Daily Archives: December 10, 2004

The Super Bowl (Re)Shuffle

Posted on December 10, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Don’t look now, Houston. The Super Bowl could be back real soon. The NFL was so impressed by the show Houston put on for Super Bowl XXXVIII that commissioner Paul Tagliabue vowed the game would return to the city. It … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Elsewhere in Houston | 5 Comments

A little TV nostalgia

Posted on December 10, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

The Mickey Mouse Club is being released on DVD. Reviewer Bruce Westbrook is not impressed. Mouse Club discs have the first five shows from 1955, along with featurettes and intros by film critic Leonard Maltin. Sounding like he misses Ovaltine, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in TV and movies | 13 Comments

Video slots setback

Posted on December 10, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

The Governor’s plan to overhaul school finance with help from gambling revenue took a hit yesterday, as Attorney General Greg Abbott ruled that two of the three Indian tribes in the state are off limits according to federal law. Abbott, … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Budget ballyhoo | 3 Comments

Squealer?

Posted on December 10, 2004 by Charles Kuffner

Is one of the companies that was indicted along with DeLay cronies Colyandron, Ellis, and Robold about to turn state’s evidence on The Hammer? Well, via the Stakeholder, one of them is at least talking to Ronnie Earle. A company … Continue reading → Continue reading →

Posted in Scandalized! | 1 Comment