and Kim, perhaps add in the rest of the Kardashians to blow any group costume out of the water. And please let there be a man bold enough to dress up as Justin Bieber this year.

Public figures make a great

costume as well, and there’s no telling how many Hillarys and Donald Trumps will be about this year; so why not go for a more comical political leader costume? Kim Jung Un? You could even recycle your pant suit for a Hillary costume later on … just saying. Hell, you could even consider Harambe a figure to dress as, although you may need a meme saying across your chest to lighten the reality of the ape killer.

Speaking of killers though, I’m predicting a scary number of murderous clown costumes this Halloween; but, fare warning, you may be attacked by an angry, open-carrying Texan out on the hunt for those participating in America’s latest creepy clown craze.

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Oct. 28

5601 Sears St. Dallas, 75206 214-828-0094

Contemporary Theatre of Dallas — “As We Lie Still,” the story of a woman by her dying husband’s bedside, and an older man by comforting her with his tales as a former stage magician, opens. Runs through Nov. 20. 8 p.m. $40-$45.

Oct. 29

4000 Cedar Springs Road Dallas, 75219 GayDFW.com

Cedar Springs Road and Throckmorton Street — The Oak Lawn Halloween Block Party returns with live commentary, music, food, beer and other refreshments. Music features a live DJ and special Rose Room performances in the back lot, and don’t miss the costume promenade. 7 p.m. to 2 a.m.

Oct. 29-30

2614 McKinney Ave. Dallas, 75204 214-965-9926

The Idle Rich Pub — Celebrate Halloween by carving a pumpkin while downing a beer. The best pumpkins can win gift cards, and all proceeds go to the North Texas Food Bank and Ben Milam Elementary School. 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. $13 for a pint, carving tools and pumpkin.

Oct. 30

1902 Main St. Dallas, 75201 214-744-1270

Main Street Garden — Party with the whole family, even the dog, at Puppy Con. This Halloween party for you and your pup includes a pet costume contest, pug petting zoo from DFW Pug Rescue, dog vendors and more, all hosted by Steve Kemble and Real Housewives of Dallas' LeeAnne Locken. 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. FREE!

Oct. 31

2817 Maple Ave. Dallas, 75201 214-855-1354

Top Knot — Chef Angela Hernandez and Guest Chef Justin Holt of Lucia partner to showcase traditional Japanese street food fare like takoyaki and yakitori as a part of the "Taking it to the Streets" food series. Special cocktails featuring shochu (the national spirit of Japan, made of rice) will be available, paired with seasonal flavors like apple, yuzu pear and pumpkin.

DJ Spacebar will be on the patio spinning upbeat tunes. 5-11 p.m.

Nov. 1

1925 Elm St. Dallas, 75201 214-880-0202

Majestic Theatre — Slate, the daily web magazine, has partnered with Chicago-based comedy theater "The Second City," to produce a “Unelectable You,” a traveling, election-themed live political comedy show. Take a more lighthearted look at this election season with plenty of laughs. 8 p.m. $32.50-$129.

Nov. 2

3333 Turtle Creek Blvd.

Dallas, 75219 214-528-3243

Lee Park — Bring your canine companion and join your neighbors who have a passion for their pups at Lee Park Yappy Hour. Light snacks and beverages will be provided. Leashes are required. 6-8 p.m. FREE!

Picture of the Week Bread Winners and the Quarter Bar at 3301 McKinney Ave. have embarked on a comprehensive patio renovation slated for completion in late November.

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Fri 10/28

Dr. Jonas Salk, b. 1914 Jane Alexander, b. 1939 Bill Gates, b. 1955 Julia Roberts, b. 1967 1886 – The Statue of Liberty dedicated in NY Harbor by Pres. Cleveland.

She’s 152 ft tall, weighs 225 tons.

Sat 10/29

Fanny Brice, b. 1891 Bill Mauldin, b. 1921 Richard Dreyfuss, b. 1947 Winona Ryder, b. 1971 Brendan Fehr, b. 1977 1945 – 1st ballpoint pens go on sale – price: $12.50 each.

Sun 10/30

John Adams, b. 1735 Ruth Gordon, b. 1896 Gordon Parks, b. 1912 Grace Slick, b. 1939 Henry Winkler, b. 1945 1938 – Orson Welles spooked America with his radio broadcast of “War of the Worlds.”

Mon 10/31

Happy Halloween Ethel Waters, b. 1896 Dale Evans, b. 1912 Dan Rather, b. 1931 Piper Perabo, b. 1944 1941 – Mount Rushmore was declared finished after 14 yrs. of work.

Tue 11/01

All Saints Day Bill Anderson, b. 1937 Marcia Wallace, b. 1942 Kinky Friedman, b. 1944 Lyle Lovett, b. 1957 Toni Collette, b. 1972 1894 – Billboard Advertising 1st published. It became Billboard.

Wed 11/02

Daniel Boone, b. 1734 Burt Lancaster, b. 1913 Shere Hite, b. 1942 k. d. lang, b. 1961 Nelly, b. 1974 1955 – KKDA in Pittsburgh – 1st comm’l radio station in U.S. – began broadcasting.

Thu 11/03

Stephen F. Austin, b. 1793 James Reston, b. 1909 Charles Bronson, b. 1921 Roseanne Barr, b. 1952 Godzilla, b. 1954 1896 – Martha H. Cannon of Utah elected 1st female state senator in U.S.

GOODBYE cont'd from page 1 to be close to his dad’s work. “Dad was the night watchman and 24-hour security man for the fairgrounds.

These were hard times; coming out of the Great Depression and in the middle of World War II.” Former Dallasite, actress and speaker Ann Benson has lived away from Dallas for many years, but returned once to introduce her son, a then-teenaged Robby Benson to the Fair. “We were on the Midway. Robby stopped to throw some balls, and won a prize for me. As we walked away, crowd noises got louder. I turned around to see which exhibit was causing such an uproar, when I realized, Robby was ‘the exhibit.’

Photo courtesy of State Fair of Texas We ran for our lives. Our trip to the Fletcher’s before becoming a phenomenon.

State Fair was cut short by a mob of screaming girls!”

I was so happy to be involved until my mother Costume designer and former dancing found out. I never got to go to the fairgrounds queen Suzi Cranford remembers dancing with again when Big Tex was being installed.”

Dallas Civic Ballet in the Cotton Bowl, with Having grown up in 4-H and FFA, Ian the Dallas Symphony Orchestra, with Donald Holmes of White Rock Lake Weekly and Katy Johanas conducting. The grand finale was the Trail Weekly has a unique spin on SFOT memU.S. Marine Corp joining in, firing canons, ories. He said, “I’ve shown every animal imagduring the “1812 Overture.” She recalled, “It inable. At the State Fair, I get to relive those was so much fun!” memories and see the greatest moments of kids Walt Humann, Founder and President of loving animals.”

WHI Investments said [one of] his best mem“During the 1970s through 1997 my stuories is, “In high school taking my Hillcrest dents from the London School of Dance persweetheart, Bea Read, who became my wife, to formed on outdoor stages that were erected in the Starlight Musicals in the Band Shell. Great front of Big Tex and other areas around the Park, Summer Musicals.” eventually in the Creative Arts Building,” said Retired metal crafter Richard Potter said, Gwen Owens, founder of the school. She con“My grandfather and father built a number of tinued, “That last year I was presented a Special two-seater rickshaws from aluminum. They Merit Award from the Fair’s Arts Department.” hired college boys to pull fairgoers around for Actress, author and public speaker Rosea fee. It was popular for a number of years until Mary Rumbly went to the Texas Centennial as the new trams came in, and then the monorail.” a kid in 1936. “There was this ‘Hum-a-Tune’ Oscar winning producer and native man selling this thing you hummed into. As a Dallasite Milton Justice had this to say: “The traditional fair barker he bellowed, ‘Everyone, most horrifying memory I have was a cage buy a hum-a-tune. Anyone can play it.’” Never where a black man was sitting on a ledge and shy, Rumbly stepped up and told him her name people, mostly white men, would toss a basewas Rose-Mary. “Magnolia, I love it,” the barker ball toward a lever by the cage. If they hit the said. She corrected him. But he went on to say, lever, the ledge collapsed and the man fell into “Now Magnolia, don’t say another word. Just the water. It is still one of the images I have hum. See, a child can do this” he exclaimed. from childhood that terrifies me.”

Native Dallasite Richard Parker said, “I Michael Jenkins, Founder and President remember Youngblood’s Fried Chicken and ‘Pet of Leisure and Recreation Concepts (LARC), Chameleons’ [which you safety-pinned to your Starlight Entertainment and former president shirt] that would pass away before you could of Dallas Summer Musicals shared this: “When even get them home.”

I was 14, Jack Bridges, who built Big Tex and Read about the Fair’s history at bigtex.com/ erected him each year invited me to hold on to a about/history/, and mark your calendar for crane, get lifted to Big Tex’s hat brim to disconSept. 29 through Oct. 22, 2017 for another Big nect the main cable that lifted him up. I thought Tex greeting, “Howdy Folks. Welcome to The I could see the world standing on that hat brim.

State Fair of Texas.”

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RESTAURANT REVIEW

Finding fresh falafel

By Sara Newberry Most falafel I’ve found in Dallas has been on buffets, so it has spent too much time in a steam table and is no longer crisp on the outside and dry and mealy on the inside. Fresh-out-of-the-fryer falafel is a whole different experience.

That’s why I plan to become a regular at Deep Ellum’s Amsterdam Falafelshop. Yet another small chain opening its first Texas outpost in Dallas, Amsterdam Falafelshop has several outposts on the east coast, in the DC area and Massachusetts. The Dallas location opened in May. Unlike traditional falafel stands, where the person behind the counter doles out the various garnishes and sauces, at this one, the customer gets to decide which topping and how much of each from the self-serve condiment bar. The choices are also a mix of traditional — tahini sauce, tomato and cucumber salad, hot sauce — and more unusual choices, like beets, pickled cauliflower, and cole slaw. Baba ghanouj is smoky and a little chunky. Hummus is creamy, with a lovely nuttiness from the tahini. The condiments and garnishes are fresh and flavorful. They are offered by the pound if you need to take some with you (and I can see some coming home with me in the future).

