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Well I had a rather interesting past week in Texas... From Calf Fries to Rattle Snakes and a crazy Garfield cat.....
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Ok let me explain.... I went to Texas for a week to do some shows and visit some friends. The first stop I made was Houston TX. I had a blast staying there with World Champion Cutting horse trainer Sonny Rice, I got to ride some Cutting horses- They were so much fun, very different to riding Barrel Racing horses which I am used to. Here's a link to the video I made http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RmFnGGj6wO4 .... .. ..
While I was in the Houston area I also had the chance to go into Bellville Jr High to play for a group of students. It was the most fun I have had at a show in a long time. The students were so fun, they knew every word to my songs, were singing along, clapping and keeping me rather entertained. Some of the guys were doing a great impersonation of the cheer leading chant in "Don't chase me". I will post some photos for you soon, I felt like I was in a movie- Aussie schools are not like US schools. Thanks again to Mrs. Rices classes at Bellville High! You rocked!....
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The next place I went to was Lubbock Texas. I have a friend that lives there Dena Kirkpatrick, she is a World Champion Barrel Racing horse trainer. We spent three days riding young horses for 7 hours each day... I thought I was going to be sore but surprisingly I wasn't...I did sleep really good at night though :). Ok now here is where the Calf fries, Rattle Snakes and Garfield cat comes into play. While I was staying in Lubbock I got invited to dinner to eat Calf Fries and Salad for dinner. I didn't know what Calf fries were? We call them Prairie Oysters in AUS and you may call them Calf Balls! Yes that's right people eat that kind of thing..Crazy. I wasn't going to eat them but everyone else was so I thought I better try one! I didn't really like the taste of it but I was proud of myself for being so brave. ....
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Ok now the Rattle Snake story...the people I was staying with had Rattle Snakes frozen in their freezer. WHAT THE? Ok "You might be a redneck if you have Rattle Snakes in your freezer". Now comes the crazy Garfield story. I made a yummy lasagne one night for dinner and left it cooling on the bench while I went to the bathroom and when I came back 2 minutes later half of my lasagne was gone? I turned around and saw the cat with lasagne all over it's face! I never used to believe what I saw in the Garfield movie but now I do. I was so cranky with the cat. ....
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I am back in Nashville now and have meetings for the next two days but I thought I would keep you up to date with what I have been up to.....
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Shea XOXOXOX