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thing consistent in my life today, is my
desire to know Jesus and live a life as
an honorable man – a man who claims
Jesus as his Lord of lords, King of kings.
A man who will fight a battle against the
wrongs and deviant claims of the fallen
angels and Satan himself. To be a person,
a man, who stands for something, who is
compassionate and caring and has meaning
in his life. One who is penitent when
wrong, walks with a joy that is shared
without conversation and truly prays when
I say, “I am prayin’ for ya.”
John Eldredge, (“Wild at Heart”), talks
about the poser. The guy who is living one
way and portrays another, one who wears
one hat in public and a different one at
home or at church. We all do it at some
level, smiling when we are not happy,
laughing at something we do not find
funny, agreeing to something to get along
or get ahead. I have been that guy for years
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As I am sitting here enjoying the
morning, it is quiet. I have purposefully
set myself up to have a few hours to write,
which I do it best in places that inspire
me in different ways – the mountains,
Starbucks, a balcony overlooking the
beach. Today it is Whole Foods. The
newest store in Austin is a smaller store
not far from where I drop off my son at
school.
Whole Foods is an amazing place
where people-watching is at a premium.
The headquarters are here in Austin, and
they built a flagship store downtown that
is just incredible. Healthy foods are the
foundation with just about anything, and
everything you need to feed your body well
can be found there. My wife and I have,
on many occasions, chosen a date night as
an evening strolling the aisles and peoplewatching at the mega-headquarters grocery
store. It always includes taste-testing
then eating something new, organic and
healthy.
Today I was craving a bran muffin with
blueberries. I bought a four pack and a half
loaf of cranberry walnut bread, cut thin. I
also ordered a medium organic coffee with
almond milk and cinnamon. As I sat down
to enjoy my treats I thought, “Who am I?”
Since when do I want a bran muffin?
Why am I so intrigued by local honey and
Truvia natural sweetener? Let me check
… Boots? Yes. Jeans? Check. Ranger belt?
Yep. Starched button-down long sleeve?
Yep. I drove my dirty ole’ Dodge truck over
here. I am half shaven and have a healing
wound on my hand from a weekend fishing
mishap. I am still the good ole’ boy I think
I am – I think.
by TJ Greaney
I am about as conservative as one can be, yet
I love this hip and cool place called Austin.
As I ponder my cravings I look up
and notice that there are old pickup
truck tailgates hanging from the ceiling
in different directions as decor over the
registers here. Older ones – now that is
cool.
I am stuck in a weird place right now. I
realize I live a life polar opposite of where
I spent many days on along my life trail. I
grew up a city boy, and I crave the country
life. I am about as conservative as one can
be, yet I love this hip and cool place called
Austin. I enjoy the energy of the boys and
girls I mentor and crave time with the wise
and intentional Sages I have in my life. I
love bacon, eggs and biscuits with strong
black coffee for breakfast, yet I am here
filling a craving I had for a bran muffin and
agave nectar.
The music in the store changes
from something I have never heard, an
eclectic sound, to “The Devil Went Down
to Georgia” by Charlie Daniels. How
appropriate.
The really amazing thing, the one
in so many areas. The difference today is
when I uncover myself posing, it bothers
me. I don’t want to do it. I don’t want to
be that person.
Life is full of all types of opportunities,
challenges, foods, stores, people and places
to be or be from. I am free to choose.
I can enjoy my bran muffin today and
thick-cut, fried crisp bacon tomorrow. I
can choose today to be in a good mood
or fill my pockets full of rocks and sticks
and be weighted down with the burdens of
unhappiness and anger.
Of course I have to take into
consideration my waistline, my cholesterol,
my sugar intake and if there will be time
for a nap after breakfast. Many of the
choices we make today have long-term
consequences. Decisions from our past
come back and we have to deal with them.
In almost every situation we have to make
a choice; eat it or not, be there or leave,
face it or run, believe or not. Today I
choose to enjoy being where God has me.
It is a good place.
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cody canada & the departed confirm new lp
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Grammy Award-winning music
legend Kenny Rogers will embark on a
busy fall season with the release of his
autobiography, Luck or Something Like It,
on October 2nd, 2012.
For more than half a century, Rogers
has been a fixture on the international
music scene, recording some of the most
revered music around the world. now for
the first time, this entertainment icon
details his fascinating lifelong journey
and incredible rise to fame with his
memoir, Luck or Something Like It (William
Morrow; Hardcover; $27.99). Exploring
the struggles of his long road, his story
begins simply: growing up in Depressionera Texas, living in the projects, surviving
in poverty and listening to his mother,
who always had just the right piece of
wisdom. Rogers recounts his early years
and musical career, sharing stories about
the friendships that have meant the most
to him, from Dottie West to Lionel Richie
to Dolly parton, and how through it all, he
continues to make music with the passion
that has defined him from the start.
During release week, Rogers will appear
on Good Morning America, The View, The
Colbert Report, CBS This Morning, Piers
Morgan Tonight, Anderson Live, Fox News,
Canada AM and others, in addition to
npR’s Morning Edition, The Diane Rehm
Show, The Leonard Lopate Show, SiriusXM
and numerous syndicated radio interviews.
Rogers will also appear on a seven-city
book tour beginning on October 2nd.
Kenny Rogers, a beloved, universally
known icon of American entertainment,
has thrived as a groundbreaking recording
artist and consummate showman for
more than half a century with his unique
storytelling ability and soulful voice.
He has recorded more than 65 albums
which have sold more than 120 million
units worldwide, ranking him #8 on the
R.I.A.A.’s list of Top Selling Male Artists
of all time, and has played to millions of
fans around the world. Against all odds,
Rogers has charted a record within each
of the last seven decades. A three-time
Grammy winner, he is the singer of 24 #1
songs and has received countless honors
for his music and charity work, including
eighteen American Music Awards, eleven
people’s Choice Awards, eight Academy
of Country Music Awards, five Country
Music Association Awards and the Horatio
Alger Award. Rogers’ critically acclaimed
album, The Love of God, was released in
2011 and became his 21st Top 10 Country
album. He is currently working on a new
studio album for Warner Bros. Records
with producer Dann Huff.
For the latest news and tour updates,
please visit Kenny Rogers’ official website:
kennyrogers.com/
Jake owen’s summer is
Just Getting started with
recent release of his Endless
Summer EP
September 22 may have officially been
the first day of autumn, but RCA nashville
chart-topper Jake Owen is keeping summer
in high gear with the recent release of
his new four-song Endless Summer Ep.
Available digitally and at most retailers,
the collection will also help set the stage
for the October 10 launch of Jake’s firstever headlining tour, CMT On Tour, The
Summer never Ends 2012, with special
guests Love and Theft and Florida Georgia
Line.
The tour and Ep release coincide
with the ongoing success of Jake’s 2011
album, Barefoot Blue Jean Night, home to
back-to-back, multi-week #1 hits with the
title track and “Alone with You,” as well
as Jake’s red-hot single, “The One That
Got Away,” currently climbing the charts
and perched at #11 on the Billboard and
Country Aircheck country airplay charts
this week.
