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Send $20 (check or money order) to Action Magazine, 4825 Elm Creek Drive, Bulverde, Texas 78163. Includes handling and postage. We are not set up to do plastic. All sizes but small are available • DEPARTMENTS • Sam Kindrick...........................................6 • FEATURE • Editor & Publisher..................Sam Kindrick Sales........................................Action Staff Photography.............................Action Staff Distribution............................Ronnie Reed Composition..........................Elise Taquino Volume 40 • Number 5 Article on Action Magazines 40th Anniversary .....................................4 Party photographs throughout this issue of Action Magazine. Action Magazine, May 2015 • 3 • Crowds topped 1,000 for Action’s big 40th By Sam Kindrick We did it, folks. Some are calling it a miracle. Others are calling it the Texas music Woodstock. Many are calling it the greatest open-air music festival they ever attended. Call it what you want, but Action Magazine’s 40th Anniversary and Music Extravaganza at Texas Pride Barbecue last month was a bell-ringing success. ---------------------------------- Musician photos by Bruce Jenkins and Neka Scarbrough Jenkins may be viewed throughout this issue of Action Magazine ----------------------------Despite a torrential morning downpour on the morning of April 12, more than a thousand Texas music lovers and Action readers poured out for the 10-hour blowout which featured some 25 artists and their supporting casts. They came from West Texas, Nashville, Colorado, and the Gulf Coast, and I have yet to meet a one of them who didn’t rave and gush about the good time had by all. Had we missed the hard morning rain, we might have been in trouble with a monster of a crowd that might have exceeded even my wild expectations. People were calling Texas Pride all morning, all asking if the concert was still scheduled. All proceeds from the concert went to the Utopia Animal Rescue Ranch in Medina County, a no-kill facility co-founded by Kinky Friedman and Cousin Nancy Parker-Simons and her husband Tony Simons. Cousin Nancy, as Kinky calls her, was teary-eyed as Texas Pride owner Tony Talanco announced that the gate take for homeless dogs and cats had numbered just under $10,000. A minimum $10 donation was asked at the gate. “I don’t know how to thank all of you,” Nancy said. “This is incredible, and the money is coming at just the right time. We have big feed bills to cover, plus a lot of veterinary expenses that have been mounting. We want to thank Sam Kindrick, Tony Talanco, and Roy Holley for all everyone did. All of you will be remembered always.” Nancy and her husband manage and operate the ranch. Friedman had stuck his truck in the mud as he pulled onto Texas Pride property earlier that morning, but his disposition improved dramatically as the crowds began to pack the 1,500-capacity covered venue. “This will truly be a financial pleasure for some very deserving dogs and cats,” Friedman quipped. Then he turned serious. “This is really a great gesture, and I appreciate it from the bottom of my heart,” he said. “I want to Continued on pg. 7 Joe King Carrasco goes airborne at Action’s 40th Johnny Rodriguez closed out the greatest show on the planet SATURDAY MORNINGS 9:OOAM - 10:00AM Roy Holley Host • 4 • Action Magazine, May 2015 830.426.9228 [email protected] Action Magazine, May 2015 • 5 • It’s history now. Action Magazine’s 40th anniversary show was a booming success, yet the emotional hangover is almost palpable. For the first time in my life, I was kissed by a man. I’ve got to pass this soul stirring experience along. It encapsulates the deep feelings between me and the army of selfless musicians who poured out to make my anniversary show at Texas Pride Barbecue a memory of a lifetime. Enter percussionist Urban Urbano, a longtime friend who once played drums behind my friend the late Randy Garibay, legendary Chicano bluesman who died of cancer in 2002. I was in Randy’s hospital room the day before his frail body finally gave up the ghost, as was Urbano and Randy’s soon-to-be widow Virginia. Urban and wife Peggy moved away from San Antonio for a while, result of Peggy’s military commitment, but the bond remained strong. And I had the opportunity after their return to place daughter Alana Urbano on the cover of the March, 2013 issue of Action Magazine. She was the drum major of the University of Texas at San Antonio’s marching band, a worthy article subject, and in Urban’s own words, his “wonderful little girl.” It didn’t really surprise me when Urban