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my condition started to improve. As I’m writing this column, I’ve been about a week of no Covid symptoms and I feel like I have won the battle, but I know that I’m not at 100% and after talking to other folks who have had the virus, they tell me that
it takes months to fully recover. So, if you see me stopping to catch my breath after walking for a good distance, just know that I’ll be alright, I just need a little extra time and oxygen to get to where I’m going. That little virus is a wicked little
bug and can inflict some serious damage. I would do the exact same thing again for a friend, but next time I might just pour a gallon of sanitizer over my head when I’m done instead of just rubbing a little around on my hands, arms and face. My
friends are home and recovering, I’m going to be fine, and everything worked out this time. That has not always been the case as we all know friends, family, and others who have succumbed to this virus. I’m firmly convinced that we are all go-
ing to catch this bug before it’s over with, but maybe we will have a vaccine before too long and that will help. So, remember to wash your hands, sanitize, wear a mask, and social distance...... all of those things are not foolproof, but everything
helps and whatever you can do to stay away from this little critter is worth it because I wouldn’t wish this on anybody. Till next time, I’m....... Wade in the Shade
I think the most disturbing thing for me right now, is seeing how many people are losing family, friends, and more..... over political beliefs. If it wasn’t so sad, it would be almost comical. Because our society is condemning one another based on the information given being presumed correct. On both sides. You read that right.... PRESUMED. Here
is the thing, every single politician makes promises. All of them. No new taxes, reversing policies, changing the world.... and more. But yet, we argue over allegations. Did they pay taxes? How much? We see the “facts” supposedly. We judge based on those “facts”, and it rolls down hill.Bottom line, we see what all of them want us to see. On both sides.
For every single “fact” reported, I promise you the opposing side has “explained” the “facts”.... because not all was known.... about the “facts”. That’s the scary part. This isn’t a new issue. The world has been hidden from the truth of political figures for decades. It goes back to how much does the media have the right to know, and therefore report. But now, we are severing ties,
with those we love, over the facts that could be rebuked before the printing press stops. Why? Someone is not evil if they choose to support the opposing candidate. They are no more evil, than you are if you judge. They are not baby killers if they vote differently than you. They are not radical supremacists if they vote differently than you. Stop the hate people. What every person is, is trying to
make the best choice for their particular thoughts, based on half truths, shared by the masses, and spun by the insanity of social media. We are living in a world where people are basing their political beliefs based on memes, and what Bubbas next door neighbors cousin told them. Happy Sunday peeps.... remember this, we heard no new taxes.... and were taxed. We heard
you can keep your doctor..... and you couldn’t. You are being told what they want you to hear, to get your vote. Do your research. Vote along with what you personally believe.... and know this, realistically if 1/16 of what you are promised before Novermber 3, actually happens..... that candidate will go down as a raging success.
story-telling prowess are legendary in ProRodeo. In 2020, Tallman will work his record 26th NFR at Globe Life Field in Arlington, Texas, Dec. 3-12. Tallman was named the 2019 PRCA Announcer of the Year for the 10th time and was inducted into the ProRodeo Hall of Fame in 2004. “When you think of legends in professional rodeo, Bob Tallman has to come to mind,”
Sturman said. “He is one of the best rodeo announcers of all time. He is a wealth of information and stories. He has seen it all in our sport and has worked tirelessly to inform the fans, give back to our industry and help to make the sport better than when he started. He was an obvious choice for the 2020 Legend of ProRodeo.” Born Oct. 25, 1947, in Winnemucca, Nev., Tallman tried his
hand as a rodeo competitor, but he quickly discovered his forte was behind a microphone, as evidenced by his first PRCA Announcer of the Year Award in 1982. Tallman’s career began in Fallon, Nev., when he told a rodeo producer he thought he could do a better job than the announcer was doing. The producer told him to give it a try. Tallman earned $100 for that first job
and has never looked back. “This (Legend of ProRodeo honor) was never on my radar,” Tallman said. “Any time you try in life to set yourself up for things like this, God doesn’t like that. It’s co-mingling the truth and honesty with something that’s going to bite you. I didn’t have a clue about this award. I want to give everyone else within the vicinity of that reception hope that they would be able
to be standing in that same spotlight. “The toughest part of accepting an award this prestigious is to walk away from there gracefully and let people want to walk in your path with them.” Tallman is the 15th man to be honored as a Legend of ProRodeo, following Jake Barnes, Jim Shoulders, Clem McSpadden, Harry Vold, Larry Mahan, Shawn Davis, Dean Oliver, Donnie Gay,
Benny Binion, Mel Potter, Neal Gay, Michael Gaughan, Keith Martin and Cotton Rosser. The Wrangler Gold Buckle Gala will include a reception at 6 p.m. (CT), followed by a 7 p.m. dinner with live auction and program. Entertainment will be provided by musical artist Paul Bogart.
