I am always amazed at the crazy, beautiful people I meet at the Festival of the West down at Westworld, in Scottsdale. These photos were taken at today's show. First up:
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The "Please Lunge Me" Cowgirl
This pretty cowgirl has on a T-shirt that says on the back:
"The kind of girl that needs to be lunged. . ."
I don't know about you but that is kind of a turn on, no?
Meanwhile, these brothers from Maryland and Pennsylvania stopped traffic in front of our booth when they insisted on posing with me:
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The Brothers From Another Mother: Quinn Massey of Harrisburg, PA and Charles Pryon of Upper Marlborno, Maryland flank me (I'm the white guy). We posed for so many damn photos I told them they need their own booth. ha.
Got lots of Maniacs coming by:
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This is Harry Simpson as Wild Bill Hickok from Pembroke, Massachusetts. He's wearing his True West Maniac badge, which I am pointing at.
More pics tomorrow. Hey, we take you there.
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