• 2 • Action Magazine, November 2011 Alan Brown reads Action Here’s what Brown has to say about Action editor Sam Kindrick: I have recognized Sam Kindrick’s brillance, insight, and unfettered stance to tell the truth in any situation since Alan Brown is a he worked for the San Antonio criminal defense attorney who Epress-News. Sam is a word- is nearing legendary status in the State of . Recog- smith who turns the written nized by Texas Monthly as a page into art. He is a great ‘Super Lawyer’ over the past 5 iconoclast. Sam is a person years, Brown is known for that I consider a sounding such legal feats as the acquit- board for almost every situa- tal he won in the Johnny Ro- tion that life throws at me. I driguez murder case. The jury greatly respect and honor his took 30 minutes to come in friendship and support. with the not-guilty verdict. This Alan Brown case is but one of hundreds.

Action Magazine, November 2011• 3 • • 4 • Action Magazine, November 2011 Do you recall when the Spurs were playing in the old HemisFair Arena? for. I would like to buy him for what I think he’s worth, and sell him for what he thinks Remember the young , reed-thin and quicker than jugged he’s worth. lightning, the first real superstar to play in a Spurs uniform? This fall’s National Association early games were canceled as George was the big shining diamond in our basketball crown, unstoppable the owners and players union deadlocked over total revenue division and salary cap and unflappable, the Iceman who could finger roll an opponent to death. details. The old arena was small and cozy by today’s hippodrome standards; it was The majority of NBA franchises say they have been losing money bigtime close and deafeningly loud, a holding pen for the young hoopsters who represented over recent years. The union disputes this claim. our fledgling pro basketball team. , majority owner of the Spurs, said his organization has lost money Star Spangled Stoned over the past two seasons. And If Holt said the Spurs lost money, then the Spurs I can vividly recall the night Willie Nelson was called upon to sing the Star lost money. Spangled Banner at a Spurs game.. Maybe the weed smoked on the bus prior to Holt a Class Act the game was better than average. For whatever reason, Willie forgot the words to By my way of thinking, Holt found himself in this uncomfortable situation be- the National Anthem when he was half through the second verse. He backed up, cause of a system that was in place when he arrived on the scene. I know Peter started again, and completed the song as a packed arena rocked with roars of ap- Holt, and I am here to tell you that he is a class act among some pretty bad actors. proval. When looking at franchise owners like , , and Mark The crowd loved it. The crowd loved the HeisFair Arena. The crowd loved Cuban, it is easy for an NBA fan to root for the player’s union. George Gervin, Johnny Moore, Willie Nelson, Paul English, and the ball boys who Cuban is the ego-driven owner of the Dallas Mavericks who could embarras completed the exciting whirligig of activity out on the court. Adolph HItler and Mother Theresa on the same day. When the Mavs finally won a The people were into it. The fans were in the formative stages of their lives. national championship, , and not one of his deserving players, came The Baseline Bums had something to be proud of. And everybody loved San Anto- bounding out of the team airplane waving the trophy. What a shame that Dirk Now- nio basketball. itzki has to work for such an asshole. Now it is different. Cock-A-Doodle-Doo Times have changed the once festive atmosphere. Sarver is the owner who insinuated that the Spurs were afraid The big labor dispute which is threatening to shut down the entire basketball of his team when he went through his famous “chicken” act in the phoenix bleachers, season has left a stink hanging in the air. flapping both arms like a feathered idiot, and probably clucking as well. For some, the mere mention of professional basketball sets up a gag reflex. When LeBron James left Cleveland for Miami, Cavs owner Dan Gilbert put Facing the Monster on his transparent suit and promptly started showing his ass to the world. His state- Billionaire franchise owners are now faced with the monsters their greed ment that Cleveland would win an NBA title before James got one was about the created--millionaire children who have never done anything more significant than stupidest thing an owner could say in public. chase a miniature beach ball up and down a hardwood court. On the other end of the ugly stick, we have such wonderful examples of Urban progress did away with HemisFair Arena. It was torn down as the sportsmanship, humility, and team spirit as James, Carmello Anthony, Chris Bosh, Spurs franchise moved its playing operation into the . But the dome soon and Koby Bryant. proved