time he has spent having fun with friends and family. One very special time and trip was when Shane turned 21 and his friend "Billie Bob Joe" (who was also his Cousin/Brother) went to . . .
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the rodeo just north of town. Everyone was there. They had some of the quickest cowboys roping them calves and then the bull riding started. There was a commotion in one of the stalls and then the gate opens.......... and there is the biggest bull you ever did see, with a pretty little gal just riding and hanging on for dear life, just when everyone though she would be thrown, the crowd gasped....
in the most unusual fasion. The girl bore down on her saddle and dug in her heels until the raging beast relented. Coming to a stand-still the bull proceeded to lie down on it's haunches. The gasps in the crowd turned to murmurs which quickly erupted into cheers. Billie Bob turned to Shane and said, " I ain't never seen no bull go 'n' give up like that" to which Shane responded, "It's like....like....she hypnotized it! I gotta meet her." Billie Bob grumbled, "she don't wan nuttin to do wit you! Besides, we gotta lotta partying to do birthday bwa." Little did Billy Bob know that Shane would meet this young lady, they were destined to meet. Just then, over the PA, the announcer blared out, "give a great big 'ol hand to our one-and-only bull ride'n gal...Chrissy"
And there she was, red pigtails shining in the sun, a mass of freckles across her nose, and the biggest blue sparkling eyes Shane had ever seen (ok the 36DDD's didn't hurt either). He was so enamored that he jumped across the barrier and ran as fast as he could with all the clowns chasing him till he reached Chrissy. He fell to his knees in front of her and said..
What Ya' just did was . . .Gee - how can I put it - Just thrillin' to watch . . . I want to experience soemthing like that myself . . . It's "My" Birthday could I have a KISS from Ya' . . . Chrissy stared down at him for a moment - then all of a sudden . . .
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the bull broke loose from the stockade an came charging toward Shane and Chrissy. Like the true cowgirl Chrissy was she stood between Shane and the charging bull and.....
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the crowd gasped. Did Shane even see the charging bull? No, he was so enamored with Chrissy that he could see nothing but her beauty. The bull had golden horns and was a huge beast, sleek and magnificant, its thick muscles rippling as it charged. The crowd went quiet. Never had anyone seen such an enormous powerful creature. Chrissy pushed Shane out of the way and turned to the bull making no move to leap or dodge away.
Flecks of sweat sparkled in the air as the bull thundered nearer, closing the distance between it and Chrissy with terrible swiftness. Chrissy collapsed before the hurtling beast. The effect brought a gasp of horror from the crowd as Chrissy disappeared beneath the churning hoofs.
But Chrissy was there, unharmed, arms raised in salute. A great sigh of relief escaped from the crowd. The bull spun around
Flecks of sweat sparkled in the air as the bull thundered nearer, closing the distance between it and Chrissy with terrible swiftness. Chrissy collapsed before the hurtling beast. The effect brought a gasp of horror from the crowd as Chrissy disappeared beneath the churning hoofs.
But Chrissy was there, unharmed, arms raised in salute. A great sigh of relief escaped from the crowd. The bull spun around
and turned its attention to Shane. Chrissy leaped up, enticing the marauding beast back to her. With a quick turn it once again charged to her as if drawn to a magnet (or as a fly is drawn to, ya know). This time Chrissy thrust out her hand, thumb and pinky finger extended and the bull came to a screeching halt, sliding on its haunches a few feet only for its nose to come to rest on Chrissy's outstretched fingers. Slowly and smoothly the bull sunk down to the ground, its breath becoming more shallow and relaxed until it was at ease. With a cheerful, yet sincere, smile on her face Chrissy turned to an awestruck Shane, leaned over toward him and...
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wiped the cold sweat from his brow and kissed him full on the lips. Chrissy took Shane's hand and quietly led him out of the corral. Once they reached the safety of the barn, Chrissy told him her secret of her control over the massive bull. His momma had died giving birth to him and the baby calf was bottle fed and hand raised by Chrissy. But there was more to tell.
"What's your name young feller?" she interjected. "Shane, ma'am. How do you do?" he replied with a bow. She began to recite the rest of her story, "The calf was...." honk honk!! the sound of the oncoming logging truck jarred Shane out of his daydream as he swerved, narrowly missing the rig and nearly flying into the coniferous ravine below. His journey to central Minnesota to DIY to find the most magnificent of flavors might very well be fraught with danger, but Shane once again began to recall his most memorable trip, the one he took with Billy Bob on his 21 birthday, the one where destiny led him to his beloved Chrissy. "The calf was taken while I was still very young...
But somehow I knew, the calf was grown now and marked with an ear tag.
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I wandered the hills, I wandered the mountains. Then one day I was sitting on an old stump in some woods vaping some Candy Apple juice (Candy Apples were my bulls favorite treat), And I heard a snorting and pawing sound comming from an old cave in the side of the glen.
"Low and behold there was the bull from my youth, yellow tag in his ear, hiding in the cave. So I brought him out and down to the rodeo; we've been a teem ever since." "Wow," said Shane, "that's an incredible story. So that's how you came to tame this seemingly wild bull?" Just as Shane was beginning to impress himself upon Chrissy, Billy Bob came running into the stalls. "Got yur sef a bit of a rustler there mane," Billy Bob blurted out, interrupting Shane's opportunity, "Come on, we gowta hit the town; it's ur birthday after all! Hell, bring the lil darling whit ya!" Shane recalled with great fondness that fateful day he met his love.
All at once - "Shane" finally realized that he arrived in central Minnesota and that "Delilah" had brought him safe and sound to the "One Stop DIY Shop" . . .
As he parked the car in the adjacent lot he was taking in his surroundings. "New Germany is a lot smaller than I thought," he muttered as he hoped out Dukes of Hazard style. He patted his Olds 88 on the hood exclaiming, "she's a reliable old girl." He began to walk toward the shop...
When suddenly he realized his wallet was not in his pocket. He ran back to his car and looked through the window. There was his wallet on his seat, on the passenger seat was his vape. The last thing me noticed was his keys, hanging in the ignition. He leaned back against the car door and said,
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