20 yrs ago I got interested in carving a duck. A friend of mine and our wives went to Branson Mo. and walked into a store he knew of, that had lots of wood carvings. Some of them were decoy carvings of ducks that were Read More …
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Abraham Lincoln’s Birthday
Today is my Birthday, it’s also Abraham’s birthday and no doubt millions of others too. Like Lincoln I was born in a log cabin. Except it was in South Eastern Mo. near a little town called Bois’ D Arc. I’m told that it means “wood Read More …
The B.K.
We were back at the B.K. again last night after a nice break due to bad weather. The crowd ,though it was a little smaller because of the cold weather, again was enjoying the evening. Dave Purcell who sounds more like Willie Nelson than Willie Read More …
Nicknames
Everybody on both sides of my family had nicknames. They weren’t meant to hurt anyone, just a friendly jab at your ego, “so you don’t get to big for your britches” I suppose. My dad was Red (he had flaming red hair as a boy) Read More …
Keep Your Mouth Shut
I have an old Airstream trailer that I take on trips to music festivals just to be close to the action so to speak, and to be truthful, I prefer it to a motel room unless it’s a newer motel. Sometimes my wife Rosie don’t Read More …
The Skunk Story
My dad used to love to spin a yarn as they say,and as he got older he loved to tell them, as if to say, this is what I did while I was here on earth. I’m not sure if he was aware of that Read More …