We miss you already! Thanks to the kids at Grackle Monday for the photo. Kaw Kaw
Friday, June 29, 2007
Monday, June 25, 2007
Do It For Ram.
WHAT'S YOUR STORY?
Got your own classic or funny Tacoland story like the ones below?
Proove it!
What about an old flyer, photo, video or one of a kind Tacoland keepsake?
Share it!
Simply leave a comment in the comment section or email me.
Share it with Stories from The House Of Ram and we'll not only make sure you get it back, we'll give you credit on the web site, in the book and on the Official Stories from The House Of Ram DVD. And, to say thanks for sharing (because without you, this whole project would totally suck!) we're gonna make sure you get a free copy of the book and some other surprises that are in the works.
Proceeds will benefit The Tree or a yet to be determined benefactor, one that would make Ram proud.
So go for it.
Don't be a Pussy.
Do It for Ram.
Send your story via the comments section of this site.
Or send me an email regarding any of the above mentioned photos, flyers, videos or any other Tacoland ephemera and we'll figure out a way to get it up on this little tribute to Ram site.
Attention: (TacoLand) hmk@sharkthang.com
If you want your stuff back and credit given where' it's due, place your stuff in an envelope, box or anything self contained that's got your name, email and contact information on it.
Remember, the more clearly you write, the faster this stuff will get archived and returned. Plus, writing clearly will greatly increase the chances of you ever seeing your shit again!
Keep in mind that we'll be categorically archiving everything digitally by year along with subcategories for Stories, Flyers, Photos, Jokes, The Gospel According To Ram, History, MP3 Downloads of Tacoland performances, and yes, updates on what's up with The Tree and the Sacred Ground on which it stands.
Thanks in advance for everyones contributions to this project. Your help, comments, suggestions and advice are totally welcome - email me and I'll be in touch as soon as possible. I can't do this alone - I just wanted to plant the seed and pay my respects to a good man and a great human being, Ramiro "Ram" Ayala. San Antonio lost a little part of it's soul on the morning of June 24, 2005. Harshing everyone's Spurs buzz to boot.
Got your own classic or funny Tacoland story like the ones below?
Proove it!
What about an old flyer, photo, video or one of a kind Tacoland keepsake?
Share it!
Simply leave a comment in the comment section or email me.
Share it with Stories from The House Of Ram and we'll not only make sure you get it back, we'll give you credit on the web site, in the book and on the Official Stories from The House Of Ram DVD. And, to say thanks for sharing (because without you, this whole project would totally suck!) we're gonna make sure you get a free copy of the book and some other surprises that are in the works.
Proceeds will benefit The Tree or a yet to be determined benefactor, one that would make Ram proud.
So go for it.
Don't be a Pussy.
Do It for Ram.
Send your story via the comments section of this site.
Or send me an email regarding any of the above mentioned photos, flyers, videos or any other Tacoland ephemera and we'll figure out a way to get it up on this little tribute to Ram site.
Attention: (TacoLand) hmk@sharkthang.com
If you want your stuff back and credit given where' it's due, place your stuff in an envelope, box or anything self contained that's got your name, email and contact information on it.
Remember, the more clearly you write, the faster this stuff will get archived and returned. Plus, writing clearly will greatly increase the chances of you ever seeing your shit again!
Keep in mind that we'll be categorically archiving everything digitally by year along with subcategories for Stories, Flyers, Photos, Jokes, The Gospel According To Ram, History, MP3 Downloads of Tacoland performances, and yes, updates on what's up with The Tree and the Sacred Ground on which it stands.
Thanks in advance for everyones contributions to this project. Your help, comments, suggestions and advice are totally welcome - email me and I'll be in touch as soon as possible. I can't do this alone - I just wanted to plant the seed and pay my respects to a good man and a great human being, Ramiro "Ram" Ayala. San Antonio lost a little part of it's soul on the morning of June 24, 2005. Harshing everyone's Spurs buzz to boot.
Monday, June 04, 2007
Sunday, April 29, 2007
The Needles and The Crack Rock.
