Well, in my head he did. Through his music. (Full disclosure: I emailed Live Nation last week to get an interview with Paul, never heard back. Told them we could talk “flats”.) But I think he liked Dallas, our energy, and our insistence at last night’s concert that he give three encores, which he ever so graciously did. But if Paul McCartney ever decided to move to Dallas, I think  Braden Power’s sexy home at 3816 Turtle Creek Drive would be the one. The two kitchens would be quite helpful for partying and late night, post-concert snacks, he’d think about Linda in the spa off the sweet master suite, write songs on the piano in the library, lyrics inspired by the black swans on Turtle Creek, and that gigunda master closet would hold all the guitars and the ukulele George Harrison gave him. But best of all, that pool in the foyer would sure keep Heather Mills out of his house and might even deter requests for increased alimony. Oh by the way, 3816 Turtle Creek is listed this week with Dave Perry-Miller at $7,900,000.

“Preston Holler is one of Dallas’ finer and most expensive neighborhoods where many of the swank streets are lined with mansions that make Beverly Hills look like the damn ghetto.”

You’ve got it right on, Mama! And margaritas on every corner.

At it’s Metropolitan Home sponsored debut party Thursday night, the new Cantoni house cradled these puppies as eye candy. There was the newest Bugatti and a few Bentleys ranging in price from $135,000 (the cheapest) to $1.1 million, I think, my head was swimming once I saw a car priced for more than a million dollars.  Good thing I toured the contemporary masterpiece the previous day; the 7500 square foot home was bursting at the seams and loaded with every design/architectural Who’s Who in Dallas, from the 22 foot long counter connecting the bar with the kitchen to the exterior pool-side linear fire pit. I could see why they wanted the cars there — the Cantoni homes’ garage is like a piece of art, with clean lines, porcelain tile floor, and sliding glass doors. Perfect showplace for designer cars. The idea, which is so smart, is that you arrive home every night in your garage, you see this room every day, sometimes more than you’d like. Why not make it attractive? Or enjoy the same foyer your guests enjoy — the house is designed so that you enter the front foyer from the garage and walk into the most beautiful formal rooms first thing. The view from the garage is spectacular.

The home, which was conceived, drawn and designed right at Cantoni on Alpha Road, utilized all the Cantoni Design Studio resources, taking into consideration a total design plan for the interiors. This approach is unique in the Dallas area, and Cantoni, now in the building biz, aims to change the way contemporary homes are built and purchased in this market.

The Cantoni house has a name –Axis.  It is derived from the whole experience of walking through the house around an “axis”. Enter through the large steel pivot front door and your view is first a dazzling outdoor sculpture. The architects wanted every axis in the home to end with a dramatic focal point — at times a sculpture, another time a fabulous tree, pool or the lush gardens.

You will be hearing a lot about this home over the next few months, as it marries Cantoni’s 25 years of great design with superb, sleek construction. How gutsy, I thought when I first stepped in, is it of a furniture and decor store to take on new construction (like now), but how smart are they to capitalize on their brand from not just furniture but to cabinets and drawers. Oh — go up and see the media room, most beautiful I have seen in ages. A second Cantoni home in the Uptown area is already underway — I can hardly wait!

Can you just imagine writing a check that hefty?

From what I hear, 5313 Park Lane was originally listed last year for $45 million, recently lowered to just under $40 million. ( Zillow had it “zestimated” at $26,063,000.) According to my sources,  it sold for about $30 million-ish, and the buyer, Kelsey Warren,  asked for an outside appraisal.  Buyer’s agent was Rosie Waters of Allie Beth Allman and Associates, who is married to football legend Charlie Waters, who I believe works for Mr. Warren.

The Lacerte home has entertained, among others,  Prince Edward, former President George W. and Laura Bush,  Senator Kay Bailey Hutchison, Jaap van Zweden, and Caroline Rose Hunt, among others, plus feted countless Dallas charity galas and pre-galas.

Update: This home is listed for $1,995,000 — 1.22 acres in the honeypot. Unbelievable.

This time, however, the marketing campaign at Briggs will be far less slick.

“We’re going to keep it simple,” says Robbie Briggs, “marketing it through the internet and ingenuity. The buyer for this property will be a rare person, likely international.”

Or a consortium looking to turn the Dream manse into a spa or resort/surgery center where,  for example, celebs could jet into Dallas (D/FW is only 30 minutes) get nipped, tucked,  have fat removed or replenished,  and recoup at Champs D’ Or in 35,000 French-inspired square feet, meander up to the Hall of Mirrors-inspired ballroom and check out your eye-lift,  sip healing tea in the Tavern-On-The-Green inspired tea room, sit under the hair dryer in the salon off the Chanel closet and master bedroom where, for top dollar, you can sleep off the Vicodan.

Goldfield has more than $36 million in the house. At least one sharp agent told him years ago to dump the whole place for under $30 million. But no. 

“I think the timing is right,” says Robbie, “We can’t fix a man’s dream, we cannot transport this home to a different location.”

Not to Beverly Drive, because then buyers would not be getting quite such a bargain: at $27 million, the buyer will be getting 2/3rds of the home, and all 25 acres, for free.

Such a deal!