“The One That Got Away” is rocking
the small-screen airwaves as well as the
radio, with Jake’s true-to-life co-written
single featured in new promotional spots
for the October 2 season premiere of the
CW series, Hart of Dixie. Meanwhile, the
music video for “The One That Got Away”
continues to be a huge online favorite,
with more than 1,000,000 views on VEVO.
With the release of Jake’s Endless
Before taking the stage
recently at Nashville’s
Bridgestone Arena for “The
Blown Away Tour,” Carrie
Underwood was presented
a Platinum plaque for sales
of over one million copies
of her latest album, Blown
Away. Pictured L-R: Paul
Barnabee (SVP Marketing,
Sony Music Nashville),
Caryl Healey (VP Sales,
Underwood, Gary Overton
(Chairman & CEO,
Alaina Vehec (Director,
Digital Sales, Sony Music
Nashville). Photo credit:
Alan Poizner
Summer Ep, listeners are treated to four
feel-good tracks including “Summer Jam”
(co-written by Craig Wiseman and the
duo Florida Georgia Line), “pass a Beer,”
“Surefire Feeling,” and Jake’s first cover
song, a recording of Ben Harper’s “Steal
My Kisses.”
About the easygoing summer vibe of
his new Ep, Jake says, “Summertime is
something that really opens people’s minds.
That’s what this music is – just a way to
keep people rolling all year long.”
Coinciding with the Ep release,
fans can enter to win one of 10 limited
edition guitars by creating their own
summer-themed video, set to Jake’s Ep
track, “Summer Jam.” The contest is
underway now, with details at jakeowen.
sonymusicnashville.com/summerjam.
carrie underwood Launches
55-city north american Leg
of “Blown away Tour”
Superstar Carrie underwood began her
much anticipated 55-city headline north
American arena tour in September, “The
Blown Away Tour,” with special guest
Hunter Hayes. The shows are presented
and hydrated by vitaminwater®, sponsored
by Olay and promoted by AEG Live.
In perfect timing with the tour launch,
Carrie’s album Blown Away remains in
the no. 1 position on the Billboard Top
Country Albums Chart. Blown Away is also
back in the Top 5 of Billboard’s 200 All
Genre Sales chart. The album’s millionselling status designates Carrie as the only
American Idol winner to have four albums
achieve platinum success.
Carrie is donating $1 from each ticket
sold on the north American leg of “The
Blown Away Tour” to support Red Cross
disaster relief. Every year, the American
Red Cross prepares for and responds to
nearly 70,000 disasters across the united
States. This donation will help the Red
Cross provide shelter, food, and emotional
support for those in need after a disaster.
proceeds from her Canadian concerts will
be donated to the Canadian Red Cross.
Carrie’s two previous headline tours,
2008’s “Carnival Ride Tour” and 2010’s
“play On Tour,” performed for a combined
total of nearly 250 shows with 2.2 million
fans in attendance, and she wrapped both
years as the top-ranked female country
touring artist.
Blown Away made history this spring
by debuting at no. 1 on Billboard’s Top
Country Albums Chart making Carrie only
the second country artist in the 47-year
history of the chart to have each of their
first four albums debut at no. 1. Blown
Away also debuted at no. 1 on the allgenre Billboard 200 chart making Carrie
only the second country artist in history
to have three consecutive albums debut
at no. 1. Blown Away became country’s
best-selling digital album debut since 2010.
“Good Girl,” her first single from Blown
Away, has already achieved the no. 1 slot
on both Billboard and Country Aircheck’s
country airplay charts and became her
15th no. 1 single. Blown Away’s second
single and title track continues to climb
the top 10 on the Billboard country airplay
chart. This marks underwood’s 16th single
to reach the Top 10, which according to
Billboard is the first time a female has ever
had their first 16 singles all reach the Top
10 in the tally’s 68-year history.
Since releasing Some Hearts in 2005,
Carrie has sold more than 15 million
albums with Some Hearts, 2007’s Carnival
Ride, and 2009’s Play On making her the
best-selling American Idol in the u.S.
She’s accumulated 15 no. 1 singles, seven
of which she co-wrote, and became the
first country artist in history and the only
American Idol winner ever to achieve 10
no. 1 singles from their first two albums.
She is a five-time Grammy winner, a
two-time Academy of Country Music
Entertainer of the Year, a three-time
Country Music Association and ACM
Female Vocalist winner, and a proud
member of the Grand Ole Opry.
Carrie will return to co-host the 46th
Annual CMA Awards with Brad paisley on
nov. 1 on the ABC Television network.
Carrie recently received her seventh
nomination in the Female Vocalist of The
Year category.
please visit carrieunderwood.fm for up
to date information on “The Blown Away
Tour.”
Texas roadhouse
The Randy Rogers Band continue to
play to sell-out crowds all over the state
and their recent show at Whitewater
Amphitheater proved why that is. From
the moment they hit the stage until the
last songs echoed from the speakers nearly
two hours later, it was a full blast party.
Rogers earned his chops the old-fashioned
way, by slugging it out at open mic nights
at Cheatham Street Warehouse under the
watchful eye of owner Kent Finlay. Soon
he formed a band and started playing gigs
whenever and wherever they could find
them. We all know where the story goes
from here, since they are on the cover
of the magazine you hold in your hands.
I’ve been writing about Texas music for
over 30 years and the question I get asked
most of all is, “How do I make it in the
music business?” My answer is always the
same, you just have to want it more than
anything else in the world. You have to go
at it wide open, like there is no plan B.
Uncle Lucius has a brand new CD
titled And You Are Me and will be hosting
CD release parties all over the state, so
check out their website, uncleluciusmusic.
com. You’ve heard their first hit single,
“pocket Full of Misery” on the radio and
the entire CD is just as solid. This Austin
band bring a tasty mix of southern rock
by Dale Martin
mixed with a healthy dose of jam band
flair. In concert, a simple solo by the
drummer might spark an extended jam
that wraps up 10 minutes later. A recent
show at Sam’s Burger Joint in San Antonio
found the band playing to a packed house.
While we are talking about Sam’s, there
are some exciting shows coming in the
next few months. A quick look at their
website reveals shows by Tab Benoit,
Cody Canada & the Departed, Ray
Wylie Hubbard, Guy Clark, Al Stewart,
Rodney Crowell and Steve Forbert. See
samsburgerjoint.com for ticket info and a
full list of all upcoming shows.
The lineup has been announced for
the Gruene Music & Wine Fest and it’s
a solid winner. Clint Black, pat Green
and Asleep at the Wheel, three icons on
the Texas music scene. This marks Black’s
first concert at Gruene Hall, though he
did film a Miller Lite commercial there
many moons ago. pat Green is a Gruene
Hall staple and Asleep at the Wheel
has been keeping Texas swing alive for
over four decades. This all adds up to an
incredible four days of fantastic music,
starting October 4 with Clint Black and
ending Sunday October 7 with an all-day
festival featuring Jason Boland, Band of
Heathens and Stoney LaRue. Tickets for
these shows always sell out so get online
now at gruenehall.com and get them while
you still can. If not, you will be standing
outside wishing you were standing inside.
