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Cooper Review - Page 2
Thursday, February 11, 2010
Voices
Bob Bowman's East Texas
By Bob Bowman
Bringing back cowboy music
In Center the other night, an elderly man
in the audience was bemoaning the lack of
old-fashioned cowboy music in East Texas.
“How old are you?” I asked politely.
“Well, Em somewhere between eighty
and dead,” he laughed.
That explains the lack of cowboy music.
Musicians today seldom play the music older
folks remember best.
But, thankfully, I was able to recommend
at least one place where the old cowboy music
is still played with enthusiasm.
At the Camp Street Cafe and Store in
Crockett, brothers Guy and Pipp Gillette
perform traditional cowboy songs in a
downtown building once owned by their
grandfather, rancher Hoyt Porter.
Some of the music they play today
originated during the time of the Civil war
and blends in songs performed by cowhands
and medicine show performers.
When Guy and Pipp are not performing,
they’re running a ranch near Lovelady. The
property was also owned by Hoyt Porter and,
as youngsters, the Gillettes punched cows on
the ranch.
While Guy and Pipp are best known today
for their cowboy ballads-and specially for
their skill in playing cow bones as an accent
sound for their music-they were largely
influenced by the Beatles.
The sons of a New York photographer,
they saw the Beetles perform on an Ed Sullivan
show in the 1960s and knew immediately they
wanted to become musicians, too.
So they joined one of Guy’s classmates
at an acting studio and formed a rock and roll
band known as the Roadrunners. Their singer
was Diane Keaton, the actress.
The Roadrunners played up and down
the East Coast for years. But when their
grandfather passed away, Guy and Pipp
decided to come back to the ranch they loved
as young men in 1983.
After the Camp Street building was
renovated in 1998 and reopened as the Camp
Street Cafe, Guy and Pipp became popular all
over Texas as musicians who had a special
knack for cowboy songs.
As an early Crockett business, Hoyt
Porter’s Camp Street building housed a
variety of businesses, including a cafe, pool
hall and cafe.
In the 1940s, a legendary blues musician
often came to the cafe to play for tips. His
name was Lightin’ Hopkins. A statue of
Lightin’ stands near the Camp Street Cafe and
Store.
When Guy and Pipp decided to reopen
the tin building as a music venue, they started
with performers they had known on the road.
Today, ten years later, the Camp Street Cafe is
a popular venue for musicians all over Texas.
But some of the biggest crowds come to
Crockett to hear Guy and Pipp bring back the
sounds of cowboys on the range.
For a schedule of the Gillettes’
performances, call 936-544-8656 in Crockett.
(Bob Bowman is the author of more than
40 books about East Texas. He can be reached
at bob-bowman.com)
In Years Gone By
_From the files o f The Cooper Review_
Ten Years Ago
The Doctor’s Creek
Unit of Cooper Lake State
Park has been selected as
the site for the installation
of a courtesy boat dock. This
boat dock will fully comply
with the requirements of the
Americans with Disabilities
Act. As far as public boat
docks are concerned, this will
be the first of its kind in the
nation.
Cooper High School
students participated in the
North Lamar UIL Invitational
meet on Friday 4 and 5th.
On Friday, Casey Archer and
Cody LaRue competed in
Ready Writing. Jacy Carter,
Lindsey Jackson and Jadrian
Vela observed several Cross
X Debate teams. On Saturday,
the other academic events
were held. The students were
in competition with 1A-3A
schools.
Twenty Years Ago
Members of the Cooper
Lions Club will meet Friday
noon at the Delta Country Club
for their regular meeting.
Program Chairman Mayor
Richard Huie will follow the
meal and business meeting;
conduct a tour of the new city
hall and fire station now under
construction.
Thirty Years Ago
Elzie Luvine Tucker, 69
year-old resident of Cooper,
became Delta County’s first
traffic fatality of the year
Tuesday morning in a one
vehicle accident on FM 64
south of Pecan Gap.
Vandals were busy over
the weekend with a siege of
rock throwing at business
houses. Plate glass windows at
Abernathy Chevrolet, Wilson
Food CO., Stubblefield-
Johnson Farm Supply and
Barrett’s Cleaners were
victims of the rock throwing.
