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1 houston_jason 10

I smell a TV movie deal coming out of this CIA car chase shooting....

On May 12, 2008 1:07 PM in Morning Roundup
2 houston_jim 8

Good point. Thanks for the correction....

On May 13, 2008 9:37 PM in Ron Stone (1936-2008)
3 monkypanda 6

Art Car Museum curator struck, killed after crash http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/5770875.html sad......

On May 11, 2008 9:50 PM in ART CAR WEEKEND!!! WHOOT!
4 houston_crystal 5

Seriously ridiculous is always preferable to ridiculously serious. I'm with you on that....

On May 8, 2008 5:47 PM in Sexy attacks Houston
5 MaryJane 5

Two "bacons" AND a "jackass" - I'm just all aflutter....

On May 9, 2008 10:34 AM in Houston's Missed Connections: Extra Bacon
6 CUERVO 4

WOULD THEY TAKE A PERSONAL CHECK?...

On May 10, 2008 2:10 PM in Saturday shelterporn
7 houston_eric 3

Neil's looking a little scary these days......

On April 29, 2008 12:38 PM in Music on TV (April 28 – May 3)
8 texantiff 3

I took the intro to sewing class on their inauguration day, and it was awesome! Sarah is the sweetest, funniest, and most helpful teacher evah! She did a really great job getting us to all sew amazi...

9 coog78 3

CJ - In the wonderful age of FauxNews, sometimes it is difficult for a commoner such as myself to distinguish the difference between ridiculous and serious. They seem quite intertwined at times. sexyA...

On May 8, 2008 3:38 PM in Sexy attacks Houston
10 Jax 2

I am actually fairly certain I saw a meteor over downtown on Saturday night. Maybe that's what they saw......

On April 28, 2008 12:13 PM in Women claim UFO sighting over Baytown
11 houston_chester 2

I was just SexyAttacked at Antidote....

On May 1, 2008 10:48 PM in Sexy attacks Houston
12 mamacita 2

Gee, could it possibly be because people on the margins can't afford to drive to the store anymore? It's hard to get all your stuff home by carrying it when you're walking....

On May 13, 2008 2:02 PM in HPD’s war on shopping carts
13 Cipher 2

For thousands of years, Western Civilization has abhorred polygamy, and year by year, the concept of human rights in the West comes closer and closer to equality between individuals. Freedom of religi...

On April 25, 2008 12:42 PM in Debate Continues Over Polygamist Sect Children
14 tinyhands 2

Thanks for the notice, I'll see if I can clear my schedule 3 hours ago....

On April 23, 2008 9:29 PM in Daily-ist: Wednesday
15 Jules 2

So he had a kilo of coke in the air bag compartment... here's my question: did he just remove the air-bag, or the whole propulsion mechanism? I'd hate to tap the car in front of me, have my air bag co...

On May 2, 2008 11:14 AM in Morning Roundup
16 Finraz 2

these town homes are amazing! I went to the opening! oh how i wish i could afford to have one! I sort of recall them being "green?" They are made of recycled materials? maybe I'm thinking of some othe...

On April 19, 2008 8:00 PM in Saturday shelterporn
17 ignacio 1

"Despite the injury and correlating pain Boozer reentered the game only to end up saving the Rockets from defeat." I think you meant to say Landry, not Boozer. Great job. ...

On April 25, 2008 3:36 PM in Carl Landry: True Houston Hero
18 Happy Shatner 1

Wow! What a loss. Tom has a huge group of friends that we have had the pleasure of knowing and my heart goes out to all of them as well as his family. He was definitely a cool cat and Houston was defi...

19 Hella 1

This was a great night of music, in a great location....

20 groovehouse 1

Now, THAT is a Big Puma!...

On May 13, 2008 12:36 AM in Big Puma Named NL Player of the Week
21 TexasFight 1

I don't how much "spice" it will bring to the Houston/Dallas rivalry. 1. Texans/Cowboys play regular season games every four years. 2010 is the next time. 2. He was a 6th round pick. He's not a lock ...

On April 29, 2008 8:41 PM in 2008 NFL Draft - Houston Texans Recap
22 valerie 1

Regarding the Craig Biggio story: You've got it a bit wrong. That story is about St. Thomas High School, not the University of St. Thomas....

On April 24, 2008 9:32 AM in Morning Roundup
23 bobk 1

Steve Slaton came from West Virginia University, not VT....

On May 1, 2008 3:44 PM in 2008 NFL Draft - Houston Texans Recap
24 Gingerann75 1

As a Rice Employee, I am interested to see whether or not people really use the services and the structure does well. I'm glad to see at least some of the fencing around campus go down...even though...

On April 24, 2008 2:26 PM in Brochstein Pavilion
25 kshilcutt 1

Swamplot has more info about the Asia House today: http://swamplot.com/still-tinkering-yoshio-taniguchi-at-the-asia-society/2008-05-15/ Sounds really lovely!...

