NIghtrider's Lament was one of the songs I sang when I won the High Plains Old Time Country Music female vocal first place (whew!). Did it yodel and all, but wasn't real secure on the yodel, so on the way down to the show, I was driving along in my black pickup truck, practicing my yodel over and over, concentrating fiercly, when suddenly I became aware of the Wyoming Highway Patrol flashing lights behind me and inviting me to please pull over.

I told him I was practicing my yodel and, oh, by the way, the guy who was accompanying me was one of his fellow patrol officers, and he said, "Isn't that nice? Mike's a good picker..." and handed me a moving violation for $200. I was going 98 mph.

Big fat hairy oooops!

But I did get the yodel down pat and won the cheesy plastic trophy, $50 and, of course, glory.

WW