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What’s Up South Texas!: Avid walker, musician inspires others to get up and move
What’s Up South Texas!: Avid walker, musician inspires others to get up and move
At night, Casper Rawls is a monster guitarist at night clubs, but during the day, he is an avid walker
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Helotes – A Helotes musician and avid walker is hoping his story inspires others to stay active.
Richard Rawls, 66, is known as Casper, his stage name.
“I have played music since I was a little boy,” Rawls said. “I play at clubs and have been doing that forever. I love it. I am still so in awe with the great players out there. I learn so much about music that I didn’t know.”
What’s Up South Texas!: BCSO deputy by day, lucha libre luchador by night
What’s Up South Texas!: BCSO deputy by day, lucha libre luchador by night
Deputy Roger Musquiz has been passionate about Lucha Libre since he was a boy watching his family wrestle
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Roger Musquiz, 54, has been at the Bexar County Sheriff’s Office for over 20 years.
He’s been known as Lemus Dos since 1986 when he broke into the family tradition.
“I would go to Mexico when I was kid and my uncle would tell me to come along with him to his lucha libre events,” Musquiz said. “I would see the older luchadores and they were always positive. ‘Hey, don’t do this or that. Stay in school stay out of trouble. Yessir, no sir. Please, be respectful.’ I really liked that. It was a family thing.”
What’s Up South Texas!: Southside ISD starts conjunto music program in honor of her father
Her conjunto music program is the only one in all of San Antonio
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SAN ANTONIO – Learn your passion and stick with it that’s a message one Southside ISD music director has for others after watching her father play conjunto music growing up.
Anna Bustamante, 63, started her own conjunto music program at Southside ISD in 2015. This is the only conjunto school music program in all of San Antonio.
She said she started the program in honor of her late father.
“I enjoy being able to provide this opportunity to them and make them understand it is unique and special,” Bustamante said.