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12:00 am
May. 17, 2012
Vintage Baseball: Covering All the Bases
By John Nova Lomax
You never know what might happen when you go to cover a vintage base ball game. Early in the second game of the Babies' two-game slate, one of the... More >>

Chatter

12:00 am
May. 17, 2012
Stryper: Christian-Metal Kings
By Christina Lynn
No other band within modern-day Contemporary Christian music has been more legendary in the metal scene than Stryper. For a secular metal band,... More >>

Playbill

12:00 am
May. 17, 2012
M83
By Mikael Wood
Big shit poppin': L.A.-based Frenchman Anthony Gonzalez follows up Thursday's House of Blues show with another Houston show October 10 at the much... More >>

Rocks Off

4:20 pm
May. 16, 2012
Summer Fest Releases Schedule & Stage Times
By Chris Gray
Time to make some hard choices, folks. Free Press Summer Fest just released the schedule for this year's two-day event June 2 and 3 in Eleanor Tinsley Park. ... More >>

Hair Balls

4:00 pm
May. 16, 2012
Matthew Eyerly: Produced Child Porn, Says His Girlfriend Also Sent Him Nude Pics of Her Kid
By Richard Connelly
Matthew David Eyerly pleaded guilty today to conspiracy to produce child pornography and possession of child pornography, the U.S. Attorney's Office said. Eyerly, 35, "admitted to digital and or... More >>

Rocks Off

3:45 pm
May. 16, 2012
Shot In The Dark: Angels & A-Holes
By Chris Gray
When you're in the photo pit taking pictures for a publication such as Rocks Off, you can become the unwanted center of attention from both the audience and especially the artists. Most of the t... More >>

Eating Our Words

3:00 pm
May. 16, 2012
100 Favorite Dishes: No. 96, Pineapple Wasabi Burger at Lankford Grocery
By Katharine Shilcutt
This year leading up to our annual Best of Houston? issue, we're counting down our 100 favorite dishes in Houston. This list comprises our favorite dishes from the last year, dishes that are esse... More >>

Hair Balls

2:43 pm
May. 16, 2012
Chase "Young Nino" Walker, 20: Calmly Dumped Onto The Road After Being Shot In Head, Bayou Body Count No. 61
By Richard Connelly
They didn't do it like this in Pulp Fiction: A man got shot in the head in a car by someone else in that vehicle Tuesday afternoon, but instead of calling in Mr. Wolf for a clean-up, the car stop... More >>

Hair Balls

2:00 pm
May. 16, 2012
Comment of the Day: A New Job For That Apocalypse-Ranting Teacher
By Richard Connelly
We have some great commenters here on Hair Balls, and it's time we paid some damn attention to them. So we'll be highlighting a Comment of the Day each morning, from the previous day's work. Mayb... More >>

Eating Our Words

2:00 pm
May. 16, 2012
Rent All of Branch Water Tavern for $8,000, Plus More Weekly Dining Deals
By Christina Uticone
This week's worth of dining deals from around town include a half-off Latin lunches, priced-to-sell pizzas and even a private restaurant rental at Branch Water Tavern. Bloomspot ? Choose from th... More >>

Rocks Off

1:10 pm
May. 16, 2012
A GAY ISLAND??: The Best & Worst Facebook Responses To Bun B Supporting Gay Marriage
By Craig Hlavaty
When President Barack Obama said in an interview last week that he supported same-sex marriage, it lit up the Internet with discussion. The dialogue split between those championing the president's... More >>

Hair Balls

1:00 pm
May. 16, 2012
Fire at ExxonMobil a Buzzkill for Lunch Crowd
By Olivia Flores Alvarez
The lunch crowd at ExxonMobil got a surprise today when the food court and dining room had to be evacuated because of a fire in a lower level. Food-service workers say they were in the midst of pr... More >>

