l 2 Real Co Ree wboy From s The Cowboy 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 Johnny Crawford who played "Mark" on the "Ri- Fun Times in Southern Oklahoma ........7 fleman." Returning celebrities include James Drury, Roberta with LaQuita Dayton Shore, Gary Clarke, 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 Alex Cord, 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 Robert Fuller 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 Western 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. Keep doing • Authentic Native American things the cowboy way, they'll come around eventually. I did. Jewelry, Art & Signed Prints Several people have asked, "How did you get involved with the • 60+ Light, Bright, Spacious Booths/Displays event?" It was a long and circuitous journey, but the cliffnotes version is — I was brought up by country folk who strove to better • FREE Coffee themselves. Therefore I grew up in the 'burbs. I had a horse as a kid Mon. through Sat. 10AM-5:30PM, 1–5PM Sundays but wasn't gaga about it. I moved away, got a corporate job, trav- 105 E. Main • Ardmore, OK 73401 eled, owned my own business and was empty. Then life landed us www.ArdmoreEmporiumAntiques.com in Ardmore, OK and I discovered the joys (yes) of small town living. My stress reduced 100-fold. And I rediscovered my roots. While all 580–490–9223 this was occurring our country became chaotic. 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! We've added lots of new things, mentioned throughout this issue of the Tribune (see especially pages 10 & 11); bringing in new stars and new performers as well as some popular repeats too. You're gonna love it! And we love that you do! ADD ELEGANCE TO YOUR EVENT Safe travels where e'er you roam, LOCALLY OWNED & OPERATED BY BOB BLACKWELL Leslei Fisher AIRPORT TRANSPORT • AREA CASINOS • HOTEL SERVICE Editor, Publisher, Cowboy Groupie, & Cowboy Way Jubilee Event Founder Shop and Play while we Wait • Seats up to 13 Several Limos Available The Cowboy Way Tribune is a triannual publication of Oleeta Jean, LLC, an Oklahoma Corporation, 1176 Comet Rd., Ardmore, OK 73401, 580.768.5559, Parties: Birthdays, Quiñceaneras, Office, [email protected]. Submit inquiries, subscription requests, articles, Bachelor/Bachelorette, Weddings or editorial information to: [email protected]. 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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.