When the following story came to my attention, it punched my funny bone button extremely hard. It was so humorous to me that I had to write it down immediately. All who read The Brayer may not be familiar with all the characters in this story. I will therefore introduce them to you:
Bobby and Brenda Campbell are mule people. They own and show a jumping mule named Fizz Bomb. They also participate in parades. Bobby is a wild hog hunter and uses a pack mule on wild hog hunts. Brenda is Brenda Foster Campbell, a Texas cowgirl who was nominated to The Cowgirl Hall of Fame which is located in Fort Worth, Texas in 2003. I had recently written an article about Brenda in a Looking Back article for The Brayer magazine.
Allen Luskey is one of the owners of Luskey Luskey’s / Ryon’s western stores. Allen is the son of my old friend, the late Gary Luskey and the nephew of another good friend, Ed Luskey. Allen is in charge of the Fort Worth Luskey / Ryon store.
Michael Martin Murphy is a cowboy singer, songwriter and performing artist. He was a well known country music artist, but switched entirely to cowboy music. One of his best known recordings is about the Cowboy’s Christmas Ball in Anson, Texas. This annual ball has been going on since the 1800s.
Reba McEntire is an Oklahoma cowgirl and country music recording artist, as well as making a number of movies and currently has her own TV show.
The last character in this story is Elvis Presley. I doubt that he needs any further introduction.
Brenda’s nomination to the Cowgirl Hall of Fame has picked up a lot of momentum. She rode in the grand entry of a rodeo in Oklahoma and then set the pattern for the barrel racing folowing her nomination. She was featured in her local newspaper and gave some talks at schools. One of her Oklahoma friends was a friend of Michael Martin Murphy. He was scheduled for a concert in Oklahoma. He told Michael about Brenda.
I guess if some celebrity called me at home and identified themselves to me I would be very suspicious about their identity. Brenda was at home. Her phone rang. She answered the phone. The voice on the other end said, “I am Michael Martin Murphy.” Brenda thought someone was playing tricks on her. Her response was therefore, “”Yes and I am Reba McEntire.” After Michael Martin Murphy convinced Brenda that he was indeed who he claimed to be, he invited Brenda to his Oklahoma concert and said that he wants to introduce her on the stage as a nominee for the Cowgirl Hall of Fame. Michael is originally from Texas as is Brenda. She therefore planed to present him with a yellow rose representing the famous song, The Yellow Rose of Texas.
Michael then advised Brenda that he would like to confirm her nomination to the Cowgirl Hall of Fame. He said people sometimes provide him with erroneous information. It was therefore necessary for him to confirm this before his concert. Brenda said the Luskey’s / Ryon’s was one of her nominators and suggested that he call Allen Luskey at the Fort Worth store.
The next thing that occurred was that Allen Luskey received a telephone call at the Fort Worth store. Allen answered the phone with, “This is Allen Luskey.” The caller responded with, I am Michael Martin Murphy.” Like Brenda, Allen thought someone was messing with his mind. Allen responded, “Yea, and I am Elvis Presley.”
Bobby and Brenda Campbell are mule people. They own and show a jumping mule named Fizz Bomb. They also participate in parades. Bobby is a wild hog hunter and uses a pack mule on wild hog hunts. Brenda is Brenda Foster Campbell, a Texas cowgirl who was nominated to The Cowgirl Hall of Fame which is located in Fort Worth, Texas in 2003. I had recently written an article about Brenda in a Looking Back article for The Brayer magazine.
Allen Luskey is one of the owners of Luskey Luskey’s / Ryon’s western stores. Allen is the son of my old friend, the late Gary Luskey and the nephew of another good friend, Ed Luskey. Allen is in charge of the Fort Worth Luskey / Ryon store.
Michael Martin Murphy is a cowboy singer, songwriter and performing artist. He was a well known country music artist, but switched entirely to cowboy music. One of his best known recordings is about the Cowboy’s Christmas Ball in Anson, Texas. This annual ball has been going on since the 1800s.
Reba McEntire is an Oklahoma cowgirl and country music recording artist, as well as making a number of movies and currently has her own TV show.
The last character in this story is Elvis Presley. I doubt that he needs any further introduction.
Brenda’s nomination to the Cowgirl Hall of Fame has picked up a lot of momentum. She rode in the grand entry of a rodeo in Oklahoma and then set the pattern for the barrel racing folowing her nomination. She was featured in her local newspaper and gave some talks at schools. One of her Oklahoma friends was a friend of Michael Martin Murphy. He was scheduled for a concert in Oklahoma. He told Michael about Brenda.
I guess if some celebrity called me at home and identified themselves to me I would be very suspicious about their identity. Brenda was at home. Her phone rang. She answered the phone. The voice on the other end said, “I am Michael Martin Murphy.” Brenda thought someone was playing tricks on her. Her response was therefore, “”Yes and I am Reba McEntire.” After Michael Martin Murphy convinced Brenda that he was indeed who he claimed to be, he invited Brenda to his Oklahoma concert and said that he wants to introduce her on the stage as a nominee for the Cowgirl Hall of Fame. Michael is originally from Texas as is Brenda. She therefore planed to present him with a yellow rose representing the famous song, The Yellow Rose of Texas.
Michael then advised Brenda that he would like to confirm her nomination to the Cowgirl Hall of Fame. He said people sometimes provide him with erroneous information. It was therefore necessary for him to confirm this before his concert. Brenda said the Luskey’s / Ryon’s was one of her nominators and suggested that he call Allen Luskey at the Fort Worth store.
The next thing that occurred was that Allen Luskey received a telephone call at the Fort Worth store. Allen answered the phone with, “This is Allen Luskey.” The caller responded with, I am Michael Martin Murphy.” Like Brenda, Allen thought someone was messing with his mind. Allen responded, “Yea, and I am Elvis Presley.”
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