In his dozen years as a nouveau Texan, Dave has taken Texas and turned the Lone Star State on its head. (Well, actually, the Lone Star State has turned Dave on his head; but Dave, a native New Yorker confused in his new homeland, can't tell the difference.)
Dave came to this place as a liberal divorced, Jewish Democrat from the Upper West Side of Manhattan. You can imagine the warm welcome he received in a place known for its preponderance of native Texans who are overwhelmingly Baptist, conservative Republicans and family-oriented. Well, from such great conflicts comes great comedy.
But Dave is still not sure why people are laughing AT him.
But Dave battled through it. As a columnist for the respected Fort Worth Star-Telegram, he took a crash course in Texana. He visited the Alamo. He learned to pledge allegiance to the sacred Texas flag. He figured out that chicken-fried steak is really steak. He learned that when a Texas woman says, “Oh, bless your heart!” she doesn't necessarily mean it in a complimentary fashion. And he took the crash part of the crash course a little too seriously when he started riding bulls in rodeos!
The Press Club of Dallas has named Dave the best columnist in the American Southwest. He won the top writing award from the National Society of Newspaper Columnists. He was even named the Will Rogers Humanitarian of the Year as the American newspaper columnist who has done the most positive work on behalf of his community. His latest book, The Dog of My Nightmares: Stories by Texas Columnist Dave Lieber, is very popular.
But no matter how you cut it, Dave is and always will be considered a durn Yankee deep in the heart of Texas.
You can learn more about Dave at www.yankeecowboy.com
Dave promises to wear his spurs on
Sunday February19th!
