Saturday, October 20, 2007
UPDATED: Looks like King Tut exhibit is coming to Dallas
Updated 01:09 p.m., October 22, 2007
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DALLAS — An entry on Mayor Tom Leppert's official calendar for Monday morning seems to indicate that the King Tut exhibit is coming to Dallas.
It took two of the DMN's very best men -- Michael Granberry (the former Texas Living writer who now has the fancy-dancy title of "visual arts writer") and crack reporter Dave Levinthal, and in fact they are two of the DMN's very best men -- to unravel the following:
The notation on the mayor's calendar reads as follows: "9:30 AM-Press Conference Announce Egyptian King Tut Exhibit (Dallas Museum of Art)." When reached for comment on Friday, however, the mayor's office had no comment. ...
Earlier this week, the DMA announced that it would be making a "landmark announcement" at 10 a.m. Monday. That's exactly what the blockbuster exhibition of ancient Egyptian artifacts is. ...
According to the news release, Mr. Leppert will appear alongside outgoing DMA director John R. Lane, and both will be accompanied by a "visually stunning parade down Flora Street," along with "the unfurling of a banner underscoring the announcement."
Oh yay, this comes in the nick of time, as I was just trying to figure out what to do for a topical Halloween costume this year.
From these tiny shreds, they've concluded that "Tutankhamun and the Golden Age of the Pharaohs" will, yes, be coming here.
They then go off on a whole pop culture Tut dissertation (we'll guess this is where the Visual Arts writer came in, and Dave L. is the one who was combing through Leppert's blackberry) that reaches all the way to Steve Martin's King Tut character on Saturday Night Live. Nice!
UPDATE: It's true.
Posted by T.G.
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Comments
LittleOrphanGrannie Anonymous
Granted, I'm old, but am I the only one that remembers that this is not Tut's first Dallas appearance?
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LittleOrphanGrannie Anonymous
N-e-v-e-r-m-i-n-d....that wasn't the King Tut Exhibit that was in Dallas back in 1989.
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FoodCzar Anonymous
My dear Grannie: Wasn't it Ramses instead?? I know we're both getting older and our minds are playing tricks......excuse me, what did I just say???
9 months ago ( Link to this comment | Suggest removal )
LittleOrphanGrannie Anonymous
:) Yes, 'Czar ... you said that and you are right about Ramses and the tricky mind too. Not only must I become adjusted to the tricky mind and other age-related surprises, but I have to get used to (:::cough:::sputter:::) being wrong as well.
Seems there had been much ado around the country about Tut's Exhibit before the Ramses exhibit came to Dallas. I probably merged the info along the way. BTW I'm getting good at doing that these days.
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CastleHills Anonymous
King Tut is coming?
I'll ask my mummy if I can go....
:-)
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Kevin Kunreuther Verified
King Tut was not a Saturday Night Live skit, it was part and parcel of Steve Martin's road show and his lone hit single ( I never forget the time Henry Winkler embarrass his ass holding a cardboard sphinx on stage while Steve Martin boogied ).
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pepper Anonymous
Great! I'm going to start counting all the money I could have saved by not making a special trip to Chicago last summer to see Tut.
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