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An Occasional Newsletter - ISSUE # 11 - October 21, 2003

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Howdy Everyone,

Peggy and I took a little tour of the latest additions to the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum on Sat., May 31. Got to see the special temporary gallery (now gone) devoted to still photographs made during the filming of the great Western classic John Wayne movie, “Stagecoach.” Among other things, we learned that the actual filming only took 48 days - and only a week was on location in Monument Valley, Utah; the rest was shot on the studio lot or at such nearby locations as Iverson Ranch. And we learned that the leading lady made $15,000 for her part in the film, and Andy Devine made about $7,000. But John Wayne, the new guy, was only paid $3,700 for starring in it.

If you haven’t seen “Open Range” yet, go see it in a theater. I enjoyed the performances of Robert Duval and Kevin Costner. And the photography, featuring magnificent Western mountains and range land, will knock your hat in the creek. Somebody find out and tell me where it was filmed . . . and please tell me it was not Spain or Romania or some such . . . . . . . .

THANKS and a tip o’ the Stetson to . . .
. . . . . . . . Gerald Baumann, Lee Silby, Glen Seeber, Diane Nestlerand Carolyn Leonard Heavner for pointing out things on this web site that needed attention (spelling errors, factual errors, and some files or links that were not working. Turns out that, in moving from our old web site to this one, quite a number of files did not upload correctly.
. . . . . . . .John Bascom for providing additional information regarding his father, the legendary Earl W. Bascom, and his uncle and aunt, Weldon and “Texas Rose” Bascom . And he has promised even more.
. . . . . . . . . Joseph Agins for providing biographical information and photos regarding his late father, “Singin’ Sam Agins”. Sam’s story is quite inspirational, so be sure to read it .

DEATHS
Floyd Tillman (“Slippin’ Around”) -- Singer and songwriter, died on Aug. 22, 2003 at his home in Bacliff, Texas

Charles Bronson -- actor, died of pneumonia on Aug. 30, 2003, in Los Angeles, CA.

Johnny Cash -- singer/actor, died in Nashville on Sept. 12 th

John Ritter (son of Tex Ritter) -- actor, died in Burbank, CA. on Sept. 12 .

Sheb Wooley ("Rawhide") -- actor/singer/comedian, died in Nashville on Sept. 16, 2003. This native Oklahoman was the brother-in-law of another famous entertainer from Oklahoma, Roger Miller.

Wesley Tuttle ("Detour") -- singer/actor and member of the Western Music Association Hall of Fame, died in San Fernando, Calif. on Sept. 29th. He was 85 and is survived by his devoted wife, Marilyn. Peggy and I were delighted to spend a weekend in their home a couple of years ago. Great folks.

MISCELLANEOUS

There is now a “Hopalong Cassidy Cowboy Museum” in Towanda, Kansas (northeast of Wichita). It is located on the grounds of the Praire Rose Chuckwagon Theater. . . . . . . . Say, have you ever had the urge to yodel? Now you can have ol’ Wylie Gustafson teach you a few basics, right online. Just click here.

NEW BIOGRAPHICAL MATERIAL

We have either added or changed material in the listings for ---- Singin’ Sam Agins, Earl W. Bascom, Weldon Bascom, Rose Bascom, Charles Bronson, Gail T. Burton, Harry Carey, Sr., T. J. Casey, Johnny Cash, Johnny Crawford, Buddy Ebsen, Shug Fisher, Jo Hargrave, Martha Hyer, Kathryn Hepburn, Jack P. Jones, Gregory Peck, Connie Reeves, John Ritter, Floyd Tillman, Wesley Tuttle, Sheb Wooley and Wes Studi.

NEW SECTIONS:
1. "Cowboy Songs"
We have added a few pages containing some of the old (i.e., not copyrighted) cowboy songs. In most cases, we've also included the guitar chords.
2. "For Sale"
Check out the items listed for sale. Further down the trail we hope to be able to also offer space to you to post Western items that you have for sale.

COMING ATTRACTIONS

I will perform at the 2nd Annual Western Oklahoma Cowboy Poetry Gathering at Red Rock Canyon State Park near Hinton, OK. on Saturday, Nov. 1st. It starts at 10 a.m. and runs until 7 p.m. For more info, including a detailed schedule, go to: www.lazybproductions.com
. . . . . . . . . . The Western Music Association’s Festival is in Wichita, Kansas on Nov. 13-16. For more information, go online to: www.westernmusic.org
. . . . . . . . . . . Michael Martin Murphy will be doing his annual "Cowboy Christmas Ball" (dinner and dance) at 7 p.m. on Dec. 12th at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City (Reservations Required) .
. . . . . . . . . Big doin’s on Friday, June 11, 2004. That’s when the fabulous Sons of the Pioneers will be celebrating their 70th year as a group. The event will take place in Carnegie Hall in New York City. Joining the Sons will be The Prairie Rose Wranglers, and two of Roy Rogers’ children - Roy (“Dusty”) Rogers, Jr. and Mindy (Rogers) Petersen. See PrairieRoseChuckwagon.com for details.

Adios for now,

Cowboy Stan Paregien

P.S. Please remember to change my email address to: stan@cowboydirectory.com

© 2003 by Stan Paregien, Sr.