SASS CONVENTION 2005 More Fantasy Than Fiction! by Chiz, SASS #392
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Mercantile section EXCITINGSee our NovemberNovember 2001 2001 CowboyCowboy ChronicleChronicle(starting onPage Pagepage 190)1 The Cowboy Chronicle~. The Monthly Journal of the Single Action Shooting Society ® Vol. 19 No. 2 © Single Action Shooting Society, Inc. February 2006 SASS CONVENTION 2005 More Fantasy Than Fiction! By Chiz, SASS #392 remember just four short See HIGHLIGHTS on page 73 years ago our first SASS I Convention. Fitting for the the majority in any establishment. town in which it was to take place, it This year was to be special. More was a gamble. Would people come? planning for the evening events and It’s a non-shooting event … why the addition of the SASS Cowboy would they? That first year was Action Shooting™ Hall of Fame pres- nothing short of a wild success. Folks entation guaranteed something dif- from all over the country and across ferent and exciting. A revamped the pond showed up with enthusiasm Wooly Award presentation and the and a pension to have fun. imaginative theme of a Masquerade Four years later it’s still going Ball left many wondering, including strong. The 2005 SASS Convention yours truly, if it would work! was the largest of them all. Over 1200 On Wednesday the Hotel began registered for this fourth spectacular, to fill. As the Territorial Governors and the grand old dame, the Riviera began to congregate in the SASS Hotel, was filled with hats, boots, and Governors Suite, folks convened in spurs just a jingling all over. the SASS Sky Box overlooking the For me, going to Las Vegas in Convention floor for a hospitality December is now a ritual. It first reception with maestro Dave Bourne started seven years ago when we had on the plinky piano. I could hardly our first Territorial Governors take ten steps before running into Summit at the Frontier Hotel. someone to jaw, tell a joke, hear a Looking back when just under 100 story, or receive a conveyance of “hey” governors showed up to help steer from someone who could not make it SASS into the future, it makes me “Masquerade! Painted faces on Parade!” To the music of Andrew Lloyd this year. My favorite part of the proud to see all the dedicated indi- Webber’s “Phantom of the Opera,” the glorious costume promenade began at Convention is the people and the con- viduals who attended every one of the SASS Convention’s Masquerade Ball, and what a spectacle it was! vergence of different personalities Masquerade Ball Committee members were resplendent in their those Summits and joined this year’s and characters. As long as you’re fabulous costumes – (l-r) Ellsworth T. Kincaid, Lady Stetson, over 200 governors for the annual Mad Mountain Mike, Tornado Alli, and Fannie Kikinshoot. outside of your room with your eyes session. I congratulate all the gover- Photos by Black Jack McGinnis, SASS #2041 open, you’ll always find someone to nors who have committed to adding palaver with. their voice and the voice of their The Riviera Hotel with it bumps rooms, and, of course, the Top of the The Convention floor opened on clubs to this important exercise. and bruises continues to serve as a Riv are perfect venues for what we do. Thursday morning. At the same time well suited location for the Conven- The hotel staff treats us great, and the governors moved into their new SASS Cowboy Chronicle tion. 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Floor mikes pro- and the session rules are followed. vided plenty of audio to ensure every year’s Convention Summit. Coyote Wild Bunch Liaison to the We couldn’t get along without him! Governor had an opportunity to Calhoun had been crisscrossing the Territorial Governors, Hipshot, express himself and all could hear. country with his draft agenda, get- again chaired the Convention define what constitutes legal and ting opinions from one and all Summit. A record breaking 295 illegal modifications to our firearms. stay tuned to what is happening in regarding numerous controversial Governors and proxies were present, That committee, to its credit, has the market place, and mechanisms issues within Cowboy Action Shoo- providing a well-rounded set of about competed its deliberations, and will be in place to fairly and equi- ting™. The halls were abounding views for the session’s discussions. the results are now being considered tably deal with future potential mod- with rumors and innuendo … how of the situation. The Territorial Go- by the Territorial Governors. To say ifications to our firearms. would the Governors vote … and vernors overwhelmingly agreed we the subject of illegal modifications is Roughly 300 clubs were repre- would the Wild Bunch actually go collectively have a problem, and closed would be much too strong a sented at this year’s Summit … a along with whatever the vote was? firearms modifications are out of con- statement. This subject will continue clear majority of our SASS affiliated The issues this year were partic- trol. The changes need to be stopped. to evolve at some level from now on. clubs. The policy has been to accept ularly interesting … what were we to A special committee was chartered to However, SASS now has a way to (Continued on page 21) do with short stroked rifles, “exter- nal-appearing” “internal” modifica- The Governors held many side discussions and gave each issue the attention it deserved. tions, potential new guns, and so on. All seemed to realize the decisions made at this Summit would have a profound affect on the game we play. Hipshot called the meeting to order and explained the rules to be followed for the next four days. There would be fixed time alloca- tions for agenda discussions, including any amendments. The first two days were allocated to the discus- sions, the third day was for voting, and Sunday was for open discus- sions and declaration of voting results. Quick Cal clari- fied the concept of stage designers declar- ing certain props “expendable,” allowing them to be shot with no penalty, and a way to allow Gunfighters more flexibility in shooting their game. See Quick Cal’s Range Officer article elsewhere in this issue. One of the issues, what to do about internal/external modifica- tions, short-stroked rifles, and the like was tabled, but considerable dis- cussion was allowed to make sure everyone had a common appreciation February 2006 Cowboy Chronicle Page 5 The Cowboy CCONTENTSONTENTS Chronicle 1 ON THE COVER SASS Convention ‘05 . 4 FROM THE EDITOR Territorial Governors Do Their Job . Editorial Staff 6-14 NEWS SASS Costume Contest Management And Administration Guide Now On Website . Tex Editor-in-Chief The Most Spectacular Of Spectacles! . Cat Ballou 16 CAT’S CORNER Editor What’s Goin’ On . Chiz 18 CHIZ BIZ Managing Editor Advertising Director 20 HALL OF FAME INDUCTEES Adobe Illustrator Layout & Design 22-26 LETTERS Why We Join SASS . Cowboys Supporting Our Troops . Freedom . Mac Daddy Graphic Design 28 POLITICAL Washington Politicos: Report To My Office! . Donna Oakley Advertising Administrator 30-36 You’re Never Too Old To Play Cowboy . 4th SASS Masquerade Ball . Contributing Writers ARTICLES Capt. George Baylor, Col. Dan, Ellsworth T. Kincaid, 35 WOOLY AWARDS Holy Terror, Ima Darlin’, Ioway, Joe Fasthorse Harrill, Juaquin Malone, Madd Mike, 38-46 GUNS & GEAR Making Of Cowboys TV (Part II) .