Apr 24th, 2005

How â??Dallasâ? are you?

Courtesy of Liz (who finds all the cool stuff… ok, not ALL the cool stuff, but she finds her share…) we have the D Magazine list of â??52 Things Every Dallasite Must Doâ?

While I am a little surprised my number of things done is as low as it is, I must admit, I have Liz’s 4 beat :-) My count is 35.

The ones I have done are in bold, and my little commentary will be italic.

  1. Go to Southfork Ranch (home of â??Dallasâ?) - Heck, I have lived near the thing almost my whole life. Not that big of a deal, actually.
  2. Praise Jesus with Bishop TD Jakes
  3. Listen to the concert organ at the Meyerson
  4. Go to Nasher - OK, I give, I don’t even know what this is.
  5. Eat at Reunion Tower - Doesn’t 90% of all Dallas go to Antares for their prom?
  6. Ask for ketchup at the Stoneleigh P - Dunno if there is a joke about the ketchup or not. But yes, I’ve been there.
  7. Go to OU-TX - Even with my distaste for Longhorn fans, I really should do this once.
  8. Ride roller coasters at Six Flags - Ridden every one of them except Titan, and I just have not been out there since it was built
  9. Wear a tie to the Trail Dust - Been there, done that… this list is getting a little â??touristyâ?
  10. Join the cast of a reality TV show
  11. Go to the Meadows Museum - I have even been back since I graduated.
  12. Unwind at the Inwood Lounge
  13. Go to the Dallas YMCA Turkey Trot 3-mile fun run or 8-mile race - One of my better times in a 5k
  14. People watch at the Pavilion (at the Byron Nelson)
  15. Spend an evening in Highland Park (shopping)
  16. Go to Texas Stadium - Been several times, but never played there
  17. Eat at Mariano’s Mexican Cuisine in Arlington - OK, I have never been to the one in Arlington, but I have been to 3 other locations
  18. Go to Cabaret Royale
  19. Eat at Sonny Bryan’s - Been there, wasn’t impressed.
  20. Spend a paycheck at the State Fair - Been, and even spent a lot of money seeing Pat Green and the Dixie Chicks, but I don’t think that qualified as a whole paycheck.
  21. Gender guess at the annual Oak Lawn Halloween block party - Close, but no cigar, on this one. I have been on the DORBA smut ride, which had a stop over in a rather interesting bar in the Oak Lawn area, which had everyone guessing.
  22. Add to the spectacle of the Cattle Baron’s Ball
  23. Boot scoot at Billy Bob’s Texas - Best I have seen there was Robert Earl Keen
  24. Sip tortilla soup at the Mansion
  25. Survive the Carpenter-Stemmons Merge
  26. Get free advice at White Rock Lake - I have run around it, ridden a bike around it, and run into some pretty odd folks there… I think that qualifies.
  27. Go to the Plano Balloon Festival
  28. Hang out with the wild things at the Fort Worth Zoo
  29. Fly a kite at Flagpole Hill
  30. Lunch at the Zodiac Room at Neiman Marcus downtown
  31. Get something chicken fried at the original Black-eyed Pea
  32. Visit Dealey Plaza - Worked down the street, been there countless times. Best time was after the X-files episode describing how the smoking man did it… everyone was looking at the sewers.
  33. Go to the Ballpark in Arlington - Was at Kenny Rogers’ perfect game, and most recently Opening Day this year.
  34. Visit the White Elephant Saloon
  35. Go to Neiman Marcus at Northpark - <yawn>
  36. Grab a stool at Highland Park Pharmacy - Fun. Once. for historical significance.
  37. Strike a pose at the Dallas Arboretum
  38. Get an e-mail from Mark Cuban - I wrote him, and I can say that the â??Mark answers all his e-mailâ? myth? BUSTED.
  39. Feed your Tex-Mex fix at El Fenix - Too many times.
  40. Speed on the Tollway - Me? Speed? Never.
  41. See the ivories tickled at the Van Cliburn International Piano Competition
  42. Make a (temporary) friend at Lone Star Park
  43. Make your mark at Adair’s
  44. Stroll the stately homes of Swiss Avenue
  45. Become art smart at the Kimball Art Museum - Yes, like all true Dallasites, I go to Ft. Worth for my culture.
  46. Go to the Neiman Marcus/Adolphus Children’s Parade
  47. Take a handout at the farmer’s market
  48. Eat the breakfast of Champions at Mecca - Wasn’t impressed. Preferred Barbec’s
  49. Spend the day at Sandy Lake - Not since elementary school, and I don’t feel like I was missing much.
  50. Shop Stanley Korshak - Worked directly across the street, and never bothered.
  51. Attempt a triple toe loop at the ice-skating rink at the Galleria - OK, I have skated there.
  52. Learn how to be a bona fide cowboy (with ropers, boots, wranglers, etc.) - Well, I own all of the above… so I guess I qualify.

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