Weekend Update

I hope everyone is having a great weekend. There is a lot to do, so check out the entire site - you don't want to miss anything. We promised that we would give updates about what we are doing this weekend. I am the first to post an update, but check later to see what the rest of the Abilene Action team has been up to.

My weekend activities officially began at 11:00pm Friday night. That is when the 96 hours of Depeche Mode started!


















If you have no idea who that is, let me help you out:

Originally a product of Britain's new romantic movement, Depeche Mode went on to become the quintessential electro-pop band of the 1980s; one of the first acts to establish a musical identity based completely around the use of synthesizers, Depeche Mode began their existence as a bouncy dance-pop outfit but gradually developed a darker, more dramatic sound that ultimately positioned them as one of the most successful alternative bands of their era.


Now I have heard people complain that they are not happy with the radio stations in Abilene TX. They complain that they don't have a station that plays this or that. People! It is 2006 - you now can have over a hundred stations aviable to you 24 hours a day. You can have every kind of music imagineable, and it's commercial free! The two services are Sirius Satellite Radio (www.sirius.com ) and XM Satellite Radio(www.xmradio.com). I have both services and always have something great to listen to. Friday Night, Sirius Satelitte Radio's channel
22 ( FIRST WAVE ) started the 96 Hours of Depeche Mode. That is right, for 96 hours they will only play Depeche Mode - live concerts, album cuts, and special mixes. It has been great so far, and I am only into the first day! So, if you love music and live in Abilene and are not happy with the local channels, then check out XM and Sirius. You will not regret it!


Next on my agenda is the play "Twentieth Century" at the Abilene Community Theater tonight. I'll post a review and pictures after the show.