APRIL/MAY 2004 VOL. 22 NO. 2 BubbaBubba andand GeorgeGeorge StraitStrait AtAt TheThe 22nd22nd AnnualAnnual GSTRCGSTRC Barnes and Bach Take 22nd Annual GSTRC Bubba Strait and Bret Beach Make Final 50 Two world champions with 10 titles event." Skelton for their time of 18.26. Others between them roped their way to the cham- Allen Bach also pocketed an additional who place in the top eight were Daniel and pionship of the 22nd annual George Strait $20,497as a part of the 2nd place team with Chris Green with a time of 19.04 worth Team Roping Classic $19,420, Willie Guerra in San Antonio, Texas and Colton Nieman, on March 20th. Jake $15,100, Steve Barnes, seven time Northcott and Cody world Team Roping Guess, $12,950 and Champion and Allen Rocky Duncan and Bach, who has won the Darren Burns, title three times, roped $10,790. three steers in 16.88 Clay Tryan and seconds to win the Corey Petska won GSTRC. It was Saturday’s first go- Barnes’ second round with a time of GSTRC title and 5.32 while Tyler Bach’s third champi- Magnus and Travis onship. The duo each Groves won the sec- drove home in brand ond go-round with a new extended cab time of 4.77 seconds. dually Chevy pick-ups The third go-round pulling 3-horse Bruton went in an event Strait Extreme trailers record setting time of and $32, 364 in their Header Jake Barnes (right) and heeler Allen Bach (left) winning the 22nd Annual GSTRC. 3.69 to seven-time Wrangler jeans. world champions, Barnes, the 44-year-old header from header Matt Tyler. Their score of 17.64 Speed Williams and Rich Skelton who had Scottsdale, AZ, said, "You just don’t get was enough for to win the second place missed on their previous two steers. Each too many chances like this. We had a good money along with a pair of Twister saddles. go-round winning team was awarded rope, a good steer and a good score. We Eight places were paid in the overall with $1800 for their efforts. were fortunate that it all came through. We Jason Senior and Brett Tonozzi picking up One of the highlights of the event was would never have an opportunity like this if third place money of $28,050 with a time Bubba Strait’s performance as he became it wasn’t for all the time and effort George of 17.86 while $23,730 in fourth place the first member of the Strait family to Strait puts into making this a premiere money went to Tee Woolman and Rich Continued… STRAIT TALK - LIVE IN CONCERT - GEORGE STRAIT, ALAN JACKSON, JIMMY BUFFETT DALLAS’ TEXAS STADIUM, SATURDAY, MAY 29TH TICKETS ON SALE SATURDAY, APRIL 3RD AT 10:00 A.M. (Nashville, TN) March 24, 2004 -- Mega- Collaboration of the Year for the eight- “MiniMatinee #1,” and four live double stars George Strait, Alan Jackson and week #1 hit, "It's Five O'clock Somewhere" CDs from select shows on his 2003 sum- Jimmy Buffett will join together for the with Jimmy Buffett. Propelled by the suc- mer tour. His newest CD, License to Chill, first-time ever, Saturday, May 29, 2004 at cess of "It’s Five O'clock Somewhere" and is scheduled for release later this year and the Texas Stadium in Dallas. This “must the chart-topping, "Remember When" includes cuts with both Strait and Jackson. see” concert of the year promises to be a (Jackson's 31 #1 single), his Greatest Hits Buffett is nominated for four ACM Awards party the Lone Star State will never forget. Volume II CD was recently certified triple including Single, Song, Vocal Event and With more than 120+ million records platinum. Jackson's 2004 tour is one of Video of the Year for “It’s Five O’Clock sold, over 80 Number One singles and country's hottest tickets on the road with Somewhere.” Buffett and Jackson won countless awards under their hats (or capacity crowd concerts across the country. Vocal Event of the Year at the 2003 Hawaiian shirt), the superstars will share In 2003, singer/songwriter Jimmy Buffett Country Music Association Awards for equal billing to showcase some of their released Meet Me in Margaritaville: The their duet and were nominated for a 2004 biggest hits and fan favorites – alone and Ultimate Collection - a two-CD retrospec- Grammy Award.n together. This historical concert extrava- tive certified double platinum, a mini DVD ganza kicks off with Jackson, followed by Strait, Buffett and close with an extraordi- nary finale of all three. Tickets range from $39.50 to $125 and go on sale to the gener- Barnes and Bach Take 22nd al public Saturday, April 3rd at 10:00 