MooPig's Radio History Nano-second :: "KPFT, Houston, was Bombed"

Bombing of KPFT in 1970
Picked up by Pat Darnell | Sep 30, 2012 | Bryan TX

[Picture LINK] " ...In the quiet, early morning hours of a Tuesday, [in 1970], a deejay was spinning Arlo Guthrie‘s Alice’s Restaurant in a radio station studio on the northwestern edge of downtown Houston. On the southwestern edge of the city, under the cover of darkness, a bomber had placed dynamite on the roof of the station’s transmitter.... "

KPFT Targeted: Bullet Pierces Studio Window of Pacifica’s Houston Station: WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 15, 2007 :: " ... Station manager Duane Bradley said the shooting might have been political. If so, it would not be the first politically motivated attack on KPFT. More than 35 years ago, the Ku Klux Klan blew up the station’s transmitters twice within the Houston station’s first year on the air. ..." (Democracy Now. Aug 15, 2007. HERE)

In October 1970, five months after the first bombing, KPFT’s transmitter was bombed for a second time just as the station was broadcasting folk legend Arlo Guthrie’s song "Alice’s Restaurant."

'via Blog this'

I remember this happening in 1970. It barely made the news back then. No one gave a whoot whether commercial free radio existed or not, that is people who sit in governing type offices, didn't care.

But the shadow government of KKK must have cared a lot if Pacifica KPFT Houston broadcasted.  Because they put dynamite on the roof of the radio's station's transmitter and blew it up.

I was fifteen. I used to listen to Pacifica late night when they would play full albums of great bands... it was so cool to have FM radio, and cruise in your Momma's Chevy Chevette SS, on a star spangled night with the top down... yes I was a spoiled brat. It was my time of experiential elitism that probably rivaled Mitt Robmoney's upbringing.

And like authoritarians of that decade, many would today remove my freedoms if they could, just to block my 'inalienable rights' to listen to commercial free radio, dammit.


_____________Reference
http://www.democracynow.org/2007/8/15/kpft_targeted_bullet_pierces_studio_window
http://blog.chron.com/40yearsafter/2010/10/kpft-stunned-but-not-silenced/

WRESTLEMANIA is 25 Years Old

HOUSTON; we have SMackDown... and we're not talking Geese down now...
Retrieved by Pat Darnell | [HERE]

"Land it in the Bayou... Co-Pilot to Sky Pilot of Comic Books come to life," they say in Houston. Wrestlemania Celebrates 25 Years In Houston -
Written by jstrike on Mar-12-09

On Sunday April 5, 2009 the WWE will celebrate the 25th anniversary of its biggest annual spectacle. Wrestlemania 25 will take place in the Reliant Center in Houston, TX and the WWE is lining up some high octane action and some head turning drama to make this Wrestlemania well worth the pay per view price.

Wrestlemania conjures up the memories of such legendary wrestlers as Hulk Hogan, Rowdy Roddy Piper, and of course the late Andre the Giant. This year's Wrestlemania will not only pay homage to the great Wrestlemania's of the past but it also promises to make some unforgettable memories of its own.

Triple H will defend his WWE championship against the legend killer Randy Orton in what promises to be a spectacular main event. When Randy Orton knocked Triple H's wife Stephanie unconscious this match became more of a grudge match than a championship match.

As with any Wrestlemania there will be several championship matches. The Big Show challenges Edge for the World Heavyweight Championship and the Money In The Bank match will determine who will be the next challenger for the heavyweight championship. But the match to watch will be the match between two long time Wrestlemania veterans when Shawn Michaels squares off against the ghoulish Undertaker. Michaels is probably one of the only superstars to not be intimidated by the Undertaker and with years of Wrestlemania experience between these two combatants this promises to be a great match and a great anniversary celebration of the Wrestlemanias gone by.

The 42nd Salt Grass Trail starts soon in February '08

Society [last year]
Feb. 25, 2007, 11:13 PM Desperados celebrate ride to the rodeo
By SHELBY HODGE Copyright 2007 Houston Chronicle


THOSE feisty Desperados — after Saturday's rodeo parade through downtown, 60 or so of the Salt Grass Trail Ride team meandered over to Pecos Grill to whoop it up at a trail's end celebration.
The Desperados begin their annual cowboy gig in Cat Spring, where they saddle up for the 100-mile trek into town and ultimately into the Houston Livestock Show and Rodeo parade. Saturday, the die-hards continued the party, as has been tradition for 20 years, with a post-parade lunch.
Long-standing Desperado Welcome Wilson Sr., completing his 41st Salt Grass tour, was among them, as was his sister, Beverly Wilson Smith, wagon boss. Beverly and husband Gary Smith are the ride's stemwinders along with Peggy and Joe Bennett.
It's something of a family affair with the Desperados. Welcome's daughter, Cindi Wilson, is club secretary, and his nephew, Ryan Wasaff, is president. They were all on hand Saturday afternoon for the feast of steaks and trimmings organized by lunch chair Dixie Christian.

Toasted for making their inaugural trek with the Desperados were rookie riders including Vicki Pappas of the restaurant clan, fashion designer Vanessa Riley and contractor Tiffanie Purvis.
The partying bunch included Western-wear designer Pat Dahnke and daughter Tara, Sara Getch Fletcher, Joe Martin, Michelle Wasaff, former Houston Police Chief Harry Caldwell and wife Joan, Joe Heard and Tim Wald.