Mena Suvari . . .

. . . just had published a fashion shoot for Vanity Fair Italy. I really wish she hadn't cut off her hair. But it still qualifies as a Tuesday morning pick-me-up.

More over at Egotastic.

Speaking Of Kids

The City of Dallas begins wasting taxpayer money today by posting billboards across town encouraging youths to pull up their baggy pants. I sooooooo wish I had a picture, but Fox 4 tells me the slogans will be these:

• “Don’t Be Lame, Elevate Your Game”
• “Represent Yourself Like You Present Yourself”
• “That’s Not Hip-Hop That’s Flip Flop.”

You gotta be kidding.

Nobody Puts Baby In A Corner

Fox 4 News aired a story tonight on Argyle High School's crackdown on Dirty Dancing. For some crazy reason, the superintendent showed this youtube video on a big screen tonight during a community meeting. Apparently, he was using it as an example of what he saw at a "school dance earlier this month." Fox 4 played a bit of it as well.

His quote: "He's grabbing. He's pressing his privates up against her . . . . And then he picks her up and puts his hand right on her private part . . . . Some of these students [at our dance] . . . are actually having their private parts touching each other on the dance floor through the clothing and that could be determined sexual assault."

Edit: A caller to The Ticket this morning claimed the superintendent was a Mormon who was trying to force his values on the students.

.29

I've avoided writing about Carter Albrecht because I thought that most of you wouldn't be interested. I really haven't changed my mind about that, but there was some news tonight that prompted this post.

Albrecht was a popular Dallas musician who used to play with Edie Brickell and The New Bohemians (Sidenote: Sheesh, there debut album was in 1988! Somebody stop the passage of time!) He was killed about a month ago when he went into an unexplainable rage and began banging on his neighbor's back door in a violent manner. That neighbor, concerned over the number of "home invasions" that have occurred in the metroplex, fired a pistol through the door but "aimed high." Not high enough, however, as it struck the 6'4" Albrecht in the head. (The 911 tape is online.)

Some of his friends, believing that he wasn't a heavy drinker or drug user, blamed the "stop smoking" drug Chantix. (Sidenote: That drug works like gold. I saw the results.)

Well, today we learn that Albrecht had a blood alcohol concentration of .29. Interpretation: That is hammered drunk. I've reviewed hundreds (maybe thousands) of DWI cases over the years, and I can count on one hand the number of alcohol levels higher than that.

That doesn't make him a bad guy. But people always want to blame something when a tragedy occurs.

Random Cowboy Game Thought

Vikings coach Brad Childress looks more like a generic businessman than a football coach.

Not Part Of Job Description

Note to all Campus Police Officers: Do not take topless pics of a sixteen year old student and don't give her $50 in the process.

But a sentence of 20 years as part of a plea bargain seems a bit harsh. But it's Williamson County where they're crazy.

I Feel Very Confident In Saying . . .

. . . that big city lawyers don't have the county court at law court reporter drop by on a Monday morning and place a pot bellied pig on their desks.

But he was kind of cute.

I Didn't Know They Could Predict The Weather

Monday Morning Pick Me Up

Giggle

You paint a big B on your belly for a Baylor game and catch a little sun. Good times.

Wise County Seeks Biligual Election Workers

I'm just saying.

One Time, At Band Camp

I saw the headline and wondered if any Wise County schools advanced. Sheesh.....only Bridgeport, Decatur, Boyd, Paradise and Chico.

Did the Alvord band oversleep?

I Saw What?

Sometimes I do a double-take when things appear on what I call a television.

From The AIr Show Today - Reader Submitted

I'm Desperately . . .

. . . working on a stay of execution. Although this will be cruel, it will not be unusual.

Edit: It's halftime and I hereby declare a Moral Victory over The Evil Empire. Sure, this will end up disastrous but for the moment the world is spinning off its axis.

Oh, My!

A faithful reader has advised that this girl used to work in a restaurant in Decatur, and has now made it to the big time by being Miss Apirl in a calender produced by the "Lex and Terry Show." Hence, her name, "Jamie aka The Pie Girl." She apparently was on the radio show this morning.

Edit: Yeah, I didn't post some of your comments. I believe in free speech unless if defames hot women. Look it up. It's in the constitution.

MTV Been To Town?

Somebody pimped the ride of the Deputy Chief Fire Marshal in Decatur!

And Another

Looks like we have another motorcycle death in Dallas. The news story said his condition was unknown. WBAP told me it was a fatality.