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The Nine Lives of Ol' Possum
An overview of country legend George Jones' life and career.
"...rougher joints look as threatening as 1910 Iowa garden club meetings. Danger hung in the air of such dives,..."

Oct. 22, 1999 Music Feature by Jerry Renshaw

Fight Club
There's no middle ground in Fight Club: Either you go with its berserker ethos or go nuts.
"...and Meat Loaf. Ikea kills. That's the message of Fight Club, an incendiary, psychotic film surely guaranteed to polarize..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Movie Review by Marc Savlov

The Mother of All Texas Honky-Tonks
A look back at the Mother of All Texas Honky-Tonks
"...of "Livin' la Vida Loca," the gargantuan Pasadena, Texas, nightclub in which most of Urban Cowboy was filmed --..."

Oct. 15, 1999 Music Feature by Christopher Gray

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Differing takes on Town Lake going Greek; too many zeros for Babich; and the Chronicle film reviewers take another hit.
"...Steamboat 1874 is dead. Officially. The club is a shambles thanks to its loving patrons!..."

Oct. 8, 1999 Column

Exile on 48th Street
Attorney General John Cornyn files a lawsuit against the Rio Motel, a bane to the neighbors of this North Central Austin establishment.
"...through there to check it out and they'd be fighting each other just to try and sell us crack...."

Sept. 17, 1999 News Feature by Rob D'Amico

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Texas Our Texas loves Texas; Neighbors for Neighbors hate strip-mining; Justin B. Andrews returns; and other delighted and dismayed letters from readers.
"...Marcia Ball is helping us raise money for the fight. She is taking time off tour, Sep. 26, and..."

Sept. 17, 1999 Column

October Previews
"...FIGHT CLUB..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Screens Feature

Autumn Tales
The fall 1999 film season looks to be busier and noiser than ever.
"...and Helena Bonham Carter team up in David Fincher's Fight Club, which was delayed from summer release in the..."

Sept. 10, 1999 Screens Feature by Marjorie Baumgarten

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The beefs this week: Chronicle reporter Robert Bryce on CNN, genetically engineered foods, Steamboat, John Aielli, Paul Minor, and more.
"...will find courage in her ordeal to continue to fight for that which is right. I hope that you..."

Sept. 3, 1999 Column

Dancing About Architecture
Boats, Planes, and 'Dillos
"...a call from the owners of the sporadically open club and a welder who'll be bending their iron sign..."

Aug. 27, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Dancing About Architecture
Running Out of Steam
"...This week, Steamboat owner Danny Crooks revealed that his club is losing its lease on its two-decade-plus home in..."

Aug. 13, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Naked City
Off the Desk:
"...officials. But he says Bush will likely lose this fight -- that he is "probably close enough to this..."

Aug. 13, 1999 News Feature

Riding With Bob
"...side of the fence, we used to have to fight our way out of the bars in West Virginia,..."

Aug. 13, 1999 Music Feature by Lee Nichols

Neighborhood Watch
"...were about 50 women -- really tough-looking women, with clubs. Richard said, "I'm not getting out of this car."..."

Aug. 13, 1999 Screens Feature by Anne S. Lewis

Texas Platters
The Scabs
"...when he says "Bounce Yo Ass," this experienced local club security man is 86ing playa haters, not issuing a..."

July 30, 1999 Music Feature

Dancing About Architecture
The Weak in Rock
"...got the interest of Jared Leto (Prefontaine, the upcoming Fight Club) -- to get things rolling. Until then, a..."

July 23, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

This Old House
"...better to give a one-person oral history of the club than the guiding force behind it?..."

July 23, 1999 Music Feature by Raoul Hernandez

Exhibitionism
Lu Ann Hampton Laverty Oberlander: Time Passages
"...waiting for their orders to go to Europe and fight the Nazis. His death provides the mystery around which..."

July 23, 1999 Arts Review

Record Reviews
Barbarito Torres
"...in Wim Wenders' dewey-eyed new film, Buena Vista Social Club. Well, almost everybody. Launching their own vessel of Cuban..."

July 9, 1999 Music Review

Dancing About Architecture
Exit, Stage Left
"...Bates Motel space, which was divested of said punk club in favor of a more upscale renter. Former Bates..."

June 25, 1999 Music Column by Ken Lieck

Naked City
Off the Desk:
"...Oden says he's disappointed that the district prefers to fight his office rather than work cooperatively to ensure that..."

June 25, 1999 News Feature

The Spirit of 76th
The Presidential Card
"...the presidential card in their protracted and ultimately fruitless fight to win long-sought hate crimes legislation in the Senate...."

June 18, 1999 News Column by Erica C. Barnett

Play It Again, Sam
All About Eve (1950)
"...He seemed to feel a kinship with Bogart's exiled freedom-fighter-turned-saloon-keeper, Rick Blaine. Though it seemed an upscale Jersey restaurant..."

June 4, 1999 Screens Feature

The Other Stars in the Galaxy
"...Autumn Tale, and Wim Wenders' The Buena Vista Social Club. Also slated for summer release are mavericks Spike Lee's..."

May 21, 1999 Screens Feature

Intro
"...Autumn Tale, and Wim Wenders' The Buena Vista Social Club. Also slated for summer release are mavericks Spike Lee's..."

May 21, 1999 Screens Feature

Summer Splash Party Movie Nights

May 21, 1999 Screens Feature

Smoke Gets in Your Mouth
Taylor
"...bursting point, then digest while watching the semi-domesticated nutria fight over scraps down by the creek. Enjoy the country..."

May 21, 1999 Food Feature

Live Shots
NEW ORLEANS JAZZ & HERITAGE FESTIVAL
"...Tuesday night were nothing short of infectious. Inside the club it was even more so. Clear, high melodies on..."

May 7, 1999 Music Feature

Exhibitionism
New Paintings By Sarah Higdon: Nonsense and Sensibility
"...martinis in Old Mother Cluckers at the Cha Cha Club. A series of dog portraits includes a bust of..."

April 23, 1999 Arts Review

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Economic Cleansing
"...a neighborhood's quality of life. Our community had to fight for two years against great odds to secure a..."

April 16, 1999 Column

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