Kim Wade, Howard Fest, The Drum, Coach Reese, Brand Builders
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Kim Wade, Howard Fest, The Drum, Coach Reese, Brand Builders

View in Browser 4-26-2024 TLSN Newsletter #9 Volume VIII IMPORTANT: Please click on the black letters shown above, titled “VIEW IN BROWSER,” to enlarge and enhance the photos and text on your cellphone. If you don’t, the text and pictures will be small and difficult to read. Kim Wade is #4 on the 1972 team….

The Rise and Fall of the Super Drum

The Rise and Fall of the Super Drum

The Rise and Fall of the Super Drum Click on red “facebook” to see the final moments of the drum. Facebook Since 1977, almost 26 million people have visited the Super Drum. In 1980, after the passing of Frank Erwin, the Super Drum was renamed the “Frank Erwin Center.” Frank’s name never stuck on the…

Band & Bertha

Band & Bertha

  1900—There was no great band of the Southwest. Music was a makeshift affair, so Dr. Eugne P. Schoch, a Chemistry professor, and musician, in concert with Dr. H.E. Baxter, a local dentist, purchased two used drums and 12 used instruments for $150.   They then recruited 16 students who knew how to beat drums…