Wondering if anyone knew where, besides the 'bay, I could get my hands on a reasonably priced copy of this book? The only one I found so far had a hefty price tag of $95.00.
Thanks.
What is a fair price? I Think I have it in paperback
Can't believe it. This is one I actually have never heard of. Good luck in your search. Their books do go way up in value when out of print.
The bookmark is worth the cost! One of Barry's better ideas!
QuoteOriginally posted by Marty:
The bookmark is worth the cost! One of Barry's better ideas!
Why's that? I'm not familiar with this book at all!
It's the official Redneck manual. Alot of the stuff was published in the P.B.S. magazine a
long time ago. I miss those articles alot. As far as the bookmark goes, it kinda summed up the attitude of the whole book. :thumbsup: :thumbsup:
The book is a collection of popular columns they wrote for the Professional Bowhunters Society magazine under the masthead of "Ramblin Rednecks". The columns could best be described and rambling redneck humor. Some of the column topics are hunting-related while some are not. This is not a good book for anyone who considers themself to be politically correct.
QuoteOriginally posted by JohnV:
This is not a good book for anyone who considers themself to be politically correct.
:bigsmyl: Now that sounds like a Wenzel treasure right there...PC? Wenzels? Heheheheheeee
Sounds like $95 might be a steal!
Had it since it first came out.... :laughing:
...And The Horse You Rode In ON
"This book is closed captioned for the hearing impared."
Many of them were autographed and personalized with, "To Whom It May Concern- Up Yours! Gene and Barry 8/24/92
Mike
Had my copy out a couple weeks ago - and read through it again. Always good for a few chuckles . . .
Craig
I've always been a bit perplexed at how two guys raised in Vermont could see themselves as rednecks, which is commonly defined as poor rural Southern whites (look it up). Gene likes to make fun of guys from my neck of the woods, saying that they "can't do the snort wheeze because their front teeth are missing." Of course both twins do bear an uncanny resemblance to Kentuckian Ned Beatty . . . makeby they can confirm their good ols boy status by landing a role in the sequel to Deliverance:^)
Sorry about the typo. it's "maybe", not "makeby". Weuns have trouble with uus spelin down hea
You guys are bringing back some great memories. One of which hardly anyone knows about. A couple years after Gene and I wrote "... And The Horse You Rode In On" I got a call from my attorney telling me there was a book being written by James Carville about "The People VS. Kenneth Starr", The Clinton administration inquisition, impeachment hearings, etc. Apparently they wanted to originally title the book the same as ours but couldn't because we already had a copyright on that title. So they ended up with the title "And The Horse He rode In On". I had to laugh when my attorney said, "if they use your title.. we got 'em". Ha. And all along Gene and I easily could have been bought off. Now you know the rest of the story. BW
That's funny Barry.
Still have the book mark for mine also. Is a great read.
Gary,
You and I BOTH know "Redneck" is more a state of mind than birth geography. I've met rednecks who have never even heard of cornbread and wouldn't know what to do with a sow-belly to save their lives.
I've even met rednecks from other countries.
"Thank God I'm a country-boy..." - JD
"...'Cause a country-boy can survive." - HWJr.
OkKeith
I loaned my copy to a friend many years ago and he never returned it. He said he did not remember me loaning it to him so I suppose it is gone forever.
Keith, I noticed you're quote: "...'Cause a country-boy can survive." - HWJr. I've known Bocephus for over 25 years and have spent a good amount of time on his silver eagle tour bus, at sounds checks, and on stage photographing his shows. That probably gives me a enough field experience to pen a copy of REDNECK 101. Did you know that Gene once lived close to Hank in Montana? Kinda makes you wonder who influenced who??? Picture Gene and Barry with their t-shirts soaked with beer swaying to the beat of "Buck Naked" (That's an actual song title moderators:^)) On second thought, try NOT to picture that!
Here's a link to photo of me and "Rockin Randall" http://www.logsdonstudios.com/hankjr3.jpg
NICE PICTURE GARY WITH YOU AND HANK
LOANED MY COPY TO A FRIEND IT'S GONE
Hank Jr. had a home a cross the field from me when I lived in Montana. When he first moved into the "neighborhood" I was in the yard shooting my bow when a fancy Mercedes four wheel drive with dark tinted windows pulled up. I walked over while the tinted windows went down. It was Hank. He said, "You're Gene Wensel, aren't you?" I answered, "Ya...who are you?" Ha! He used to come into my office once in a while. Actually we really blew it while we were filming our old "Spirit of the Bow" DVD. While we were shooting the tiny saccharin tablets out of the air, he happened to come by. I should have asked him to throw pills for us. Never thought of it. Rednecks are all over the world Gary.....
By the way, the final printing of the infamous bookmark was scheduled to be done in scratch and sniff....
Cool picture Gary!
Like so many insults, those who were called Redneck adopted it with pride.
Not had a chance to see the book everyone is talking about. Looks like I am on the hunt for a copy now.
OkKeith
Gene, how about a reprint of the book! I'll take a signed copy!
I was curious about this "book mark" until I read it was supposed to be scratch and sniff. I'm not curious anymore.
-Jeremy
Barry , was it a typo that Carville left off the W.
Maybe O.J. The Convicted Felon, Finally, can read Your Book in his "Spare" Time!! Besides, I thought Folks In Prison Couldnt Get At the Money their Movie or Books they Write Hit the BIG TIME , or am I Mistaken?? :confused:
Too Much "Judge Judy" I suppose. :scared: :scared:
I was following along pretty good until
Maybe O.J. The Convicted Felon.........
"By the way, the final printing of the infamous bookmark was scheduled to be done in scratch and sniff...."
