Stories
STEVE BROOKS, ARTIST EXTRAORDINAIRE!
Willie had me come up to Colorado – actually, had me paint a tepee for him at his place. It was actually on the Barbara Walters special...
Troy Dungan – Weatherman Extraordinaire
Troy Dungan: Hi Paul, I just walked in the door.Paul: Glad to finally catch up with you.
Let me kind of start out for the folks that...
Tom Landry, Saint, ‘Plastic Man’ or Neither
I’m going to give you the unobstructed view of Tom Landry’s history as I know it, and this one is not from 30,000 feet. There is no sug...
Six Frogs Over Tango, Part 1
In the early 1980s, Shannon Wynne was looking to create something new in Dallas nightlife. “Video was still really new back then,” he r...
Jerry Rhome, Dallas Sunset, SMU and Dallas Cowboy Quarterback
Edited by Mike Farris
Paul Heckmann: Thanks for spending some time with Memories Inc. Can you tell me a little bit about growing up in...
Six Frogs Over Tango, Part 2
If you’ve ever driven past a taco joint on Lowest Greenville in Dallas and seen giant frogs dancing on the roof, you’ve glimpsed the st...
Six Frogs Over Tango, Part 3
When Scot Aubuchon introduces himself, he does it with a wink toward history.
“My name’s Aubuchon — A-U-B-U-C-H-O-N. It’s French and loosely translates to ‘the cork,’ so I guess I had winemakers in my past somewhere,” he told me.
Carter Buschardt “Rock N Roll Rebel”
Noblemen was my first band, then the Fantastics, Flag was also one of the early ones. Hard Rock band playing mostly cover tunes with very few originals. We opened for the Who at Dallas Memorial Auditorium June 1970, also Night Hog.
Thomas “Hollywood” Henderson
"Tom Landry didn’t want to waste a No. 1 draft pick on a guy from a HBCU. That’s 'historically black colleges and universities'. So, Red Hickey and Gil Brandt challenged him and said he’s the best player on the board. So, Landry went with his scouts and picked me 18th in the first round on January 29, 1975.