True Stories From Taco Land
By Yawn Blog
Place: Tacoland
When: mid-90's
Who's Playing: The Needles
Ram Factor: It Ain't That Kind Of Club
Some band was playing - I always hated the sound in there and had no interest in rock and roll by my late twenties, so I always sat outside drinking $1.50 beer on the patio. Now that was something that I was interested in. Tito, on the other hand, really enjoyed checking out the bands. The relaxed atmosphere really facilitated a lot of one-on-one conversations with the bands in between sets.
The night some band The Needles were playing I was really wanting a crack rock and they were really wanting to sell me a Needles CD. I think they started at $10 and I said no, that’s all the money I had, so they lowered it to $7. Hmmm… CD or crack rock.“Hey Tito, can I borrow $7?” I asked.“Sure.” Okay, so I pass Tito’s $7 to the guy and slip over to the corner of the patio where there’s a vato on a 10-speed bike.“Oye amigo - tienes piedrita?” I asked.“Cuanta?” he replied.“Como cinco, diez- si tienes?” “Claro,” he replied, pulling a $5 nugget out of his snap-up western style shirt and charging me $10.“Gracias amigo.”
I put the rock in the end of my cigarette and lit it slow, trying to maximize the effects of the $5 rock for which I had just paid $10. Then I overhear that punk from The Needles selling his lousy CD for $5 to some other guy after he tried to charge me $10 and worked it down to $7. I didn’t bother to say anything to him.
That’s Tacoland for you.
By Yawn Blog
Place: Tacoland
When: mid-90's
Who's Playing: The Needles
Ram Factor: It Ain't That Kind Of Club
Some band was playing - I always hated the sound in there and had no interest in rock and roll by my late twenties, so I always sat outside drinking $1.50 beer on the patio. Now that was something that I was interested in. Tito, on the other hand, really enjoyed checking out the bands. The relaxed atmosphere really facilitated a lot of one-on-one conversations with the bands in between sets.
The night some band The Needles were playing I was really wanting a crack rock and they were really wanting to sell me a Needles CD. I think they started at $10 and I said no, that’s all the money I had, so they lowered it to $7. Hmmm… CD or crack rock.“Hey Tito, can I borrow $7?” I asked.“Sure.” Okay, so I pass Tito’s $7 to the guy and slip over to the corner of the patio where there’s a vato on a 10-speed bike.“Oye amigo - tienes piedrita?” I asked.“Cuanta?” he replied.“Como cinco, diez- si tienes?” “Claro,” he replied, pulling a $5 nugget out of his snap-up western style shirt and charging me $10.“Gracias amigo.”
I put the rock in the end of my cigarette and lit it slow, trying to maximize the effects of the $5 rock for which I had just paid $10. Then I overhear that punk from The Needles selling his lousy CD for $5 to some other guy after he tried to charge me $10 and worked it down to $7. I didn’t bother to say anything to him.
That’s Tacoland for you.
Friday, April 13, 2007
Ram Jam 2
Tomorrow night, Saturday April 14th, Ram Jam 2 at Sam's Burger Joint
The Second annual gathering of the Taco Land tribe is designed to celebrate the life of the Godfather, the late, great Ram Ayala.
There'll be music from punk to folk to combinations thereof, including Big Drag, Sons of Hercules, Los Mescaleros with Suzy Bravo, Los #3 Dinners, Snowbyrd, The Tombstones, Texacala Jones & Her T.J. Hookers, Hyperbubble, Davy Jones & The Ideals and Chrissy Flatt & Eric Hisaw.
Everyone on the bill honed their chops, social skills and liquor-holding talents at the House of Ram.
Proceeds from the Ram Jam benefit San Antonio College radio station KSYM.
The Second annual gathering of the Taco Land tribe is designed to celebrate the life of the Godfather, the late, great Ram Ayala.
There'll be music from punk to folk to combinations thereof, including Big Drag, Sons of Hercules, Los Mescaleros with Suzy Bravo, Los #3 Dinners, Snowbyrd, The Tombstones, Texacala Jones & Her T.J. Hookers, Hyperbubble, Davy Jones & The Ideals and Chrissy Flatt & Eric Hisaw.