The falafel is served fresh from the fryer, so it’s crisp on the outside and perfectly moist on the inside. It’s served in a pita that’s baked onsite or in a bowl (for those of us who can’t do gluten). The pita is a

Live Music Guide Shows ShowS &andcConcerts oNcertS

THIS WEEK: Fri, 10/28 - Thurs, 11/03

thiS week: Fri, 10/28 - thu, 11/03 Astronautalis – Alternative Hip Hop, Indie rock Friday, Oct. 28, 8 p.m., $16 - $34 The Kessler Theater ............................... 1230 W. Davis St. 214-272-8346 ............................................... thekessler.org Disney’s Fantasia – Classical, Cinema Fri. - Sun.; Oct. 28 - 30; 7:30 p.m./2:30 p.m.; $19 - $109 Meyerson Symphony Center ....................... 2301 Flora St. 214-670-3600 ................................................... mydso.com Evanescence – Folk Pop Friday, Oct. 28, 8 p.m., $35 South Side Ballroom ............................... 1135 S. Lamar St. 800-745-3000 ....................... southsideballroomdallas.com The Head and the Heart – Folk Pop Sunday, Oct. 30, 8 p.m., $37 South Side Ballroom ............................... 1135 S. Lamar St. 800-745-3000 ....................... southsideballroomdallas.com KING w/ guest Nick Hakim – Dream pop, Soul Saturday, Oct. 29, 8 p.m., $20 - $28 The Kessler Theater ............................... 1230 W. Davis St. 214-272-8346 ............................................... thekessler.org Dia de los Muertos Costume Bash – Dance, Indie, DJ Saturday, Oct. 29, 8 p.m., $15 - $25 Granada Theater ................................ 3524 Greenville Ave. 214-824-9933 ..................................... granadatheater.com

Photo by Sara Newberry

A falafel sandwich at Amsterdam Falafelshop. little more spongy than what you’ll find elsewhere; I enjoyed the texture, but it might not be what you’re used to.

If you’re more interested in a meaty meal, there is also lamb shawarma on the menu.

I tried it both in a pita and in a bowl, and while it’s flavorful, it was a little fatty. If you’re a shawarma fan, you’ll be pleased. I enjoy shawarma, but the falafel is so tasty I’ll stick with that from now on.

In addition to basically perfect falafel, the Dutch-style fries are also not to be missed.

Golden and crisp and perfectly salty, they are the epitome of what french fries should be.

Beware: a large order is ridiculously generous. A small was more than enough for two of us to share.

The atmosphere is

reminiscent of a “brown cafe” in Amsterdam, with suggestions for various pairings of illicit substances you’d find there. Service is friendly and casual, as you’d expect from a counter-service restaurant.

Amsterdam Falafelshop is, to me, the most promising of the small chains that are opening local outposts. It might be the least ambitious, menu-wise, but it is also the most successful. There’s something to be said for simplicity.

AMSTERDAM FALAFELSHOP

2651 Commerce St 214-888-6831 falafelshop.com Sunday - Tuesday 11 a.m. to 12 a.m.

Wednesday - Saturday 11 a.m. to 3 a.m.

DOTTY'S TRUE TEXAS CUISINE

Big taste in ‘Mile Wide Nachos’

By Dotty Griffith

dotty.griffith@yahoo.com Queso is so bueno. Little Woodrow’s smooth and cheesy dip is the topping for the neighborhood sports bar’s signature “Mile Wide Nachos.”

The recipe calls for a bottle of beer so save one for the queso. As the folks at Little Woodrow’s like to say, “It’s smooth enough to sooth the late night munchies, and has just enough kick to keep the evening going. “ Here’s the recipe, just in time for another fall football weekend.

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Portugal. The Man – Experimental Indie Rock Monday, Oct. 31, 9 p.m., $39 Granada Theater ................................ 3524 Greenville Ave. 214-824-9933 ..................................... granadatheater.com Matt and Kim – Indie Pop, Dance Pop, Indie Rock Thursday, Nov. 3, 8 p.m., $30 The Bomb Factory ............................. 2713 Canton St. 214-932-6501 ..................................... thebombfactory.com Dvorak 8 – Classical Thurs - Sun.; Nov. 3-6; 7:30 p.m./2:30; $27 - $158 Meyerson Symphony Center ....................... 2301 Flora St. 214-670-3600 ................................................... mydso.com

November

Chocolate Secrets ... 3926 Oak Lawn Ave. .... 214-252-9801 Reinventing Jude Indie Rock 7:30 p.m.

Free ...........mychocolatesecrets.com Double-Wide ........ 3510 Commerce St. .......... 214-887-6510 Twisted Trick Or Treat Halloween Party!

Local Music 8 p.m. $10 ........................ double-wide.com The Foundry ............ 2303 Pittman St. ............ 214-749-1112 Jared & The Jewelers w/ Danny Diamonds Indie Rock 8 p.m.

No Cover ........................... cs-tf.com Lee Harvey’s .............. 1807 Gould St. ............ 214-428-1555 Swan Song Led Zeppelin Tribute Band, Rock 9 p.m.

Free ........................ leeharveys.com Lone Star Roadhouse ... 11277 E. NW Hwy .. 214-341-3538 The Malfunktions Party Band, Variety, Classic Rock 8 p.m. $10 ............. lonestarroadhouse.com Maracas Cocina Mexicana .. 2914 Main St. ... 214-748-7140 Chilo & The High Energy Latin Jazz 8 p.m.

No cover ................ maracascm.com Poor David’s Pub ...... 1313 S. Lamar St. ....... 214-565-1297 Walton & Munroe Singer Songwriter, Americana 8 p.m. $5 ...................... poordavidspub.com Three Links ............... 2704 Elm St. ................ 214-653-8228 The Sons of Hercules Punk, Garage, Rock 9 p.m. $10 ........... threelinksdeepellum.com Twilite Lounge ............ 32640 Elm St. ........... 214-741-2121 Club Wood Halloween Party Jazz, Blues, Funk 10 p.m.

Free ................. thetwilitelounge.com

Sunday, October 30 30 sunday ,O CtObeR

Scott Bradlee’s Postmodern Jukebox – Vintage, Jazz, Pop Saturday, Nov. 5, 8 p.m., $40 - $75 Verizon Theatre .................... 1001 Performance Pl., 75050 972-854-5050 ....................................... verizontheatre.com

The Balcony Club ...... 1825 Abrams Rd. ....... 214-826-8104 Jonathan Fisher Trio Jazz 8 p.m.

No cover ............... balconyclub.com

Joni Mitchell Birthday Celebration – Indie Rock, Folk Monday, Nov. 7, 8 p.m., $15-$25 The Kessler Theater ............................... 1230 W. Davis St. 214-272-8346 ............................................... thekessler.org Warren Hill & Karen Briggs – Jazz Sat, Nov. 12, 7 p.m. & 9:45 p.m., $65 Bishop Arts Theater Center ........................... 215 Tyler St. 214-948-0716 ................................... bishopartstheatre.org Bad Suns, Coin – Indie Rock Sunday, Nov. 13, 8:30 p.m., $19 - $22 Granada Theater ................................ 3524 Greenville Ave. 214-824-9933 ..................................... granadatheater.com Legends of Southern Hip Hop – Hip Hop, Rap Friday, Nov. 18, 8 p.m., $57 - $130 Verizon Theatre .................... 1001 Performance Pl., 75050 972-854-5050 ....................................... verizontheatre.com The Keller Williams Kwahtro – Jam, Progressive Friday, Nov. 18, 8 p.m., $27-$39 Granada Theater ................................ 3524 Greenville Ave. 214-824-9933 ..................................... granadatheater.com Brahms 4 – Classical Thurs - Sun.; Nov. 17-20; 7:30 p.m./2:30; $19 - $109 Meyerson Symphony Center ....................... 2301 Flora St. 214-670-3600 ................................................... mydso.com

December

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Little Woodrow’s Stir in diced tomatoes and green chilies, 1 (5-pound) block Velveeta promixing until smooth. Add sliced fresh pepcessed cheese product Dotty Griffith pers to taste. If thinner consistency is desired, 1 (16- ounce) bottle Shiner Bock add milk as needed. Stir and heat through.

Beer Serve warm as a dip for tortilla chips or as a 1 (28- ounce) can Rotel Original Diced Tomatoes topping for nachos. and Green Chilies (undrained)

The Balcony Club ...... 1825 Abrams Rd. ....... 214-826-8104 Kenny Daniel Band Rock 6 p.m.

Free Holland K. Smith Blues Rock 9:30 p.m.

Free....................... balconyclub.com

Adair’s Saloon ....... 2624 Commerce St. ........ 214-939-9900 Bart Budwig & Caitlin Jemma Country, Bluegrass 11 p.m.

No Cover Randall Conrad Olinger Rock, Country, Blues 11 p.m.

No Cover .............. adairssaloon.com

Hayes Carll w/ guest John Moreland – Singer Songwriter Saturday, Nov. 26, 8 p.m., $22-$72 The Kessler Theater ............................... 1230 W. Davis St. 214-272-8346 ............................................... thekessler.org

"Mile Wide Nachos."

Adair’s Saloon ....... 2624 Commerce St. ........ 214-939-9900 Captain Howdy & The Space Goats Rock, Folk, Blues 11 p.m.

No Cover Beth Lee & The Break-Ups Hot ‘n’ Heavy Rock ‘n’ Roll 11 p.m.

