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Interview with Friday Lowrey, 2019.
No full textFriday Lowrey shares her perceptions of the city as a long time resident of San Antonio. She speaks about her experiences as a stay at home mother and homeschooler. She talks about what makes San Antonio home and why she continues to reside here
Shawn Sahm Interview
No full textThis oral history interview was conducted by Gregory Peek as part of The Joe Anthony Project. Summary of the interview by Gregory Peek: "Shawn Sahm is a musician from San Antonio, Texas and is the eldest son of Doug Sahm (of Sir Douglas Quintet and Texas Tornadoes fame). Shawn talks about the influence of his father and musical upbringing. Talks about how Joe Anthony helped his father build up his musical reputation in San Antonio. Joe Anthony had the Harlem label which pressed one of Doug Sahm’s early record singles. Talks about how Joe Anthony helped to promote his local band from the early 1980s, Prezence. He remembers that Joe Anthony and KMAC-KISS played a lot of stuff on the radio you wouldn’t normally hear. Stuff that was darker and more disturbed in its tone and tenor. Comments on how Joe Anthony and Lou Roney had the freedom to make choices and played new music. Bands like Blue Oyster Cult, Tesla, Ted Nugent, and Metallica were all big in San Antonio because of KMAC-KISS and his band opened for several of them. San Antonio was an important stop on the hard rock and heavy-metal tour circuit. Concert promoters and record labels knew that if the band did well in San Antonio it likely could find an audience elsewhere. Talks about the change in music from hair metal and glam rock to grunge and alternative rock.
Handmade Folk Grave Markers: Holy Cross Cemetery, D'Hanis, Texas
No full textThis photograph is a part of the Kent Rush Folk Markers and Cemeteries Photograph Collection. All inscriptions are transcribed as they originally appear on the headstone, including all variations of spellings, misspellings, and alternating letter cases. Each headstone has its own variation of construction and decoration which are noted in the description. To view full photograph collection, please make an appointment at the UTSA Special Collections Reading Room.
Inscription: "Las n Sonma G del narines Fallecio el dia de Dbre de 1927 a la edad de 30 anos".
Construction: Cast.
Gravestone Marker Type: Single Upright/Curbing
Interview with Mike Levine, 2019.
No full textThis oral history interview was conducted by Gregory Peek as part of The Joe Anthony Project. Summary of the interview by Gregory Peek: "Mike Levine is the bassist and keyboardist for the rock band Triumph. Formed in 1975, Triumph are a Canadian hard and progressive rock band from the Toronto suburb of Mississauga, Ontario. The band’s 1976 self-titled debut, particularly the final track “Blinding Light Show/Moonchild,” grew a passionate San Antonio fan base thanks to repeated play by DJs Joe Anthony and Lou Roney. The band’s first San Antonio tour date came in 1977 for a concert promoted by Joe Miller’s Jam Productions. Triumph filled in as headliner after a last-minute cancellation by Sammy Hagar. Mike Levine credits that show as a turning point for the band’s later success in the United States.
Handmade Folk Grave Markers
No full textThis photograph is a part of the Kent Rush Folk Markers and Cemeteries Photograph Collection. All inscriptions are transcribed as they originally appear on the headstone, including all variations of spellings, misspellings, and alternating letter cases. Each headstone has its own variation of construction and decoration which are noted in the description. To view full photograph collection, please make an appointment at the UTSA Special Collections Reading Room.
Inscription: "Las n Sonma G del narines Fallecio el dia de Dbre de 1927 a la edad de 30 anos".
Construction: Cast.
Gravestone Marker Type: Single Upright/Curbing
Brian Kendall Interview
No full textThis oral history interview was conducted by Gregory Peek as part of The Joe Anthony Project. Summary of the interview by Gregory Peek: "Brian Kendall was a long time DJ and radio personality in San Antonio, Texas, working at 99.5 KISS FM in 104.5 KZEP FM. While attending University in San Marcos encountered Joe Anthony on KISS FM which had a strong enough signal to reach him. He also worked as a DJ at a San Antonio rock ‘n’ roll nightclub called Sneakers which is where he first caught the attention of Joe Anthony talking on the club microphone. Recognizes Lou Roney as an important partner alongside Joe Anthony and elevating the profile of the station. Talks about the role that KISS FM played in the social and cultural life of the community. Includes a discussion of the changes imposed on the radio business by the 1996 Telecommunications Act. He doesn’t think those changes were particularly beneficial to either radio as an industry or the listeners. Considers the age of Joe Anthony and Lou Roney as a Golden age of broadcast radio. This is the very first interview conducted for the research project.
17 of 22 - Floor Plans - Mess Hall and Boiler Room - Camp Drawings
No full textDrawing includes the floor plans for the mess hall and boiler room at the Crystal City internment camp. Original blueprints provided by the National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Handmade Folk Grave Markers: Chamberlain Cemetery, Kingsville, Texas
No full textThis photograph is a part of the Kent Rush Folk Markers and Cemeteries Photograph Collection. All inscriptions are transcribed as they originally appear on the headstone, including all variations of spellings, misspellings, and alternating letter cases. Each headstone has its own variation of construction and decoration which are noted in the description. To view full photograph collection, please make an appointment at the UTSA Special Collections Reading Room.
Construction: Sculpted.
Gravestone Marker Type: Single Upright.
Decoration: Religious object, seashells and ceramic
Handmade Folk Grave Markers: Chamberlain Cemetery, Kingsville, Texas
No full textThis photograph is a part of the Kent Rush Folk Markers and Cemeteries Photograph Collection. All inscriptions are transcribed as they originally appear on the headstone, including all variations of spellings, misspellings, and alternating letter cases. Each headstone has its own variation of construction and decoration which are noted in the description. To view full photograph collection, please make an appointment at the UTSA Special Collections Reading Room.
Construction: Cast.
Decoration: Stamped cross and designs
Jack Orbin Interview
No full textThis oral history interview was conducted by Gregory Peek as part of The Joe Anthony Project. Summary of the interview by Gregory Peek: "Jack Orbin is the owner and president of Stones City Attractions which is a San Antonio based concert firm that has been in business since the 1970s. Jack is a graduate of the University of Texas at Austin with a business management degree and a background in social and antiwar activism drawn out of his experience with the Vietnam War. He found a market niche in promoting small and medium-sized concerts from up-and-coming acts, which were not covered by the large national concert firms. Talks about his impression of Joe Anthony Lou Roney, credits their success to the hyper local focus they had on their radio audiences. They successfully found audiences that San Antonio wanted to hear, and Jack and his team worked to bring those artists and bands to stages in San Antonio and all throughout Texas. Discusses working with facilities managers, police and security, San Antonio City Council, and other civic entities in trying to organize shows. Remarks that a lot of planning and detail went into making sure the concert was a safe and smooth-running affair. Talks about efforts to combat censorship especially in the 1980s from groups like Parents Against Subliminal Seduction (PAS S) and the Parents Music Resource Center (PMR C). He discusses changes in the concert promotion business the emergence of SFX, Ticketmaster, Live Nation, etc. Orbin however decided to maintain his independence even if it meant losing part of his market share.