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Give Pancho Claus a hand

Posted on December 20, 2020 by Charles Kuffner

Tis the season. He doesn’t come the night before Christmas in a miniature sleigh with reindeer like St. Nick, but instead parades along city streets with an equally number of low-riders, often surrounded by a festive jazz band. “To the … Continue reading →

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Pancho Claus keeps on going

Posted on December 26, 2015 by Charles Kuffner

Always a pleasure to hear. Pancho Claus [Richard Reyes] works year-round, looking for sponsorships and running an ongoing toy drive, so he can have enough to hand out each December. His day job involves driving a promotional vehicle for Taxis … Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas from Pancho Claus

Posted on December 24, 2013 by Charles Kuffner

If it’s Christmas time, it must be time for a Pancho Claus story. He usually has black hair and a black beard, sometimes just a mustache. Like Santa, he wears a hat — though often it’s a sombrero. He dons … Continue reading →

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Pancho Claus toy drive

Posted on December 16, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

Via Stace, a message from Pancho Claus: To all my friends who have sent me well wishes and messages on my health, thank you very much. It did the heart good to know I have so many friends and supporters … Continue reading →

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Get well soon, Pancho Claus!

Posted on November 25, 2009 by Charles Kuffner

See you at the parade! The Houston actor best known locally as Pancho Claus still plans to make his annual holiday appearance in the Thanksgiving Day parade despite suffering a heart attack last week. Richard Reyes, who has portrayed the … Continue reading →

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Pancho Claus

Posted on December 28, 2008 by Charles Kuffner

I love the story of Pancho Claus. Santa has a cousin named Pancho. He loves kids. He passes out gifts. And he’s a barrio folk hero with as many faces as there are guys across Texas willing to pull on … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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Merry Christmas from Pancho Claus

Posted on December 26, 2003 by Charles Kuffner

I’m sorry I missed this. They drove through Houston’s barrios Christmas morning in low-riders that jerked up from the pavement, blaring horns as loud as those on a train and wearing wildly-colored zoot suits that screamed for attention. Children ran. … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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December traffic report

Posted on January 10, 2005 by Charles Kuffner

Not too surprisingly, I saw a big dropoff in traffic from November to December. About 41,000 visitors came by last month, making it the second slowest month of the year, and that was after a late referral from Atrios. Everything … Continue reading → Continue reading →

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