donated his entire drum kit for use by any and all musicians who would mount the big concert stage at Texas Pride. Musicians are fierce about the care of their instruments, but Urban Urbano is a special specimen among the breed. And I should have known that he would maintain his close personal relationship with the late bluesman Randy Garibay’s widow, Virginia. What I didn’t expect was what happened on that humid, rain-splattered morning of April 12 at Texas Pride. The torrential rain that threatened to kill our show early that morning had stopped. Sun was slipping out from behind those pencil lead gray clouds as Urbano finished tightening the heads on his drum set and getting everything ready. • 6 • Action Magazine, May 2015 That’s when he walked up, grabbed me around the neck, and kissed me hard on the cheek. “Virginia couldn’t be here,” he said, “but she instructed me to give you one big kiss, so that’s exactly what I did. That kiss was from Virginia and all the rest of us.” That about says it all. I have come to believe that the goal in just about everyone’s life is to find one single soul who gives a shit about them. I believe that I have been blessed with untold multitudes. Simple words won’t do it, but I have to try. My friend Augie Meyers didn’t ask to emcee the concert. He told me he was going to do it. I go all the way back with Augie, to that old Bulverde farm house where I met Doug Sahm and many other giants of the music industry. Augie was at my wedding and I was at his. When Darrell and Mona McCall lived in San Antonio, I hung out at their house. These are special friends, and they drove in from their home near Brady to play the anniversary show. T. Gozney Thornton came from San Angelo. Johnny Bush is another old friend. Another one of country music’s legends, he worked alongside Willie Nelson and Darrell McCall in Ray Price’s old Cherokee Cowboys band. I was there when Bush lost his voice, and I was there when he got it back. How could I ever thank Ron Knuth and George Chambers and Johnny Rodriguez enough. Or Claude (Butch) Morgan, who played with every group but two Knuth and Chambers are world class musicians and friends who were quick to offer their help, and Johnny Rodriguez was the subject of that first article written about goat theft in the Express and News when I toiled for that dubious tower of misinformation. Johnny and I have been close throughout the years. Joe King Carrasco is an explosive entertainer and friend. Wife Sharon and I attended a Jack Russell terrier field trial with Joe seven years ago. He brought his entire band. I feel like I grew up with Dub Robinson, Randy Toman, and Russ Toman. When Dub, Randy, and Robert (Cotton) Payne were together as an early-day version of the Drugstore Cowboys, I was touting them as the next little ZZ coming out of Texas. And I continued the bond as Randy and Russell teamed up to back another old friend of mine, the late Gary Stewart. Jimmy Spacek calls me four or five times a year just to find out how I am feeling. He has never asked for anything but friendship. And I love the great Sylvia Kirk like a daughter. Nobody sings like Sylvia. Ditto for Geronimo Trevino, Ruben V, and other longtime friends like Patsy and Bubba Brown, Johnny Santos, Benny Harp, Harvey Kagan, Randy Reinhardt, Jerry Blanton, Bimbo, and multi-talented instrumentalist Kenny Penny. We collected right at $10,000 for Kinky Friedman’s Utopia Animal Rescue Ranch. I used to help Kinky book some of his shows around here, and we have remained friends throughout the years. When he dies, Friedman says, he expects every single dog and cat that he has ever owned to be waiting for him at the Pearly Gates. We also had my blues singing friend Laurabell, Bonnie Lang, teen sensation Victoria Celestine, and those ageless Krayolas--Hector and David Saldana and Van Baines. I was at their first gig in the early 1970s in San Antonio’s old Warehouse Club. And Bonnie Lang with guitarist Maurice Munter opened our show. For use of the Texas Pride Barbecue venue I owe a lot to the Talanco family--Tony, wife Joni, and daughter Tara. And I can’t say enough good things about Roy Holley, who tirelessly promotes both Texas Pride and Action Magazine on his KKYX Saturday radio show Talk About Texas. Trumpet ace Al Gomez teamed with bassist Jack Barber and guitar ace Mike Clancey to form a Westside Horns version who backed up both Laurabell and the Krayolas. Clay Meyers played some drums. Neka Scarbrough Jenkins and husband Bruce Jenkins shot most of the musician photos of the concert used in Action Magazine.. And my wife Sharon does it all. She took the cover photo