unsuitable for professional basketball, and the taxpayers were eventually TV Puke-Off persuaded to help the Spurs into the ultra-modern AT&T Center they occupy today. Stomachs turned around the globe as James conducted his infamous TV Without this gleaming play facility, we were told, the franchise ownership show to announce his South Beach decision. might damn well have taken the team to another city, a happening which would prob- Carmello Anthony whimpered, whined, and dogged it until Denver finally ably have ruined all of our lives. Or so some would have us believe. traded him to New York. And Koby Bryant...well, you know Koby Bryant. In bidding wars for top players, franchise owners have only themselves to This lockout thing is going to hurt the game, and it may be a bigger financial blame for the sorry state of current affairs. They chased bad millions with more bad blow than either players or owners have bargained for. millions until we have a basketball society filled with spoiled millionaire brats. As for me, they can cram their NBA season where the sun never shines. I What started as a good sport has digressed into a dirty business. can’t afford a decent seat at any Spurs game anyway, and I truly believe I am done Gone are the days when a working father could afford to take his son to a wasting my time watching the sputtering, spitting, and hissing Popovich show on my professional basketball game. What’s important and what’s not? TV set. There must be better things to do in this life. Take away NBA basketball, then tell me what LeBron James would be good

Action Magazine, November 2011• 5 • The new Claude Morgan a solid solo road act

By Sam Kindrick time in wistful regression “I ain’t saying I’m a own backyard. That’s why sometimes skewed sense almost killed Williams. He Like the Broadway to places like Self Pity prophet or anything like Augie Meyers, Doug of humor. But his greatest fell from a bluff, breaking Bank, Claude Morgan is City. one,” Morgan said, “but I Sahm, Moe Bandy, and asset is the humility which half the bones in his body, here to stay. A Seventh Day Adven- can drive a hundred miles numerous others have God and a pretty rough and the subsequent hospi- “I travel a lot now” says tist minister who performs away from San Antonio thrown their nets far be- trail have bestowed upon talizations and rehab the singing, songwriting, occasional weddings and and make $400 a night as yond the confines of San him. stays took him out of and guitar-picking trouba- presides at occasional fu- a solo act, and we both Antonio and Bexar County Morgan said: “I never music for an extended pe- dour, “and the road seems nerals, Morgan is a good know this won’t happen in order to climb higher on really had a desire to be riod. to be agreeing with me. musician and he knows it. here on the local scene.” the career ladder. famous; I just always “That’s when the band I’m making a decent living He is also keenly aware of From Aesop's Fables “Don’t get me wrong,” wanted to be great. I still drifted back to San Anto- now, and having a heck of the travails and sidetracks we learn that familiarity Morgan said. “I love San am trying to get better at nio.” Claude said. “They a lot of fun doing it.” (including a bad meth breeds contempt; but con- Antonio, and I will always this. I do have a lot of needed a band, and I Claude (Butch) Morgan habit) which might have tempt is not the word for love doing the jams. I room for improvement and needed them to get my has reinvented himself hindered his chances of an unselfish and tireless hosted jam sessions for that is what keeps me band started. Zettner and several times during his induction into the Texas pro who devotes days, seven years at Casbeers, going from gig to gig.” Junior Lowe went on to do 64 years on the planet. He Cavaliers and being weeks, and months help- and now we have Tues- Among his peers, other things, and the rest has gone from small town crowned King Antonio in ing unknown and strug- day night sessions at the Claude (Butch) Morgan of them stayed to help me country band leader to San Antonio. gling musicians get local Olmos Bharmacy. They has always been re- with the Buckboard Boo- Raggedy Andy rocker in Butch harkens back to exposure through jam are going great. Most jam spected for the talent that gie Boys.” designer wardrobe a-la- the Bible and the Book of sessions he hosts. nights we are packed, and he is. He has appeared on Lowe was the guitar Salvation Army to the se- Matthew in which Jesus Claude Butch under- some nights we may have stages with everyone from player who played on rious Claude of today, a Christ says, A prophet is stands what over-expo- as many as 15 musicians Willie Nelson to Hank most of Wilson Pickett’s spiritually-motivated realist not without honor except sure does to any signed up to play. And the Williams Jr., and his origi- records, and