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The Bama Brown ExperienceSmuggling Gone Green: The Man Who Dressed as a River Plant to Sneak Cigarettes – Bama’s Bonehead!On this episode of The Bama Brown Experience, Bama takes us to Paraguay for a Bama’s Bonehead story so absurd, you’ll have to hear it to believe it. Meet “Fred,” a cigarette smuggler with a knack for creative disguises. His plan? Sneak 200 cartons across the river camouflaged as—wait for it—a water plant. Yes, a moving water plant. Bama and the crew break down this hilarious attempt at stealth that ended with Fred caught red-handed, thanks to his overly suspicious costume. If he’d just acted like a regular guy, the guards might not have even noticed! W...2024-11-1401 min
Bob PickettBob talks with NASCAR Driver Parker KligermanRumor has it that Parker Kligerman's #48 car will be sporting the 98.1 KVET logo this Saturday at COTA for the NASCAR Xfinity race....is it true?2024-03-2103 minBob PickettBob visits Josh TurnerJosh Turner is back on the road with his "Greatest Hits" tour. Let's find out about it plus the real story behind the hit "Long Black Train" and a few hit songs that Josh passed on.2024-03-1109 min
Tales From The Broken SpokePart 2 of Bob and Monte's conversation with Will KnaakLet's dive in deeper to Will's Austin roots.2024-03-0429 minTales From The Broken SpokeWill Knaak in the house! Part 1Guitarist Will Knaak join Bob and Monte at historic Broken Spoke. Did you know Will started playing at the Spoke when he was only 12 years old? Listen and learn more about Will's amazing musical journey.2024-02-1922 minBob PickettIs it really quits for John Michael Montgomery? Let's visit with him.Is he really saying goodbye? Bob catches up with the legendary John Michael Montgomery.2024-02-1917 minBob PickettNoooooo. The Oak Ridge Boys are doing their final shows.Tough news but the Oak Ridge Boys have launched their final tour, that's right FINAL. Bob caught up with Richard Sterban to discuss.2024-02-0810 minTales From The Broken SpokeWorld Famous Lee Roy Eichler, George Strait's bus driverThe man who has been driving for George Strait for more than 40 years, Lee Roy Eichler. Lee Roy is one of the great guys on the planet. How did he get the job, who did you bring to the Ace In The Hole Band, so many stories.......2023-11-2747 minTales From The Broken SpokePart 3 of Terry McBrideSo much fun, we hate for this conversation to end. Terry promised he would be back soon for more Tales.2023-11-2028 minTales From The Broken SpokePart 2 of Bob and Monte's visit with Terry McBrideEnjoyed part 1? We talk about everything on this segment.....Elvis, old Austin, Brooks & Dunn.....part 3 next week2023-11-0925 minBob PickettBob speaks with Round Rock Express GM Tim Jackson about the Rangers ChampionshipWow. The Texas Rangers are the World Series Champions! This years championship team has 10 former Round Rock Express players and 2 former Express Coaches and Round Rock is the Triple A Affiliate of the Rangers. What does this mean for Round Rock? Let's found out.2023-11-0204 minTales From The Broken SpokeIt's Terry McBride! Part 1It's always to thrill to catch up with Terry McBride. Sit in and listen to our conversation with soon to be Texas Songwriter Hall of Famer Terry McBride.2023-11-0123 minBob PickettBob visits with LANCOLANCO is coming to the Haute Spot in Cedar Park this Saturday! Bob checks in with Brandon Lancaster to get the scoop on the concert and to also find out the real story behing their number one song "Greatest Love Story."2023-10-2608 minBob PickettParker McCollum joins BobI have been a Parker McCollum fan for a long long time. Let's talk with Parker about Nashville, Texas and his rise to the top.2023-10-2411 minTales From The Broken SpokePart 2 of Bob and Monte's conversation with John Arthur MartinezSuch a cool Texan! John Arthur Martinez talks about "Nashville Star" and reveals a connection that Bob and him shared in 1979. What was it? LISTEN2023-10-2439 minTales From The Broken SpokeJohn Arthur Martinez stops by to visit with Bob and Monte part 1Part 1 of our visit with John Arthur Martinez. There is a special event later this month that you will want to be a part of in Marble Falls. John gives the info.2023-10-1023 minBob PickettPat Green talks about Jerry Jeff WalkerPat Green is in the studio working on a Greatest Hits album and it will include a new song about his friend and musical hero Jerry Jeff Walker......2023-10-0206 minTales From The Broken SpokeBob and Monte visit with Mr. Country Legend John ConleeMonte and Bob visit with the legendary John Conlee who doesn't plan on slowing down anytime soon.2023-09-1239 minTales From The