Galactic Coast Power Hour

08/03/2023

Happy National IPA Day! Special broadcast tonight at Vallensons' Brewing Company - Details below 👇

08/02/2021

Always supporting TEXAS Craft Brew. Cheers! 🍻

11/26/2020

Galactic Guy and The SCENE Magazine publisher JOHN ENNIS crashed an after-hours, pre-Thanksgiving Day rehearsal at Scout Bar as legendary Houston band THE HUNGER prepared for their first album release party in 15 years. Hunger founders, brothers and harmonizing lead vocalists THOMAS WILSON and JEFF WILSON sat down with Ennis for a Galactic Coast Power Hour conversation about their start, influences, signing with UNIVERSAL, touring with KISS, once having the fourth most played rock radio song of the year (Vanishing Cream) behind only Metallica/Pear Jam/Smashing Pumpkins, unintentionally igniting a famous music festival riot from the stage, ecstasy, what type of music/clubs attracted the more attractive females, keyboards, motivation for writing songs, more keyboards, Garageband, how the music industry has changed over 30+ years, CDs, streaming services, iTunes, Amazon Music, Spotify, Bandcamp, how releasing a new album has changed in the last 15 years, wives, children, shutdowns resulting in unwanted free time resulting in new songs and material, Scout Bar, Taproot, Nine Inch Nails, Deftones and the Arizona State Police, The Hunger's newest self-titled album and the upcoming album release party at Scout Bar on Saturday, December 5. https://www.spreaker.com/user/9725101/galactic-coast-power-hour-at-scout-bar-w

Discovery Channel Galactic Guy and SCENE Magazine publisher JOHN ENNIS crashed an after hours rehearsal at Scout Bar as legendary Houston band THE HUNGER prepared for their first album release party in 15 years. Brothers, lead vocalists and The Hunger founders THOMAS WILSON and JEFF WILSON sat down....

09/04/2020

Happy Friday!! One our of 'sister shows' Weekends On The Water is going LIVE at 7pm tonight for a preview of everything going on along the Waterfront Capital of Texas this holiday weekend. Will even include one of John's Galveston Beach craft beer secret tips. ;-) Give it a listen (link below) if you get a chance. But more importantly, have a great holiday weekend!! Cheers!!

06/25/2020

COOL NEWS TO REPORT ALERT: NASA Names Headquarters After ‘Hidden Figure’ Mary W. Jackson

Yesterday (Wednesday, June 23), NASA Administrator Jim Bridenstine announced the agency’s headquarters building in Washington, D.C., will be named after Mary W. Jackson, the first African American female engineer at NASA.

Jackson started her NASA career in the segregated West Area Computing Unit of the agency’s Langley Research Center in Hampton, Virginia. Jackson, a mathematician and aerospace engineer, went on to lead programs influencing the hiring and promotion of women in NASA's science, technology, engineering, and mathematics careers. In 2019, she was posthumously awarded the Congressional Gold Medal.

“Mary W. Jackson was part of a group of very important women who helped NASA succeed in getting American astronauts into space. Mary never accepted the status quo, she helped break barriers and open opportunities for African Americans and women in the field of engineering and technology,” said Bridenstine. “Today, we proudly announce the Mary W. Jackson NASA Headquarters building. It appropriately sits on ‘Hidden Figures Way,’ a reminder that Mary is one of many incredible and talented professionals in NASA’s history who contributed to this agency’s success. Hidden no more, we will continue to recognize the contributions of women, African Americans, and people of all backgrounds who have helped construct NASA’s successful history to explore.”

The work of the West Area Computing Unit caught widespread national attention in the 2016 Margot Lee Shetterly book “Hidden Figures: The American Dream and the Untold Story of the Black Women Mathematicians Who Helped Win the Space Race.” The book was made into a popular movie that same year and Jackson’s character was played by award-winning actress Janelle Monáe.

In 2019, after a bipartisan bill by Sens. Ted Cruz, Ed Markey, John Thune, and Bill Nelson made its way through Congress, the portion of E Street SW in front of NASA Headquarters was renamed Hidden Figures Way.

