Texas Tornados was a Tejano band and its music was a fusion of rock, country and various Mexican styles. The initial combination of these musicians happened almost by chance at a concert performance of a mutual acquaintance. After Freddy Fender, Flaco Jiménez, Kevin West, Augie Meyers, Jorge “Pac-MAN” Diaz, and Doug Sahm performed in front of a San Francisco audience, they all knew the genuine bond they felt in their music could probably be taken to another level. After they initially performed as the Tex-Mex Revue, they took the title Texas Tornados, after Sahm’s song and album of that name.

Another account of the group’s birth says they formed when record company executives looking to cash in on regional music sales approached Sahm and Meyers around 1990, and they brought in longtime friends and collaborators Fender and Jiménez. Sahm had released albums under the name Texas Tornados as early as the 1970s, some featuring Fender or Meyers. Jiménez and Meyers played on Sahm’s Atlantic Records debut in 1971. As Fender once said “You’ve heard of New Kids on the Block?, we’re the Old Guys in the Street”.

Individually, this quartet has had major success. San Benito-native Freddy Fender was a cross-over success story around the world with hits like “Before the Next Teardrop Falls” and “Wasted Days and Wasted Nights“.

Flaco Jiménez has played with acts ranging from the Rolling Stones to Dwight Yoakam. He also is known as the “Father of Conjunto Music” (Flaco plays the Conjunto accordion).

Augie Meyers has shared the stage with the likes of The Allman Brothers Band and Bob Dylan. He’s also a member of the Texas Music Hall of Fame. Doug Sahm and Augie Meyers were both members of the 1960s pop-rock band the Sir Douglas Quintet, with hits such as “She’s About a Mover” and “Mendocino” to their credit. Sahm, Meyers and Jiménez are from the San Antonio area.

The band’s 1990 debut was recorded in both English and Spanish versions. The Texas Tornados were asked to perform all over the world at places like the Presidential Inauguration of Bill Clinton, the Montreaux Jazz Festival, as well as regular appearances at Farm Aid and the Houston Livestock and Rodeo Show.

Among their other albums is Live From The Limo, this was the last album to be recorded that featured the complete lineup, as Sahm died in 1999, the year of its release. Fender, who had health problems in later years, died in 2006. Their 2005 Live from Austin album was a recording of a 1990 performance on the TV series Austin City Limits.

People sometimes refer to their lyrics as Spanglish because of the mixture of English and Spanish in the same song, in addition to pronouncing the Spanish lyrics in an American accent, which is evident in their hit, “(Hey Baby) Que Paso”. An example is the lyric: “Don’t you know I love you / and my corazón is real?“, where the word corazón (Spanish for “heart”) is improperly pronounced /ˌkɔrəˈsoʊn/, with an obvious American accent, instead of [koɾaˈson]. The band’s self-titled debut album was offered in Spanish and English-language versions.

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I am currently watching the 25th Anniversary Rock & Roll Hall of Fame Concert and it is truly something that is just out of this world.
I had heard a couple of months ago on Howard Stern where they were going over the concert and all of the performers and just to think of the lineup that they were talking about, just made me wish that I was there in person being the music junkie that I am.
But now thanks to HBO they are rebroadcasting the concert and let me tell you WOW…is this an All-Star lineup…They have U2 on stage right now, which are just amazing in concert where I went to go see them earlier this year in Norman, OK…man did they put on a show, and their opening act The Black Eyed Peas were out of this world with an onstage presence that is extraordinary.
Currently, U2 just finished bringing up Bruce Springsteen to sing With or Without You. Then right after that they go straight into a song with Black Eyed Peas, U2 and Mick Jagger on vocals. I have never seen the Rolling Stones live but I can only imagine that their concerts are pretty cool to experience.
Later after U2, they are bringing up Bruce Springsteen and the legendary E Street Band playing all of their best tunes, which I can say I have seen in Philly earlier this year with my buddy Marc Accetta. To see Bruce Springsteen live in itself was an event that I had always wanted to experience but then to see him amongst East Coasters it was that much more of an experience. He has singing with him Crosby Stills, John Forgerty and many others…wow, I am so glad that I am seeing this concert and definitely recommend it for anyone out there that is a music fan. If you happened to be at this event please comment and let me know what was your favorite part of the show….

I admit, I was and partially still am a fan of “Saved by the Bell”, however doesn’t sound like Screech is so much a fan anymore. LOL.  Yesterday morning, I was listening to Howard Stern on my sirius and they had Screech on…better known to his family as Dustin Diamond.   I picked up the interview halfway but soon figured that Screech is definitely making no apparent friends by releasing his book that apparently tells all from the cast of Saved by the Bell.

Howard was allowing some callers to call in and comment and ask questions to poor ol Screech, which was a bit sluggish to answer and sometimes just stayed quiet, not sure if it was that he was overwhelmed with the negative publicity he was getting in return, or the nasty comments that some of the callers were giving him, but all in all it was great to hear Screech try to defend himself. 