Broken SpokePart 3 of Bob and Monte's visit with Darden SmithNow we get to the nitty gritty......here's more of our conversation with Darden Smith. Check out his music and art at dardensmith.com. You will become a fan!2023-08-2835 minTales From The Broken SpokePart 2 of Bob and Monte's visit with Darden SmithAnd the fun continues! Darden talks about the lessons learned of signing with major labels and the lessons he has learned in the studio.2023-08-1222 minTales From The Broken SpokePart 1 of Monte's and Bob's conversation with Darden SmithDarden Smith is amazing! Songwriter, artist, novelist and so much more. Here's part one of the conversation with Darden. Did you know Nashville labels were battling to have Darden sign with them.......listen.2023-07-2917 minBob PickettLadies and Gentleman Country Radio Hall of Famer John Willyard!He's a Hall of Famer! My buddy John Willyard is now in the Country Radio Hall of Fame, the NATIONAL Country Radio Hall of Fame. How did John get there, what do John, Angie and Bob have in common, why is this Austin radio and Country radio history, and what else do Bob and John have in common (you'll be surprised)......come on in as we salute KVET's John Willyard!2023-07-1312 minTales From The Broken SpokePart 2 of Bob and Monte's visit with Terry Lickona of Austin City LimitsThis was a great visit! Want to hear more tales of Austin City Limits, the old ACL studio, past tapings and also how to get tickets for future tapings of Austin City Limits? Dive in now!2023-06-1432 minTales From The Broken SpokeFrom Austin City Limits, it's Terry Lickona! Part 1Austin City Limits helped put the city of Austin on the map. The award winning PBS show is celebrating 50 years this years. That's a lot of stories and tales. Tery Lickona is the mastermind of this show, and no we didn't ask for tickets for a future taping. Enjoy part 1 of our conversation with Terry Lickona on "Tales From The Broken Spoke".2023-06-0530 minTales From The Broken SpokePart 2 of our conversation with LT, Larry TelfordSo many stories, so little time! Here's part 2 of Bob and Monte's conversation with Larry Telford.....tales of Sammy Allred, Kinky Friedman and more.....and how about the time a bus ran into the back of the Spoke.....want to hear the really story?2023-05-2644 minTales From The Broken SpokeRemember the night.....Larry Telford, LT, an Austin music legend shares his stories. So many tales it has 2 parts. Here's part 1.Special guest Larry Telford shares his stories of traveling with Kinky Friedman, Lee Roy Parnell and of course the world famous Geezenslaw Brothers in part one of the conversation.2023-05-1633 minTales From The Broken SpokeKathy Valentine Part 2Love having Kathy tell more tales, honestly I could listen to her stories all day.2023-05-0841 minTales From The Broken SpokeRock and Roll Hall of Famer Kathy Valentine Talks with Monte and Bob Part 1She is a legend! Austinite and Rock and Roll Hall of Famer Kathy Valentine has a book that you don't want to put down "All I Ever Wanted. A Rock 'N' Roll Memoir."Check out part 1 of Kathy's conversation with Bob and Monte and part 2 and 3 coming soon!2023-04-3021 minTales From The Broken SpokeLegendary Nashville Producer Bud Logan visits with Bob and MonteYou may not recogize the name Bud Logan but he is the name behind some of country music's biggest hits like John Conlee's "Rose Colored Glasses", T Graham Brown's "I Tell It Like I Used To Be" and many many more. Bud was also a bass player for the late Jim Reeves. What a career and what a storyteller. Hope you enjoy Bud Logan with these tales!2023-03-301h 00Tales From The Broken SpokeBob and Monte talk with Congressman Chip RoyIt's not about politics, it's about our love for Texas Dancehalls and the legendary Broken Spoke. Honestly we taped this episode in 2022 and I've been waiting to post it because I wanted a companion episode with Congressman Lloyd Doggett. I'ver contacted his office and 8 months later, we're still waiting for an answer. It would be great for Congressman Doggett to tell of his love for the Spoke and of the first time a political rally was held at the Spoke. I can't wait to hear his "tales" of old Austin. Let's set it up and in the mean time I...2023-03-2129 minTales From The Broken SpokeHe is a legend! Eddie Wilson stops by the Spoke with tales of the Armadillo World HeadquartersI have been waiting for so long to have Eddie Wilson tell Monte and I some tales about old Austin, about the Armadillo World Headquarters, the Raw Deal of course Threadgills. You will enjoy this visit with Eddie Wilson and please read his masterpiece "Armadillo World Headquarters, a memoir".He needs to stop by for many more