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Old 06-23-2008, 10:05 PM
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Just does not seem right.

Thanks Jay.
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Old 06-28-2008, 10:51 AM
 
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Default Nick St. John

Nick St John (Aubrey Cook) was and is a very special person and I will miss him. In the few years that I've known him, I learned a lot and I laughed a lot. His writing talents are extraordinary and I hope that a book he wrote about some of his experiences will eventually be published. More than the experiences themselves (and there were some wild ones!), there was so much to be learned from his journey from substance abuse to spiritual enlightenment. What an amazing person. I'm a better person for knowing him. I can't believe I won't see or talk to him again....well, not for now anyway....smiling.
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Old 07-07-2008, 06:13 AM
 
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Default Nick St. Johns Memorial this Saturday

There will be a memorial this Saturday (July 12) for Nick St. John at the Botanical Gardens in the Auld House...555 Funston Ave..from 2 to 4. So far it seems that it will be partially a KEXL reunion - so if you were a fan or a KEXL jock - or if you were a friend or admirer of Nick St. John then I encourage you to attend.
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Old 07-07-2008, 09:16 PM
 
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Jay P like the KEXL tribute site, question for you. Where did they hold that big skateboard event? Just wondering.
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Old 07-08-2008, 05:54 AM
 
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I'm not sure - it was in 76. I believe on Turtle Creek / Datapoint Drive area but I'm not positive. They used to have the armadillo races and such kind of halfway between the tower and Rolling Oaks Mall. (before all the parking lots and hotels and mall existed)
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Old 07-09-2008, 02:24 PM
 
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Thanks Jay I am very curious where it was at, lots of land as i can see on those pics.
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Old 07-09-2008, 03:07 PM
 
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A high school alumni emailed me this earlier (below) - back then there weren't as many businesses so it may have been either Datapoint Drive or Gulfmart - was Gulfmart at Fredericksburg and 410 area?

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Remember the old days of sk8board'n
75' & 76' ...data point drive, gulfmart.. skateboard races with KEXL 104.5
and do NOT 4get the armadillo races.
ah the gooood ol' days!!

Subject: Skateboard record : Looks like the track we had going down datapoint!
Enjoy!

glumbert - Skateboard Slalom World Record
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Old 07-09-2008, 05:11 PM
 
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I think Datapoint drive since it was close to the station, found this on youtube.


YouTube - 70's Skateboarding in San Antonio Tx
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Old 08-18-2008, 09:41 PM
 
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Default Wow...thanks for the memories

To all that have posted:

Thanks for the memories! I moved to San Antonio twenty years ago and I immediately started doing overnights at Power 93, KITY with the name of Smokin' RJ Reynolds. I worked with the likes of Cruz in the morning, Rick the Stick, Dan Upton, Art Garza, Cindy Casiano, Mr. Slime, Shana Rose, Sharon LePere, Stephanie Gramm, and Larry "LL Cool" Hayden. We worked in the dump of a building on Arden Grove behind KSAT and I remember our sister station, KONO and said hello every morning to George Cooper and Steve Casanova. When Power 93 switched over to Star 93, we started playing CDs and I was able to hang on for about another five months. I was one of the last original Power members to go.

Well I laid low for a couple of years, and then re-surfaced on KISS in 1993, where I've been ever since, and ironically work once again with Steve Casanova right down the hall. I work a rather limited shift due to other responsibilities, just every other Saturday, but I'm still hangin' on and often think back to the wild ride it's been!

RonJames
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Old 08-21-2008, 11:31 AM
 
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Oh man, great thread!!!

To the person with the HOT 103 tapes, anyway you can digitalize and upload them? I had some but like everyone else, don't know what happened to them
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