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The Hunt

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Amos Beals was an immense man, at least to my little kid eyes. Distantly related to my grandfather, Amos lived out in the country on a hardscrabble farm, and was perpetually clothed in a railroad engineer’s cap, bib overalls, or “biblicals” as he called ‘em, and [...]

March 8th, 2010 | Category: Americana, Animals, Audio Bit, Cowboy, Dogs, Family, Folks, Food, Friends, Home, Horses, Religion, Sports | Leave a comment

Flood Stage

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The four of us – Ron, Eddie, Roy, and yours truly stood a few yards downstream from Dam Four and looked at the river. In normal times, we would have been on a rock outcrop about 15 feet above its sleepy green translucent flow. In normal [...]

March 1st, 2010 | Category: Americana, Animals, Audio Bit, Folks, Friends, Home, Sports | Leave a comment

Culture Shock

Blackberry Bruin

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In 1975, my wife and I moved from a small cosmopolitan city to almost-Arkansas Missouri. In some ways it was de-evolution, and that’s not necessarily a bad thing. From Greek bakeries, Jewish delis, jazz concerts, and Broadway-quality theater, we came to Myrtle’s Eats, grabbing suckers, [...]

February 15th, 2010 | Category: Americana, Animals, Audio Bit, Cops, Family, Folks, Food, Friends, Home, Love, Police, Rant, Spirituality | Leave a comment

My Two Wives

Double Indemnity

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As it happens sometimes in my narrow life, a friend started me to think. It was when she spoke of her wedding, her husband in his rented tux, and she in her linen suit with dyed to match heels, setting off on their road of [...]

February 8th, 2010 | Category: Americana, Audio Bit, Family, Folks, Friends, Home, Love, Military, Music, Religion, Romance, Spirituality, Tribute | Leave a comment

Me, Billy, and the Bull of the Woods

An Arresting Development

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When I first met Billy O’Neal I was just 21 years old, a rookie cop with less than one month on the street, full of high hopes and lofty aspirations, as yet untarnished by the darker realities of my job. One fine June afternoon, [...]

January 11th, 2010 | Category: Americana, Audio Bit, Cops, Folks, Friends, Home | Leave a comment

Levi's Legacy

Passing the Torch

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[editor's note:  This bit was originally done for the subjects a couple of years ago, but it was thought it would be a worthwhile addition to this site.  As such, it does not follow the same format as the other bits herein (the music [...]

January 4th, 2010 | Category: Americana, Animals, Audio Bit, Dogs, Folks, Friends | Leave a comment

Marthanetics

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Ah, yes – the holiday season.  Most retailers and some consumers believe it starts in mid-September and continues through January 15. We are besieged by The Great Pumpkin, regaled with stories of The Pilgrims, who were, incidentally, not THE pilgrims but only pilgrims, beaten over the [...]

December 28th, 2009 | Category: Americana, Audio Bit, Christmas, Family, Folks, Food, Friends, Holidays, Home, Rant, Religion | Leave a comment

A Note from the Author

Greg Hall

Several times in my life I have been fortunate enough to come in contact with extraordinary individuals. A few of them I have been proud to call friend. Such a man is Greg Hall. Greg is a “sports guy”. He knows more about the subject in two minutes than I [...]

September 18th, 2009 | Category: Friends, Radio, Sports, Tribute | Leave a comment

A Note from the Author

Joseph Thomas

I have spent much of my life around and on top of horses. I have ridden for fun, I have “cowboyed” for a living, and I have developed a true affection for, and a limited understanding of, the horse. I have nursed these wonderful animals through illness and I have [...]

September 18th, 2009 | Category: Animals, Cowboy, Friends, Horses, Tribute | Leave a comment