___creme de la creme

___we are recording the best of the best in the musical department tomorrow from the Vidal M. Trevino School of Communication and Fine Arts, an award winning vocalist, dance winners in a National Contest, and several All State Musicians will all be interviewed and perform on the show to be recorded. Hostesses Debbie and Melissa will have their hands full recognizing this fine group of students, all products of LISD

___the show must go on !

___i regret the show was "butchered" as the show started late and as a result, when seven o'clock struck, the channel switched to a recording of the Air Force Band and then we were switched back to the final moments of Jerry and Norma's song, nevertheless, the music provided by Jerry on the piano and Norma's beautiful voice cast a different spell on what we are used to hearing in Laredo everyday, an instrumental version of "What a Wonderful World", vocal by Jerry of Little Joe's "Cuando salgo a los Campos", "Fly me to the Moon" and Rene Ornelas' "Hoy amaneci pendando en ti" en duo were just some of the pieces offered, Debbie was as usual grandiose and her charm and humor are incredible, Norma was her warm normal self turning everyone into an instant life long friend, Melissa Rodriguez made a suitable debut as a hostess/interviewer and the cinematography by my son Louis was just short of brillant, he shows a knack for focusing in right away on the proper focal point and this is just his second show.

___ready, set, . . .go

___we are "go" on the next show, two half hour shows on the Quintero Family and so much recorded material that it was a shame but i had to leave out so much good stuff, i almoost had it in mind to make three half hour show, but i bet you that there will be more talent and more shows to come, maybe even an update on the Quinteros

___hot time in this hot town

___it is indeed a pleasure to work with a young family that shows such warmth and camaraderie not to mention such professionalism as the Jerry Quintero Family. It was indeed delightful for the crew to work with them for hours on end trying to put their talent and their lifes on the tiny screen. The finished product will be a delight, informative and show the world what a treasure Laredo has in the Musical Quintero family

___we loved it also

___quintero family Inbox


Norma Quintero

To Roberto,
I want to send a big “thank you”to you, Debbie Leija,and all the crew at “Hot Town!” Jerry, Alexia, and I had such a great time taping your show. The memories you created for our family will be very valuable to us. My daughter especially liked working the camera.Please let us know if we can be of any service to your wonderful organization. I think Laredo is in for a huge treat with you guys. Congratulations and lots of luck! Thank you,\

La Familia Quintero"
);

___first show review

___received several calls after the showing, mainly favorable and very positive, the show was adequate and Debbie and Arnold were great, their chemistry and interaction was very favorable due to their personalities as they played off each other, still need work on the opening and closing, even Norma liked her scenes, Debbies suggests we get an artist to do us a backdrop, we will do some additional scenes with the Quintero family on Wednesday and "shoot" the VMT informational video Thursday night

___today's the day

___"Premiere" show featuring Arnold Villamero airs tonight on cable channel three at 6:30 pm. This week we start work on our third show. Who will it be ? Several Fine Arts individuals that's for sure.

___don't miss this

___i have become aware of a forthcoming event which might hold special interest to some of you. If you have a family background that included farmwork or simply you care for the plight of our brothers, then you might be interested in this.

http://www.mafofarmworker.com/

___laredo tejano legends

___laredo's own tejano legends on Hot Town !, parece que si and i hope

___editing, editing, and more editing

___i been really burning the midnight oil practicing the "art" of editing, i find it can be as creative and as fulfilling as writing, in effect, you are painting a picture live of an event, and much more visual

___la Familia Quintero de Laredo

___second show is in the can, one and one half hour of unbelieveable music from the Jerry Quintero Family of Laredo, he of course a former member of ""la familia" family of Musicians that played for Little Joe several years ago play the piano and sang, his wife Norma is a voice teacher and an incredible talent as a singer, and when their daughter Alexia joined her on stage, they looked and sounded like a mirror image of each other, i knew they were talented but i did not believe there could be so much talent in one household, it will require two show, a full hour, to showcase this much talent

___ummmm, happy birthday

___a very, very Happy Birthday today to Laredo Mio Board Member Norma Adamo, she turns a little over 21 again today, best wished from all of us, tomorrow is "shooting" day as we get together to film our "'guests"

