Kidd Manning
Hornady’s New Zombie Load [VIDEO]
My brother in Floydada, Mark Whittle, always keeps us abreast for any enemy movement toward our area. The possibility of Zombies, Aliens and of course Commies is always there and it's good to know about it "up front" just in case its the real deal.
Granger Smith’s “I’m Wearing Black” Has A Surprise Ending
Granger Smith is quickly rising in the Texas-Red dirt ranks and it will probably not be long before Granger breaks the regional barrier and makes it big. "Colorblind" was the first song the we played by Granger and it is still in our regular rotation to this day...
Kevin Fowler’s New Video “That Girl”
Everybody loves Kevin Fowler. How can you keep from it?.. With songs like "Beer, Bait, and Ammo," otherwise known as the Texas national anthem, "Senorita Mas Fina," "Pound Sign," and "I ain't Drinkin' Anymore," the Amarillo native has set the bar when it comes to great Texas Country songs...
Haboob Knocks out Lubbock Power and Light
I learned an engineering lesson during last night's maxi-dust storm (I just can't bring myself to say "Haboob"). Our power was down from the time it hit the airport till 12:30 this morning. During what seemed to be days, the power would flicker just enough to get your hopes up and then not appear again for another hour or so...
Taylor Swift Pit Pictures From Friday Night’s Sold Out Show [PICS]
99.5 the Bear's "Man in the Pit" Robert Worden had one of the best spots in the house last Friday night at the Taylor Swift show. We wanted to make sure that there were some incredible moments caught on camera and Bob tackled the task at hand...
A Thanks to 99.5 The Bear
Friday's Taylor Swift show has come and gone and although the 22 semi-truck trailers and 10 or so buses it took to transport her crew have left, the memories made during the sold out show remain fresh in everyone's minds who were lucky enough to see the show...
8 Tips to Help Parents Keep a Lid on Halloween Candy
With Halloween quickly approaching, parents begin the fight over the amount of candy that is available to give away or to eat. Either way it means there is a whole bunch of candy available for your kids to over eat and it becomes a big problem really quick...
Parking Changes Released for the Taylor Swift Show and Tech Homecoming
Extremely heavy traffic is expected in the Hub city in and around the United Spirit Arena due to the sold out Taylor Swift show and Tech officials are changing some of the parking routines on Friday. Concert attendees and those around the Tech campus will see some changes as you come upon the United Spirit arena...
The Taylor Swift CoverGirl Concert Experience [VIDEO]
You can feel it like you feel the new October cool air outside. It's a sold out Taylor Swift concert on the horizon and everyone is a buzz about it. Even folks who claim to "hate" Taylor and refuse to be seen at the show are talking about it...
Bill Kerns Talks with Kidd Manning about the Taylor Swift Show
Bill Kerns asked Kidd Manning a few questions about Taylor Swift and the upcoming show. Taylor Swift is appearing in Lubbock at the United Spirit Arena, Friday night October 14th with special guest NeedtoBreathe and David Nail. The show sold out in around 18 minutes and is the biggest show of the year in the hub city...
Wade Bowen Makes Announcement and Releases “Saturday Night” [VIDEO]
Much of the Texas Country/Red Dirt industry received a letter from Wade Bowen this afternoon explaining how his career is about to take a hard right turn, and that's not such a bad thing. According to Wade, he has been talking to a record label about signing on and taking a brand new approach to his writing and music making...
Ronnie Milsap Releases “Country Again” [AUDIO]
I walked into Ralph's Records a while back and Ralph had an old Ronnie Milsap album on. I'd Be a Legend In My Time" was on and I remembered how much I missed the older Ronnie Milsap songs.
I entered radio at KDJW in Amarillo at some point in 1974 or '75 when "Pure Love" was a hit record...