ISSUE # 2 - July 7, 2001

Howdy Everyone,

Please note my new e-mail address: stan@texmexx.net

RECENT ADDITIONS/REVISIONS:Jack Lemmon, Zelma Orr, Bob Tallman, Chuck Norris, Phil Martin, Gail Burton, Francine Robison, Edgar Buchanan, Pat Buttram, J.W. Beeson, Tibb Burnett, Billy Joe Rogers, Dusty Rogers, Peggy Bechko, Carrol O'Conner, Sierra Seawright, William E. Bales, Jesse Mullens, Jr., Debra Kokur, Susan McGarry, Lois Anne Naylor, Teresa Black, Reba McIntire, Richard S. Wheeler, Don Worster, Dale L. Walker and Red Shuttleworth.

ORGANIZATIONAL WEB SITE OF THE MONTH: One of the best portals for all things cowboy is at Cowboy.com ( http://www.cowboy.com/ ), No matter what your particular interest, chances are you'll find a link to a site featuring that element of cowboy culture. It is also the home page for THE AMERICAN COWBOY MAGAZINE. Try it, you'll like it.

INDIVIDUAL WEB SITE OF THE MONTH: Red Steagall is one of the good ol' boys who has kept the cowboy way of life in front of the public for many years. Red is the official Cowboy Poet Lauriet of Texas, and makes his living as a singer and musician. Take a look at his web site, Cowboy Corner, at: http://www.cowboycorner.com/

CONGRATULATIONS: Our dear friend JIM BOB TINSLEY is celebrating his 80th birthday on Aug. 12th. Jim Bob, besides being a great musician and entertainer, is a prolific writer. His two books on Western music are now collector's items. You may drop him a birthday card at 125 Miner St., Brevard, NC 28712.

LOOKING AHEAD: Peggy and I will be attending her 40th high school class reunion at Ventura, Calif. on Sat., August 4th . . . . . . I will be performing at the National Cowboy Symposium in Lubbock, Texas (at the Civic Center) on Sept. 7th & 8th. This will mark my 10th year at the Symposium . . . . . I'll also attend a day or two of the Gene Autry Oklahoma Music and Film Festival ( September 27-30 http://www.cow-boy.com/festival.htm ), at Gene Autry, Okla. . . . . . Peggy and I will spend a few days with Jerry & Muriel Paregien in Kingsport, Tenn., and then attend the National Storytelling Festival at nearby Jonesboro, Tenn. on Oct. 5-7. . . . . . And, Lord willin', I also will be attending the First Annual Autry Museum Western Music & Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Los Angeles on Oct. 26 - 28.

THIS MONTH'S JOKE: A ninety-year old man is sitting on a park bench, sobbing when a young man walks by and asks him what's wrong. Through his tears the old man answers, "I'm in love with a twenty-five year-old woman." "What's wrong with that?" asks the young man. Between the sobs and sniffles, he answers, "You can't understand. Every morning before she goes to work we make love. At lunchtime she comes home and we make love again, and then she makes my favorite meal. In the afternoon when she gets a break, she rushes home and gives me the best loving an old man could want. And then at suppertime, and all night long, we make love." He breaks down, no longer able to speak. The young man puts his arm around him. "I don't understand. It sounds like you have the perfect relationship. Why are you crying?" The old man answers, again through his tears, "I forgot where I live."

Well, that's about it for this month. Hope to see each of you down the trail.

Vaya con dios,

Stan Paregien
(aka: Tex Mexx)

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