a.m. Tickets may be purchased at all (continued) Ticketmaster outlets by calling 214-373- Annual GSTRC 8000 and online at www.ticketmaster.com. make it back in the Top 50 for Saturday’s event very special were Brake Check, Bill “The three of us have talked about doing championship rounds. Bubba and heeler Miller’s BBQ, The San Antonio Express- this for some time,” admits Strait. “We’ve Bret Beach were in 10th place after their News, Tractor Supply Company, Brawny had the pleasure of working with each first two steers, and in a great position to Towels, McCormick’s Foods and Spices, other before and not only do we enjoy each finish in the top eight, when they drew a Classic Ropes, Cactus Ropes, Justin Boots, other’s music but we have a lot in com- bad steer and had a no-time on their final Resistol, Wrangler, Gist Buckles and mon. Sharing the same stage will be a great run. Bruton Trailers.n time for us as well as the fans. The only No one was able to draw back will be choosing which songs to win any of the do and which ones we have to leave off.” $40,000 up for grabs Texas treasure, George Strait holds the on the H.E.B. Red- career record for CMA nominations with wrapped steers on seventy-one and the record for the most Saturday so that number one singles by a single artist in any purse will grow genre. Strait has released 31 albums, all of even more next year. which have hit gold or platinum status, Total cash and selling over 62 million copies total. His lat- prizes awarded dur- est win was for the 2000 CMA Award for ing the event totaled “Vocal Event of the Year” for “Murder on almost $400,000. Music Row” with Alan Jackson. They Cavender Chevrolet toured together during the 2001 George of Boerne, Tx. was Strait Country Music Festival. the title sponsor of Reigning CMA Entertainer and Male the the 22nd Annual Vocalist, Alan Jackson is currently nomi- GSTRC. In addition Allen Bach and Jake Barnes collect the keys to their new Chevy Trucks nated for eight ACM Awards including to H.E.B., other spon- from George and Buddy Strait and Stuart Cavender (2nd from right) Single, Song, Video and Vocal sors who made the of Cavender Chevrolet. STRAIT TALK For Solid, Pure Country, ‘We Love George Strait’ Written by Tim Ghianni 1981. Elliott. “We haven’t been out in awhile. OK, we know George Strait’s about as Strait commands attention by delivering This is the first concert we’ve been to in flashy as a lawn tractor salesman. Hold it. stirring vocals and knowing when to step years.” He is a lawn tractor salesman, as least in aside, holding his guitar silently and let- “We don’t drive up here for anyone,” those commercials. ting his Ace in the Hole Band deliver said his wife. Flash be ... well ... darned. Write this sounds that would have pleased Bob That fan dedication is well earned and down: The 51-year-old Poteet, Texas, Wills. appreciated. When launching into native is among the most genuine, pure All he had to do was stand still and gaze “Amarillo By Morning,” Strait said: “We country, platinum-selling, crowd pleasing as the fiddler finished the closing strains used to sing this in honky-tonks in South country artist out there. of “I Can Still Make Cheyenne” to raise Texas. Y’all made it a hit for us, thank For proof, all you had to do was amble the decibel level of screams inside the you very much.” into the Gaylord Entertainment Center last GEC. Early in the show he closed a song by night when Strait brought his 2004 Tour to Bobbie Elliott, 47, and her husband, saying, “That’s country, right there. I don’t town. David Elliott, 51, were among the many care who you are, that’s country.” Course, Actually, “amble” is a good word for who raised the noise level. They drove up he was talking about the song. how Strait entered the arena, climbed the from Muscle Shoals, Ala., with their But the same could be said about the square stage set in the center of the build- daughter, for teen singer Alecia Elliott, to guy. That’s country. Pure as a cold long- ing and quietly went about his business. see the show. neck, simple as a sawdust-covered bar- There were no rock ‘n’ roll-style special “We like George Strait,” said David room floor. And downright delicious.n effects or flying cowpokes with wireless headsets to be seen. Just plain old George, clad in a starched, yellow, button-down shirt, a black cowboy hat, blue jeans, boots and a self-effacing Country Singer’s Record-Setting smile.