“We are honored that NASA continues to celebrate the legacy of our mother and grandmother Mary W. Jackson,” said, Carolyn Lewis, Mary’s daughter. “She was a scientist, humanitarian, wife, mother, and trailblazer who paved the way for thousands of others to succeed, not only at NASA, but throughout this nation.”

Jackson was born and raised in Hampton, Virginia. After graduating high school, she graduated from Hampton Institute in 1942 with a dual degree in math and physical sciences, and initially accepted a job as a math teacher in Calvert County, Maryland. She would work as a bookkeeper, marry Levi Jackson and start a family, and work a job as a U.S. Army secretary before her aerospace career would take off.

In 1951, Jackson was recruited by the National Advisory Committee for Aeronautics, which in 1958 was succeeded by NASA. She started as a research mathematician who became known as one of the human computers at Langley. She worked under fellow “Hidden Figure” Dorothy Vaughan in the segregated West Area Computing Unit.

After two years in the computing pool, Jackson received an offer to work in the 4-foot by 4-foot Supersonic Pressure Tunnel, a 60,000 horsepower wind tunnel capable of blasting models with winds approaching twice the speed of sound. There, she received hands-on experience conducting experiments. Her supervisor eventually suggested she enter a training program that would allow Jackson to earn a promotion from mathematician to engineer. Because the classes were held at then-segregated Hampton High School, Jackson needed special permission to join her white peers in the classroom.

Jackson completed the courses, earned the promotion, and in 1958 became NASA’s first Black female engineer. For nearly two decades during her engineering career, she authored or co-authored research numerous reports, most focused on the behavior of the boundary layer of air around airplanes. In 1979, she joined Langley’s Federal Women’s Program, where she worked hard to address the hiring and promotion of the next generation of female mathematicians, engineers and scientists. Mary retired from Langley in 1985.

In 2019, President Donald J. Trump signed the Hidden Figures Congressional Gold Medal Act that posthumously awarded the honor to Jackson, who passed away in 2005, and her “Hidden Figures” colleagues Katherine Johnson, Dorothy Vaughan, and Christine Darden.

In 2017, then 99-year-old Katherine Johnson was there to personally dedicate a new state-of-the-art computer research facility the bears her name at Langley. Johnson, another original member of the West Area Computing Unit, also was honored as a trailblazer and given the Presidential Medal of Freedom in 2015. In addition, Johnson was part of the group honored with the Congressional Gold Medal, and NASA’s Independent Verification and Validation facility in Fairmont, West Virginia, also bears Johnson’s name.

“NASA facilities across the country are named after people who dedicated their lives to push the frontiers of the aerospace industry. The nation is beginning to awaken to the greater need to honor the full diversity of people who helped pioneer our great nation. Over the years NASA has worked to honor the work of these Hidden Figures in various ways, including naming facilities, renaming streets and celebrating their legacy,” added Bridenstine. “We know there are many other people of color and diverse backgrounds who have contributed to our success, which is why we’re continuing the conversations started about a year ago with the agency’s Unity Campaign. NASA is dedicated to advancing diversity, and we will continue to take steps to do so.”

For additional information on Mary W. Jackson, the “Hidden Figures,” and today’s Modern Figures, visit:

https://www.nasa.gov/modernfigures

06/23/2020

Unfortunate that one of the premier powerboat destination events on planet Earth (and an event the Galactic Guys have been proud to participate in over the years) had to be postponed at the last minute. BUT there is little doubt it is probably the right and responsible decision. If all goes well in the short term, the second half of 2020 is going to be jam packed with awesome events thanks to the addition of many that have been rescheduled.

BREAKING NEWS ALERT: Scheduled to kick off tomorrow (Wednesday, June 24) and continue Thursday, Friday and into the weekend with a series of events, the 13th annual Texas Outlaw Challenge has been postponed according to organizer Paul Robinson.
“We regret to report that COVID-19 metrics being published from this past weekend within the Houston area have shown an aggressive increase in positive cases,” Robinson explained. "The public concern at many venues within our local community is real, and responsible decisions must be made to ensure the safety and health of you, our boating friends. If that isn’t enough, it seems that today’s latest weather report has flash floods and an 80-percent chance thunderstorms throughout our event area over the next four days."
“The Texas Outlaw Challenge is infamous for setting a high bar of value for its guests, and we recognize that the upcoming event, due to uncontrollable circumstances over the past few days, would not have produced an experience representative of our past productions,” he continued. “These are difficult times that are provoking tough decisions. We truly regret this unavoidable decision. Safety and health must be a priority for all. The Outlaws will ride again very soon—that is a promise.”
According to Robinson, plans are to reschedule the event for late this year. “I very much believe we will get it done this year,” Robinson said. “It bothers me terribly to have postpone this year’s event. Once we see a window, we’ll go.”
Registrations will remain on file and will be honored on the future 2020 date or at next year’s event scheduled for June 23-27, according to the release.

