There are so many interesting stories that never get told about musical groups and it’s silly that in this time and age we have to depend on a machine to tell us things that might not be correct at all. In this case the band The “Hollies”, it is them and the Rolling Stones which are one of the few bands that have never disbanded and continue to record and perform.
The Hollies in1961 were known as the Four Tones, then the Deltas and finally the Hollies. On April 16-23 of 1965 they made their first visit to America and by September 18 they began their first U.S. tour in Chicago along side the Yardbirds. On September 17,1965 the song “Bus Stop” is the groups U.S. break through song and hits #5.
Almost 2 years in the writing and finished during rehearsals at a TV studio the song is finally finished, “Carrie Anne” hits #3 in the U.K. Buy June the 25th 1969the group records “He ain’t heavy, he’s my brother” with Elton John on piano, by 1970 that song hits U.S. # 7 and sells a million copies.
On September of 1972 their  album “Distant Light” makes U.S. #21 and the song “Long cool woman in a black dress”, a Creedence Clearwater Revival-styled is released as a single and hits #2 and earns the Hollies another gold disc for over a million copies sold.
By August of 1974 “The air that i breath” hits U.S. # 6 and becomes another million seller, collecting yet another gold disc. But then just like a lot of musical groups, the Hollies also suffered their part downfall as they were ripped off by their manager Michael Cohen and the Hollies were nearly bankrupt. Although there is very little scandal in the Hollies biography and people would think that there is nothing worth while talking about, Alllan Clarke really had a very serious drinking problem and went into rehab in 1979.
We’ll find out how a 19 year old Jewish kid who had written already 3 songs for the Yardbirds, came up with a hit song for the Hollies.
Find out more on the “Hollies” as we feature them as Artist of the Month on KWMC 1490 AM ‘Classic Hits Station” and the Little Red Rooster Show. And of course all information and known and unknown facts about the artist of the month are by Wendy Johnson and all shows are entirely produced and managed by Javier Martinez Sr.

Movie times are looking so much better and it looks like it’s about time to start heading back and enjoying everything there is to enjoy At The Movies.
First, YES, There are quite a bit of New Movies being released these days and it would seen there are a good number of New Movies coming in the near future too.
From our friends at Twisted Pictures, SPIRAL: FROM THE BOOK OF SAW.
“A criminal mastermind unleashes a twisted form of justice in this and terrifying chapter from the book of Saw.
Working in the shadow of his father, an esteemed police veteran (Samuel L. Jackson), brash Detective Ezekiel “Zeke” Banks (Chris Rock) and his rookie partner (Max Minghella) take charge of a grisly investigation into murders that are eerily reminiscent of the city’s gruesome past.
Unwittingly entrapped in a deepening mystery, Zeke finds himself at the center of the killer’s morbid game.”
This Film is RATED: R and RUNS: 1Hr 33 mins
NEXT: Angelina Jolie is back in a New Action Mystery, Thriller.
THOSE WHO WISH ME DEAD from Bron Studios in association with Creative Wealth Media Finance and Film Rites.
“ A smoke jumper (Jolie) and a traumatized boy fight for their lives as two relentless assassins pursue them through a raging fire in the Montana wilderness.”
This Film is RATED: R and RUNS: 1 Hr :40mins
AND: Let’s not forget, ARMY OF THE DEAD. From The Stone Quarry.
“From filmmaker Zack Snyder (300, Zack Snyder’s Justice League), ARMY OF THE DEAD takes place following a zombie outbreak that has left Las Vegas in ruins and walled off from the rest of the world. When Scott Ward (Dave Bautista), a displaced Vegas local, former zombie war hero who’s now flipping burgers on the outskirts of the town he now calls home, is approached by casino boss Bly Tanaka (Hiroyuki Sanada), with the ultimate proposition: Break into the zombie-infested quarantine zone to retrieve $200 million sitting in a vault beneath the strip before the city is nuked by the government in 32 hours.” Not to worry, there’s a lot more twists to the story as well.
This Film is RATED: R and RUNS: 2 Hours and :28 mins
Time to duck into your nearest theather and into a New Adventure AT THE MOVIES.