Eating Our Words

1:00 pm
May. 16, 2012
5 Things Not to Do If a Food Critic Is Eating at Your Restaurant
By Katharine Shilcutt
In this week's cafe review of Liberty Kitchen, I had a difficult time pegging the restaurant and what it's trying to be. Oyster bar with killer burgers and cocktails? Upscale dinner destination? ... More >>

Hair Balls

12:30 pm
May. 16, 2012
Cover Story: Houston's Ancient Baseball History Comes Alive
By John Nova Lomax
For most local sports fans, baseball history begins with the Astrodome. Mention the old exploding scoreboard, beer-hawkers and their cries of "Coldest foam in the dome!" and Jose Cruuuuuuuuuuz ... More >>

Rocks Off

12:30 pm
May. 16, 2012
Rest Of The Best: Houston's Top 8 Latin Nights
By Rocks Off
Note: This article was written by Rolando Rodriguez and Marco Torres. In March of this year, Houston beat the likes of Los Angeles and New York as the most ethnically diverse metropolitan area... More >>

Art Attack

12:00 pm
May. 16, 2012
Reality Bites: South Beach Tow
By Pete Vonder Haar
There are a million reality shows on the naked television. We're going to watch them all, one at a time. You know, I don't ask for much. I'm happy to take this weekly bullet for the amusement an... More >>

Hair Balls

11:40 am
May. 16, 2012
Former HPD Cop Andrew Blomberg Not Guilty in Chad Holley Case (UPDATED)
By Richard Connelly
A jury has found former HPD officer Andrew Blomberg not guilty of official oppression in connection with the arrest of Chad Holley. The video of the arrest showed officers seemingly whaling away ... More >>

Hair Balls

11:00 am
May. 16, 2012
Dynamo Draw with Portland Timbers
By Danny Lopez
The Houston Dynamo kept their undefeated record at BBVA Compass Stadium alive on Tuesday night, by virtue of a 0-0 draw against the Portland Timbers. The streak also has the Dynamo earning thei... More >>

Rocks Off

11:00 am
May. 16, 2012
Top 7 Promotional Music Gimmicks -- Both Used & Unused
By Christina Lynn
One of the most interesting things in the music business is how managers and record companies promote and market their artists. Sometimes they do a great job, and other times they fail. When they... More >>

Hair Balls

10:00 am
May. 16, 2012
Houston Drunks, You Now Have Your Very Own Special Jail
By Richard Connelly
City Council approved today a $4.3 million "sobering center" where those arrested for public intoxication will go instead of jail. "This will help reduce the city's financial burden for handling... More >>

Art Attack

10:00 am
May. 16, 2012
Dear Hollywood, Get Some New Ideas: Little Shop, Carrie
By Abby Koenig
I will preface this with two facts. 1. I am quite fond of the 1986 Little Shop of Horrors movie/musical 2. I am madly in love with Joseph Gordon-Levitt. Neither of these facts convinces me in an... More >>

Art Attack

9:00 am
May. 16, 2012
The Afrobeat of FELA!Makes its Way to Jones Hall
By Margaret Downing
Paulette Ivory didn't even know who Fela was when a friend of hers called her up and told her "There's a role with your name on it." The British actress who'd done Lion King and been living in ... More >>

Hair Balls

8:58 am
May. 16, 2012
Terrible? Great? Seven Rap Videos About Texas Colleges
By Richard Connelly
Rap is a universal language, except for most old people. So it's natural that college students would use rap to express their love for their school. Sometimes this is done well, others....not so... More >>

Hair Balls

8:00 am
May. 16, 2012
Paige Parkerson: Killed Fiance Because His Mother's Day Gift Wasn't Good Enough? (UPDATED)
By Richard Connelly
A tip for any future suitors of Paige Parkerson, whether it's in prison or not: Go big on Mother's Day. Beaumont police say Parkerson killed her fiancé early Monday after the two "had been argu... More >>

Art Attack

8:00 am
May. 16, 2012
4 Most Ridiculous Moral Panics in Video Game History
By Jef With One F
In 2008 the NPD Group did a survey showing that 72 percent of Americans have played video games. It was up from 64 percent in 2006, and it's probably even higher now. Video games have gone from a ... More >>

