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About The Battalion. (College Station, Tex.) 1893-current | View Entire Issue (Sept. 30, 1983)
mmmm At Ease, I he Battalion Jo Friday, September 30, 1983 fbackpage Paintings, TEKAS PRISON RODEO It's time for the Annual Texas Prison Rodeo! The rodeo becomes a way of life in Huntsville every Sunday in October, and this year is no exception. Beginning Sun day, countless numbers of fans from all parts of the world will witness what has been termed the "Wildest Rodeo Behind Bars." This year's rodeo events will include the mad scram ble, wild horse race, bareback bronc riding, saddle bronc riding, wild cow milking, calf scramble, bull riding and the chariot race. The highlight of the rodeo is the original and thrilling "Hard Money" event featur ing 40 convicts dressed in red shirts who attempt to remove a tobacco sack containing cash from the horns of a charging bull. In addition to the usual spectacular rodeo events, there are a host of inmate and "freeworld" events — so plan to come early and stay late. Beginning at 8:30 a.m. on the Midway in front of the Walls Unit of the Texas Department of Corrections, guests are offered a wide variety of acti vities. Crafts and artwork by inmate artists, wanted post ers, T-shirt transfers. Prison Rodeo albums and tapes and inmate bands are just a few of the Midway highlights. A wide choice of food and plen ty of soft drinks will be avail able. To help round out the show, some of the nation's most popular Country and Western entertainers are fea tured each Sunday. This year's special entertainers are Moe Bandy and Joe Stampley — Sunday; The Younger Brothers — Oct. 9; Charly McClain — Oct. 16; Sylvia — Oct. 23; and Tom T. Hall — Oct. 30. Reserved seat tickets for the 52nd Annual Texas Prison Rodeo may be purchased at the gate or by enclosing check or money order to: Texas Pris on Rodeo, Box 99, Huntsville, Texas, 77340. Ticket prices are $5, $6, $7 and $8. A.L. Stacell, a professor of environmental design at Texas A&M, presents "Some Painting and Drawings" dur ing the month of October. This exhibit, which opens Sunday from 2 to 5 p.m., will be on display in the Gallery of tne Architecture Building at Texas A&M. Saloon survival advice Turkey Trot held The town of Cuero is once again preparing for the annual Turkeyfest and Great Gobbler Gallop to be held Oct. 8 and 9. The festivities begin at 10:30 a.m. Oct. 8 with a para de. At noon the mall area opens. The mall features an array of food and drink booths, the Turkeyroost Can tina (a saloon with its own seating, stages and perfor mers), games for the young and old, a chili cook-off, an antique car show, live music entertainment and a bucking bull. The highlight for Oct. 9 is the Great Gobbler Gallop. This is the race that features Cuero's number one citizen and racing turkey, Ruby Be gonia. Ruby faces Paycheck, a hot footed bird from Worthing ton, Minn., each year in hopes of winning "The Traveling Turkey Trophy of Tumultous Triumph." Each year these U.S. cities, both claiming to be the "Turkey Capitol of the World" and to have the fastest turkey, vie for the number one position. The first heat of the race is run in Worthington at their "King Turkey Day" celebration. The best average of the two heats determines the winner and the title of "Fastest Turkey in the World." Consider a research project that requires 28 years to com plete, 75,000 hours of on-the- spot interviews, sipping 302,000 bourbons and beers, paying $277,000 in bar tabs, spending one or two nights in jail and downing countless bottles of aspirin, and you'll know what a dedicated au thor Andy Kane is. Without regard for his per sonal safety, time or money, Kane has relentlessly ex plored the habits of bar pat rons and written his survival tips in a humorous yet practic al manual. Saloon Survival, the Imbi ber's Bible, guides the reader throughout the tough deci sions of finding the right bar, finding the safest corner of that ba'r during a brawl, find ing a car at closing time, and finding a bottle of bromo the next morning. In addition, Kane has thoughtfully included chap ters on weapons, the effective use of money, the "grand en trance and speedy exit," drinker's revenge, "your place or mine" encounters and more. He tells how to be on the lookout for waitresses who pad the tab, video game "amateurs" who take you for all you've got and topless dan cers who distract you while lifting your wallet. Saloon Survival, by Andy Kane. A Paladin Press book. s drawings at A&M Festival to open October 2 The 9th Annual TEXAS RE NAISSANCE FESTIVAL,, be ginning Saturday and con tinuing every weekend until Nov. 6, is proclaimed "The Year of the Feast." The festival will provide over 100 acts, most acts per forming about eight times each day. Each noon the full cast will be brought together to stage the Grand Proces sion, concluding with a cere mony at the Globe Theater. This spectacular event in cludes the King and Queen, bagpipe band, nobles, mer chants, artisans, vendors, gypsies, beggars, horses, elephants, cows and dogs. Texas Renaissance Festival — Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 1 and 2, Oct. 8 and 9, Oct. 15 and 16, Oct. 22 and 23, Oct. 29 and 30, Nov. 5 and 6. For further information contact David Coulam, Rt. 2, Box 650, Plantersville, Texas 77363. — 1 u Oktoberfest Washington-on-the- Brazos...Gk.oberfest! If you can't make it to Germany this year, try Washington-on-the- Brazos. The Sevenoh Annual Oktoberfest takes place Satur day and Sunday. Highlights of the festival include authentic German music by Die Froehliche Musi- kanten,’ the Rathkamp Dan cers, a free Saturday night street dance with Midnight Express, strolling singers, antique cars, square dancers, folk art and craft demonstra tions and a morning parade. Admission is free to all events. Washington-on-the-Brazos is located on FM 1155 off Hwy 105 between Brenham and Navasota.