The criminal justice system is perceived as a punitive dead end that offers little hope to the person arrested or criminally charged. Even when the offense is a misdemeanor or, in particular, a DWI.
But that narrative has changed in Val Verde County.
The Val Verde County DWI Specialty Court helps those who find themselves in a DWI situation. The specialty court is a state-funded program — through a grant from the governor’s office — that provides services to Val Verde County residents who could be or who are, in the criminal justice system due to a DWI.
“The difficulty is you’re dealing with individuals that have issues — not all of them — with alcohol and, or, drugs,” said Val Verde County Court at Law Judge Sergio Gonzalez. “Everything we do, it’s a team approach. “Everything we do is evidenced based…means that it’s worked before and it’s all data-driven…the percentages and the figures that have come out of this data is reflective that it’s an approach that works.”
The DWI specialty court team includes Gonzalez, a defense attorney, a prosecutor, an assigned probation officer, a licensed professional counselor, a coordinator and a case manager.
DWI offenders can enter the specialty court program as participants after an arrest and prior to charges being filed, (pre-adjudicative) or after charges, have been filed (post-adjudicative). They’re referred to the DWI court by a magistrate or justice of the peace. Gonzalez said the specialty court runs parallel to the criminal case where it monitors the person, performs risk assessments via urine analysis or swabs to detect specific levels of alcohol or drugs, and furnishes counseling. The court meets every two weeks and is well-equipped with updated information relevant to program participants.
“It’s worked out pretty good and provided a lot of services that typically you would never have for individuals that were in the criminal justice system for DWI,” he said.
The Val Verde County Specialty Court began in 2015 and is funded annually by the grant. Initially, 10-20 participants were in the court program, and now there are 47 with the total amount capped at 50 by the state. The court requires yearly authorization from the commissioners court to apply for the grant.
People who don’t reside in Val Verde County or have been arrested for drug-related or violent crimes are not eligible for the specialty court program. Also, potential participants are denied entry into the program if the team decides not to accept them after carefully evaluating two initial assessments that they’re required to undergo.
Another aspect of DWI circumstances is the suspension of a driver’s license. Anyone in Texas arrested for DWI will have their driver’s license suspended, Gonzalez said. The court encourages participants to get their license back as soon as possible. And it can help a participant recover normal license status.
“If we accept them into this program, we can write a letter to the justice of the peace and say, ‘Hey, this is what the program consists of, this is what we do. In lieu of this person successfully being a part of this program, are you willing to assist them? Either reducing their obligations to you, doing away with it altogether, as long as they successfully complete the program.’ And in some cases, they do,” he said.
Ultimately, the specialty court’s mission is to enhance public safety and reduce recidivism by offering to assist county residents who are program participants a chance to change their lives.
“We try and get their trust to let them know, ‘Hey, we’re here for you. We’re able to help you. Let us help you,’” Gonzalez said.

Cinco de Mayo, or the fifth of May, is a holiday that celebrates the date of the Mexican army’s May 5, 1862 victory over France at the Battle of Puebla during the Franco-Mexican War. The day, which falls on Wednesday, May 5 in 2021, is also known as Battle of Puebla Day. While it is a relatively minor holiday in Mexico, in the United States, Cinco de Mayo has evolved into a commemoration of Mexican culture and heritage, particularly in areas with large Mexican-American populations.

Cinco de Mayo History
Cinco de Mayo is not Mexican Independence Day, a popular misconception. Instead, it commemorates a single battle. In 1861, Benito Juárez—a lawyer and member of the indigenous Zapotec tribe—was elected president of Mexico. At the time, the country was in financial ruin after years of internal strife, and the new president was forced to default on debt payments to European governments.
In response, France, Britain and Spain sent naval forces to Veracruz, Mexico, demanding repayment. Britain and Spain negotiated with Mexico and withdrew their forces.
France, however, ruled by Napoleon III, decided to use the opportunity to carve an empire out of Mexican territory. Late in 1861, a well-armed French fleet stormed Veracruz, landing a large force of troops and driving President Juárez and his government into retreat.

The Battle of Puebla
Certain that success would come swiftly, 6,000 French troops under General Charles Latrille de Lorencez set out to attack Puebla de Los Angeles, a small town in east-central Mexico. From his new headquarters in the north, Juárez rounded up a ragtag force of 2,000 loyal men—many of them either indigenous Mexicans or of mixed ancestry—and sent them to Puebla.
The vastly outnumbered and poorly supplied Mexicans, led by Texas-born General Ignacio Zaragoza, fortified the town and prepared for the French assault. On May 5, 1862, Lorencez gathered his army—supported by heavy artillery—before the city of Puebla and led an assault.

