The Old Pueblo Ride

The Old Pueblo Ride

Saturday night we did a 1.5 hour show for The Old Pueblo Ride. This is a group of endurance horse riders that compete with each other and the clock. Try riding a horse 25, 50 or 100 miles. I don't think so! These are a rare breed indeed. This show came to us out of the blue. Our friend, Rocky Griffin, came over to see the MCI bus (our work in progress), make his donation of 2 water holding tanks and was talking about the ride. Since he was so nice we offered him a free (pass the hat) show if he could get us some power. Within 3 hours, we had a show. When shows pop up, such as this, there is very little time to advertise. For this one, it was word of mouth. When tired people and horses are coming across a finish line there at the Cienaga Ranch in Sonoita, AZ, the last thing they want to hear is, "Go get cleaned up and get your sore rear over to a show." The show was a surprise to the riders, who came to receive awards and announcements for the next day's event. They came as they were, which was fine with us. We like out audiences comfortable and happy. We had about 40 to 45 guests at any one time. Sid (the time keeper) had 2 songs dedicated to him. The last song, ("Runaround Sue") Michael sang, "Here's Sid's story it's sad but true, about a girl that he once knew. She took his love then ran around, with every cowboy in town". When the song was over, Sid yelled out, "Hey Michael, my wife's name is Sue". Of course he had no idea, as we had never met these people before! It was quite funny. Marilyn McCoy the organizer of the event), was everywhere. She got a song and an album. Of course our friend Rocky received honorable mention. For such a small gathering, it was a really good show. They cheered for an encore and we obliged so Rocky could dance. And the tip can did OK too. We hope to see y'all next year. All the Best, Michael & Christi