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Much To Do Re LeDoux
I wrote you when (now deceased cowboy singer and bareback
champion) Chris LeDoux was nominated and inducted into the
Rodeo Hall of Fame in the National Cowboy Museum (October
2006) and, well, I have more news of note on this matter.
LeDoux will be inducted into Texas Trail of Fame on Sat., Oct.
27, at 10 a.m. on the steps of the Fort Worth Livestock Exchange
in the Fort Worth, Texas, National Stockyards Historic District.
I nominated him in 2005 for this honor, and he did get attention
for my nomination letter, but he didn't garner enough votes in
2005 or in 2006. I think his induction into the Rodeo Hall of
Fame made the difference this time. I met him once in the early
'70s before championship or fame found him. This quiet, funloving,
sincere man talked to me like he talked to everyone there,
as an equal. My daddy taught me two things. He said keep these
two and everything else will not matter. No. 1: Ride for the brand
(be loyal to your employer and give him an honest day's work for
your pay. No. 2: Make your word your bond. If you share this
information, please do not mention me. I am not the story. The
story should be another posthumous honor for Chris LeDoux
and how much love he still engenders in his fans even two years
after his untimely passing. Thanks for your time. I have been a
subscriber for a while nowand don't plan on that changing ever
-Name withheld by writer's request
Nice to get that, and I'm sure Chris' fans are all gratified by the news.
In the following letter, addressing a different matter, a reader (and
cowboy minister) who has been corresponding to convince us (not
that we needed convincing) that there are plenty of cowboys and cowgals
in Missouri and Illinois, added this bit to the body of evidence:
Corrections/Clarifications
In our July/Aug. '07 issue, in our article on the Oklahoma centennial,
we incorrectly stated that Oklahoma ballplayer Johnny Bench
was a pitcher. Reader Johnny Mack Brown of Checotah, Okla., was
the first to call with the correction, steering us kindly toward the
too-obvious truth that Bench was a catcher. for the Cincinnati
Reds, in the days of the Big Red Machine.
Another reader, Chuck Gipson, of Webbers Falls, Okla., made the
equally apt observation that Reba McEntire should have been cited
among the notable musicians to have come from the Sooner State.
Please address any letters submitted for publication to Letters
to the Editor, American Cowboy magazine, 921 Walnut, Suite 250,
Boulder, CO 80301. Or send email to jmullins@americancowboy.com.
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reserves the right to edit letters for length or clarity.
-EDITOR
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