On Friday and Saturday of the third annual Paul W. Klipsch birthday bash, the Klipsch Museum Visitor Center hosted outdoor concerts and dinners. Just north of town at the Klipsch Museum of Audio History and the Klipsch & Associates factory, tours were given and a class was taught. 

Friday’s activities included the tours in the afternoon at the Klipsch Museum of Audio History while Klipsch trivia was played at the Visitor Center. On Saturday Principal Engineer of Klipsch Roy Delgado taught a class on improvements to the newest line of La Scala and Klipschorn speakers. 

On Friday evening came the Chief Bonehead Fajitas dinner at the Visitor Center.  (Chief Bonehead is the nickname for Delgado.  Klipsch employees in general are affectionately called boneheads.)  Then Dave Almond began his concert in the outdoor stage, playing songs like Lightnin’ Slim’s “Rooster Blues,” Sam Baker’s “Waves,” Steve Earle’s “Someday,” and Van Morrisson’s “Bright Side of the Road.”  The Klipsch speakers lent crystal clarity to Almond’s guitar playing and singing. 

Saturday morning at 10:00 a.m. saw the start of Delgado’s class at Klipsch & Associates, and then, starting at 6:00 in the evening on the Visitor Center outdoor stage, the Moss Brothers Band, based in Texarkana, played a set that included Bob Seger’s “Night Moves,” The Rolling Stones’ “You Can’t Always Get What You Want,” and Train’s “Drops of Jupiter.” 

After the concerts on Friday and Saturday, many came into the Visitor Center to play records on Klipsch speakers and continue to savor their realism. 

Below: First three photos are by Donna Rosenbaum from Friday night.