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Words are hard to come by when
talking about your folks, and the journeys in life experienced with them. The
term “Dad” is earned not given, and David Kelley (my step father) has been my
Dad since I was 3 years old. They have watched me travel down some
pretty sketchy roads in my life, and
pursue some not so beneficial goals. When they witnessed my focus in the
bucking bull business continue to grow, and I chased those dreams for the
right reasons they were on board with Joey and I for the duration. It is a
blessing of life to see your parents happy and eager about the path you
chose; and then to put their “stamp of approval” on it by being the first to
financially partner on your first real good bull. And then a couple years
later they step up to the plate again and buy half interest in yet another
bull is just a God thing in my mind. They are my parents, my friends, my
support cast, and owners of two great PBR bucking bulls of ours… |
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Don is my biological father, and yes
he is also my Dad; I mean really who gets lucky enough to have two great
Dad’s? Well you certainly have to factor God in the equation to understand
and appreciate the uniqueness of this relationship and how well it works with
the one above. I remember when I first told Don that Joey and I were really
going to focus and strive to get to the premier level in the bucking bull
business, the PBR. He asked, “the what, what is the PBR?” he had no idea what
any of this was really about. So he began to educate himself on the bull
business, and the PBR as well, and soon the call from him came our way. The
call was simple, he said, “I want to be a part of this journey with ya’ll, I
want to have that vested interest not only in the bulls, but in my kids as
well”. I thought WOW, he really believes in us and wants to use bucking bulls
to keep us close, and as much as he enjoys sports, this will keep him close
to the action. Well I am so very proud to say that Don (also my Dad) owns
half interest in 2 of our bulls, #67 Tucker has more outs than any bull we
own, and fires every time the gate opens. |
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Such a different story in many ways,
most of which is coincidence and immediate fondness of two guys from
different backgrounds that met in a different industry. I met Steve Cosby
almost 5 years ago now, and friends ever since the first handshake. Steve is
a man of passions just like myself, he believes he can accomplish anything he
puts his mind to, and his wife and kids back him 100%. They own one of the
neatest sports bars around, and Steve serves as Chief of the fire department
as well. Steve and Kristen both told me for months to find a bull they could
own part of with us, and I’m sure it felt like an eternity to them but I
found one, and we just went forward. They have owned half of #S5X “Shackles
& Chains” since he was a 2 year old, since then the bull has dropped off
a little performance wise. I asked Steve his thoughts, told him mine, and his
answer was simple,” he said just find us another one that bucks harder and
more consistent, and lets continue to go forward”. That is a testament as to
the kind of people I have been so blessed to know in my life, and we love
having Steve & Kristen as a permanent fixture in our bucking bull business… |
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A
huge thank you to Carter Hall and Shane Stirmers
Get your Rank Bull apparel soon and join the
"look" with the rest of the Flyin' V family!
We
want to give Jeremy McCutchen a big thank you from the entire
Flyin' V family for his sponsorhip in the 2010 season! THANK YOU!
Proverbs 18:24, “If a man
wishes to have friends,
me must FIRST show himself friendly,
and therein is a friend that
sticks closer than a brother…”