l 2 Real Co Ree wboy From s The Way Presents a Jubilee e Cele ltur bratin oy Cu ATribune Triannual Publication, Oleeta Jean, LLC, Publisher g Cowb Celebrating Everything Cowboy—New & Old! VOLUME 1, ISSUE 2 FALL/WINTER 2019 Table of Contents 2019 Cowboy Way Jubilee — Half Way .....1 2019 Cowboy Way Jubilee Editor’s Page ...... 2 Bent Towards Prose ...... 3 We're half way there! THE 2019 COWBOY WAY JUBILLEE will be held May 2 through Francie Roark Robison, Oklahoma's Cowgirl Poet Laureate 5, 2019 @ the Market Place on Broadway in Downtwon Ar- REEL Cowboys: "My Family, ...... 4 dmore, Oklahoma. We are pleased to announce that Robert A Tale of 3 Cowboys," Julie Ann Ream Fuller of "Laramie" and "Emergency" television shows "Stagecoach" 1 Movie, 3 Versions, has agreed to appear. Along with Mr. Fuller will be Dennis Mike "Tadpole" Logan ...... 5 Holmes and Bobby Crawford from "Laramie." Also new to REEL Cowgirls: Bonnie McConnell ...... 6 our event is who played "Mark" on the "Ri- Fun Times in Southern Oklahoma ...... 7 fleman." Returning celebrities include , Roberta with LaQuita Dayton Shore, , and Randy Boone from "The Virginian". Performer Spotlight: Kristyn Harris ...... 8 The indominible LQ Jones will return, (health permitting for "Music and the Marlboro Man" ...... 9 all celebrities), along with , Ken Farmer, and Don Robert Maxwell Case "Little Brown Jug" Reynolds. Stefanie Powers, Alex Cord's co-star in the 1996 version of "Stagecoach" has been invited as "Jess Harper" 2019 Cowboy Way Jubilee Events ... 10–11 on "Laramie" Upcoming Events ...... 12 but we have yet to hear from her people. Fingers crossed! Opine by Readers for Readers ...... 12 "Stagecoach," the Movie Fan Club News ...... 13 2019 IS THE 80TH ANNIVERSARY of the original "Stagecoach" film. It was remade twice so we will Book Review: "Flynn The Series" .14 be showing all three versions, one each day at the Jubilee (in order of course: 1939, 1966, and Kay Atterbery 1986). You get to decide which is your favorite! Bang! with Oren Truitt ...... 15 Create Your Legacy, Part 2 2019 is Kid Friendly T. C. Miller, Author ...... 16 New to the Jubilee in 2019 is our "Kids' Korral!" Old fashioned (and some not so old) games Western Art Review ...... 17 created and led by our local area Girl Scouts with the aid of adult volunteers will be available for Ann Ayers, Sculptress kids of all ages. Bounce Houses (one for the older kids and one for the younger ones so they 2019 Registration Information ...... 18 don't get crushed by the big kids) will be present weather permitting. And we'll have some area livestock for the kids to meet, take a selfie, and generally enjoy. Kids pay $10 a day or $20 for the entire weekend to participate in the Kids' Korral. This, and the Sunday Night Banquet are the only things that cost for the children. Admittance to the Cowboy Way Jubilee is always FREE for children under age 18 (ages 18 plus are adult rate). Kiddie Parade To kickoff the new Kids' Korral we are holding a PARADE on Thursday, May 2, 2019. It begins at 5:30pm @ Central Park in Downtown Ardmore. Central Park is on the southside of Main Street and is the "entrance" to our Downtown area. (It is directly across the street from the First United Methodist Church, a grand columned building you cannot miss!) The parade is planned to progress down Main Street to Mill Street to the new Kids' Korral area. Kids are encouraged to dress as their favorite cowboy or girl or favorite super hero. Trusty steeds are also welcome, be the 'steed' a stick horse, pet, pony, or tricycle/bicycle. It's an old fashioned 1950s style kid's parade! Entry fee is $1 per child. Fees are pooled and used to purchase prizes. (Entrants are responsible for clean up and the good behavior of their 'steeds' — leashes/bridles required.) For entrance form, (coming soon!), watch our website, www.cowboywayfest.com. 1 Cowboy Way Tribune Volume 1, Issue 2 Shopping at it Finest! Editor's Corner Come Visit WELCOME TO THE THIS ISSUE of the for a Spell! Cowboy Way Tribune! We're very pleased to bring you a niche publication dedicated to every- thing cowboy and the cowboy cul- ture. Preserving the legacy of the cowboys of the past while ensuring Antiques & More! the survival of the cowboy way for the future is our mission. This in- Ardmore Emporium offers an extensive, cludes the silver screen cowboys ever-changing inventory including who were our heroes as children— • Vintage Clothing • Glassware whom we looked upon and said "I • Costume & Vintage Jewelry want to be like that!" To preserve our culture we must teach this • Antique Furniture & Radios to the next generation. So step up, BE the Example. 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We seem to have “LIKE” us on Facebook—”ArdmoreEmporium Antiques Mall” lost our sense of values, our moral compass. As I observed that, I was tossed into the 'cowboy scene' quite by accident (or was it?). And I rediscovered the mottos of our childhood, the 'rules to live by' presented to us by our on screen heros. And I realized, this is REALLY important! This is what's wrong. "Everyone" is behaving like spoilt children. So I took up the banner of this mission — to be 580–277–5445 the example, to rally and to recruit others to the Cowboy Way of • Life. I am living proof a city kid can find relevance in the spirit of the cowboys. We MUST preserve this! Our very lives depend upon it. BOOK NOW Whew! Well, you asked! :) L IMO S ERVICE 2019 Cowboy Way Jubilee We are working hard to make certain the 2019 Jubilee is everything you hope for and more! 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Remember those big square boxes with the little round holes in the sides?And how the noise intensified when Dad took the lid off? Baby Chicks Ride, Little Cowboy Th’ cowboy rode, hard an’ fast, Baby chicks are bits of fluff Eyes squintin’ from th’ sun; Demanding hours of care; Unfurled his rope an’ built a loop— They have to be fed, and watered, and warm, Got the rustlers on th’ run. And they’re awful easy to scare. Hat pulled down tight an’ spurs dug in, My folks used to raise those chicks He never slowed his pace— And worked from dawn to dark— With a yippee yi O, an’ a giddy-up, They kept the brooder house just the right temp He knew he’d win this race. And doctored each little mark. Th’ cattle’s bawlin’, runnin’ wild— See, some were not quite so fuzzy A mass of horns an’ dust— As others of their kind, He’s gotta turn the herd before ‘Cause those chickies would get an obsession They reach th’ river bluff.  With peckin’ each other’s behind. To his left he sees the Duke, So Mom would sit there amongst ‘em An’ Roy’s on his right— And spot ‘em running past— They’re ridin’ with him all th’ way She’d grab those cheepers one at a time To help him win th’ fight. And apply that medicine fast. He’s throwed a shoe an’ lost his hat— Some started growing feathers; Now rides in just his stockin’s— Some just gave up the ghost— Keeps his eye on th’ TV screen Lost a few to coyotes and such, An’ keeps that horse a-rockin’! But we fried, baked, and stewed the most! — Francine Roark Robison — Francine Roark Robison

Francine Roark Robison After a long career of teaching high school English and Humanities, Francine Roark Robison took retirement seriously by trading in a high school classroom to go on the road with Cowboy Poetry. However, retirement didn't last long, and she is now an adjunct teacher at Oklahoma Baptist Uni- versity. She has taught summer sessions in Mexico and China as well. Francine's background includes a farmer dad and a schoolmarm mom. She writes from personal experience or from family stories passed down from her parents, with most of the settings in south- e is a P ubile roud ern Oklahoma and the Arbuckle Mountains. Farm life included a horse, a collie dog, and numer- J P ous cats. She didn't walk five miles in the snow to school, but she did walk down to the cattle guard y a a rt to catch the school bus, carrying her homework, and Roy Rogers lunch box. n W e r

y w She has performed at several gatherings, including the Oklahoma and State Fairs; the Red o b i Steagall Gathering in Ft. Worth; "Cowboys, Heroes, and Friends" in Branson; the Chisholm Trail t h w