No Cover .............. adairssaloon.com

Phantogram – Dream Pop, Electronica, Trip Hop Saturday, Nov. 5, 8 p.m., $32.50 The Bomb Factory ............................. 2713 Canton St. 214-932-6501 ..................................... thebombfactory.com

Newsboys – Christian Pop/Rock Sunday, Nov. 20, 6 p.m., $23 - $48 Verizon Theatre .................... 1001 Performance Pl., 75050 972-854-5050 ....................................... verizontheatre.com

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Saturday,, October 29 29 satuRday OCtObeR

PartyNextDoor & Jeremih – Alternative R&B, Hip Hop Friday, Dec. 2, 8 p.m., $44 South Side Ballroom ............................... 1135 S. Lamar St. 800-745-3000 ....................... southsideballroomdallas.com Dolly Parton – Country, Bluegrass, Pop Saturday, Dec. 3, 7:30 p.m., $40 - $155 Verizon Theatre .................... 1001 Performance Pl., 75050 972-854-5050 ....................................... verizontheatre.com Joe Bonamassa – Blues Rock, Hard Rock, Blues Saturday, Dec. 10, 8 p.m., $84 - $154 Verizon Theatre .................... 1001 Performance Pl., 75050 972-854-5050 ....................................... verizontheatre.com Nils Lofgren – Roots Rock, Blues Rock Saturday, Dec 17, 8 p.m., $TBD The Kessler Theater ............................... 1230 W. Davis St. 214-272-8346 ............................................... thekessler.org John Denver, Rocky Mountain Christmas – Instrumental Friday, Dec. 23, 7:30 p.m. $22 - $97 Meyerson Symphony Center ....................... 2301 Flora St. 214-670-3600 ................................................... mydso.com Jonathan Tyler – Hard Rock, Blues Rock Saturday, Dec. 31, 7:30 p.m., $24-$80 Granada Theater ................................ 3524 Greenville Ave. 214-824-9933 ..................................... granadatheater.com

ClubsClubs • R• Restaurants estauRants Friday, October 28 FRiday, OCtObeR 28

Adair’s Saloon ....... 2624 Commerce St. ....... 214-939-9900 Bomber Spur Americana, Country Rock 11 p.m.

No Cover Smokin’ Rita Rock 11 p.m.

No Cover .............. adairssaloon.com AllGood Café ............ 2934 Main St. ............... 214-742-5362 Bronwen Roberts and Ben Croucher Singer Songwriter 8 p.m. Pay What You Can ................... allgoodcafe.com The Balcony Club ...... 1825 Abrams Rd. ....... 214-826-8104 Cheap, Fast & Easy Jazz 6 p.m.

Free Gerhard Kraus Quartet Jazz 9:30 p.m.

Free ....................... balconyclub.com The Door ................ 2513 Main St. .................. 214-742-3667 The Devil Wears Prada Metalcore, Hard Rock 5:30 p.m. $23-$25 .............. thedoordallas.com Double-Wide ........ 3510 Commerce St. .......... 214-887-6510 Party Static Dance Punk 9 p.m. $10 ........................ double-wide.com The Foundry ............ 2303 Pittman St. ............ 214-749-1112 Monoculture Psychedelic Blues Rock 8 p.m.

No Cover ........................... cs-tf.com

The Free Man ....... 2626 Commerce St. ......... 214-377-9893 Vicho Vicencio Jazz 3 p.m.

No cover Savoy Swing Band Early Jazz & Swing 7 p.m.

No cover Blues Jam Blues 10 p.m.

No cover ............ freemandallas.com Opening Bell Coffee ..... 1409 S. Lamar St. .... 214-565-0383 Brett Taylor Singer Songwriter 7 p.m. $10 ............... openingbellcoffee.com Poor David’s Pub ...... 1313 S. Lamar St. ....... 214-565-1297 Blues for Boobs Breast Cancer Benefit Blues, Charity 2-7 p.m. $20 .................... poordavidspub.com The Prophet Bar ........... 2548 Elm St. ............ 214-742-3667 Quiet Company Indie Pop, Indie Rock 7:30 p.m. $10 ...................... thedoordallas.com The Rustic .............. 3656 Howell St. .............. 214-730-0596 Raised Right Men Country 12:30 p.m.

Free ............................ therustic.com Sundown at Granada .. 3520 Greenville Ave. .. 214-823-8308 Woolly Jammeth Funk 10 p.m.

Free ...................... sundowndfw.com Times Ten Cellars ..... 6324 Prospect Ave. .... 214-824-9463 Mike Drake Trio Jazz 4 p.m.

No cover ........... timestencellars.com

Monday,, O October 31 31 mOnday CtObeR The Balcony Club ...... 1825 Abrams Rd. ....... 214-826-8104 Liz Mikel’s Entertainer’s Showcase Professional Open Mic 9:30 p.m.

Free ....................... balconyclub.com RBC ................. 2617 Commerce St. .............. 469- 487-6149 Outward Bound Mixtape Sessions Experimental 9 p.m.

Free .................... rbcdeepellum.com The Rustic .............. 3656 Howell St. .............. 214-730-0596 Dan Rocha Jr. Singer Songwriter 8:30 p.m.

Free ............................ therustic.com San Francisco Rose ... 3024 Greenville Ave. ... 214-826-2020 Open Mic with Aaron Puzey Variety, Open Mic 7-10 p.m.

No Cover ......... sanfranciscorose.net Sundown at Granada .. 3520 Greenville Ave. .. 214-823-8308 Funky Knuckles Funk 10 p.m.

Free ...................... sundowndfw.com Three Links ............... 2704 Elm St. ................ 214-653-8228 The Garden Punk, Experimental, Rock 8 p.m. $12-$14 .... threelinksdeepellum.com

Tuesday,, November 1 1 tuesday nOvembeR The Balcony Club ...... 1825 Abrams Rd. ..... 214-826-8104 Mick Tinsley Unplugged Acoustic Blues 8:30 p.m.

Free ....................... balconyclub.com Buzzbrews Kitchen .... 4334 Lemmon Ave. .... 214-521-4334 Classical Open Mic Classical 8 p.m. - 11:30 p.m. Free ......................... buzzbrews.com The Crown and Harp .. 1914 Greenville Ave. ..214-828-1914 Harper’s Revue Local Music Showcase 10 p.m.

Free .............. thecrownandharp.com Sandaga 813 .............. 813 Exposition ............. 972.415.7491 Jazz Jam Jazz 8:30 p.m. $5 - $10 ................ sandaga813.com San Francisco Rose ... 3024 Greenville Ave. ... 214-826-2020 Tin Man Singer Songwriter 8-11 p.m.

No Cover ......... sanfranciscorose.net Sundown at Granada .. 3520 Greenville Ave. .. 214-823-8308 Acoustically Yours Ft. Gene Davis Open Mic 8 p.m.

Free ...................... sundowndfw.com

2 2 WWednesday, ednesday, November nOvembeR The Green Elephant ........ 5627 Dyer St. ........ 214-265-1338 Dallas Drum Djam Open drum jam 9:30 p.m.-2 a.m. $5 ............. greenelephantdallas.com The Free Man .......... 2626 Commerce St. ....... 214-377-9893 La Pompe Swing, Gypsy Jazz 7 p.m.

Free Marcelo de Melo Jazz 10 p.m.

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As condensed by the author, in 1867, for his public readings. Presented here in seven weekly installments with original illustrations by John Leech.

I have endeavoured in this Ghostly little book, to raise the Ghost of an Idea, which shall not put my readers out of humour with themselves, with each other, with the season, or with me. May it haunt their houses pleasantly, and no one wish to lay it.

Their faithful Friend and Servant, C. D., December, 1843.

STAVE ONE. MARLEY’S GHOST MARLEY was dead, to begin with. There is no doubt whatever about that. The register of his burial was signed by the clergyman, the clerk, the undertaker, and the chief mourner. Scrooge signed it.

And Scrooge's name was good upon 'Change for anything he chose to put his hand to.

Old Marley was as dead as a door-nail.

Scrooge knew he was dead? Of course he did. How could it be otherwise? Scrooge and he were partners for I don't know how many years. Scrooge was his sole executor, his sole administrator, his sole assign, his sole residuary legatee, his sole friend, his sole mourner.

Scrooge never painted out old Marley's name, however. There it yet stood, years afterwards, above the warehouse door ­— Scrooge and Marley. The firm was known as Scrooge and Marley. Sometimes people new to the business called Scrooge Scrooge, and sometimes Marley. He answered to both names. It was all the same to him.

Oh! But he was a tight-fist-

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ed hand at the grindstone, was Scrooge! a squeezing, wrenching grasping, scraping, clutching, covetous old sinner!

External heat and cold had little influence on him. No warmth could warm, no cold could chill him. No wind that blew was bitterer than he, no falling snow was more intent upon its purpose, no pelting rain less open to entreaty. Foul weather didn't know where to have him.

The heaviest rain and snow and hail and sleet could boast of the advantage over him in only one respect — they often "came down" handsomely, and Scrooge never did.

Nobody ever stopped him in the street to say, with gladsome looks, "My dear Scrooge, how are you?

When will you come to see me?" No beggars implored him to bestow a trifle, no children asked him what it was o'clock, no man or woman ever once in all his life inquired the way to such and such a place, of Scrooge.

Even the blindmen's dogs appeared to know him; and when they saw him coming on, would tug their owners into doorways and up courts; and then would wag their tails as though they said, "No eye at all is better than an evil eye, dark master!"

But what did Scrooge care!

It was the very thing he liked.

To edge his way along the crowded paths of life, warning all human sympathy to keep its distance, was what the knowing ones call "nuts" to Scrooge.

Once upon a time of all the good days in the year, upon a Christmas eve old Scrooge sat busy in his counting-house.

It was cold, bleak biting, foggy weather; and the city clocks had only just gone three, but it was quite dark already.

The door of Scrooge's counting-house was open, that he might keep his eye upon his clerk, who, in a dismal little cell beyond, a sort of tank, was

copying letters. Scrooge had a very small fire, but the clerk's fire was so very much smaller that it looked like one coal.

But he couldn't replenish it, for Scrooge kept the coalbox in his own room; and so surely as the clerk came in with the shovel the master predicted that it would be necessary for them to part. Wherefore the clerk put on his white comforter, and tried to warm himself at the candle; in which effort, not being a man of a strong imagination, he failed.

