Tall Tales Group Therapy

[Ozark Tracker]

Gus who?

[Trinity]

What?!  Geez!  litl rooster, do you hear this?  Next he'll be tellin' us he ain' never heard of tha Dry Bean!

[Sod Buster]

That's bob wahr Soddy! 

Sorry...sometimes I ferget to speak properly since I spend too much time around the swamp also known as the Nation's Capital.

[Delmonico]

I know, I sell "We Don't Rent Pigs" signs at work, ya know how many times I have to explain it to someone who just wanders in to my dept.  Folks like that ya just wish would stay down in the other depts.  Ya just don't want folks like that wanderin' around, might even be the type that would want to rent a pig.  Nope just better off with out them.  Might have to make a sign that says if I gots to 'splain the "We Don't Rent Pigs" sign we don't be wantin' ya up here.

[litl rooster]

What?!  Geez!  litl rooster, do you hear this?  Next he'll be tellin' us he ain' never heard of tha Dry Bean!

litl rooster aka "Augustus" walks in swats Ozark with his Gus creased hat and heads to the post office.


comes back in and makes a modifcation to post:

  Alice comes in the therapy room and refills the bowls of colorful meds...Knowing there is a 1 more day of Christmas shopping left and the "disgruntle cosie" will be needing some.

[litl rooster]

Gus who?

Captain Augustus McCrae - Co-owner of the Hat Creek Cattle Company, McCrae considers himself the brains of the outfit. Generous, humorous, and lazy to the point of eccentricity, he serves as a foil to the more serious, practical Call. When not working (which he does as little as possible), Gus pursues his three chief interests in life: women, alcohol and cards. He is well-known in the territory for his loud voice, superior eyesight and accuracy with a revolver.


Pea Eye Parker - The wrangler and blacksmith of the Hat Creek Cattle Company, Pea Eye served as a corporal in the Rangers under Gus and Call. Pea Eye (his real name long forgotten) is not especially bright, but he is reliable, brave, and kind. He follows Call's lead without question.

and he don't care about chasing Buffalo


That's why I call my hoss Pea Eye

[Ozark Tracker]

 

Captain Augustus McCrae - Co-owner of the Hat Creek Cattle Company, McCrae considers himself the brains of the outfit. Generous, humorous, and lazy to the point of eccentricity, he serves as a foil to the more serious, practical Call. When not working (which he does as little as possible), Gus pursues his three chief interests in life: women, alcohol and cards. He is well-known in the territory for his loud voice, superior eyesight and accuracy with a revolver.


Pea Eye Parker - The wrangler and blacksmith of the Hat Creek Cattle Company, Pea Eye served as a corporal in the Rangers under Gus and Call. Pea Eye (his real name long forgotten) is not especially bright, but he is reliable, brave, and kind. He follows Call's lead without question.

and he don't care about chasing Buffalo


That's why I call my hoss Pea Eye

Ozark goes down to the library and looks up Gus Hat

GUS HAT / refers to a specific style cowboy hat with a trail worn look, sloped crown and mellow rolled brim / Robert Duvall popularized the look when he wore one in "Lonesome Dove" / this look has been a favorite among cowboys and wannabe cowboys for over a decade

now he knows and has a good excuse fer not knowing,  he's been out here on the turkey farm for almost 10 years and he didn't see no TV fer quite a while when he got here.

now he know some of the important stuff, he'll haveta keep up

[litl rooster]

Yeah he popularized it I always heard it called a Montana slope or just a Sloped crease

[Ozark Tracker]

Sloped crease,  that's a little more familiar,  from when I went to college over at Oklahoma State University,  every kinda crease you'd ever want to see there.

[Tensleep]

At Texas A&M (THE University in Texas) back in 19mumble

The RCA modified crease with a Jim Shoulders brim was tha hat to wear.....

[litl rooster]

At Texas A&M (THE University in Texas) back in 19mumble

The RCA modified crease with a Jim Shoulders brim was tha hat to wear.....

Ten there's only a half dozen people here at CasCity who know who Jim Shoulders is and 3 of them have been here tonight

[Ozark Tracker]

Met old Jim at his western store in Henryetta Ok., saw him there a lot of the time  that was in the 70's after he slowed down,

Even seen ole Freckles Brown ride back in the 60's

[Tensleep]

Ten there's only a half dozen people here at CasCity who know who Jim Shoulders is and 3 of them have been here tonight

Had the honor and priviledge of meeting and getting to know The Man when he owned and operated Mesquite Championship Rodeo, good feller and a GREAT Champion.

[litl rooster]

Had the honor and priviledge of meeting and getting to know The Man when he owned and operated Mesquite Championship Rodeo, good feller and a GREAT Champion.

I've heard the same remarks about him over and over...They did a nice job with him at the PRCA's hall of fame along with many the others from that era.

[Tensleep]

Jim Shoulders, Freckles Brown an' Ben Johnson was some of my early heros

Never rode bulls, but I roped and dogged some...

Did lotsa hazin' on Ol' Dusty

[Ozark Tracker]

Jim Shoulders, Freckles Brown an' Ben Johnson was some of my early heros

Never rode bulls,

used ta be alittle place called Ripley, just south of Stillwater, you could come down there on Thursday night and fer $2.00  you could put yerself in the drivers seat.  just had to bring yer own bull rope.  after about 2 jumps the bull went on, I stayed right there on the ground.  found out right then I wasn't built for bull riding.

[Tensleep]

used ta be alittle place called Ripley, just south of Stillwater, you could come down there on Thursday night and fer $2.00  you could put yerself in the drivers seat.  just had to bring yer own bull rope.  after about 2 jumps the bull went on, I stayed right there on the ground.  found out right then I wasn't built for bull riding.

LOL!

$5 got me ah ride on ah big ol' rawboned Palomino...
ribs an' spine was hangin' out o' his hide

Two jumps, he's gone, I got ah dislocated hip an' 2 weeks in traction....

I liked doggin' an' ropin' lots better than bareback ridin'

[Ozark Tracker]

I didn't get nothing messed up just sore for a few days, but that was back in late 69 so my bones wasn't brittle back then.   I'd hate ta have to take a ride today, 

and I think ole Freckles Brown rode them bulls way up in his 50's, I guess he'd got used to it through the years.

[Tensleep]

Competed til he was 54... (1974)
Died in 1987
Buried in Hugo Okla

Wish I could see the film of him riding Tornado again.

[Ozark Tracker]

first time I seen him was 68 nationals finals rodeo, Oklahoma City, the year after he rode Tornado,  went several time the next few years till they moved it to Las Vegas.
up to Oklahoma City they got the National Cowboy Hall of Fame, I like to go again sometime, awful interesting place.