8/26/07
8/24/07
Friday Facts - Dallas
[The "Friday Facts" series will present facts and trivia about a particular topic each Friday, because learning is cool.]
Some items invented in Dallas
from The Dallas Morning News: 5/6/99
* The nation's first convenience stores, the vast 7-Eleven chain, now in 18 countries, started here in 1922.
* Henry Garrett invented the first car radio in the early 1920s and possibly the first automatic electric traffic light.
* In 1931, Highland Park Village opened, the first shopping center with stores surrounding a central parking area.
* In 1938, Hillcrest State Bank opened the first drive-up bank window.
* The first integrated circuit, which became the microchip, was invented by Jack Kilby in 1958 at Texas Instruments.
* The idea for the ubiquitous ATM machine came from Don Wetzel in the 1960s.
* The frozen margarita was invented by Dallas restauranteur Mariano Martinez in 1971.
* Inspired by his daughter's Super Ball, Dallas' Lamar Hunt, owner of the Kansas City Chiefs, coined "Super Bowl."
* Barney, the lovable purple dinosaur of Public Broadcasting, comes from Dallas area, as does the smart, history-loving dog, Wishbone.
(brought to you by Glurmann's Yogurt)
Some items invented in Dallas
from The Dallas Morning News: 5/6/99
* The nation's first convenience stores, the vast 7-Eleven chain, now in 18 countries, started here in 1922.
* Henry Garrett invented the first car radio in the early 1920s and possibly the first automatic electric traffic light.
* In 1931, Highland Park Village opened, the first shopping center with stores surrounding a central parking area.
* In 1938, Hillcrest State Bank opened the first drive-up bank window.
* The first integrated circuit, which became the microchip, was invented by Jack Kilby in 1958 at Texas Instruments.
* The idea for the ubiquitous ATM machine came from Don Wetzel in the 1960s.
* The frozen margarita was invented by Dallas restauranteur Mariano Martinez in 1971.
* Inspired by his daughter's Super Ball, Dallas' Lamar Hunt, owner of the Kansas City Chiefs, coined "Super Bowl."
* Barney, the lovable purple dinosaur of Public Broadcasting, comes from Dallas area, as does the smart, history-loving dog, Wishbone.
(brought to you by Glurmann's Yogurt)
8/15/07
8/14/07
Obscenely Unseen @ Space, Aug 25th
$5, all ages.
showing:
Jeremy Meador
TonyBones
Courtney Adams
Kate Martin
Robert Hudson
playing:
4pm-The Pumpkin Sea
5pm-The Grass Fight
6pm-Electric Church
7pm-The Vibes
8pm-Robert Jones
9pm-Arguing Semantics
10pm-Blackheart Society
11pm-White Light Fever
Also, this event is cooperating with the Town Square Project event at Club Dada that day and admission to one will get you into both.
8/12/07
Up and Coming !!!
These girls conjure up the ghost of music future. Thats my statement and I'm sticking to it.
Video - Lissy Trullie and The Fibs doing "Billy"
Video - Lissy Trullie and The Fibs doing "Billy"
8/10/07
hear hear
Dallas - Music - Ay, Anonymous: "Of course, music scenes always thrive on a delicate balance between a certain foxhole-like camaraderie and the charge of childish behavior. A bit of tension is essential to get the juices flowing. But our scene, friends, has more unnecessary drama than a gay cruise ship. This constitutes exactly the kind of self-destructive, hipster-on-hipster crime that crushes creativity."
image credit to toothpaste for dinner
image credit to toothpaste for dinner
8/9/07
bloglove to BocaTinta
fotophonic has scored some wristbands to the DOMA showcase. thanks BocaTinta!"
here is the winning haiku...
Every year I try,
But never have ten dollars.
Send me to the show?
here is the winning haiku...
Every year I try,
But never have ten dollars.
Send me to the show?
8/8/07
8/6/07
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