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I was touched with a sense of both sadness and that he spent three or four hours a night working on Rode Midnight. Seven Kelton books have won the Spur regret when I read that Elmer Kelton had died at his his books. A graduate of the University of Texas, Elmer Award from Writers of America for best novels home in San Angelo. had studied under J. Frank Dobie, and his background of the year--Buffalo Wagons, The Day The Cowboys Kelton was kind to me when I functioned as a kid included a childhood growing up on the McElroy Ranch Quit, The Time It Never Rained, Eyes of the Hawk, reporter on the San Angelo Standard-Times back in the near Crane, Texas where his father, Buck Kelton, was Slaughter, The Far Canyon, and The Way of the Coy- early-1960s, and I was saddened that he had departed a foreman. ote. this earth at the age of 83 from what his wife Anna de- Kelton has received the awards and honorary doc- scribed as “multiple causes.” Always wore a hat torate degrees from MIdwestern and Texas Tech uni- My big regret is that I didnʼt get to know Kelton bet- versities. He was given a lifetime achievement award ter, for he was to become the greatest western novel- I never saw Elmer Kelton when he wasnʼt wearing by the National Cowboy Symposium in Lubbock. The ist of all time, and a Texas legend-in-the-making who either a straw hat or a silver belly felt. proclaimed an Elmer Kelton Day in will surely grow in death to be bigger than the “Staked After his stint as agriculture editor for the San An- April of 1997. Plain” and “Spindletop” combined. gelo daily, Kelton became editor of the Sheep and Goat Since 1996, Kelton has been an honorary member Elmerʼs great novel Buffalo Wagons was in the Raisers Magazine, and later went on to become asso- of the German Association for the study of the Western, book stores, and he was functioning as agriculture and ciate editor of Livestock Weekly in San Angelo where headquartered in Münster, Germany. This organization livestock editor for the San Angelo newspaper when he worked until his retirement in 1991. presents the Elmer Kelton Award for Literary Merit. I arrived at the Standard-Times, green as a Kimble I have read just about every novel that Kelton ever County gourd and dumber than an oyster in matters of wrote, and I can testify that there isnʼt a more accurate McMurtry Center award import which didnʼt interest me at the time. and true to his subject matter author than Elmer. He is a student of western and West Texas history in particu- In 1990, Elmer received the Distinguished Achieve- A bunch of drunks lar, and every Kelton novel is a history lesson in itself. ment Award from theWestern Literature Association. In Kelton was also a church-going Christian who 1998, Kelton received the fi rst Lone Star award for life- More than half of the newspaperʼs editorial staff chose to reach rather than preach, and I can recall the time achievement from the Larry McMurtry Center for members were drunks, and I was to happily join their blush on his cheeks as a state editor by the name of Arts and Humanities at Midwestern State University in number, drinking beer in the Red Rooster Inn and play- Kelly Crozier good naturedly chided him about his de- Wichita Falls. ing cards until past daylight in fi rst one apartment com- scription of a big-tittied saloon girl in one of his earlier The novelist served two years in the U.S. Army-- plex and then another before moving to San Antonio westerns. 1944-46, including combat infantry service in Europe, and the Express and News. Elmer had described her as having “more than ad- He and his wife Anna, a native of Austria, were married But during those two years that I wrote for the West equate upper mammary facilities.” for more than 50 years. Texas newspaper, I was intrigued by Kelton and drawn While Kelton didnʼt put many rough swear words in Kelton was called to speak at literary events or to to this quiet, humble, and non-assuming wordsmith the mouths of his hard scrabble West Texas cowboys, aspiring writers all over the country, and his bookThe who was to pen more than 60 novels over a career his writing has always been as believable and histori- Good Old Boys was made into a TNT cable network which saw him transcend the genre. While the Western cally perfect as mesquite bushes and salt pork fl oating movie. produced the fi lm and also Writers of America Association was to proclaim Kelton in a camp pot of pinto beans. appeared as the starring actor. “the greatest western writer of all time,” novels like The Strange as it may seem, Elmer Kelton carried Good Ole Boys and The Time It Never Rained were Kelton was believable through with almost his entire career as a novelist in to propel Elmer into a broader literary landscape with what he considered his spare time. other such Texas authors as Larry McMurtry. Elmer was always believable. And his honesty When I fi rst asked him about the book writing busi- I never knew a person who didnʼt like Elmer Kelton. could never be questioned. ness, he said anyone entering the trade should hold on And from all I have read and heard, his humility and Three of Keltonʼs novels have appeared in to whatever regular job he might have. And he was still concern for his fellow man prevailed until his death. Readersʼs Digest condensed books. Four books have saying as much when he retired after 22 years with the When asked out for a beer or a card game, he won the Western Heritage Award from the National Livestock Weekly. politely declined. When asked about his singleness Cowboy Hall of Fame in City--The Time It I believe Elmer Kelton left this world a bit better of purpose as a western writer, Kelton once told me Never Rained, The Good Old Boys, and The Man Who than how he found it. I wish I had known him better.

