What I used to hate is now that for which I long

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I hope everyone had a happy Independance DayI didI didn’tI did and didn’t A coworker broke my 1983 Brougham that serves as my backup transportation and the starter went out in my pickup toward the waning days of harvest. I found a new one on eBay for less than half the price of one from […]

From the cab to the stage

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Rocking and rolling out of a 1983 Massey Fergueson 860 and into a 2002 Martin DC-1E, I’m back in the saddle again. We’re hitting Hays with a big show on Friday at the Rail. Wild West Fest should be concluding just about the time the party start on 11th Street. Saturday marks the first Aaron […]

Cut wheat?

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Brian 7 Aaron 7 Tied up Got back last night lateDay and a half break for the [r]auctionMoving out of the Musician’s HotelSorry, TrevorYour key probably won’t work anymore Better cut some wheatTrying to be close to done by the July tourComing up faster

Kiowa New Holland

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Score Aaron: 1 Brian: 3 Over half way done with the Hunter placeGoing to go mudding today“Get a little mud on the tires”I’d write a song about that if I were a Nashville Nancy

I might not make it home tonight

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We finally put the headers in the wheatI was the first to get stuck this yearThe score isBrian: 1Aaron: 1 Megan got to sit in the New HollandIdling in the ACWatching us and probably talking on her phone New shows addedManhattanDodge CityLincoln County FairStocking up July Full day ahead tomorrow

Wretchedness began to intend to impend

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Rain delayBack to harvestAnd yet not quite Three auctions in four days last weekNow back to the farmOne combine readyMine is still knockingSpent most of the day yesterday isolatingRear beater has some playGoing to run it until it blows up I’m so behind on phone callsJuly and August are nonetheless fillingI’ll try to be regular

Harvest poker break

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I won something like $80 last night playing poker on an evening I was expecting to be working. I guess I’ve been on a lucky streak the last few days. Mason and I played at Bobby T’s on Thursday to a fair crowd. Getting to play with Mason was certainly worth halving the pay. We […]

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Getting ready to head to Russell tonightHad 56 hours last week at the WaveMy CSS team is ranked 22 out of 276I got my guitar partially re-frettedPlays like a dream Massive amout of stuff to doBefore I get to go on harvest vacationNot enough timeNot enough time