Festival in Yukon; the Poetry Society of Tennessee in Memphis; the Farm and Ranch Heritage Gath- o

ering in Las Cruces; Festival of the West in Scottsdale; "Echoes of the Trail" in Ft. Scott; National C Cowboy Hall of Fame in ; Western Heritage Classic in Abilene, Texas; Bookfest 2000 in Dyersburg, Tennessee, and many others, as well as a couple of pig roasts. Francine has been designated Oklahoma's Cowboy Poet Laureate and is endorsed by West Quest. She has a book and CD of original poetry. 3 Cowboy Way Tribune Volume 1, Issue 2 Hollywood Reel 2 Real Cowboys My Family: A Tale of 3 Cowboys by Julie Ann Ream

IN OUR LAST EDITION, I spoke of the making of Westerns both in movies and on TV, and in this issue I will share a quick synopsis of my family which includes three very famous ‘Hollywood Cowboys’ — my grandfather Taylor ‘Cactus Mack’ McPeters, and his two first cousins, Glenn Strange and Rex Allen. Cactus and Glenn were born one week apart to sisters in Weed, New Mexico, and they were as close as any two brothers could be. Wherever Here, I hope to tell you you saw one, you saw the other. They were also all some things you may cowboys. They were REAL cowboys, in every not already know. sense of the word. And, they were natural per- Together, and apart formers. Singers, songwriters, actors & stunt- they appeared in over men; pioneers of it all. 350 films and TV shows, There’s much people DO know about Cactus, Rex and Glenn, like and all were songwriters. Glenn, along with Eddie Dean wrote the the fact that Glenn portrayed ‘Sam’ the bartender in TV’s "Gun- soundtrack for 1945’s ‘Wildfire’ which included the hit song ‘On the smoke," ‘Butch Cavendish’ in "The Lone Ranger," and was Uni- Banks of the Sunny San Juan’. And Cactus penned Ernest Tubb’s #1 versal’s 'Frankenstein Monster.' And that Cactus worked as the hit ‘Mississippi Gal’ in 1957. Cactus and Glenn were both cast in announcer of the Hoot Gibson in Saugus, ; and the Republic Pictures' first Western ever filmed, 1935’s "Westward thatRex was billed as the ‘Arizona Cowboy’. Ho" with . And Rex made their last. Cactus and Rex were both narrators for Disney. Cactus for the Pluto and Goofy cartoons in the '40s and '50s, and Rex narrated their nature films in the '60s. Rex was also the voice of the Carousel of Progress ride at Disneyland in Anaheim, California. And speaking of pioneers, Cactus headed up many bands, but it’s his "O Bar O Cowboys" that’s talked about most due to the fact that the last member he brought into his band was a young Leonard Slye. Len, who eventually settled on the name "Roy Rogers," first went Changing Course Foundation out onstage under Cactus’ name when Cactus gave him the band in Willcox, Arizona during a tour of the Southwest. The band included Therapy Horses Tim Spencer, and was named for the Ranch that Cactus worked for Equine Assisted Counseling offering both traditional & there in Willcox. It eventually became the "Pioneer Trio" and then experiential counseling services. We believe our approach the "Sons of the Pioneers." is a unique & proven path to emotional & mental health Cactus also made a profound mark in stunt work, and appeared in providing you opportunities to enhance self-awareness & the 1939 film "Stagecoach." More about that film and his connec- re-pattern unhealthy behaviors, feelings & attitudes. tion with Yakima Canutt in the next issue, as the Cowboy Way Ju- bilee will be featuring all three versions of the film in its "History meets Hollywood" Film Festival to take place in May of 2019. There is so much more that can be said about these men, and this was just a brief synopsis of these talented pioneers …. 325.829.8281 For information on the author visit www.JulieAnnReam.com. Develop self-awareness Increase patience & empathy Announcement! Improve communication skills Build healthy relationships Pre-Register for the 2019 Cowboy Way Jubilee before Identify & set boundaries January 1, 2019 and be automatically invited to the Process trauma & develop coping skills "By Invitation Only Live Auction" @ the Event to be held Learn the importance of trust Saturday May 4, 2019 5:30pm @ the Holiday Inn. & so much more! 4 Fall/Winter 2018 Cowboy Way Tribune "Stagecoach" One Movie, Three Versions, Part 1 of 2 by Mike "Tadpole" Logan

FOR YOU TO MAKE AN INFORMED DECISION turn out for our showing of the famous stunt where he falls between the horse team. It was done all three "Stagecoach" movie versions at the 2019 Cowboy Way in one shot and is quoted as saying “never again.” Jubilee. Considered the most timeless of the Westerns, the original Not many actors would willingly attempt to step into John Wayne’s 1939 "Stagecoach" is really about a smoldering love affair between a shoes, but Alex Cord did. His reviews were not particularly favor- wild but good young man, Ringo played by John Wayne, and a lovely able, but this author believes he stepped into the role admirably and dance hall girl run out of town but hoping for a better life, Dallas, put his own mark on it. Ringo as played by Cord is not so much the played by top billed Claire Trevor. Of course, with the advent of the strong silent type, he is fresh and pensive and much more natural. July 1, 1934 production code restrictions this affair required one foot Two of the top comedy actors in the world at the time, Red Buttons on the floor at all times. The 1966 version followed the 1934 script and Bing Crosby turns this version of Stagecoach into more of a ro- nearly exactly. Ringo played by Alex Cord and Dallas, played by the mantic comedy. Truly this version stands well on its own with the sensuous Ann-Margaret, did not have the code restrictions of the director’s only ‘crime’ being taking on a remake of an iconic movie. previous version therefore she wore much less clothing for Ringo. Personally, this author loved the 1966 version. It is human and hu- At the time, Alex Cord was called “the bravest man in Hollywood” morous and yet adventurous, and I love that it's in color. for his willingness to take on the role that launched John Wayne into superstardom. The CBS made for TV version of "Stagecoach" That cannot be said about the 1986 CBS made for TV "Stagecoach" aired in 1986 with Kris Kristofferson donning the Ringo role against version. It veers from the original script significantly. It’s more like Elizabeth Ashley’s Dallas. It has little to do with the original "Stage- a bunch of really good friends decided over drinks one night, “Hey, coach" plot although it does have great music and an all-star cast. we have a barn, and cameras, and guitars, let’s do a remake of Stage- coach — you be Ringo, and I’ll be Curley, and…” If you’d never seen Few fans or critics would disagree that the original version was very either previous version of "Stagecoach," you might give it a 6 to 6.5 well done, especially in the context of the era. It received a full five Os- out of 10 because the music is great. As it is it has a 5.9 overall score. car nominations taking home two winners: "Best Supporting Actor" This author has tried three times to watch it all the way through and for Thomas Mitchell’s ever inebriated Doc Boone and "Best Music— failed. It just doesn’t move along at all. Kris, Waylon, and Johnny are Scoring" for the riveting musical sound track by , just playing themselves, the one highlight is Willie turning the role W. Franke Harling known for his Western music, with of the doc into the consumptive Doc Holliday which he does with an amazing music credits of 436, and John Leipold whose career some convincingness. In the spirit of fairness, one internet blogger spawned nearly 300 music computations. Even 80 years later Ford’s really loved the 1986 "Stagecoach"— he apparently being a huge "Stagecoach" receives accolades as the “Best Western ever” or “the outlaw music fan. Western against which all Westerns are measured.” Personally, this author finds it a bit cold but it is very much reflective of the times in In the next issue of the Cowboy Way Tribune we will discuss the filming. Any commentary on this film would be remiss to not men- individual roles in the movie and the various actors who performed tion the phenomenal contribution of Yakima Canutt, stuntman for them comparing the three versions. But you'll have to decide for both Mr. Wayne and many of the Indians. He truly risked his life in yourself which is your favorite. 5 Cowboy Way Tribune Volume 1, Issue 2 Hollywood Reel 2 Real Cowgirls featuring Bonnie McCarroll copied & edited from Wikipedia.com Photo of Bonnie Carroll at the 1915 Pendleton Roundup BONNIE MCCARROLL, BORN MARY ELLEN "DOT" TREADWELL (1897 – September 29, 1929), was a champion rodeo performer and bronc rider most remembered for her 1929 death at the Pendleton Round- up in Pendleton, Oregon. Bonnie was a pioneer in rodeo. She also excelled in steer riding, bulldogging, and automobile jumping. Mrs. McCarroll was born on a cattle ranch at High Valley, near Boise, Idaho. During her first year of rodeo competition, McCar- roll attracted national attention from a photograph taken of her be- ing thrown from the horse named "Silver" at the 1915 Pendleton Round-Up. In 1922 she won two cowgirl bronc riding champion- ships at both in Cheyenne, , and the first rodeo hosted at Madison Square Garden in City. In McCarroll's career, she performed before kings, queens, such dignitaries as U.S. President Calvin Coolidge, and before countless In 2002, Bonnie McCarroll was posthumously inducted into the rodeo fans worldwide. After Bonnie's unfortunate death, rodeo of- Rodeo Hall of Fame in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. Ann Ayres made ficials instituted safety regulations and eliminated bronc riding as a a sculpture* of McCarroll's 1915 horse-throwing accident at Pend- women's sport. leton. Many have mistaken her 1915 fall, photographed by Walter S. The Pendleton Round-Up of September 1929 was to have been Mc- Bowman, with the fatal accident fourteen years later because both Carroll's final competition, for she had planned to retire with her occurred at Pendleton. husband, Frank, a bulldogging performer, to their home in Boise. In 2001, McCarroll was inducted to the Pendleton Round-Up and While giving a bronc riding exhibition, she was suddenly thrown Happy Canyon Hall of Fame. In 2006, McCarroll was named to the from her mount, "Black Cat". The animal turned a somersault upon National Cowgirl Museum and Hall of Fame in Fort Worth. her. She was rushed to a hospital but died later of her spinal wounds and pneumonia. * see page 17 for an artile on Ann Ayers, Sculpturess