Action Magazine, October 2009 • 5 • Belly dancing grandma Stefania Baldesarelli has a tough guy hero By Sam Kindrick years is a rough edge survival In her later adult years, Stefania Baldesarelli is instinct which Stefania comes Stefania would demonstrate known all over San Antonio by quite naturally. resilience and a feisty nature and much of Texas as a belly “My father, Bally Balde- following her kidnapping, as- dancing grandma with a deft sarelli, was a really tough guy,” sault, and robbery by a yet- touch when it comes to live Stefania recalls. “He trained to-be-identified assailant who music and Italian cuisine. and promoted boxers at his grabbed her in front of a local She has danced on both Alamo Boxing Gym here, and nightclub. the New York talk shows he served as a bodyguard for Tied to a tree and left to of Maury Povich and Sally some really rough characters die, she managed to squirm Jessy Raphael, but her sun- from Chicago and New York free of her bonds and call shine smile and undulating when they were in this area.” police. The aftermath of that abs have always been win- While Bally Baldesarelli one saw Stefania retain the dow dressing for a more com- provided speed bags and res- services of attorney Jack Paul plex and less visible Stefania in boxes for fighters like the Leon who sued the nightclub Baldesarelli. late and colorful Maxie Baer, for failure to maintain proper What might have es- his 5-year-old daughter was lighting and security around caped many of her friends, dancing ballet and learning the business. fans, dance students, and to cook pasta from both her Stefaniaʼs real baptism onetime competitors over the mother and grandmother. of fire, however, was to come later when three of her once- flourishing business endeav- ors all crashed and burned for reasons totally beyond her control. The true genetic Balde- sarelli toughness had lain vis- ibly dormant in the daughter until a 1990 pistol shot kill- ing on the once-booming St. Marys Strip signaled the be- ginning of the end. It was the beginning of the end for an entertainment area phenomena. The fairy tale Strip was beginning to evolve into a San Antonio ver- Stefania hams it up at Stefania’s Country Italian with sion of Austinʼs famed Sixth Street when the killing ruined customer Markus Kuttruff. everything. And the shooting Stefania said times really Doug Sahm to Flaco Jimenez is Italian, the main source of was to simultaneously sound got tough as her Strip busi- and jazz guitar wizard Jackie entertainment is Middle East- the death knell for Nonaʼs nesses were finally closed in King. ern, and the walls are covered Homemade Pasta and Divaʼs 1993. The transition to Dolores with Mexican art. Owner Ste- Seafood Restaurant, two “I had to do something,” Del Rio was subdued and fania Baldesarelli has com- booming eateries which Ste- she said. without fanfare. Stefania was bined the best of all these fania Baldesarelli had started The rest is recent history, still licking raw wounds from cultures into an unforgettable from scratch. a testament to some tough- the death of her St. Marys dining experience. Stefania said both of her ness handed down from fa- Strip enterprises when she Start the recent history businesses literally died with ther to daughter. set up shop with Jose Agu- cameras again. This time, the St. Marys Strip. And with In 1995, Stefania was to iar, her Cuban immigrant chef it is 2007, and Stefania has the closing of Nonaʼs (a term open Dolores Del Rio at 106 who has been with her fam- opened another Italian eatery of endearment in Italian for E.Riverwalk near Houston ily for 28 years. Aguiar was and live music showcase at “grandmother”) and Divaʼs, and Commerce Streets, an trained to cook Italian food by 2322 San Pedro Avenue, site Stefania also lost her Herb establishment later described Stefaniaʼs mom, Eda Gianotti. of the old San Pedro Som- Farm in Grey Forest in the fi- by tourist guide magazine He has since been joined in mers Drug Store. nancial backwash. QuéPasa as a ”cozy riverwalk the Dolores Del Rio kitchen This one is Stefania’s “The media killed the hideaway restaurant special- by fellow chef Joseph Puente. Country Italian, and many of Strip,” Stefania recalls with izing in international cuisine.” “My first entertainer at the live entertainers who play accuracy. “A number of San In a recent interview for Dolores Del Rio was jazz there are also featured at the Antonio bars and restaurants this article, Stefania described singer Sylvia Salas,” Stefania riverwalk cafe and bistro. have recovered from a single Dolores Del Rio as “a hole in recalls. “The place only sits Like Dolores Del Rio, shooting, but the overblown the wall” and little more when 60 patrons, but we have kept Stefaniaʼs Country Italian