___stirring up interest

___the show, as yet not even having it's Premiere, is stirring interest, the Public Access Board is interested and wants to meet these people who are involved in the planning of Hot Town !, it seems they sort of like the idea of a local production dealing with Laredo topics and wants to know who these people are, so Debbie, Louis, Chuck, Norma and I will do a small presentation on our plans and ideas before them on February 14th. ahhhh !, politics

___show is starting ro rock and roll

___started to get offers today and we have not yet even started the publicity push, we are recording and featuring a live tejano band on Thursday, and plans are in the works to do a "recruiting" show for the VMT Magnet School, meanwhile two show are on the shelf waiting to be edited, are you sure that Spielberg and Robert Rodriguez started this way ?

___guest on second show

___we have decided on the guest for our second show, or rather guests, it is Laredo's premier family of Musical talent, names will be announced as soon as the show is in the can

___accolades

This is in all sincerity. Roberto, I truly believe that what you are doing deserves a lot of credit. I feel that this is an endeavor which is a very positive image for our great "Hometown". It was about time someone brought up other new ideas which shall promote our youth's image and shall instill pride, not only in you for thinking about this wonderful project, but, I believe, also for those who shall be personally participating, and in all honesty, for the whole great city of Laredo, Texas. I commend you and all those who shall be involved in the hard work ahead because a project such as this, took a long time coming and requires a great deal of positive thinking as well as the hard work it shall entail. I believe in all of you and have nothing but great pride in, although being away, being a part of the city. All your hard work/thoughts, shall bring all of you and Laredo the great rewards which shall derive from such talent as we truly have in our great city. Again, I commend you and your group and wish you only the very best of luck. Knowing who shall be involved in such a project, I know that it can't go anywhere but to a great fulfillment and great achievements which come from those who do not fear challenges. Take care and may He guide you all to the forthcoming success. Respectfully, J.F. Segovia Sr.

___first show

_______it is done, after much anxiety on my part, and Norma, we completed the first thirty minutes of what shall be 26 hours of programming at year's end, now it can be announced, we have a hostess and she is Debbie Leija aka debbie spaghetti, Norma was nervous but still great and Arnold the guest did two Mclean songs, one from Croce and one from John Denver, dang he don't know any Jose Alfredo songs yet, Chuck Owen (nee -s) was there, so was Sal, alternate hostess is Melissa Rodriguez from my school, oh, before i forget i went and waited for about an hour at the Papagallo''s Club to greet and welcome Little Joe and his Familia Musicians, i liked Lalo's suggestion about his doing some PSA's for us and i asked and he said he could//would maybe after they set up their equipment and he did a sound check, i had to go start taping and i guess another TV crew came by and got him, well, maybe next time and thank you Lalo for your marvelous idea, anyhow, after the taping several of us went and actually got in to see the Tejano Living legend perform, he is still a great performer and as usual he started off his baile with a stirring rendition of "America, the beautiful" which cause a whole lot of us Senior citizens to stand proudly with our hands over our hearts for a long time

___first public announcement

______i'd like to take a little bit of your precious time to make the following announcement. I have formed an independent Television Production Company heretoforth known as LaredoMio Productions. We will begin shooting our "pilot" program this Thursday, January 11 at the PAC studio beginning at 6:00 pm.The purpose of this first new program is to showcase Laredo's talented artists in the Fine Arts. Program will air weekly on Cable Channel 3 on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday at 6:30 pm with the "Primiere" scheduled on January 22. Each weekly show will feature a Laredoan talented in the fields of Music, Dance, Vocal Presentation, (singers) Writers, Poets or Thespians. Norma Adamo and Chuck Owens are involved as founders in this endeavor and we expect to make contact with Teachers and individuals in the local community who will help us find the local talented individuals. We would like your input, ideas,suggestions and/or critique on this project. Please refer all comments to the following address now and in the future. E-mail is laredomio@gmail.com. Future programs might possibly include a Laredo Sports theme and a series of shows dealing with the Laredo de Ayer.

LaredoMio Television Productions

___welcome to our new Enterprise, we are here to "celebrate Laredo's Fine Arts"