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1. ERFR HAS A NEW LOCATION! |
ARCHIVES (1)Welcome to the archives. With all the new NEWS regarding the ERFR, we wanted to make it all as easily accessible as possible. We will begin archiving older news stories in this section. Here you'll find all the news we've listed on the site since day 1. If you think you've missed something, just scroll down the page and see what you can find.
Thanks For The MemoriesWithout the
help and support of the many friends we've made through the organization, the
Eye Reckon Freedom Ride would not be where it is today. Surf on over to
our new Thank You page, and take a look at the many
folks who've helped us so much over this great journey. Be Our Guest!We've got a few new exciting features available on the site today. First up is our new guestbook feature. While we're still working on the final look of it, it appears to be running smoothly. There is a link to at it the top of the page, or you can simply click here. We also seemed to have (at least temporarily) fixed our counter on the front page. In addition we also have a new links page, also available at the top of the page or by clicking here. Please visit our guestbook and leave us any tips or comments. Your feedback and enjoyment of the site is what keeps it running, so we look forward to hearing from all of you. Also, if you have any questions, please address them to eyereckonride@aol.com as our next project is an on site FAQ. Calgary HeraldWe'll have
a brand new article up from Scott Crowson of the
Calgary Herald
as soon as we iron out the copyright. A Modern Day CowboyWe're proud
to present another lyrical tribute to Hoot and the ride by Canadian Jim Bell
entitled, A Modern Day Cowboy. A Picture's Worth 1000 WordsScoot on over to our brand new Photographs section. Here you'll find the various snapshots taken of the ERFR over their journeys. Check them out right here.
Canada 2005 UPDATE Part 2!To read
part 2 about Mr. Hoot's Wild Chuckwagon Ride,
click here.
What's The Press Got To Say?Our
articles section is now up and running. This is where you'll find all the
press the ERFR has received thus far. Click here
to find out what all the fuss is about.
Canada 2005 UPDATE Part 1!The trip
has been a HUGE success so far due in no small part to the hospitality and
friendliness of Norma Dunn, the folks of Taurus Meats of Sweden, Arnie Wolf,
Wally Churchill, and
our Australian tourist friends. To find out all about our trip so far,
click here.
A Cowboy By Any Other NameHead on over for a visit to the official site for The Calgary Stampede. While your there, create your own Cowboy Nickname, and show it off to all your friends.
On The Road AgainDelighted
to be returning to Canada where we'll be helping escort and entertain a group of
Swedish guests of Stampede from Vancouver to Banff. Then on to Stampede 2005
where Hoot is tied in with Chuck Wagon races and planning to perform "I
Specialize in Mules" for the World Championship Horseshoeing competition.
Riders On The StormThe Story of The Eye Reckon Freedom Ride, is coming out over Labor Day Weekend in Bandera. Click here to read an exclusive excerpt from this humorous, adventurous, and poignant story by author Mary Allyce.
PoetryWhile we were in Montana, late June, 2004, Reckon straddled a rattlesnake. Hoot pulled his pistol and shot the snake and Reckon, who's not used to pistols at close range, bucked. There's some debate whether Hoot lasted 8 seconds, but when he landed, he broke ribs. He was the only shoer on the trip and he was in no shape to shoe anything. As we approached Calgary, horses and mules needed shoeing, trimming and clips. Our friend, Robin Arthurs, on whose land we were camping, sent Marshall Iles to do the job. We didn't know it at the time, but Marshall is the Chairman of the World Championship Horseshoeing Committee at Stampede and himself a former World Champion Shoer. He got our animals in good order and when it came time to pay him, he refused money. "I want you to write me a song or a poem about a horseshoer who BUYS a mule, Hoot," he said. Back home in Bandera, Mike Newman, with Hoot's input, wrote "I Specialize in Mules". The payoff came just before the awarding of the 2005 Championship when Marshall brought Hoot up to the mike and he performed the piece before the audience and Marshall. It was well received, as it always is, but the payoff for Hoot came when, "I turned to Marshall and saw tears running down his cheeks." It loses something just sitting on a page, but y'all c'mon to Bandera and hear it in person! "I Specialize In Mules".
Thank You Canada CampaignAs part of our Thank You Canada Campaign, we will be selling products related to the ERFR. While we don't have the products section quite up and running, check back soon and click here to see what we've got cookin'.
New Website!The Eye Reckon Freedom Ride Establishes Internet Presence in order for all interested parties to share in this wonderful organization. We hope it's well worth the wait! Enjoy!
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