fea- newspaper and television she leased it, an ill-lighted, it packed with belly dancing tures gourmet pasta dishes coverage of that shooting was dank recess near the Esquire beauty Veronica Rivas among and steaks. Overseeing this too much for the area to over- Bar and down below Houston others, and a broad array of culinary operation is Kenny come. Repeated references and Commerce Streets. really wonderful musicians.” Thomas, another Baldesarelli to the killing started driving At the old Nonaʼs, Ste- Stefaniaʼs onetime “hole family employee who has our crowds away in droves. fania had featured belly danc- in the wall” was further de- been at the helm for some 14 People were just afraid to ing by herself and others, and scribed thusly in QuéPasa: At years. Belly Dancer Veronica Rivas come down anymore.” live acts ranging from Dolores Del Rio, the cuisine Stefania has been danc- • 6 • Action Magazine, October 2009 Musicians who frequently play the Baldesarelli restaurants

Michael Martin Adeline Cuesta Ron Taylor Sauce Gonzalez Spot Barnett Roxanne Krezdorn ing since childhood, first ballet said. “He was performing at Al had annulled, was to Boyd and sometimes cooking ever down-to-earth and unpreten- a really tough guy who owned and later belly dancing, and Piasano’s old Holiday Club at Grafmyer, a Seattle music since. tious personality is made man- the Alamo Boxing Club here. she owned Stefaniaʼs Dance St. Marys and Martin streets. promoter who, at one time, “I learned to cook from ifest when she is asked about Fighters who were to pass Gallery on Cambridge Street Harry had albums by the great- booked the likes of Jimi Hen- my grandmother, my Nona, the bare belly winepouring through the gym and train in Alamo Heights before her est jazz musicians of all times- drix and Janis Joplin into the and my mom, and, in the early stunt. there on occasion included introduction to live music and -hundreds of them. And I grew old Eagle Theater in Seattle. 1970s, I became enthralled Does she still do it? Muhammad Ali, Max Baer, musicians on a personal ba- to love the music of people like To this day, Stefania maintains with the Middle Eastern belly “Hell, no,” she cackles. attorneys Alan Brown and sis. Ella Fitzgerald, Nancy Wilson, a fast friendship with Grafmy- dance, an art form of danc- “Iʼm to damn fat.” Jimmy Parks. And there were Her penchant for jazz and Miles Davis. er, as she does also with Jack- ing which originated in Egypt. Be that as it may, the belly many more famous boxers music and jazz musicians in The late Harry Packʼs ie King, arguably the greatest Belly dancing was the fad then dancing grandma is still belly who were too numerous for particular, she attributes to her brother, Don Pack, still owns jazz guitarist in the world. , and I hunted until I found the dancing and teaching the art me to remember.” early marriage years to the and operates Dellview Mu- “Jackie and I became re- ultimate teacher--a belly danc- along with longtime dance Brown is a former Rio late Harry Pack. sic Center on Vance Jackson ally close when he was playing er from Greece by the name associate Karen Barbee Ad- Grande Valley Golden Gloves Although Stefania and Road, a musical instrument regularly at Nonaʼs,” Stefania of Alana Papagiorgio. She kisson, wife of County Com. champion who was to defeat jazz musician Pack were to school which has turned out recalls. “After that, he moved was teaching in Houston, and Tommy Adkisson. homicide detective Roy Agui- divorce long before Packʼs some of the best pickers in lo- on to play a lot with Willie Nel- I took lessons from her until I “Karen and I have been lar in a boxing ring at Sam death some three years ago, cal history. And Stefaniaʼs as- son.” became fairly proficient.” dancing together for years,” Kindrickʼs World Champion- their bond of friendship and sociations with music and mu- Stefaniaʼs marriage to At one point in her career, Stefania said. “She has ship Menudo Cookoff in Ray- mutual love for the genre were sic industry figures advanced Harry Pack produced one Stefania acknowledges that danced all over the world, mond Russell Park. Jimmy to endure. on past the Pack family. child, daughter Michelle Squil- she once wowed restaurant and it was Karen who helped Parks , a former amateur fight- “I met Harry when I was One of two brief mar- la whose husband, Joe Squil- audiences by laying flat on her train Veronica Rivas, my main er and referee, will be remem- 20 years of age,” Stefania riages, both of which Stefania la, handles all team equipment back and pouring wine from dancer at Dolores Del Rio.” bered for officiating over the sales for Vivroux Sporting one glass to another, using Stefaniaʼs memories are bareknuckle brawl between Stefania’s Country Italian Goods