Texas Crossroads Cowboy Gathering

You can never tell what may happen in the life of a cowboy. Yesterday was one of those days. The farmer next door called because one of her cows didn't look right. I loaded up Catie and Dakota (so they could get off this place for a few minutes) and headed right over. Sure enough it was a vaginal prolapse. As the outfit I work for just runs steers I was missing a few needed items. Well farmer woman made a few calls and located what I would need and discovered her truck had locked itself with the keys in the ignition.
With the extra set of keys 120 miles away we broke into the truck using cowboy improvisation...a piece of wire and 10 foot of half inch pipe. We first hooked the latch to the back window with the wire to open it. The next step was to reach across the cab with the pipe and unlock the truck...
This kind of thing (and more) will be the subject of poems, stories, and songs at the 1st annual Texas Crossroads Cowboy Poetry gathering in Van Horn, Texas on April 27th and 28th. It is not only the first year for this gathering, but this is the first gathering of this kind. A cowboy talent show, the entertainers will be judged by representatives from at least three other gatherings which will be awarding invites to these gatherings as featured performers. Between the free performances, Friday night dinner show and the Saturday night finale this is going to be a fun weekend. If you can't make it, you will be able to listen at http://www.ralphsbackporch.com which will be straming live audio on the web! For more information visit http://www.texascrossroadscowboypoetry.org (and be sure to visit the sponsor page to get a room form one of our sponsors!)

Bob Kinford has been a life long cowboy, horse trainer, reduced stress cattle handler. He is also the founder of the Texas Crossroads Cowboy Poetry Gathering in Van Horn, Texas. This gathering is the first of its kind,acting as a cowboy entertainer talent show.
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