If you happen to be sitting on a big pile of cash because you never invested in sub-prime mortgages or wrote Bernie Madoff a check, you might want to scoot on over to eBay and bid on Houston Rocket Tracy McGrady's sweet ride.That's right: T-Mac is auctioning his customized CL-Class Mercedes-Benz (Florida license plate #T1MAC). The asking price is $150,000, and the winner will get to meet Mr. Mac, according to Jerrell Richards of Texas Auto Superstore, which is handling the bids.Richards told Hai
Hair Balls' faith in humanity was temporarily restored this week when we saw a press release headlined "Texas Millionaire Offers Support to Charity Victims of Bernard Madoff." As you know, a lot of good non-profits, like the Innocence Project of Texas, which has helped free a bunch of wrongly convicted men in the last few years, lost money in Madoff's alleged $50 billion Ponzi scheme.So our first thought was: "Wow, T. Boone Pickens is gonna help these folks out!" Followed quickly by, "Wow, Micha
Photo by yomanimusBloomberg is reporting that the Houston-based Stanford Group Co. is under investigation by the Feds.
In the aftermath of the Bernie Madoff scandal, both the Securities and Exchange Commission and the Financial Industry Regulatory Authority want to know how Stanford can keep paying out 4.5 percent returns on its CDs year after year, global economic meltdown or not.The company has denied wrongdoing and has claimed the investigation is routine. More details on that front will fo
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As the Astros guy around here, I feel obligated to say something about the team. But seriously, just what is there to say about a team that is 1-10-1 so far in spring training play? That the team is bad is actually something to be expected. And the fact that spring training records count for absolutely nothing is also something in which I believe.
But...
1-10-1?
Certainly that means a little something.
Now the team has been without Carlos Lee, Miguel Tejada, Ro
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As the Astros guy around here, I feel obligated to say something about the team. But seriously, just what is there to say about a team that is 1-10-1 so far in spring training play? That the team is bad is actually something to be expected. And the fact that spring training records count for absolutely nothing is also something in which I believe.
But...
1-10-1?
Certainly that means a little something.
Now the team has been without Carlos Lee, Miguel Tejada, Ro
The NHL doesn't have a team in Houston, so I'm pretty confident that most of you don't follow the league, and don't have any idea about some of the severe financial problems facing many of the southern teams. The NHL has intervened in Phoenix in an attempt to find new ownership for the club. A part owner of the Nashville Predators recently pled guilty to securities fraud - some of the proceeds from the fraud were used to purchase the Predators. There have been reports that the
Imagine getting some pointers on the links from Tiger Woods, cooking lessons from Bobby Flay or a one-on-one session with Bernie Madoff where the infamous Wall Street financier explains how to bilk investors out of millions of dollars. When it comes to songwriting, especially of the Texas persuasion, Guy Clark is every bit a master in his field as those guys are in theirs, and in conjunction with Clark's forthcoming album Somedays the Song Writes You, his label Dualtone Records is giving away a
Welcome back to Turning the Screw, Rocks Off's weekly rap post. It probably won't rhyme, at least most of the time. E-mail tips to introducingliston@gmail.com. Thanks, homies.Courtesy Dustin PrestigeSingle of the Week: Dustin Prestige (right), "Polos and AKs, Pt. 2"
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Counting down the days until ESG releases his album. Please don't let it be crappy, please don't let it be crappy, please don't let...
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