How Long Did the Battle of Puebla Last?
The battle lasted from daybreak to early evening, and when the French finally retreated they had lost nearly 500 soldiers. Fewer than 100 Mexicans had been killed in the clash.
Although not a major strategic win in the overall war against the French, Zaragoza’s success at the Battle of Puebla on May 5 represented a great symbolic victory for the Mexican government and bolstered the resistance movement. In 1867—thanks in part to military support and political pressure from the United States, which was finally in a position to aid its besieged neighbor after the end of the Civil War—France finally withdrew.
The same year, Austrian Archduke Ferdinand Maximilian, who had been installed as emperor of Mexico in 1864 by Napoleon, was captured and executed by Juárez’s forces. Puebla de Los Angeles was renamed for General Zaragoza, who died of typhoid fever months after his historic triumph there.

Par a poder adentrarnos en reflexión sobre la Santísima Virgen María, vale la pena que nos cuestionemos:
1. ¿Qué Significa su nombre? En egipcio, puede significar “bella” o “amada”; en hebreo “exaltada” o “glorificada”. 
2.  ¿Cuál es la fecha de su nacimiento? La fecha del 8 de septiembre es convencional. Fue fijada por el papa Sergio I en el siglo V. se puede calcular que María nació entre los años 18-16 antes de Cristo.
3. ¿Por qué podemos acudir a la Virgen para que interceda por nosotros? En las bodas de Caná de Galilea, la Virgen que fue invitada a la fiesta, al ver que los novios estaban en apuros le pide al Señor que los auxilie: “Por aquel tiempo se celebraba una boda en Caná de Galilea, cerca de Nazaret, y estaba allí la madre de Jesús. Fue invitado también a la boda Jesús con sus discípulos. Y, como faltara el vino, le dice su madre a Jesús: «No tienen vino». Jesús le responde: «Mujer, ¿qué nos va a mí y a ti? Todavía no ha llegado mi hora». Dice su madre a los sirvientes: «Haced lo que él os diga»”. (Jn 2, 1-5).
En el camino al Calvario La Virgen acompaña a Jesús y lo ve sufrir por amor a la humanidad y ella sufre y recuerda la profecía de Simeón: “¡y a ti misma una espada te atravesará el alma!” (Lc 2, 34).  Y en la cruz, Jesús le dijo a su Madre: “Mujer, ahí tienes a tu hijo, hijo, ahí tienes a tu madre (Jn 19, 26-27). Desde aquella hora, afirma el apóstol, el discípulo la recibió en su casa. Por ello, la Virgen María también es Madre de todos los cristianos y como buena madre está pendiente de nuestras necesidades, intercede por nosotros y nos auxilia en todas nuestras tribulaciones.
El 7 de octubre del año 1571 los turcos quieren invadir a Europa y los cristianos invocando el auxilio maternal de la Santísima Virgen María consiguen su protección y vencen, aunque se encontraban en gran desventaja al frente de sus enemigos, pero son amparados por la Virgen y el Papa Pio V consagra ese día a nuestra Señora del Rosario.
No podemos desconocer que los cristianos sabemos claramente que, en nuestras necesidades y angustias, podemos acudir sin dudas a la Madre del Señor y en ella tenemos una intercesora y auxiliadora en nuestras angustias y necesidades.
4. ¿Qué retos y desafíos tiene la humanidad de nuestro tiempo? La realidad de los hombres y mujeres de este momento histórico es muy difícil y compleja y sin duda necesitamos que la Santísima Virgen María nos ayude. Hoy más que nunca se requiere que la Virgen nos defienda de los virus del alma que quieren perdernos y arrasar nuestra salvación, la fe, los valores, los principios cristianos, la vida familiar, social y eclesial.
También necesitamos que la Santísima Virgen María nos auxilie en este momento de la pandemia, para que el covid 19 no siga doblegando a la humanidad y para que los que se aprovechan del dolor y de las dificultades de los más vulnerables no puedan realizar sus planes egoístas de imponer sus ideologías y sus sistemas económicos y políticos para saciar su sed de dominio y manipulación de la sociedad.
Acudimos a la poderosa intercesión de la madre de Dios y madre nuestra para pedirle que, así como en otros tiempos se acercó a algunos lugares y situaciones concretas en que los creyentes pasaban por serias dificultades e imploraron su auxilio, también hoy venga a nosotros prodigándonos el amor, la misericordia y la gracia que nos trae de parte del Señor.  Santísima Virgen, auxilio de los cristianos, ruega a Dios por nosotros y presérvanos de los virus del cuerpo y del alma. Amén.   Dios los bendiga, Sady Pbro.