Zettner was who doesn’t waste much in his hometown... musician’s chances in his owners, Carlos and Patty nal songs have been the multi-talented musi- Lou, are great people and picked up and recorded by cian and landscape big supporters of live such notables as The painter who was in the music.” Georgia Satellites (Gone- Willie Nelson organization Claude is paid a nomi- Gone-Gone), and The until his death. nal sum for presiding over Dusters (This Ain’t No There were earlier the jam sessions, but his Jukebox). bands as Morgan was love of San Antonio audi- Morgan’s most memo- growing up around Devine ences and the kick he gets rable bands include sev- and other small South out of playing with his con- eral versions of The Texas towns, but the temporaries and the strug- Buckboard Boogie Boys, groups best remembered glers alike are his real The Blast, and The Hix. are the various versions of motivations. The Buckboard Boogie the Buckboard Boogie “I can recall growing up Boys I remember most Boys in the 1970s, The in Devine,” Morgan said. consisted of Morgan, fid- Blast in the 1980s and The “Those first little bands I dle ace Ron Knuth, Larry Hix from 2,000 until 2003. had, and how badly I (Big Larry) Patton on “My career went on the wanted to play. I would bass, and Larry (Little back burner in the 1990s play on any stage I could Larry) Roberson on when I left town to get my get on. I was always just drums. life back together,” Mor- so happy to get to play. Prior to joining with gan said. “I had a meth Sometimes our jams are a Morgan, the others, along habit that was killing me, little like herding cats, but with guitarist Junior Lowe and I had to find a new they always seem to work and steel guitar ace David way to live.” out. And, over the years, I Zettner, were all members Morgan found it in have had the great pleas- of Hank Williams Jr.’s Cookville, Tennessee, a ure of seeing some of our band. hideout where he contin- jam session participants Hank had his group at ued to write music but take their music to higher the old Randy’s Rodeo on used his singing talents levels. Marcus Rubio is Bandera Road in the early only in church. one. 1970s, and it was a re- “I did maintenance Since showing up at one union of sorts for Morgan work for an apartment of the old Casbeers jams, and bass player Larry Pat- complex for three years Marcus has completed his ton. The two of them grew while I was in Tennessee, college music degree, and up together, and they and I worked some paint- is now recognized as a tal- played music together in ing signs in a sign com- ented folk music per- Germany where they were pany while I tried to figure former.” stationed in the Armed it all out,” Morgan said. “I Morgan is a talented Services. never did figure it out, but songwriter who can de- “You took a picture of I found the way out. And liver his material with both me, Hank Williams Jr., and the way, of course, had to clarity and soul. As a gui- Ron Knuth at that Randy’s come through God.” tar smoker, he can stand show,” Morgan reminded. While Morgan’s and stretch the strings It was shortly after this wardrobe came largely with the best of them. He engagement that a hunt- from thrift stores and sal- Claude Morgan in action is blessed with a wry and ing accident in Montana vage bins when he was

• 6 • Action Magazine, November 2011 heading The Blast, his at- and a real friend.” near the Alamo. pay attention. I’ve been tire began to reflect a Since hitting the solo “My inspiration every- trying to do it ever since.” slightly more conservative trail, Morgan has put over day is my 94-year-old dad, Morgan now thrives on nature when he made his 360,000 miles on his little Claude C. Morgan Sr.,” house concerts and festi- band comeback with The 1999 Chevrolet Astro van, Morgan said. “He is still full vals. Hix. a vehicle which sports al- of spunk and is my very He said, “I work hard at Maybe Claude’s finest most as many bumper best friend. He is a World songwriting, but I need a organized effort with a full stickers as it does miles. War II vet and a great pa- live audience to really band, The Hix consisted of And only Claude Morgan triot. He is the one who complete the picture.” Claude’s son Trevor Mor- would mount a window air- named the Buckboard The serious Claude re- gan on drums, the tal- conditioning unit in the Boogie Boys. He lives flects upon his current life ented R.B. Blackstone on back door of his touring down the street from me in with a spiritual and really keyboards, Claude on vehicle. Devine in the house where honest assessment. lead guitar and vocals, Asked about his more I grew up. I get to see him “Here’s how I figure it,” and old standby Robert serious persona, complete everyday at our 2 p.m. cof- Morgan said. “Everybody (Robar) Adams on bass. with clothing that doesn't fee club meeting.” in this world is not going to