Win your tickets before you can buy them on the 5@5 starting Monday afternoon. Just listen for the famous KONO Touch Tones, be the correct caller and You Win!

On the KONO1011.com website, just click on EVENT GUIDE near the top of the page in the yellow menu bar, and then click on Community Corner.

There you will see a form where you can fill in the information, and we take it from there!

A new record from Motown was on the KONO hitlist, from a family group from Gary, Indiana called the Jackson Five.

The intro to the song had an exciting,electric riff, and the high voice of the youngest Jackson brother, Michael sang the lead in a professional manner of a veteran musician.

Little did anyone know , as 1969 turned into 1970, and "I Want You Back" climbed the KONO Hit List to Number One, that young Michael would become the King of Pop and a music icon.

Fast forward a few decades...I'm at my dream job, afternoon drive on KONO 101.1 FM, and the news bulletins start to pour in : Michael Jackson collapses at home, Michael is in a coma, and finally the official word, Michael Jackson, the King of Pop is dead.

Listen to the KONO 101.1 Morning Show with Dave Rios to get details on the KONO Klub after work parties. WOW! These are FUN and feature the KONO Prize Machine where you can grab prizes and cash!

The KONO Klub Party Patrol will be showing up at your local Sea Island Restaurant, so listen and get details on this week's party!

And, finally, be watching this blog, because very soon I hope to bring you news of a musical reunion that you will not believe...get ready!

Listen to the 5@5 every afternoon the week of June 15th for "The Greatest Seat Countdown" and be ready to win your James Taylor tickets before you can buy them.

Listen for those KONO TouchTones and WIN!

By the way, James Taylor tickets go on sale on Friday June 19th at 10 a.m. for the September 9th show.

Good Luck!

In addition to San Antonio's Greatest Hits, this summer's 5@5 will features lots of special goodies and prizes,too! Don't miss out. The 5@5, weekdays at 5 p.m. on KONO 101.1 !

When it comes to San Antonio bands, you may remember names such as Flash (featuring Chris Geppert who became Christopher Cross), Too Smooth,The Chayns, Swiss Movement and Sweet Smoke.

Theres a great website with pictures and information on San Antonio bands from the past and present at www.mikesbandarchive.com 

Check it out and let me know what bands were your favorites. I would love to hear from you, PLUS, check out the 5@5 every weekday afternoon at 5, featuring San Antonio's Greatest Hits!

Yes, he is a Grammy winner and a graduate of Alamo Heights High School.

Chris had plently of Top Ten songs on the KONO hitlist, including "Sailing", "Ride Like the Wind" and "Arthur's Theme". Another great Christopher Cross song that always makes me think of my daughter is "Think of Laura".

Chris was playing for a local band, "Flash" before signing his solo contract with Warner Brothers, and releasing his Grammy winning self titled album in 1979.  He is the only artist to personally receive all of the "Big 4" Grammies (Best Song,Record, Album and New Artist) in the same year.

I am wondering if any of you KONO listeners knew Chris Geppert in the early days?

How did I come to have these antiques in my home? Well, first my daughter,Laura, got the vinyl record bug,and she infected her little brother, Steve Jr. with the disease.

So a couple of weeks ago, Steve Jr. comes home from a visit with his sister , very proud of his very first vinyl album. He showed me the cover art, then carefully took the album from it's cover and showed me the beauty of the music actually etched into the black vinyl record.

And I told him, "Yeah, I know! Welcome to the 70's"

So we had the record, and we had to get the turntable, and I can see lots of audio purchases in the future as our ears demand better and more expensive "old school" equipment.

You know what? It's kind of cool to see the younger generation embracing a technology we all loved so much and that brought us so much pleasure.

The big afternoon music feature weekday afternoons on KONO 101.1 is ,of course, the Five at Five. As you are driving home. Each afternoon we feature a specific year, and the Top Five KONO hits from that year.

For example, if you graduated from John Marshall in 1971 or Jefferson in 1978, just listen every afternoon for YOUR special year! It's like a mini trip to your prom, all over again!

Until next time, let me hear from you at steve.sellers@coxradio.com