How many times have you wished you had your own drumset, so you could bust out a rim shot every time your buddy says something outrageously funny, like "Get-r-done!"? Well, one Houston man is trying to turn that dream into reality.
Glen Jackson, a 48-year-old refinery worker, recently patented the design for the "Rim Shot," a small battery-operated device that gives you a rim shot or drumroll at the touch of a button.
Comic genius, or the most annoying toy ever? Hair Balls had to find out.
The Savoy (1616 Main St.), one of the half dozen or so derelict high- and midrises in southwestern downtown, is to be imploded tomorrow next Friday in an emergency demolition, according to HPD public affairs officer Victor Senties. The building was found to be structurally unsound and must come down at once, he said, and added that more details are forthcoming from officials from Metro, HPD and the Houston Fire Department at a press conference to be held at 3 p.m. today near the building. But
