l 2 Real Co Ree wboy From s The Cowboy Way Presents a Jubilee e Cele ltur bratin oy Cu ATribune Triannual Publication, Oleta Gene, Inc., Publisher g Cowb Celebrating Everything Cowboy—New & Old! Table of Contents 2018 Cowboy Way MayFest Recap . 1 2018 Cowboy Way MayFest 2018 Cowboy Way Presents A Jubilee . 1 Editor’s Page . 2 RECAP Bent Towards Prose . 3 Mike Moutoux, New Mexico’s Cowboy THE 2018 COWBOY WAY MAYFEST, HELD MAY 3–6, 2018 @ the Mar- ket Place on Broadway in Downtown Ardmore, Oklahoma was a REEL Cowboys, Julie Ann Ream . 4 Great Success! 481 Attendees plus another hundred performers, REEL Cowgirls, Mabel Strickland. 5 stars, and companions graced Poverty Row Studios, Mike A . Logan . 5 the semi-outdoor venue rep- Ari James' RV Options . 6 resenting 36 States and three Fun Times in Southern Oklahoma . 7 foreign countries! Barely 2018 Cowboy Way MayFest Hi-lites . 8–9 three percent were locals but Opine by Readers for Readers . 10 those who attended met the Upcoming Events . 10 cast members of The Virgin- Fan Club News . 11 ian, enjoyed twenty different regional Western entertain- Western Art Review . 12 ers from yodeling to Western Swing plus, poems to tall Anna-Sophia Lagos stories! On hand were ropers and knife throwers and oth- Bang! with Oren Truitt . 13 er experts. Why even "Bob Steele" and "Gabby Hayes" Music History: Ballad of High Noon . 14 showed up—well their look-a-likes a least — thanks Rich- Western Book Review . 14 ard Falkenberg and Alan Bye! "The Trials of Annie Oakley" Create Your Legacy, T . C . Miller, Author . 15 2019 Registration Information . 16 Get Ready for 2019 Cowboy Way A Jubilee! We had so much fun in 2018, we're going to do it again! So SAVE THE DATES, May 2, 3, 4, and 5, 2019 for the Cowboy Way Jubilee! What? Yeah, we did change the name of the event. Again? Yup, we had to try on a couple of hats to find the one that fit best, Fest/Festival just wasn't doing it for us — this event is so much MORE than a simple festival. So we pondered a while and came up with an old fashioned word (how appropri- ate!) that really catches the spirit of what we're puttin' on here — Jubilee! Like a gigantic party but even more with people swappin' and such. To register, go to www.CowboyWay- Fest.com/2019-registration. New for 2019: 2 Stages,—1 for Music, 1 for everything else, Films/TV shows are BACK, LIVE Animals, Kids Corral with Games & MORE! Well, honestly, it's just a roo- Photos this page Courtesy of Mike Moutoux, tin' tootin', highfalutin' good time! So register quick as you can and we'll see y'all again ©2018 All Rights Reserved real soon! ©2018, Oleta Gene, Inc., All Rights Reserved. Reprint permission Required! 1 Cowboy Way Tribune Volume 1, Premier Issue 1 Shopping at it Finest! Editor's Corner Come Visit WELCOME TO THE PREMIER ISSUE of for a Spell! the Cowboy Way Tribune! We're very pleased to bring you a niche publication dedicated to everything cowboy and the cowboy culture. Preserving the legacy of the cowboys of the past while en- suring the survival of the cowboy Antiques & More! way for the future is our mission. Ardmore Emporium offers an extensive, This includes the silver screen he- ever-changing inventory including roes who were our heroes as chil- • Vintage Clothing • Glassware dren—who we looked upon and • Costume & Vintage Jewelry said "I want to be like that!" To preserve our culture we must teach • Antique Furniture & Radios this 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 2018 Cowboy Way MayFest • 60+ Light, Bright, Spacious Booths/Displays THANK YOU! I cannot begin to say this enough! Thank you One • FREE Coffee & All! Wow! We had a great 2018 Cowboy Way MayFest and it's because of all y'all! (Yes, that's correct grammar in the South). I Mon. through Sat. 10AM-5:30PM, 1–5PM Sundays 105 E. Main • Ardmore, OK 73401 don't have to ask if you had fun, I've heard from so many of you— thanks so much for sharing your stories and letting me know you www.ArdmoreEmporiumAntiques.com really did have fun! For those of us who put in the hours and prep work to make the Cowboy Way MayFest happen, that's music to 580–490–9223 our ears! “LIKE” us on Facebook—”ArdmoreEmporium Antiques Mall” And I'm going to use the rest of this space to thank all those who helped out: The Virginian Posse (James Drury's fans) Ardmore Main Street Authority Tyler Young & Mita Bates — Ardmore Chamber of Commerce Kevin