D Magazine December 1986

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BUSINESS Chicken-Fried Success
In October, Gene Street and Phil Cobb discovered that Black-eyed Peas are worth their weight in gold. And the rest is gravy.
By Sally Giddens
BUT WHAT IS IT GOING TO TAKE?
By D Magazine
CALENDAR
By D Magazine
CITYSCOPE
By KIT BAUMAN
Dallasite Of The Year J. Erik Jonson
By Ruth Miller Fitzgibbons
DECEMBER EVENTS OPENERS
By D Magazine
EATING AROUND MADAME CHANG’S BLENDO EXOTICO
By Liz Logan
EDITOR’S PAGE
At year’s end, we honor a visionary from another era – and contemplate a future fraught with change.
By Ruth Miller Fitzgibbons
FOUR CREAT PROFESSORS
By Glenna Whitley
From FBI to NFL
By Curlton Stowers
FROM THE COAST
By D Magazine
GIFT GUIDE
By Babs Suzanne Harrison
Gnaw-body Here But Us Beavers
By B.B.
HEALTH Sins of the Fathers
Chidren of alcoholics inherit a legacy of anger, confusion, and denial.
By Rachel V.
HOLIDAY CHEER
The holidays are upon you. And once again you ’re wondering what to take to the company Christmas party. Or even worse, it’s Wednesday and you have no idea what to serve Saturday night when 75 of your closest friends descend on your doorstep. Take heart. We’ve collected a variety of entertaining recipes sure to sate the sweetest tooth and humble the heartiest of appetites. Enjoy.
By D Magazine
HOME VIDEO MANIA Guide to Hunting For Fun In The Electronic Jungle
It’s more fun to play at home than anyplace else. That’s what about half of America has col-lectively decided over the past few years. We spent $181 billion last year on leisure products. A good fourth of our hard-earned fun money went to buy VCR’s, big screen TV’s and stereo com-ponents – more than we spent on old standbys like fishing poles, racquet balls and sailing gear.
By Doris Seltz
IT’S A WRAP
By L.N.
LAW The Last of the Courthouse Characters
Everybody has a Herb Green story. Have you heard the one about…
By Mark Donald
LETTERS
By D Magazine
OUT ON A LIMB
By Lucie Nelka
POP QUIZ
By Sally Giddens
RELIGION Deliverance or Delusion?
AIM, a controversial new ministry, counsels gays who want to change their sexual orientation.
By Katherine Dinsdale
SO WHO WILL LEAD THE WAY?
By D Magazine
TALES OF THE CITY Crash Course
Ever wonder why Jerks rule the highways? You can’t beat ’em, so
here’s how to join ’em.
here’s how to join ’em.
By John Bloom
The Carat and the Schtick
You thought we had reached the limits of excess. Ha! You obviously haven’t met the latest generation of Dallas’s jewelers to the rich.
The Freebie Factor: All the Protection Burgers Can Buy?
By Dennis Holder
The Sanctuary Struggle
By B.B.
The Year In Review
By Brad Bailey
THEY NEED A LITTLE CHRISTMAS
By D Magazine
THUMB AWARD DISD: Gaining Ground
By D Magazine
UNSUNG SAINTS
’TIS THE SEASON TO CELEBRATE GOOD WILL TOWARD MEN. HERE ARE SEVEN WHO DO UNTO OTHERS ALL YEAR LONG.
By Richard West
YOU BETCHA!
By D Magazine