I don't even want to guess what the bookmark was going to smell like!
my favorite item in there was the new line of underwear with the pre-printed strips in them.
I thought for sure that would end up a winner.
I picked up a copy on Ama Z N this morning. I believe there were a few more to be had..
Good luck
Dusty;
Look on amazon.com used books. $24.95 + $3.95 shipping.I get my copy out every year or so for some laughs. Funny stuff.
Bob
"Rednecks are all over the world Gary....." Gene, surely you recall that Deliverance took place BELOW the Mason Dixon:^)
Yeah but Ned Beatty is from Kentucky!
Ned's from Louisville Biggie which isn't officially part of Redneck country. Sit down at a well-to-do restaurant in "The Ville" sometime and try to order sweet tea. At the least you'll get the "you must be a Redneck" look and at the worst a corrective comment concerning how "we don't serve that here!"
I took Jerry Simmons and Byron Ferguson on a bear hunt one spring, driving up through WI and MN. If I only had a dollar for each time they fussed about how the folks "up there" didn't understand how to properly feed and water a traveling Redneck:^)
The dedication pretty much sums up the flavor of the book...somethinbg like "We dedicate this book to a guy named Tobey that we met outside of a truck stop one time. We didn't get his whole name but he had a cool looking bike".
A very generous individual, whose name I will respectfully withhold, has offered to mail me an autographed copy. I have rarely been on the receiving end of such generosity and it has really made my week.
Dusty
I wonder if this Tobey is the same guy Gene watched pull his own molar with a Leatherman?
I thought an updated reprint of this was going to be coming out. I'm looking forward to it.
I loaned my copy to a buddy of mine.
When I bought mine I was just starting to read book on stand to pass the time.
THIS IS NOT A GOOD BOOK TO READ ON STAND.
Tough not to spook game while laughing.
QuoteOriginally posted by Shakes.602:
Maybe O.J. The Convicted Felon, Finally, can read Your Book in his "Spare" Time!! Besides, I thought Folks In Prison Couldnt Get At the Money their Movie or Books they Write Hit the BIG TIME , or am I Mistaken?? :confused:
Too Much "Judge Judy" I suppose. :scared: :scared:
I gotta admit, I am completely confused with this.
Well,
I had to have it after reading these posts. Got a used autographed copy for 25 bucks off Amazon. It has to be right up there with the fine classics; Shakespeare, Thoreau, Hemingway, and Pee Wee Herman.
My book don't say any thing about " a guy named Toby at a truck stop, that had a cool Bike, but it says a " guy name Larry that had a cool Bike"
Must have met a lot of guys with a Cool Bike , HUH :readit: :knothead:
Like Marty said, that cover was one of my more brilliant ideas. I actually thought of it in a dream one night and sat straight up in the bed about 3 AM. A patriotic fist over a patriotic background would be fine on the shelf. But when you added the complimentary bookmark the message was coincidenatlly complete. My wife says I should use my genius mind towards other things. Ha. BW
Barry, the bookmark was also a stroke of marketing genius. The part below the finger had the information for ordering another copy of the book. Your inscription in my autographed copy says "Don't believe everything you read!" Clint
Barry, Susan must think you're a genius at refinishing wooden floors . . .
Hank tossing saccharin tablets would have been a hoot.
BTW, recently watched the History/Discovery channel's special about "Hillbillys" and it claimed the original term "Redneck" came form old school WV coal miners wearing red neck bandanas taking up arms and marching against the law and company store.
I've got a copy way the heck up here in Northern Quebec.
In the early nineties sometime I was invited to a deer camp in Virginia by someone I had met through my guiding. Turns out that Barry and/or Gene had just left the day before and the lodge Manager had a copy of the book for me.
I think that was my last trip to Virginia...and that book is a great souvenir!
I would love to read anything these guys have wrote. I have seen their movie "Primal Dreams" but have never had a chance to read anything that they have written. When I was a lil' shaver my dad took us to the Michigan Bowhunter's Rendezvous every summer and the brothers were there doing a seminar but the only thing I remember about it was something about "you should not ever throw a black bear carcass off of a bridge that is under construction" or something like that. Where is the best place to look for their fine works anyways?
All of their books that are still in print can be purchased from their website at www.brothersofthebow.com. (http://www.brothersofthebow.com.) For those that are out-of-print, you can check on amazon.com or the big auction site. Be prepared, though, as the prices are a little steep.
The book would have more appeal to the Redneck crowd if it was done in comics or as a coloring book.
Just received the copy today and read the first three chapters on my lunch hour. Funny as all get out.
A great book, glad to have an original copy signed circa 1992. Bookmark still in pristine shape as well.
Well, my 'bookmark' is missing. Can't imagine that 'I' could/would ever misplace anything . . .
Got the book signed in 93 at my first encounter with the Ramblin' Rednecks at the Cloverdale shoot. That encounter made a lasting impression on me and changed my life forever. :D
For the people who would like to know more about the cover of the book and the bookmark, here we go:
(http://www.archeryconsulting.com/pictures/wenzel.jpg)
(http://www.archeryconsulting.com/pictures/wenzel1.jpg)
"That encounter made a lasting impression on me and changed my life forever."
Blacky, you failed to mention whether it was for the good!
Well Barry we need some re-prints So usen that missed it can git it
OK I think I heard the molar story before (I think) from someone who was there (I think)...it was texas on the King ranch and some dude pulled his molar while a truckload of redneck folk admired his extraction skills (I think)...but I gotta have this book now :biglaugh:
wapiti792 Yes the guy pulled his molar with a leatherman. Gene has it on the display shelf in his house. I saw it the last time I was over there. Ha! Mike
What a trophy!!! I wonder if he could get that sucker in an inlay in his next bow...that's be something...thanks for the confirmation Mike!