On May 15, 2008 4:23 PM in Asia Huh?
26 jporter 1

If the lines would go to different planes, I'd be really excited about this. But as it is, you may save a little time at the security line, but at the gate the airline is still gonna let the slow elde...

On April 21, 2008 12:50 PM in Now at Hobby: Choose your own security lane!
27 toronto_david 1

Amazing....

On May 10, 2008 6:56 PM in Sexy attacks Houston
28 saroy 1

I'm in total agreement with the first commenter. I'd love to be there for the playoffs, but the tickets are just outrageously expensive. I got an email announcing "last minute tickets" for the Satur...

On April 22, 2008 10:32 AM in Houston We Have A Problem
29 deneyterrio 1

This is horrible, horrible news. Tom was an amazing force in Houston. He will be missed by so many people. The Art Car Museum is not only a showcase of Art Cars but Tom always had an open mind and ope...

30 bilbao58 1

Sorry to read of Ron Stone's death. I have to correct something in your story, though. It was Ray Miller who created The Eyes of Texas, not Stone. Ston took over after Miller retired....

On May 13, 2008 9:01 PM in Ron Stone (1936-2008)
31 Ms Pants 1

The Target near my house has something in their carts that triggers wheel-locks beyond a certain point in the parking lots. There's a painted yellow line and a sign saying the carts won't work beyond...

On May 13, 2008 3:11 PM in HPD’s war on shopping carts
32 photine 1

Awww, thanks Houstonist. Starkness is one reason I like this photo. It just doesn't look like anything else around it. Cuervo, thanks for the info. The tree really looks out of place in the water ...

33 Dryvetyme 1

Do note that, according to the Meridian's website, the Hank III show has been postponed (most likely until June). All previously purchased tickets will be honored on the date of the new show....

On May 14, 2008 4:21 PM in Live Music Calendar
34 stina 1

I'm not surprised that shoppers kept on going. That Kroger has live music every weekend to "entertain" us when we walk in. Shoppers there are used to ignoring performing artists. ...

On May 2, 2008 10:45 AM in Sexy attacks Houston
35 cfroggie 1

Yeah, what is it with events being posted either right before they start or after? It really very frustrating to hear about something you might have checked out had you known about it. Why bother post...

On April 24, 2008 12:10 PM in Daily-ist: Wednesday
36 houston_brent 1

hell yeah dude saw the mighty orq there, fun gonna miss old 97s tho :(...

On April 25, 2008 10:17 AM in We heart Cactus' in-store performances
37 JeffBalke 1

It is really sad commentary on the Houston music scene that a place like Walter's, which is a fine small club, but not close to a big time music venue, is one of only a small handful of places remaini...

38 rtaylor143 1

How is it possible that a city with several million folks cannot find 20,000 people willing to attend a playoff game? Don't confuse "willing" with "able." Have you seen the prices for these tickets? ...

On April 22, 2008 10:03 AM in Houston We Have A Problem
39 coowen 1

Oh, Neil Diamond, how I love thee! Brings back memories of my childhood! :)...

On April 29, 2008 9:52 AM in Music on TV (April 28 – May 3)
40 JimmyJames 1

Now this is nice to hear. I'm not totally sold on the Dynamo getting a stadium just yet, at least with tax payers money. I was against it when the Astros got Minute Maid, against it when the Rockets g...

On May 15, 2008 11:07 PM in Home for the Dynamo
41 pixeltopia 1

yay for the morning headlines!...

On April 25, 2008 11:47 AM in Morning Roundup
42 Serena 1

Shaun Kelley is also the husband of Mary Lou Retton....

On May 2, 2008 1:05 PM in Morning Roundup
43 BShirley 1

A Texas Driver's License is neither and immigration document nor a work document, Houston Chronicle Editors....

On May 6, 2008 11:22 AM in Morning Roundup
44 erin4 1

I took intro to sewing - where I actually did not sew my fingers together and bonus! ended up with a pretty cool apron - and a Gocco class - where you can take your own art and turn it into customized...

45 yubbie2 1

While they're at it, how about joining the 20th century and adding more than 2 power outlets per acre of terminal? I agree wholeheartedly with Houstonist about the addition of more seats... it's amaz...

On April 17, 2008 10:49 AM in Houstonist Ponders Terminal B Expansion
46 laurenmd 1

I was unimpressed by El Patio's blue margaritas. 1308 on Montrose has the best tasting (strong) frozen margaritas I've had in Houston so far. Flavored margaritas are only 5.25$ during their (eight hou...

47 docgratis 1

Who exactly isn't going to go for "Black Diamond"? I guess I could see families traveling with kids taking their own line... But how do you keep the uninitiated out of the black diamond? ...

On April 21, 2008 10:52 AM in Now at Hobby: Choose your own security lane!
48 joewhite 1

the city will need to take 15 feet of property along the south side of the street. The east side, you mean?...

On April 24, 2008 11:34 AM in Kirby reconstruction goes on ... and on

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