of Kinky Friedman with her cell phone. She also cooks and irons. I know I have forgotten to list some of the musicians who helped. Please email or facebook me their names, and I will recognize them in another issue of Action Magazine. Action’s 40th continued from page 4 thank my old friend Sam, Tony, Augie, Roy, and everyone else who had a part in this event. Good Americans, and a great show and turnout.” I started promoting the concert in Action Magazine this past February while adding such entertainers as Augie “Meyers, George Chambers, Johnny Bush, Darrell McCall, Claude Morgan, Dub Robinson, Ron Knuth, Johnny Rodriguez and others as I went along. Augie emceed the entire event while I leaned on some other internationally-known stars such as Bush, Rodriguez, and McCall, along with my many San Antonio musician friends. Roy Holley offered invaluable help with his Saturday morning Talk About Texas show on KKYX Radio.And veteran KKYX personality Jerry King. I can’t possibly remember all who helped make our 40th anniversary the smash hit that it was, but I am taking a stab at some thank- yous in the Sam Kindrick column in this issue of Action. So for any who might doubt the power of our readers and the musicians we have been featuring for years, consider these two facts: 1. We pulled off this show without a single line of promotion in the San Antonio Express and News. 2. And we accomplished this awesome display of talent without bringing in one single Austin musician. Since the big show, and a short time immediately preceding the April 12 downbeat, my Facebook page and Action inbox have been bursting with well wishes and joyful messages. Here are some of them. Randy Toman: We had Continued on pg. 12 Geronimo Trevino Let us cater your holiday party or bring your party to Texas Pride. 210-649-3730 www.texaspridebbq.net BEXAR BAIL License BONDS #145 This lineup (left-right) includes Geronimo Trevino, Augie Meyers, Sam Kindrick, Kinky Friedman, Tony Talanco, and Roy Holley 102 S. COMAL #2, SATX 78207 25% OFF Most Bonds 210-224-9915 1126 W. 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The Toman Brothers will be performing at TEX POP Sunday May 17, at the closing of the Sam Kindrick exhibit. Bob Aston: Thanks Sam for the best Texas Music Fest I've ever attended. Wow, what an event. T Gozney Thornton: Had a great time with old (and new) friends. Action Magazines 40th Anniversary Party. Thank you, Sam Kindrick ! Claude Butch Morgan: The Sam Kindrick Action Magazine 40th Anniversary was the Woodstock of Texas Music. One of the greatest gatherings of musicians and fans I have ever been a part of. I drove 4 1/2 hrs on Sunday morning to be there for the downbeat at 12 noon. Loaded in, set up my gear and played the opening set with George Chambers. I only left the stage twice in the next 12 hours, playing guitar with almost ever artist and band that took the stage. What an honor, what a thrill. Here's a partial list of the great artist That allowed me to twang along: Augie Meyers, Johnny Bush, Patsy Bubba Brown,Sylvia Kirk, James Spacek,Ruben V, Geronimo Trevino III, the Toman Bros, Darrell and Mona McCall, Jerry Blanton, Randy Reinhard, Larry Roberson, Jack Barber, R.B. Blackstone,Urban Urbano, Trevor Doak Morgan, Robert Adams, Ron Knuth, David & Hector Saldana of the Krayolas. (I'm sure I left someone out). Of course none of this would have been possible without Sam KIndrick and Action Magazine, so thank you Sam, for the years of dedication to this wonderful musical community I am blessed to be a small part of. Jack A. Dennis: I'm still high from the magic and surreal moments of this weekend. If you had to pick a favorite moment at Texas Pride, which would you choose and why? Hector Saldana: Claude "Butch" Morgan kicked some ass -- highlight of the night when he was up there with Dub Robinson and the Toman Brothers playing slide gui- tar on Allman Brothers rock. Three slide guitars going! Lindell Tate: It was a blast! I haven't seen that many people that I didn't know that knew me in a long time. Lots of fun. Rhonda Branham: What a remarkable man who represents the music scene with such passion! Congratulations Sam Kindrick on your 40th Anniversary! It was a perfect day! Homer B Guerra Jr. That had to be a blast. George Chambers was my science teacher at Holmes High School. He played while he was still teaching. Wish I could have been there. Congratulations. Barbara Stiff-Riley: Hey Sam: Bulverde Bakery Barbara here! Sorry I wasn't at the 40th. Looks like a blast from the past!!!! Did Johnny Rodriguez show up? No pictures of him! Also GREAT T SHIRT I want one! You are a great