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I caught Joel Foy's first City Tavern Juke Joint last Wednesday. What a great time! If you like classic blues and spontaneity you'll have a good time.

The mayor is obviously referring to the drilling interests that brought him to the prom. No doubt he has a few good anecdotes about sleeping with bears, too.

I always thought Fort Worth was this slightly hip little town to the west that seemed to greatly benefit from the benevolence of the Bass family. The demise of Caravan of Dreams to relocate the tornado damaged Reata made me a little suspicious. Now I'm convinced that Cowtown is well on its way to becoming an Odessa to Dallas' Midland.

It's a shame really.

I'd want to do my own clan, anyway.

Yeah, about those transients. Trust me Barbara, if they want to be in Arlington, they are already there. At least with a decent public transportation system, you could buy them a train ticket to Fort Worth. Or Grand Prairie.

Well, I sincerely hope something does the trick. Maybe the coming new traffic problems will be just the wake up call they need.

xdavidwattsx, as I recall, the current mayor of Arlington, aside from delivering all my children, hails from that district. One of his campaign planks was a desire to improve basic citizen services. It seems a public transportation system would be in accord with that desire.

In a Wall Street Journal article, it was noted that, "United Way polled community leaders in 2005 asking them to name the city's greatest needs, public transportation topped the list". Are those same community leaders representative of their constituency or are they just giving lip service to the problem?

If bringing transients to Arlington were a viable issue, there would, no doubt, be a Dan Dipert tour.

Scott, can I get tinfoil in a cool plaid like that?

Exactly my point. I have friends that live in Plano and work in Fort worth. Never mind why you would want to do that, a large number of the TRE's passengers do just that.

If it were convenient for Arlington's citizens to ride the train, they might make that choice. As it stands, they would have to drive up the terribly congested N-S corridors to get to the DFW or Hurst-Bell stations. I can see why they choose not to.

As a former resident of a hoity-toity Arlington neighborhood with a Junior Leager ex-wife, I believe I know the rationale that drives comments like Barbara's. As xdavidwattsx commented though, it's not the 70's any more and it's time Arlington accepted a role in the growth of the Metroplex.

Gee, Barbara, why would Dallas residents want to build a stadium when the taxpayers of Arlington will do it for us? e.g. Seven Seas, The Ball Park(s), etc. Gotta love those bond elections!

As a 30 year resident of Arlington, from the 60's to the 90's, I watched the population grow from 75.000 to over 300,000. Now Arlington has the singular honor of being the largest city in America without a comprehensive public transportation system?

Arlington needs to contribute a little to the support of the Metroplex's infrastructure. It's not enough to be the place where people go to sleep, shop, or watch sports. Now, your major contribution is traffic congestion along I20 and I30.

Bus service from Arlington to the ITC in Fort Worth? Please, is that the best your city council can think up? Why not run those buses to the TRE station to the north? Why not a light rail from, say, the UTA area? Hell, extend it all the way down to I20 and pick up a few malls in the process. Far more productive than bus tours to Interlochen for the Christmas lights.

I wonder if they only polled females?

Brett, I realize it's not the solution for everyone but maybe worth a look. I live downtown, so I can crawl home.

I think Pavel has got it!

Take the train from Dallas to Plano and then a taxi home.

Obviously, it depends entirely on where you live as to whether or not walking or mass transit is a problem. Transit doesn't run late enough for you to close down the bar, but it could certainly be argued that if you are there for last call, you either got a late start or you definitely don't belong behind the wheel.

I'm inclined to agree with what I perceive DC's position to be. In addition, I think that one's ability to judge whether or not they are capable to drive after drinking goes away after the first drink and I question the wisdom of those who would argue that they are "okay" to drive with a BAC of 0.08 or higher. I contend they are among the least likely to know.

That's a good point. That hand-held camera motion was pretty disorienting.

On the other hand, Kenichi after Jaws might be sort of satisfying.

I agree. The chance to get some good exercise and some entertainment is especially appealing.

What fun! I don't suppose there are bicycle racks in the area?

HA! Well I guess I've had more lopsided greetings. You're welcome.

Clay213, the passion that rating food ignites must have its roots all the way back to the cave.