One of my favorite new TV series is
called Troubadour, TX, and I’m happy
to see it is returning for a second season.
It took three years of development, 18
months of production, 194,000 miles of
traveling and 22,000 hours of footage, but
it finally premiered in 2011. It introduced
dozens of singer-songwriters as they
followed (or chased) their dream across the
state. My favorite from Season 1 was Zane
Williams and I’m happy to report he’s back
for Season 2. I spoke with Zane not long
ago after his acoustic set at Gruene Hall.
He had great things to say about the series
and felt that the exposure certainly helped
his career. Joining Zane on Season 2
are Kylie Rae Harris, Matt Caldwell, Josh
Grider, Cody Johnson and female trio
Michaelis. They will also be profiling some
established Texas artists like Wade Bowen,
Roger Creager, Cory Morrow, Walt Wilkins
and Ray Wylie Hubbard. Hopefully you are
able to check out a few episodes this year.
When Jason Eady approached
Kevin Welch about producing an album
of traditional country songs like those
recorded by legends Merle Haggard and
George Jones, Welch was instantly on
board. He had produced Eady’s previous
CD, When The Money’s All Gone, and
assumed that Jason’s follow-up would stay
in the Americana format. But Eady wanted
to shake things up a bit. “I wanted to write
and record some classic country songs like
the ones I grew up listening to,” Eady told
me recently. “You know, when the singers
were older and not so good looking.” He
laughed as he added that last line, but I
knew exactly what he meant. The album
that he and Welch produced is titled AM
Country Heaven, and it’s like taking a step
back in music history to the 1970’s. Since
its release, he’s been able to open shows
for traditional acts like Don Williams,
Randy Travis and Ronnie Dunn. He’s also
partnered up with Red 11 Music, headed
by veteran booking agents Jon Folk and
Chad Kudelka. He eagerly anticipates the
long road ahead. “Having a great team
means everything to a working musician
and the folks at Red 11 Music know that
very well. Their reputation in this business
casts a long shadow and I couldn’t be
happier to be on a roster that harbors so
many other great and respectable artists. I
am looking forward to a long and successful
relationship with Red 11 Music.”
Deep in the Heart: Big Songs
for Little Texans Everywhere
Recently, Deep In The
Heart: Big Songs for Little
Texans Everywhere CD
was released and features
children’s songs performed by
pat Green, Cory Morrow, Jack
Ingram, the Randy Rogers
Band, Josh Abbott, Cody
Canada, Asleep at the Wheel,
Bonnie Bishop, Reckless
charlie daniels
Charlie Daniels has penned a special,
reworked version of “The Devil Went
Down To Georgia” for ESpn’s “Monday
night Football.” The song made its debut
on Monday (September 17th) during the
game between the Denver Broncos and
the Atlanta Falcons. “Devil” spent a total
of 14 weeks on the Hot Country Singles
chart where it eventually went to #1 in
1979.
“I’ve been watching ‘Monday night
Football’ since it started and to be a part
of it makes me feel proud,” says Daniels.
“I had to watch the lyrics real close
because I’ve done those same ‘Devil Went
Down to Georgia’ lyrics for 33 years!”
Daniels mentions many of the players in
his revised version of “Devil” including
Falcons’ quarterback Matt Ryan and
Broncos’ quarterback peyton Manning.
Kelly, Colt McCoy and other
contributors.
“This could be the
definitive children’s CD for this
generation of Texas country
music fans,” says Clay Corn,
who co-produced with Brett
Danaher. nine-time Grammy
Award-winner Ray Benson
executive produced.
“Texas music brings out the
kid in all of us,” Benson says. “We
had a great time in the studio
with nearly two dozen singers
donating their talents. I can’t wait
for everyone to hear the results.”
proceeds from Deep In
The Heart sales will benefit
McLane Children’s Scott &
White in Temple – a stateof-the-art facility with highly
skilled practitioners in 40
pediatric specialties. pick
up your copy today and visit
deepintheheartcd.org.
cody canada & The departed confirm new Lp details and Fall Tour
On november 13, Cody Canada &
The Departed will release their first studio
album of original material titled Adventus,
the Latin word for arrival. Featuring 14
sweltering, hard-rocking tracks forged in
the hot Southern sun, Adventus truly marks
an arrival to a new era of creative growth
for Canada, who formed The Departed
upon the disbanding of his former band
Cross Canadian Ragweed.
The Departed features Canada’s
longtime Ragweed band mate Jeremy plato
on bass, Seth James on guitar (Seth James
Band, Ray Wylie Hubbard), Steve Littleton
on B3 organ and keys (Live Oak Decline,
Stoney LaRue & the Arsenals, Medicine
Show) and Chris Doege on drums (Seth
James Band, nashville touring acts).
The release follows last year’s This is
Indian Land, an Oklahoma tribute album
paying homage to seminal Red Dirt
songwriters. Recording an album of cover
songs gave The Departed’s members, who
have known each other for years, a chance
to meld an ethos of their own.
“For this album, we were ready to roll,”
says Canada. “When we started practicing
there was the feeling that we are honored
to be doing this together. Doing other
people’s songs for the first album gave us
time to let the new stuff percolate. There
are some really intricate songs, and so far,
we have only played a couple of them out
in public.”
The Departed follows in the tradition
of Cross Canadian Ragweed’s non-stop
touring schedule, and Canada is thrilled to
hit the road again.
“now it’s a new band playing new
songs so we’ve got to learn everything,
get our game together and practice. It’s a
whole lot of fun. I can’t sleep at night. It
keeps me awake, not from worry but from
excitement. We’re just ready to tear it up.”
Adventus will be released on
underground Sound with marketing and
distribution support from Thirty Tigers and
Sony/RED Distribution.
TEXAS TOuR DATES:
10/5 – San Antonio, TX @ Sam’s Burger
Joint Music Hall
10/6 – Houston, TX @ Sam Houston
Race park
10/27 – Austin, TX @ The Backyard
(with ZZ Top)
11/2 – Helotes, TX @ Floores Country
Store
11/15 – nacogdoches, TX @ The Barn
11/16 – Bryan, TX @ The Grand Stafford
Theater
11/17 – Fredericksburg, TX @ Luckenbach
Dance Hall
For more, visit www.thedepartedmusic.com.
Saturdays, Sundays
and Thanksgiving Friday
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OCT. 4
Fight Like A Girl
The third annual “Be brave and fight
like a girl” will be held to benefit women
recovering from recent beast cancer related
surgeries. www.forheartssake.org
OCT. 4
The Friends Foundation Barbecue
Fundraiser
Enjoy great barbecue, live music, live and
silent auctions, and a raffle all at The Salt
Lick Barbecue pavilion in Driftwood.
www.thefriendsfoundation.org
OCT. 5
55th Annual Fire Fest
Firefighters from across the state join in
competition for Firefighter challenges
Oct. 5th- 7th. Weekend event also
includes kids’ firefighter challenges, beauty
pageant, BBQ cook off, live music, washer
tournament and 5K run. Tent, camper, and
motorhome packages available. Visit
www.firefesttexas.com for more
information or call 512-295-2232.
