The Steer Rider

Oil on Barnwood
21 ” x 27.5 ”
$1300
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Steffen Ranch
It just wasn’t his day to win. Poor Ted Hammond, a popular local, drew a mighty mean steer, and no matter how hard he tried to stay on, his ride quickly ended with his eating dirt. You might call Ted’s draw a bum steer. Yep, there was no cash prize for him, but he consoled himself with the thought of the dance that evening.

A Bowery Dance is one held outside with planks laid for a dance floor, local musicians joined together to create the music, and the local bootleggers – don’t forget 1922 had Prohibition – smuggling in their wares. After a little hooch, it didn’t matter if yer won or yer lost. What was important was dancing with your pretty lady, drinking a little more than a little, and holding her in your arms as the sun began to rise, when everyone drifted back home tired, happy, and with a wee headache.