Claude disbanded The scream Salvation Army, Morgan's influences be a Hix in 2003 to begin the Morgan laughed: “The have changed over the Mahatma Gandhi or a solo career which now thrift store started charg- years, but there are spe- Martin Luther King or an takes him from coast to ing too much, but I guess cial musicians he will Albert Einstein. Some are coast, but Trevor and the real reason is that I am never forget, and one of going to be people who Adams still play with him more mature and getting them is the late Randy have a small circle of influ- at some jam sessions and even more serious about Garibay, San Antonio’s ence. My job in this world, for special occasions. my music. godfather of chicano as far as I can tell, is to Of Adams, Claude said: “Since starting the solo blues. make my circle of influ- “Robert Adams joined me career, I have won several Never dreaming that he ence as healthy as possi- in the 1980s when my major songwriting con- would officiate as a minis- ble...to love everybody other bass player with The tests, and appeared at ter at Garibay’s 2002 fu- that I possible can, to cor- Blast quit. Adams showed most of the major music neral, Claude remembers rect my mistakes when I up in orange knickers and festivals in the country, in- Randy inviting him and his make them. a leather flight helmet. I cluding the Kerrville New- guitar on stage at a big If we all do this, then our didn’t know whether he folk Songwriter Contest.” chicano music event circles kind of entertwine could play bass, but he Morgan notes that he which was attended by and the world becomes a Morgan with Patty Lou Reisz, looked good and so I hired has opened for or per- thousands. better place in which to him. He has been with me formed on stage with such “It was like Randy and live.” put my hope in music. I the godfather of San Anto- ever since, and while we name acts as Doug Ker- a room full of Mexicans,” The credit for every- had to find something nio’s chicano blues. don’t work much anymore shaw, Hank Williams Jr., Claude laughs. “I was thing he has, Claude stronger and that some- “Tune it down, dude, as a band, Robert and Dave Edmonds, Han- overwhelmed and scared (Butch) Morgan avers, thing was God. When I and pay attention,” the late Trevor still join me for cock, Johnny Bush, Eric half to death. Randy was a goes to God. learned how to love and Randy Garibay told him. some events.” Taylor, the Sir Douglas musician monster. I re- “You can hear it in my treat people accordingly, I “Now when I perform Claude (Butch) Morgan Quintet, Willie Nelson, member him telling me, music,” he says. “At one found out that I was al- and write songs,” Morgan started playing music in Terri Hendrix, and the late ‘Hey, dude, time in my life, music was ready successful, and I said, “ I know where the grade school in 1962, Gatemouth Brown, to tune it down...and pay at- my god. I worshiped didn’t need music to be gift came from. I pay atten- “Trumpet was the in- name only a few. tention.’ I never forgot music, thinking it would so.” tion. And I know who to al- strument I tortured my par- Morgan said musicians those words of advice solve all of my problems. Claude paused and re- ways give the glory to.” ents with for a while, but on his level don’t really from the greatest of the But music let me down peated that small lesson in you don’t get many girls care about the all-elusive great. Tune it down and bigtime. I could no longer humility he learned from with a trumpet, so I “major” recording label.. switched to guitar. I found With the internet, no- out that I could play this body much cares about old guitar my father had, the big labels anymore, and I have been playing Morgan said. Top rate and writing my own music recordings don’t cost an ever since. I now have arm and a leg as was several thousand songs. once the case, and Out of those, I have a few Claude said the independ- hundred that are really ent musician can be inde- good,” Claude said. pendent and still make a When Morgan dropped decent living. off the Texas music map in “I sell my records on the 1990s, such contem- the internet,” Morgan said. poraries as Butch Han- “And my newest one, Talk cock, Dana Cooper, and About, was number 11 on Shake Russell continued the Americana charts. on without him. But Mor- Last year, Morgan gan has reunited with hosted Claude Morgan’s some of these guys since First Annual Texas Inde- launching his one-man pendence Day Music fes- solo music career. tival in Lajitas. And for the ‘Hancock and I just past 25 years, Claude and completed our Butch and the Morgan family have Butch Tour,” Morgan said fed the homeless on Morgan and the sticker-covered van he drives from Coast to Coast “He is a great musician Thanksgiving morning

