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Hopalong Cassidy Festival Report
The 16th Annual Festival was held Thursday - Saturday,
May 4-6, 2006 in Cambridge, Ohio.It was dedicated to Grace Bradley Boyd (Mrs. Hopalong Cassidy) who now lives in California and unfortunately was unable to attend.
Before attending the Festival events, I made a pilgrimage stop at William Boyd's birthplace house in Hendrysburg, Ohio, shown here.
Click on photos for larger view:
Also, I stopped by the Hopalong Cassidy Museum in Cambridge which has a 1966 Producers Milk Truck from Fresno, California parked outside, waiting for Hoppy fans to stop by:
The Festival was sponsored by The Hopalong Cassidy Fan Club International.
The local arrangements were handled by hardworking Festival General Director, Laura Bates. She was assisted by others, including Fan Club President Jim Truitt; Fan Club Vice President Barry Tourtellotte; Fan Club Treasurer John Spencer; Dinner Chair Martha Cherry; and Collector's Show Coordinator Charlie Cheek.
There was a full range of activities including a Western Collector's Show and Sale, a Parade of Cowboy Look-A-Likes; a Friday night dinner and panel with the guest stars; the Saturday morning parade in downtown Cambridge; and the Saturday Night Banquet with awards given out and a fund-raising auction.
Most of the events were held at the Pritchard Laughlin Civic Center in Cambridge.
These are the invited guests who appeared:
Dale Berry (Walker, Texas Ranger)
Peter Breck (The Big Valley )
John Buttram (nephew of Pat Buttram)
Serge Darrigrand (Tom Mix Look-A-Like)
Robert Hinkle (Gunsmoke)
Bo Hopkins (The Culpepper Cattle Co.)
Dick Jones (The Frontiersmen - Hoppy film, 1938/
Range Rider/ Buffalo Bill Jr.)
Donna Martell (Blind Encounter - Hoppy TV show)
Russ McCubbin (Cheyenne)
Denny Miller (Wagon Train)
Gregg Palmer (Daniel Boone)
Francis Reeves (Hoppy Look-A-Like)The Friday events included a memorial tribute to Bob Brown by Mary Ann and Fred Kunig and Frank Friers.
Also Judy Keel spoke about her late husband, the wonderful singer Howard Keel, before showing the popular movie musical: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers.
There was also a talk about Hoppy music presented by Roger Hall with excerpts from several Hopalong Cassidy soundtracks and some reading from his eBook, "Following the Stars" -- Music and Memories of Hopalong Cassidy.
Many folks said this "Sweet 16" Hopalong Cassidy Festival was one of the best and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves .
It was a "Hoppy Time" for all!
I was pleased to receive two awards at the Festival:
(1) A beautiful plaque made by Charlie Wolfe showing the Look magazine cover.
(2) The Hoppy Talk Golden Boot Award for 2006.I was also awarded a Doctorate of Cowboys certificate from "Hopalong Cassidy University." What a great honor!
All for writing about my favorite cowboy star of the past.
Many thanks to Laura Bates and the Festival Committee for their recognition of my Hoppy connections.
For all those fans who remember him, I'll say it loud and say it proud...
"Long live Hoppy!"
To see the Hopalong Cassidy Festival Photo Gallery
from 2006
Now Available!
Roger Hall (the boy on the cover of LOOK magazine with Hopalong Cassidy)
has written several e-books which include his meeting
Hopalong Cassidy (William Boyd) in 1950.The titles are...
"Dream World"
Songs, Poems and Stories
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"Following the Stars"
Music and Memories of Hopalong Cassidy
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