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6 Fall/Winter 2018 Cowboy Way Tribune throughout Southern Oklahoma Fun Times! with La Quita Dayton Swimming Hole, Chickasaw National Recreation Area

Load up the Kids & Get Outside TANK FULL OF GAS. Picnic lunch packed. The open Peaceful Trail Stop, above: Natural Sulphur Spring road beckoning. All electronic devices securely Artesian Well, left; CNRA Entrance, below locked in the glove box! It's time to enjoy a day in the great outdoors and the Arbuckle Area of Southern Oklahoma has a lot to offer. A prime location to experience nature is the Chickasaw National Recreation Area (CNRA), located along the south side of the city of Sulphur, OK. This park and the town have embraced each other from the earliest days of spring water mud baths to the current time of folks seeking an escape from cement cities. The CNRA is of special interest to families looking for a day trip to share time together. Water is the key element of this National Park Service property. Fresh water springs fill the streams with cool, clear water for swimming and wading. Creek-side is the perfect place for that picnic lunch or to sit a spell and relax to the peaceful sounds of a brook cascading over the falls. Click photo for Veterans Lake, along the south edge of the park, provides a swim- link to website ming area as well as a covered fishing dock. This small lake isa beautiful site for canoeing with your own vessel. A well-maintained, paved path circles the lake, is handicap accessible, and showcases Little Niagara, Chickasaw the diverse terrain of the area, whether by foot or by bicycle. National Recreation Area Especially for the kids, CNRA offers a Junior Ranger program with a variety of activities for ages 4 – 18. Pick up a booklet at the Trav- ertine Nature Center and begin your exploration in and around this natural museum. The challenges take about an hour to complete and efforts are rewarded with a badge. This is an active way to learn about the wildlife and the story of the area.

Every Saturday and Sunday at 9:30A.M. ranger-guided nature walks depart from the Nature Center and explore indigenous flora and fauna. On these same days and location, at 2:00P.M., ranger-led in- terpretive talks are open and cover a variety of subjects. The Nature Center is the go-to place for information as well as the starting point for a stroll to the beautiful Antelope Springs. LaQuita Dayton states that she wasn't born in the Arbuckles, but There is no admission fee to the CNRA or charge for the Junior she got here as fast as she could! For 33 years she has published the Ranger program, nature walks, or interpretive talks. More infor- Fun Times Magazine, showcasing all the FUN things there are to do mation may be obtained online at www.nps.gov/chic/index.htm or in the area. She developed a love for this region of Oklahoma during by calling 580–622–7234. Load up the kids and enjoy the natural her childhood as the family followed her bronc-riding-turned- beauty of this stunning area. rodeo-announcing father from rodeo to rodeo.