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Action Magazine, November 2011• 9 Garibay Benefit Bravo, Sunny Ozuna, An- izers for the event is (210) 735-2070 for my recovery, and fans, The San Antonio musi- thony Hernandez, Jorge Broadway Joe Gonzales, (210) 617-0058 friends, and musical cian community is gearing Alejandro, Peter Santil- owner of Broadway (210) 710-8140 brothers and sisters have up for a big medical lano, Broadway Joe Gon- Amusements and an ac- Ernie’s soaring tenor poured out to help me. I fundraiser to help singer zales, Ruben Ramos, complished musician in voice comes naturally. His will never be able to thank and band leader Ernie Rick Fuentes, Joe Her- his own right. late brother Randy everyone enough.” Garibay, who is recover- nandez, Arturo (Sauce) “We want to get a big Garibay was known as “In early August I ing from an operation to Gonzales, Al Gomez, turnout for Ernie,” Gonza- the Godfather of San An- awoke one morning with a remove a cancerous kid- Roger Velasquez, Rene les said. “He is one of tonio Chicano blues, and strange cough,” Garibay ney. Garcia, and Ernie Can- those special people--a Randy Garibay Jr., is said. “I knew it was differ- Scheduled for Novem- Ernie Garibay cino. real friend who is blessed making his own mark in ent, but I let it go a few ber 13 at the Blanco Ball- There will no doubt be with one of the finest the music community. days, thinking it might be room, the concert will run Jimmy Spacek, and the many others lining up to singing voices ever heard “I am overwhelmed,” smoky bar syndrome or from 7 p.m. until midnight, Moonlites. play when the music in these parts.” Ernie Garibay said. “I allergies, but it persisted. with headline acts to in- Special guests due to show and dance begins. For ticket informatio call have a support group of So I went to the ER at the clude The Liberty Band, appear include Joe One of the main organ- (210) 528-0254 prayer warriors praying VA Hospital for an Xray

• 10 • Action Magazine, November 2011 and a follow up CT scan Garibay said. “I received should have done.” Keith Landers, who clubs in San Antonio over the Olmos detected a tumor in my the best of care. The sur- Nobama Ratings used the stage name the years. Bharmacy. left kidney.” geons and the entire staff Obama’s approval rat- Johnny Dee, died last Landers had suffered “With Jan Zerda and Ernie said he immedi- were amazing. I have fol- ings are so low now, month in Austin of a heart with kidney problems for a Tiny Stich we will be doing ately contacted Dr. Juan low up appoints to check Kenyans are accusing attack after a dialysis ses- number of years, and he a videoshoot that will in- Reyna, chief of Urology for any changes after my him of being born in the sion. was awaiting a donor kid- clude a lot of originals, San Antonio, who was a surgery, and I am respon- United States. Landers graduated ney when he died. both old and new,” Robin- friend from childhood. sible for 20 percent of all And if Rick Perry con- from Abilene High School He leaves a wife and son said. “We couldn’t “Dr. Reyna determined costs, the part that my tinues with his debate and in 1969, and later moved three children. pass up the chance at that the kidney had to Medicare insurance won’t public appearance gaffes, to the Austin area where Cowboys Unplugged having a Drugstore Cow- come out, and a three and cover. I know I should the Aggies are going to he fronted a popular Dub Robinson and his boys live at the Bharmacy a half hour surgery was have had more coverage, start putting it out that the 1950s style garage band Drugstore Cowboys will product.” performed at the Nix Hos- but we all know that hind- Texas guv graduated from known as Johnny Dee be filming an acoustic Robinson said, “We pital by doctors Michael sight is 20-20, and I can’t U.T. and the Rocket 88s. show from 8 through 10 are filming now in order to White and Art Centeno,” dwell now on what I Johnny Dee Dies The band has played p.m. on November 9 at have it for our 40th an-

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Action Magazine, November 2011• 11 • 12 • Action Magazine, November 2011 Guitar maker strokes music with hog tub

Hal Sorensen, now Bharmacy, said strings and wound up 54, started playing guitar Sorensen has become a with an acoustic instru- when he was a 12-year- regular feature at the ment that looks a lot like old Upstate New York jams. a banjo. farm boy. “He’s a really nice “It sounds a lot like a Now a San Antonio guy,” she said. “And his dobro guitar,” Sorensen house painter, Sorensen guitars are a real con- said. still picks and sings, but versation piece.” The first Hog Trough he has branched out into Sorensen’s barnyard Guitar worked so well crafting the instrument upbringing is even re- that Sorensen fashioned he loves. flected in his work. a second hog feeder in- “It’s a hobby now,” “The guitar that al- strument, this one a Sorensen said. “But who ways attracts the most bass guitar from a knows? It could become attention