Tuesday, January 4, 2022

Lady Wray tells us to Come On In. Her album is available for preview streaming.

Lady Wray’s sophomore album Piece of Me is now available for preview streaming on Soundcloud and Bandcamp. The album will be available to all digital platforms on January 28, 2022. The date of the physical release for Piece of Me is January 20, 2022.

Piece of Me is Lady Wray’s comeback album that marks her maturity and growth in the music industry as a lady. You will love her soulful voice and harmony as she sings. She gets better with every single album she releases. Her voice gets deeper, darker, and smoother as the years progress forward. That is evident on songs Piece of Me, Come On In, and Storms. Songs such as Through It All and Under The Sun brighten up the album due to their upbeat nature and rhythms.

For those who don’t know, Lady Wray is Nicole Wray. The album “Piece of Me” serves as a testament to the trials and tribulations in her life both good and bad. The songs on this album represent the few milestones she has encountered in life. She has grown and matured as a person.  

Soul fans and Nicole Wray fans will not be disappointed as this album follows the same old school soul formula of Queen Alone will staying relevant with a modern audience and her contemporaries. This is perfect deep Southern soul. Big Crown Records is doing something right by bringing back soul music everyone used to listen to. They put in soulful beats and soulful voices that speak to everyone’s heart and soul.

That is no coincidence as Leon Michels produced her entire album. Leon Michels does no wrong when it comes to production, songwriting, or singing. The recording process of this album took place from 2018 to 2021. The album took as long as 3 years to records. Leon Michels of Truth & Soul fame produced a majority/bulk of the songs on this album which is why you can hear his production all over the place.


Nicole talks about being committed to a long term relationship throughout the song Come On In. She will move forward in life and progress if she has a man in her life. The beginning starts off with a couple of heavy piano notes which quickly turn into a piano solo. The percussion selection is fairly balanced with not too many drums used.

Come On In is a Lady Wray composition full of heat! Not to mention deep. The song sounds very similar to Lean On Me by Bill Withers. The instrumentation gives Come On In a throwback sound which is smoother than sandpaper. The soulful beats give this song a soulful bounce hence the soulful sound. Leon Michels produced the song Come On In. Now the song Come On In only uses three instruments and her voice.

Nicole has been waiting for a man to come into her life. She is accepting towards a man coming into her life. She is willing to be in a long term relationship. She says she’ll be waiting. Waiting to be in a long term relationship with him. She will move forward in life and progress if she has a man in her life. Nicole talks about being committed to a long term relationship.

Nicole tells her man to set the bar and his standards high. They’ve come too far by faith to give up now at this point in the relationship. Nicole Wray took it to church with these lyrics “We come too far by faith".

Lady Wray lets her man know that she is not playing games with her man’s heart and they can both overcome everything as a couple in a relationship even through storms. She asks her man to take all her love which she has given to him freely. There are so many reasons she believes in him. He is all hers.

She will be waiting patiently as he takes his own sweet time. So Lady Wray tells him take all the time he needs. Lady Wray lets her man know that she is not playing games with her man’s heart and they can both overcome everything as a couple.


Piece of Me is a sad heartbreaking love song that is filled with uncertainty and emotional attachment. The song is a perspective of her world. Throughout the song, she sings about sacrificing for her family even if they don’t always help, contribute, or give back. She broke us off a piece of her with this song soulfully speaking as this song represents the few milestones she has encountered in life. She broke herself off a piece of herself with this song.

Nicole and her man have been thru the best of times even through her darkest days. They’ve been through the best of times and the worst of times. Why must it turn around? She asks herself. Life has its uncertainties. Life is not fair. So many questions with so many answers. She’s not sure these days. He has been good to Nicole. That’s why it’s hard for her to walk away.


The queen marks her beautiful piano-laced comeback with the song Storms. Her vocals are amazing as always. Lady Wray can’t go wrong with the Big Crown sound. This song has Lady Wray tapping into her early years singing in church harmony. She goes straight to the point with Storms. Even through storms Lady Wray manages to overcome all odds. Leon Michels produced Storms using his own style of production and arrangements of course.