OCT. 5-7
Oktoberfest
Head on over to Fredericksburg to
celebrate its German heritage through
Oktoberfest. On tap: Lots of German
music, food and drink. It is a colorful,
festive celebration of Fredericksburg, Texas’
German heritage. 830-997-4810
www.oktoberfestinfbg.com
OCT. 6
Cabela’s Ladies’ Day Out
The Cabela’s Ladies’ Day Out event is
about encouraging women to try new
outdoor activities in a fun environment
that makes them feel comfortable and at
ease. (Handguns and Heels, Introduction
to personal Firearms, Outdoor
Cooking, nRA Refuse To Be A Victim
and even Fly Fishing Casting Techniques)
This day-long event presents free handson seminars, product experts, giveaways,
shopping discount, sweepstakes and
samples. The first 100 women at each retail
store will receive a free, commemorative
gift-bag full of goodies. 15570 S. IH-35,
Buda, Tx 78610 www.cabelas.com/buda.
OCT. 6
2012 Chili-Cookoff & Festival in
Way-out-West Austin
This event brings the community together
for a good time, raise funds for our
small urban farm, promote other local
businesses and help Lake Travis Crisis
Ministries stock their pantry. 15202
Kinsey Court *Take a can of chili, beans or
a cornbread mix for the Lake Travis Crisis
Ministries Food Pantry and Get $1.00 off
admission. www.naturalspringsgarden.com/
chilicookofffestival.htm
OCT. 6
AAFAME Adventure Quest 2012
The Austin Association of Faciltiy
Managers & Engineers (AAFAME) is
proud to present the “Adventure Quest”
race benefiting Big Brothers Big Sisters
of Central Texas. The Adventure Quest
requires a two-person team made up of one
adult and one child ages 6-9, 10-13 or 1417. The race is designed to have fun while
tackling a challenging course through
downtown Austin. Bring your fastest
shoes, your quickest wit and your keenest
eye as you and your partner will search
the Congress Avenue business district for
checkpoints, and strategize how to return
to the finish line faster than any other
team. The first team to be checked in with
verification that all checkpoints have been
successfully completed will be declared
the winner of that group. All participants
will be eligible for raffle prizes and other
exciting giveaways at the end of the race.
aafame.org
OCT. 25
Hogeye Festival
The Best Little pig Gig In Texas!! It is a
time for a FREE family friendly fun and
feasting in the Sausage Capital of Texas
with all the trimmings this proud central
Texas town can root up. The festival
features live music, handmade arts and
crafts, children’s activities, The Lone Star
Car Club Car Show, BBQ pork Cook-Off,
In a pig’s Eye Dart Contest, the crowning
of King Hog or Queen Sowpreme, a
children’s costume pet parade, a carnival,
Hogalicious Dessert Contest, Cow patty
Bingo, the pearls Before Swine Art Show
and great food! It is a day filled with
community spirit and pride and a unique
festival experience that should not be
missed. www.elgintx.com
OCT. 26-27
OCT. 10-14
48th Annual Wild Game Festival
The Hondo Area Chamber of Commerce
will be hosting the 48th Annual Wild
Game Festival at the City park. The
Festival aims to serve the large hunting
community that flocks to this region each
year to hunt for dove, deer and exotic
animals. This outdoor event will include
the 3rd Annual IBCA Bar-B-Que and
Wild Game Cook-Off. For those who are
not competing, they are welcome to be a
voluntary taste-tester, stop by the loaded
catapult, and/or shop at booths while
listening to music provided by local talents.
Erika Blythe, Chamber Director, wants
the festival to be a place where people can
relax, visit and have a good time.
www.hondochamber.com
ACL Festival
Visit www.aclfest.com for ALL the details!
OCT. 27
OCT. 18-20
Kyle Fair & Music Festival
The 2012 Kyle Fair & Music Festival is
a fun-filled family event. The festivities
Included a BBQ Cook-Off, Carnival,
parade, Music Festival, 5k Kyle-O-Meter,
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Against Breast Cancer
he Fourth Annual Texas Mamma Jamma
Ride will be held at Reunion Ranch
northwest of Austin. Mamma Jamma
is a well-supported, one-day bike ride
through the beautiful Texas Hill Country.
participants have a choice of bike routes
that run anywhere from 13 to 100 miles.
It is a ride, nOT a race. It is an event for
men, women and families, and all levels of
biking experience. There will be organized
kids activities starting at 10:30 a.m.,
a 5k trail run/walk for non-riders and many
volunteer opportunities. Funds raised
through the Mamma Jamma Ride support
local organizations which provide yearround help for people in our community
fighting breast cancer.
www.mammajammaride.org
OCTOber 27
Austin Heart Walk
The American Heart Association is the
largest voluntary health organization
working to prevent, treat and defeat heart
disease, stroke and other cardiovascular
diseases. These diseases, the nation’s no.1
and no.3 killers, claim more than 865,000
American lives a year. Thanks to all our
walkers, donors and volunteers who have
accepted the challenge to help fight heart
disease and stroke. We cannot achieve our
mission without each one of you!
OCT. 28
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Since opening in 1957, the legendary Troubadour club in West Hollywood has helped
launch some of music’s most talented performers. Greats such as Elton John, James
Taylor and Tom Waits performed there early in their careers, and it continues to be a
destination for cutting-edge acts from around the world. Recently we talked with Randy
Rogers who was in LA playing to a packed house at the famed venue.
CLM: So we are excited to hear about your new album
Trouble coming out in February.
Rogers: Yes, we are excited too.
Rogers: Robert Earl Keen, I remember when we got the
first call to play with him we were so excited. He is such
an important part of Texas Country music.
CLM: Lots of folks have seen the video, One More Sad
Song. How do you decide on what a video will be, the
story line?
Rogers: Well, you get a whole lot of little scripts and you
read them and pick out the idea or the one you like best
and then build from that.
CLM: When you write, where do you do that best?
Rogers: We are so busy right now and I have a 2-year-old
running around, that I have to make appointments to
write with folks. That’s not to say I don’t get inspired then
just start writing, but for the most part now with all we
have going on, I just have to plan a time and dedicate it
to writing. I’m kind of a schedule freak anyway and I like
having it on the calendar to look forward to.
CLM: It looked like it was probably a lot of fun filming
and it’s very high quality.
Rogers: Yes, it was a lot of fun. It was like being movie
stars for us. We worked with Stephen Shepherd the
producer before, on Interstate, and so it made that part
easy.
CLM: Note: Wade Bowen in the outside the bank scenes and
old Ben, a Texas music icon was also in the crowd.
CLM: You were named by Rolling Stone magazine as one
of the “must see” tours for the summer. That’s a pretty
heavy endorsement.
Rogers: Well anytime you get a magazine, like yours too,
to say something nice, it is a good thing.
CLM: When you guys first started out as a band, who
was it that you looked up to and were excited to open up
for?
CLM: So the compilation CD, Deep in the Heart, Big
Songs for Little Texans Everywhere, you sang “Mister
Sun.” Does your little one get to hear that at home?
Rogers: Ha – yes, every morning! It was a lot of fun
recording that song.
CLM: What was the most exciting thing to happen on
the road this year?