7 Cowboy Way Tribune Volume 1, Issue 2 Performer Spotlight: By Leslei Fisher, Editor Kristyn Harris

I FIRST MET KRISTYN HARRIS Horse Trainer when she was six months Harris adopts wild mustangs old. It was about a week from the Bureau of Land after her best friend and Management and trains them cousin Daryl was born. to be gentle and loving sad- See, her cousin's mom- dle horses. She bought her ma, Carolyn is my very first wild mustang at auction best friend in the world. as her birthday present when Little did I know holding that sweet baby that our paths would cross she was 14. Kristyn trained like this twenty or so years later! So Kristyn's family and I go waaay Velvet herself partially using back. Back to when her Aunt (Carolyn) and I were just twelve years the Parreli Method combined with the advice and methods of several old. We lived a block apart, walked to school together and grew into trainers. Add Miss Horse Whisperer to her titles! women together. I know Kristyn's grandmother, her cousins, her aunts and uncles. And she comes from amazing stock. They play Trick Rider Kristyn is a top trick rider, hard but they work even harder. And it pays off. Kristyn is no differ- appearing at such locations ent in that respect but she is most definitely one in a million. as the Pawnee Bill Wild West Because of this history, I fretted over writing this article. I am bi- show at the Ft. Worth Stock- ased. I may not be her number one fan but I'm certainly in the top yards and at across twenty! I think Kristyn Harris can do just about anything she sets Texas and Oklahoma. And her mind to. Then I realized, it's True; look at what she has accom- sometimes she uses a bor- plished in her short years here on earth. By golly she's earned this rowed horse to perform! recognition. Born in Mckinney, Texas, Kristyn is a true blue Texan. She grew Cattle Rancher up watching the old westerns especially re-runs of the Gene Autry and Roy Rogers Shows on television. This inspired her to pick up a Operating as the Diamond K Cat- guitar and teach herself to play. She was a natural. The first time she tle Co, Kristyn has a small herd of played for the public, her girlfriend who performed with her begged Black Angus cattle. She is not just her to do it. Ms. Harris is actually a very shy and private person and the owner, but participates in all did not want to go on stage. It was wise that she did. In the song the required ranch work along side they performed Kristyn did a bit of yodeling and a student of Janet all the other ranch hands. This in- McBride (officially the World's Best Yodeler) was in the audience. cludes roping, branding, castrat- The student introduced Kristyn to the queen of yodeling, Janet ing, pitching hay, driving the cattle McBride who became her instructor. The first song Kristyn wrote to the appropriate pastures, etc. A was "Yodeling Fever." By age 16 Harris had already released her real hands-on rancher, and a good first album. She participated in Western Music Association (WMA) businesswoman to boot. events, jamming with the old timers. They were impressed with this young upstart's talent and skill. Songwriter Harris started racking up the awards. Her first win was the McKin- ney Texas Talent Show. At the ripe age of 23, Kristyn is THE rising My new favorite song is "Diesel and star of Western Music having won most of the available awards in Dust" by Kristyn Harris. She talks about this genre! In 2018 she performed in two episodes of "American ridin' around the farm in her rusty old Idol." With lots of practice and gumption, Kristyn is now (or at pick up and you know, if you've lived it, least appears to be) very comfortable on stage. She certainly puts on so has she! 100% Authentic. Listening a great and energetic show. to it the first time brought back memo- ries of my dad's old 1960s puke green An admirer told to me, "Harris is not a singer with a Cowgirl hat, pickup that had seen better days. While listening to Kristyn's song, but a real working Cowgirl who can sing and entertain to the point I could smell the fields, manure, and fuel and feel the ruts and jolts of being selected as the Entertainer of the Year by several separate of driving across the field like it was yesterday. organizations." Harris is a cowgirl who happens to be an extraor- dinarily naturally talented performer as well. Here are some of the Kristyn Harris' performances touch your heart. Her music touches many hats this young dynamo wears: your soul. For more information go to www.KristynHarris.com 8 Fall/Winter 2018 Cowboy Way Tribune Music and the Robert Maxwell Case of A Little Farther West “Marlboro Man” is accompanied by his wife Susie as keyboard- ist. Robert has worked in the music industry for over 30 years performing with Michael Martin by Robert Maxwell Case, Murphy, Riders in the Sky, and many others. For leader of the western music group "A Little Farther West" more information: www.ALittleFartherWest.com Smoking cigarettes is surely hazardous to your health and increas- ingly out of favor today. But starting in 1955 a wildly successful ad campaign indelibly paired the cowboy and the Marlboro cigarette brand on television and in print. It’s that image that "Pioneer Wom- an" Ree Drummond envisions when she calls her husband Ladd her “Marlboro Man.” In 1949 an issue of Life magazine featured a story of Texas cowboy Clarence Hailey Long photographed by Leonard McCombe. The visuals caught the attention of Chicago advertising man Leo Bur- nett. The Philip Morris company’s Marlboro brand previously had been marketed primarily to women with the slogan “mild as May” since its inception in 1924. When the filtered version of the cig- arette debuted in the early 1950’s, the company needed a new ad campaign and Burnett got the job. Burnett targeted men by showing “manly men,” primarily cowboys, smoking the Marlboro brand. Within a year of the start of the “Marl- boro Man” campaign, Marlboro's market share rose from less than one percent to become the fourth best-selling brand in the nation ... and with the cowboy as its emblem. But that was only the beginning. The classic western motion picture “The Magnificent Seven.” di- rected by John Sturges and starring Yul Brynner, Eli Wallach, Steve McQueen, Charles Bronson, Robert Vaughn, Brad Dexter, James Coburn, and Horst Buchholz was released in 1960. Composer wrote the score for the film in the grand style of Béla Bartók and . The majesty of Bernstein’s theme www.loftinvp.com • email: [email protected] • phone: 800-760-9240 caught the fancy of the public and both jazz guitarist Al Caiola and James Bond film composer had hit recordings of it. TAG GLUE OVER THE SHOULDER #’s $3.50 per tube Tyvek Style (non-tear paper)-$18.00 Leo Burnett again saw a connection and licensed Bernstein’s mu- per set of 30 or $205 by the case Yupo Style-$18.00 sic. A new campaign beginning in 1963 for “Marlboro Country” Also available in per set of 30 paired the Marlboro Man with the “Theme from The Magnificent Caulking Gun Tubes $6.00 double digets available Seven” and it was off to the races. By 1972 Marlboro had become the best-selling cigarette in the world, helped along by what many Vinyl Neck Bands consider to be the most powerful brand image of the century created Per set of 0 – 9 - $110 by the perfect combination of visual strength and excellent sound. Hand Sewn Neck Bands Per set of 0 – 9 - $180 The film, which initially did poorly at the box office, hasgrown greatly in esteem since its release, largely due to to the later suc- cess of its cast and score. It is the second most-shown film in U.S. television history, behind only "The Wizard of Oz." The score for "The Magnificent Seven" is listed at No. 8 on the American Film Institute's list of the top 25 American film scores. Even though the banned cigarette advertising on tele- vision in 1971 and in print in 1999, the image of the “Marlboro Man” stands worldwide as the ultimate American cowboy and masculine trademark. One measure of the image’s clout is that no matter how minimal the imagery gets -- reduced on occasion to little more than Team Penning Clinic Tape a saddle and splash of red -- it still remains instantly evocative of by Pete Loftin a mythical Marlboro country, of a mythical American cowboy … One hour cd/video only $39.95 and of the musical score that took a product, for better or worse, to NEXT DAY UPS AVAILABLE ALL ORDERS ADD SHIPPING & COD (CALL FOR QUOTE) No. 1 in the world. 9 Cowboy Way Tribune Volume 1, Issue 2 2019 Cowboy Way Jubilee New for 2019: Welcome Robert Fuller Kid's Parade Kid's Korral (Fri-Sun, 9-5) & His Fandom! Thursday May 2 5:30pm • Live Animals •Dennis Holmes & Bobby Crawford • Starts @ Central Park • Games (old time & new) from "Laramie" appearing • Kids Dress Up as their favorite • Bounce Houses • Fandom ONLY Q & A session Cowboy or Super Hero with their • Ice Cream 80th Anniversary of " favorite steed (be it a bike, a pet, • $10 Day Pass, $20 Weekend Pass Stagecoach" Movie or a pony) • Ages 5 & Under Half Price • Alex Cord, star, 1966 "Stagecoach" • Entry Fee $1 per child • Showing all 3 versions @ the Jubilee • Prizes! (age appropriate)

Celebrities Confirmed as of Q & A Moderators (in alphabetical order) press time Andrew Patrick Nelson, Randy Boone, "The Virginian" Film Professor, Gary Clarke, "The Virginian"  University of Montana Alex Cord, "Stagecoach" and "Airwolf" Julie Ann Ream, Johnny Crawford, ""  Granddaughter, Robert "Bobby" Crawford, Jr.. "Laramie" Cactus Mack James Drury, "The Virginian"  Ken Farmer, "Walker, Texas Ranger" Event Emcees Robert Fuller, "Laramie" and "Emergency" Mark "Festus" Staggs Dennis Holmes, "Laramie"  LQ Jones, "Wagon Train", "Rawhide", "" Buck Helton, Music Personality Julie Ann Ream, "Unsolved Mysteries"  Don "Jug" Reynolds, "Red Ryder" …and More! Roberta Shore, "The Virginian" Vendors Most of the 2018 Vendors will be returning for 2019. Broadway Street will be blocked off to accomodate more vendors. If you or someone you know is interest- ed in becoming a vendor, please contact Christie Collins, (580) 222-5319, cow- [email protected] for more information. Vendor registration packets are also available on our website, www.CowboyWayFest.com/Vendors

