We have yet to renew our hosting, so it will be a little while longer before the website
is up. lunaticpro.com will have to wait for now. We have been busy with the band “Quad
Theory” as we have a few shows lined up. Sept 20 @ Smoking Aces, which falls on a
Sunday and Sat – Halloween Day , Oct. 31, 2009 – @ Sophies Bar in Mcallen. As for any
updates for “Lunatic Productions” – they will be placed here for the meantime. Peace..
glb front cd cover
Hang Rope
In May 02, 1913 Abraham Ortiz became the first and last person executed by hanging inside the old Hidalgo County Jail House located in Edinburg, TX. (The location is now “The Museum of South Texas; this place is an abundance of information of Old South Texas Heritage.)
In Febuary 1912 near the city of Hidalgo,TX, Ortiz and another man “Domingo Gonzalez” assaulted a Mexican couple. During the attack, the husband Martin Martinez was beaten to death by the men. Martinez’s wife was then held captive as the men had their way with her. The woman eventually managed to escape and notified local law men. Ortiz was immediately arrested but Gonzalez fled into Mexico.
Ortiz was then taken and held at the Old Hidalgo County Jail. Tried at the Old Hidalgo County CourtHouse, a grand jury found Ortiz guilty and sentenced him to death. Later an appeal by Ortiz’s part failed and in March 1913 a date of May 02, 1913 was set for the execution. Death sentence was to be executed by way of hanging. The County Jail had just been fitted with a new hanging chamber. The chamber was a trap door that would be released open by pulling a lever located nearby. Back in those days, the Rio Grande Valley was scare of Live Oak and Cottonwood trees, which were the choice trees for hangings. Although Palm trees and Mesquite Trees were readily available even in those days, I don’t believe they would hold to be a good choice to rope and kill a person. Thus, this was the reasoning behind building a local hanging chamber. As sheriff of Hidalgo County, it would be A.Y. Baker duty to pull the lever to release the trap door. Zapatisa hung by Mexican Federales south of Hidalgo TX. In May 02, 1913, Abraham Ortiz took his last walk. Ortiz was shackled and led into the Hanging Chamber. Appointed witnesses stood around the railing of the trap door.
Many people came by horseback and buggy to watch the hanging. The Jail’s double front doors were left open for spectators to see. Ortiz was then placed to stand on top of the trapped door. A hood was placed over his head and the rope’s noose was placed around his neck. Sheriff A.Y. Baker then said, “The State of Texas has found you, Abraham J. Ortiz, guilty of murder and rape and has sentenced you to death. Do you have any last words?”. Ortiz replied “Quien, YO?”. (ok, j/k! I just made that part up.) The sheriff then instructed a last minute volunteer, to pull the lever. Polo Jackson of Hidalgo, TX pulled the lever. The trap door opened and Ortiz was left suspended via rope with his feet dangling in mid air. Thus this became the first and last execution in the Old Hidalgo County Jail. Soon thereafter, death sentences were only to carried out in designated locations in Texas. Eventually Huntsville became the only place for Death Row Prisoners to be executed. Texas officially stopped hanging people in 1923. More information on Texas executions from 1910 to 1919 @ Wiki pedia South Texas hangings. It should be noted that Domingo Gonzalez was eventually found by US Authorities however, Gonzalez died in prison before any death sentence could be carried out.
Lone Star Beer (Pale Lager) – brewed by Miller Brewing Company, Ft. Worth, TX, under contract by owner Pabst Brewery, Woodridge, IL.
Sky (vocalist of Devious End / The Quad Theory) – Ah yes Cuban b,
The Lone Star Beer for the Lone Star State. We’ve all been down this dusty road to where you just can’t scrounge up enough buck to buy Shiner Bock. The poor man’s shiner, Lone Star, is there for even the brokest of mother fuckers. At 2 for $3.00 (@ your local Stripes), this resession proof brew will have you flat on your ass enjoying the hot sun. Now are those hallucinations due to the heat, or the beer, you be the judge.
Ya c’mon
Build for Rebuilding
Ya – I took a good dump and felt light on my feet for a second. Well, this is just to inform, you all that I haven’t given up on wordpress, just been away for a while. I will post something new very soon!!!!
Time for some more Chaos? Talks have started between Death Scum Records and Lunatic Productions concerning the release of Volume II compilation cd. As with the first cd, this cd will be multi-genres as well. The difference with the second volume is that it will include bands from all over the State of Texas and Northern Mexico. This news is exclusive to the Lunatic WordPress site as details are still being worked out. Hasting Record shop will be distributing the cd Texas wide to all their stores. Look for more details soon. If you are in a band and would like more info on how to be on the cd – email – lunaticpro@hotmail.com .
