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“And in the morning I was riding
Out through the breaks of that long plain,
And leather creaking in the quieting
Would sound with trot and trot again.”

Opening lines from ANTHEM by Buck Ramsey, cowboy poet (1938-1998)

   Cowboys may be thought near extinct in this country, but they still ride and rope and round up cattle in Far West Texas. They also read, write and speak poetry. The 20th Annual Texas Cowboy Poetry Gathering was the last weekend of February 2006, in Alpine. (See page 4.)    

    Trappings of Texas 20th annual event featuring the best in Cowboy Gear and Art is the second-oldest Trappings show in the nation. It remains on exhibit at the Museum of the Big Bend, Sul Ross State University in Alpine, through April. (See page 6.)

   Radio in the Big Bend region is not just about radio anymore. It’s about life – local and global. Non-commercial KRTS 93.5 FM reaches you where you are and takes you to places you’ve never been. It asks listeners to be owners, participants and developers of a media that serves its listening audience. It is a nonprofit media that connects us from village to village and county to county in Far West Texas, and to the world at large. (See April schedule on page 21.)

     KRTS 93.5 FM (Marfa Public Radio) arrived in the Big Bend February 13, 2006,when renowned television broadcaster Dan Rather turned on the switch at the new studio in Marfa. That historic launch was followed by a benefit concert byWillie Nelson and his band on Valentine’s Day, at Sul Ross State University in Alpine is presented in photos. (See page 15.)

THANK YOU WILLIE!
LOVE,
FAR WEST TEXAS

Kay Taylor Burnett, Editor

Table of Contents:

3    Kay Taylor Burnett    Introduction
4    Jim Bones                  20th Cowboy Poetry Gathering
6    Charles Reins            Fort Davis
8    Tom Shuford            Ayn Foundation Marfa Project
9    Lonn Taylor              Indian Lodge
10   William Hanrahan    A Hiker's View
12    Dennie Miller        FOLKS OF FAR WEST TEXAS
14    Andrew Stuart       Below the Escondido Rim by David Keller
15    Jim Bones              Marfa Public Radio dedication   
16    Troy A. Gilbert     Escaping to Marfa
19    Jim Bones             Willie Nelson Benefit Concert
20    MARFA PUBLIC RADIO SCHEDULE
21    Judy Edwards       Nearly May
22    Elizabeth McBride    Copper Canyon
24    TRANS PECOS EVENTS CALENDAR and QUIZ
27    Dennie Miller    2006 Trappings of Texas
28    Roy Hamric        A Conversation with Judy
29    Jim Bones          Legend and Myth
35    Far West Texas Quiz Answers