06/22/2020

We hope everyone enjoyed their weekend and is off to a great start this week. ;-)

06/21/2020

Happy Father's Day!!! May no fathers go thirsty today!! Cheers!!

06/19/2020

Happy Friday!!

06/17/2020

Weekends On The Water - Weekends On The Water is the official podcast for there Waterfront Capital of Texas and broadcast weekly live from the Jet Surf Houston Studio along the north shore of Clear Lake near Galveston Bay, Galveston Island and Houston, Texas. Hosted by The SCENE Magazine publisher a...

06/08/2020

OOPS!

The United States announced its Space Force first, but Netflix's streaming series was first to launch, meaning it might win a trademark war.

06/05/2020

Just a quick reminder that past GCPH guest Ojos Rojos Htx will be releasing a new single and playing three sets tonight (Friday, June 5) at Bonez Draught House & Sports Grill. We will put a link to the episode back in October with 3/4th of the band. https://www.thescenemagazine.com/events/189744/bonez-draught-house-ojos-rojos-single-release-party

Ojos Rojos - "Kick Back" Single Release Party - Friday, June 5Ojos Rojos - "Kick Back" Single Release Party Friday June 5, 2020 Bonez Draught House 21 and up show No cover

06/04/2020

LIVE from the JETSURF Houston studio along the North Shore of Clear Lake with Professional Extreme Watersports Competitor Jordan Davlin and The SCENE Magazine publisher John Ennis

06/03/2020

We wanted to wish a very special Happy Birthday to our Sister-In-Brew Sylvia the Beer Fed Mother of Draught Queens radio (and we at the GCPH still claim her)!! Happy Birthday Sylvia!!!

05/22/2020

GCPH EPISODE 81 - RE-OPENING TEXAS: How does a retired Air Force General & combat pilot turned CEO spend his time in quarantine during a pandemic? One of many topics we covered during our special Zoom-powered, The SCENE Magazine-enabled and Saint Arnold Brewing Company-fueled Galactic Coast Power Hour episode with Lone Star Flight Museum CEO Douglas Owens. One of the show's favorite attractions/destinations on planet Earth, the 130,000 s.f. flight museum full of historic warbirds at Ellington Airport is re-opening this Memorial Day Weekend (Saturday) with a special "Pay What You Can" pricing structure for the remainder of the month and a flat discounted admission price structure beyond that. We dived deep into museum's re-opening, what is upcoming there, next week's SpaceX launch (first time American Astronauts will launched from American soil on an American rocket in almost 9 years), brewery re-openings and the return of the local live music SCENE wth a packed holiday weekend of shows at T-Bone Toms, Jackie's Brickhouse, Katie's Bar, Barge 295 (The Yard at Barge 295), Bonez Draught House & Sports Grill and Cabo Clear Lake with special attention towards the re-opening of Scout Bar. Boy have we been waiting to do this special RE-OPENING TEXAS show!!

05/21/2020

Thanks to our friends from The SCENE Magazine for getting us pumped up about the upcoming weekend!! On that note, we have a very special Galactic Coast Power Hour tonight!!
SHOW THEME HINT: Texas Is Reopening!!
SHOW THEME HINT #2: The highest ranked guest (commander) in GCPH history will be returning to the show tonight at 7pm.

05/10/2020

Make sure you get outside TODAY and witness this historic tribute to those who served and sacrificed during WWII that is commenting the 75th anniversary of VE Day!! We will be interviewing one of our favorite Galactic Coast Power Hour guests, Retired Air Force General Douglas Owens of the Lone Star Flight Museum to get the full story behind this awesome once-in-lifetime spectacle!! Cheers!!