Apparently he makes claims of Mario Lopez, hooking up with several of the female casts members including some of the special guests that they had throughout the show, at which Howard commented…well that’s kinda cool. Way to go Mario. LOL.  The bottom line that Howard and the gang summed up is that Dustin Diamond, aka Screech is now for some reason looking at his fellow ex-costars and seeing how they have gone on to bigger and better things and he’s just not that high in demand.  So he’s released a book in the hopes to stir up some publicity and generate some money in his pocket.  Anyways not that its super important just thought I’d write and include a brief article I found on FOX Entertainment…Enjoy!!!

Just wanted to write a quick invitation to kick off the weekend.  As many of you know and have seen, we have launched a brand new site for Marc Accetta, www.MarcAccetta.com which includes an amazing easier to use layout, not to mention all free content.  Alot of sites out there give you a little bit of teasers here and there but then expect you pay for the rest of the information.  Not at our site, Marc is giving you everything including Video blogs and written blogs for free.  You have your own site where you can get amazing Personal growth and development training at your fingertips.  Whether you are new to the personal growth arena or you are a experienced veteran, MarcAccetta.com is a site that is easy to navigate through and accessible for people of all ages. 

We have just launched our brand new Marc Accetta Newletter which has already gotten amazing positive feedback from it’s subscribers….here is a brief description of our Newsletter.

“All of our newsletters are written exclusively by Marc. While many other success coaches see their newsletters as an afterthought, often delegating it to their subordinates, Marc uses some of his very best teaching content in his newsletters. Although becoming to be a member of the site is free, the fact that people have to register for it proves to him that this is a more serious group. Knowing that, he gives you key information that is not released on the website, or in some cases he previews exciting new information for you before everyone else receives it on the site. In addition, you will receive special discounts on select live training events.

The newsletter will include exclusive audio (MP3) files, video teaching modules, and written blogs, as well as photos and many other surprises. Marc wants to keep his core members constantly fed with valuable information. As Zig Zigler says, motivation does not last, so like bathing, it is something that is recommended daily. Marc will use his unequaled creativity to give you a constant flow of new and exciting information that will motivate, educate and entertain you on a regular basis.”

Do not delay, follow this link and register yourself, a friend, family member to recieve the best of what the personal growth arena has to offer.  Do yourself a favor and click on the link below and begin creating the life you deserve!

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What fears do you face on a dailly basis?  What anxiety seems to come back over and over in your life?  Don’t you think it’s time to take a step towards that fear, towards that anxiety and face it straight on.  Here in this video Marc Accetta, Personal Success Coach, speaks to those people that are just surviving those people that at the beginning of 2009 were thinking it would be the worst economic time of their life.  For most individuals things didn’t get as bad as they thought but they simply settled for what life was offering them, they weren’t doing anything out of the ordinary and they weren’t getting anything out of the ordinary.  There’s still time left in 2009 to make it the best year of your life!  Don’t sit back and settle and watch others make 2009 their best year ever…step up and create a dynasty from your life.

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Well here we are just a couple of days after my 32^nd birthday and man oh man, has it been an exciting past couple of days.  It all started off on the right foot when we were out in New Jersey for a WorldVentures Acceleration Training, which it’s always awesome to visit the east coast and just get to see the sites, eat the food and people watch.  At this training it was awesome because it was the first time that Ex-NFL Denver Bronco Gerald Willhite took the stage.  And to say that he delivered is an understatement…he is one of the most powerful trainers that WorldVentures has.  He concluded his speaking on Sunday with a ride down memory lane allowing everyone to see some of his high light reels from when he played for the Denver Bronco’s and man this guy is ruthless on the field.  Also we got an invitation to go and eat at Tribeca Grill which is owned by Robert DeNiro.   WOW is that place good, nestled within the Greenwich Village and only blocks down from Ground Zero, it was truly an East Coast Treat.  From there we headed to the opposite side of the US out to Burbank, California for our 2nd Acceleration Training headed by Marc Accetta, featuring Kari Schneider, Byron Schrag and Troy Brown.  This team of trainers just kept on setting the bar higher and higher and for anyone in attendance can definitely tell you, if you missed Burbank, YOU HONESTLY MISSED OUT ON SOME GREAT INFORMATION.  Each one of these WorldVentures Acceleration Trainings offer amazing building tools for people that are either starting off their business or are networking veterans.  Don’t miss May in Kansas City!

As many of you know, I work directly with Marc Accetta (www.MarcAccetta.com) and for the past couple of weeks we have been working diligently on giving his website a brand new facelift.  Not that the old site was not good because it was, but there were several details that we had wanted to update.  For instance, before we used to have a video section that members could log into and view personal growth videos that Marc Accetta would do, now we still have that section with all brand new videos and we’ve named it MarcTV, the great thing about this section is that it is completely and totally FREE for everyone to view and share with their friends.  With the technology of video sharing and posting, we’ve allowed all visitors to not only view all of the videos but also allow them to share them on Facebook, Myspace, YouTube and several other Social Networking sites that are out there.  We have had a lot of visitors and repeat visitors based on the fact that Marc Accetta  is one of the few Success Coaches out there that offers a FREE Personality Test that allows you to not only take the test online but then gives you your results immediately and allows you to go through and allow Marc Accetta himself to explain what each one of the personalities means and between updating the site and working on our normal Acceleration Trainings with WorldVentures to say that we had little time for play was an understatement.  Luckily we were able to get in a little bit of play.

