Thing's really are bigger in Texas, including the "F" - ups. A museum about 3 hours east of El Paso pays homage to a successful industry, atop one of that industries biggest failures.
Throughout its history, KLAQ has had 3 different studios. They weren't far apart, we slowly migrated to our current location in 3 steps that cover less than a mile.
Some folks in El Paso, especially younger El Pasoans, won't believe that these jobs actually did once exist. They not only did, they were pretty common.
The hot, dry conditions of the last few years have caused lake levels to drop across Texas and around El Paso. Now the past is rising from the depths in some places.
KLAQ has had 3 different studios over its lifetime, this video features studio #2 as well as some old friends. Several of them sadly, are gone - one we lost fairly recently ...
It's not really a "thing", it's a phrase used to describe the look people get when undergoing major, mental trauma or overload and a legendary El Paso artist coined it.
We combed through list after list of the oddest, strangest and somewhat naughty-sounding town names in every state to create a definitive collection complete with unbelievable facts about each location.