Russ Vandeveerdonk
Joined Sept. 4, 2008
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1 day, 4 hours agoRuss Vandeveerdonk's comment on:
Eat heartily this Thanksgiving without all the guilt
You better be aware, there is a REAL SHORTAGE of pumpkin pie filling and pumpkin products overall, nationwide. I am serious. Go buy it now if it is still on the store shelves, saw this on CNN last night.
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3 days, 6 hours agoRuss Vandeveerdonk's comment on:
Deux, new bar and catering operation, open at Mockingbird Station in Dallas
This is quite the place. Indoor waterfalls, exquisite decor, kinda a mix of Vegas meets New York. I was at the Grand Opening, it was fantastic. Quite a complete mix of people, very interesting and entertaining. As many of you know I have been involved with many restaurants and nightclubs in Dallas over the years and this place is "completely done right", it is a destination. Right in the heart of Mockingbird Station next to the Angelika Theatre and on the DART high-speed rail system, very nice!
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5 days, 7 hours agoRuss Vandeveerdonk's comment on:
Movie review: 2012
This looks like a good old-fashioned FUN movie to go and see. I WILL SEE IT THIS WEEK, I need a good "movie escape" now!
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5 days, 7 hours agoRuss Vandeveerdonk's comment on:
Catch Bobby Goldstein (from Cheaters) on the Jack E. Jett radio show today at 1 p.m., 1360 on the AM dial.
I will try to listen,...BTW Goldstein/Habeeb Productions, based here in Dallas has always provided quality entertainment from Dallas!!
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1 week, 2 days agoRuss Vandeveerdonk's comment on:
Lewisville resident breaks Guinness World Record for longest drum roll
How about "world record" for most blogging comments on an old news story?
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1 week, 2 days agoRuss Vandeveerdonk's comment on:
Dallas Police cracking down on Car Wash on MLK for "open air drug sales"
Kinda funny, what I think "open air" means is these crack dealers usually carry, in thier bare hands, white chunk-rock pieces they sell of cocaine or crack "in the open air" in thier hands. Not sure though, but I HAVE SEEN that take place.
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1 week, 2 days agoRuss Vandeveerdonk's comment on:
Rosewood Mansion on Turtle Creek spoon-feeds the media dishes from new chef Bruno Davaillon
Miso broth with chunks of lobster and mushrooms,...I am hungry now!! Good stuff!
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1 week, 4 days agoRuss Vandeveerdonk's comment on:
Lewisville resident breaks Guinness World Record for longest drum roll
"drum roll",.....this story won't die off/away, I like it. Even a month later!
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1 week, 4 days agoRuss Vandeveerdonk's comment on:
BODIES…The Exhibition to open in West End in Dallas on November 21
This would have been a great draw had it opened during HALLOWEEN, but now is also a great time to see it. DON'T FORGET the HUGE and LOUD military fly-overs in downtown Dallas this Wednesday at 11:00am for Veterans Day!!!
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1 week, 6 days agoRuss Vandeveerdonk's comment on:
Mico Rodriguez no longer involved with Screen Door at Dallas' One Arts Plaza
Oh no. Mico, come visit me at The 24 Hour Club! (yes, no, maybe?)
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1 week, 6 days agoRuss Vandeveerdonk's comment on:
Recession woes penetrate Highland Park and University Park "bubble"
The Plano vs. Highland Park thing has ALWAYS been great banter for morning talk radio as it has been for here. Sorry if I might have stirred-up some emotions,....it is all in good fun and show-business. Everytime in the past,...when it was a slow news day or slow "bits for the show" day,...THIS topic would always come in handy!! Stirs folks up! But in good fun.
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2 weeks, 1 day agoRuss Vandeveerdonk's comment on:
Recession woes penetrate Highland Park and University Park "bubble"
A good dose of reality is good for my old neighborhood and my old high school lifestyle. It will toughen them up and re-educate them all on the value of a dollar again. Good thing is most of the homes there are owned, not double or triple mortgaged like in Plano where most people "rent from thier banker" thier homes. Reality check there also!
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2 weeks, 1 day agoRuss Vandeveerdonk's comment on:
Photo gallery: Taste of Greenville Avenue brings the neighborhood together
Nice to see Avi back posting again. I am glad the event went so well. I also enjoy these comments so much, adds some spice to the day. BTW, has NSL closed down? I don't see any activity there until Friday or Saturdays only.
