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Sunday, August 10, 2014
LOCAL/STATE
Denton Record-Chronicle
Musician back home after taking Denton on the road
riginal Independent
■ ■ Denton is my greatest
passion. This is not
breaking news to readers who
regularly digest my weekly me-
anderings about the virtues of
our city.
Many of you have asked how
it is that I don’t run out of things
to say. Truly, there are so many
unique aspects to this place that
fodder for this column is infinite.
Sometimes story ideas come
from you, wonderfully creative
topics I look forward to explor-
ing in columns to come. Other
times, stories just happen. This
is one of those.
Eric Pulido’s clear, blue eyes
are bright and glad to be home
in Denton. Across the table, I
study him over the menu. Hand-
somely casual in jeans and abut-
ton-up shirt, he sports a fresh
haircut he’d put off until he was
back in his Denton stylist’s chair.
He is comfortable as though we
just chatted a few days ago when
it’s been since before his band
Midlake’s recent Antiphon
world tour kicked off last No-
vember, nine months ago. He is
still just Eric. Yet, I’m partly star-
struck. People all over the globe
would be envious if they could
see me now.
It is appropriate to inteiject
here that for me, comfortable-
yet-wowed is common in Den-
ton, one of those original, inde-
pendent attributes I love about
our city. Renowned artists are all
around us, blending in such a
way that we are complacently
used to them (Brave Combo’s
Carl Finch was at the table be-
hind us). They are we, so this is a
good thing. But they are also gi-
Kim Phillips
COMMENTARY
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Jon Beck/Courtesy photo
Eric Pulido is back home in Denton after finishing a tour with
his band, Midlake.
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ants on the world scene. The
mere fact that here is home
where they let their hair down
and can be themselves is a very
cool thing.
We order lunch and get
about the business of catching
up. Eric’s easy energy inspires
me. He is one of my favorite peo-
ple to brainstorm with because
he is as enamored with Denton
as am I. Now that the tour is over
and he’s home to stay awhile, he’s
eager to plug back in to the com-
munity.
We talk about his Denton
business. Paschall Bar, tucked
without fanfare above Andy’s Bar
on the Square, is a local favorite
frequented often by Midlake fans
and colleagues when they visit.
Members of the band opened
Paschall Bar to offer an alternative
pub experience to the downtown
entertainment scene. Named for
the building’s original owner, local
grocer B.F. Paschall (1877), the
pub’s ambiance is distinctly Euro-
pean yet Dentonesque. Books,
art, chess, living room cushions
and courthouse views lend the
space a smart vibe. It’s a souvenir
to Denton from Midlake’s more
than 375,000 miles toured.
Eric is excited about digging
back into his work with the Den-
ton Historic Landmark Com-
mission. He dreams aloud about
buildings and projects and po-
tential. He marvels at mark of
change in the short-but-long
time he was away. We talk about
ideas we have shared and new
ventures on his horizon. And I
think again how fortunate I am
to be sitting here in conversation
with Eric.
Midlake is special in that
when they are on tour, Denton
goes with them. This band’s love
for their hometown is an inte-
gral part of their persona. A new
film released this summer says it
all. Midlake: Live in Denton,
TX, is a combination of live con-
Audit: Vehicles, guns gone
from sheriff’s department
EDINBURG (AP) - An au-
dit of a South Texas sheriff’s de-
partment reveals hundreds of
items have gone missing, includ-
ing firearms and vehicles, and
that there were few protections
against misusing taxpayer mon-
ey.
In a recently released report,
Hidalgo County Auditor Ray
Euffacio said his office deter-
mined that more than $1.7 mil-
lion was spent on fuel alone over
a number of years but there’s no
way to track the consumption.
The audit compared sheriff’s in-
ventory records against what the
county purchasing department
has on file.
“The lack of internal controls
over assets and fuel cards could
create opportunities for misap-
propriation to occur without de-
tection,” according to the report.
“Furthermore, it appears that
county resources were not al-
ways utilized for the benefit of
the county.”
Of the more than 5,400 as-
sets listed in sheriff’s records,
about 1,880 items could not be
located, The Monitor newspa-
per of McAllen reported. Those
items include a dozen weapons
and 10 vehicles.
County auditors reviewed re-
cords dating back about 10
years. Officials have previously
said an audit of sheriff’s weap-
ons and other equipment hadn’t
been done since at least 2005.
“To me, it’s just a lack of ac-
countability on the part of the
previous administration, be-
cause the majority of the scope
of this audit is based on the pre-
vious administration policy and
procedures,” Eufracio said Fri-
day.
He was referring to Sheriff
Lupe Trevino, who resigned ear-
lier this year after admitting to
laundering campaign contribu-
tions that were tied to a convict-
ed drug trafficker. He received a
five-year prison sentence.
Sheriff Eddie Guerra, who
replaced Trevino, said many of
the missing assets were gone be-
fore Trevino took office.
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cert scenes and Denton docu-
mentary. The film was directed
by actor Jason Lee who also ap-
pears in it. Midlake’s recent mu-
sic video of the song ‘Aurora
Gone” (see video at http://
bit.ly/lA3iQY9) is taken from
the film’s footage and is featured
at their concerts. Eric and
Midlake are some of Denton’s
greatest ambassadors.
Most well-known for his
roles as Earl in the television se-
ries My Name is Earl, as Jeff
Bebe in the movie Almost Fa-
mous, and as Dave in Alvin and
the Chipmunks, Jason Lee is no
stranger to Denton. He visits Er-
ic often, enjoying Denton’s sense
of place and welcome-home life-
style. Rumor has it that Eric’s
zeal for Denton is so contagious
Jason may consider putting
down roots here one of these
days.
Non-music-oriented Denton
residents may wonder why our
music scene is such a big deal.
The Denton Convention and
Visitors Bureau touts it like a
major attraction, because it is.
like the North Texas horse
country focus of last week’s col-
umn, the music industry’s nexus
positively affects many facets of
our economy.
Musicians like Midlake with
world acclaim draw global at-
tention to Denton.
Eric and I parted ways with
renewed enthusiasm for our
common Denton projects. This
time, we waved “so long and see
you soon.” It really is good to
have him home.
KIM PHILLIPS is vice
president of the Denton Con-
vention & Visitors Bureau at
the Denton Chamber of Com-
merce. She loves promoting
Denton’s original, independent
spirit through the city’s sense of
place and cast of many charac-
ters. She can be reached at
kim@discaverdenton.com.
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