Rogers: Wow, well this year was crazy and we wrote about
it on the record. To name a few, there was a shooting after
a gig in Kansas City, someone tried to break into our tour
bus in new Orleans and one of us got arrested in Missoula,
Montana while on tour with Miranda Lambert. But we
also got to hangout and sing a song on our new record
with Willie nelson. That was huge.
CLM: What is something that nobody would know
about Randy Rogers?
Rogers: Well, one thing I dreamed and dreamed about as
a little kid was to play pro baseball and, well, I am terrible
at it. I watch it religiously and love it; we try to hit every
major league park we can while we are on the road. Ah,
but lucky for me I can play the guitar.
CLM: Note, favorite team is the Texas Rangers.
CLM: What do you like to do with your free time?
Rogers: Golf.
CLM: So deer season opens in Texas soon, are you a
hunter?
Rogers: Well I killed an alligator last week at the
Alligator Round up in Anahuac, Texas. That was my first.
Rogers: Gotta run Sandra, thanks for the time and we will
be looking forward to seeing the Octoboer issue.
Rogers and the Randy Rogers band are busy guys and first’s are part of the routine, not the exception with them right
now. The last few years have been amazing and it is always good to see our Texas boys breaking the rules that were once
the only way to the top in nashville. For information on the upcoming CD go to randyrogersband.com.
Don’t forget mark your calendars for the Randy Rogers Band 4th Annual For the Sake of the Shot Golf Tournament
& Concert benefiting Autism Speaks on Sunday, October 28 & Monday, October 29, 2012.
RRB will be playing ACL playing on the Austin Ventures Stage Sunday, Oct. 14, 2012 from 7:30-8:30 pm.
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Another Day
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I
It’s not often yours truly refers to
the birth of a litter of pigs as a “Blessed
Event” – however, in this case, I’ll make an
exception.
The young sow, Iris, weighs about 500
pounds and is just smaller than a tiny
commuter-mobile folks use in the big city.
Her hut is filled with fresh straw in a shady
pen underneath the balcony of my office.
The birth of her pigs is imminent, no
more than a couple days away. To say she’s
uncomfortable is a vast understatement.
When I walk to work in the morning,
my whole office groans and creaks as she
scratches an illusive itch...SKRITCH,
SKRITCH, SKRITCH [rubbing her rear
end on a support post] underneath the
open windows. She’s not a bad pig, nor is
she misbehaving, simply tired ... GRunT
... SWOOSH ... KLAnG [lifting, flipping
and throwing her watertank across the pen]
... of her bulbous condition.
It’s truly amazing the amount of
mischief a bored and anxious sow can
cause.
All too often, the public perception of
my job is somewhat more glamorous than
the reality ... WHOMpA ... WHOMpA
[lifting and slamming down her food dish]
RECIPE
Open face
Hamburgers
1# hamburger
1 medium onion, chopped fine
½ teaspoon salt
½ teaspoon pepper
2 tablespoons worcestershire
sauce
Blend all ingredients, separate
hamburger buns, placing on
cookie sheet. take small amount
of hamburger mixture, placing in
middle of bun, spread to edge.
place under broiler, cook till
thoroughly cooked, buns toasty
brown (about 8 minutes). this is
the easiest never-fail and tastiest
open face hot sandwich that has
never failed to receive raves. so
different, yet so simple!
(never close broiler door when
broiling.)
... folks see yours truly chasing around the
countryside with a big honkin’ camera
that’s attached to a lens slightly smaller
than a loaf of French bread. If interviewing
is done, it could involve anyone from the
governor to our local drug dealer.
However, none of those pictures ...
GASp ... GROAn ... SIGH [practicing
maximum misery as she lays in her straw
bed] ... or revealing interviews matter until
I get them back to the office and process
them into a saleable format.
As offices go, mine is nice. The second
Grandma’s hinTs
Erase crayon marks
with shaving cream.
•
Silence a squeaky
door with steel wool.
•
Remove water
rings on wood with
toothpaste.
•
Polish leather with a
potato.
•
Light candle near
cutting board when
cutting onions to
prevent tears.
floor space is comfortable and large enough
to leave ongoing projects on the desk.
This is especially handy when I need
to jump back and forth between them.
The view from the balcony ... KLAnG
... WHOMpA, WHOMpA, WHOMpA
[slamming the water tank up and down in
one spot] ... is good, looking up a desert
canyon with small rimrock formations on
either side.
The project I’m working on is a
sensitive magazine article about a woman’s
fight with depression during her breast
cancer diagnosis. It is a piece I’m putting
extra effort into because I want to get it
right ... THuD, THuD, THuD ... [I don’t
have any idea what this sound is, I need to
go check] ... CRunCH ... [uh oh].”
On one hand, I want to honor
my mother’s memory ... SKRITCH ...
SKRITCH ... SKRITCH [my keyboard is
sliding sideways as she scratches her rear
end on the building] ... because she died of
breast cancer. On the other hand, if I don’t
get it right – a thousand women readers
are going to know and my phone will be
ringing off the hook.
While I’m sure this uncomfortable
pig will be fine and back to normal after
her litter arrives, I think I’ll knock off
work early today ... OOOOOF, BOnK
... OOOOF, BOnK [she’s lifting her
entire metal culvert hut off the ground
and repeatedly dropping it] ... and see if
I can find and refill the pig’s water tank.
Tomorrow I’ll settle into the office again
while we both wait – eagerly – for the
“Blessed Event.”
Bing Bingham is a writer, rancher
and storyteller. the “Blessed event”
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T
These days customer-eager automobile
dealerships or stores don’t seem to be able
to do much better than hiring an Elvis
impersonator or pretending to be going out
of business in their efforts to draw traffic
and boost their bottom line. Well, giant
rubber gorillas may help.
But back in the summer of 1928,
someone who handled advertising for
the Sanger Brothers Department Store in
Dallas did some thinking outside the box
long before the expression got invented.
Shoot, Texas didn’t even have big box
stores in those days. To attract shoppers to
their big downtown store, Sanger Brothers
would have on hand for meeting and
greeting customers a man who as a youth
had been captured by Comanches.
“
by Mike Cox
to see how game he was. When he had
fasted for three days, they threw him raw
meat, still warm from the scarcely dead
animal.”
Smith said he had never forgotten “the
cries of the buffalo who was as frightened
as he was” when the Comanches used it for
their entertainment before killing it.
Continuing his account, Smith told
the much younger reporter that he and his
brother had been separated by the Indians.
After nearly six years, the Comanches
traded him to a band of Lipan Apaches for
an old roan. “I didn’t like the value they
put on me,” he said all those years later.
During his time with the Indians, he
said, exposure to the Texas sun turned him
nearly as dark as the Comanches and he
They [the Indians] caught a wild buffalo
and tied the youngster on his back to see
how game he was. When he had fasted for
three days, they threw him raw meat, still
warm from the scarcely dead animal.
“
Well past its 200,000th resident by
then, with highrises and all the amenitities
of the big city that it was, Jazz Age Big D
was a long way removed from the days
when a full fall moon portended bloody
Indian raids. But more than a half-century
since the last Comanche hostilities in
Texas, some oldtimers still lived who
remembered when health and property
could not be taken for granted on the
frontier.