"A Merry Christmas, uncle! I God save you!" cried a cheerful voice. It was the voice of Scrooge's nephew, who

came upon him so quickly that this was the first intimation Scrooge had of his approach.

"Bah!" said Scrooge; "humbug!"

"Christmas a humbug, uncle! You don't mean that, I am sure?"

"I do. Out upon merry Christmas! What's Christmas time to you but a time for paying bills without money; a time for finding yourself a year older, and not an hour richer; a time for balancing your books and having every item in 'em through a round dozen of months presented dead against you? If I had my will, every idiot who goes about with 'Merry Christmas' on his lips should be

boiled with his own pudding, and buried with a stake of holly through his heart. He should!"

"Uncle!"

"Nephew, keep Christmas in your own way, and let me keep it in mine."

"Keep it! But you don't keep it."

"Let me leave it alone, then. Much good may it do you! Much good it has ever done you!"

"There are many things from which I might have derived good, by which I have not profited, I dare say, Christmas among the rest. But I am sure I have always thought of Christmas time, when it has come round ­— apart from the veneration due to its sacred origin, if anything belonging to it call be apart from that — as a good time; a kind, forgiving, charitable, pleasant time; the only time I know of, in the long calendar of the year, when men and women seem by one consent to open their shut-up hearts freely, and to thank of people below them as if they really were fellow-travellers to the grave, and not another race of creatures bound on other journeys. And therefore, uncle, though it has never put a scrap of gold or silver in my pocket, I believe that it has done me good, and will do me good; and I say, God bless it!"

The clerk in the tank involuntarily applauded.

"Let me hear another sound from you," said Scrooge, "and you'll keep your Christmas by losing your situation! You're quite a powerful speaker, sir," he added, turning to his nephew. "I wonder you don't go into Parliament."

"Don't be angry, uncle.

Come! Dine with us to-morrow."

Scrooge said that he would see him — yes, indeed he did. He went the whole length of the expression, and DICKENS cont'd on page 11

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CROSSWORD PUZZLE

ACROSS 1. Ostrich relatives 5. Cote sound 11. Sweet roll 17. Test tube locales

21. Half of DJ 22. Write hurriedly 23. Oval-nest builder 24. Like crazy (2 wds.)

25. Bear in the sky

26. Shack (hyph.)

27. Cpl. or sgt.

28. Hombre's abode 29. Hush puppy ingredients

31. Ambergris source 33. Frittering 35. Hamlets 36. Terrific!

37. Snowbird

38. Found a perch 41. Three-toed sloths 42. Sweet-talked 43. Thick head of hair 44. Port near Kyoto 48. Tearjerkers?

50. Round gem 51. Part of an ear 52. Tankards 53. Attention-getters 54. Fix Venus de Milo?

55. Oil sources 57. Set of tools 58. Many parents 59. Opposite of comers 60. Plunders 61. Seedy bar 62. Culbertson of bridge 63. Andy and Flo of the comics 64. Fate 65. Fluffy quilt 66. Reverberates again 68. Hard seat 69. Play a role 70. On the other side 71. Cargo area 72. Horror-flick street 73. Bad-mouth 74. — and cranny 75. Convent VIP 78. Yes, in Yokohama 79. Coop up 80. New Mexico cavern 84. Card before trey 85. Like a centipede?

87. Mesa's cousin 88. Ait, on the Seine 89. Prioritize 90. Hotel employee 91. River-mouth deposit 92. Lose one's coat 93. That's — — quit!

PAGE 7 94. Rock clingers 95. Big and strong 96. Fricke of country 97. Broccoli bud 99. A mind of — own 100. Tusked animals 101. Blockbusters 102. Doctrine 103. Ques. response 104. Wry humor 105. X, for Caesar 106. Wisconsin hrs.

107. Sampras rival 109. Moccasin, maybe 110. Has a say 112. Amass 115. Gloomier 116. Significant event 120. Mine, to Maurice (2 wds.)

121. Bright star 123. Moonshot mission 125. Fridge stick 126. — — the ground floor 127. Rap session?

128. Beauty parlor item 129. Deportment 130. Goddess sacred to joggers?

131. Formed a gully 132. Works clay 133. Husks DOWN 1. S1. Cabinet dept.

2. "Blue II" painter 3. Gorby's realm 4. Meager 5. Narnia's creator (2 wds.)

6. They're full of salt 7. Unwritten tests

MENTAL HEALTH

LEARN TO DEVELOP WAYS OF COPING WITH STRESS BY TAKING CHARGE OF YOUR THOUGHTS, EMOTIONS, THE WAY YOU HANDLE PROBLEMS AND MANAGE YOUR TIME.

I don’t have to tell you that there’s a lot to be stressed about these days. In addition to the added strain of the presidential election and the economy, we have the daily not to make the “stress journal” issues surrounding work and an added stress to your life!) family life. With the holidays Understanding how you curapproaching, the expectations rently cope with stress in your and the “To Do” list become life allows you to determine longer. This leaves very little what works and what doesn’t. energy left for the serious and We are all familiar with many unexpected adversities that of the unhealthy ways of coping we all deal with from time to and not facing problems such as time. Unfortunately, there Lynette Payne overeating, smoking, drinking, are no magic bullets, no extra procrastinating, being constanthours in the day and the bills ly busy or withdrawing and will not go away. You can, however, learn even lashing out at others. to develop ways of coping with stress by So what are healthier ways to cope taking charge of your thoughts, emowith stress? One suggestion actually tions, the way you handle problems and made me laugh, because it seemed to manage your time. suggest that we seek stress. The suggesThe first step in learning to manage tion is to avoid unnecessary stress, which your stress is to understand what triggers is obvious and therefore, sounds ridicuyour stress and the role you play in creating lous. But as I thought about it more seor sustaining the stress. One suggestion riously, I realized that I don’t always say is to write a “stress journal” that helps to “no” when I need to and I often take on you to determine the stressors in your life more tasks than I am physically or emoand how you handle them. (Just be sure tionally capable of doing. While I know

there are many people and situations that cause stress and sometimes that just comes with the job, so to speak, there are other times when I actually have the ability to choose avoidance. Another method is to step back and alter the way you see situations, communicate your views and adjust your expectations and standards. Easier said than done, I know, but with practice reframing how we see and react to a situation can serve to be a helpful way to cope.

Your attitude plays a large part in coping with stress. While it sounds trite and simplistic, having a positive attitude really does make a difference. It’s also about being forgiving to yourself and others. Taking care of yourself through healthy habits and “me” time provides you the resilience to handle stress when it is necessary.

If all else fails a healthy sense of humor helps.

Lynette Payne is executive director of the nonprofit, Galaxy Counseling Center.

For the past 40 years, Galaxy has provided counseling services for 60,000 families, couples, groups, individuals and children, ages three and up in the Dallas-Fort Worth metroplex. Contact Lynette and Galaxy Counseling Center at 972-272-4429.

YOUR STARS THIS WEEK

By Stella Wilder

The coming week will require many individuals to dig deep into their bags of tricks to come up with just the right thing to do under certain extraordinary circumstances that cannot be avoided. All will be using stores of energy heretofore overlooked, and many will have to employ a kind of inner resolve that is rarely tapped.

Many realizations will be had, and many of these will have something to do with key relationships. Those who are already in love, for example, will find that the landscape is shifting and requires a new perspective. Those who are waiting for love to come calling may find that their heart's desire can soon be theirs, but only a change in behavior can make this so.

Promises will be made and broken; those who can get through the next seven days without any contrary leanings will find that they can surely be honest and faithful for the long haul; the most serious threats are sure to pass as this difficult time fades into memory. The "real thing" will start to feel very real, indeed.

SCORPIO (Oct. 23-Nov. 7) You've been waiting for the right time to act on a recent decision, but you may have to throw caution to the wind.

(Nov. 8-Nov. 21) – A good friend seems to know what you are going to do better than you do. He or she has prepared for this, but have you?

SAGITTARIUS (Nov. 22-Dec. 7) You may be searching for something that has been hidden for quite some time.

Someone knows more than you do, so be sure to ask! (Dec. 8-Dec. 21) – The perspective of a younger family member can be quite beneficial to you.

You've been a stick in the mud long enough!

CAPRICORN (Dec. 22-Jan. 6) A loved one is more than willing to tell you what you need to do, but it's better for you to determine your own course of action. (Jan. 7-Jan. 19) – You'll discover something that has you changing a great many plans – and, possibly, looking for a new place to live.

AQUARIUS (Jan. 20-Feb. 3) You'll hear things through the grapevine that have you reassessing your current position. Don't make any hasty changes, however! (Feb. 4-Feb. 18) – Focus on what makes you happy, and you'll be able to rise above a certain fray and remain free of an entanglement.

PISCES (Feb. 19-March 5) A wrong turn has you fretting about where you're going and when you may get there.

You'll have to make a quick decision. (March 6-March 20) – You haven't heard from a good

72. Aerie hatchlings 73. "The," to Wolfgang 74. Dapper 75. Free-floating 76. Ringo, once 77. Trouble afoot?

78. Portion 79. Vim and vigor 80. Sifts through 81. Part human, part machine 82. Joins forces 83. Abhor 85. Moon buggy 86. Showy yellow moths 87. Holly feature 90. Speck 91. Guitarist — Eddy 92. Cav's foe 94. Greek underworld river 95. Dorm item 96. Davy or Casey — 98. Lie back 100. Hillside, to Angus 101. Shooting stars 103. Moose feature 104. Toughened 105. Rang 108. — — in point 109. Piece of cake 110. Imposing residence 111. Crush underfoot 112. Abel's brother 113. All, in combos 114. Gawk 115. Rock group 116. Additional 117. Mishmash 118. Must-have 119. Ages upon ages 122. "— Te Ching" 124. Groaner, maybe

OFF THE MARK

Election, economy has us coping with stress

By Lynette Payne

8. Holm and Fleming 9. RCMP patrol zone 10. Firefly larva 11. Mystery author — Westlake 12. On — — (hot) 13. Largest digit 14. Gold Medal org.

