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	Spring/feels like summer 2008 Not exactly spring and not exactly summer; normal weather for Utah. Yesterday we had record breaking heat and today we have a snow advisory for the mountains with some rivers and streams at flood level. When it’s springtime in the Rockies….If you don’t like the weather around here, you just wait 15 minutes or drive 50 miles…it’ll change. OK, so I’m not exactly being prompt this year. Ask anyone in my family. If I was ever on time sending things out it would be an absolute miracle and probably cause a heart failure or 2. So, I’m protecting my family’s health by always being late. (Mom, I still have your Mother’s Day card and gift. I’ll just bring them with me in July). Hey, remember that new Dodge Caravan that we bought December 31st with only 3 miles on it?!?!? Now THAT’S a memory!! That vehicle now has just under 12,000 miles on it and we are headed in to our busy season…June…if you can call June a season. “The Yellowstone Song” is now available on a CD called “Songs of Yellowstone and the Tetons” and I was wrong about it having all 16 songs from the contest on it. There are 7 songs from the contest and 10 others by various artists that were chosen to complete the CD. It’s a nice blend of bluegrassy/folky/celticy music…until you get to the end. Then it’s like BAM, “99 bottles of beer on the wall” kind of thing. Every song is beautiful and then this sing-along thing hits you. But get this….I’M ON A CD WITH LYLE LOVETT!!!! AND JERRY DOUGLAS!!!!! Those are not just ordinary folks. Lyle Lovett is Lyle Lovett and Jerry Douglas is the best dobro player in the world and idolized by many including David. You can get your very own copy of the CD for $15 plus $2 s/h and mail it to STAMPEDE!, PO Box 944, Roy, UT 84067. If you get it and you don’t like it, send it back to me and I’ll send you a CD that I don’t like. Terri’s CD is in the final stages…FINALLY!! She hopes to have the finished product in hand by the end of July. Guess I’d better catch you up to date with what we’ve been doing besides yard work: · February as we do every month, our plethora of care centers/senior centers/assisted living centers kept us busy. We always enjoy going to these places and end up meeting some great people and even rubbed shoulders with some famous people. We met Johnny Weissmuller’s (Tarzan) son at a center in Logan a few years back. Remember Danny Davis and the Nashville Brass? We met Danny at a center a few years back. Last month we met Chet Atkins cousin. Just goes to show you don’t know who you’re going to run in to. As always, we had a great time in Lewiston, ID meeting up with friends and raising money for a good cause…the Lee Earl Scholarship Fund which is given to 2 students in the Arts. While we were there, we got to play at Grumpy’s which is a really cool place to eat and have fun · March we headed back up to the Lewiston area but farther up the road to Genesee, ID for the Rim Riders annual Spaghetti Western. What a hoot these guys are. Check them out at genesseerimriders.org. Annnnnd…..we were back at Grumpy’s again. We really love that place! And just when you thought the fun for March was over, we went to Hagerman, ID for the 2nd annual Cowboy Gatherin’. Ken and his crew do a great job and treat everyone so nice. If you’re looking for a good time in Hagerman next spring, make sure you check this out. · April found us in Pasco, WA for the Columbia River Cowboy Gathering. Can you say, “WOW!”? This is one gathering that just continues to get better and better every year and we are proud to be asked to be a part of it and hope we get to every year…hint, hint This year we had the thrill of our 6 years….not that we haven’t had thrills in 6 years but this was our BIG thrill. There we are on Friday afternoon playing our set. We get to the end our set and Steve says, “We have time for one more” and a voice from the back says, “We have a request back here”. OK, the only request we don’t honor is when someone asks us to leave or if it’s a song we don’t know, we’ll murder it the best we can. But the request came in as, “I want to hear “Ride Cowboy, Ride”. OK, sure….it’s on our CD so lots of people know we do it and we have done it with lots of people. But the request came from Rex Allen Jr. himself!!! (for those of you that don’t know, Rex Allen, Jr. wrote the song) Big thrill, right?!?! Yup….but not as big as when he got up out of his chair and came walking up on to the stage and said, “Let’s start this song over”. So we did. He took Steve’s microphone and sang the verses including one that we had never heard (by the way Rex, I’d love to have a copy of those other verses) and we all sang along on the harmonating part of the chorus which is the entire chorus. The three of us and REX ALLEN JR.!!! The best part was when Rex went to share the mic with Steve and Steve got him with his mustache and Rex told Steve that his mustache tickled. I know there were a lot of pictures of that taken because everywhere we looked there were flashes. It was almost like Britney Spears was in the room. I also know that some people/places have a policy on taking photos and videos and such. Well, so do we. We say take all you want and if there’s a good one, please send it us! Thanks to Mike Iverson (bluesageband.com) for that great line! · More April After recovering from Pasco, we got back in the van and headed to St. Anthony, ID. This time we had David’s daughter Jenny Lynn with us. As usual she wowed the crowd with her low voice and youthful attitude. If you