Scott’s Picks

Jerry Jones : An illustrated timeline of his Cowboys ride
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Football Season is about to begin!!! Love him or Hate him …. you do have to hand it to this genus of a salesman. A great Article of this one mans success and how he helped change an entire industry. Congratulations Gerry Jones on all you success. Now let’s kick some ass. This Saturday night [...]

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Movie : Valerian and the City of a Thousand Planets
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Based on the ground breaking graphic novel, comes a vision, a lifetime in the making. Spectacularly visually breathtaking in a universe beyond imagination… or not! I love this French Director. Luc Besson spent the first years of his life following his parents, scuba diving instructors, around the world. His early life was entirely aquatic. He already [...]

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Book : Isabella The Warrior Queen
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Just finished this book. Fascinating story with an interesting resonance for today. An engrossing and revolutionary biography of Isabella of Castile, the controversial Queen of Spain who sponsored Christopher Columbus’s journey to the New World, established the Spanish Inquisition, and became one of the most influential female rulers in history. In 1474, when most women [...]

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Interabang Books
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Bookstores are Back!!! Grab your kids, escape the heat and head to this new unique and special independent bookstore that HAS A REALLY COOL VIBE! Nancy Perot has been imagining an independent bookstore in Dallas for more than twenty-five years. “Dallas is a very literary city and every great city needs great independent bookstores to [...]

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TV – Reign

I stumbled upon this series on Netflix over this past weekend and I am hooked. Always fascinated with the history of Queens and their Kings and the going ons at 16th century European Court. This series has it all. A great story line, beautiful and sexy people, costumes and settings. Queen Catherine is insanely wild. [...]

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Lakewood Salutes Vickie Thompson
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The sadness and the beauty …when a great being leaves the planet. I learned of the sudden passing of this remarkable Lakewood resident late Tuesday afternoon before the Lakewood Country Club fireworks were to begin. I must honestly say; a huge smile came to me when I thought of this exceptional Lakewood legend leaving this [...]

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Tesla @ NorthPark
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Tesla Motors’ showroom at NorthPark Center might as well be a museum that shows us a glimpse into the future. The Tesla gallery lets shoppers look at the cars then take them for a test drive. I would recommend booking some seat time with Conner in the world’s fastest SUV, a Model X P100D. If [...]

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Book: A Gentleman in Moscow
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My 82 year old female friend just returned from Russia with 2 of her girlfriends. They had a blast. She Loved Russia, felt very safe and she can’t wait to go back for another visit. DeLois read this book before she traveled and thought it was a great read and the perfect Father Day Gift. [...]

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The Lounge Here
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The new bar by Julie Doyle — the co-founder, singer, manager of Polyphonic Spree, and the swaggering and talented former Hagfish drummer Tony Barsotti (most recently lauded by the Observer as a designer of furniture, props and lamps, techs for photographers and, “oh yeah, dirt bikes”) promises to “whisk guests away into another place and [...]

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Zinkwerks
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We hear it all the time, “Where can I find a good car mechanic?” “I first met Stephen Zink over 10 years ago. My Audi had a nasty coolant leak and Audi Dallas wanted $800 for the repair. After calling around to a few shops and receiving similar quotes, I was just about to give [...]

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