Cowboy Heros
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RadishRose
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Great stuff here! Thanks both Jim & Lara.
Lara
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Fascinating thread. Like that Cowboy Coffee poetry. And that Last Cowboy song was so good but, sniff, pass the tissues
Go full screen and crank up the volume!
AZ Jim
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I spent 10 years in South Dakota. Up there they laugh at "drugstore cowboys". I have two nephews up there. Both REAL cowboys. There's a big difference in risk factors between movie cowboys and cowboy who are actual cowboys.....
Drugstore Cowboy, by Chris Mortensen
http://www.broadjam.com/artists/songs.php?artistID=29394&mediaID=414102 (click to play audio)
He met her in a cafe on the highway
Said he'd come in for a bite
It's a long road to Cheyenne
Said he'd followed the rodeo down every byway
And after half a cup he had her in his hand
He told her of the danger and the glory
He related all the same old worn out lies
But he could tell that she was spellbound by his story
'Cause there wasn't any doubt
When he looked into her eyes
And he's a freelance desperado
Stealin' hearts along the way
Headed out to Colorado
Lookin' for some heart to borrow
Another drugstore cowboy, hell to pay
He left her in the morning, cold and crying
Just a crumpled little note,
Sayin' thanks for a good time
She remembered now her mama's words of warning
Beware the drugstore cowboys,
'Cause they ain't worth a dime
And he's a freelance desperado
Stealin' hearts along the way
Headed out to Colorado
Lookin' for some heart to borrow
Another drugstore cowboy, hell to pay
Yeah, there's gonna be hell to pay
Butterfly
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My favorite Willie Nelson song!
Duke and his Daughter!
Marisa was born in February 1966, so the clip can be dated back to March or April of that year.
“I love watching that clip. It’s so funny,” said Wayne’s child. “But I did not ever see it until three years ago. That was the first time, when a friend sent it to me. My first reaction was complete shock.
“I know I watched it at least 10 times in a row, and I never could stop crying.”
She was 13 when her Oscar-winning father succumbed to stomach cancer at age 72 on June 11, 1979 — old enough to remember the dad who, according to other actors, often called her “Precious.”
http://lubbockonline.com/entertainm...y-legacy-still-amaze-youngest-daughter-marisa
“I love watching that clip. It’s so funny,” said Wayne’s child. “But I did not ever see it until three years ago. That was the first time, when a friend sent it to me. My first reaction was complete shock.
“I know I watched it at least 10 times in a row, and I never could stop crying.”
She was 13 when her Oscar-winning father succumbed to stomach cancer at age 72 on June 11, 1979 — old enough to remember the dad who, according to other actors, often called her “Precious.”
http://lubbockonline.com/entertainm...y-legacy-still-amaze-youngest-daughter-marisa
...no hero here!
Sam Bass
"Sam Bass was born in Indiana, it was his native home,
And at the age of seventeen, young Sam began to roam.
Sam first came out to Texas a cowboy for to be
A kinder-hearted fellow you seldom ever see.
Sam used to deal in race stock, one called the Denton mare;
He matched her in scrub races and took her to the fair.
Sam used to coin the money and spent it just as free,
He always drank good whiskey wherever he might be.
Sam left the Collins ranch in the merry month of May
With a herd of Texas cattle the Black Hills for to see,
Sold out in Custer City and then got on a spree-
A harder set of cowboys you seldom ever see.
On their way back to Texas they robbed the U.P. train,
And then split up in couples and started out again.
Joe Collins and his partner were overtaken soon,
With all their hard-earned money they had to meet their doom.
Sam made it back to Texas all right side up with care;
Rode into the town of Denton with all his friends to share.
Sam's life was short in Texas; three robberies did he do:
He robbed all the passenger, mail, and express cars too.
Sam had four companions-four bold and daring lads-
They were Richardson, Jackson, Joe Collins, and Old Dad;
Four more bold and daring cowboys the rangers never knew,
They whipped the Texas Rangers and ran the boys in blue.
Sam had another companion, called Arkansas for short,
Was shot by a Texas Ranger by the name of Thomas Floyd;
Oh, Tom is a big six-footer and thinks he's mighty fly,
But I can tell you his racket-he's a deadbeat on the sly.
Jim Murphy was arrested and then released on bail
He jumped his bond at Tyler and then took the train for Terrell;
But Mayor Jones had posted Jim and that was all a stall,
'Twas was only a plan to capture Sam before the coming fall.
