Hometown: Franklin, Michigan Birthday: September 30th Sign: Libra Marital Status: Happily Married Kids: 3 boys at home, 2 boys and a girl out on their own Pets: And how!Favorite Artists: Led Zeppelin, Jimi Hendrix, Neil Young, Jeff Beck Favorite New CD: “Black Ice”-AC/DC Favorite All-Time CD: “Blow By Blow”-Jeff Beck Favorite Song Lyric: “…the crux of the biscuit, is the apostrophe.”-Frank Zappa First Concert Attended: Ted Nugent & the Amboy Dukes (yes, it was that long ago) Favorite Food: Italian (Chinese is good, too) Favorite Beer: Shiner Bock Favorite Actor: Jack Nicholson Favorite Movie: Airplane! Favorite TV Show: House Favorite Sports Teams: Houston Texans, Houston Astros Nickname Growing Up: Adam Bomb, Adam Ant, Madam, I’m Adam, Where’s Eve? People Would Be Shocked If They Knew: Hmm… I can’t think of anything that would really shock anyone. I guess that’s a good thing!
Adam West
Gin Distillery Opens in Beeville
We hear about craft breweries all over the place but here's a new one for you, a gin distillery is coming to Beeville.
According to a report in the Victoria Advocate, the owners of the clothing stores Bethune and Son at Melvins and Melvins Menswear have opened Coastal Bend Distilling Co...
Here’s Your Crossroads Weekend Music Calendar
It always irks me when I hear people say that there's nothing to do around here on weekends. There is a ton of talent all over the Crossroads, and thanks to the Victoria Area Music Association, we can see who's playing where and also find out about other events, like karaoke and DJs...
Victoria Crime Stoppers Friday Fugitive
Victoria Crime Stoppers presents a new feature seeking assistance in finding a wanted person. It’s called Fugitive Friday and Victoria Crime Stoppers is seeking information regarding the location of a man named George Delarosa.
Delarosa has an outstanding warrant for Injury to a Child, Elderly or Disabled person...
Victoria Crime Stoppers Crime of the Week
You may be able to help Victoria Police solve a crime and help make our fair city a safer place to live. This week's crime is an aggravated robbery of a convenience store. The store security camera took some good pictures of the perpetrator and, although he was wearing a bandana, someone may be able to recognize his face or the tattoos he reportedly has on his hand...
Will Texas Become More 420 Friendly?
Marijuana is becoming more and more acceptable across the country both for medicinal and recreational use. And, while on the recreational side it is still illegal in Texas, there is a bill in the state legislature that would make possession no longer a crime...
The Monster Trucks Are Coming to Town!
The horsepower, the sounds, the thrills and spills...it's all part of the monster truck show experience, and it's coming to Victoria!
It's Monster Truck Wars, and it's coming to the Victoria Community Center Saturday, January 5th at 2 pm...
Here’s Your Weekend Live Music Calendar
It's the final weekend of 2018 so, what are you going to do to celebrate? You could always check out some live music and more st your favorite watering hole. Here's a look at who's playing where, courtesy of the Victoria Area Music Association...
Houston Texans Become First Team in 20 Years to Make Playoffs After 0-3 Start
When the Houston Texans started off the 2018 NFL season, they never expected to lose 3-in-a-row right off the bat. That being said, prognosticators had pretty much written them off for the year, figuring that it was a tough road to come back from the deficit...
Victoria Crime Stoppers Crime of the Week
Victoria Crime Stoppers is seeking information regarding the theft of copper. During the month of August, copper wire and other equipment were stolen from several cell phone tower sites in the Victoria area.
Two men, wearing hard hats and driving a two-tone SUV, were seen at one site on the 100 block of Teakwood Ave on August 24th at around 1:20 pm...
Penny Marshall, Iconic Comedian and Film and TV Director, Dies at 75
The ‘Laverne and Shirley’ actress and ‘League of Their Own’ filmmaker died following complications from diabetes.
The Best Small-Town Bar in Texas is Literally Underground
If you're ever visiting Big Bend in West Texas, you might want to stop in at a hole-in-the-wall called La Kiva Bar& Rastaurant, named by Thrillist as the Best Small Town Bar in Texas.
La Kiva is more accurately a hole in the ground than in the wall, because the bar is literally dug into a creek bank in Terlingua, Texas, near Big Bend National Park in West Texas.
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Houston Texans Beat NY Jets, Earn First-Round Bye in Playoffs
Despite the fact that the Houston Texans faced a hungry New York Jets team that almost got the best of them on Saturday, the Texans managed to put it together and pull out a 29-22 win, giving them a #2 seed in the playoffs, a first-round bye, and home-field advantage, maybe even throughout the playoffs...