Rocks Off

7:00 am
May. 16, 2012
The CD-R Turns 15 Years Old: A Blessing Or A Curse?
By Craig Hlavaty
This year marks 15 years since recordable compact disc technology trickled down to the public at large. Before this, cassette tapes were all the rage for dubbing, recording, and other at-home use.... More >>

Rocks Off

6:00 am
May. 16, 2012
Gothic Council Wants Katy Perry To Go Away
By Jef With One F
It was noon, the gothic 3 a.m., when the alarm went off. Not the alarm clock, but the big, black one that alerts me to clear and present dangers to goth. I stumbled to the Internet where my custo... More >>

Rocks Off

6:20 pm
May. 15, 2012
What Happened To That ZZ Top Show In The Woodlands?
By Craig Hlavaty
A few months back, Rocks Off announced that ZZ Top, 3 Doors Down and Gretchen Wilson would be playing the Cynthia Woods Mitchell Pavilion on June 23. Now it appears that it isn't happening, af... More >>

Eating Our Words

3:00 pm
May. 15, 2012
Junk Drunk Food Gourmet: Your Guide to Late-Night Snacking
By Brooke Viggiano
Whilst living the life of a broke-ass college student for what felt (to me) like a gazillion years, my fiancé came up with the idea of Junk Drunk Food Gourmet. Think: your college pantry fancied ... More >>

Rocks Off

2:50 pm
May. 15, 2012
Rap Feud Turns Deadly In Southwest Houston
By Chris Gray
A young man killed in the parking lot of a southwest Houston McDonalds the night of May 4 was an up-and-coming Alief-area rapper, and police believe he was killed by a former bandmate who left ... More >>
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Houston's Babies Play Vintage Baseball Houston's Babies Play Vintage Baseball
By John Nova Lomax

It's a sweltering Cinco de Mayo in Katy's City Park, and on a dusty baseball diamond, Larry Joe "Long Ball" Miggins steps up to the plate with two men on… More >>

Vintage Baseball: The Wanderers Vintage Baseball: The Wanderers
By John Nova Lomax

The most colorful and certainly most obscure of Houston's baseball eras would come to an end in 1905, when competition would move to West End Park, which stood on the… More >>

Vintage Baseball: Covering All the Bases Vintage Baseball: Covering All the Bases
By John Nova Lomax

You never know what might happen when you go to cover a vintage base ball game. Early in the second game of the Babies' two-game slate, one of the "cranks"… More >>

"Duck Taco" Lawsuit

COURTS "Duck Taco" Lawsuit Deputy endured forced motorboating, suit says By Richard Connelly A former deputy to Galveston County Constable Pam Matranga has sued her, claiming she sexually harassed him by, among other things,… More >>

Friends Like These Friends Like These

CRIME Friends Like These Woman sexes hospitalized pal's teen By Richard Connelly When her good friend was hospitalized, Karen Lee Carstens volunteered to help watch her 13-year-old son. For two years, cops say, she and… More >>

Rockets Mascot Gets in the Ring Rockets Mascot Gets in the Ring
By Jeff Balke

Be sure to check out our slideshow of Clutch's annual birthday party ad Robert Boudwin, the man behind the mask. In March 2007, the Houston Rockets were home for the New… More >>

Combat Veterans Fall Prey to Gambling Addictions at an Alarming Rate Combat Veterans Fall Prey to Gambling Addictions at an Alarming Rate
By Tucker, John H.

In 2007, having served with distinction during two deployments to Iraq and one to Afghanistan, U.S. Air Force firefighter John Brownfield Jr. took a job as a correctional officer at… More >>

Another Austin Lover

TEXAS Another Austin Lover Six bad reasons to move there By John Nova Lomax Some mewling mouth-breather named Ed Reed on a blog called Thought Catalog has fallen in love with Austin and listed… More >>

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