man; remember the only thing "sweet" in Bulverde was the original Bakery!!! Sharon you must be a proud lady! And rightly so!!! Ray Wilburn: So as many of you have seen I've been posting stuff from yesterday's Action Magazine 40th Anniversary Party. It was such a fun time. Seeing old friends. Making new friends. Paying tribute to Sam Kindrick and all the great things his Action Magazine has done for the musical community. As I was on stage, honored to be playing drums with so many talented musicians, I found myself remembering those that couldn't be with us. Herman Wilburn, Joe Estes, Steve Mallet, Jim Merryman, Dale A Burch Sr. , just to name a few. Hard to believe we lost Chris Holzhaus the year before my brother Herman. I said a little prayer. Then the craziest thing... I could swear I felt them smiling on us. Trevor Doak Morgan: I was fortunately able to be a part of something so special as far as Texas Music goes. Action Magazine’s 40 year celebration, thanks to the one and only Sam Kindrick. This being said, I was a small part of something so special. Looking around yesterday and seeing everyone that I have grown up with all in one place enjoying each other and playing music got me thinking, where does it go from here?......this type of atmosphere of such great artist under one roof, playing with each other on each other's songs and having such a great respect for each other is a dying fad......this is what these guys and gals have always done....playing music with their friends and family and whatever fame or not came with it,they all did it and still do it to this day!!!!!.....I hope and pray our generation can pay attention to the ones that matter and learn what music is really all about.....one BIG happy famn damily!!!!!! Thanks Claude Butch Morgan, Robert Adams, Larry Patton, Dub Robinson etc......,for your dedication to happiness. Michael Feliciano: Wish I could have been there, Sam...sounds like it was a real hoot. Someone in Colorado does luv ya'...Hope to get to SAT this summer... Johnny Santos: Sam Kindrick, you tell it like it is! Aways have! Yes, San Antonio’s Ink Hero with a silver tongue. Thanks for being you. Benny Harp: Thank you Sam! What a great 40th Action Magazine An- niversary it was. We had a phenomenal time. We are truly blessed to have someone like YOU, giving South Texas musicians exposure of their great musical talents. Love you, Mike Willoughby: Sam Kindrick really is a good guy, integrity, character just an all around good guy. Laura Bell: Thanks for everything, Sam! It was truly a GREAT day, with fun had by ALL!!! You did an awesome job - great work!!! Hopefully you can slow down a bit & relax now. Thank Sharon too! Love Yas, Dub Robinson: Woooohooo! Damn that was fun! Congrats to Action Magazine and Sam Kindrick on the 40th anniversary. Lotta luv in that room. Kate Mangold: Good morning Sam! How does it feel to be a legend in your own time? The party was a blast! Got to see so many old friends and made some new ones, too! Congratulations on your stamina and resourcefulness. So proud to know you and Sharon. How many lives have you touched? I always adContinued on pg. 13 Sam with Action graphics artist Joe King Carrasco with Jack Augie with Sharon Kindrick and Elise Taquino Russell Trixie Neka Scarbrough Jenkins • 12 • Action Magazine, May 2015 Action’s 40th continued from page 12 mired how you are able to buck the system using truth and guts! Love you! Judy Finger: What fun, Sam! We had a blast and it was great seeing you and Sharon again! Love you guys! How do we love Thee? Let me count the ways... 900 1000 people yesterday? Wow! Epic! Jay Pennington: If you don't know, this is Mr. Sam Kindrick. In my teen years Sam was a disc jockey at the legendary station KEXL 104.5 FM in San Antonio. Back then those KEXL jocks were my heroes and Sam still is. Sam also monthly published Action Magazine starting in 1975 with this year marking 40 years and still going. The party marking his 40th had a sold out attendance throughout the day. We couldn't stay the whole evening due to the premiere of Nudged that Sarah and I are in...but we did get to spend some time with Sam, his wife Sharon, Kinky, Augie, and high school friends Mary Kathleen Sullivan and Rhonda. What a WONDERFUL party and congrats on 40 years...keep em' coming Sam! Elizabeth Lee: I didn't get to attend 40th anniversary concert. I was in Kansas. But I did hear it was a blast. Tony Sawyers told me he wouldn't of missed it for the world. God Bless you with many more interesting columns to write. Thanks for keeping us up with the music world here in old San Antone. Carol-Donney Pena: With Sam "the man" Kindrick. .. Just like old times. ..Armadillo Races, Menudo Cookoff's .. You name it. .. Sam could pack ‘em in then, and he can still pack ‘em in.. If you were listening to KEXL Radio back in the 70's, like me and most of our friends, then you'd of had to have heard Sam ....Sam wasn't short on opinions then, and likely hasn't changed. ...What a great event, with some local music legends, in support of a great cause, (Utopia Animal Rescue), and Sam's Action Magazine, 40 year anniversary. .. I was a little surprised that in all the posts I've seen there was no mention of Westside Horn member (Trumpet player) Al Gomez at all, despite him being on stage almost the entire time. And this includes a blatant omission by me on my posts including pictures. ..My wife Carol actually noticed it first and I started going through the posts and sure enough. Nada. .. I know he was up there every time I looked up which was just about all day and evening. Well like I mentioned previously all the musicians did a tremendous job including Al Gomez. .. Margaret Healy: You're the Best, Sam Sold Out Crowd !!! Kay Cain: Never a dull moment around your house, way to go, use every minute of life that you are blessed to receive. Wilt Shaw: Shot pool and pitched quarters with Sam and Dan Cook at the Flamingo Bar circa 1966. Laura Youngs: Great day and a much needed distraction at Texas Pride BBQ for the Action Magazine 40th Anniversary bash and it is still going on! I couldn’t hang any longer but saw tons of musician friends! Sam Kindrick, of course, and Augie Meyers, Kinky Friedman, Jimmy Spacek, Claude Butch Morgan, Ruben V, Hector Saldana, Katharine Dawn, Tony Sawyers, Bobby Baker, Laura Bell, Urban Urbano, Al Gomez, Michael Clancey, RB Blackstone, Geronimo Trevino, Johnny Santos, Sylvia Kirk, Joe King Carrasco, Jack Barber, Luvine Elias Jr and... Whew!!! Others that I know I am missing. And that was in 3 hours! A blast! Johnny Rodriguez and other big acts still coming up if you can make it! Well worth it! Bobbie Capitao: Congratulations !!! Looks like a great time was had by all !!! Frank Sottilo: Rock on Sam. God Bless you and yours. Suzy Bravo: Congrats to Sam Kindrick on AC- TION Magazine's 40th Anniversary. It ain't easy keeping the word in print! And Kindrick has always been a stand-up great supporter of Texas musicians! THANKS SAM! Forrest Ballard: Of all days to get a check with the wrong name on it, but banks are closed and we couldn't cash it anyway. It sucks that I won’t be able to attend the 40th Anniversary of Action Magazine, I have been waiting all week of this..I hope it is a great success Sam, all my best to you and tell Augie hello! Melody Ackerman: Awesome turnout, great music, big time. ...Thanks for 40 years. ...looking forward to many more! Kathleen Ann Hudson: Congratulations to you!! Sylvia Kirk: Positively incredible day for you!!!!!!!!!! Congrats! And, THANKS. Rich Hall: Awesome Sam!! You have done a lot for music and musicians in our great state, and as one of those musicians featured in Action with my original rock band Trinity, just want to say Thanks, and many many Blessings for many more years, and for a great show!!!! Larry Trub: Thanks for all of the support over the years... I still have the issues I've been in. Susan Kosmuch: You know you had a great time when you wish today was April 12th and you could do it again!!! Bobby Baker: Always been a fan of Action Mag.,and Sam Kindrick's way with words ! I formed my Band in 1974, and have been associated with everyone on the show !! Really Looking forward to seeing all my old friends !! See you there !! BB “The Great Texas Experience” Catering Party Room Rental Pavilion Rental Fundraiser Hosting Oilfield Crew Catering 210-263-3805 www.texaspridebbq.net Herb’s Hat Shop The Legacy will never die! Great Barbecue... Great Texas Music... Come Join The Fun... 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Hours of operation: Noon-midnight Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday 11 a.m.-1 a.m. Saturday Noon-11 p.m. Sunday Closed Tuesdays Live bands on weekends Karaoke every Wednesday Available for private parties World class barbecue smoked daily Our meat & vegetables are never frozen www.rustyspursa.com Krystal ’s Cocktails T he newest, coziest, and most elegant cocktail lounge KARAOKE Thursdays, Fridays & Saturdays HAPPY HOUR 12-8 Sunday through Thursday 12-7 Friday and Saturday Open noon until 2 a.m. 7 days a week on San Antonio’s North Side A great place to take a date 12536 Nacogdoches Rd. (210) 209-4588 Action Magazine, May 2015 • 15 •
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