15. Hit the brakes (2 wds.)

16. Macho type (hyph.)

17. Sort of sugar 18. Jai — 19. Petty officer, briefly 20. Just for guys 30. Ghostly noises 32. Achilles' downfall 34. Kilt wearers 36. Rises rapidly 37. Seek a slot (hyph.)

38. Dump truck filler 39. Get some air 40. Wild T-shirt (hyph.)

42. Becomes frayed 43. Tile murals 45. Self-defense art 46. Kitchen utensils 47. Late bloomers 49. Mantra chants 50. Chirps 51. Window covering 52. Almost grads 54. Threw a steer 55. Helium or hydrogen 56. Ben & Jerry rival 59. Liverpool lockups 60. Cat call?

61. Scottish daggers 63. Picked out 64. FDR or JFK 65. Pierre's school 67. Make sure 68. Dilemmas 70. Ventricle neighbor

friend in a while, so why not reach out yourself? You'll both be glad you did.

ARIES (March 21-April 4) You're nearing a halfway point of sorts. Give someone all the help you can. Travel times may be longer than you think. (April 5-April 19) – The clock is running, and you must be able to complete assigned tasks within the time allotted.

Don't let yourself become distracted!

TAURUS (April 20-May 5) You can make a real difference in the lives of those with whom you interact — and direct interaction is always best!

(May 6-May 20) – You have several advantages, but they don't guarantee your victory.

You're going to have to work hard, right down to the wire.

GEMINI (May 21-June 6) You can persuade others that your plans are likely to win the desired results, but some may doubt they can do so in the time available. (June 7-June 20) – You may not be feeling tip-top as the week opens. A little rest not only has you feeling better, but also lets you solidify plans.

CANCER (June 21-July 7) You may discover that not everyone is in agreement with

Copyright 2016 United Feature Syndicate, Inc. you, and your most vocal critics may well have a valid argument. (July 8-July 22) – What you say and how you say it will set the tone for the entire week. You'll want to spin certain topics in the most positive way possible.

LEO (July 23-Aug. 7) You may feel as though someone has robbed you of an opportunity as the week opens, but it will likely be restored to you before long.

(Aug. 8-Aug. 22) – Patience may be a virtue, but for you it can very well spell failure. You will want to take a more aggressive approach than usual.

VIRGO (Aug. 23-Sept. 7) You're very much on top of your game, and many competitors will want to find a way to avoid a head-to-head contest. (Sept. 8-Sept. 22) – You can open many doors for yourself and others. You'll want to replace something lost with something found.

LIBRA (Sept. 23-Oct. 7) You'll want to be present and available for someone in need. Don't be too forward, but don't be too far in the background. (Oct. 8-Oct. 22) – Certain feedback may surprise you. You'll have the chance to improve things from the inside out.

● Each row and each column must contain the numbers 1 through 4 (easy) or 1 through 6 (challenging) without repeating.

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outlined boxes, called cages, must combine using the given operation (in any order) to produce the target numbers in the top-left corners.

● Freebies: Fill in single-box cages with the number in the top-left corner.

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OCTOBER 28 - NOVEMBER 3, 2016

By Candy Evans

candace@candysdirt.com Ah, what a week! About the combed the Dallas time you read this, the Urban Land Morning News and Institute (ULI) will be wrapping it’s the Dallas Times The infamous "Dallas" TV home is located at 4800 Park Lane and is listed for $12.95 million. huge 2016 fall conference in Dallas, Herald (we used having enlightened us on the state to be a two-newsof real estate both commercial and paper city) for apartments. Had no residential. We are trying to keep up idea where to live in Big D. Had no over here at CandysDirt. idea which neighborhood com and give you the most would be best for a hip important nuggets of ULI 25-year-old planning both news. So you’d best suba wedding and a broadscribe and tune in every cast journalism career. So day for your daily dose of watching Dallas became insider real estate and, of a weekly ritual and really, of filming and they introduced course, House Porn. the best way to glean inthe world to gracious Texas living And what made Dallas Candace Evans formation about the place standards. real estate more famous that was about to become “It’s almost impossible to find than the Ewing family on the televimy permanent home. Living in a a house like this, with unbelievsion series “Dallas?”

500-square-foot West Side apartable history and the most gorgeous Nada! Nothing defined an era ment, I drooled over the homes, the grounds in Dallas,” Allie Beth more than the 14-year run of the hair, the help. And I wanted to be Allman said. television series “Dallas.” The entire Miss Ellie after I had my babies.

While the original 1939 façade world was caught up in the compliNothing before or after the origcated lives of the Ewing clan, and inal series has created that sort of in- was kept intact, the house was comall we wanted to know was “Who ternational interest in our city. It cast pletely rebuilt. After all, gracious living in 1978 pales in comparishot J.R?” Our Karen Eubank (who Dallas in a brighter, though maybe son to gracious living today. Guy penned this story) remembered trav- artificial, light, and made everyone Vance Brown served as the archieling in London at the time, and the fall in love with the idea of “bigger tect and Bill Manning of Manning, Every creature comfort was moment people found out she was is better.” Big cars, bigger hair and of Snelling & McIlyar was the general taken into consideration as well. from Dallas, that’s all they could talk course, the biggest houses.

The home has a billiards room, liabout.

The infamous “Dallas” TV home contractor. Together they created a 10,341-square-foot home with five brary, wine room and media room.

I was in New York City, wrapof the Ewing clan was one of the bedrooms, five bathrooms and two A third-floor game room can be ping a graduate program in journalbiggest, one of the best. Now it’s for powder baths that is truly ready for reached from the elevator or the susism at Columbia, and had just besale! Allie Beth Allman has it listed its next close up! pended spiral staircase. come engaged and planned a move for just $12.95 million.

The house has a classic, tradiSitting on just over four acres to Dallas. What did I do in an era The stately three-story Georgian tional elegance that permeates every in Sunnybrook Estates, the grounds where there was no internet or smart at 4800 Park Lane was as much a room. Time-honored elements, from were landscaped by Michael Zerbach phones? I went to the Columbia star of the show as J.R, Bobby, Sue Venetian plaster walls and limestone & Associates. Along with a creek University library where they had Ellen and Pam. Known back then floors to custom woodwork, were view there is a pool, spa, tennis newspapers from all major cities as The Calder House, the interiors installed by master craftsmen. court, exercise building — yes, hanging on wooden racks, and I were used during that first season

Photos courtesy of Allie Beth Allman

building — and something we all treasure, privacy.

At $12.95 million, it is a small price to pay for the home that helped the whole world focus on Dallas and our fantastic real estate. Dirt: it’s our very best commodity!

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HAMMER AND NAILS

Metal can take the heat and keep ‘cool’

By Stephan Sardone

backsplash, countertops, appliances and more. Options are endless for metal backsplashes, in particular.

This week, I’d like to talk about You can go for some stainless steel a versatile material that might be mosaics, steel matted tiles, maybe a worth the investment: metal. Though blend of aluminum, glass and copthis all-purpose commodity can be a per or a galvanized metal backsplash bit pricey, it could be an appropriate made to look like zinc. leap, as it’s not only durable, easy to These options look expensive Stephan Sardone clean and functional, but it can take and upscale. That last option can on just about any design taste. also be applied to countertops; galOver time, metal has gone from an accent vanized metal as your kitchen counter surface material to the focal point of a home. You can creates a smooth, slick look while remaining place metal in just about any setting and mold durable and easy to wipe down. Not to menit to fit the room’s needs. Not only can it stand tion, metal countertops are nonporous, heatalone, but it works well with other materials, proof, with many patterns to choose from too, like different types of wood. It’s a great way other than the plain monochromatic. Instead, to add depth, texture and uniqueness that will choose a unique brush finish to give some didraw the eye. mension, and if you like the look of an integral One of the most common ways people use sink (a sink that is almost seamlessly incorpometal in their homes is in the form of corrugat- rated into the countertop), then a metal counted tin. This use can go one of two ways: tacky er and sink would be a good way to go. or tasteful. Try to minimize the use of this style Appliances are obviously a great way to in a way that makes a classy, edgy statement. incorporate “sleek and shiny” into your kitchFor example, instead of covering an entire wall en. Lately there’s been a trend of different in corrugated tin, try using it as wainscoting in colored metal appliances, such as charcoal or a powder room, under the bar, or maybe lining copper. It might be interesting to go with a the base of a built-in buffet. This way, you’ve stainless vent hood with brass details. utilized the interesting material, keeping it delThe bathroom is another great place to go icate instead of going overboard. metal ­— not just for the hardware. Try some Metal can sharpen a kitchen’s look via galvanized sheet metal for the shower walls, stephan@sardoneconstruction.com

and if you want something more exciting, you might go with gray metallic fishscale tiles either in the shower or the sink area. If you’re not into fishscale tiles, consider something slightly different like a honeycomb design.

That minimalist rule I mentioned earlier goes out the window if you have an outdoor shower area. Really go for the effect with corrugated tin or another form of metal as the shower walls themselves. While we’re on the topic of outdoors, think about installing metal fencing with wooden posts. It’s modern, clean, private and withstands the elements.

Let’s take it back inside and look up — at the ceiling. Metal ceiling tiles are in, because they add texture, no matter what style you go for, whether it’s contemporary or antique. With simpler, clean-cut tile designs, it’ll take you more modern, but if you lean toward vintage, you might consider more dramatic embellishments. For rustic, try it in coordination with wood panel walls or exposed beams. Don’t forget that just because it’s metal doesn’t mean it has to be silver; for example, if you have a white-themed living room, go for white metal or something lighter to accent. Metal ceiling tiles are highly durable and last a long time, as they do not crack or rot, nor do they absorb moisture, which allows them to be more resistant to mold.

I highly recommend metal as a material

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Metal can enhance an interior design. for all rooms, sometimes used sparingly, other times covering an entire wall. It all comes down to taste and preference. In the end, it’ll save you money and time on repairs, effort on cleaning, and add major style points and value to your home.