Everyone on the bill honed their chops, social skills and liquor-holding talents at the House of Ram.
Proceeds from the Ram Jam benefit San Antonio College radio station KSYM.
Thursday, March 08, 2007
Ram's Killer Gets Death Penalty
A jury this evening decided Joseph Gamboa should receive the death penalty for the 2005 slayings at Taco Land, a bar that was a mainstay on the city's underground music scene.
The 379th District Court jury returned its verdict after more than five hours of deliberations, finding that Gamboa was a continuing threat to society and that there were no mitigating circumstances to spare his life. Jurors also found that he intentionally caused the deaths.
The same jury last week convicted Gamboa, 24, of capital murder in the June 24, 2005, shootings and robbery that killed bar owner Ramiro "Ram" Ayala, 72, and doorman Douglas "Gypsy Doug" Morgan, 53. Bartender Denise "Sunshine" Koger, 41, was shot but survived.
The popular bar and music spot closed after the slayings.
Prosecutors said Gamboa was the gunman in the shootings.
A co-defendant, Jose Najera, 31, is awaiting trial.
Elizabeth Allen for the Express-News
The 379th District Court jury returned its verdict after more than five hours of deliberations, finding that Gamboa was a continuing threat to society and that there were no mitigating circumstances to spare his life. Jurors also found that he intentionally caused the deaths.
The same jury last week convicted Gamboa, 24, of capital murder in the June 24, 2005, shootings and robbery that killed bar owner Ramiro "Ram" Ayala, 72, and doorman Douglas "Gypsy Doug" Morgan, 53. Bartender Denise "Sunshine" Koger, 41, was shot but survived.
The popular bar and music spot closed after the slayings.
Prosecutors said Gamboa was the gunman in the shootings.
A co-defendant, Jose Najera, 31, is awaiting trial.
Elizabeth Allen for the Express-News
Life or Death?
By Elizabeth Allen at the Express-News
A jury today is deliberating whether Joseph Gamboa should live or die for the 2005 slayings during a robbery at Taco Land, a bar that was a mainstay on the city's underground music scene.
Jurors received the case at about 12:45 p.m. after attorneys for the state and defense presented their final arguments in 379th District Court.
The same jury last week convicted Gamboa, 24, in the June 24, 2005 shootings that killed bar owner Ramiro "Ram" Ayala, 72, and doorman Douglas "Gypsy Doug" Morgan, 53. Bartender Denise "Sunshine" Koger, 41, was shot but survived.
The popular bar and music spot closed after the slayings.
Prosecutors contend Gamboa was the gunman in the shooting.
Jurors only have two sentencing options for Gamboa -- life in prison or the death penalty.
A co-defendant, Jose Najera, 31, is awaiting trial.
A jury today is deliberating whether Joseph Gamboa should live or die for the 2005 slayings during a robbery at Taco Land, a bar that was a mainstay on the city's underground music scene.
Jurors received the case at about 12:45 p.m. after attorneys for the state and defense presented their final arguments in 379th District Court.
The same jury last week convicted Gamboa, 24, in the June 24, 2005 shootings that killed bar owner Ramiro "Ram" Ayala, 72, and doorman Douglas "Gypsy Doug" Morgan, 53. Bartender Denise "Sunshine" Koger, 41, was shot but survived.
The popular bar and music spot closed after the slayings.
Prosecutors contend Gamboa was the gunman in the shooting.
Jurors only have two sentencing options for Gamboa -- life in prison or the death penalty.
A co-defendant, Jose Najera, 31, is awaiting trial.
Saturday, February 24, 2007
The Trial Begins
Man Accused Of Double Slaying In Bar Goes On Trial
Pictured above is Trigger Pussy Joseph Gamboa.
The only employee who survived a fatal shooting and robbery at a nightclub near downtown testified Friday in a capital murder trial.
Denise Koger identified Joseph Gamboa in court as the man who fatally wounded Ram Ayala, the owner of Taco Land, and Dennis Morgan, a bartender.
