| Author | Message | ||
| Mark W. Fletcher (Bronbo)
New member Username: Bronbo Post Number: 328 Registered: 1-2004 |
My good friend Ralph Brinkley and I went to Abilene TX this past weekend to the Abilene Western Heritage Classic. http://www.westernheritageclassic.com/index.html Thought I'd post a few pictures | ||
| Mark W. Fletcher (Bronbo)
New member Username: Bronbo Post Number: 329 Registered: 1-2004 |
 Here is Ralph at Brian Thomas's table | ||
| Mark W. Fletcher (Bronbo)
New member Username: Bronbo Post Number: 330 Registered: 1-2004 |
 Carl Chappell also had a table, I took this before Carl got there | ||
| Mark W. Fletcher (Bronbo)
New member Username: Bronbo Post Number: 331 Registered: 1-2004 |
 Here is my good friend Tom Cartledge who works for Olsen Stelzer/Montana Boots in Henrietta, TX | ||
| Mark W. Fletcher (Bronbo)
New member Username: Bronbo Post Number: 332 Registered: 1-2004 |
 I got to meet Tim Bishop from Tucumcari New Mexico | ||
| Mark W. Fletcher (Bronbo)
New member Username: Bronbo Post Number: 340 Registered: 1-2004 |
 Beck Boots from Amarillo TX was also there. Harry Beck was not there but his daughter, Carolyn Beck-Furnish (third generation bootmaker) was. | ||
| Mark W. Fletcher (Bronbo)
New member Username: Bronbo Post Number: 333 Registered: 1-2004 |
 I had the great suprise to bump into two of the nicest people in the "Big Country" Tom and Linda Smith (on the right). As you know Tom is a bootmaker in Aspermont Texas. (post some more photos of those Tom Smith Boots!) (Message edited by admin on May 15, 2005) | ||
| Mark W. Fletcher (Bronbo)
New member Username: Bronbo Post Number: 334 Registered: 1-2004 |
 J. L. Mercer Boots from San Angelo TX was there also | ||
| Mark W. Fletcher (Bronbo)
New member Username: Bronbo Post Number: 335 Registered: 1-2004 |
 Big Bend Saddlery from Alpine TX was also there | ||
| Mark W. Fletcher (Bronbo)
New member Username: Bronbo Post Number: 336 Registered: 1-2004 |
 What's a Western Heritage event without some cowboy singers playing and someone in a cowboy hat and sneakers drinking beer and listening. | ||
| Mark W. Fletcher (Bronbo)
New member Username: Bronbo Post Number: 337 Registered: 1-2004 |
 And of course there has to be the Chuck Wagon lunch. | ||
| Mark W. Fletcher (Bronbo)
New member Username: Bronbo Post Number: 338 Registered: 1-2004 |
 Very good grub, chicken fried steak, gravy, mashed potatoes, beans, cornbread and cobbler. I would have taken a picture of my plate except I was too busy with my fork. | ||
| Mark W. Fletcher (Bronbo)
New member Username: Bronbo Post Number: 339 Registered: 1-2004 |
 And after the grub, I felt like doing this this.... | ||
| Mark W. Fletcher (Bronbo)
New member Username: Bronbo Post Number: 341 Registered: 1-2004 |
It was a great weekend, Ralph and I also drove down to Coleman to spend sometime with Tex Robin, that is always a highlight. Tex showed us a new and very good steakhouse in Santa Anna, TX. In fact, it was a high cholesterol weekend. 1, Chicken-fried steak at Mary's Cafe in Strawn TX Friday evening (Said to be the biggest and best, it gets my vote!) 2. Breakfast at Dixie Pig in Abilene for Saturday morning. 3. The Chuckwagon Cookout Saturday lunch 4. Steak for Saturday dinner Noreta's in Santa Anna 5. Western omlette for Sunday breakfast at JB's in Coleman Texas. Okay, pass me the tofu or tell my wife to get more life insurance on me | ||
| Christopher M Williamson (Ttex)
New member Username: Ttex Post Number: 123 Registered: 1-2004 |
Mark I thought I would take a moment to look in on the group. Wow am I glad I did. those are some great pictures, they remind me that we will be home this summer and I’ll be stuffin as much as possible in a short time. Some of those things are the FOOD and MUSIC. I’m glad you had a great time because you just made me happy. Thanks CW | ||
| Mark W. Fletcher (Bronbo)
New member Username: Bronbo Post Number: 342 Registered: 1-2004 |
Chris, Tried to email you but it bounced back. Send me your email again. When are you coming to Texas and for how long? Where will you be? Hope you can visit some of us. Glad you liked my photos. Mark | ||
| Carrlyn Miller (Carrlyn)
New member Username: Carrlyn Post Number: 380 Registered: 1-2004 |
Mark, What great pictures!! It looks like it was a blast. Wish we could've gone. Do you know who does Carl Chappel's carving? | ||
| Mark W. Fletcher (Bronbo)
New member Username: Bronbo Post Number: 343 Registered: 1-2004 |
Carrlyn, I am not sure but I think Carl does it. Gary, do you know? | ||
| Gary Cunningham (Gcunning)
New member Username: Gcunning Post Number: 150 Registered: 1-2004 |
Carl does his own carving. He says he likes that, carving gun butts and carving clay for hobbies and when he retires. | ||
| Christopher M Williamson (Ttex)
New member Username: Ttex Post Number: 124 Registered: 1-2004 |
Mark Sorry for not responding before now, There has been alot to do at work and at our club. I get around to really looking at mail once a wk. We are going to my dad’s in Santa Fe down around Hitchcock. We will be there for ca. the last three wks of July. I’ll be dropping my daughter off so she can go to high school for a yr. It would be great to see some of you while we are there. I’ll have to take care of some things for Tanja’s school though. By the way my e-mail should be T.tex@get2net.dk or jocw10@hotmail.com The hotmail is for escrima for the most part, but if the other one doesn’t work try that. I’ll go on to the next person now, take care CW |