Middle Tennessee/Celebration Memories

Super post Razor!


I remember.....

Going down the chute to the ring and seeing all those (gulp!) PEOPLE !!!

Trying to talk some girls into skinny dipping in the Duck River

Golf cart racing!

Dogwalking.......and more dogwalking.....

Boogie-ing with th' Brutha's at Buck's Disco

Coconut Cream Pie & Iced Tea at Pope's

Spoon's Barn Parties!

Hangovers........

sowega wrote:

Razor, you are a poet whose words invoke visions of yesteryear that create a yearning that we could share such times with our grandchildren, but know that, unfortunately, will never come again. Thank you ever so much.

Sowega
Those of us that were lucky enough to be baby boomers
may have witnessed the zenith of not only the Tennessee
Walking horse but also our country. I Hope not!

Razor

Smitty

I agree with you. The Coconut pie at Pope's was to die for!!!!

Razor

Hill wrote:

Hi Razor...
I also remember you and a mare that I absolutely loved; in the show ring and in C.A.'s hallway; Pretty Woman...what a lovely mare!!
And at about this time; I secretly had a crush on you (I was maybe 13 years old)
And I remember your wonderful parents...Doc (as my Daddy called him..Dr. to me :) and your beautiful mother...always faithful barn patrons there to cheer each of us on.
And Pin Oak.
And yes...Hillcrest.
And when You and the beautiful Anne started dating.
Yes; I remember all you have mentioned; these were some of the Best Times of My Life!!

Hill

I was thrilled to hear from you. It seems that it was another lifetime. Sometimes I don't know if it really happened
or if I just read it in a book. I could write a book about the story of all of us that had horses with the Bobo's in N.C.
Memphis, and Shelbyville. You mentioned my parents. I have fond memories of all of us at the Holiday Inn in Shelbyville
Your dad was the genuine article and your mom was so sweet and so beautiful. I also remember Lane and his fondness
for racing cars. Pin Oak in Houston Texas , 1967 I won the Amateur class on Miss Sundown R who won the Mare class at
the Celebraton that year with C.A. in the irons.
A crush on me!! If only I had been a little younger!! O, well as of this year Anne and I have made it 40 years. It looks like
it will work out!!

Razor

High Chaparral wrote:

I remember back in 1969, the year that Marvin and Senator won the WGC. We were in the same Barn with Elmer Humphrey and we had a stable made into sleeping quarters. Our beds were floating around in the stable that night when we got back to the barn. It was a mess. The rain started during the Amateur championship and Moonglow Jr. won the class.

After that class Burt was soaked all they way to her underwear. Her coat faded on her Blouse!

You really think that it is appropriate to talk about your wife's undergarments on the world wide web?

Er, his sister-in-law.

Back in those day ladies wore industrial strength undergarmets. I think we are in a safe zone!

Changing the subject , If you remember that night in '69 it rained so hard they stopped the show
after the Amateur stake and even a lot of the stadium lights went out. The south end of the ring
filled up with water. After it stopped some workmen came out and uncovered the drains in the infield
and that sucker drained like a bathtub for about 30 minutes!
When the stake class (that Marvin Wilson won on The Senator) came in about half the lights remained off
and parts of the ring were still flooded. I remember Marvin had The Senator's tail tied up with a ribbon to
keep it out of the mud

That was a night I'll never forget!Marvi never let that storm bother him and his horse they just got in there and kept on keeping on!!

sowega wrote:

Er, his sister-in-law.

It was early in the morning. No coffee yet

I understand Bubba Dog. I just didn't want us to sound like some soap opera.

Heaven forbid that the WH Industry should sound like a soap opera! That's funny!

Po ole dead horse!

1967 Celebration Winners


Fair Warning & Debbie Church


Go Boy's Ladies Man & Steve Beech


Go Boy's Black Baron & Jane Julian Beech


Go Boy's Brenda Lee & Jimmy Waddell


Setting Sun's Apollo & Lynn Doughty


Handshaker's Lady Kim & Doug Wolaver


Go Boy's Royal Heir & Candace Williams


Double Delight OO & Elmore Brock

1957 Letter to Celebration Manager


http://walkinghorsetrivia.blogspot.com/2011/08/1957-letter-to-celebration-manager.html

Anyone know who is presenting the silver bowl to Candace Williams?

Smitty, love that letter to the Celebration manager

I CANNOT BELIEVE IT MIB DID NOT ANSWER MY TRIVIA QUESTION!!!! Either he did not notice it or he was STUMPED!!!!!

Is it a young Judy Tillett?

NOPE - keep trying.

As long as we are doing presenter trivia.
Does anyone know the blond presenting the trophy
to Lynn Doughty or the short girl on the right presenting
the trophy to Steve Beech?

Nope - who it is? And wasn't SS Apollo pretty? Look at his tail - and it was real! YOU know who that is presenting to Candace don't you?

I'm like you were with Hank's Shadow horse . I know it but I can't come up with it.
Is it Debbie Felt's from virginia?

Is it another Judy?