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The Shootists:<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Out in Raton where the wind whispers clear, The Shootists gather, year after year. A week to live the dream, to stand side by side, Where time\u2019s measured by the smoke and the pride.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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From every corner of this vast land they come, Young, old, thin, stout, every shape, everyone. Single actions cocked, levers pulled, steel on fire, They stand as equals, each with a heart\u2019s desire.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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The Shootists the one you\u2019d ride the river with, A bond that\u2019s built, silent, but stiff. A week\u2019s too fast, like a bullet\u2019s swift flight, But it\u2019s the first week of the year, a moment so bright.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Since \u201986, it\u2019s been John\u2019s dream, To forge an honor that\u2019s lived, not seen. A gathering of hands, rough and true, Each gun tells a story, old and new.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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Six-guns ring in the morning\u2019s first light, A shooter’s holiday, the world feels right. From the hills to the valley, the legend still grows, A brotherhood bound where the wild wind blows.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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So we meet again, and the week goes too fast, But the Shootists stand firm, and the memory will last.<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n
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~BT<\/span><\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Shootists: Out in Raton where the wind whispers clear, The Shootists gather, year after year. A week to live the dream, to stand side by side, Where time\u2019s measured by the smoke and the pride. From every corner of this vast land they come, Young, old, thin, stout, every shape, everyone. Single actions cocked, … Continue reading “”<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[99],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-117194","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-narrative-o-the-day"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117194","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=117194"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117194\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":117195,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/117194\/revisions\/117195"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=117194"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=117194"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/milesfortis.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=117194"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}