visits, right?2023-03-091h 14Tales From The Broken SpokeReady for some great tales from Bill CarterBill Carter is a legend! If you don't know his name, you should. He is the songwriter, along with his lovely wife Ruth, of great songs like Stevie Ray Vaughan's hit "Crossfire", the Fabulous Thunderbirds "Why Get Up", McBride and the Ride's "Can I Count on You" and so many others. Hope you enjoy his stories and tales!2023-03-011h 09Tales From The Broken SpokeBob and Monte visit with BMI's Mitch BallardIt's quite a history lesson! Bob and Monte vist with BMI's Mitch Ballard.2023-02-211h 02Tales From The Broken SpokeHow about some great Texas Tales with Tweed ScottBest selling author Tweed Scott from "Texas In Her Own Words" joins Bob and Monte for some Texas Tales2023-02-0950 minTales From The Broken SpokeHow about some great Texas Tales with Tweed ScottBest selling author Tweed Scott from "Texas In Her Own Words" joins Bob and Monte for some Texas Tales2023-02-0850 minTales From The Broken SpokeThe Legacy of James WhiteIt's now been 2 years since the death of James White. What does the future hold for the historic Broken Spoke. Ginny White-Peacock and Michael Peacock tell Bob and Monte about the Spoke's future.2023-01-2543 minTales From The Broken SpokeBob and Monte visit with Tom Foote and Terry Hale of the Ace In The Hole BandIf you are a country music fan and a George Strait fan, this episode is a no brainer. How did George join the Ace In the Hole Band, how did they get their name, what happened to the original singer for the band.......all these answers and more on this episode of "Tales From The Broken Spoke"2023-01-041h 01Tales From The Broken SpokeYou won't believe these tales. Real Austin history from special guest Don Pryor.I love Austin radio stories and there is no one better to tell those stories than my friend Don Pryor. Don's dad, the late great Cactus Pryor, was President Johnson's go to man for emceeing many White House and Johnson Ranch events and Don was there for many of them. He was at the Batman movie premiere in 1966, the same weekend that the UT Tower sniper massacre happened. That's one of the many tales you won't forget. Enjoy this blast from the past. Real Austin history, real America history.2022-12-151h 06Tales From The Broken SpokeDjango WalkerHe is royalty and his father was the first one to put outlaw country on the map in Austin. Django Walker joins Bob and Monte to talk music, his father and all things Austin2022-09-221h 10Tales From The Broken SpokeElvis is in the building! Special guest Rick Henson and the Austin Elvis connectionsThe year was 1977.....Bob Pickett went to an Elvis concert in Abilene Texas....the next night Monte Warden and Rick Hensen both saw Elvis in Austin. A few months later, Elvis was gone. How did that concert change each man's life? Just listen.......2022-07-291h 01Tales From The Broken SpokeAlvin Crow 50th Anniversary Party is on!Alvin Crow is a legend! 50 years performing at the Broken Spoke and it all started at a pizza joint in Austin. Hope you will join Alvin for the 50 year celebration on Saturday July 9th. It's going to be a party, Texas sized of course!2022-06-3051 minBob PickettBob talks with Joe Bonsall of the Oak Ridge BoysIt's always great to catch up with the Oak Ridge Boys. They are back on the road after 2 years and playing a lot of dates in the US including Rodeo Austin on March 20th. Joe Bonsall talks with Bob and also mentions a very special project he is working on.2022-03-1515 minTales From The Broken SpokeKyle Park drops into the Spoke to visit with Monte and BobTexas Country Star Kyle Park drops in to visit with Monte and Bob. Kyle shares his story about getting started in country music while in high school. His first record was played on the radio while he was a high school senior.2022-01-0352 minTales From The Broken SpokeBob and Monte visit with Ginny White-PeacockA great visit with James White's daughter Ginny White-Peacock who proudly is carrying on the great legacy of her father. She has tales of her parents, Chris White and the origin of the famous George Strait bathroom.2021-11-0446 minTales From The Broken SpokeRay Benson from Asleep At The Wheel with 50 years of the WheelHard to believe but it's 50 years so far for Asleep At The Wheel and we are celebrating with a big show October 15th. Ray Benson stops by for a history lesson of the Wheel and let's Bob and Monte know about a secret special guest. WOW2021-09-261h 06Tales From The Broken SpokeBenny McArthurHe is a Texas music legend! Benny McArthur from the Ace In The Hole Band and from Texas Jamm Band joins Monte and Bob and talks about his early days at the Spoke.2021-09-1351 min