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Cowboy Crossings at National Cowboy Museum

OKLAHOMA CITY, OK-For those of you not familiar with Cowboy Crossings, it is a combination of the very best in western art from the Cowboy Artists of America combined with the very best in custom gear with the Traditional Cowboy Artists of America. This event was opened Oct. 4, 2015 with a gala dinner with the exhibition going on for an extended viewing to the general public.  It is definitely worth your time to see this fabulous event. Both groups have samples of their best work at the National Cowboy Museum in Oklahoma City at the Cowboy Crossings for exhibition, but all of the works are for sale.  The opening of the event was held on Saturday evening with MC Red Steagall and some top country talent.  After the dinner, folks were … Read entire article »

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South Dakota Wild Horse Sanctuary by Bob Kisken

HOT SPRINGS, SD-There are many reasons I enjoy going to these cowboy gatherings: 1 I hear lots of good music, poetry and prose about a life-style I knew little about until I moved out west from Michigan a few years ago and 2-I get to meet some new friends and hear some great stories (not all of them true?) about cowboy culture. Last year, at Hot Springs, someone told me about Dayton Hyde, who at one time was a rodeo bronc rider, clown and bullfigthter. This year, I went out to his horse sanctuary and met him and took a tour of his sanctuary. He told me stories about Slim Pickens, Zeke Bowery, Felix Cooper, Homer Holcomb, Bull 29 and other rodeo greats.   His book, The Pastures of Beyond, detail his life from … Read entire article »

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Chris LeDoux Memorial Park by Bob Kisken

KAYCEE, WYOMING-The readers of Rope Burns are well aware of Chris LeDoux’s contributions to art, western music and rodeo. In June, 2010, the Chris LeDoux Memorial Park was dedicated in Kaycee, WY. In it is a beautiful monument created by D. Michael Thomas of Buffalo, WY. For those who won’t ever get to Kaycee, WY, here are some photos of the monument and the park. If you get a chance, someday, go there and see it. It is a most beautiful memorial. … Read entire article »

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17th Annual Badger Clark Poetry and Music by Bob Kisken

An empty stage soon to be filled with a whole lotta talented cowboy poets and singers HOT SPRINGS, SD-Where can a woman recite a poem about a prolapse and get laughs and applause. The Answer is easy, at a cowboy poetry and music festival. 1-Jess Howard     2-Chuck Larsen    3-Trinity Seely    4-Robert Dennis The 17th Annual Badger Clark Cowboy Music and Stories was presented by the Hot Springs Area Chamber of Commerce, Sept 26-27. A great time was had by all. I heard the worst joke I’ve ever heard in a while, will not tell you who told it, but I will tell it for the next few years. The event started with a cowboy supper Friday followed by Bunkhouse Tales and open mic. This allowed people to get to know old and new friends … Read entire article »

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