in Alamo Heights. Mi- only her abdominal muscles. dominated by her father, Bally Bobby Thomas and Johnny chelle Pack Squilla is a Valero And this while mysterious re- Baldesarelli, who once lived Hernandez at Guich Koockʼs Chef Kenny Thomas oil and gas company official corded music from the Orient on the second floor of the Lib- Worldʼs Fair at Fredericks- who sells fuel management whispered in the background. erty Bar on Josephine Street burg. Stefania attended both programs to various business- Since those halcyon with Aubrey Kline, who was to of these fiascos, but the fight es and corporations. years at Nonaʼs on the legend- eventually become vice presi- game stories about her father The Squillas are parents ary St. Maryʼs Strip, the 66- dent of Pearl Brewery. have always been dominant in of one son, Michael Squilla, year old Stefania has added “Aubrey Kline was my her thoughts. an accomplished guitarist and a few pounds along with the godfather,” Stefania said. “And “I remember the stories Stefaniaʼs only grandchild who increase in years, and her my dad was my hero. He was “Stef” Cont’d on pg. 12 sometimes performs with a band known as David and the Stefania with Dolores Del Rio Chefs Stone Throwers. “He is a music major at Jose Aguiar (left) and Joseph Puente Incarnate Word University,” mom Michelle says. “While he enjoys performing with the group, his ultimate aim is to become a music teacher.” A descendent of Ital- ian immigrants who originally settled on San Antonioʼs near West Side, Stefania and her family members all attended services at St. Frances di Paola, the Catholic church on Martin Street which has for years borne the distinction as being “the Italian church.” Stefania says, “I grew up in a very close and caring Italian family. My two greatest loves were cooking fine Italian cuisine and dancing. I started taking ballet when I was five, and I have been dancing

Action Magazine, October 2009 • 7 • Classic country show at Aztec pure dynamite By Sam Kindrick the Aztecʼs four stone gods Classic overlook it all with red light- purists will find the San An- bulb eyeballs glowing with tonio Rose Live production approval. in the historic Aztec Theater Quite fittingly, the show to be a nostalgia jolt well starts with a cigar-chomping worth the price of admis- likeness of Bob Wills grin- sion. ning out of a car window on There is no “new coun- the stageʼs big screen. And try” trash in this two-hour only a foreigner with a tin production. The 10-mem- ear for Texas music would ber San Antonio Rose Live fail to get chill bumps when Band is a group of sea- the twin fiddles of Rodney soned pros who deliver Smith and Kenny Penny cut more than 40 of the greatest loose with Willsʼ San Anto- country hits ever recorded. nio Rose. The music selection is Members of the band incredible. The acoustics come from Nashville, Bran- are beyond reproach. In- son, San Antonio, Austin, strumentation is of studio and Floresville. They in- quality on a live stage. Show clude writers, world-class San Antonio Rose Live fiddlers Kenny Penny (left) and Rodney Smith lighting is dramatic. And instrumentalists, producers, clap of thunder. River Walk tourists will be director Kenny Penny is a boots, fringed skirt, and when Rick Drury and his fi- and vocalists with individual Big plans matched with joined by music loving San native of Mabank, Texas enough sequined glitz and nancial team from Branson recordings and music proj- some big bucks have gone Antonio residents as the near Dallas. He has played glitter to dim the lights on the were spending $6-million ects of their own. into this operation, and ex- project grows in popularity. and recorded with everyone Vegas strip. to redesign the Aztec, they The San Antonio Rose pectations are high. And that is the thinking of from Nat Stuckey to Jerry And with Ron Williams, wisely kept the mysterious Live Band production in the Rick Drury, executive other SARL management Reed. son of recording artist Leo- Mayan aura intact. Aztec is not an exercise in producer of SARL Produc- team figures who include The San Antonio na Williams, supplying the While a big screen be- old copy standards. It is a tions, said, “San Antonians production manager Steve Rose Live steel guitarist is Johnny Cash half of Jack- hind the stage beams old stirring tribute to the great- listen to and love country Hennig and longtime San Floresvilleʼs Tommy Deta- son, ReBeca filled in the black-and-white images of est country musicians who music. We anticipate our Antonio resident Greg Gal- more, engineer and produc- June Carter part without a Hank, Merle, Lefty, and the ever lived, and the overall visitors will be fans as well.” laspy, host and emcee for er who has played steel on hitch. “Coal Minerʼs Daughter,” effect