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"...you didn't wear that blue shirt with the brown polka dots again," she told him...."
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Sept. 28, 2001 Music Feature by Andy Langer
Lend Me a Tenor
Need a laugh? St. Edward's University has the cure with Lend Me a Tenor, which features a tremendous amount of acting talent, most of it student, working their butts off to entertain you.
"...Max, complete with way-slicked-back hair, Clark Kent-ish glasses, and polka-dot bow-tie provided by costume designer Patrick Johnson. Matching him..."
July 6, 2001 Arts Review by Barry Pineo
Day Trips
Sandora's Box in Dallas fixes up some mighty fine vittles.
"...National Polka Festival in Ennis brings out the Czech food and..."
May 25, 2001 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
Explosive Dynamic Super Smash Hits!
Remembering ultimate cheese label K-tel
"...pans on TV, K-tel released its first album, 25 Polka Greats, in 1971...."
May 4, 2001 Music Feature by Greg Beets
Day Trips
The idyllic River Haven Cabins near Garner State Park.
"...South Texas Polka & Sausage Fest in Hallettsville mixes music with sausage,..."
March 23, 2001 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
SXSW Picks & Sleepers
"...BRAVE COMBO: These Denton polkaholics have been getting nods from the rock press and..."
March 16, 2001 Music Feature
Stinky del Negro
"...over the map. He even takes a poke at polka on "The Ointment." For those with the prerequisite predilection..."
Feb. 16, 2001 Music Review by Greg Beets
Part of Our Day
When discussing the Golden Age of Television, we usually speak in terms of the national networks, but there's another chapter to the tale. Belinda Acosta looks at some of the pioneers of Austin television.
"...followed by everything from interviews with writers, Texas mayors, polka dancers, and numerologists to segments on diet and exercise...."
Jan. 26, 2001 Screens Feature by Belinda Acosta
Day Trips
Recycled Books, Denton's premiere used bookstore, features a world-class collection of fine editions, vinyl records and CDs in a historic downtown building.
"...in Hallettsville honors those little Czech pastry pillows with polka music, games, and lots of German-Czech food and fun,..."
Sept. 29, 2000 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
After a Fashion
If I were going to spend $1,100 on a jacket, I'd want to feel the fabric first.
"...a sari and headdress made of red and white polka-dotted chintz and strapped her to the spindle of the..."
July 28, 2000 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser
Hank Penny Crazy Rhythm/The Standard Transcriptions (Bloodshot/Soundies)
"...accordion even call to mind Pee Wee King's Midwestern polka-swing at times. Bloodshot's reissue of this early Fifties material..."
July 14, 2000 Music Review by Jerry Renshaw
Day Trips
Barry's Coffee Company in Temple provides fuel for
the discerning I-35 driver in the form of real coffee,
desserts, and the best chicken salad sandwiches in
the universe.
"...K.C. Polka Fest in Sealy mixes home-cooked meals with a full..."
June 23, 2000 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
After a Fashion
"...appalling outfit consisting of a black-and-white camisole with big polka-dots paired with a hot-pink skirt with a huge cabbage-rose..."
June 2, 2000 Column by Stephen MacMillan Moser
2000 Kids Summer Fun Guide
Listings
"...queen Eva Ybarra, ragin' Cajun Gary Bertrand, and John "Polka" Dujka. Students of any level are welcome and are..."
May 5, 2000 Features Feature
Evil New Yorkers and Bit-Whoredom
They're horrible! They're evil, mean, and terrible! They're New Yorkers! They're the Fabulous and Ridiculous Theatre, and they're giving laid-back Austin a shot of scrappy, sophisticated, lowbrow, smart-ass theatre.
"...of a cowboy hat as proof. "We did the polka, but we thought we were two-stepping."..."
April 28, 2000 Arts Feature by Ada Calhoun
Day Trips
The New American fare at The Range in Salado alone is worth the 45-minute drive from Austin.
"...South Texas Polka & Sausage Fest in Hallettsville features dancing to live..."
March 17, 2000 Column by Gerald E. McLeod
Casino El Camino
Restaurants You Shouldn't Miss
"...So if you've got a half-hour before the Finnish punk-polka showcase across town, a Casino burger definitely won't fit..."
March 17, 2000 Food Feature by Pableaux Johnson
Brave Combo The Process (Rounder)
SXSW Records
"...the party. Always ready to throw a curve, the polka-happy Denton combo have followed their recent releases such as..."
March 3, 2000 Music Review by Ken Lieck
Postmarks
Readers take us (and each other) to task over mistaken identites and misguided ideas.
"...breeders eagerly anticipate an impulsive surge in demand for polka-dotted pups when the Disney sequel 102 Dalmations hits movie..."
Feb. 18, 2000 Column
Sugarland Express
Laying down the law on Mayberry's favorite twang-rockers
"...the accordion guy was Czech, and he had the polka thing in his blood, not like the Mexican or..."
Feb. 18, 2000 Music Feature by Jerry Renshaw
Postmarks
Don't look to the past, don't repeat other's mistakes, and don't read the Chronicle's movie reviews.
"..."Why Don't You Leave Us Dead Guys Alone?" "Nazi Polka," "Flashin' Beer and Wine" (with Slappy Gilstrap), "College Party,"..."
Jan. 21, 2000 Column
Dancing About Architecture
New Year's New Clubs, New Arrangements for the Austin Music Network and, well, News.
"...by Steve Earle & the Del McCoury Band; "Best Polka Album," Brave Combo; "Best Children's Album," A Bug's Life..."
Jan. 7, 2000 Music Column by Ken Lieck
Bradley Jaye Williams Tex-Mex Gumbo (Lazy SOB/Bismeaux)
"...combine soulful conjunto featuring button accordion, bajo sexto, and polka beats, with Cajun music driven by accordion, electric guitars,..."
Oct. 29, 1999 Music Review by Jim Caligiuri
The Million Dollar Mermaid: An Autobiography
Finding out that Jeff Chandler was a cross-dresser has been a devastating experience for Chronicle writer Stephen MacMillan Moser. Esther Williams' new autobiography, The Million Dollar Mermaid, reveals why.
"...wobbling in on high heels, wearing a big red-and-white polka-dotted chiffon dress, and the effect is far from erotic...."
Oct. 1, 1999 Books Review by Stephen MacMillan Moser
Don Walser: Here's to Country Music
"...settin' a Southern tone driven home by Jimmie Rodgers' "Polka Dot Blues," and the absolutely sublime closer, "Paper Rosie."..."
Oct. 1, 1999 Music Review by Raoul Hernandez
Swan Lake
Swan Lake
"...national folk dance which captivatingly incorporated a zesty heel-and-toe polka punctuated with a knees and toes turned-in pose; and..."
Sept. 17, 1999 Arts Review by Barbejoy A. Ponzio
Reissues
Los Zafiros
"...swing genre; his music is informed too much by polka, schottische, and Gypsy-jazz to be readily pigeonholed. Shame on..."
Aug. 27, 1999 Music Feature
For God and Country
"...Friendly Ghost, Captain America, and The Man in the Polka Dot Underwear...."
Aug. 20, 1999 Music Feature by Kathy McCarty
Texas Platters
The Scabs
"...Border" fits so neatly next to a traditional Mexican polka like "Soy de San Luis," and the country croon..."
July 30, 1999 Music Feature
La Guitarra de Callajera
"...his partner intently -- a man in a ruffled, polka-dotted shirt, his hands moving at improbable speed while producing..."