Boatright, Assistant City Manager, Ardmore, OK Les Moses & the Chickasaw Reentry Program Members Tim & Julie Longest D. Allen Windt Donna Wilmeth Julie Ann Ream Charlie LeSueur Valerie McGee & Bea Delores "Dee" Norton Sharon Chamberlain Mike Lewandowski Gene Ford All the Volunteers —You Are My Unsung Heroes! Enjoy our scenic views & stay at the highest It could NOT have been done without y'all! Looking forward to Next Year, See Y'all in 2019! rated RV resort in the state of Oklahoma!" Safe travels where e'er you roam, • Pool • Game Room • Dog Park • Fishing Pond • Paved Roads Leslei Fisher • Big Rig Friendly • Family Owned/Operated Editor, Publisher, Cowboy Groupie, & Cowboy Way Jubilee Event Founder • Near Lake Murray & Golf Course • Clean Bathrooms • After Hours Check-in The Cowboy Way Tribune is a triannual publication of Oleta Gene, Inc ., an • Free WiFi & Cable • Good Sam Park Oklahoma Corporation, 200-1/2 W . Main St ., Suite D, Ardmore, OK 73401, 580 .768 .5559, CowboyWayFest@gmail .com . Submit inquiries, subscription Located midway between Oklahoma City, OK and Dallas, TX requests, articles, or editorial information to: CowboyWayFest@gmail .com . at Exit 24. Easy off and on I-35, then .8 mile east. Entrance to Lake Murray is 1½ miles east of our park. Include "CWTribune" in the subject line and please indicate the reason for your inquiry and your contact information as well . Electronic subscriptions 1031 Lodge Road • Ardmore, Oklahoma 73401 are available for $10 annually, $17 for two years . Subscriptions for hard copy www.ByTheLakeRV.com 580-798-4721 sent via U .S . mail, $12/issue or $36/yr . Checks payable to "Cowboy Way" . 2 June 2018 Cowboy Way Tribune Bent Towards Prose featuring Mike Moutoux, New Mexico's Cowboy Poet • Rancher • Photographer Mike Moutoux A cowboy, singer, songwriter, photographer, and cowboy poet from Silver City, New Mexico, Mike is known as “New Mex- ico’s Enchanting Cowboy”. He specializes in turning ranch work into cowboy songs and cowboy poetry that give listeners a rare look into the life of a working cowboy. “I’ve helped to pull image borrowed from: https://blog.oup.com/2017/04/hollywood-western-quiz/ calves that could not be delivered normally and watched them take their first breath; laid on the ground in the mud and blood What a Difference the Right Man Can Make doctoring cows; been chased by cows, kicked by cows, fallen off I was the first generation to grow up on TV a horse or two, and just generally collected too many fond mem- And sure enough, it left a mark on me ories to remember.” Moutouxs’ work has taken him high into the I watched a lot of westerns, there were a lot back then Pecos Wilderness in northern New Mexico; to the rolling hills Just a wide-eyed kid back when men were men and arroyos of southwest New Mexico; and to the flat mesquite plains near Carlsbad. His work has been seen in a number of I was the last generation to grow up with those men publications such as Western Horseman and he’s entertained Dillon, Hoss and Adam, (or: Pete, Gil, Rowdy), folks from all over the planet. Little Joe and Ben Moutoux mixes poetry with songs, mostly his own, but always The line between right and wrong was pointed out to me includes some classics the audience is sure to recognize. There I’m a better man ‘cause of cowboys on TV will be wild rides, cattle drives, and endless big blue skies all Chorus: wrapped up in poetry and song. With his smooth voice, authen- It didn’t’ matter what the western was or who tic material, and a wonderful sense of humor, it doesn’t take played the leading role long for an audience to appreciate what enchanting means: There was always something there that we could take captivating and charming. www.MikeMoutoux.com We learned when you were down and the wolves were at your door What a difference the right man could make ee is a P What a difference the right man could make ubil roud J P Here’s to the cowboys on the giant Silver Screen a ay r Honest to God heroes in a land of make-believe tn To Duke and Clint, Tommy Lee, Selleck and Duvall W e r Thanks for living large and ridin’ tall y w o b i t You showed us anyone could be a hero just like you h If we refuse to quit despite the things we’re going through w o We could use a few more westerns like I knew as a kid We’d have a better country if we did C repeat chorus Original verse by Mike Moutoux, ©2018 All Rights Reserved .