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Houston Astrodome

  • Blogs

    April 5, 2012

    In Memory of the Astrodome: 13 Awesome Derrick Dolls Pictures, from When Cheerleaders Were Cheerleaders

    Everyone got a big piece of Astrodome nostalgia yesterday, after the media was granted a tour of the dusty, dilapidated old stadium. It put us in mind of the glory days of the Dome, when cheerleaders had hair that reached to the skies and embodied everything that the phrase "Fashions of the `70s a ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 4, 2012

    5 Replacements for The Jim Rome Show

    Jim Rome = Not Burning in Houston.​Jim Rome is done in the Houston sports-talk radio market after KILT-AM 610 dropped the popular The Jim Rome Show last week. Rome's show had become more than a little tedious in recent years, so replacing it should be easy; here are five replacements that wo ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 12, 2011

    Local Landmarks Dominate the 3rd Annual Gingerbread Build-Off

    Photos by Rachel BohananThe Alabama Theater, complete with tiny, edible movie posters, was one of the most heartfelt entries in Saturday's competition.​For David Stagg, Caitlin Kaluza and the rest of their team from Schipul, their gingerbread house was meant to evoke emotions: a vintage Alabam ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 27, 2011

    The Astros Curse: They Are The Damned

    The Astros have been damned​The following is based on true facts, but names have been redacted to protect the innocent, and not so innocent... The Houston Astros are a bad baseball team this season. They're beyond bad. They're beyond awful. They're closing in on worst team in MLB history b ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 13, 2011

    For Friday the 13th: Five of the Unluckiest Texans Ever

    Investors held on too long.​Beginning with LaSalle, the French explorer who survived shipwrecks and cannibal Karankawa Indian attacks only to perish at the hands of his own men near Navasota, some people in Texas have had some pretty damned hard luck. You might lay some or all of the blame at ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 11, 2011

    Comment of the Day: The World's Most Passionate Astrodome Defender

    ​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. Maybe two comments, even. This will all be determined by a highly rigorous scientific formula involv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    April 6, 2011

    The 15 Worst Astro Baseball Cards

    Baaaaaaby Ruth!!!​It's Astros season again, which more than likely means copious losses, manly tears, beer bottles broken over televisions, and the testicular fortitude of a snake-charmer to get through nine innings of a game without the aid of alcohol, narcotics, or a distracting game of Angr ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 7, 2011

    Comment of the Day: The Astrodome Ain't No Wrigley Field

    ​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. Maybe two comments, even. This will all be determined by a highly rigorous scientific formula involv ... More >>

  • Blogs

    March 4, 2011

    Ed Emmett: Keep the Dome, But Make a Decision

    More study and discussion, but no dynamite​Harris County Judge Ed Emmett became the latest in a series of local elected officials delivering dire economic news, in his State of the County speech today. Cuts are coming, and the county will be searching for ways to get by with less, he said. B ... More >>

  • Dining

    September 2, 2010

    Mo's Knockout Grill & Mediterranean Food

    More study and discussion, but no dynamite​Harris County Judge Ed Emmett became the latest in a series of local elected officials delivering dire economic news, in his State of the County speech today. Cuts are coming, and the county will be searching for ways to get by with less, he said. B ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 20, 2010

    Spare a Square: Public Restroom Survival Kit Kills Germs for Under 15 Bucks

    If you have this kit, you CAN spare a square.​When I was only a teenager, I went on a trip with my parents and one of the stops was in Ephesus, Turkey. As I was strolling the what some consider holy grounds, I felt the need to, you know, use the little boy's room.I located a restroom and made my w ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 30, 2010

    BrewsterMcCloud: Your Chance To See 1970s Houston Through Robert Altman's Eyes

    Roger Ebert is a happy man: "Altman's "Brewster McCloud" is *finally* on DVD!" he's just tweeted.You should be happy, too, if you have any interest in seeing old Houston.The 1970 film -- which, frankly, we haven't heard great things about -- was filmed in Houston. It's known for the semi-iconic scen ... More >>

  • News

    July 29, 2010

    Houston's 10 Best Sports Moments*

    *And the 5 most heartbreaking...

