Email Author John Nova Lomax

2008 Stories by John Nova Lomax

• Today Is A Holiday, Dammit

  published Dec 26, 2008

  Boxing Day - the day after Christmas -- is on most of our calendars, usually with the caveat that it has something to do with Canada. If Americans ever stop to think of it all, most of us grow up thin... More >>

• Simonton's Place In History, Revisited

  published Dec 23, 2008

  Simonton, Texas doesn't figure in many history books. Orville Schell thinks it should. Schell, a former correspondent for the New Yorker, believes that it was in this northwest Fort Bend County hamlet... More >>

• Bacliff Gets Ready For An Ike Invasion

  published Dec 18, 2008

  Shortly after Hurricane Ike, San Leon resident Tommy Dixon praised the spirit of his hometown and its will to rebuild by saying "All we need now are FEMA trailers and mosquito repellent."We don't know... More >>

• Former Irish Republican Army Fighter One Step Closer To Being Deported From Texas

  published Dec 05, 2008

  Pol Brennan, the former I.R.A. fighter detained in Texas on immigration charges, has lost another court battle.The 55-year-old Brennan had been working as a carpenter, living openly in the San Francis... More >>

• Songs Not To Play At Intercontinental Airport's New Karaoke Booth

  published Dec 04, 2008

  So now there's a karaoke booth at Intercontinental Airport. According to the Houston Chronicle, travelers can choose from "hundreds of titles."We got to wondering this morning about what's in their so... More >>

• Finding The Best Christmas Lights In Houston (And We Don't Mean "Tasteful")

  published Nov 28, 2008

   Every year, we scour the papers and Internet looking for Houston's definitive guide to spectacular residential Christmas lights displays, and every year, what we find what comes up a little lack... More >>

• Slideshow: HEB Thanksgiving Day Parade in Downtown Houston

  published Nov 28, 2008

  Low-riders, art cars, SpongeBob, Santa Claus, D-list celebs, marching bands, stick-fighting Sikhs and plump Shriners in souped-up go-carts -- where else could it be but the HEB Thanksgiving Day Parad... More >>

• A Modest Proposal for the Rehabilitation of Galveston

  published Nov 26, 2008

  We've seen the devastation first-hand, read the gloom and doom reports. Bolivar has been erased. UTMB's cutbacks threaten terminal meltdown for the Galveston economy. The schools are in peril. The bea... More >>

• The Ten Ugliest Buildings in Downtown Houston

  published Nov 21, 2008

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• Downtown Store No One Ever Thought Was Open Is Closing

  published Nov 21, 2008

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• Readers In Ireland Sadly Misinformed About Houston

  published Nov 20, 2008

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• The Collector: The Hoodoo Curse

  published November 20, 2008

  Mack McCormick has been principally known for different things at different times of his life. In the 1960s, during the folk, blues and rock... More >>

• The Collector: Going Backwards

  published November 20, 2008

  "Did you know I was in the Oxford Unabridged?" asks McCormick. "I coined the spelling for the word 'zydeco.' Z-Y is mine." When... More >>

• The Collector: Mack McCormick's Huge Archive of Culture and Lore

  published November 20, 2008

  An evening at Mack McCormick's house in Spring Branch always has the same structure, if vastly different forms. First things first: drinks. At... More >>

• Sole Of Houston -- With Music

  published Nov 17, 2008

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• Wikipedia's Secret Life Of Wayne Dolcefino

  published Nov 13, 2008

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• A Mutt, Just Like Obama

  published Nov 10, 2008

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• Get Your Free Election Day Stuff (And Maybe Break the Law)

  published Nov 04, 2008

  Don't forget, Election Day is a great day for freebies. If you need a cab ride to the polls, it's free. Or at least the first $25 of the ride is. (Contrary to rumors, riding the bus or train is n... More >>

• Remembering Boomhauer's Houston Sojourn

  published Nov 03, 2008

  Hank, Dale, Bill and Boomhauer will soon quaff their last 12-pack of Alamo Beer in the alley behind their houses and Peggy will dominate her last Boggle match: Fox has announced that the last epis... More >>

• The Ghost Of Johnny Fixx

  published Oct 31, 2008

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• A Touch Of Old Times Square At Notsuoh

  published Oct 29, 2008

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• Comcast's Sam Houston Somehow Isn't The Worst Local TV Ad

  published Oct 29, 2008

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• It Ain't No Town And It Ain't No City

  published Oct 24, 2008

  Since Halloween is but a week away, we got to thinking about ghosts. And since we were thinking about ghosts, we started thinking about ghost towns. The Web site Texasescapes.com has a run-down o... More >>

• Biba's One's A Meal Closing!! (And Then Re-Opening In New Location)

  published Oct 23, 2008

  Late night diners will soon have one less option to choose from in the Greek Village area on lower West Gray while those in search of an after-midnight bite on Lower Westheimer will have one more -- B... More >>

• R.I.P., Zima 1993-2008

  published Oct 20, 2008

  Per the Associated Press, dedicated drinkers of malternative beverages will soon be bereft of the flagship in the category: Zima is going bye-bye. The joint venture between SABMiller's U.S. unit ... More >>