February 1, 2025
Eventually everything comes out in the wash. Or, so my mother was fond of saying.
A case to her point: twenty-seven years ago, me and my fellow Renegades took a field trip to Coffeyville, Kansas and while touring Death Alley and Isham's Hardware Store (it was still there, and still in business!), we wanted to have our photo taken in front of the Condon Bank, but there was nary a soul in downtown Coffeyville on a Sunday, with church and all. As luck would have it, we ended up flagging down a motorcycle rider to take our photo and here is the photo he took for us:
Well, imagine my suprise when I got the following email this morning:
"I have thought about contacting you for years and sharing a picture I took with you and the guys that day in Coffeyville (8/30/98). I was taking a bike trip out to the Rockies and stopped in Coffeyville that Sunday morning to take in some Wild West history. I remember one of the guys asking me if I read True West magazine. It all made sense a few years later when I saw you on TV being interviewed on a Wild West docu-series (don't remember which). I told my friend, 'I met that guy!' This naive 25 year old met The Renegades and didn't even realize it. I am older now and hopefully a lot wiser. I have included a picture of my bike at the time and the bank. It would be great if you could reply and list the names of the men we are standing with. I would love to add their names to my picture book. I enjoy your YouTube content. Keep on keeping on, Bob. God bless."
Sincerely,
Stephen Elliott
Milan, Tennessee
"Life is stranger than anything you could ever make up."
—Old Vaquero Saying
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