Las Vegas Nevada. The jewel of the dessert. The city of lights that most days just never seemed to sleep until this horrible pandemic that paralyzed it and so many more vacation destinations around the country and around the world.
Now, as more and more people get Vaccinated, lots of folks are starting to feel a little bit safer in going out. Many people are feeling a lost easier about gathering with family and close friends and some are even venturing out into the country again.
We were in Las Vegas the second week in March and even though there was a cold front moving through you could tell more and more people were starting to move around the city. Still, there were many places that remained closed and many others that were just being overwhelmed in trying to deal with the growing numbers of tourists without the full staff they had before the covid crisis.
People trying to catch and Uber or Lyft were having to wait 30 minutes to an hour for their ride share. Not a common thing in Las Vegas when before you could get one withing 5 or 10 minutes.
Since then, Millions more have got their vaccines and the crowds in Las Vegas have exploded in just over a month. Check out the photos provided in our article and if your one of those folks that likes to visit Las Vegas every now and then check out our website at www.TheLasVegas411.com for tons of current video and photos from Las Vegas.
Just keep in mind that traveling still requires a mask on the plane and most public transportation. Make sure you have carry an approved “Travel Size” container of Hand Sanitizer or Antibacterial hand wipes so you can keep yourself as safe as possible from public germs. Remember to wash your hands often as well.
You’ll also want to keep in mind that no matter where you go to right now, staff at many places is still below full capacity so service may be a bit slower than you expect.
By the way, we’ll be back in Las Vegas this month so we’ll have lost more updated information for you next month and don’t forget to go to www.TheLasVegas411.com for the very latest video of the current state of Las Vegas.Happy Traveling. Be Safe and GOD Speed.

LHOWDY
I started doing electrical work bac in 1966. In 1967 I got my journeyman license and in 1969 I got my master license.
I started my own company in June of 1969 Macs Electric.
By 1974 I was doing so much business it was a miracle from god. I just did not know how to give thanks to the lord.
I had three trucks six employees and my wife Barbara took all the messages and collected all the money.
I drove a new pickup, Barbara drove a yellow Buick Rivera.
During that time, I cosigned a note for all my five brothers and sisters and every one of them left me hanging so to maintain my credit I had to
Pay all five of them off so much a month which took a lot of my income.
I got a job rewiring a motel that a captain from the base bought and hired my company to rewire it.
Now during that time, I was playing music every weekend and on special occasions.
One day while we were working the captain came up to me and said Freddie I have been to your dances and listen to you sing and my question is why haven’t you recorded any records.
I explained my problem to him and said I just don’t have enough money left to pay to go to a recording studio and record.
How much would it take to record two records a side and b side. I told him a thousand dollars. He said I will get you the thousand dollars with some conditions.
First you must do it as soon as possible and you must give me the rights to the song you wrote called Living in the past. You must pay me back the money one hundred a month. The last request is that I want to be in the studio when you record. Which turned out to be a big hassle.
I agreed to all of his request and called Joey Records in San Antonio and set up a recording date.
I am not going to talk about what happened in the studio except to say the captain tried to take over the recording session and only stopped when the owner of the studio told him shut up and sit down or get the hell out, I used my regular band as musicians instead of hiring studio mus1c1ans.
When it was received by the public the b side was an instant hit mostly because it was in English and Spanish
After about a week it was number one in this area and stayed number one for six weeks.
I started getting more and more jobs to go and play music.
One Saturday morning Barbara and I went to the Derby Cafe located on Ave F and Ninth Street. As we walked in, I saw a couple of men sitting at a table. I noticed when we sat down and ordered breakfast, people would stop by the table and talk about my work but mostly my music.
They would say how much they enjoyed my singing and how well the record was doing. My dad told me long ago treat people the way you want them to treat you. Because of that fact I always listened to what they had to say.
After we had eaten, we talked a while longer than we got up to leave, I noticed two men got up too. I didn’t pay any attention to them and we got in the car and drove home. Now we lived on Valente Lane off of Nicholson Street and there was only one way in and one was out.
Barbara said someone is following us. When we got to the house we went inside and Barbara went to the back of the house.
All of a sudden, the door flew open and two men ran in, it was the two from the cafe. They started screaming give us your money and no one
will get hurt. One had a hunting knife and the other what looked like a straight razor.
About that time Barbara came back in the room and she was carrying a twelve-gauge pump shot gun. She told them you got 15 seconds to get out or you will die here, they took off running. Barbara followed them outside and shot up in the air but they were gone.
We did not report it but I learned a lesson, when you go into your house lock the door. As my friend Tom says keep the faith and just continue to enjoy it while you can. Keep the faith and good times will come again just wait and see, good times will come again in sunny Del Rio Texas, My home town. Thanks to Victor Cirilo and the Val Verde County Library.