is as dramatic as a Drury believes that the show whose official title more than 100 albums, and It was SHOWTIME, is chief entertainment officer worked with everyone from and the crowd was eating it (CEO). Doug Sahm to up. Gallaspy says, “The and Johnny Bush. San Antonio Rose Live sound and lighting systems The two female vocal- band bios are worth printing. as well as the set design are ists in the band are Brennen They reflect the experience unmatched in the South- Leigh, a leggy songbird and and credibility of the pickers. western United States.” recording artist from North In addition to his work He notes that the Dakota by way of Austin, with Nat Stuckey and Jerry Aztecʼs new acoustical sys- and San Antonioʼs own Re- Reed, fiddler and guitarist tem was designed by Steve Beca (the only name she Kenny Penny has worked Durr of Nashville, whose uses), a talented songwriter over the past 40 years with clients include Disney, Aus- and vocalist who has has David Houston, Lynn An- tin City Limits, and the U.S. been previously lionized derson, Johnny Russell, Library of Congress. in Action Magazine for her Vern Gosden, and many Production manager performances and record- others. Hennig said, “San Antonio ings in the fields of rock and Albums he recorded Rose Live is for anyone Texas folk music. with Jerry Reed include Half who is passionate about It would be euphemis- and Half, Hot Stuff, and Jer- the best of classic country tic for me to say that I was ry Reed Sings Jim Croce. music from the greats such pleasantly surprised to hear Kenny co-produced the mu- as George Jones, Tammy ReBeca belting out Patsy sical scores for Smokey and Wynette, Ray Price, Buck Clineʼs Walking After Mid- the Bandit, Hot Stuff, and Owens, and Loretta Lynn night, and Loretta Lynnʼs Gator. He has appeared and other artists from the Coal Minerʼs Daughter. I hundreds of times on the 1920s to the1980s.” was stunned and amazed , and Kenny The San Antonio Rose when ReBeca came pranc- has also been on Austin production includes both lo- ing into the spotlight, re- City Limits, Dinah Shore cal and Texas talent within splendent in 1950s and show, Merv Griffin, and on a Country music show stars are Ron Williams, the cast of characters. Fid- 1960s red-and-white-a-la- Starsky and Hutch episode. ReBeca (left) and Brennen Leigh dler, guitarist, and musical Grand Ole Opry cowboy “Country” Cont’d on pg. 13 • 8 • Action Magazine, October 2009 Action Magazine, October 2009 • 9 • ScatterScatter ShotsShots

Third Molé Festival and a raffle for some su- Our Lady of Lourdes The grotto was dedi- gear provider, Momar Marks said some 20 Tejano music record- per prizes. Grotto is unlike anything cated Dec. 7, 1941. News has successfully promot- bands will perform, with ing artists Patsy Torres, Our Lady of Lourdes else in San Antonio and that the Japanese had ed and produced two big nonstop music running David Marez, and Jimmy Grotto is a famous spiri- welcomes more than bombed Pearl Harbor ar- freebies like this in the from 2 p.m. until 1 a.m. Edwards will headline the tual haven for people 100,000 pilgrims annu- rived that afternoon. recent past. The last one third annual Molé Festi- from many faiths, and ally. People from all over For detailed informa- was a Christianitybased No Three Dog Night val on Sunday, October since it is not a parish, the world are drawn to tion, call Evie Reichel at gospel blowout in Au- A planned Kinky 18, to benefit Our Lady maintenance and up- what is perhaps the most (210) 872-3843. gust. Friedman political fund- of Lourdes Grotto of the keep must be financed perfect replica of the orig- There will be more raiser starring legend- Southwest. by those who celebrate inal Shrine in Lourdes, Momar country fest details on the upcom- ary rock band Three Dog Music will continue mass at the grotto, or just France. Towering from Mike Marks of Mo- ing show in San Marcos Night is off. from 10 a.m. until 6 p.m. come to visit. the ground, it is carved mar Music will host a free next month, and Momarʼs Originally scheduled at the grotto, located at “We spend an aver- from stone and shaped Country Music Mara- centerfold ad in the No- for September 18 at Cas- 5712 Blanco Road. age of $15,000 a year to resemble the cave in thon on November 14 at vember issue of Action beers, the show was re- There will be a va- alone just to maintain which the Blessed Moth- Cheatham Street Ware- will also include particu- scheduled for October riety of food available, the grounds,” said Father er appeared to St. Berna- house in San Marcos. lars on the 11-hour coun- 23. Now we have learned along with family games Leo Perez. dette. Primarily a music try music show. that Three Dog Night will

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