Auctions Silent Auction, Live Auction, Saturday 5:30–7pm 9am-5pm daily Our extra special auction items will be auctioned at a live auction on Saturday evening, May 4, 2019 @ the Holiday Inn Hotel. Cock- Memoriabilia and auto- tails and finger foods will be served — rub elbows with the stars! graphed items will be available for purchase via A featured auction item is a 3-4 day stay at the Wyndam Resort silent auction at the 2019 Timeshare of your choice! Jewelry, Memoriablia, and more! Cowboy Way Jubilee. The event is by invitation only. Anyone who registers before Items will be on display at the Mill Street Garage (with the Films/ January 1, 2019 is automatically invited. To be considered, email TV Shows). Auction items will be awarded daily and winners will be [email protected] with your request. Please include your announced between the two evening concerts at 7:25pm. Bidders contact information with"Auction" in the subject line. must still be in town to win as we are unable to ship auction items. 10 Fall/Winter 2018 Cowboy Way Tribune 2019 Cowboy Way Jubilee Music & Poetry Evening Concerts (in alphabetical order; * indicates poet) Advance Tickets $ 25/evening Gary Allegretto @ The Door Tickets $30/evening Randy Boone Dancing Encouraged! Teresa Burleson*  Friday, May 3, 2019 Cowboy Opry Band Gaylon Blankenship 6PM Kristyn Harris Dedra "Missy" Frye “...one of the greatest talents that I have ever heard...” Allen Wooten  — Red Steagall Belinda Gail Kristyn's singing has been praised as "timeless" with "the warmth and power of Texas sunshine." She brings new energy to timeless Hanah & Hailee classics such as "I've Been Everywhere." Kristyn Harris Buck Helton* 7:30PM Belinda Gail Billy Holcomb "My Mother used to tell me that everyone and everything has an angel. How fortunate for us that Western Music Curtis Krigbaum has its angel in Belinda Gail, a truly remarkable talent!" Roy Madden — Roy "Dusty" Rogers, Jr. Stan Mahler Counted among the top female Western Music performers of this era, this gifted singer/songwriter with her warm and vibrant Bobby Martinez personality beautifully captures the ‘Spirit of the West’ and easily Steve Mitchell  wraps it around her audience. Mike Moutoux* Saturday, May 4, 2019 Miss Devon & The Outlaw Devon Dawson 6PM History of Country Music Jesse Robertson presented by Glenn Parker Pam Ozment "living my dream...having a blast!" — Glenn Parker Glenn Parker Consumate Country and Western Musician, Glenn takes us to the beginning of Mountain Folk Music, on to Bluegrass, through the Gary Pratt Blues and Cowboy (Western) music to Classic and then Modern Francine Roark Robison* day Country music, all in just 90 minutes, what fun! Hailey Sandoz PM Ron Secoy* 7:30 3 Trails West "group...come[s] close to filling the lusty voice void after Mark Staggs* the Sons of the San Joaquin's retirement." — Rick Huff Steeldust Here's what they say about themselves," We've dug deep to un- Bill Poindexter cover recordings that got left in the dust. Our journey has taken us Donnie Poindexter down some old rutted swales, 'Trails Less Trav- Jim Poindexter eled', you might say.." Wth this Hot Western Swing band, you'll definitely want to dance! Bob & Johnie Terry 3 Trails West Workshops & Demos Leo Eilts look for full event schedule Learn to Yodel; Play the Harmonica; Roger Eilts to be posted on our website Jim Winters Twirl a Lasso; Create Your Own Lega- in April 2019 cy; World Champion Knife Throwing; Guns of the Old West; and More! 11 Cowboy Way Tribune Volume 1, Issue 2 Upcoming Events partially borrowed from www.SilverScreenCowboyz.com to add an event, email details to [email protected] Rex Allen Days Valley Relics Museum 2019 Cowboy Way Jubilee The Official October 6 - 7, 2018 Grand Opening May 2–5, 2019 Roy Rogers Festival Willcox, AZ 85643 November 3rd, 2018 Ardmore, OK August 1–3, 2019 Keiller Park, Quail Drive Sports Van Nuys, CA www.cowboywayfest.com Portsmouth, OH Park - Willcox, AZ 85643 www.valleyrelicsmuseum.org www.RoyRogersFestival.com www.festivalnet.com/45658/ Wyatt Earp Days Willcox-Arizona/Festivals/Rex- Tombstone Lions Club Western Legends Round Up Allen-Days Coming in 2019 May 24–25, 2019 August 22–24, 2019 Tombstone, AZ Kanab, UT Apacheland Reunion and The Wild Bunch Film Festival www.TombstoneChamber.com/ www.WesternLegendsRound- Heritage Days event/wyatt-earp-days/ Up.com 2018 and Wine Festival 1/12/2019 - 1/13/2019 Oct 19th - 21st, 2018 Superstition Mountain Museum Willcox, AZ Freedom Days Silver Spurs Awards www.superstitionmountainmu- www.thewildbunchfilmfestival. Tombstone Lions Club September 20, 2019 seum.org com June 28–30, 2019 Studio City, CA Tombstone, AZ Sponsored by the Reel Cowboys www.TombstoneChamber.com/ www.SilverSpurAwards.com event/ www.ReelCowboys.com

Your Dreams, Style, Opine: Personality Readers Speak Their Minds @ an This column is reserved for you, the Readers. Wax poetically about a moment, tell us why Roy or Gene or whomever is your favorite Affordable Price cowboy, ask us — Julie, La Quita, Oren, T.C., or Leslei questions. Submit questions or comments to [email protected] with "Opine" in the subject line. Ms. Leslei Fisher, I love your new Cowboy Way magazine! Wonderful! Thanks for capturing glimpses of the Cowboy Culture! I have a suggestion for a future article, similar to the one you did on Anna-Sophia Lagos. Kristyn Harris is, of course, our Jules Private Jeweler “America’s Sweetheart” Cowgirl singer and entertainer, perform- 580.222.1181 ing literally all over the country and Europe. I suspect you are 7 W. Broadway, Ardmore, OK well aware of her in this role. But she also is several other people in one package. [email protected] Chuck D., Texas www.JulesPrivateJeweler.com ~ CHUCK, WE COMPLETELY AGREE! So, you readers will find a GIA Diamond Cert. GIA new column this issue: Featured Performer, highlighting Julie Blizzard Longest Miss Kristyn Harris for this new column. Thanks Chuck. “A Tradition in Excellence” Keep sending in your ideas folks! — Editor