🇺🇸 It’s a beautiful day for an epic, historic flyover!
ALERT: Fight to the Finish Flyover is today!!
✈️Takeoff from Ellington: 1:45 p.m.
✈️120-mile flight path over Greater Houston
✈️Return to Ellington: 3:15 p.m.

In honor of those that served and sacrificed during WWII, and to commemorate the 75th anniversary of VE Day, the Lone Star Flight Museum and its supporting partners will fly nearly 30 rare and historic warbirds over the city of Houston in this special aviation event! The SCENE Magazine publisher John Ennis will be behind the SCENES to provide LIVE coverage right here!! BUT get out and capture some of your own shots, videos and memories of this once-in-a-lifetime event!!

🇺🇸Flyover Program:
bit.ly/MAY10flyoverprogram

🇺🇸FAQ: bit.ly/May10flyoverFAQ

🇺🇸Coloring Pages: bit.ly/MAY10FlyoverColoringPages

🇺🇸Event Website: lonestarflight.org/flyover

04/16/2020

04/16/2020

The first brewery in Galveston County since long before the turn of the century (2000) was a DIY, self-engineered brewery built without financing or investors. Just two dudes, the Discovery Channel's Galactic Guys, using a lot of sweat equity and creative out-of-the-box thinking.

04/09/2020

One of our favorite all-time Galactic Coast Power Hour guests and American Liquor Pioneer / Master Distiller Kelly Railean of Railean Distillery & Buccaneer Bar Craft Spirits Tasting Room / Railean Distillery is providing everything you need for self-distancing bartending success at home including mixers, juices, sodas, ice and snacks to pair with your Railean Spirits. "Just pick a cocktail off our list & we will set you up with everything you need,” explains Master Distiller Kelly Railean. Read more and check out the examples from The SCENE Magazine.

American Liquor Pioneer & Master Distiller Kelly Railean of Railean Distillery: "It's the new thing, it's all the rage - be your own bartender at home, just pick a cocktail off our list and we will set you up with everything you need."

04/07/2020

We sincerely hope everyone is safe and playing it smart with social distancing so we all can all cross paths and make delicious craft beer disappear TOGETHER and IN a local brewery tap room or ten as soon as possible!! But until then, we (the Galactic Coast Power Hour) will continue collaborating with our 'Sisters In Brew' of Draught Queens Radio on more special episodes and remote updates in an effort to keep you up to speed on how local breweries are dealing with the current challenges coming at them and how we all can support them along the way. Stay Safe & Cheers!!!

04/03/2020

Episode LXXIX (79): SPECIAL SAFE QUARANTINE & SOCIAL DISTANCING EDITION - The Galactic Coast Power Hour collaborated with Draught Queens Radio for a very special Zoom-sponsored, Texas craft beer-fueled, telecommuting episode with live updates from ' Brewing Company, Back Pew Brewing, SpindleTap Brewery, Galveston Island Brewing, 4J Brewing Company and Saloon Door Brewing. We checked in on how the breweries are handling the current challenging Coronavirus (COVID-19) climate including pivots towards curbside beer to go, new plans, new releases and more. We also touched on various calls for the TABC and TTB to assist Texas breweries, brewpubs, bars and restaurants including one petition asking Texas Governor Greg Abbott to support Texas craft brewers by allowing them to Deliver & Ship Beer during the COVID-19 outbreak. This was a very informative show.
WARNING: Significant amounts of craft beer was consumed during the broadcast.

