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Sad. I hope they catch the dirtbags and give them the needle.
My condolences to the families involved.
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The owner of Taco Land, a landmark San Antonio night club once immortalized in song, was fatally shot at the bar around 1:21 this morning in an incident that sent two other people to the hospital in critical condition, police said.
Ramiro Albert Ayala, 72, was pronounced dead at 2:25 a.m., according to the Bexar County Medical Examiner's Office. Ayala is listed as the bar's owner, the medical examiner said.
Details of the shooting were sketchy, but San Antonio Police Department Sgt. Matt Podwika said two men were inside the bar when words were exchanged and at least one of the men opened fire.
"We don't know exactly what was said between ( the victims) and the suspects," he said.
Ayala was taken to Brooke Army Medical Center with a wound to the left side of the chest. A 40-year-old woman who was shot in her abdomen, and a 54-year-old man shot in the side, were taken to University Hospital, according to Podwika.
It appears the two suspects fled in an unknown vehicle with the money in the bar's cash register, the sergeant said.
A Dec. 12, 2000, article in the San Antonio Express-News said Ayala opened his business, at 103 W. Grayson, in 1965, selling food to workers from the soda bottling plants that once operated in the area. He turned the business into a bar in 1969.
Sad. I hope they catch the dirtbags and give them the needle.
My condolences to the families involved.
man that sucks.
terrible. I hope karma comes around and gets those wads.
Terrible news!
A friend of mine that I went to high school with died in the back of Taco Land like 3 years ago. His name was John Michael and he turned into a junky that lived in back of the place. I heard about the death from some friends that played there in band. They had a lot of local garage bands play at tacoland. It's a shame on this senseless murder.
Tacoland was something uniquely San Antonio. It is (was) a dive bar emeritus. My fondest clothes-on memories while in San Antonio were spent dancing like a complete fool at a Swindles gig (several of them, as a matter of fact) with Rock and Roll Cindy and Nora.
Tacoland, where men have to hold the door shut to the men's room with their left hand, while taking care of the rest of their business with a lone right hand.
Tacoland, where the guitar player disappeared with the hot groupie during a break, behind the closet door, for about 5 minutes.
Tacoland, home to one of the finest Live Oaks in all the world, along the banks of the San Antonio river.
Legend has it that once, Ram had a juke box in Tacoland, and somebody played a tune on it that he could not stand. He took it outside and tossed it into the San Antonio river.
Ram Ayala was a human being of the highest order. He did not know me from a hole in the ground, but he welcomed me into his world unconditionally.
Still, it was the philosophy of Ram that separated him from mere mortals. Ram had only ONE commandment for going through life, and he said it often - DON'T BE A PUSSY!
Here's to live Tacoland music, "second-hand smoke" on the patio, and 3 a.m. breakfasts at The Pig Stand.
R.I.P. Ram.
RIP Ram. There will never be another like you.
Did anyone go to the tribute on Sunday night?
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