Westerns Channel is the most definitive network dedicated to the preservation of the American Western Film. If you are a western movie fan Westerns Channel is the place for you to watch thousands of Western Movies, TV show episodes and more. Including much western entertainment you will not see on any other network. 12 Fall/Winter 2018 Cowboy Way Tribune Fan Club News "The Virginian" Posse. The fans of James Drury and The "Bobby" Crawford, Jr. will be joining Mr. Fuller and Dennis in Virginian TV Show are 2019 @ the Jubilee. We are so pleased that his brother Johnny has great supporters of the agreed to tag along as well! Cowboy Way Jubilee! Many have already reg- Dallas Texas Gene Autry Fan Club has several upcoming istered to attend in 2019, concerts for 2018 & 2019, all to be held at the El Fenix Restaurant, thank you! 9090 Skillman at Skillman & Audelia in Northeast Dallas. This is an open to the public event, lots of our Jubilee fans have made the trek We are happy to report to join in the fun! that Mr. Drury plans to return for 2019. Joining Most concerts start at 12 noon (unless indicated otherwise) and are him will be Ms. Rober- "Pass the Hat" which means drop whatever you're able to pay into ta Shore, and Mr. Gary the cowboy hat for the concert. Lunch is "dutch treat", eat or don't Clarke for the third year but pay for your own. Here's the schedule: in a row. And due to Nov. 3, Saturday, 11:30am, Stephen Pride, Charlie's Brother popular demand Randy Dec. 1, Saturday, 11:30am, Annual Christmas Party with Boone will be appearing Miss Devon & The Outlaw, Charles Williams, Mike Shir- at the 2019 Cowboy Way ley, John Buttram, John Clayton Read, Kelly Kingston, Jubilee as both a celebri- Abby Payne, Caroline Grace, and Jazmine Channel ty and a performer. He is scheduled to play on Dec. 15, Saturday, 11:30am, Kristyn Harris & Hailey Sandoz Sunday May 5th in the This Is TENATIVE — unconfirmed @ press time Pavilion, tenatively around 2pm. (Do check our published sched- Apr. 6, Saturday, 11:30am, Billy Holcomb & His Band ule when it comes out in April to confirm the exact time of Randy's performance.) Oct. 19, Saturday, 11:30am, KG & The Ranger Please, join the James Drury's The Virginian Posse group on Face- AND Eli Barsi will be providing possible dates soon, yay! book. If you are interested in joining the Posse, contact Karen Sires There is seating for about 50 in the party room at the restaurant, so or Karen Lindsey via private message on Facebook. Or, go here: do come early! Often other performers attend and join in. Contact www.thevirginian.net/james-drurys-virginian-posse.html Jerry Baumann, Club President, for additional information: bau- [email protected], 972.727.8448. You can see photos from Robert Fuller Fandom. Next on Robert Fuller's schedule is past events at http://roywtucker.com/ga/index.html, click on the "Pho- the Williamsburg Nostalgia Festival November 8–10, 2018 to be tos Taken..." tab. held in Williamsburg, Virginia. Joining him there will be fellow cast member Dennis Holmes. To Submit to "Fan Club News" send information to Cow- [email protected]. Include your name and telephone And, we are excited to announce Mr. Fuller has agreed to attend number. Any photo submissions must be at least 1Mb in size, the Cowboy Way Jubilee in 2019. This gives his fans West of the a photo release will be required. anks for helping! Mississippi a chance to visit with him, as well as those adventurous souls from east of the Mississipi. Thanks to Robert Cowboy Ways Nowadays, Fuller we have also Our Official Facebook Group convinced Dennis Holmes to relive Join the group,"Cowboy Ways Nowadays" on Facebook and keep his childhood by up with your fellow appearing at the attendees. Find Cur- 2019 Cowboy rent Jubilee infor- Way Jubilee as mation posted there. well. You may re- It's a great place to member he played find a hotel room- Mike Williams the mate or ride share. orphan Jess Harp- Use at your own risk er took under his of course but we do wing. Also former our best to make cer- child actor Robert, tain everyone has the

Robert Fuller Image Credit: Silver Screen Collection / Getty Images / Getty Collection Screen Silver Credit: Image Fuller Robert Spirit of a Cowboy. 13 Cowboy Way Tribune Volume 1, Issue 2 The Gun That Won the West BANG! with W. Oren Truitt

1873 Winchester Rifle

1873 and 1923. It was originally chambered for the .44-40 cartridge, “The Gun That Won The West”, that was how Winchester marketed which was the first centrefire cartridge and became immensely pop- their Model 1873 rifle. It truly was an innovation when it was first ular. The 1873 was later produced in .38-40, .32-20 and .22, all of marketed and today remains one of Winchester’s bestselling rifles. which later became popular handgun cartridges, allowing users to The basic design was by Benjamin Tyler Henry who developed it carry just one type of ammunition. The Model 1873 was produced over a period of three years. It originated in his Model 1860 Henry in three variations: a 24-inch barrel rifle, a 20-inch barrel carbine, rifle. The Henry had a brass frame (there are a handful of RARE iron and a "musket"— which was aimed at military contracts that made frame Henry rifles) and fired the anemic .44 caliber rimfire Henry up less than 5% of production. The standard rifle-length version was cartridge. However, the rifle held 15 rounds! Henry presented his most popular in the 19th century, although Winchester would make rifle to the War Department but they rejected his design. Several rifles to order in any configuration the customer wished, including hundred Henry rifles were purchased privately and used to equip longer barrels or baby carbines with barrels as short as 12 inches, Union soldiers. Confederates called the Henry "that damned Yan- octagonal-shaped barrels, color case hardened receivers and fancy kee rifle that they load on Sunday and shoot all week!" Approxi- engraving. In all, over 720,000 Model 1873s were produced up un- mately 14,000 of these rifles were produced by New Haven Arms til 1923. Here is a link to a video showing the function of the toggle Company between 1860 and 1866. New Haven, having failed at action of a Winchester 1873: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Yc- marketing their guns, was purchased by Oliver Winchester in 1866. ZNYAAy_Gc Winchester had been a major investor in New Haven Arms and after To popularize and enhance the reputation of the Model 1873, Win- purchasing the company he changed the name to The Winchester chester established a coveted "One of One Thousand" grade in Repeating Arms Company. 1875. Barrels producing unusually small groupings during test-fir- Under Winchester’s ing were fitted to rifles with set triggers and a special finish. Marked direction the company "One of One Thousand", they sold for a then pricey $100 (equiv- began to flourish. The alent to $2,200 in 2017). In 1950 a Western was released starring Henry brass frame rifle Jimmy Stewart, “Winchester '73”, based on the coveted gun. This was modified by the ad- movie revised the popularity of the model ’73 and boosted its repu- dition of a loading gate tation as an icon of the Old West. (the King’s Patent) and The popularity of Cowboy Action Shooting and Western reen- evolved into the Win- actment has brought a return to the popularity of and demand for chester Model 1866 '73 rifles and carbines. Modern replicas have been made in Italy by Original Henry Patent Drawing which still fired the .44 Uberti; and, there has been a return to production from the Olin rimfire cartridge. With company (the current owner of the Winchester name). As of 2013, the growing popularity of the 1866 ‘Yellow Boy’ and increasing de- the '73 is being manufactured in Japan by the Miroku Corporation. mand for a more powerful cartridge the next obvious step was to Reproductions of the long rifle and the shorter barrel carbines are change from a soft brass receiver to a stronger, iron receiver. (Due now available with both octagonal and round barrels. The new ten to public demand, the Model 1866 continued to be manufactured shot Model 1873 is only available with a 20" round barrel. New pro- and sold until 1899, mainly because they were less expensive than duction 1873s are available in 45 Long, 44-40 and .357 calibers, the later steel-framed centerfire models). With the change to an iron available from a variety of importers, in several grades and finishes. receiver and some minor modifications, the Winchester Model 1873 In 2014, a weathered model 1873 was found leaning against a tree was born. in Great Basin National Park. It became known as the ‘Forgotten Winchester’ and sparked nationwide interest because of the mys- Henry V.S. Winchester 1866 tery about who left it there and why they never came back for it It would seem the popularity, mystique and legendary performance of the 1873 is here to stay. Oren Truitt has a passion for history, firearms and everything Western. Trained as both a gunsmith and a historian, Oren collects and uses ‘cowboy guns’, western books and videos. He will tell you, “My heroes have always The Model 1873 was one of the most successful Winchester rifles of been cowboys; if I could live in any era, it would be the 1880s,” says Truitt. its day, with Winchester advertising it as "The Gun that Won the Oren apprenticed for five years under a master gunsmith becoming a profes- West". Still an icon in the modern day, it was manufactured between sional himself. He is a Firearms Safety Officer, an SASS gunfighter, and the occasional actor/stunt man. Truitt has his Masters’ in History, is a certified Archival Administrator, and bladesman. 14 Fall/Winter 2018 Cowboy Way Tribune The Legacy Journal with T.C. Miller, Author Part One appeared in the previous issue of Purchase your own journal the Cowboy Way Tribune, available on our from www.jennibick.com/ website, www.CowboyWayFest.com

