Scheduled to perform, in addition the band itself, are: Pearl Jam, Foo Fighters, the Flaming Lips, Tenacious D and Incubus.

The network aired a fascinating, two-hour documentary on The Who last night. I’m expecting a really good show tonight to honor one of the all-time great bands. Check it out.

E. Paul Zehr is a professor of kinesiology and neuroscience at the University of Victoria in British Columbia. His new book, Becoming Batman: The Possibility of A Superhero could help bring those dreams one step closer.

Set to debut in October, the book addresses the realistic and not-so-realistic aspects of becoming a real-life caped crusader.

She says the reality TV show was an idea that she and a business partner had decided to pitch a few years ago. The website that we linked to was meant to be the first part of a presentation to prospective producers. They were also working on a treatment, but decided to abandon the plan, she says, because she had too much else going on in her life at the time, including her duties as DARE officer at Highland Park Middle School. She says she would have gotten permission from the UP police chief before formally pitching the program. She doesn’t know why the website is still up and running.

Police Chief Gary Adams was, apparently, not aware of the website until Merritt pointed it out yesterday. Elwonger told me that her job has been placed in jeopardy by this incident, and that she’s been called in to speak with the chief and her police captain. “It was just a crazy dream idea that we were going to try,” she said.

Stay tuned.

There are three choices of what should be great shows within a mile of each other. In the West End, Soul Asylum will close out Taste of Dallas with a 6:30 p.m. show. Just a stone’s throw away, at the House of Blues, Pat Benatar will play at 7 p.m. And just a tad further up the street, George Michael will play at the American Airlines Center at 8 p.m.

Get it?

Even they knew it would not be their last time around just yet. The Eagles return to the American Airlines Center Saturday, Sept. 13. It’s one of three Texas dates. They will be in San Antonio Sept. 8 and Houston the following night.

Their tickets are a little pricey, but it’s a great show. You won’t ever hear any better harmonies.

I wasn’t as impressed with “The Village” or “The Lady in the Water,” but I still think those films had something to offer. I can’t say the same about “The Happening.”

I caught this movie last night, and the only word that can fully explain what I thought about it is “awful.” After a promising opening few minutes, this movie slid into one of the dumbest films, with some of the most God-awful dialogue, I have ever seen. I was thoroughly disappointed.

The plot is dumb, the acting is not good and some of the scenes made it seem like M. Night was aiming to make a comedy. Sadly, I don’t think he was. I hope he can bounce back next time around, although I will be hesitant to run out and see his next movie after this environmental waste of time. The only saving grace was “The Happening” is mercifully only 91 minutes long.

There. I said it.

1) That we corralled Merritt into riding in our float as Ms. Park Cities People.

2) That, after we’d photographed a pretty young blonde girl in our photo tent, I told her she could have her dad or mom log onto our website — which seems to be having technical difficulties at the moment, so I can’t link to it – to get a print of the photo, and she said “Oh good. Because my mom’s Merritt Patterson.”

3) After State Rep. Dan Branch spoke at the gazebo, the master of ceremonies took back the microphone and said, “Now, since we’re in an election year, we need to give equal time. So please welcome Pete Sessions.” Only in a GOP stronghold like the Park Cities can following one Republican with another be considered “equal time.”

While Merritt was touring Amarillo, Mike Modano and Mark Cuban brought down the house (of sand) at The Palladium Friday night. The hosts of the Reebok 2008 Heroes Celebrity Baseball Game decided to play in the sandbox during the pre-game party.  Their playful roughhousing turned into a tumble off the chillOUT sand castle. While I was busy capturing the Kodak moment, Mike’s wife, Mandy (aka Willa Ford), was quick to clean off her sand covered man.

An Overheardian told me the next evening’s post-game fireworks were better than most he had seen on the 4th.  It makes me wonder, where are the best 4th of July fireworks in Dallas? Overheardians, share the scoop. The time to light up the night sky is here!