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Rodeo Life GoodFORT WORTH. Tex. f AP -“It's not a good living.’* says John Holman, a Kavcee. Wvo..• Vcowboy. “but it’s a good life.“Rodeo.” growled western actor Slim Pickens, a onetime steer wrestler, “ain’t an occupation. It’s a disease.”Although not among the contestants in the stock show rodeo. Pickens' comment struck a responsive note among the 545 globe trotting cowboys who are. “True, true.” agreed WillNebraska PicnicAttendanceSets RecordA record attendance of 625 was reported at Thursday's annual Valiev-Wide Nebraska Picnic, held in the Casa Del Sol. The previous record attendance was 340.New officers chosen include Charles Blackburn, president, of Scottsbluff, Neb.; Vernon Nicodemus. vice president. David City; and Mrs. Enid N i c o d e m u s . secretarv-treasurer. David Citv.Immediate past officers included Charles Einspahr. president. Imperial; Charles Blackburn, rice president; and Mrs. Leona Wise, secretarv-treasurer, Omaha.Einsphar said the picnic consisted of a covered dish dinner.ILivingHerron. 29. a bareback bronc rider from Albuquerque who occasionally feels compelled to challenge the bulls.“It grows on you.” he said, It's a way of life. But in some ways it's like anything else. Some people like it and some people don't.“And we’re broke most ail thetime, one wav or the other.”vHerron. Holman and a coupleof their colleagues, bull riderDoug Shipe of Dodge City andbronc rider Howard Hunter ofKyle. S.D., paused betweenrides to discuss their rough-and-tumble profession.With the exception of Holmannone has ever obtained thenational finals, the goal of allmembers of the Rodeo CowboysAssociation (RCA).Herron, who joined the circuitin 1972, said he has split time thelast three years between*»rodeoing and building an unusual traveling Indian jewelry business.* * But this year I'm going to try to go as much as I can. I'd like to go hard and see if I can beat 'em and m ake the finals and possibly be a world champion.”Although Herron has a 4-year-old daughter, his wife. Linda, travels with him most of the time, setting up the jewelry display across the country.“Im fortunate that I've gotanother income because now I’m.able to afford to go all out,” Herron said. “And I don’t like to go by myself.Calling it a lonely life in a way. he said, “if it weren’t for Linda being with me I wouldn't go as muehasldo.”Shipe. 23. a bachelor in his fifth year on the pro tour, is a different type, confessing happily:“Once I started, this is all I wanted to do.”iflA/CC MED lH I howTV L J ITIEIV 1 SHOWING****** ******
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Valley Morning Star
Harlingen, Texas, US
Sat, Feb 07, 1976
Page 20
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