PART TWO Why? Stories form a bond that is shared by your How? clan. It helps them understand why the A phrase that journalists use can help start choices they made shaped their lives. It may your Legacy Journal. Who? What? Where? When? Why? But a also explain why loved ones turned out the way they did. For better good starting point is often, how? or worse, family tales make up the fabric of our lives. How did the tale become part of family lore? Was it a juicy scandal? Your Reward Did it explain the family move from one place to another, or Great Grandmother’s sudden shift in her long-held religious beliefs? Satisfaction comes from sharing knowledge with others. Family Was it part of an ongoing feud, or an example of how they support- histories have been passed down since the beginning of time, but ed each other through good times and bad? they can be lost or changed as memories fade. You can help by preserving stories that are part of your family, your community, Who? and, ultimately, human history. Good stories have compelling characters. Briefly describe each Author T.C. Miller has written extensively in a variety of genres person involved by beginning with their physical traits; such as and formats. He created the BlackStar Ops Group book series “Uncle Jim was as strong as a bull,” or “Aunt Mary always had a eight years ago and is working on the fourth book in the series smile on her face.” of clean-read spy thrillers, BlackStar Enigma. His Western short Show their unique attributes. “Cousin Les whipped a schoolyard story, Mary Elizabeth Peabody, appears in Flynn The Series, a bully twice his size. He didn’t stop until the job was done.” “My Western anthology published by Timber Creek Press. Miller was brother Bob protected his six siblings. He became a fireman when named Outstanding Author of 2017 at the Rose State College Fall he grew up and worked his way up to Chief.” Symposium For Writers. www.BlackJackBomber.com Tell where the person fit into the family tree. Were they a direct descendant, or did they marry into your family? Who among your relatives provided counsel when needed, or shared gossip? Did they cause problems, or help solve them? What? Describe what happened when Martha got smashed and danced on a table, or Bill streaked through a reunion in his underwear. It doesn’t have to be startling or outrageous. Something as poi- gnant as your kin gathering around a dying relative can tell future generations about their close bonds. It can also be humorous; like Uncle Martin doing his imitation of Aunt Jill being chased by a bee, or Uncle George walking off a Enjoy our scenic views & stay at the highest ladder and landing in your aunt’s favorite flower bed. rated RV resort in the state of Oklahoma!" Drama, like when cousin Jake proposed to Susan on one knee after returning from an overseas deployment shows the heart of your • Pool • Game Room • Dog Park family. • Fishing Pond • Paved Roads Where? • Big Rig Friendly • Family Owned/Operated Location, as real estate agents point out, is often crucial. Did the • Near Lake Murray & Golf Course event take place in a backyard, a church, or a local carnival? De- • Clean Bathrooms • After Hours Check-in scribe the setting and the weather. Locale makes the story real. • Free WiFi & Cable • Good Sam Park When? Located midway between Oklahoma City, OK and Dallas, TX Family tales often begin with “Do you remember the time…?” You at Exit 24. Easy off and on I-35, then .8 mile east. can also create a time frame with phrases like, “Our high school Entrance to Lake Murray is 1½ miles east of our park. prom was ruined when Uncle John was a chaperone,” or “It was at 1031 Lodge Road • Ardmore, Oklahoma 73401 Josie’s wedding.” It may not mean much to most people, but your family will know the approximate date. www.ByTheLakeRV.com 580-798-4721 15 Cowboy Way Tribune Volume 1, Issue 2

er of numerous whorehouses in the seedier side of Ft. Worth TX. In this story Sherriff Mason is Book Review: joined by two old acquaintances, Deputy US Mar- Flynn The Series (Part 1 of 2) shal Fiona Miller and “Brushy” Bill Roberts. Mr. Boehm is quite good at giving us a nice, clean by Kay Atterberry narrative without resorting to sexual or verbal vul- FLYNN THE SERIES IS A COMPILATION of six different award-winning garities. He draws the reader into the story, feel- and best-selling authors: Ken Farmer, Tell Cotten, Brad Denni- ing the girls' fear and desperation as they travel son, Duane Boehm, Buck Stienke, and T.C. Miller. In this Western mostly by night and keeping to the outskirts of Anthology each author wrote a short story using the same protago- farms and villages along the way. Mr. Boehm nist... "Sheriff Mason Flynn" as in the Ken Farmer books "Flynn" weaves a believable story of the Old West, com- and "Aurali Red." It's like a TV series — the same character is han- plete with all the elements of a good read: Good guys, bad guys, and dled by different writers. damsels in mortal danger. The first short story, “Men of Few Words” is by Tell Cotten. The The third is titled “The Brazos”. Written by Ken Farmer, the cre- tone and mood of this story is harsh and blunt, yet Mr. Cotten writes ator of the Flynn character. without using vulgar language and embarrassing scenes. While tracking a gang of bank robbers, Sherriff Mason is bush- Yancy Landon is a Texas Ranger on a mission to hunt down four whacked by the gang and he falls into the Brazos River. Down river ruthless outlaws. He arrives in Jacksboro, TX and meets Sherriff he is found by a 16-year-old runaway named Lisanne Gifford. She Mason Flynn. The two men establish they know and respect each takes Flynn back to her hide-a-way and nurses him back to con- others' reputations over noon dinner. Then, Flynn is informed that ciousness. Flynn can’t remember who he is. the stage is hours behind schedule. The two agree to ride together Mr. Farmer has written entire novels about the Sherriff Mason Fly- in search of the stage and find it has been robbed and one person nn and he has drawn on characters he created for them into this killed. Jack McKee was moving his wife Karen and their two chil- short story: a Chickasaw freedman named "Slim," as well as "Dep- dren West when their paths crossed with the four outlaws. Yancy uty US Marshal Fiona Miller" and her mule “Spot.” Ken continues has to figure out a way to rescue the troubled family. the tradition of a good clean read telling a story of hard biting reality The second story is “Hells Half Acre,” written by Duane Boehm. in the Old West. Three rather unsavory men cook up a scheme to make money by kidnapping three sisters and selling them to the Chinaman, an own- To be continued in the next issue of The Cowboy Way Tribune...