haven’t met either of David’s daughters, Amanda or Jenny Lynn, there are a few appearances listed on the calendar where they will be joining their dad. How many teenage kids do you know that want to hang out with their dad?!? Amanda isn’t a teenager anymore…just turned 21…but she still likes to hang out with him. · May Spent the 1st weekend in the rustic little town of Idaho City. Toured the cemetery, was in a parade, played by a painting of a naked pig….yup, I said “a painting of a naked pig”. You’ll just have to go see it for yourself. The next weekend found us AT HOME!! The 1st Annual Golden Spike Cowboy Gathering. Great event put on as a fundraiser for Enable Industries which helps handicapped adults live in the real world. It was great. Our good friend Sam had a young man dancing with her in the aisle. With a few teaks and twists, this could become another of the premier and must attend events. That same weekend, we were the house band for a new dinner theater in Pleasant Grove, UT. Check out their website at showtimeutah.com and come join us for a fun night. It was tough for our 1st one because we didn’t do too well following a script. But this is another one that is going to be great family entertainment and good food, too! They have another band on other weekends so it won’t always be us but I’ve heard these other guys are really good….Mama’s Boys…name of the band, not a description · End of May we were in the beautiful southern Utah town of Escalante. I’m always in awe when I’m down there surrounded by the natural beauty of the land. Someday I hope to spend more time and really get a good look-see. BUT IT HAS TO WARM UP! The day before we were there, they had the snowplows out. Whoever started this whole thing on global warming doesn’t have a clue. It is the end of May and we are still getting snow, rain, hail, wind and it’s COLD!! Everybody turn your outside lights on and let’s see if we can’t warm things up around here. Oh yeah, gas was $4.09 a gallon for regular unleaded · June this is one of our busiest months of the year. We have one day the entire month that we’re not traveling or performing. Steve, Terri, the grandkids and Sam will be in Townsend, MT on the 7th for their annual gathering. Of course, you can’t be that close to Yellowstone and not go so we’ll pop in “The Yellowstone Song” and see just how many of those things that are listed in the song that we actually see. Then it’s another night at the dinner theater and then Steve has a meeting in Branson and, of course, I’m not going to let him get away with going without me so while we’re there, David will be here defending our honor. From there, it’s down to Panguitch, UT for the annual Balloon Festival. We’ll be playing Saturday afternoon next to the greatest antique store, Cowboy Collectibles and then for the evening up on the big stage. Hey, maybe we can get another ride in a balloon?!?!?!? Up, up and away!! · July bhghjnm…no that’s not a typo. I had help from my new assistant and her claws are just a little too long but she’s got a great motor and her legs are hairier than mine….but then she’s got 4 legs, too. But anyway, July is full with mostly local outings, August has us going again and September is filling up as well. Who knows, maybe there will be another newsletter somewhere along the way. *· WE HAVE MORE PINS!* For those of you that didn’t get in on the last round of pins, we have more…or we will have as soon as I get them picked up. They’re the same price…$5.00. What a steal! And it’s great to see so many people wearing them on their hats, shirts, jackets or wherever. It’s the same design….when we get rich, we’ll change it. Watch for the announcement on Terri’s CD later this summer and the group should be working on a new CD or 2 SOON!!! “May the horse be with you”. STAMPEDE! David Anderson-Award winning vocals, Guitar, Yodeling zamboni driver, spokesperson during interviews…at least for the Baker City Herald…we made the front page! Co-pilot, champion shrimp eater, Tic attractor and wildlife thief, hub cap thief, Tri-pod, beach bum in a parka, a REAL cowboy, The Great Cardini-Idea maker, world class gymnast, gall bladderless, lost driver, Grandpa Jones look-a-like, newsletter fodder Steve Taylor- Vocals, Bass, Chauffer, Tarzan Imitator, Sound Tech, Motel reservation getter, water boy, chicken dancer, weakest link, PRESIDENT of the WMA…finally, a title!! And now known for giving birth to an alien through his knee via C-section(dang catheter cap anyway!), pack horse, sweat hog, beer not wine kind of guy, a REAL cowboy, Coyote howler, singer of German Christmas Carols, doer of amazing hat tricks, My Hero, consumer of fine foods slimy and otherwise Terri Taylor, The Epiglottis Goddess-Vocals, Guitar, Spoons, Yodeler, Face player, Banker, Bookkeeper, Agent, Manager, Computer Tech, Answering Service, Scheduler, Bathroom Finder, Chief Cook and Bottle washer, Song Finder, Wardrobe Specialist, Gopher, mail clerk, speech writer( I’d like to thank the Academy…”) Tic magnet, boot hog, owner of many guitars, award winner (a plethora of ‘em now!), Willie Nelson imitator on bad days, new owner of a really cool guitar and perhaps another one on the way, tin-grinner and changing colors monthly, “There’s a place I like to go….”, editor, reporter • DON’T FORGET TO GET YOUR PIN! These pins are black and gold and have become the official logo for our group. We’re also planning on baseball caps and who knows what else!! You can pick them up at any or our performances or we’ll ship them to you - if you add the postage! $5.00 EACH +1.00 shipping