  • News

    March 25, 2010

    Sharp-Dressed Fans

    Billy Gibbons and other Houstonians share their favorite Astros memories.

  • Blogs

    February 1, 2010

    Great Moments With Mr. Rockefeller: Billy Harper, Garth Brooks and Sonny Rollins

    [Ed. Note: To help spread the word about next Friday's benefit for the Houston International Festival's education programs at Rockefeller Hall, featuring Texas Johnny Brown and Marcia Ball, Rocks Off asked iFest director of performing arts and former Houston Chronicle music critic Rick Mitchell to r ... More >>

  • Blogs

    May 6, 2009

    EP of the Week: Battle Rifle's Guaranteed To Rattle Dat Trunk!!!

    You really can't get any more H-Town than our very own Battle Rifle and its latest vinyl EP, Guaranteed To Rattle Dat Trunk!!! Unless, that is, we taught Mayor Bill White to how to make blast beats and had Quanell X rhyme over them and the pair played guerrilla shows outside the Rodeo during a ZZ To ... More >>

  • Music

    February 26, 2009

    Could Alternative Country Work at the Rodeo?

    You really can't get any more H-Town than our very own Battle Rifle and its latest vinyl EP, Guaranteed To Rattle Dat Trunk!!! Unless, that is, we taught Mayor Bill White to how to make blast beats and had Quanell X rhyme over them and the pair played guerrilla shows outside the Rodeo during a ZZ To ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 29, 2009

    Monster Jam: Absurdly Huge Trucks to Crush Cars This Weekend, Unprovoked

    Ballz is losing confidence in the upcoming third Batman installment. Many people might see this as Super Bowl weekend, but I know that, for some reason, there are many of you out there who see this Saturday as being the most important day of the weekend. That's because it's the Monster Jam at Reli ... More >>

  • Blogs

    January 29, 2009

    Monster Jam: Absurdly Huge Trucks to Crush Cars This Weekend, Unprovoked

    Ballz is losing confidence in the upcoming third Batman installment. Many people might see this as Super Bowl weekend, but I know that, for some reason, there are many of you out there who see this Saturday as being the most important day of the weekend. That's because it's the Monster Jam at Reli ... More >>

  • News

    January 29, 2009

    The Quanell X Factor

    Ballz is losing confidence in the upcoming third Batman installment. Many people might see this as Super Bowl weekend, but I know that, for some reason, there are many of you out there who see this Saturday as being the most important day of the weekend. That's because it's the Monster Jam at Reli ... More >>

  • Blogs

    December 15, 2008

    Steve Guttenberg, Hero Of Houston

    You may remember Steve Guttenberg. You may not, as the former star of Cocoon and Three Men & A Baby is now "appearing in Cinderella as Baron Hard-up at the Churchill Theatre in Bromley," which is in England and isn't exactly considered a step up from starring in Hollywood blockbusters.But Gutten ... More >>

  • Blogs

    October 21, 2008

    The Dome As Movie Studio -- Now On The Web

    You may remember Steve Guttenberg. You may not, as the former star of Cocoon and Three Men & A Baby is now "appearing in Cinderella as Baron Hard-up at the Churchill Theatre in Bromley," which is in England and isn't exactly considered a step up from starring in Hollywood blockbusters.But Gutten ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 28, 2008

    New Orleans: No Astrodome For You! (This Time)

    You may remember Steve Guttenberg. You may not, as the former star of Cocoon and Three Men & A Baby is now "appearing in Cinderella as Baron Hard-up at the Churchill Theatre in Bromley," which is in England and isn't exactly considered a step up from starring in Hollywood blockbusters.But Gutten ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 21, 2008

    Top Five Failed Houston Sports Franchises

    You may remember Steve Guttenberg. You may not, as the former star of Cocoon and Three Men & A Baby is now "appearing in Cinderella as Baron Hard-up at the Churchill Theatre in Bromley," which is in England and isn't exactly considered a step up from starring in Hollywood blockbusters.But Gutten ... More >>

  • Blogs

    August 14, 2008

    Houston Sports Movies: The Top Five

    You may remember Steve Guttenberg. You may not, as the former star of Cocoon and Three Men & A Baby is now "appearing in Cinderella as Baron Hard-up at the Churchill Theatre in Bromley," which is in England and isn't exactly considered a step up from starring in Hollywood blockbusters.But Gutten ... More >>