One of those men was Jefferson Davis
Smith, who in 1871 as a boy of six had
been captured by Comanches along with
his nine-year-old brother Clinton Lafayette
Smith while they were out herding sheep
for their father near San Antonio.
now, in a scene neither he nor his
captors would have envisioned even with
the help of a little for-spirtual-use-only
peyote, Smith sat on the seventh floor of
the Sanger Brothers main store surrounded
by a collection of Comanche artifacts and
ready to chat up shoppers drawn to the
location by his well-advertised presense
along with two other old timers.
The venerable Dallas store was, of
course, a valued advertising customer of
the city’s daily newspapers, which likely
explains why the Dallas Times-Herald sent a
reporter by the store to interview Smith.
“They had tried it before, but we had
always got away,” he said of his kidnapping,
“only this time they surprised us.”
As the newspaper reported: “Then
came six years of strange life for the little
boy. They [the Indians] caught a wild
buffalo and tied the youngster on his back
learned to speak their language while his
English atrophied.
Shortly after the Indians captured the
boys, a party of Texas Rangers and armed
volunteers trailed the raiders as far as the
vicinity of Fort Concho at present San
Angelo, but the Comanches successfully
eluded the would-be rescuers.
Henry Smith, the father of the boys,
offered a $1,000 reward for either of his
sons.
After their eventual return to their
families both boys went on to colorful
careers as traildrivers and ranchers. In
1927, Frontier Times magazine publisher
J. Marvin Hunter told their story in a
somewhat sensationalized book that sold
well and has since become a collector’s
item. The publicity the book generated
is likely what inspired the Sangers
advertising scheme. Doubtless, Sanger
Brothers sold his book as well as any other
merchandise they could to the crowd
Smith drew to the store.
The Times-Herald story concluded:
“The three oldtimers [the other two men
had not been a part of Smith’s adventure],
visiting Dallas for the Sangers sale, are
glad to tell anybody interested about the
old days when living in Texas was more
exciting and not so safe as it is today.”
Clint Smith lived until Sept. 10, 1932
and his younger brother Jeff made it to
April 21, 1940. The older brother is buried
at Rocksprings, while Jeff was laid to rest
at the Coker Methodist Cemetery in San
Antonio.
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by Jeff Gore
Hello friends,
Welcome to Fall! As I am writing
this, those of us on the edge of west Texas
are seeing our third straight day of cool
temperatures and rain. Wow! Some of our
horses are scared to death ‘cause in their
short lives they’ve never seen rain. You
know I’m being sarcastic but it has been
a long, long dry spell out here. What the
fires haven’t burned up the sun and hot
heavy winds have. You never know what
to expect from one day to the next in this
part of the country.
The Bible talks about that. In James
4:13 and following it talks about us
bragging about all the great and mighty
things we want to do and intend to do
tomorrow and in the upcoming future and
yet it is futile and even ridiculous for us
to speculate when we have no idea what
tomorrow will bring much less the days and
weeks after that. It also tells us that if we
know what we should do and don’t do it,
that is a sin!
Wow, that’s a heavy duty teaching!
You bet it is. And we are held to that
standard by God. He tells us in Matthew 6
not to worry about our day-to-day needs
but to “seek first His kingdom and His
righteousness and all those things will be
given to us.” He continues to say that only
the ungodly, or it says “pagans” run after
such things and God our father in heaven
knows we need them.
I know I’ve quoted that scripture to you
before but in the last week before writing
this article a young Tulane university
football player, Devon Walker, was
paralyzed while tackling a Tulsa player. He
is recovering in stable condition but it is
still unclear if he will survive and, if so,
to what extent he will may be paralyzed
permanently. He did not wake up the
day before saying, “Tomorrow I’m gonna
be paralyzed.” He never expected it. I’m
sure he had big plans of winning a football
game, which I’m sure seems unimportant
to him and his family now.
Chris Stephens, our ambassador to
Libya, was murdered by cowards when the
embassy was attacked,
on September 11, (not in
protest of some stupid YouTube
video, that’s just what they are
using to justify attacks on innocent people
for no reason cause that’s what they do, as
a planned assault on the uS as a radical
Muslim way of “celebrating” 9/11). I am
sure he never planned or expected his day
to be so violent an end to his life of public
service.
That’s my point. We do not know what
tomorrow holds but we know who holds
tomorrow. JESuS CHRIST. The answer
yesterday, today, and tomorrow. no matter
what is going on around us, we must trust
Him and seek first His kingdom and His
righteousness. That’s all we can do and all
we have control of.
If you’ve never trusted Jesus Christ as
Lord and Savior, today is the time to do
that, right now! If you do, that is the only
way you can know that no matter what
happens tomorrow or the next day, He
will be there to carry you if you meet a
tragedy like Devon Walker, or if you suffer
unexpected death like Chris Stephens or
his three colleagues you will spend eternity
in heaven with Christ and our heavenly
father.
You can contact me anytime to find out
more information about knowing Christ as
your personal Lord and Savior.
please continue to pray for the families
of Devon Walker, Chris Stephens, and the
others killed in the embassy attacks, whose
names were not mentioned.
thanks for reading, Jeff gore
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Swims with Otters
Let’s say you have a bulldog or three,
and they’re out in your backyard, minding
their own bulldog business, engaged in
your typical bulldog-related activities, such
as sniffing, when a possum attacks them
without warning. That’s the way possums
generally attack, you know. They seldom
advertise their intentions. But I digress.
If you live in Texas, and especially if
you live in Brady, you will probably trot to
the shed for a shovel, because the possum
isn’t going to last long among bulldogs.
What you’re looking at there, most likely,
is a dead marsupial. All you’d need the
shovel for would be to dig a hole.
But let’s say you live in Anaheim,
California, where bulldogs evidently
aren’t so tough. And let’s say your name
is Lorenzo Oliver. And let’s say you call
the Anaheim police about the mean old
possum, but they don’t arrive soon enough
to protect your wimpy dogs, and you end
up having to whack the critter with a
shovel.
Well, if that happened, you’d end up
spending some time in the pokey, until
your family could come up with a $20,000
bond to get you out.
Despite what you may be thinking,
this really happened to Lorenzo. He was
arrested for hitting a possum with a shovel,
even though it’s not against the law. Even
in California.
Lorenzo filed a wrongful arrest lawsuit
against the police department, but an
Orange County judge threw it out. He
appealed to federal court, and has been
allowed to continue his quest for justice. I
don’t know how much good that will do,
in California, but at least he’s going to get
his day in court.
Folks in other parts of the country, who
have also had run-ins with local fauna,
may not even get that much satisfaction.
The little furries, for some reason, have
been causing a lot of trouble lately.
Otters are usually pretty friendly and
docile, but two women were attacked by
otters recently in Minnesota lakes. In
one case, Carol Schefers was bitten 18
times by two otters in ude Lake, and in
another, Leah prudhomme was training for
a triathlon in Island Lake when she was
accosted. Even through her wetsuit, Leah
received 25 bites, some two inches deep.
