Volume II, Issue 10
August 31 - September 8, 1998
LETTER FROM THE EDITOR:
ate Messer of the Austin Chronicle decided to bail out
of a perfectly good plane at 13,500 feet. What was she thinking?
Not much since it took very little time for her to hit the ground.
Find out more in "The Color of My Parachute."
Tucson Weekly's Tom Danehy reflects on the life on sport writer Jim
Murray, who passed away a little over a week ago. Murray was a
longtime columnist for the LA Times, and master of the
one-liner. Take a trip through the past with Tom.
Closing out Arts & Leisure, we have a look at the beauty of the WNBA game.
Randy Horick of Nashville Scene revels in the women's unselfish
play and the amazing crowds who show up even for losing teams.
Find out more in "Girls With Attitude." Plus several
reviews of gallery showings and stage performances.
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Oh Sweet Home [6]
Circuit's Blues for an Alabama Sky: It ain't a party till somebody dies.
— MEMPHIS FLYER
Personal History [7]
The mysterious Opal Whiteley comes to life once more.
— Lisa A. DuBois, NASHVILLE SCENE
Unmellow Drama [8]
TV or not TV?--that seems to be the real question local playwright Mark Brady is asking.
— Dave Irwin, TUCSON WEEKLY
Now What? [12]
A gallery of captivating links to keep your imagination churning while the paint dries.
— WEEKLY WIRE
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Jim Murray [2]
A remembrance of the late, great L.A. Times sportswriter.
— Tom Danehy, TUCSON WEEKLY
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The Color of My Parachute [4]
This hard-core aerophobe never thought she'd see her home state of Florida from 13,500 feet, then plummet towards it at 120mph. But she does just that as she makes a life-altering jump from a perfectly good airplane.
— Kate X Messer, AUSTIN CHRONICLE
Blue Skies, Baby! [3]
Skydiving in the Lone Star State.
— Allison Lince-Bentley, AUSTIN CHRONICLE
Girls With Attitude [5]
The WNBA bears few similarities to the all-male NBA-for which Randy Horick is thankful.
— Randy Horick, NASHVILLE SCENE
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Art Fights the Power [9]
Poster artist Malaquías Montoya vows to continue the fight for Chicano rights and explains why 30 years after some of the most ardent protests in this country's history, fists are still raised in anger.
— Sam Martin, AUSTIN CHRONICLE
Small World, Huge Museum [10]
The world's biggest folk art collection just got bigger.
— Brendan Doherty, WEEKLY ALIBI
Sinners And Grinners [11]
When it comes to local social criticism, painter Eriks Rudans goes for the jugular, in the latest Dinnerware Invitational exhibit.
— Margaret Regan, TUCSON WEEKLY
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