UT System chancellor Francisco Cigarroa threw down the gauntlet. Buzz Adams and the KLAQ Morning Show are happy to pick it up. And so we issue the challenge for those headed to the big fight tonight: show us just what you think of Dr. Cigarroa's beer ban. Send us non-incriminating pictures of what hooch you successfully snuck into the Sun Bowl and, if possible, how you did it!
Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr., trainer Freddie Roach is in the middle of it all these days, and loving every minute. He was ringside for the unbelievable Manny Pacquiao decision, but we chose to look ahead -- and talk about Roach's life after HBO's "24/7".
Reflecting some of boxing's brightest lights, El Paso's bling sparkled that much brighter Wednesday.
The Plaza Theater's organ belted out old time movie music as the grand old theater itself provided an artistic backdrop to what is usually a testosterone-drenched affair -- a boxing press conference
Under pressure, UT System Chancellor, Dr. Francisco Cigarroa, allowed the Chavez-Lee championship fight to go on in the Sun Bowl, but oddly banned the sale of beer in the stadium. If the threat of violence from the cartels was real, just what does Dr. Cigarroa think banning beer will do to stop them?
Reflecting some of boxing's brightest lights, El Paso's bling sparkled that much brighter Wednesday.
The Plaza Theater's organ belted out old time movie music as the grand old theater itself provided an artistic backdrop to what is usually a testosterone-drenched affair -- a boxing press conference
April 30, 2012 The University of Texas Chancellor has reversed his earlier decision and now the Julio Cesar Chavez HBO fight will go on at the Sun Bowl. We did a song parody last week, which you can hear at the bottom of this post.
Top Rank Inc. CEO Bob Arum came to town yesterday to promote the big June 16th middleweight championship fight between Mexican champion Julio Cesar Chavez, Jr. and Irish contender Andy Lee. Except that, according to Arum, the University of Texas System nixed the Sun Bowl as the venue about an hour before his press conference. Or did they...?
These kids rocked! All five of our finalists made it to the station to show us their Monster Truck Announcer routines, and all five did a great job! For their efforts, KLAQ and the Monster Jam gang gave them $20 game programs, monster truck plush toys, checkered flags and FOUR TICKETS EACH to the big show this...well, you know the rest.
December 20, 2011 On New Year's Eve I, Bill Clinton, will be in El Paso, Texas at the Sun Bowl. Why, you may ask? Am I a fan of Georgia Tech? No. Did I ever attend Utah? Not on your life! In fact, I am a lifelong Arkansas Razorback fan (Sooooweee!) and I have zero interest in the two teams playing at the Sun Bowl. No, I am much more interested in what's being planned for the halftime show.
December 15, 2011 This is the creation of one of our listeners, Gabriel. He gave me permission to post the concept and he says he's actually going to get some printed up for his friends. What do you think? If he sold these would any of you buy them?
Click on the JUMP, below, to see the whole shirt
Our friends from Fuzzy Red Panda Productions are busy working up the big intro video you'll see in the Sun Bowl next season before Mike Price waves that pickaxe and comes down those steps. Bonus is, they have running commentary underneath along with the "real" pics and vid they're using, taking us through how to make a first-rate video. Looking forward to this!
"...If Hansmire thought this game could play in Texas cities east of here -- heck, if he thought it could ever out-grow El Paso -- all he has to do is look at those Alamodome snapshots..."
