Recently meeting up with a friend I haven’t seen in over eight years brought back some old memories. In the early 2000’s, as the Director of Facilities Management for H-E-B Foods/Drugs, one of my employees, Greg Weaver asked me to accompany him to some acreage on Babcock Road in northwest San Antonio. The land would…
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Rocker Ted Nugent wrote Joe Biden a letter via Facebook moments ago and it is going viral fast. Just in case it is censored, here it is in it’s entirety (except one word…wait for it). Dear Vice President Biden, Although I refused to listen to it, I understand that during your presidential acceptance speech, you…
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Elvis Presley, is arguably the most famous and recognizable entertainer in history. From music, movies and memorabilia his lifetime earnings were $4.3 billion–worth $19 billion today. His earnings since his death on August 16, 1977 far exceed that. Many of today’s celebrities could learn a thing or two from Elvis, especially when it comes to…
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1976 was the Bicentennial of America and it was a big year for me. A journalism major at Southwest Texas State University (SWT), I won statewide in reporting and columnist writing awards for news, entertainment, fine arts and humor. My confidence was high, but being honored as Investigative Reporter of the Year Award at the…
Charlie Daniels, Randy Travis and Fred Foster were inducted in The Country Music Hall of Fame in 2016. Daniels was inducted in the Veteran’s Era category, with Randy Travis being placed in the Modern Era category. Foster was the 2016 inductee in the Non-Performer category. Charlie Daniels Charles Daniels started as a songwriter and first…
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It was a lifelong dream to visit Sun Records in June 2020. As weird as it sounds, I also wanted to know what the back of it looked like. I’ve seen photos of the iconic and historical building in Memphis, but they were all front facing views. Dodie and I decided to go for it.…
On October 9, 1973, 47 years ago today, Elvis and Priscilla Presley’s divorce was made official. The couple filed for divorce in Los Angeles County Superior Court in Santa Monica. Under the agreed-upon settlement, they would share custody of their daughter Lisa Marie. Priscilla was to be paid $725,000 in cash, or $4,200 per month…
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A perfect storm of three thundering biker rallies and two Trump Train events will be rolling through the Cowboy Capital of the World region deep in Texas Hill Country this first weekend of October. The 19th Annual Texas Hill Country Thunder Rally is back with an October 1-4, 2020 event to be held at Bandera’s…
A Hollywood Visit The most I ever laughed in a cemetery was in December 2011. I remember it well because a few days later my father died. The eccentric oddball that I am, on a Disneyland vacation with my two youngest sons, Jack and Brady, I took them to Hollywood first. Talk about weirdos, they…
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One of the most remarkable Elvis Presley fans of all time is Lida Keijzer from the Netherlands. Born three months before filming and recording at the Burbank Studios in California for Elvis’ television special in June 1968, Lida has been a lifelong and devoted Presley fan. The hour long show debuted in December and is…
Read more Elvis Presley Fan Gains World Fame From Miniature Graceland, Sun Studio and Tupelo House