I knew triathlons were dangerous, but,
seriously.
But Minnesota isn’t the only place
where swimming is a bad idea lately. A
visitor at Delaware Water Gap national
Recreation Area was bitten by a rabid
beaver while swimming in the Delaware
River on August 2. The Rabid Beavers
would be a good name for a rock band.
The attackee was 51-year-old normand
Brousseau. The beaver bit him on the
chest, leg, backside, arm and hands
repeatedly before he was able to grab it
and hold its mouth shut. Luckily there
were some Boy Scouts nearby, and they
pulled normand to shore and killed the
rabid beaver with rocks. Which, if this
had happened in California, would have
probably earned them a trip to the local
Graybar Hotel. Fortunately the incident
occurred in pennsylvania, where people
aren’t so nutty.
And then there was the Chinese
monkey guy, one Lo Wung, who trains
monkeys in martial arts. Lo and his
monkeys were entertaining the crowd at
a shopping center, when suddenly the
monkeys turned on Lo. According to an
eyewitness, one of the monkeys turned
and kicked Lo in the head, and another
punched him in the eye. Lo grabbed a
third monkey by the ear, but the monkey
grabbed Lo’s nose. Why not?
The witness is quoted as saying, “They
were leaping and jumping all over the
place – it was better than a Bruce Lee
film.” Once the festivities began, all the
monkeys joined in. One of them even
grabbed Lo’s stick and bonked him on the
head with it.
So let that be a lesson to all you wouldbe monkey trainers out there. You never
know when the ungrateful whelps will
decide to stage a mutiny, and you’ll end
up bruised and embarrassed. Best to stick
to dogs or something. But if you do decide
to train monkeys to fight, let me know. I
don’t want to miss it.
But then, if I had my druthers, I
suppose I’d druther deal with a mess of
Kung Fu monkeys that a batch of beer
drinking bears. A norwegian fellow
named Even nilsen went to his remote
cabin recently, and found that it had been
destroyed by a mother bear and her three
cubs. I have no idea how authorities knew
it was a mama and three cubs, as the Yahoo
news story claimed, but there you go.
The bears, besides wrecking the
place and eating all the food available,
reportedly drank more than 100 beers.
Even is worried the bears will come back,
but I’m thinking they’ll probably give him
at least a week. To restock everything.
So, if you keep beer around, you
should never leave it unattended. never
swim with rabid beavers, or otters of any
persuasion, and never let your guard down
around monkeys that know karate. But
above all, never leave your bulldogs alone
when possums are around . . .
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agriculture workshop for
military veterans slated for
nov. 10 in san antonio
proGram parT oF san anTonio inTernaTionaL
Farm and ranch shoW educaTionaL oFFerinGs
The Texas A&M AgriLife Extension
Service, in cooperation with the Texas
AgrAbility project and u.S. Department
of Agriculture, will present an agriculture
workshop for military veterans from
8:30 a.m.-12:30 p.m. nov. 10 at the San
Antonio International Farm and Ranch
Show.
A special Texas A&M AgriLife
Extension Service program designed
specifically for military veterans will be
one of the many no-cost educational
opportunities available to attendees of
the San Antonio International Farm
and Ranch Show from nov. 8-10. (Texas
A&M AgriLife Extension Service photo)
The no-cost workshop, called “From
Battleground to Breaking Ground,”
is one of numerous free educational
opportunities to be provided to attendees
of the show, which takes place nov. 8-10
on the grounds of the Freeman Coliseum,
3201 E. Houston Street.
“This program will give military
veterans interested in farming or ranching
the opportunity to get information on
aspects of starting, developing and funding
an agriculture-based business,” said Bryan
Davis, AgriLife Extension agent for Bexar
County and educational coordinator for
the show. “It’s one of dozens of no-cost
educational programs being offered during
the SAIFRS, most of which provide
attendees with continuing education units
or credits.”
Davis said this and other educational
programming is available to attendees free
of charge due to the sponsorship of the San
Antonio International Farm and Ranch
Show.
“The military ag workshop addresses
the possibilities for ranching or farming
for veterans both with and without
disabilities,” he said. “It has been
developed with input from AgriLife
Extension, the Texas AgrAbility
project, the uSDA’s natural Resource
Conservation Service, the national
Farmer Veteran Coalition, Farm Service
Agency, Texas Department of Agriculture
and others.”
The program begins with registration
from 8:30-9 a.m. presentations start at
9:15 a.m., beginning with an overview
of agribusiness opportunities and a talk
by a military veteran currently involved
in production agriculture. Additional
agenda items include a panel discussion
on resources available for funding and
business plan development, and the
program concludes with a presentation on
the Texas AgrAbility project.
“Texas AgrAbility is a program of
AgriLife Extension that focuses on
connecting, assisting and empowering
agricultural producers, their family members
and employees with disabilities and chronic
health conditions to stay engaged in
production agriculture,” said Dr. Cheryl
Grenwelge, AgriLife Extension specialist
in disability transition with the Texas
AgrAbility project. “About 45 percent
of returning veterans are from rural areas,
and we want to enable veterans with or
without disabilities to return to the area of
production agriculture — if they choose.”
Register for the program online
at txagrability.tamu.edu/ or download
and fill in the registration form from
the website and mail to: Texas A&M
AgriLife Extension Service, Attn: Cheryl
Grenwelge, ph.D., 2251 TAMuS, College
Station, Texas 77843-2251.
For more information on the Texas
AgrAbility project, go to txagrability.tamu.
edu/ or contact Grenwelge at 979-8453727, [email protected].
For more information on the San
Antonio International Farm & Ranch
Show, go to farmandranchexpo.com.
Howdy!
This article will publish on the first of
October so I’m writing it around the end
of September. Over the past few weeks,
I’ve been recalling what it was like around
here from Labor Day forward, a year ago.
The Bastrop Fire was still raging but was
beginning to be brought under control.
This Labor Day, I saw all of the “one year
later” tributes and it seems that, although
a lot of things have returned to normal,
the magnitude of that event will leave
permanent scars on the land and the
human psyche.
Anyway, I ran across the piece I
had written on that second Saturday of
September last year and in the rereading,
found it even more poignant. I thought I
would hit the rewind button and play it
back.
---------------------------------------------------“Thank you for supporting your
neighbors.” That’s what it says on the
sign out in front of Callahan’s General
Store. I did not know what else to put on
it. How do you possibly begin to express
your amazement at the generosity of
people with a desire to help the victims of
a disaster like the Central Texas wildfires?
Let me try.
This article is usually written about
chickens, and at the last possible minute.
I almost always bump right up against
my deadline for publication, burning the
midnight oil, on or about the 35th of each
month. This is Saturday, September 10th,
and I want to commit this to paper while
the events are still fresh. Today has been
the most extraordinary day that I have
experienced since I started in October of
1982.
Everyone will have their own fire story,
but mine began on Labor Day Sunday. My
son John and I were on our way to work
the Muscular Dystrophy Association Labor
Day Telethon around 4:30 that afternoon.
Savannah, my daughter called saying she
had to evacuate the horses from outside
Smithville because of fire. I’m thinking “it’s
a small brush fire and they will handle it.”
