T. Boone Pickens remembered, the Longhorn Ballroom, a dog story: Your weekend roundup

A look at some of the top headlines of the weekend  [Morning roundup]( 09/15/2019 By Todd Davis Good morning! Here is a look at the top headlines of the weekend so far. 🌥️ Weather: Remember the 1966 movie "The Endless Summer"? Everyone looked pretty happy. Not so in the endless summer of 2019, as we ride a wave of high temperatures, including Sunday's predicted peak of 99 degrees. The low Sunday will be 77. 🔎 Prefer the online view? It's [here.]( The sign outside the Longhorn Ballroom last year displays the names of the bands who were performing there on Jan. 10, 1978. (2018 File Photo / Staff) OPINION [A lawsuit, a judge and her attorney friend have made a mess of the Longhorn Ballroom]( City columnist Robert Wilonsky writes: The wild-west outpost at the dead-end of the former Industrial Boulevard at Corinth Street has countless tales to tell. About how it was built for The King of Western Swing, about how it was owned for a while by The Man Who Killed Lee Harvey Oswald, about The Time The Sex Pistols Bled All Over The Stage. Here, you will find no shortage of tales about icons and legends who have passed through its doors. In a city embarrassingly short of fabled landmarks, nothing looms larger than the Longhorn Ballroom. And to the Longhorn's legend, we must now add a strange new chapter that began as a lawsuit over unpaid debts and now finds the suer and the sued on the same side. Attorneys for both the plaintiff and defendant are now attempting to undo a district judge's order that put her friend in charge of the fabled venue — and threatens to force a sale of the Longhorn. [This tale began in early July]( with a lawsuit over missed payments due on money Jay LaFrance borrowed in 2017 to restore the hallowed husk to its former glory.  Editorial: Trump says negative interest rates are good. [He’s wrong](.   Editorial II: Airborne sexual assault is a problem, and [airlines can and should fix it](.  ADVERTISEMENT T. BOONE PICKENS (1928-2019) [Jerry Jones and T. Boone Pickens formed friendship as Dallas' disliked duo]( Jerry Jones landed in Dallas shortly after buying the Dallas Cowboys in 1989. That same year, T. Boone Pickens moved Mesa Petroleum from Amarillo to Big D. "Boone came to Dallas from out in West Texas at almost exactly the same time that Gene and I moved here. We immediately were fast friends," Jones said in an interview Wednesday after Pickens’ death at 91. Dallas didn’t exactly embrace Jones, the guy who’d fired Tom Landry, or Pickens, an interloping "corporate raider" -- an epithet Pickens loathed. "Just as Boone had some controversy in his background, I had mine when I got to town," Jones said. "We had a lot of fun debating who was the most controversial. I’m pretty sure I had him beat on that one." [The two were separated in age by 15 years but were ageless kindred spirits](.  Also: From scaling fences to $172 million practical jokes, [T. Boone Pickens]( made life a fun ride.   Editorial: [T. Boone Pickens’ relentless, restless spirit]( changed America.  ADVERTISEMENT (Allison Slomowitz / Special Contributor) PHOTO OF THE WEEKEND [Phantogram performs passionate, personal set at Bomb Factory]( Sarah Barthel (pictured) and bandmate Josh Carter make up Phantogram, an electro-rock duo that mixes everything from R&B and hip-hop to psychedelia. "We haven't been on tour in three years and you showed up," lead singer Sarah Barthel said in the middle of her Friday night set at the Bomb Factory. [Both musicians were aware of the space throughout the show]( appearing in different areas or changing their set-up constantly to seem larger than they really were, writes special contributor Brenna Rushing. AROUND THE SITE - Obituary: Robert McClelland, [surgeon who tried to save JFK and believed there was a second shooter]( dies at 89. - Politics: [Beto O'Rourke's call to confiscate AR-15s]( pushes gun debate to new level. - Cowboys at Redskins: [The Cowboys have a Week 2 mystery]( to unravel in the Washington Redskins. FINALLY... [A homeless man with a dog that looked mistreated got a neighborhood's attention]( Dave Lieber, The Watchdog for The Dallas Morning News, writes: As with all the best stories, this one starts with a dog. His name? Samson. What kind? A rare white Great Dane. He lived with his owner, Todd Johnson, in a minivan parked in a strip mall near a fitness center in Keller. Todd, a member of the gym, used the facilities to shower before going to work. "There is a homeless man that lives in his car," Patti Tavlian wrote on on her neighborhood's NextDoor.com page. "He owns a large, white Great Dane who is horrifically malnourished and even has trouble walking at times... I contacted animal control and they said they would send someone to check.... The dog is in dire need of help.... Thank you neighbors." [Neighbors would get involved, but maybe not the way you'd think.](  👋 That's all for this morning! For up-to-the-minute news and analysis, check out [DallasNews.com](. Share the love! If you like this newsletter, please forward this email to a friend and [check out our other newsletters here](. Do you have feedback? Send your thoughts, questions, praise and corrections to [newsletter-feedback@dallasnews.com](mailto:newsletter-feedback@dallasnews.com?subject=). STAY CONNECTED WITH US  [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Twitter]( [LinkedIn]( [Reddit](  [Unsubscribe](  |  [Free newsletters](  |  [Dallasnews.com](  |  [Subscriber login](  |  [Privacy Policy](  |  [Contact us]( Copyright 2019 - [The Dallas Morning News, 1954 Commerce Street, Dallas, TX 75201, United States](