Weekly Roundup: ‘Sailing’ Was Supposed to Save Christopher Cross. It Drowned Him Instead.

Plus, Texas apocalypse books, car dealership barbecue, and more. [TEXASMONTHLY.COM]( Jun 10, 2022 [‘Sailing’ Was Supposed to Save Christopher Cross. It Drowned Him Instead.]( Music [‘Sailing’ Was Supposed to Save Christopher Cross. It Drowned Him Instead.]( San Antonio–born Christopher Cross defined a generation of yacht rock and made Grammys history with “Sailing.” But the song’s origins couldn’t be much further from its beatific sound. [READ STORY](   BEING TEXAN Hunting & Fishing [🐟 Microfishing Is Texas’s Tiny New Angling Trend]( Inspired by an ancient Japanese tradition, it’s all about catching as many minuscule species as possible. [READ STORY](   TEXAS SAYINGS [☂️ Toad Stranglers and Sudden Summers: A Guide to Texas Weather Words]( Texas has wild weather. We need a lexicon to match. [READ STORY](   Art [✏️ LBJ’s Presidential Doodles Are Just Bonkers]( A smoking octopus and pointy-eared aliens: Johnson's sketches on political letterhead are wonderfully weird. [READ STORY]( LIMITED-TIME OFFER [Enjoying What You’ve Read So Far?]( There's so much more where that came from. [Subscribe now]( to get both the print and digital editions for only $25! [Subscribe](   ARTS & ENTERTAINMENT [Jim Seals, the Soft Rocker Who Helped Define the Sound of the ’70s, Has Died]( [Jim Seals, the Soft Rocker Who Helped Define the Sound of the ’70s, Has Died]( [READ STORY](   [The Texanist: Would There Be a ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Without Texas?]( [The Texanist: Would There Be a ‘Top Gun: Maverick’ Without Texas?]( [READ STORY](   [Texas Has Always Been a Great Setting for the Apocalypse]( [Texas Has Always Been a Great Setting for the Apocalypse]( [READ STORY](   ADVERTISEMENT   FOOD & DRINK [Forget Gas Station Barbecue, Frisco Now Has Car Dealership Barbecue]( [Forget Gas Station Barbecue, Frisco Now Has Car Dealership Barbecue]( [READ STORY](   [Texas Brewers Are Using Native Yeasts to Create Some Truly Wild Beers]( [Texas Brewers Are Using Native Yeasts to Create Some Truly Wild Beers]( [READ STORY](   NEWS & POLITICS [Greg Abbott Once Promised to End School Shootings, but After Uvalde His Tone Has Changed]( [Greg Abbott Once Promised to End School Shootings, but After Uvalde His Tone Has Changed]( [READ STORY](   [Alex Jones’s Legal Meltdown]( [Alex Jones’s Legal Meltdown]( [READ STORY](   SPONSORED [Location is Everything]( [Location is Everything]( There’s nowhere in the Texas Hill Country where land this special is available for purchase. Stake your claim at Round Mountain Reserve. [Read More]( [Subscribe to Texas Monthly]( [Subscribe From $2.08/Issue!](   Get the best of Texas, by Texans, for everyone. Save up to 76% on a Texas Monthly subscription when you order today. [SUBSCRIBE]( [Subscribe]( [Facebook]( [Instagram]( [Twitter]( [YouTube]( You are receiving this message because you signed up for our newsletters. Want more? Check out [our other newsletters](.   P.O. Box 1569, Austin, TX 78767 [View Online]( [Unsubscribe](