Stephan Sardone is owner of Sardone Construction and has been helping people improve their life by remodeling their home around their life.

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ALONG THE GREEN TRAIL

Ghoulish tourism?

America’s palm oil crisis continues

By Naima Montacer @naimajeannette

I’ve avoided giving the update on this issue for a while now, mainly because the news isn’t good. I’d love to give a positive update on an environmental issue that reaches our daily lives, but it’s just getting worse. The palm oil crisis rages on. As Halloween candy ingestion increases, our awareness of the palm oil crisis should grow as well.

In case you have missed what palm oil is, palm oil is found in more than 50 percent of products in the grocery store including cookies, crackers, milk, lotions, soaps and yes, candy. The semi solid oil is ideal for a variety of commercial uses such as providing products their “chewy” texture, and due to moderate amount of linoleic acid and antioxidants, palm oil keeps products stable for longer periods. With more than 30 different common names for palm oil, it can be very difficult to identify which products contain the oil.

The cheap filler, palm oil, has not always been in our products. In the last 30 years palm oil production has increased to today about a third of all vegetable oil used worldwide is derived from oil palm trees. Eightyfive percent of all palm oil produced is exported from Indonesia and Malaysia.

Palm oil plantations are created by slash and burning tropical rainforests, which destroys wildlife habitat and releases large amounts of carbon into the atmosphere contributing to climate change. The destruction of tropical rainforests

also reduces the amount of plants taking in carbon dioxide, which their presence would offset climate change.

Habitat destruction in favor of palm oil plantations has led to vast declines in orangutans, tigers and other endangered species.

OK, so what’s the update? Malaysia had a rough year with unconventional hot dry weather related to the El Niño phenomenon.

Palm oil yield in Malaysia is estimated to decline by 5.3 percent for 2016. But, forecasts for 2017 are showing a 5.6 percent increase for 2017. Just last week palm oil future prices surged to the highest in more than two years. The palm oil business in Malaysia rages on. Now, companies are expanding to other parts of the world, such as Africa.

Liberia has become a new target location for palm oil plantations. The Guardian recently published their investigation into the palm oil debate focusing on Golden Veroleum Liberia (GVL). GVL is a palm oil company emphasizing their work in Liberia as bringing jobs and increasing the economy through oil palm plantations. Just as the land was destroyed in Indonesia, the same is being done in Liberia, without the entire community’s consent.

Poverty is a driving issue that allows companies to exploit third world land.

Still writhing from a civil war, Liberia is falling victim to this exploitation. We need to support nonprofits and companies that boost local economic communities through sustainable development and not land

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destruction.

And where are with sustainable palm oil? The same, it’s not really sustainable. The Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil (RSPO) is the only recognized certification for sustainable palm oil but is run by many of the palm oil companies. The RSPO sustainable certification process doesn’t cover some of the most critical environmental issues around destroying forests and peatlands. We need an independent third party certification process to accurately assess sustainability and until that exists, don’t believe the sustainable palm oil hype.

Let’s make some movement on combating the palm oil industry.

Industries follow consumers and if you don’t buy palm oil, companies will begin to feel the economic decline.

Use #PalmOilFree to identify products that don’t have palm oil in them and help spread the word on social media about what palm oil is, why it’s important and what you can do every day to make a difference. A strong community presence will give more power to politicians to create regulations on our U.S. consumer companies to reduce their palm oil use or push for real sustainable action. This will pass change back to palm oil companies around the world. Individually we can come together to make a positive impact on the palm oil crisis. Choose your Halloween candy wisely.

By Michael Wald

wald.world@yahoo.com

Naima Montacer is a freelance writer and conservationist. View more on her website enviroadventures.com.

Memorializing tragic events has become a common practice in society, framing an event for future generations. Japan today sees itself as a bulwark of peace. Without a military — it relies on the U.S. for defense under the treaty that ended World War II — Japan has been left to deftly rebuild its war-torn cities. The Hiroshima monument teaches today’s Japanese children the importance of peace, but it is a complicated place.

The Peace Memorial Park — as it has been designated — consists of the remnants of a surviving domed building, a park with various monuments and a museum. An eternal flame is part of the monument. A highlight vista is a sculptured arch magnificently framing the eternal flame and the bombed out dome. One of the entrances to the park is the bridge that was targeted to receive the bomb. The bridge remains standing — the bomb exploded nearby. The main museum building is elevated on two stilts to conjure the image of the entrance to a Shinto shrine, traditionally a place of quiet and peace.

A large section of the park is devoted to children who died as a result of the bombing.

You are invited to remember them by adding an origami crane to the thousands of cranes collected and displayed in memory of Sadako, a Japanese girl who died of radiation-induced leukemia and whose story in a book about her inspired the origami cranes.

Inside the museum, remnants of burnt-out shingles from destroyed buildings, charred bicycles and burned clothing are among the items on display.

In the park, a large cast iron bell of the type used to summon worshippers to Buddhist prayers is adorned with the artist’s designs reflecting on the tragic event and provides an opportunity to interact with the monument by ringing the bell.

Nearby a grass covered hill surrounded by Shinto lanterns with one at its crest is a mass grave mound.

Seventy thousand (according to the exhibit) to 90,000 (according to Wikipedia) people died from the bomb and the effects of its radiation.

A section of the museum is devoted to videotaped stories of some of the living 20,000 survivors of the blast. The survivors are all quite old now, more than 70 years having passed since the deadly day. They tell of walking aimlessly home

Photo by Michael Wald

Peace Memorial Park in Hiroshima. following the blast and how survivors assisted those who could hardly walk.

The newest section of the museum highlights President Obama’s May 2016, visit to Hiroshima.

He didn’t apologize, but instead spoke of the need to eliminate nuclear weapons and the importance of peace. The Japanese took his visit as an acknowledgement of the importance of the bombing.

What is hard to understand is the memorial site’s total lack of mention of Japan’s ruthless slaughter of millions of innocent Chinese during World War II that led to the bombing. If you want contrition, you won’t find it here. Focus is on the devastation and the need for peace.

Hiroshima sits on a bay. To lift somber spirits from a visit to this place of “dark tourism,” stop by the offshore island of Miyashima, 20 minutes away by ferry. Miyashima survived the bomb’s tidal wave. Once there, a street through a very active, tourist-oriented village leads to a massive, typical orange-red Shinto shrine dating from the 6th century but reconstructed in the 16th.

Remarkably, having been built on stilts to make it appear to float on the water at high tide may have saved it from destruction. As if to mimic the Hiroshima memorial, the Shinto temple stands as an ancient monument to peace.

You can’t overlook modern-day Hiroshima whose skyscrapers surround the memorial park.

The city’s population is now more than 1 million, headquarters of Mazda and many other large companies. The modern development around the memorial park quietly demonstrates the ability of humankind to bounce back from life’s worst nightmares.

Michael Wald is a travel specialist with special expertise in Panama adventure travel. He blogs about travel and other musings at untroddenla. com. Follow him @adventourist.

HISTORY ON THE TRAIL

WWII air show marks return to Dallas

Photo by Wayne Swearingen

Classic war planes return to Dallas this weekend.

By Wayne Swearingen On Friday, Oct 21, I witnessed sunrise in front of the terminal at Dallas Executive Airport (DEA), formally Redbird. I met two young business associates, one about whom I have written, the plane owner who lets me log time in the right seat. The terminal and restaurant were still locked when we took off into the sun for Tyler to look at a property. I can only imagine the big change a week later when Dallas will hold its first air show in years this coming Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Fort Worth has a big airshow that I attend every year, courtesy of friends at Hillwood. Addison has a small show on July Fourth.

For years, there was a Dallas show at Love Field, but it must be way too busy to disrupt for a show. Now comes the Commemorative Air Force (CAF), with Frost Bank as the anchor sponsor, to bring Wings Over Dallas WWII Airshow to Dallas.

The CAF began its headquarters move to DEA about three years ago and now has about 24 full-time people based here and many volunteers. With about 30 wings stationed around the country, the CAF has the largest collection of WWII planes,

165, with 160 flying. We have the only flying B-29, Fi-Fi, in which I was lucky to hitch a ride a year ago. Fi-Fi will be here this next weekend, along with a B-17, and many other famous warbirds.

Dallas Mayor Mike Rawlings will kick off the festivities Friday, which will include interactive demonstrations. The signature act will be Tora! Tora! Tora!, the reenactment of the Pearl Harbor Attack, Dec, 7, 1941.

This is the 75th anniversary and several survivors will be presented.

The CAF and Dallas will soon be announcing the start of the capital campaign for construction of the Aviation Museum Attraction being designed by HKS Architects, to be unveiled soon. This will include a 4D Interactive Theater as the main attraction. I want to thank Larry Ley for his help on this story.

Larry is Community Outreach Volunteer Chairman, and shares with me a passion for preserving and flying these WWII planes.

I have been asked many times why my strong interest in flying history. It is easy. I am a member of the SONS OF THE GREATEST GENERATION. Our older brothers, fathers and uncles flew these planes in bringing

home an impossible victory and preserved the freedom the later generations enjoy and take for granted. We have to keep telling this story. We had real heroes.

Wayne Swearingen, CRE, is a principal at Barclay Commercial Group and lives adjacent to the Katy Trail.

Contact him at wswearingen@ barclaycom.com.

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MOVIE TRAILER

Ron Howard and Tom Hanks hit bottom in ‘Inferno’

By Chic DiCiccio @chiccywood

There are few items to take away from “Inferno.”

Dante’s work is an interesting study.

The overpopulation of Earth is troubling. Italy sure is pretty.

Other than those things, “Inferno” is a laughable “thriller” so bereft of anything remotely entertaining that it’s hard to believe director Ron Howard and star Tom Hanks would Photos courtesy of Columbia Pictures have anything to Tom Hanks and Felicity Jones can't break the code to good filmmaking in "Inferno." do with it. Sequels usually suffer from amnesia brought on by an unknown dastardly scheme was devised by diminishing retrauma. Perhaps he went to a midBernard Zobrist (Ben Foster), who turns, which only makes this third night back-to-back showing of the leaps to his death approximately five follow-up to the now 10-years-old two previous movies. minutes into the film.