16 Fall/Winter 2018 Cowboy Way Tribune Western Art Review Ann Ayers, Sculpturess by Leslei Fisher, Editor EVERY ARTIST HAS HIS PATH to the profession of creating but not all are similar. Ann Ayers could draw up a storm as a child, but she hated it. Everyone asked her to draw something for them — their horse, their goat, their family. She simply didn’t have time for that. Once an art teacher brought her home where everything was laid out so that Ann could draw her a horse. Ann told her, “I won’t like it.” Ann isn’t the sort of person that does another’s bidding. So she went about life in her own way. Growing up with brothers Ann took a lot of guff off of them. When she’d whine to her grandmother about it, the elder matron would point to a photo on the refrigerator of Bonnie McCarroll and say, “Are you gonna whine or rodeo? Get some grit girl.” It took until Ann was 9 or so before her grandmother set her down and talked to her about 'grit.' The next morning Ann decided to make her broth- ers some pancakes, with grits in them! Well, she understood a lot the photo of McCarroll and told her, “your horse is perfect, ana- more about grit as the days went on but it sure felt good to get a bit tomically perfect. However, the horse in the photo? Well he’s got a even with her bullying brothers! broke shoulder.” And that was the fix she needed. Ayers wants it to The family travelled the rodeo circuit as Ann got older. As anyone be right and won’t settle for less. in that business knows, things break. A lot. Saddles have many piec- In the world of sculpture, like so much in art, it takes practice. Ayers es and parts, hitches, halters, etc… As a necessity, she got good at tells her students “you probably won’t like your first sculpture, fixing things, and in this case that meant sewing. Soon others were don’t plan on bronzing it. Nor the second, or third. But eventually bringing their pieces to her to fix. At the rodeo, Ann’s family ate you’ll be happy and that’s the one to bronze.” Luckily for Ayers, cold boiled eggs and warm tea but when she did a bit of stitching for and a tribute to her God-given talent, her first piece did make it to someone else she could buy a hot burger and cold drink while her bronze, her uncle footing the bill for her rendition of famous bronc brothers ate the eggs. A business was born. Ann had a saddle shop rider, Bonnie McCarroll. It was purchased by the National Cowgirl for most of her business career but one day her niece asked her for Hall of Fame. Then her second piece, also bronzed, was purchased her assistance on a school project. It just happened to be a sculp- by the National Cowboy Museum and Western Heritage Center. ture made from clay. As Ayers says, “I got to where I didn’t have the Next, Buck Taylor (“Newly” from Gunsmoke) asked her to do a muscles and joints to repair saddles or to weld or even chip marble, bronze of him. but I could warm up that bit of clay and work with it” and nothing “One thing about artists, they don’t buy each other’s work,” says else mattered. She was hooked. At over age 50, Ann took on a new Ann. So she sculpts for the buyer not the art world choosing real profession, one she was obviously meant to have. people and real events as her subjects. Ann is now known for her Inspired by a sculpting article written in a manner she could un- historical cowgirls and western depictions. She has been written up derstand, Ann sought out the author, artist James Spurlock of Fort in Cowboys and Indians as well as many other prominent publica- Worth, Texas. She had to join the Bridgeport Library in order to tions. Part of what makes Ann’s work so popular is her attention meet him at a lecture there. Well worth the membership fee, Spur- to detail. She deeply researches her subject, putting herself into lock asked Ayers to join one of his classes. She has been to many the subject’s shoes finding the facts in the myth. She loves to tell since forging a great friendship. their stories and keeps them true as she is able. If it’s the right story, From Spurlock, Ann learned that in three-dimensions, unlike on she’ll take a commission and pour her entire being into the project. paper, the object has to look right from every angle, not just the Currently she is working on her first life sized piece, a Viet Nam front. There are an infinite number of directions in sculpture. For soldier for the Veteran’s Museum. instance, with the Bonnie McCarroll piece she started the horse Always an artist Ann Ayers isn’t really comfortable with that word, over several times, and the saddle as well. She just couldn’t get the ‘artist’. Most of her life she’s been called an artisan, and she cer- saddle to sit on the horse “right.” First, she realized, well a saddle tainly is one by most definitions. She says, “someone always does is built on a saddle rack, so she built her clay saddle on a rack. But it it better. I’m not sure where the line between artisan and artist is, still wasn’t right. She talked to rodeo producers, bronc riders, sad- it depends on the day.” Well, whether it feels like it fits or not, Ann dle makers and it was still wrong. She made up her mind she needed Ayres is a gifted artist. to talk to a famous bronc buster. Well he wasn’t inclined to talk to Contact Ann via her website, www.AnnAyersBronzes.com. her so she had to wear him down. He took one look at her horse and 17 Cowboy Way Tribune Volume 1, Issue 2

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City: ______State: ______Zip: ______Will you be staying in a Local (Ardmore) Area Hotel*? Yes No (circle 1) If Yes, how many nights? ______Our Official Hotels Include: 1) America’s Best Value Inn, (580) 223–1234, 2519 Veterans Blvd., Ardmore, OK 73401 2) Holiday Inn Ardmore, (580) 226–3333, 2207 N. Rockford Rd., Ardmore, OK 73401 3) Lexington Inn, (580) 223–7525, 136 Holiday Dr., Ardmore, OK 73401 (*The Ardmore Tourism Authority requests this hotel information.) I/We Wish to Attend (@ the door prices are $30 per day/concert, $150 for All): To Register Multiple People, o Thursday Sing-A-Long: (buy your own supper) FREE fill out this sheet for the person o All Three Days & Both Evening Concerts ------$99.99 x ____ paying. Print the First & Last o All Three Days (no Concerts) ------$69. 99 x ____ Name of each additional person o Friday, May 3, 2019 9am to 6pm ------$24. 99 x ____ attending below (Check box if Child—Under 18): o Saturday, May 4, 2019 9am to 6pm ------$24. 99 x ____ o o Sunday, May 5, 2019 8am to 5pm ------$24. 99 x ____ 1) ______Concerts: o Friday, May 3, 2019 6pm–10:00pm ------$24. 99 x ____ 2) ______o 6pm Kristyn Harris, 7:30pm Belinda Gail 3) ______o o Saturday, May 4, 2019 6pm–10:00pm ------$24. 99 x ____ 6pm: History of Country Music w/Glenn Parker, 4) ______o 7:30pm: 3 Trails West Banquet: o Sunday, May 5, 2019 6pm–8:45pm ------$29. 99 x ____ 5) ______o Chickasaw Community Center, 907 Locust St., Ardmore, OK 73401 Children 7 and under Free, 8–17 $25, for this event only ----- 24. 99 x ____ 6) ______o 7) ______o o I Attended Friday ONLY in 2018** TOTAL Submitted: ______o (**subtract $24.99 if checked, does not apply to full weekend 8) ______

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Billing Zip Code: ______Expiration Date: ______(mm/yy) CVV Code: ______(3 or 4 digits) ______Authorized Credit Card Signature Print Name Date Make Checks payable to “Useful Art”. Mail Check to: Cowboy Way MayFest, c/o Useful Art, 1176 Comet Rd., Ardmore, OK 73401. Pay Online: use the link on our website, www.cowboywayfest.com/2019Registration Address Questions to: email [email protected], or, call Christie Collins, 580–222–5319 for further information. The Cowboy Way Jubilee! is an Oleta Gene event, Leslei Fisher, proprietor. Useful Art is a for-profit company supporting the everything cowboy working in conjunction with the Ardmore Main Street Authority, a 501(c)(3) non-profit. Cowboy Way Jubilee 2019 Attendee Photography/Event Release By Signing below, I hereby agree to indemnify and hold forever harmless the City of Ardmore, the Ardmore Chamber of Commerce, the Ardmore Main Street Authority and the Cowboy Way Jubilee Organizers against any loss from any claims, demands, or actions that may hereafter at any time be made or brought against The Cowboy Way Jubilee on behalf of any injuries, demands, or claims of any nature, sustained or arising in the consequence of any accident or injury, demands, damages, or claims of any nature, arising from the event. I understand that by attending The Cowboy Way Jubilee my photo may be taken. I release all rights or claims to the use of my image taken during the Cowboy Way Jubilee for promotional purposes by the Cowboy Way Jubilee or their representatives. I understand there is no compensation for the use of my image for these purposes stated herein. ______Signature (for entire group) Print Name Date Please note: Every effort is made to publish correct and accurate information, but no guarantees are made for the appearance of any celebrities or performers as they are subject to availability at the time of the event. Event Coordinator: Christie Collins, 580.222.5319, [email protected], Cowboy Way Jubilee, c/o Useful Art, 1176 Comet Rd., Ardmore, OK 73401. Additional information available at www.CowboyWayFest.com. No Refunds issued after April 30, 2019. All refunds at the discretion of Event Coordinators. Like “Cowboy Way 18 MayFest” on Facebook; join our Group! Fall/Winter 2018 Cowboy Way Tribune Official 2019 Cowboy Way Jubilee Poster Cowboy 2019 Official image to be taken our website where you can download a copy of this poster print. Email [email protected] if you would like to distribute copies in your area. Click on the Email [email protected] if you would like to distribute copies in your area. Click on the

19 Cowboy Way Tribune Volume 1, Issue 2 2019 Cowboy Way Presents A Jubilee! REGISTER NOW to Attend the 2019 Cowboy Way Jubilee! Copy the 2019 Event Registration Form on page 18 of this issue. Decide who is paying (or the head honcho at least), and fill out their contact info. Then simply list the names of the other attendees to the right. Please, DO INDICATE any kids, because they get to at- tend for FREE! And for those of you who attended last year only on Friday, May 4th, 2018 (no other days) then take $25 off your total as our "Thank You" for putting up with the long wait times. Hey at least it wasn't sunny! Advance Registration pricing good through April 13, 2019; afterwards, door rates apply. We can't wait to see everyone again in 2019 and we're looking forward to meeting NEW friends, too! YeeHaw!

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