Dish-Houston

It appears from the outside that police are investigating Michael Jackson's death for possible evidence of manslaughter!

Dr. Conrad Murray, (Houston doctor) who had tried in vain to revive Jackson in his home, has been interviewed by authorities, but is, so far, not considered a suspect, according to authorities.

That didn't stop them from searching the doctor's clinic here in Houston this week however. Authorities seized several items, including "a forensic image" of a computer hard drive and 21 documents.

Police, of course, are keeping mum on the subject.

Although Murray is not considered a suspect at this time, his attorney claims the doctor has been subjected to intense public retribution, saying that he,

"Is frustrated by negative and often erroneous media reports, he has to walk around 24-7 with a bodyguard. He can't operate his practice. He can't go to work because he is harassed no matter where he goes."

He went on to say,

 "Based on Dr. Murray's minute-by-minute and item-by-item description of Michael Jackson's last days, he should not be a target of criminal charges"

Adding that the records seizure is to further clear up the coroner's investigation.

Murray is currently at his home in Vegas and so far neither his home nor his office there has been searched.

The DEA is involved in the case, which could indicate they are looking for drugs that crossed state lines.

Oh wow what an amazing "soft opening"! This was a full blow out! Festari for Men has moved to the new building right next to the new RDG/Bar Annie. The new digs are GORGEOUS and actually very similar in layout to the former store. The layout was so perfect, why mess with it? The food and drinks were stellar and the crowd was beautiful. Debbie Festari was GORGEOUS in her short green leopard one shouldered dress and short sassy perfectly coiffed hair and delicious heals! Rudi Festari was casual in a light colored suit and yellow shirt. Also among the crowd aside from DISH-Houston of course were Robin and Charles Reimer, Dr. Roland Maldonado and Joel Bickley, Edward Sanchez, Carlos Hernandez of Houston's new Mercer Club, Yvette Gallucci, Mahek Sheh and Jeremy Little, Photographer Daniel Ortiz, Renee and Fernando Somoza, Dr. Michael and Rachel Brown.

It was fun to catch up with new and old friends! We all headed next door to RDG/Bar Annie for drinks. DISH enjoyed dinner with Robin and Charles Reimer. The dinning room is beautiful and simple all at the same time. Elegant and refined without being pretentious. The food is brilliant. The portions aren't too big and the white tail is devine! We all ordered different desserts and not one was lacking! Not too rich so you could actually enjoy them! People seen in the crowd in addition to the Festari group that had moved over were Mark D. Sullivan, Manfred Jachmich from So Vino, Jennifer Stein, Jim Parker and so many more! A great time was had by all!

The evening wound up at the new Mercer Club! You absolutely want to check that out when you can! It's the old Uropa but there is nothing OLD about this place! It's hot, hip, new and FUN! Ask for Carlos when you go and tell him DISH sent you!

DISH was on paparazzi duty while with friends today. DISH friends and local celeb Erica Rose and Exa Grubb were spotted at Swirl just like regular folks enjoyinga frozen treat and reading US Weekly! It's true! Celebs are just like real people! hahaha

Truth is we were making fun of those mags with their pics of people walking out of grocery and getting pedicures. It's so odd and useless that we had to make an artful statement! =)

Here is a quick lesson in HOV (otherwise known as the High Occupancy Lane) etiquette. 

1) It's for vehicles with TWO (2) or more passengers.

That's it! It's quite simple and yet today a man who was involved in a 4 car pile up was alone in his vehicle with a half of a mannequin.

Metro Police officer Miguel Rodriguez was afraid the man slumped forward in the Toyota pickup had been injured in the four-vehicle wreck but no worries here because it wasa dummy dressed in business attire, along for the ride in the inbound HOV lane.

Rodriguez confiscated the legless mannequin after the incident on 290, near Beltway 8. The mannequin's owner, Michael Hooper of Houston, (why we are claiming him as one of our own, DISH will never know) was charged with excessive speed and unauthorized use of a high-occupancy vehicle lane. The HOV lane requires at least two people per car. Got that folks??? AT LEAST TWO PEOPLE! How hard is it to get that?

Hooper rear-ended a car when traffic slowed shortly around 7 Thursday morning according to METRO officials. Hooper, of course,  denied he was using the mannequin to sneak solo into the HOV lane.

“I was not using him for that purpose,” said Hooper, 54, an information technology consultant. “I was transporting him somewhere. He was in the front seat.”

Hooper declined to explain where he was taking the mannequin and said he couldn't say anything about what led to the crash itself because he needed to speak with his insurance company. (uh-hum)

Here is the fun part of the story DISHIES... Metro Police Capt. Michael Raney said officers confiscate, on average, one fake person a month from motorists in HOV lanes. If you are interested in keep track of the stats, the most common type is a baby doll strapped in a car seat. Among fake adults, males are more common than females.

“It should be a real person that is alive and breathing,” Raney said of the HOV passenger requirement. “Infants in the womb don't count.”

He mentioned it because he's heard it. NICE!

Oh wow. So...apparently...Steve was having some serious issues....from the outside of course. We will probably never get the full story. The Tennessee Titan Quarterback was found dead yesterday in a downtown condo in Nashville with a 20 year old girl. It looks like it was a murder suicide, or made to look like one... Steve had multiple gun shot wounds including one to the head. The girl, who was 20 years old, had only one bullet hole in her and it was to the head. The condo they were found in was registered to McNair and another man. The couple , McNair and the 20 year old girl, were arrested 2 nights ago for driving under the influence. McNair was released and they held the girl. The car they were arrested in was a 2007 Escalade that was registered to both McNair and the 20 year old. No word wife or kids anywhere in this story.

It's not our place to speculate if he was having an affair, what the status of his marriage was or anything else for that matter. That being said he was often quoted as daying he loved his kids and wanted to be a role model for them...DISH could be wrong, but we are guessing this was NOT the way to do that.

However, If you are interested in learning how Steve McNair gave back to the community, click HERE for his foundation website.

DISH hopes you will pray for his family and loved onhat are no doubt going trough a really rough time.

(If you are wondering how this story ties into Houston, McNair was the 3rd overall draft pick in 1995 to the Houston Oilers.)