Sam met his fate at Round Rock, July the twenty-first,
They pierced poor Sam with rifle balls and emptied out his purse,
Poor Sam he is a corpse and six foot under clay,
And Jackson's in the bushes trying to get away.
Jim bad borrowed Sam's good gold and didn't want to pay,
The only shot he saw was to give poor Sam away.
He sold out Sam and Barnes and left their friends to mourn
Oh, what a scorching Jim will get when Gabriel blows his horn.
And so he sold out Sam and Barnes and left their friends to mourn,
Oh, what a scorching Jim will get when Gabriel blows his horn. Perhaps he's got to heaven, there's none of us can say
But if I'm right in my surmise he's gone the other way".
Author unknown
Sam Bass
"Sam Bass was born in Indiana, it was his native home,
And at the age of seventeen, young Sam began to roam.
Sam first came out to Texas a cowboy for to be
A kinder-hearted fellow you seldom ever see.
Sam used to deal in race stock, one called the Denton mare;
He matched her in scrub races and took her to the fair.
Sam used to coin the money and spent it just as free,
He always drank good whiskey wherever he might be.
Sam left the Collins ranch in the merry month of May
With a herd of Texas cattle the Black Hills for to see,
Sold out in Custer City and then got on a spree-
A harder set of cowboys you seldom ever see.
On their way back to Texas they robbed the U.P. train,
And then split up in couples and started out again.
Joe Collins and his partner were overtaken soon,
With all their hard-earned money they had to meet their doom.
Sam made it back to Texas all right side up with care;
Rode into the town of Denton with all his friends to share.
Sam's life was short in Texas; three robberies did he do:
He robbed all the passenger, mail, and express cars too.
Sam had four companions-four bold and daring lads-
They were Richardson, Jackson, Joe Collins, and Old Dad;
Four more bold and daring cowboys the rangers never knew,
They whipped the Texas Rangers and ran the boys in blue.
Sam had another companion, called Arkansas for short,
Was shot by a Texas Ranger by the name of Thomas Floyd;
Oh, Tom is a big six-footer and thinks he's mighty fly,
But I can tell you his racket-he's a deadbeat on the sly.
Jim Murphy was arrested and then released on bail
He jumped his bond at Tyler and then took the train for Terrell;
But Mayor Jones had posted Jim and that was all a stall,
'Twas was only a plan to capture Sam before the coming fall.
Sam met his fate at Round Rock, July the twenty-first,
They pierced poor Sam with rifle balls and emptied out his purse,
Poor Sam he is a corpse and six foot under clay,
And Jackson's in the bushes trying to get away.
Jim bad borrowed Sam's good gold and didn't want to pay,
The only shot he saw was to give poor Sam away.
He sold out Sam and Barnes and left their friends to mourn
Oh, what a scorching Jim will get when Gabriel blows his horn.
And so he sold out Sam and Barnes and left their friends to mourn,
Oh, what a scorching Jim will get when Gabriel blows his horn. Perhaps he's got to heaven, there's none of us can say
But if I'm right in my surmise he's gone the other way".
Author unknown
Lara
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Ronald Reagan…Cowboy and Commander-in-Chief
Begin watching at the 12:30 minute mark:
Begin watching at the 12:30 minute mark:
Lara
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"Rawhide" was Ronald Reagan's code name with the secret service.
It was mentioned in the Presidential Debate last night which was
held at the Ronald Reagan Library.
It was mentioned in the Presidential Debate last night which was
held at the Ronald Reagan Library.
Lara
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- Mid-Atlantic Coast
Reagan on his California Ranch
jumping his favorite horse:
jumping his favorite horse:
Exclusive Video of President Reagan Grooming "El Alamein" and "No Strings"
President Reagan is grooming his horse, El Alamein, and Mrs. Reagan's horse, No Strings. President Reagan rings a bell letting Mrs. Reagan know that they are ready to ride the trails. This video is courtesy of the Reagan Library.
President Reagan is grooming his horse, El Alamein, and Mrs. Reagan's horse, No Strings. President Reagan rings a bell letting Mrs. Reagan know that they are ready to ride the trails. This video is courtesy of the Reagan Library.
RadishRose
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My all time, very best favorite -
RadishRose
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I liked Sargent Garcia!
He was kind of loveable at that!
When I was a kid, I drew a picture of Guy Williams as Zorro, with his horse, (Tornado) and sent it to him, I cannot remember where.
Some months later it seems, I got a glossy photo in the mail of Mr. Williams as Don Diego with the horse! It was signed,
"Thanks for writing, best wishes, Guy Williams"........ I almost lost my mind with joy!