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2 weeks, 3 days agoRuss Vandeveerdonk's comment on:
A male Boxer is missing near Oak Cliff in Dallas
Thanks again PegNews for this kinda stuff! By the way, when I read this headline, I thought a real athletic sports boxer went missing! Like George Foreman or Mohammed Ali went missing, awol or something!!
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2 weeks, 4 days agoRuss Vandeveerdonk's comment on:
Chef Kenny Mills leaves Sullivan's for new steakhouse in downtown Dallas
Most of Mike's restaurants always make it. He knows the business and service, and this new venture,... Dallas Chop House will be excellent!!!
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2 weeks, 4 days agoRuss Vandeveerdonk's comment on:
Inside Edition goes after Cheaters
It is entertainment folks, that is why people are watching. Not ALL of the episodes have actors!
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2 weeks, 5 days agoRuss Vandeveerdonk's comment on:
Eight-track exhibit at Barry Whistler Gallery in Deep Ellum plays well with music lovers
I had an 8-track in my 1975 Chrysler Cordoba which also had "real corinthian leather" thanks to Ricardo Montalban and his tv commercials! I hated that one could not fast-forward to the next song on those 8-track tapes.
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2 weeks, 5 days agoRuss Vandeveerdonk's comment on:
Dallas chefs win Trinity River shoot-out at Milestone Culinary Center on Thursday
Tabasco Crackers?.........awesome!! Might try to make some today. Thanks PegNews for this story.
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3 weeks agoRuss Vandeveerdonk's comment on:
Concert review: Leon Russell at Dan’s Silverleaf (October 29)
He is a classic, and has never aged!!
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3 weeks, 1 day agoRuss Vandeveerdonk's comment on:
Dallas city leaders plan to help homeless
This is a "MUST DO" thing for Dallas and the CBD!! You go Larry James, I support you. If I had extra funds I would invest in a project to assist those people who are homeless, PERIOD. I have followed homeless issues and volunteered at The Stewpot and The Bridge and just want those people assisted,...hopefully we are still on the right track!
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3 weeks, 6 days agoRuss Vandeveerdonk's comment on:
Winspear Opera House in Dallas opens season with smashing sold out Otello
It was glamorous and "just great" to see this again in Dallas. What a shot in the arm for the downtown Dallas areas!
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4 weeks, 1 day agoRuss Vandeveerdonk's comment on:
UPDATED: North Texas rockers face off for a spot at EdgeFest 2010
EDGEFEST 2010, great to see they are planning ahead! I wish the EDGEFEST would go BACK to Fair Park, Frisco's place is just too little and it is dull up there!!BTW-I wish they had a better local morning radio show, I miss Jagger and his gang on the early MORNING EDGE radio shows. (guess I could try to listen more to see if the current one is any good or not) Anyway, those were classic and informative shows!
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1 month agoRuss Vandeveerdonk's comment on:
Nick Lachey visits North Texas Food Bank to volunteer
Nice gesture, good stuff! But I don't know him, Lachey from the Kardashians or the Jon and Kate plus 8 group either. Maybe the "balloon-boy father" could make appearances somewhere one day. :)Why are they in the press so much?? Have I missed something??
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1 month agoRuss Vandeveerdonk's comment on:
DART rail to State Fair of Texas besieged
It was just too many people and NOT enough trains, I was there this morning. Some trains were PACKED with out-of-towners riding southbound, unaware of where they were headed. DART should also have had the RED LINE go through downtown Dallas and not just to Fair Park. Morgan Lyons spokesman for DART just said, "We had 150 trains running today!",...well Morgan, yes you did BUT NOT where they should have been running man. Easy answer Morgan, I don't buy it. You should have added even more trains to the system. I think you were afraid of a "change" to the system. We could have sent some of the empty blue line trains to help with the overflow. I saw many blue line trains going south and north, just empty. Could we not have modified the Saturday schedule for just one day Morgan??? It was a nightmare mess this morning, I saw it firsthand. DART is a good system for local residents only.
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1 month agoRuss Vandeveerdonk's comment on:
Dallas Latino leaders upset with illegal alien Halloween costume sold at Target
I am a proven equal-rights activist, I do NOT see anything wrong with this costume. The complaints are a bit much, reminds me of the "balloon boy" and his father this week on all the tv news shows,... they might have just wanted some publicity like what is going on here with this fun costume and some hispanic groups. It REALLY is not a slam towards any group. And by the way, illegal aliens can also be from Russia, Holland, Iceland, Canada,..etc., etc. not just Mexico and all would also be carrying a green-card no matter which country thay come from to the USA.



I'm lost in this new layout. :_( Someone hold me.
no problem, we're not goin' anywhere :-)