“The Da Vinci Code” that much Langdon quickly finds himself Langdon is inexplicably aided more insufferable. embroiled in yet another conspiraby Dr. Siena Brooks (Felicity Jones), Hanks returns as Robert cy. This time around, he gets to use the emergency room doctor who Langdon, the symbology professor the works of Dante to hunt down a helps him escape from the hospital and hero of Don Brown’s novels. chemical weapon designed to thin after an early attempt on his life.

This time around, he wakes up in out the world’s population. This The two of them then spend the Florence, Italy while suffering from

next 90 minutes running from a World Health Organization flunkie, Bouchard (Omar Sy), while traversing the gorgeous Italian countryside and studying various works of art.

It’s like a museum tour but with random folks shooting at you.

The “relationship” that screenwriter David Koepp comes up with for Langdon and WHO head Elizabeth Sinsky (Sidse Babett Knudsen) is laughable. Langdon and Sinsky bounce long lost love talk off each other like two 19 year olds reliving their high school crush.

It’s flat out cringe worthy and a contender for the Most Clumsily Written Narrative of 2016.

If Howard and Koepp threw out this entire mess of a story and focused on Irrfan Khan’s Harry “The Provost” Sims, “Inferno” may actually be worth watching. Khan is clearly having a blast playing this mysterious and undeniably cool behind the scenes mover and shaker. This actor never ceases to do more with less and he almost gets the entire movie back on course on his own.

Felicity Jones and Ben Foster are wasted, with the former getting the worst treatment and the latter only showing up in ridiculously conceived flashbacks. For an actress as good as Jones, she spends all of

“Inferno” with a blank expression on her face. Foster rants and raves about global extinction via YouTube clips but comes off as a deranged self-help guru instead of global terrorist.

Tom Hanks is one of the finest actors of all time, but not even he can perform miracles. Other than a few clever zingers, Hanks is forced to do nothing but deliver art history lessons via monologue. This is naturally followed up by running from authorities and killers which, for a Harvard professor, he does quite well.

“Inferno” calls into question whether Ron Howard is truly invested in this movie franchise. This is the type of tale that requires creativity and resourcefulness from the director’s chair and other than some gorgeous aerial views, it’s extremely lacking. This movie could have used the efforts of young directors trying to make a name for themselves instead of an established one simply going through the motions.

“Inferno” is the movie equivalent of clicking “shift-C” on your keyboard. There’s some new characters and different locales, but it’s an exact replica of the first two Dan Brown film adaptations.

But Italy sure is pretty.

UNCLE BARKY’S BITES

Social media driving one word titles

By Ed Bark

unclebarky@verizon.net A common thread runs through “Dragnet,” “Gunsmoke,” “Maude,” “Matlock,” “Dallas,” “Cheers,” “Roseanne,” “Seinfeld,” “Frasier,” “Friends,” “Bones” and “Scandal.”

All were or are long-running hits. But what we’re getting at is their one-word titles. They’re getting more prevalent, and there are reasons for that.

At the very dawn of TV, the 1950-51 season, just one of prime-time’s 30 most popular shows, CBS’s “Mama,” was known by a single

word. But those of us actually old enough to have seen it first-hand — guilty as charged — tend to remember the show as “I Remember Mama,” which were its scene-setting words at the start of each episode.

Let’s whoosh ahead to 2014, with “social media” in full bloom Ed Bark and television networks making concerted efforts to increase their shows’ visibility on Twitter and Facebook. At that summer’s Television Critics Association Press Tour, a questioner (not me) wondered about the marketability of one of the longest

titles in recent memory, ABC’s “How to Get Away with Murder.”

“The hash tag for the show already has some of us talking about it being a little complex and difficult — the acronym,” the questioner said. “Does that come into consideration — how do we get a title that sticks in the viewers’ mind, but also sticks as a hashtag on social media?”

The show’s executive producer, Shonda Rhimes, is not known as one of the TV industry’s more congenial or forthcoming show-runners. She stayed true to form by curtly replying, “We don’t consider a hashtag when we’re writing a title.”

That wasn’t entirely true then, and it certainly isn’t now.

Rhimes’ ongoing “Scandal” is suitably “hash tag friendly” in Twitter’s 140-character universe, as are three of ABC’s single-word fall season newcomers Photo courtesy of Fox — “Conviction”, “Notorious” Taraji P. Henson of "Empire." and “Speechless.” The Alphabet Thrones.” But its newest Sunday night lineup is Network also houses two other a re-imagined “Westworld” and the comedies single-minded returnees — “black-ish” and “Divorce” and “Insecure.”

“Quantico.”

Amazon Prime recently returned Billy On Fox, the one-word title has reached epidemic stages. “Empire,” “Gotham,” “Lucifer,” Bob Thornton to the small screen in “Goliath.”

Its two mainstays at the moment are “Bones” and “Rosewood” are the returning “Transparent” and “Bosch.” series, while “Pitch” is new this fall.

Hulu has the brand new “Chance,” with “Star,” from the producers of “Empire,” is coming in midseason. So is “APB,” which to my Hugh Laurie back in M.D. mode, and the ongoing “Casual.” FX has six one-word series mind qualifies along with series such as NBC’s “ER” and CBS’s “NCIS.” Technically, they stand that remain in production: “Fargo”, “Baskets”, “Atlanta”, “Archer”, “Tyrant” and “Louie.” And for more than one word. But in reality, they’re Showtime has gone one-word in a big way every bit as pithy as the new fall CBS series in recent years with “Homeland”, “Dexter”, “Bull.” CBS also is home to this fall’s re-do of “Shameless”, “Billions” and “Roadies.”

“MacGyver,” the upcoming “Doubt” and the The days of elongated titles such as “How ongoing “Elementary.” to Get Away with Murder” or ABC’s earlier NBC is hardly a slouch, with “Timeless” megahit, “Who Wants to Be a Millionaire,” apmaking its mark early in the new season while pear to be very much in the past tense.

“Taken,” “Powerless” and “Marlon” await Of all the announced new fall and midseamidseason berths. The Peacock’s one-word son series on ABC, CBS, Fox and NBC, just one incumbents are “Grimm”, “Blindspot” and has so much as a four-word title. That would be “Superstore.”

CBS’s “Man With a Plan,” a new Matt LeBlanc The one-word title is more than just social sitcom that premiered on Monday of this week. media-friendly. Networks have learned over Back in the maiden voyage TV season of the years that it’s easier to imprint on a viewer’s 1950-51 (the first for which ratings records brain and also better suited to punchy on-air were kept), 13 of the 30 most popular weekly promotions. “Scandal” packs a wallop. “How shows had four or more words in their titles. to Get Away with Murder” just seems like too “The Times”, they are a changin’. Just don’t much trouble. try to sell that as a title for your new TV series.

Cable and streaming services also are Ed Bark, who runs the TV website unclecatching the bug. HBO’s most popular sebarky.com, is a current board member of the ries over the years have been “The Sopranos”, Press Club of Dallas.

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Rocco’s Uptown Pizza & Pasta 2717 Howell St. 214-871-9207 Sal’s Pizza Rest.

2525 Wycliff 214-522-1828 Taverna Pizzeria 3312 Knox St. 214-520-9933 Tomato Pie 11661 Preston Rd. 214-750-8743 Villa-O Rest.

4514 Travis, #132 214-707-3848

LATIN AMERICAN Gloria’s 3223 Lemmon Ave. 214-303-1166 Zaguan Latin Cafe 2604 Oak Lawn Ave. 214-219-8393 MEALS TO GO – CATERING The Festive Kitchen – Snider Plaza 3404 Rosedale Ave. 214-520-6888 Short Stop – Food To Go 6025 Royal Ln., #101 214-265-8828 6918 Snider Plaza 214-360-0311 MEDITERRANEAN Baboush 3636 McKinney, #160 214-559-0707 Fadi’s Mediterranean Grill 3001 Knox St., #110 214-528-1800 Zoe’s Kitchen 6025 Royal Ln., #104 469-341-0123 MEXICAN & TEX-MEX Bandito’s Tex-Mex Cantina 6615 Snider Plaza 214-750-6100 Campuzano Mexican Food 2618 Oak Lawn 214-526-0100

GHOST cont'd from page 1 Instead, of our customary antique shops and bars, Murph wanted to begin with Tujague’s Restaurant on Decatur Street across from the Café Du Monde Coffee House. When I asked why, Murph replied: “A good friend of mine has just purchased an old Cajun residence on St. Peter Street with all its furnishings in a turn-key deal. The old home was built in the early 1850’s and I think that you will be pleased with both his antiques and the prices.”

Sounded great, so we walked to the house location on St. Peter Street just blocks away from Tujague’s Bar. When we arrived at the estate sale, we were introduced to Murph’s friend Riley, who had purchased the old home as a “man-cave” to guest party receptions both before and after games of the New Orleans Saints. The old house had the typical high-pitched roofs and porches of the French Quarter. Obviously, Riley’s plan for the Cajun home did not include the mid-19th century furnishings that were scattered about the premises. Some of the items had been sold but many were still available at great prices!

Cathy and I were immediately attracted to a European gold-leaf wall mirror for our home hallway. In short, we purchased the mirror and resumed our walking tour of the French Quarter. The next day we returned to Dallas delighted with the great weekend and our wonderful purchase. But now…the rest of the story!

“I ain’t afraid a no ghost, I ain’t afraid a no ghost, If you’re seein’ things runnin’ thru your head, Who can you call? Ghost Busters!”

— Ghost Busters Theme Lyrics Within six months our lives and our home began to experience paranormal activity! Our experiences included the following: DICKENS cont'd from page 6 said that he would see him in that extremity first.

"But why?" cried Scrooge's nephew. "Why?" "Why did you get married?"

"Because I fell in love."

"Because you fell in love!" growled Scrooge, as if that were the only one thing in the world more ridiculous than a merry Christmas. "Good afternoon!"

