Celebrating 100 Years of the Texas Folklore Society, 1909-2009 Page: 362
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362 MEETINGS, MEMORIES, AND MORE
* The horses at the Chaparrosa Ranch, which were directed
into their places with no corral or bridles, only hand sig-
nals along with popping lariats and whips-it was utterly
amazing how the cowboys did that! (Uvalde, 1989)
* The fantastic Fort Chadbourne tour, where among the
many intriguing sights of the fort's remains and fascinating
artifacts and inscriptions found there, Pete and Erik got to
see a real live Horny toad and learned how fast they can be
[Pete is a Yankee, you know, and Horny toads never made
it to Illinois] (San Angelo, 2001)
* A personal tour of the TFS office in Nacogdoches in
2000-that was a great treat, and Erik discovered some of
Ab's best "toys" from the far corners of the earth.
It's always difficult explaining to anyone outside this organiza-
tion why the meetings are so special and why we really have to
attend each year. I know others have described them as being simi-
lar to a family reunion, and that is sort of true. But when I leave
the TFS meeting on Saturday each year, I often feel that my mind
has been stretched and I have discovered new twists on topics I
thought I already understood, and that rarely happens at a family
reunion. There have been occasions when I have laughed so hard I
was almost crying while listening to a well-crafted story, song, or
even a "scholarly" paper; that also has rarely happened at any of the
professional meetings I've attended. And frequently, as we depart
the TFS meeting, I vow that I'm going to find some topic to work
into a paper for next year-except, so far, that has never happened.
However, over the years, the Texas Folklore Society has influ-
enced our family in various subtle ways. It was at the first meeting
that I learned of Hank the Cowdog-because John Erickson was
the Banquet speaker and did all of the voices for a chapter of one of
his first Hank books. I've loved that series ever since. And my son
Erik (who wasn't yet born) learned to love Hank later, too. As a
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