Lady Wray lets her man know that she is not playing games with her man’s heart and they can both overcome everything as a couple in a relationship even through storms. She asks her man to take all her love which she has given to him freely. There are so many reasons she believes in him. He is all hers. She will be waiting patiently as he takes his own sweet time. So Lady Wray tells him take all the time he needs.


Under the Sun is a beautiful feel-good song with that upbeat laid back summer vibe. Nicole just wants to have fun with her friends. The sun is shining and all the kids are running around. So pass the joint and take a hit. The wind is free under the sun. Nicole just wants to have a carefree life under the sun.

The song Through It All is about dedication through better or worse. Through It All uses more upbeat soulful bounce with the beats and vocals. Its percussion selection is fairly balanced with not too many drums used. The sound is smoother than sandpaper. A pitch-shifted soul sample seems to have been used looped throughout various parts of this song.


New board of trustees inducted for ownership of San Jose Cemetery II.

A new board of trustees has been officially established for the ownership of San Jose Cemetery II. Under agreement with the Montopolis Neighborhood CDC, the Trustees of the San Jose Cemeterio (San Jose Cemeterio Trusteeship) has now formally been created.

The San Jose Cemeterio Trusteeship is the guardianship and trusteeship of and who owns San Jose II Cemetery. The new board of trustees are now responsible for representing the management, care and maintenance of two southeast Austin cemeteries which are San Jose Cemetery I and San Jose II Cemetery. The names of those trustees are: Joaquin Rodriguez, Esmeralda Muniz, Frank Monreal and Rosa Moncada.

San Jose Cemeterio Trusteeship was organized in an effort to reestablish the historical relationship and connection between San Jose Cemetery I and San Jose II Cemetery.

San Jose Cemeterio Trusteeship has expressed their desire to reopen this cemetery for new burials in the future. Their plan is to reopen San Jose Cemetery II for new burials again for the Montopolis community. Eventual cleanup and restoration work will soon follow.

A deeper look of what Maple Run Sink is.

Maple Run Sink is one of the lesser known sinkholes in Austin, Texas. This news article will explain what Maple Run Sink is.

Maple Run Sink is a sinkhole with a subtle moist environment with a high level of moisture perfect for mosquitoes. Mosquitoes are the natural wildlife that inhabit Maple Run Sink. The moist environment is a subtle breeding ground ideal for mosquitos among other insects, spiders, flies, and other insects of course. Many insects inhabit Maple Run Sink as insects inhabit and Mosquitos compromise a huge portion of natural wildlife in the sinkholes of Texas. Maple Run Sink is no exception.

Maple Run Sink is actually easy to access and enter due to a steep drop from the outside of the sinkhole. Bringing groups will be difficult to due to a steep drop inside the sinkhole. Going in small groups is recommended when touring Maple Run Sink.

Maple Run Sink was formed out of all natural limestone and calcite. The primary type of rock formation you will expect to see inside and outside of this sinkhole is native limestone as many sinkholes in Central Texas have a rock formation of native limestone. Del Rio clay covers the floor. There is no calcite breakdown though. Maple Run Sink os connected to a series of connected sinks and caves.

Maple Run Sink is located at 3907 Davis Lane, Austin, Texas, US 78749. Maple Run Sink is located in Goat Cave Karst Preserve Park.

Thursday, September 9, 2021

Michael Mixerr’s encounter and discovery of Stonewall Cave. Another one of Austin’s lesser known caves.

Michael Mixerr went to go spelunking inside one of Austin’s lesser known caves called Stonewall Cave on the date of 8/4/2021. He realized that no has ever explored Stonewall Cave before. Surveying or mapping of this cave has never been either. He says, “Stonewall Cave is surrounded by a coagulation of small limestone boulders which lead to an opening that is a 1 foot drop. Stonewall Cave has not been thoroughly explored or properly surveyed. This cave has not been mapped. Not too much is known about karst feature.” Exploring Stonewall Cave has never been done before.

