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So you wanna be a fishing guide, huh?

April 29, 2010 By JD 9 Comments

Before you quite your day job and get a guide’s license, here’s a little behind the scenes look at the life & times of a fishing guide…

2:30 a.m.

SKREEANT! SKREEANT! SKREEANT!

A series of horrific screeches pierce the silent evening. My heart rate’s suddenly gone from 0 to 100 mph in just under a nanosecond and I jolt upright, trying to figure out where the terrible sounds are coming from.

SKREEANT! SKREEANT! SKREEANT!

It takes me a bewildered moment or two before I realize that it’s my alarm clock. It’s hard to believe that this little white plastic contraption — no bigger than a Kleenex box — can produce such an atrocious noise. I pound on the snooze bar with a closed fist, hoping to smash it into oblivion and then I fall back to sleep.Click here to read more…

Filed Under: Pure Entertainment Tagged With: fishing guide, JD Richey, salmon fishing

JD’s Near-Miss with Rock Stardom!

December 19, 2008 By JD 21 Comments

Okay, many of you have heard the stories of my near-miss in the music industry in the early 1990s. The short version is this: A buddy and I decided we wanted to become rock stars, but didn’t have the talent. So, instead we went for a gimmick and blended two kinds of music together…country & rap (otherwise known as “crap”) and, quite surprisingly, we damn near made it. An expensive video, three record contract offers from Nashville and a meeting with Fleetwood Mac’s producer followed and we were on our way. Somewhere along the line, however, the train got derailed and the Boom Cowboys fizzled out..and the Beatles were able to breathe a sigh of relief.

So, for all of you who’ve been asking all these years, here’s your shot to finally see the Boom Cowboys Cut It Up video. And yep, sad to say that’s me with the hot pink shirt and cow guitar…(hey, it was a loooong time ago, what can I say!).

And here’s another shot of the Boom Cowboyz working their magic in the studio. Apparently, pink was a common thread in my life back in the day…

Well, there you have it…if you really, really want to hear the whole story, maybe I’ll tell ya sometime out on the boat. Now, go ahead…the comments section is yours. Do your worst!

Filed Under: Featured, Pure Entertainment Tagged With: beach babes, bikini, Boom Cowboyz, booty, country music, crap, guitar, hot girls, hottie, JD Richey, rap, thong

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