Comisionado Juan Carlos Vázquez y miembro de la mesa directiva el banco de alimentos de Laredo Texas informó que sólo los primeros tres meses de este año se logró distribuir en Val Verde 4.5 millones de dólares en alimentos a las familias que se han visto afectadas por el coronavirus y durante la tormenta invernal.
En Los Cuatro precintos de Valverde también en Comstock se logró destruir 2.6 millones de libras de comida la cual cada semana era trasladada por el personal del Condado desde Laredo Texas hasta esta frontera, la comida era distribuida entre los comisionados y también a Iglesias para que ayudarán a familias necesitadas.
Asimismo el comisionado Juan Carlos Vázquez del precinto 2 informó que en estos tres meses se logró registrar que sí ayudó a 15 mil familias esto debido a que se incrementó el número de distribuciones de que se están haciendo cada semana para ayudar a Quiénes se han visto afectados por la pandemia y también debido a la tormenta invernal que causó que está frontera al igual que muchas ciudades en todo el estado permanecieron sin energía eléctrica durante 5 días.
El proyecto es patrocinado por el Texas Department Of Agriculture con fondos del U.S Department of Housing and Urban Development a través del Community Development Block Grant Program, y el trabajo Fue iniciado por el personal del precinto 2 bajo la supervisión del comisionado Juan Carlos Vázquez.
Se estuvo instalando tubería de 8 pulgadas para que los residentes de esta área ahora pudieran tener agua potable que es proporcionada por el municipio ya que la planta tratadora de agua cuenta con la capacidad de abastecer la residente de Val Verde.
Asimismo el comisionado Juan Carlos Vázquez al igual que el juez del Condado Lewis Jones y el resto de los comisionados están luchando para proteger a la base aérea laughlin para que no se vea afectada por proyectos como los campos eólicos mismos que afectarían el entrenamiento de los pilotos locales.
Este ha sido una de las prioridades del Comisionado Juan Carlos Vázquez y al resto de las autoridades del condado para cuidar a las familias de la base,  ya que se ha logrado evitar Qué compañías privadas hagan proyectos los cuales comprometan los vuelos de práctica ya esto podría causar el cierre de esta base militar.

Warmer weather is here and us Texans like things Hot anyway. Not long ago I discovered an amazing little snack that is easy to make and relatively healthy.
I’m talking about the Jalapeno Cheese Squares.
The Keto recipe is known by many names, including cheesy jalapeno egg squares, jalapeno egg bites, and Mexican egg casserole.
Simple to make the recipe requires about 30 minutes which makes it an excellent recipe when you’re running low on time. So, you ready? Let’s Get’er Done..

Here’s what we’re going to need,

This Recipe will make
a Total of 12 servings.
Prep Time – 5 minutes
Cooking Time – 30 minutes
• 4 cups cheddar cheese (shredded)
• 4 eggs
• 1/4 cup canned jalapenos (diced)
• 1/4 cup onions (diced)

How to Prepare Low-carb Jalapeno Cheese Squares

1 – Spray a baking dish, 8×8 inch or some other, with non-stick cooking spray and preheat the oven to 350°F.

2 – Take a bowl and add all the ingredients to it. Mix thoroughly until you get a smooth mixture.

3 – Add the mixture to the baking dish.

4 – Bake the mixture for about 30 minutes or up until jalapeno turns light golden brown on the top.

5 – Serve hot and enjoy!

Happy Healthy Eating !