The pay telephone at Gulf
Station-United Telephone
Company was torn from its
mounting Friday night.
Forty Years Ago
Mrs. Brenda Vandygriff
of Ben Franklin was chosen
as the 1970 Homecoming
Queen at Paris Junior College
festivities last Saturday. She
was crowned by President
Louis Williams and Bill
Lightfoot.
Mr. and Mrs. Edgar
Lee Warren and Kimberly
of Burkburnett honored her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Howard
Dawson, with a surprise
birthday party Saturday night,
January 31, at the American
Legion Hall. Assisting as
hosts were Mrs. W.T. Moss,
Mrs. Herman Kennedy and
Mrs. Virginia Wright.
Fifty Years Ago
A larger then average
slate of candidates for
county offices was filed
with Democratic County
Chairman H. R. Chesnut
prior to the deadline Monday
night. Four candidates
announced for sheriff were
T. L. Hopkins for re-election,
H.E. Bledsoe, Eldon Frazier
and Jim Toon. Filing for
Commissioner, Precinct
One, was T.J. Watkins, C.C.
Oliver, and Charlie Cooper,
for Commissioner, Precinct 3,
J.L. Routt, and Glenn Stanley;
Candidates for Public Weigher
were C. Preston West and J.D.
Bettes. Only two county office
seekers wifi be unopposed,
they are B. Truman Ratliff for
County Attorney and Wayne
Templeton for re-election to
Tax Assessor-Collector.
Fannindel is the name
given the Ladonia-Pecan Gap
consolidated school.
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Renowned radio and television
personality Eddie Barker and his wife, Jane,
now live at Charleston. Their grandson
Charlie Garcia was in the Boy Scouts a few
years ago and his entire troop would come
from the Metroplex to the Barker’s pasture
for a campout. They would ask me to cook a
wild hog and have a star watch. Scoutmaster
Piotr Zapendowski has kept in touch and
a few months ago asked me to find them a
camping place for this year. January 30 Piotr
and assistant scoutmaster Ross Buckenham
brought six scouts aged 11-13 to our ten acres
south of Charleston to spend the night.
St. Marks School of Texas located in
North Dallas is the sponsor for this group,
Troop 730. In order to teach the scouts about
the real world, the scoutmasters asked me to
allow the boys to watch me butcher a wild
hog from my pen. The scouts helped with the
entire operation and cooked part of the hog
for supper.
Temperatures Saturday night dropped
below freezing but the scouts were well
prepared with tents and sleeping bags. Scouts
attending were Senior Patrol Leader Phillip
Kopita, Christian Huang, Daniel Chavez,
Parker Kirby, Brian Buckenham, and Jack
McRoberts. I commented to Parker Kirby that
I didn’t remember anyone with Parker for a
first name. Would you believe the next day
I started reading “The Devil’s Teardrop” by
Jeffrey Deaver and the main character was
named Parker Kincaid?
The scouts were asked for some quotes
and Phillip said, “Best pork I ever ate.”
Christian commented, “Best sleeping I ever
did.” (He was in two sleeping bags.) Thanks
to all scoutmasters who donate their time so
that young men can see beyond video games
and television.
Saturday afternoon I carried Zach Luiz,
Matt “Oh My” Gosh, and Welton Pickering
hog hunting. Very cold riding four wheelers.
My dogs, Ann, River, T Garth, and Zack, rode
behind me on my four wheeler. For the first
thirty minutes we saw no tracks made since
the recent rain. Moving to the next place we
found tracks and soon Plott hound Ann barked
in my ear. She was staring into the wind so I
let her and Zack loose. Soon they were barking
and I released the other two to help.
All four dogs bayed a 220 pound boar
under a cedar tree but he ran as we arrived.
When a hog “breaks” like that, many times it
won’t stop for a long ways but luckily this one
only went a short distance and Zach was able
to use his .357 magnum revolver from very
short range. It was the first time to hunt with
dogs for Zach and Matt and they were fired
up. You never saw at the like of high fives and
hollering. Hog hunting is very contagious.
What If Section: What would happen
if a car could go the speed of light and you
turned on the headlights?