04/02/2020

Episode LXXIX (79): SPECIAL, SUPER SAFE QUARANTINE & SOCIAL DISTANCING EDITION - Tonight (Thursday, April 2 at 6:30pm) the Galactic Coast Power Hour collaborates with Draught Queens Radio for a very special, Zoom-sponsored, Texas craft beer-fueled, telecommuting episode with live updates from Vallensons' Brewing Company (Valle Kauniste), Back Pew Brewing (Bobby Harl), SpindleTap Brewery (Jeremy Moore and Jon Denman), Galveston Island Brewing (Charday VanOrstrand), 4J Brewing Company (Jennifer Edwards Mathis) and Saloon Door Brewing (Joshua Anderson). We will check in on how these popular breweries are handling the current challenging Coronavirus (Covid-19) climate including pivots towards curbside beer to go, new plans, new releases, rescheduled events and much more. We likely will touch on various calls for the TABC and TTB to assist Texas breweries, brewpubs, bars and restaurants in various ways including one petition asking Texas Governor Greg Abbott to support Texas craft brewers by allowing them to Deliver & Ship Beer during the COVID-19 outbreak. This should be an entertaining, informative and jam-packed episode. Thirsty yet? Then grab a brew and tune in!! This special issue will stream LIVE on the Draught Queens page. If you miss it live, the show will also be available in both audio and video form here (Galactic Coast Power Hour) on our page and also via a range of networks, apps and platforms under both show brands including Vinyl Draught Radio, iHeartRadio, Spotify, TuneIn, Player FM, Live 365, iTunes, Google Podcasts, Spreaker, Google Play, SoundCloud, Apple Podcasts, Cashbox, Deezer and Podcast Addict among others. But no need to search as we will share the link here ASAP after the show. Cheers from your hosts the Discovery Channel’s “Galactic Guys” (John Ennis and Mighty Michael Taylor) and our sisters in brew Sylvia the Beer Fed Mother and Lynley Todd of Draught Queens Radio and Houston Girls Pint Out. Prepare for Liftoff!!

04/01/2020

Happy Humpday!! (In case you lost track of the days of the week). Unfortunately April has basically been cancelled, but we do have a really cool collaborative show (we are partnering with our sister in brew Sylvia the Beer Fed Mother of Draught Queens and Houston Girls Pint Out) planned for tomorrow with a bunch of brewery updates from some very special guests thank to modern teleconferencing technology. More details to follow. Cheers!!

03/30/2020

Happy Monday!! We hope you and your family is safe and staying busy!! Cheers!! Note: NEW, LIVE Episode Thursday!! Topic Hint: Alcohol to go and delivery from restaurants and bars with kitchens. Is it here to stay?

03/23/2020

We hope everyone is staying safe and making the most of their time stuck at home!! Cheers!!

03/20/2020

Our friends at The SCENE Magazine just sent out another COMMUNITY UPDATE e-mail blast with local news, updates and details on food take-out, to-go and delivery for 20+ restaurants and bars in the area. Check it out and feel free to like their page and subscribe to their e-mail list, which usually "highlights 75 to 100+ different events, concerts, specials, promotions and activities going on during the end of the week and upcoming weekend in an effort to get you and your family off the couch and out making memories while stimulating the local economy." So it will be useful even after things return to normal. ;-) Cheers!!

03/14/2020

Good point from our friends at The SCENE Magazine: "As always, the staff at The SCENE Magazine wants to remind everyone to act responsibly, but also to remember: It takes more energy to live in fear than to experience the joys in life."

REMINDER: The 3rd Annual Shamrocked on 6th Street in Kemah is on-going through St. Patrick's Day (Tuesday, March 17) with activities and promotions at Skallywag Suds N' Grub, Bakkhus Taverna, Themonkeybar Kemah, The Great Kanakas Atomic Tiki Bar, Palapa Bar, Antonini’s Subs & Steaks III, Kemah Shot Bar and VooDoo Hut. As always, the staff at The SCENE Magazine wants to remind everyone to act responsibly, but also to remember: It takes more energy to live in fear than to experience the joys in life.

03/13/2020

A regular Galactic Coast Power Hour show goes 40+ minutes with some commercials. Tonight's special LIVE, on location show at Saloon Door Brewing went 136+ minutes straight with no commercials. Thanks to Louis Barrera, Alexander TheAcceptable and Joshua Anderson for joining and hosting us on a great and deep craft beer-fueled conversation. And special thanks to Sylvia the Beer Fed Mother of Draught Queens Radio and Houston Girls Pint Out for co-hosting the show with Galactic Guy John Ennis like the good old days. Cheers!
https://www.spreaker.com/user/scenestream/episode-78-gcph-live-at-saloon-door-brew

LIVE from Saloon Door Brewing

03/13/2020

LIVE from Saloon Door Brewing