Doggone it...same dates! Both my 50th high school reunion in Wisconsin
AND the Idaho Rodeo Hall of Fame fell on the same August weekend...doggone
it. I really had wanted to go back home and see and visit classmates I had not
seen for 50 YEARS!!...Holy make-up artists, "what" we look like
now!! I was a very "lazy" student at Fort Atkinson High School...if I could
"slide by" on barely passing grades...so be it...let the good times roll! I was
not a memorable pupil. I went to class, sat in class and at the bell...left!....Poster
boy for great learning huh? However, I honestly believe it was all part of God's
plan. After high school, I took some courses at Whitewater State University and
some classes through the University of Wisconsin at Madison – waste of time, waste
of money...I was a waste! I went to work making lithographic plates for
printing presses and stayed at the boring, no brains necessary job for over a year.
Then God said enough – you are going to follow my plan. The condensed
version is this – I received some information on becoming an announcer and broadcast
journalist, I signed up, moved to Minneapolis, graduated second in my class, took
a job at KLIX Radio in Twin Falls, Idaho in 1969 and...here I am...WOW!!
But dear reader, here's the really interesting part of God's plan that
my former high school classmates probably would never swallow about "ME".
From plain ole' below average student, I've announced almost every major equine
event in the world, from the 1996 Olympics in Atlanta to 6 times announcer at the
National Finals Rodeo, from the World Equestrian Games in Jerez, Spain to over 30
years as announcer of the AQHA World Show. I've had 2 successful TV shows, a very
successful radio career and above all, I've been married to the same beautiful wife,
Deanne, for 44 years. My God-Given talent was my voice that landed
me TV commercial work and many parts in various movies. I have been so blessed...even
though there have been many big boulders in the trail. From polio to a plane crash,
numerous horse accidents to a heart attack – following God's plan has been quite
a ride! So...for me to go to a reunion and have someone say, "Well, Zeb, what have
you done for the last 50 years??""...I wouldn't know where to start! I am
in the process of writing a book about all the "wild and woolly" stories that actually
have happened in my life and the book's title sums up my 67 years and gives tribute
to my favorite animal...the horse. "Horses...took me for a ride!", will
be finished this winter and I hope folks will appreciate how I've been blessed and
hopefully an inspiration to others! Finally, to all my former schoolmates
– God Bless you and maybe someday we can sit down, get comfortable an' visit about
the old days...just give me a lil' time!
Go to church this Sunday – sing the songs – listen to the sermon – put some
$ in the collection plate and I'll guarantee you when you walk out the door – you'll
feel like a million bucks – God Bless!
Don't forget Dr-History.com! Exciting episodes of the old West!! Now in 101 countries...101!!
And not one of them has said they're offended!
GOD BLESS AMERICA!
Our Pledge
of Allegiance:
I pledge Allegiance to the flag of Allegiance:
I pledge Allegiance to the flag
of the United States of America
and to the Republic for which it stands,
one nation under God, indivisible,
with Liberty and Justice for all.
Dear Lord: Please Bless and heal this land with your grace and power.
Help us to realize YOU are in charge as you were, as you are
now and like
you'll be in the future. Forgive us for "straying off the trail" of what's
right
and what's wrong and help us to appreciate what you've blessed us with,
the greatest Country in the world...America!
In Jesus Name.....Amen
Look up Romans Chapter 8 verses 7-8
The way things were - are the way things ought to be!
(Copyright Zeb Bell)
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you don't...don't!
Adios Buckaroos and Buckarettes!
God Bless and Fly the Flag!!
Zeb at the Ranch
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