Well gang, today is a big day. The spring fund raising drive is going on at KPFT, listener sponsored radio, and you are encouraged to help preserve the sound of independent radio by making a donation.

The annual art car parade is today, and if you want to see what independence looks like, go on down there and take a look at it. Preferably while listening to KPFT on a portable.

In keeping with this theme of independence, the Grand Marshall of of the parade is the next governor of the state of Texas, "Kinky" Friedman, who is running as an independent of course.

When you think about it, Texas only needs one political party, and the independent party is just the ticket.

Support independence. Support KPFT, and support "Kinky" Friedman for governor.

And bear in mind that the office of Governor of the State of Texas, has been known in the past to be a stepping stone to a higher office, if you catch the drift.

On a different note, you may recall back in 2003 Chevrolet that was coming out with a special "Montrose Beer and Gun Club" edition of the Chevy suburban.

According to the stories that were going around, it would have gun racks for 12 guns inside, a telescoping twenty foot deer stand mounted on the roof, and what with competitors those days making a big deal out of how many cup holders they had in their vehicles, this baby was going to sport keg holders for up to six kegs of beer.

The kegs were to have been iced down in their keg holders which had drains built into them. On the sides of the suburban there was going to be six metal flaps, like the one over the gas cap, only they flipped open to reveal beer taps.

It sounded too good to be true. And it wasnât true. It was just a vicious rumor.

Well, the boys over at St. Arnoldâs Brewery, an independent brewery if there ever was one, by the way, decided to make the rumor come true. They tricked out a Chevy suburban just like the one described in the rumor, and were going to enter it in the Art Car Parade today.

But representatives of city hall and the current governorâs office, not only disqualified the vehicle on the grounds that it cast Houston and the state of Texas in a bad light, they impounded it because it had no valid safety inspection sticker etc., etc., etc.

You gotta believe that Tom Delay and his crowd are behind this somehow.

When "Kinky" Friedman is governor, maybe weâll get stuff like this straightened out.

In the meantime, phone in your pledge to KPFT, the independent radio station that brings you truly meaningful news reports like this one.

And support your local brewery, St. Arnoldâs. After all, tricked out suburbans donât grow on trees you know.

Till next week
Helga Biermeister
Secretary

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