is the one I call slightly larger metal tub. something more.” the Hog Trough Guitar. It In just a year-and-a- He started building is made from a metal half, Sorensen has built guitars18 months ago, feeding trough for hogs 16 guitars, all semi- and his creations have that I found at Tractor acoustic with hollow attracted the attention of Supply,” Sorensen said. bodies and with electric such San Antonio guitar I was at Tractor Supply pickups on most of aces as Claude Morgan, with my girlfriend, just them. Dub Robinson, and looking around, when I Using birch veneer Johnny Cockerell. came on this metal feed- plywood for most of his “All of these guys ing tub for hogs. I tapped instruments, Sorensen have encouraged me, on it and noticed that it starts with jigsaw and and I believe they get a had a really good drum- wood before buying kick out of what I do,” like acoustic sound.” other parts from dealers Sorensen said. “They Sorensen bought the such as Guitar Tex on are incredible guitar hog feeder, cut out a McCullough, Crazy Kat players, and Dub Robin- round top for the metal Music on St. Mary’s Hal Sorensen with some of his hand-crafted guitars son even played one of tub, added a neck and Street, and Space Tone my instruments at an Cont. on Page 14 Olmos Bharmacy jam.” Sorenson started at- tracting attention to him- self and his unique homemade guitars when he started show- ing up for the Tuesday night jams Claude Mor- gan hosts at the Olmos Bharmacy, the drugstore turned bar and grill at Hildebrand and McCul- lough. Patty Lou Reisz, who operates Patty Lou’s Restaurant within the

Action Magazine, November 2011• 13 Hal Sorensen Cont. from Page 13 Scatter Shots Cont. from Page 11 Music on Austin High- and selection of a good Sorensen’s company niversary year, and to go dition to being a crackerjack vocalist, she is a senior way. quality electric pickup is called Hal’s Custom along with a full band CD table tennis champion. Sorensen credits Gui- and strings is all-impor- Painting. He uses no we will be releasing.” In an email to Action, Carole Carmichael said: tar Tex owner Mark Wal- tant.” spray guns, hand brush- Sweet Adelines drop with the initial help Sorensen lives with ing everything, and his “We hope to complete our charter in September. but A Cappella Unlimited is that got him going. his son, Bjorn Sorensen, expertise as a profes- in order to get this done we need to increase our “I had cut out the a pre-med student who sional painter is evident a new Sweet Adelines In- membership. This is why we are sending an open in- body for a jazz-style gui- also plays some guitar. in his guitar creations. ternational chorus in the vitation to all women who love to sing to come have tar, and even whittled a “I have never had a “Some of them are re- process of chartering, and fun with us.” neck for it in my home band or anything,” ally bright,” Sorensen females who love to sing workshop. But I found Sorensen said. “But I said. “And this brings me are invited to line up. out that it might be best have been sitting in and to the hope that I might Tryouts are ongoing at to find a neck that was jamming with profes- soon be able to make 7:30 p.m. each Monday at already assembled,” sional musicians all my and sell guitars on a Texas State University, Sorensen said. “That’s life. I write my own commercial basis. I play Music Building, room 222, when I went looking at music, most of it eclec- at Olmos Bharmacy and in San Marcos. Guitar Tex, a store that tic, and I play what they at the Specht’s Sunday isn’t far from my home in call a lead guitar. I do jams in Bulverde, and I Sweet Adelines Inter- Olmos Park.” some finger picking, and also play at a Blanco national is a world-wide Guitar Tex owner I have had people tell jam where a fan just non-profit women’s or- Waldrop had an old gui- me they like my style.” asked if I would make ganization with 25,000 tar neck hanging on the him a guitar. He was at- members that sing four- wall that caught tracted to a turquoise part a cappella harmony Sorensen’s eye. guitar I had with me.” in the barbershop style. “Mark explained the Sorensen said he Members are in 11 dif- difficulty of putting frets would really like to cus- ferent countries, 750 cho- on the neck and getting tom make guitars for ruses and 1,200 quartets. it just right for a proper musicians. He also re- pickup and sound,” builds and restores old Prospective A Cappella Sorensen said. “I guitars. Unlimited members come bought that neck, put it To contact Sorensen, from all over Central on my homemade gui- call him at Hal’s Custom Texas. Membership is tar body, and wound up Painting. The number is open to women from 14 to with a wonderful sound. Hal Sorensen with Hog (210) 827-3875. 101. One of the members The sound is the thing, Trough guitar is 83 years of age. In ad-

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