As the evening progressed, things
got worse. Jim Spencer, the KXAn
weatherman, was one of the emcees
for the local telethon, and during the
breaks he would join us in watching
the story unfold on our TV monitors.
His explanations of wind patterns and
weather conditions helped us understand
the true gravity of the event. As everyone
knows, the situation went from bad
to worse that night, and continued
throughout much of the next week. That
brings us today.
Saturday is our biggest day at
Callahan’s, in terms of foot traffic and
people in the store, but today was
something special. When I unlocked
the doors at 8am, a number of people
were directly lined up to buy and donate
anything that could be used to feed, water,
or in any way be used to help the people
and their animals that had been impacted
by the fires. Water buckets, feeders, lead
ropes, halters, water hoses, bridles, brushes,
water troughs, rubber boots, and feed. Feed
for cattle, horses, goats, pigs, dogs, cats,
and yes, even chickens.
people came looking for direction
and advice. What do they need at the
shelters? What does a cow eat? What
kind of hay will help the horses the most?
Is this the proper wound dressing for a
burned pot-bellied pig? All day, on and
on, they came wanting to be of some help
to those who could not help themselves.
Some came with donations from friends
or their workplace. One man I knew said
“I’ve collected this money from family
and friends, where will it do the most
good?” Another regular customer who
normally argues with me over the price
of everything being “too much” or “too
high” said nothing as he spent his money
to help. What can you say to that? There
is nothing.
When I locked up tonight, I was
exhausted, yet elated… and proud to
be a human being. Thanks again,
miKe YounG
When I started this story about arachnids and
how they give me the creeps, it’s funny how the
recent political party conventions came to the
forefront of my mind. We had the occasion to
witness the most blatant and shameless prevaricators
in current history. If a person needed an emetic, five
minutes of watching should have done the trick.
Most folks know I love Mother nature and all
of God’s blessing He gave us in the outdoors, but I
have to admit that I am a big sissy when it comes
to certain critters that with whom we may come
into contact when we climb into a hunting stand,
rummage around an outbuilding or even work around
a flower bed or garden. The critters that can motivate
me to abandon an area “faster than a speeding bullet”
are arachnids, which include spiders and scorpions.
A few arachnids in the great state of Texas can be
a problem, but for the most part they just go about
their job of eating up obnoxious bugs and doing us
all a favor; even the ones that can cause a problem to
humans.
The ones most common that can really cause a
negative reaction when they bite humans are the
brown recluse, a black widow and a scorpion. A
scorpion does not cause a problem by biting a person,
but they have a stinger on the end of their tail that
can hurt if they sting you.
I’ll tell you how stupidly I dislike spiders. Once
I was hunting and going through some pretty thick
plant growth in the forest of east Texas when I had
my face covered with a spider web. As I looked up I
saw one of those big, black and white spiders about
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This spider is not a brown recluse or a black widow, but it
can still give me the willies.
six feet away on its web coming my way. As my
12-gauge shotgun was pointed up anyway I simply
pulled the trigger and the spider disappeared and I
was much more comfortable.
Tarantulas are not really dangerous like a black
widow; they just are big and hairy-looking and
tend to cause us who do not favor spiders to injure
ourselves trying to get away from them.
As you are working around your house in this part
of the country you should keep an eye out for black
widows and brown recluse spiders. They can both
cause a human a lot of problems. A black widow’s
venom is 15 times as poisonous as the venom of a
prairie rattlesnake. These venomous spiders are found
in dark places like drain pipes, under logs and rocks,
etc. Their bite rarely kills humans, but they can
make you sick.
A brown recluse hides out in dark, cozy areas like
in the old shoes you leave in the garage or mud room
that are relegated to working in the garden. Their
bite is different from other spiders in you may not
even feel the bite, but may notice a spot on you leg
or where ever they may bite you that will rapidly, in
a matter of a day or two turn into a nasty hole that
will just keep getting bigger unless you seek medical
attention. My oldest granddaughter had one bite her
and in just a matter of a day or two she had a hole in
her leg that looked like she had been shot with a .45
caliber handgun.
So folks, do not mess around if you think you
have been bitten by a brown recluse or if you have a
spot that just keeps getting worse and worse. Go see
your family doctor and have the problem addressed.
The quicker they get on these bites the faster they
will go away and at best it will take weeks to get the
job accomplished.
Texas outdoor zone
by Cody Ryan Greaney
Falcon in the Blood
Do you have that place that is embedded in your
memory? That trip you took as a child that is filled with
joyous memories and endless adventure ... For me, it was
Falcon Lake. The wild west of the fishing world, little
known by much of the world. For many years, my father
and I would make the long haul to Zapata, Texas. It
seemed to be worlds away. The trips would be filled with
fish stories and encounters with nature much of the world
had yet to discover, or so it seemed. It was like my very
own reality version of the Discovery Channel. Worries
were few and adventure was plentiful.
Since making the trip for many years on end, some
twenty plus years ago, I have continued my journeys to
the #1 bass fishery in the world (according to Bass Master
Magazine). It wasn’t until just recently, when my father
and I were able to make the trip together after many
years. This time, it would be for my bachelor party. I
wanted a few days to spend on the water without worry
of distractions from home or an upcoming tournament. It
helped having dropped my phone in the lake just hours
after arriving.
I showed up with a few buddies a couple days early…
The first day was nothing short of miraculous with the
second best day of fishing I have ever had in my life,
including my personal best that broke the 10 lb. mark.
Just a couple months ago I wrote a story admitting that
I had yet to catch a fish over 10 lbs. Well, scratch that
story, because the monkey is off my back. My father and
little brother (not so little) showed up on Saturday and
we made our way to the water. They had been hearing
through the grape vine, literally because I didn’t have a
phone, that the fishing had been good. What they didn’t
know, is that it had slowed down before their arrival.
Bummer. Regardless, my brother had been hearing stories
of this infamous lake his entire life but had yet to fish it…
He and I hit the water, caught a few fish and lost some big
ones. Already the seed had been planted.
The next and last morning, my father and brother
both hopped on the boat with me and we set out. The
first time we have all been together on the body of water
that has been the topic of so many stories over the years.
I gave my brother a crank bait as I had caught so many
big fish on it over the course of the past few days. I have
no idea what the old man in the back was throwing, as he
wouldn’t listen to my suggestion anyway. A couple hours
in, my brother asked to switch to a TX-rigged worm and
I reluctantly set him up. I wanted him to experience the
bite I was on, but he had a different idea. Tap, hook set
and FISH On! Guess he proved me wrong. I remember
countless times looking back in pure fulfillment that I had
my two best friends on the boat, enjoying my passion with
me. We caught a few fish, but the most fun was seeing my
dad proud of my brother and all of us being together.
I know this might sound like a middle school
English paper with poor grammar and a lame attempt
at description, but it’s hard to even put into words the
emotion and adventure that I felt. If it sounds immature,
it’s because this entire event brought me back to my boyish
joys. If you have an opportunity to build these memories,
why wait? I promise, it will not be a regret. Thanks Dad.
Job well done JM.
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