Thanks to Mike Putman, President of Rovia, he invited me and my girlfriend to a weekend getaway to hang out in Vegas for the weekend, alongside his wife and our friend Robert Shultz. 

Monico & Melinda, Mike & Beth Putman, Robert & Anita Schultz

I am definitely no stranger to Las Vegas myself but hadn’t had an opportunity to stay or visit the Encore property until now and wow is this property in a category of its own.  Most properties throughout Las Vegas have the similar sections with their buffets, casino floors, pools, shops, etc. however, Encore is in a league of it’s own.  Right from the get go, we started having fun and some “Red Watson’s”, if you haven’t gotten a chance to try this drink…I definitely suggest you try it!  It was just another great time that we all had there in Las Vegas throughout the day and then into the evening as we went out to The Foundation Room at Mandalay Bay and finished off the night at XS Nightclub at the Encore.  The entire weekend was just a breath of fresh air, I don’t think I had been on a non-work related trip in about 3 years, Saturday included more of the same fun, gambling and site seeing that I hadn’t gotten a chance to do in a while.  That night we met up with friends from Las Vegas, Tim & Hali Gillin and Robert & Susan Sprauge which are recently became engaged so it was a semi-celebration of their engagement.  But we went out to Nobu for dinner which has some of the most amazing sushi I have ever had and finished off the night at PURE in Ceasar’s Palace.  My cousin which for some reason always manages to be in Las Vegas when I am there works for www.Tickets4AnyEvent.com  and was there for several shows taking care of clients and in return took care of us at PURE that night, we had a blast till about 8am and still managed to catch our flights out on Sunday.

Then it was back to Dallas for a quick trip before we headed out to Philadelphia to see Denis Leary, which I know some of you already know I had seen him earlier this year at his Rescue Me Comedy Tour here in Dallas,TX.  But being that it was going to be his last show of the year and also Marc and Kelly Accetta were going to be out in Philadelphia for business, I figured Me and Melinda would get tickets and fly out to meet them in the evening after their business affairs for some laughter.  Little did I know that I would have an opportunity to not only check out Denis Leary’s last show of the tour but also get to see Bruce Springsteen and eat a famous Philly Cheese steak from the famous Pat’s King of Steaks, (http://www.patskingofsteaks.com/index.html) all within a quick 2 day trip. 

I have always heard of how many fans Bruce Springsteen has out towards the East Coast and if I ever had the opportunity to go and see him in concert East Coast would be the place to do it.  Growing up I followed The Boss but not as hardcore as some people that know every word to every song.  Besides I knew all of the famous MTV songs, Glory Days, Dancing in the Dark, Born in the USA.  Not until I met and began to work with Marc Accetta that I started knowing a couple of other songs that I began to enjoy.  So when presented with the opportunity to see Bruce Springsteen out in Philly…I was so excited.  It’s so awesome to see that Marc not only talks the talk but also walks the walk.  Here I see him at several seminars telling individuals to Work Hard and Play Hard but never did I imagine that he would take time out of his business schedule to come down and take me to my first ever Bruce Springsteen concert.  And from the 1^st note it was just incredible to see someone take such control of the stage and the audience with every song, every note, every word that came out of Bruce.  E Street Band was also in full effect just being as amazing as people had told me they were.  Being a drummer myself, I was excited to see Max Weinberg take the stage and do what he does best behind that drumset. 

As the long-time drummer for Bruce Springsteen’s E Street Band (1974-1989) Weinberg has performed for millions of people around the world and been featured at many prestigious events, including the 1993 and 1997 Presidential Inauguration Galas, the 1995 Grammy Awards and the 1995 Gala Concert for the dedication of the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame in Cleveland, Ohio, where he rejoined his former group. Called “the rhythmic backbone of the E Street Band,” by Robert Palmer of The New York Times, Weinberg was invited to perform in the East Room of the White House in December 1996 and served as the music director for Comic Relief 8 starring Billy Crystal, Whoopi Goldberg and Robin Williams at Radio City Music hall in New York City. (http://www.drummerworld.com/drummers/Max_Weinberg.html)

And with a couple of days left before my 32^nd birthday I can honestly say that God has blessed me in several ways throughout my life, from giving me wonderful parents and family, allowing me to fulfill one of my life long dreams of touring nationwide and recording with a major record label, allowing me the opportunity to see the world but the main thing that I am thankful for after 32 years of life is having the blessing of all my friends.  I have come across so many wonderful people throughout my life that have allowed me in their lives and showed me how to enjoy life and live life to the fullest.  Here’s to everyone I’ve ever been lucky enough to share a conversation or smile with…Love ya!

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