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In todays times in our groups and organizations we often try to take on the persona of the cowboy legends. now don't get me wrong I ain't knocking anyone who wants to be doc or Wyatt or Matt but what confuses me is why try to be them. and not be like them. We often get caught up in the details of there lives so much that we forget to see what made them desirables. if it were a bad man , ok so he ran afoul of the law but is that why we admire him ? I doubt it but it was his tenacity and willingne… Continue

Have ya ever noticed as ya saddle up a young colt or drop a rope on a bull, the racing heart and the surging excitement have ya ever noticed how clear the night and how bright the lights seem to be.have ya ever stood in the chutes and smelled the dust and hair and noticed how time slows down and the world fades into the back ground. and now that I have ya thinking in the right direction does it remind you of another time in all our lives? Yes that's right my fine cow friends just before you deci… Continue

The rodeo is over,and the crowds all gone

and the lonely sets in clean to the bone

there's a chill in the air and dust mixes with sweat,

as ya walk around the silent grounds alone

and reflect on the evening the crowds and the songs

ya see the chutes where bulls fought so hard and the broncs throwed cowboys now long gone

you see the wrapper of hot dog half eaten

and think of the crowds and bulls just beaten

ya think back to kids whos smiles eased your pain

and the grownups who held fear… Continue