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We can kinda talk about politics again this week. President Trump and I have something in common. We both have had Covid-19. A while back, I put a good friend and his wife in an ambulance and as I closed the door on the ambu-
lance, the thought crossed my mind that I may never see them again. Once they were inside a hospital, it would be almost impossible to get a chance to see them due to the fact that the hospitals are all locked down and not allow-
ing visitors. I was wearing a mask and I completely sanitized after I left the property, but I had their keys in my hand and I was locking and unlocking doors, I went to retrieve her purse for her to bring with her to the hospital for
E E R F insurance cards, etc, and I handled their bag that contained cell phone chargers and other needed items. In other words, I was all around the opportunity to catch the little virus. About a week later, I started getting symptoms of the Covid variety. I never had the traditional symptoms like high fever and a wicked cough, but I did have a low grade fever(around 100 degrees) and I was
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gio. He kindled a lifelong love of the sport, and good music. We shared a room for a while. But he moved out to get married shortly afterwards. From that, one can draw the conclusion that childhood experiences last past adolescence. Despite keeping my grandfather’s .30-30 Winchester Trappers Model rifle leaning by the door into the garage, he didn’t hunt. Fortunately for me, a hunting/ fishing buddy of my grandfather’s asked my mother if I’d like to go up to his primitive camp on Beech Creek, west of Silsbee, at the edge of the Big Thicket. Thankfully, she said, “YES!” I was nine, and my life changed that weekend. Our jaunts up
to his backwoods ”camp” deep in The Thicket created precious memories. I still “go there” on sleepless nights – watching the bottle cork he attached to the line on my bamboo fishing pole for a bobber bounce while an unseen fish attacked my bait. “Uncle Josh”, as I called him, taught me how to set a line for catfish at night, how to call hogs, how to “knock a can of black-eyed peas in the head” for supper, that when the wash bucket was empty, it was my chore to trudge down to the creek to fill it (and trudge back uphill). He also introduced me to bathing naked in that creek (although I worried about turtles). He warned me, too, about the mysterious
“wampus cats” that stalked the woods at night. I laid in bed in the dark listening to the sounds of the forest, wondering if the cats were what made the night sounds. And sometimes shivered. He taught me how to perch-fish, shoot a .22 rifle and a 16-gauge shotgun, hunt squirrels, about tick bites and showed me how he cooked cabrito in
his big brick pit. He didn’t have to teach me fascination for his Winchester .32-20 rifle; that came naturally. But I never got to shoot it. He was a gentleman and a gentle mentor. I can still see him in his khaki pants and undershirt, leaning over the pit, wearing his trademark fedora. I loved him. And appreciate all he did for me. Many kids don’t have
Kids need someone to introduce them to the outdoor world and all that it encompasses. Many lack a father to do that. Maybe you can help. Photo by Brad Brown.
Bob’s Texas in Fort Worth. “I’ve been the host of the Legend of ProRodeo event three or four times, and I asked (ProRodeo Hall of Fame director) Kent Sturman, ‘Is there somebody older than me who might not be in good health that is
more deserving?’” Tallman said. “I have been so over awarded in 50 years, and in one week I got the call to work the (2020 Wrangler National Finals Rodeo), then I passed my real estate test and then I got a call from
Kent Sturman. It was a Triple Crown week. “I’m going to give the credit to the selection committees. I’m going to give the credit to the Lord. As long as I can be humble enough to accept by those who chose this and
Bob Tallman named 2020 Legend of ProRodeo recipient COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. – ProRodeo Hall of Fame announcer Bob Tallman has been named the 2020 Legend of ProRodeo. Tallman will be honored at the Wrangler Gold Buckle Gala on Nov. 30 at Billy
I can be an example for others who will receive it (Legend of ProRodeo) in the future and that I can walk the walk and talk the talk and set the example in receiving it for the younger people coming up in the world, I accept it.”
an “Uncle Josh” to show them the woods. Look around. As deer season nears, perhaps there’s someone in your family or neighborhood you could help. You’d be doing the planet a favor by introducing them to the world off the pavement. And you may be the only one who will.
During a career that has spanned more than five decades, Tallman has announced more than 15,000 rodeo performances in the U.S., Mexico, Canada, Australia and New Zealand. Tallman’s gravellaced baritone and
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