  • Blogs

    July 18, 2008

    The Astrodome Keeps Crumbling Along

    You may remember Steve Guttenberg. You may not, as the former star of Cocoon and Three Men & A Baby is now "appearing in Cinderella as Baron Hard-up at the Churchill Theatre in Bromley," which is in England and isn't exactly considered a step up from starring in Hollywood blockbusters.But Gutten ... More >>

  • Calendar

    May 29, 2008

    Museum of Fine Arts, Houston’s Films at Discovery Green

    Clips and short films from the National Baseball Hall of Fame show Sandy Koufax, Mickey Mantle and other greats on the big screen

  • Blogs

    March 28, 2008

    Slideshow: Baseball Parks Across America

    Clips and short films from the National Baseball Hall of Fame show Sandy Koufax, Mickey Mantle and other greats on the big screen

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2007

    The Dome Is Dead. Long Live the Dome.

    Clips and short films from the National Baseball Hall of Fame show Sandy Koufax, Mickey Mantle and other greats on the big screen

  • Blogs

    November 2, 2007

    The Astrodome Speaks...

    Clips and short films from the National Baseball Hall of Fame show Sandy Koufax, Mickey Mantle and other greats on the big screen

  • Music

    May 17, 2007
  • Music

    December 7, 2006

    Chaos Theory

    Fusion guitarist Al Di Meola's latest project

  • Calendar

    June 29, 2006

    Back in the Dome

    Fusion guitarist Al Di Meola's latest project

  • Calendar

    January 13, 2005

    Cheap Shots

    A new film exposes the ugly deeds of legendary Texas heroes

  • News

    February 6, 2003

    Stone Deaf

    Can the rodeo rescue Reliant Stadium acoustics?

  • Calendar

    November 14, 2002

    The Mystery of Monsters

    Kiss the Dome good-bye at this weekend's Monster Jam

  • News

    February 8, 2001

    Parking Whoa

    More than spectators will be reined in by the loss of the rodeo's wide-open spaces

  • Dining

    May 11, 2000

    Eighth Wonder of the Cajun World

    Cavernous as the Dome, Rodeaux shouts for attention with a funky menu that wants to be all things Deep South

  • News

    April 6, 2000

    Letters

    Cavernous as the Dome, Rodeaux shouts for attention with a funky menu that wants to be all things Deep South

  • News

    March 30, 2000

    Traditional and Trite

    Plastic and the past melt together in a field of schemes

  • News

    March 16, 2000

    Imminent Domain

    While a doddering Dome watches, wranglers and the ultrarich welcome a sports palace

  • News

    May 6, 1999

    The Killer-est B

    Forget Biggio, Bagwell, Bell. Move over, Barkley. The sports figure of the decade is...

  • Calendar

    April 1, 1999

    Strike Three, They're Out

    Forget Biggio, Bagwell, Bell. Move over, Barkley. The sports figure of the decade is...

  • Dining

    March 5, 1998

    Dish

    Forget Biggio, Bagwell, Bell. Move over, Barkley. The sports figure of the decade is...

  • News

    August 15, 1996

    Stadia Watch

    Forget Biggio, Bagwell, Bell. Move over, Barkley. The sports figure of the decade is...

  • News

    June 6, 1996

    The Passionate Pilgrim

    He owns a baseball team, he's spent millions to wipe out a devastating Third World disease, and now he's out to save pro football for Houston. But what does John Jay Moores really want?

  • News

    January 25, 1996

    Forecast: Raining Stadiums

    Forget the committee -- the city's sports future already is being negotiated by the mayor

  • News

    December 29, 1994

    The Year of Living Anxiously

    Are We Having Fun Yet? Or is it just the jangly buzz of advanced urban stress syndrome?

  • Music

    September 15, 1994

    Big Band, Big Press Kit

    Ladies and gentlemen, the Rolling Stones! (Yawn...)

  • Music

    March 31, 1994

    Live Shots

    Ladies and gentlemen, the Rolling Stones! (Yawn...)

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