Stonewall Cave is another one of Austin’s forgotten caves and lesser known caves located in the Balcones Fault Zone. The rock formation of Stonewall Cave is composed entirely of limestone formation due to being located in the Balcones Fault Zone. Large karst features are noticeable from the surface.  

Stonewall Cave is one of Austin’s lesser known caves located in the Balcones Fault Zone. The diameter of Stonewall Cave is 1 x 2. 1 foot deep and 2 feet wide. The entrance is a foot long drop which leads to a slope which extends 2 feet next to a rock ceiling with only enough crawling room for one or two people. This crawling room extends 4 feet going in a southwest bound direction. At the bottom of this crawling room is a clay floor covered in soft soil. The room transcends into a tight squeeze leading to a dark room.

Michael Mixerr found a small collection of insects in and around this cave. “Insects such as mosquitos, fire ants, and grasshoppers can be found in and around Stonewall Cave along the outside boundaries.”

Insects such as mosquitos, fire ants, and grasshoppers can be found in and around Stonewall Cave along the outside boundaries. These features are not believed to be directly related to any cave with federally listed species. Stonewall Cave is not known to contain federally listed species or karst features. The ecosystem of Stonewall Cave has been sparred from being destroyed or heavily impacted by ongoing construction and ongoing development. All of Stonewall Cave has been sparred from complete destruction.

Stonewall has not been thoroughly explored or properly surveyed. This cave has not been mapped. Exploring Stonewall Cave has never been done before. However finding the location of this cave was very easy because the opening was visible from road view. Finding and locating Stonewall Cave is because this cave is located on a tiny island of pavement behind a Dairy Queen restaurant and car wash. The business conglomerate has decided to preserve this tiny cave which is a hole in the ground and let the public explore inside.

There is a sinkhole next to Stonewall Cave called Stonewall Sinkhole. Stonewall Sinkhole is located next to Stonewall Cave. Stonewall Sinkhole is also known as Stonewall Sink.

Stonewall Cave is located off FM 620 and Zimmerman Lane, Austin, Texas, US 78726. The precise location and address is 7710 North FM 620, Austin, Texas, US 78726.

Demolition on Daniel D. Riney Hall in River Rouge, Michigan now in progress.

Demolition of Daniel D. Riney Hall in River Rouge, Michigan is now in progress. Demolition of Daniel D. Riney Hall in River Rouge, Michigan originally began on 7/29/2021. Construction workers have cleared through the stain glass window to make clearance for the bulldozers. Some bulldozers have started filling up large metal dumpsters with the inside debris.

Daniel D. Riney Hall was once the former River Rouge Arena which was a former ice arena where hockey games were played. Both Daniel D. Riney Hall and River Rouge Arena are/were owned by the city of River Rouge. The demolition of Riney Hall and the former ice arena costed about $500,000. It is unknown what the plan is for the future. However demolition is happening.

Exploring more of Sueños Eternos Cementerio in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico explored. One of Mexico’s lesser known cemeteries.

Sueños Eternos Cementerio is one of the lesser known cemeteries of Ciudad Juarez. Sueños Eternos Cementerio is one of Mexico’s lesser known cemeteries also. This news article will discuss some of the facts behind Sueños Eternos Cementerio. Sueños Eternos Cementerio is Spanish for Eternal Dreams Cemetery.

Not many tourists know this but Sueños Eternos Cementerio is private cemetery which is privately owned and located northeast of Abraham Gonzalez International Airport/Aeropuerto Internacional Abraham González aka Ciudad Juárez International Airport/Aeropuerto Internacional de Ciudad Juárez. This cemetery offers a beautiful view of the city and airport. Sueños Eternos Cementerio is Spanish for Eternal Sleep Cemetery/Eternal Slumber Cemetery.

Sadly however Sueños Eternos Cementerio is cemetery is dirty and full of garbage. You can take one look at the cemetery and see nobody is doing their job. Anyone who comes to visit will realize this.