Koger testified that after Gamboa shot Ayala and Morgan, he turned the gun on her.
Koger told jurors that despite giving the defendant money, he still shot her.
Koger survived the shooting, but Ayala died at the scene and Morgan died 19 days later in the hospital.
Gamboa was later arrested in jail, where he was being held on charges of pulling a similar robbery two days after the bar killings.
Pictured above is Trigger Pussy Joseph Gamboa.The only employee who survived a fatal shooting and robbery at a nightclub near downtown testified Friday in a capital murder trial.
Denise Koger identified Joseph Gamboa in court as the man who fatally wounded Ram Ayala, the owner of Taco Land, and Dennis Morgan, a bartender.
Koger testified that after Gamboa shot Ayala and Morgan, he turned the gun on her.
Koger told jurors that despite giving the defendant money, he still shot her.
Koger survived the shooting, but Ayala died at the scene and Morgan died 19 days later in the hospital.
Gamboa was later arrested in jail, where he was being held on charges of pulling a similar robbery two days after the bar killings.
Sunday, January 28, 2007
Jurors being picked in Taco Land case
Jury selection began Friday in the capital murder trial of Joseph Gamboa, 24, accused in the 2005 slayings of Taco Land owner Ramiro "Ram" Ayala and doorman Douglas Morgan, as well as the shooting of bartender Denise Koger.
Gamboa and Jose Najera, 30, were both charged about two weeks after the robbery at the bar that June 24. Gamboa was already in jail, arrested in connection with a South Side shooting spree that took place days after the Taco Land slayings.
Najera was arrested after police acted on an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers. Witnesses identified both men from photo lineups.
Morgan, 53, also known as "Gypsy," died more than two weeks after the gunshot wound to his abdomen.
The defendants are each charged with two counts of capital murder and one count of attempted capital murder.
The killings ended the long reign of Taco Land as a mainstay of the local underground music scene. Ayala, 72, had a reputation for gruffness and yet warmth that drew him a substantial base of friends and fans.
Jury selection in 379th District Judge Bert Richardson's court could take up to a month because jurors are interviewed one by one in the capital case.
Najera's trial has not been scheduled.
Thanks To The Express-News
Gamboa and Jose Najera, 30, were both charged about two weeks after the robbery at the bar that June 24. Gamboa was already in jail, arrested in connection with a South Side shooting spree that took place days after the Taco Land slayings.
Najera was arrested after police acted on an anonymous tip to Crime Stoppers. Witnesses identified both men from photo lineups.
Morgan, 53, also known as "Gypsy," died more than two weeks after the gunshot wound to his abdomen.
The defendants are each charged with two counts of capital murder and one count of attempted capital murder.
The killings ended the long reign of Taco Land as a mainstay of the local underground music scene. Ayala, 72, had a reputation for gruffness and yet warmth that drew him a substantial base of friends and fans.
Jury selection in 379th District Judge Bert Richardson's court could take up to a month because jurors are interviewed one by one in the capital case.
Najera's trial has not been scheduled.
Thanks To The Express-News
Friday, January 26, 2007
Jury selection begins in Taco Land slayings trial
Jury selection began today in the capital murder trial of Joseph Gamboa, accused in the June 2005 Taco Land slayings of Taco Land owner Ramiro "Ram" Ayala and doorman Douglas Morgan.
Family members closed the popular Grayson Street bar after its iconic 72-year-old owner died. Bartender Denise Koger was also wounded in the robbery.
Jose Najera was also arrested and charged in the shooting.
Jury selection could take up to a month, as jurors in capital murder trials are interviewed one at a time.
Thanks to Elizabeth Allen Express-News Staff Writer
Family members closed the popular Grayson Street bar after its iconic 72-year-old owner died. Bartender Denise Koger was also wounded in the robbery.
Jose Najera was also arrested and charged in the shooting.
Jury selection could take up to a month, as jurors in capital murder trials are interviewed one at a time.
Thanks to Elizabeth Allen Express-News Staff Writer
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