Friday, February 5, while hunting near
Kensing Zack and I came across an eagle nest
where eagles have raised their young for a few
years. The adults had just arrived and were
beginning their annual chores. Remember
you can watch eagle nest activity live from
eastern Oklahoma by searching “Sutton
Center eagle cam” on the internet. That pair
of eagles has also arrived and are beginning
nesting activities.
With the increase in hog numbers, hog
hunting contests are becoming more common.
Hunters mark your calendars for a big contest
in Clarksville on March 4, 5, and 6. $200 entry
fee per team with no more than four per team.
Two categories, live and dead. $1000 for first
place in each category and $500 for second
place. You can call me at 903 439 8110 for
an entry form. Entry deadline is March 3. For
more info call Neil Mankins 903 249 3868.
Sunday afternoon I drove north of
Ladonia to the First Sunday, Dog Trading,
Get Together. Mostly hog hunting folks. The
weather kept some away but it was a good
group in attendance. Vendors sell dog collars
and such. Mark your calendar. The event is
on Jared Killian’s place between Ladonia and
Honey Grove. Go one mile north of North
Sulphur and turn left, or west, on county road
3375.
George Bernard Shaw and Winston
Churchill had a slight dislike for each other
as seen in the following exchange of letters:
From Shaw, “I am enclosing two tickets to the
first night of my new play; bring a friend....
if you have one.” Churchill’s reply, “Cannot
attend the first night, wifi attend the second.....
if there is one.”
The same situation existed between
William Faulkner and Ernest Hemingway.
Said Faulkner, “He has never been known
to use a word that might send a reader to
the dictionary.” In response, “Poor Faulkner.
Does he really think big emotions come from
big words?”
Is this a compliment or not? “Thanks
for the copy of your new book. I’ll waste no
time in reading it.” Moses Hadas.
More cruelty: “He is a self made man
and worships his creator.” John Bright. “I’ve
just learned of his illness. Let’s hope it is
nothing trivial.” Irvin S. Cobb “His mother
should have thrown him away and kept the
stork.” Mae West.
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That Wonderful Year 1965
According to the Thursday,
February 11, 1965 issue of the
Cooper Review:
The Cooper Bulldogettes won their 12th
consecutive district championship Monday
night, defeating their only district opponent
this year, Winnsboro 65 to 24. The Cooper
team wifi meet Canton, a team they have
previously defeated in non-conference play, on
March 1 in the first round of regional playoffs.
The game wifi be played on a neutral court,
the place yet to be decided.
Two meetings on the use of insecticides,
herbicides and pre-emerge have been scheduled
in Cooper within the next seven days.
Superintendent Wade T. Bledsoe has
announced that the Cooper Independent
School Board has employed a Head Coach and
Athletic Director to fill the vacancy created by
the resignation of Coach Jimmy Jones. He is
A.J. Brazil who has been First Assistant Coach
at Plano High School for the past six years.
Lloyd Slough, former deputy sheriff has
been employed by the City of Cooper as City
Marshall and wifi assume his duties February
15.
Joe Phillips of the East Texas State College
in Commerce wifi be guest speaker when the
Cooper Lions Club meets in luncheon session
Friday noon at the Delta Country Club, His
subject wifi be the Lions Crippled Children’s
Camp at Kerrville, and he wifi be introduced by
Quentin Miller who has arrange the program.
The Commerce Lions Club is making
plans to co-sponsor a free Glaucoma Screening
Program for residents of Commerce, Wolfe
City, Ladonia, Cooper, Greenville, Sulphur
Springs, Paris and surrounding areas for
persons 40 years of age and over.
Mr. and Mrs. Lawrence Beeler of Pecan
Gap received notification Monday from
Adjutant General Washington, D.C., that their
son, SP-4 Ronald E. Beeler was among the
American wounded in the Viet Cong attack
on military facilities at Pleiku, South Viet
Nam, Saturday. His injuries were reported not
serious.
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Palmer, Roger. Cooper Review (Cooper, Tex.), Vol. 130, No. 6, Ed. 1 Thursday, February 11, 2010, newspaper, February 11, 2010; Cooper, Texas. (https://texashistory.unt.edu/ark:/67531/metapth805160/m1/2/: accessed June 19, 2024), University of North Texas Libraries, The Portal to Texas History, https://texashistory.unt.edu.; crediting Delta County Public Library.