"Nay, uncle, but you never came to see me before that happened. Why give it as a reason for no coming now?"

"Good afternoon."

"I want nothing from you; I ask nothing of you; why cannot we be friends?"

"Good afternoon."

"I am sorry, with all my heart, to find you so resolute. We have never had any quarrel, to which I have been a party. But I have made the trial in homage to Christmas, and I'll keep my Christmas humor to the last. So a Merry Christmas, uncle!"

"Good afternoon!"

"And a Happy New-Year!"

"Good afternoon!"

His nephew left the room without an angry word, notwithstanding. The clerk, in letting Scrooge's nephew out, had let two other people in. They were portly gentlemen, pleasant to behold, and now stood, with their hats off, in Scrooge's office. They had

Chipotle Mexican Grill 2705 McKinney Ave. 214-871-3100 4502 McKinney Ave. 214-302-2500 Digg’s Taco Shop 6309 Hillcrest Ave. 214-520-0155 E Bar Tex Mex 1901 N. Haskell, #120. 214-824-3227 El Fenix 5622 Lemmon Ave. 214-521-5166 6811 W. NW Hwy. 214-363-5279 Fuzzy’s Taco Shop 4740 W. Mockingbird 214-352-8226 Manny’s Uptown Tex-Mex 3521 Oak Grove Ave. 214-252-1616 Mario’s Mexican & Salvadorian Rest.

5404 Lemmon Ave. 214-599-9744 Mattito’s – Centrum 3102 Oak Lawn Ave. 214-526-8181 Meso Maya 11909 Preston, #1426 469-726-4390 Mi Camino Restaurante 3830 W. N.W. Hwy. 214-888-0055 Ojeda’s Mexican Restaurant 4617 Maple Ave. 214-528-8383 Qdoba Mexican Grill 5600 W. Lovers Ln. 214-352-2277 Rafa’s Café Mexicano 5617 W. Lovers Ln. 214-357-2080 Taco Diner 3699 McKinney, #307 214-521-3669 Torchy’s Tacos 5921 Forest Ln. 972-720-9200 Urban Taco 3411 McKinney Ave. 214-922-7080 MIDDLE EASTERN Food From Galilee 6710 Snider Plaza 214-750-0330

•C ar keys would disappear for days only to reappear on the kitchen counter.

•D ishes and pans would rattle by themselves in the empty kitchen.

•O bjects would vibrate and move by themselves. Frequently, my cell phone would be knocked from a level surface by an unknown energy force.

• S trange objects such as medals, coins and buttons would be found in a bedroom or a hallway.

This unexplained activity continued for weeks and was especially concentrated in the autumn when the leaves began to fall and were blown by the wind against our house. We began to joke that our home was haunted until Halloween night of 2004 when we saw the actual vision of the “restless spirit” that had concealed her until that time!

After the usual rattling of pans in the kitchen, an all white ghostly apparition glided from the kitchen, stopped at the New Orleans’ mirror, and floated to the back of our home. The spirit was a young woman dressed in 19th century style with bonnet, red hair, and a flowing white dress that glowed.

There were no feet or shoes touching the floor but only a constant effortless glide. It was a scene straight out of “Belizaire the Cajun,” the award-winning romantic adventure set in Louisiana in 1859.

Thereafter, the spirit would reappear from the back of our home, stop at the hallway mirror, and then glide to the kitchen. One autumn evening a name was left on the hallway mirror.

Written in soap, was the name “Lucee.”

This discovery was astounding to us!

“It’s so dreamy, oh fantasy free me.

So you can’t see me, no, not at all. In another dimension, with voyeuristic intention.” — Rocky Horror Picture Show Our decision was to call Murph and describe to him the events with

books and papers in their hands, and bowed to him.

"Scrooge and Marley's, I believe," said one of the gentlemen, referring to his list. "Have I the pleasure of addressing Mr. Scrooge, or Mr. Marley?"

"Mr. Marley has been dead these seven years. He died seven years ago, this very night."

"At this festive season of the year, Mr. Scrooge," said the gentleman, taking up a pen, "it is more than usually desirable that we should make some slight provision for the poor and destitute, who suffer greatly at the present time. Many thousands are in want of common necessaries; hundreds of thousands are in want of common comforts, air."

"Are there no prisons?"

"Plenty of prisons. But under the impression that they scarcely furnish Christian cheer of mind or body to the unoffending multitude, a few of us are endeavoring to raise a fund to buy the poor some meat and drink, and means of warmth.

We choose this time, because it is a time, of all others, when Want is keenly felt, and Abundance rejoices.

What shall I put you down for?"

"Nothing!"

"You wish to be anonymous?"

"I wish to be left alone. Since you ask me what I wish, gentlemen, that is my answer. I don't make merry myself at Christmas, and I can't afford to make idle

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Lucee who we now knew lived in our home. After much discussion, he agreed to call his friend Riley and inquire as to the historic background of the home on St. Peter Street. Using an attorney friend in New Orleans, Riley discovered that the home had been owned by an immigrant seaman’s family since 1856.

Further that after the death of the family’s last descendant that the property had been rented for many years with constant turnover. Further, Riley and his attorney’s research found this obituary in the records of the New Orleans Times-Picayune newspaper.

“Sea captain Jon Fulton and his daughter, Lucee, were drowned on Oct. 31,1893, when their boat capsized during the hurricane that struck Grand Isle and the fishing village of Cheniere Caminada. No bodies were recovered but a memorial service is being planned for the Fulton Home on St. Peter Street in New Orleans.”

With this frightening news, we were now dealing with a development over which we had no possible control or experience. With his Catholic background, Murph decided to call his parish priest about our “negative entity.” Father Fitzgerald immediately cautioned that reports of this kind were fairly common with respect to purchases from antique stores and estate sales in the French Quarter.

He further advised Murph to recommend that I seek the assistance of a Dr. Gino Coletti, a psychic medium, who was a retired PhD professor from Louisiana State University.

That next week we flew to New Orleans and met with Dr. Coletti about our paranormal activity and what to do with our Lucee. Dr. Gino said that exorcism was an option but that a determination of the type of “restless spirt” was important to his research.

In other words was our Lucee a ghost, fairy, leprechaun, demon, devil or simply a restless negative entity. This was

people merry. I help to support the prisons and the workhouses, — they cost enough — and those who are badly off must go there."

"Many can't go there; and many would rather die."

"If they would rather die, they had better do it, and decrease the surplus population."

At length the hour of shutting up the counting-house arrived.

With an ill-will Scrooge, dismounting from his stool, tacitly admitted the fact to the expectant clerk in the Tank, who instantly snuffed his candle out, and put on his hat.

"You'll want all day to-morrow, I suppose?"

"If quite convenient, sir."

"It is not convenient, and it's not fair. If I was to stop half a crown for it, you'd think yourself mightily ill-used, I'll be bound?"

"Yes, sir."

"And yet you don't think me ill-used, when I pay a day's wages for no work."

"It's only once a year, sir."

"A poor excuse for picking a man's pocket every twenty-fifth of December! But I suppose you must have the whole day. Be here all the earlier next morning."

The clerk promised that he would; and Scrooge walked out with a growl. The office was closed in a twinkling, and the clerk, with the long ends of his white comforter dangling below his waist (for he boasted no great-coat), went down

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becoming too much for us and I simply obvious that Lucee was very disasked: “What’s the difference?” turbed about the Gulf Coast and her He replied: “Your ghost appears beloved home on St. Peter Street. not to be a violent entity but only a Very quickly we decided that disturbed spirit that is annoyed at it was time for immediate action to being separated from her home on resolve our dilemma. There would St. Peter Street. Further, the falling be no exorcism since Lucee was not autumn leaves would remind our the devil or a demon! Instead, Lucee Lucee of the hurricane of 1893 and was going home!! With another increase her activity patterns.

Halloween night rapidly approachAs to how long Lucee had been ing, it was critical for us to make around after her drowning death, Dr. urgent travel arrangements.

Coletti stated: “Stan, the fact that you Soon, Cathy and I drove to New and Cathy have seen her is signifiOrleans with the mirror after Murph cant. Unless a person is a medium or confirmed that Riley would take the sensitive and can feel if something is hallway mirror back and return it to present, it’s not always easy to tell. Even its former wall location. Next, Lucee’s then, we don’t always know right away. mirror was placed back on the wall Spirits reveal themselves when they with all of us present. We then reare ready and don’t necessary reveal turned to Dallas after a short “relief themselves to everyone. Just because celebration” at Tujague’s Restaurant. one person like you has an experience In the months since October of doesn’t mean that the next person will.” 1995, we have not been revisited by With the above statement of Dr. Lucee and our household items have Gino and the fact that “Lucee” was remained in their usual customary not violent … only just “disturbed locations. I believe that she is now and annoyed”, we elected to return satisfied after having been returned to Dallas and attempt to live with to her home in New Orleans. our bad dilemma.

But what about Murph and Riley “Now I have a story that I’d like in New Orleans? They both state that to tell about this guy you all know he on several Halloween nights that they had me scared as hell. He comes to have seen two female images sitting me at night after I crawl into bed. He’s beneath a black oak tree in Jackson burnt up like a weenie and his name is Square. The women’s dress and apFred.” ­— Will Smith – Nightmare On pearances closely resemble my deMy Street Lyrics scriptions of Lucee. Good for her!

But then the next shoe fell!

Yes! I am staying away from the On Aug. 29, 2005, Hurricane estate auction on lower Greenville Katrina struck the Gulf Coast at the Avenue this coming Halloween Louisiana/Mississippi border. That weekend! But … Happy Halloween! night our Lucee went on a rampage with SOLUTION TO THIS WEEK’S PUZZLE slamming doors and the rattling of pots and pans. In the morning under Lucee’s hallway mirror, I found on the floor an 1853 U. S. one cent woman’s liberty head coin! It was now

a slide, at the end of a lane of boys, twenty times, in honor of its being Christmas eve, and then ran home as hard as he could pelt, to play at blindman's-buff.

Continues next week with Part 2

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