Aster1 Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 oooh, Snakeskin Cowboys, who the hell you think you are, prancin' around in your paper product hats..... Are snakeskin cowboys like "tin plated greenhorn" or something? I like my straw hat when I go mow the back 40 at home or esp. when I head to Wyoming to hang out. It a cheaper "Shady Brady" cuz I spend too much on guitar & Harley stuff to have one of them expensive hats Milo talked about earlier I think. Aster Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender 4 Life Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Tommy... Last full rodeo today here. You're right about the appropriateness of the term "green mud." Then too, there are the road apples. And seriously, year-round, it's common for folks to have spurs on their boots when then stop for chow or a drink. It's a type of "country" that frankly I think most "farm" states don't quite get, let alone city folks. That's a matter of culture, but I'm convinced that although most live music around here is played by full or part time folks who live in a town, the effect of a much more sparse population density plays a huge role in what stuff "sells." As I've suggested before, listen to the late Chris Ledouox material and it'll offer a clue that even if there's an increasing urban/rock ingredient, the independent streak of rural/frontier folk brings a much different flavor to music that a virtually identical "style" of a band with an urban cultural base. m M.....did you and your buddies have "road apple battles" as kids like we did? uncontrolled chaos that was...........man I miss those days Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender 4 Life Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 RE: Snakeskin boots and "paper" hats. Never had snakeskin boots 'cuz they'd be harder to clean when I do, actually, get green mud on my boots. As for the "paper" hats, I got a nice Bailey "straw" from the local boot and whatever-western purveyor and didn't realize what the damned thing was made up until my wife and I were talking about what kinda straw it was. Dug around a bit and ... sheesh, it looked like a straw, cost like a decent straw but... nope, 'twas paper except for the sweatband. OTOH, I'm not sure that's worse than a made to order set of boots I bought in Seoul maybe 25 years ago. I figured a hand-made set would be pretty nice. Nope. Their idea of a set of buckaroo boots (great in winter around here) were basically English-style riding boots with a bit more heel and no spur ridge at all. City folk... sheesh. m Justin Straws ($20 @ Tractor Supply).....wear like freaking iron......but now I have the urge to slice into mine just to see Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender 4 Life Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 can we fuss about Bluegrass now??? http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mmU6wELS4sc just couldn't resist ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender 4 Life Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 one of the funniest segments ever on a show I grew up watching....... oh, some talent here too !! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gw0fxuIvBM oh no...i've gone O/T again.......sorry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Bender... A western SD kid ended up playing fiddle with Clark for years... What I think is "funny" is how all the real old time pickin' began incredible increases in virtuosity when we got recordings, then radio and sound movies, on up to today's media. I think we have increased our own expectations for musicianship geometrically increased from pre-Edison. m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Oh... Bender... My Bailey "straw" ain't all that bad. Holds up pretty decently even in the rain - which cleans off the rodeo arena mud - and was quite a bit more $$ than Justin straw and not that much less than Tony's or Charley "felt" hats. As for the better hats... one can tell the diff. Road apple fights - yup. All... Boots, even the pretty girls' "competing for Miss Rodeo" boots, should be tough enough to work livestock on foot in a pen during most weather conditions. That pretty much leaves out the snakeskin variety or the sort of less expensive "tourist" boots one finds a lotta places. It's simply a matter of decent quality materials designed for the real thing. But yeah, the years I lived in Memphis, I wore city shoes and no hat 'cuz it was a different world. m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
'Scales Posted July 14, 2014 Share Posted July 14, 2014 Aster, "Tin Plated Greenhorns" its like this... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bender 4 Life Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Oh... Bender... My Bailey "straw" ain't all that bad. Holds up pretty decently even in the rain - which cleans off the rodeo arena mud - and was quite a bit more $$ than Justin straw and not that much less than Tony's or Charley "felt" hats. As for the better hats... one can tell the diff. Road apple fights - yup. All... Boots, even the pretty girls' "competing for Miss Rodeo" boots, should be tough enough to work livestock on foot in a pen during most weather conditions. That pretty much leaves out the snakeskin variety or the sort of less expensive "tourist" boots one finds a lotta places. It's simply a matter of decent quality materials designed for the real thing. But yeah, the years I lived in Memphis, I wore city shoes and no hat 'cuz it was a different world. m yep, i've got the expensive "dress" hats, but for everyday wear, it's the Justin in the summer, and oddly a MIM brand named "Cowboy" that I got at a convienence store for $12.50 in the winter......toughest felt i've ever .....felt. CITY shoes???? say it ain't so! that's almost like eating picante' sauce from NYC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L8_4thesh0w Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 one of the funniest segments ever on a show I grew up watching....... oh, some talent here too !! http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4gw0fxuIvBM oh no...i've gone O/T again.......sorry Roy Clark was a big part of the reason I wanted to learn to pick. I saw him live at a show when he broke a string that nearly cut his nose playing Malaguena. A couple of hands lowered another guitar over him and as he stepped out of the first one he barely missed a note! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
milod Posted July 15, 2014 Share Posted July 15, 2014 Bender... Yup, city shoes in Memphis. Why? 'Cuz of so many pheasant-feather hats and snakeskin boots there that woulda gotten me laughed out of a branding up here, let alone a bull sale. So... I wore suits and warmups and city shoes and sneakers and... even polo shirts and khakis. But that's for city living. I escaped. m Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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