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February 25, 2008

How not to enjoy Robert Pinsky

5:46 PM Mon, Feb 25, 2008 |
Michael Merschel   E-mail   News tips

I mentioned last week that Robert Pinsky was coming to town, and was hoping to link to some of his just-discontinued Poet's Choice columns in The Washington Post.

You can click on that link and find an entertaining poetry selection ("Country-Western Singer" by Alan Shapiro,) and also an example of an absolutely miserable reading experience.

Why?

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Pat Green's gorgeous Texas dance hall book

2:23 PM Mon, Feb 25, 2008 |
Christy Robinson   E-mail   News tips

(From Dance Halls & Dreamers)

The Texas country singer-songwriter from Fort Worth wins big Texas-lovin' points with his new coffee table-sized book, Pat Green's Dance Halls & Dreamers. The hardback book features profiles of ten old-school halls from around the state, including Sons of Hermann Hall and Billy Bob's. In addition to the structures themselves, the book includes beautiful images of folks kicking it up and of artists who play the halls, including the most photographable of all, Willie Nelson. Town dance halls topped Preservation Texas' recent list of the state's most endangered historic places, making the book not just beautiful but timely.

Review: Pat Green's book sings praises of Texas dance halls
Blog: Sons of Hermann on danced-out Texas dance hall list
More info: dancehallsanddreamers.com

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When "No Country for Old Men" was young

8:14 AM Mon, Feb 25, 2008 |
Michael Merschel   E-mail   News tips

With Cormac McCarthy's book-turned-movie the big winner last night at the Oscars, I thought I'd dip into the archive to see what we said when the book was new. Here's the story from the July 17, 2005 editions of The Dallas Morning News:

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