On February 13, 2021, more bodies were discovered during an exhumation of the bodies that were already in place. According to the relatives, during a visit to the cemetery they realized that the grave where they had buried their relative two years ago was open, which is why they went with the administrators of the pantheon. During the first contact with the managers of the place they could not give an answer to the complainants, so this Saturday they were summoned by the administrator to give an explanation to the relatives. Around 10:30 a.m., relatives began arriving at the pantheon to monitor the graves of their loved ones, as rumors of an exhumation spread. This, was due to the fact that employees who worked at/for the cemetery years ago did not respect the classification system, so many graves were not actually found on their lot.

Sueños Eternos Cementerio is located at Priv. Guadalupe Casillas, P Colinas del Desierto, 32696 Cd Juárez, Chih., Mexico aka 32696 Guadalupe Casillas, Ciudad Juárez, Chihuahua, Mexico.

Wednesday, September 9, 2020

New La Quinta Hotel to be built in Del Valle, Texas.

A new La Quinta Hotel is being built on 4 acres of land alongside Highway 71 near FM 973 in Del Valle, Texas. This hotel is going to be around 2-4 stories tall in height. The high volume of development activity and traffic the near vicinity will surely draw in business for the hotel. The site plan and construction of this new hotel was approved by the City of Austin. Utilities are already located on the property. A concrete slab from a previous hotel, gas station, carwash, trailer lot, and grocery store have been removed. 3080 E. 71 LLC is the corporation which will be owning and operating this hotel. This new hotel will be located at 3080 East Highway 71, Del Valle, Texas, US 78617.

Nature of Backdoor Cave explained.

Backdoor Cave is one of Austin’s many caves located in Barton Creek Wilderness Park. The City of Austin Parks and Recreation Department is responsible for managing this cave. Backdoor Cave is a relatively narrow and short sized cave that is not gated. Not many people are aware of this but Backdoor Cave is one of the few caves that are ungated in Austin. Not too many ungated caves exist these days.

Backdoor Cave was named after a spring called Backdoor Spring for which this cave is located next to. A stream reportedly flows and empties out into this cave. This stream is a flowing stream. Adjacent to the spring is Barton Creek. Pseudoscorpionida is known to be inhabiting this cave. These types of scorpions are known to inhabit this cave.

One has to complete a 25 minute walk from the entrance to reach Backdoor Cave. This cave is located west of Sculpture Falls. You will be greeted by a set of limestone boulders once you arrive. A small hole is on top of these limestone boulders from the base of a cliff. This cave is only accessible by crawling through a small hole at the entrance which leads to a horizontal crawl passage that extends 100 feet. The entrance is 15 feet in diameter.

Thursday, September 19, 2019

Exploring the Chipmunk Caves in Chilliwack, Canada.

Chipmunk Caves are located along the Chilliwack River. The most well known of Chipmunk Caves are located along Chilliwack River. Some of its larger caves can be found on the other side of Chilliwack River.

There are old ladders that lead to other small openings which were left by the Sto:lo tribe. Many ladders still remain today. These other small openings quickly to more confined spaces within Chipmunk Caves. The main opening reduces quickly to a more confined space. The main cave is the easiest to access as opposed to the few other caves that are difficult to access.

These caves display examples of stalactites, stalagmites, and white flow stones. Broken stalactites and stalagmites can be seen when visiting these caves. Other caves inside of Chipmunk Caves have various different rock formations. There are special rock formations inside Chipmunk Caves. The visit is worth the trip!

Monday, September 9, 2019

EI Elemental enters into agreement to purchase land from the Lowman Ranch in San Marcos, Texas.

EI Elemental and EI Elemental Heat Energy Systems have entered into an agreement to purchase land for developing an eco-sustainable residential project on the site of the Lowman Ranch in San Marcos, Texas. EI Elemental has plans to purchase land from the Lowman Ranch.

They are depositing 628,134 shares of common stock to be delivered against tender of title and will owe approximately $314,000 at closing. EI Elemental anticipates being able to complete required predevelopment approvals within nine to twelve months from the date of closing.

The idea is to create eco-sustainable residential housing that is both environmentally friendly and ecologically sustainable.This will allow them to test the installation and production aspects of their technologies, market a project, and offer a new environmentally sensitive method of development to other home, commercial developers, and resort developers.