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Note: I send the lyrics to my songs, along with a cassette recording of the words and music to the United States Copyright Office before I post them online. Dean
Dean's photograph and story was published in the June/July 2008 issue of
American Cowboy Magazine write up on Dean Strickland
On the afternoon of June 28, 2008, upon arrival at the Greyhound bus station in Downtown Fort Worth, Texas, Dean met with Marti & Wayne Ludwig with whom he rode to the Handley Baptist Church where later that evening he gave an interview to Wayne Ludwig, Contributing Writer for the Handley Herald. Dean also performed as a guest artist at The First Annual Handley's Ideal, and was photographed by Wayne Ludwig during his performance. On the morning of June 28, 2008, Dean took a Greyhound bus from San Marcos, Texas to Fort Worth, Texas to judge a talent contest at
Dean's photograph and story was published in the
June 27, 2008 issue of the San Marcos Daily Record
On June 27, 2008, Dean performed as scheduled at the Gray Horse Saloon in San Marcos, Texas. Then, in order to perform at the Gray Horse Saloon on June 27, 2008, Dean hitchhiked from Huntsville, Texas to San Marcos, Texas where on June 26, 2007, he walked into the San Marcos Daily Record building, and picked up copies of the June 12, 2008 newspaper in which his story and photograph was published. Dean sold a Hitchhiking Guitarman CD to the following people while hitchhiking and with whom he hitched a ride from Huntsville, Texas to San Marcos, Texas:
John Burmester, Jim Latta, Mike Costello, David Maciel, Linda Springfield and Frank & Norma Parrot
On June 20, 2008, Dean performed as scheduled at Lizard's Music & Grill in Huntsville, Texas. Dean's photograph and story was published in the June 20, 2008 edition of The Huntsville Item.
The Huntsville Item write up on Dean Strickland
On June 19, 2008, Dean was interviewed and photographed by Kristin Edwards, reporter for
The Huntsville Item
Then, Dean hitchhiked to Huntsville, Texas from Luckenbach, Texas for his gig at Lizard's Music & Grill. Dean sold a Hitchhiking Guitarman CD to the following people while hitchhiking and with who he hitched a ride from Luckenbach, Texas to Huntsville, Texas:
Walt Adamson, Bill Fojtasek, Tut Henry, Michelle Clegg, Sandy Heffernan and Rosanne Barker
Walt Adamson, Bill Fojtasek, Tut Henry, Michelle Clegg, Sandy Heffernan and Rosanne Barker
ABOVE: Photo of Dean Strickland performing at Luckenbach, Texas on June 16, 2008 taken by Danny Terry
ABOVE: Photo of Dean Strickland pointing at his Hitchhiking Guitarman bumper sticker in the wall at Luckenbach, Texas on June 16, 2008 taken by Carmen Pasch using Skype video call snapshot
Then, Dean took a Geyhound bus to Fredericksburg, Texas from Houston, Texas, and from there he hitchhiked his way to Luckenbach, Texas where he performed as scheduled on June 16, 2008.
(Click photos above to view video footage of live on-air radio performance)
ABOVE: Photos of Dean Strickland performing on the radio show "Nightsounds" with Pat & Rosie on KPFT 90.1FM in Houston, Texas on June 14, 2008 taken by Dave Diaz
Afterward, Dean was booked to be on the show again on December 13, 2008 at 1am. On June 14, 2008, Dean performed live as scheduled his songs "Beautiful Memories", "What Used To Be", "My Daddy's Son", "Heaven's Highway Stories", "All The Means We'd Need", "The Perfect Place", "My Angel's Sweet Sweet Touch", and "Something To You I Just Wanted To Tell" on Nightsounds with Pat & Rosie on KPFT 90.1FM. Dean's photogrpah and story was published in the
The San Marcos Daily Record write up on Dean Strickland
On June 10, 2008, Dean gave an over-the-phone interview to Jeff Walker, Neighbors Editor for the San Marcos Record Daily. On June 8, 2008, while in Waco, Texas hitchhiking to Houston, Texas from Bowie, Texas, video journal that can be watch online at:
Then, Dean hitchhiked to Houston, Texas from Bowie, Texas to perform on the Pat & Rosie Show on KPFT 90.1FM. Dean sold a Hitchhiking Guitarman CD to the following people while hitchhiking and with whom he hitched a ride from Bowie, Texas to Houston, Texas:
Mike Harris, Steve McKey, David West, Mike Cox, Jesse James Wallace Sr., Jack Faulkner, and Pablo Davila
Mike Harris, Steve McKey, David West, Mike Cox, Jesse James Wallace Sr., Jack Faulkner, and Pablo Davila
On June 5, 2008, Dean received a phone call from Dale Hardy, President of the Johnson City, Texas Lions Club who asked Dean, due to high recommendation if he would like to perform at the
at the LBJ Historic Park in Johnson City, Texas, and Dean accepted the gig. Dean's Hitchhiking Guitarman CD ad was published in the June July 2008 issue of the Lonestarmusic Magazine.
On June 1, 2008, while in Bowie, Texas, Dean wrote his song:
What Used To BeI remember when MTV in the 80's
Used to play rock n roll
And real country was on CMT
But what's there now I don't really know
It looks as though it's a mixture
Of classic rock and picture perfect models
It seems the older I get the more I wish
What used to be would be tomorrow
Back when I was old enough
To purchase my first pickup truck I remember
That what it cost to fill 'er up
Was just barely fifteen bucks but those days are over
Now I love the USA and when I see the children play
I feel sorrow
It seems the older I get the more I wish
What use to be would be tomorrow
CHORUS:
I've heard I need to change with the times
But I disagree
I'll stand firm in my old state of mind
It's right where I want to be
There are towns in the hill country like Bandera
Where I feel at home
It seems the older I get the more I wish
What used to be would be tomorrow
Before my traveling days are over
And I'm still strong enough to keep up with new generations
I'll preach that they're out of luck
Without God's love to deliver them from temptations
Now I love the USA and when I see the children play
I feel sorrow
It seems the older I get the more I wish
What used to be would be tomorrow
CHORUS
©2008 Dean Strickland
Thank you, Carmen Pasch of Nashville, Tennessee for being a silent parter in my music career for over the last six months. With your help I have been able to accomplish so may things I dreamed of doing, and I don't know how I could have done them all without you.
Then, Dean went to visit his mother in Bowie, Texas. On May 30, 2008, Dean performed as scheduled at Sundance Square in Downtown Fort Worth, Texas. Then, Dean traveled from Nashville, Tennessee to Fort Worth, Texas for his gig at Sundance Square on May 30, 2008.
ABOVE: Photo of Dean Strickland and Todd Milsap at Bobby's Idle Hour on 16th Avenue (Music Row) in Nashville, Tennessee on May 28, 2008 taken by Carmen Pasch
ABOVE: Photo of Dean Strickland performing at Norm's River Roadhouse in Nashville, Tennessee on May 27, 2008 taken by Carmen Pasch
On May 27, 2008, Dean performed as scheduled at Norm's River Roadhouse in Nashville, Tennessee.
ABOVE: Photos of Dean Strickland performing at the Nashville Cowboy Church in Nashville, Tennessee on May 25, 2008 taken by CharlieHuston@AOL.com
ABOVE: Photo of Dean Strickland performing with the Nashville Cowboy Church Band and the OK Corral at the Nashville Cowboy Church in Nashville, Tennessee on May 25, 2008 taken by Carmen Pasch
ABOVE: Photo of Dean Strickland and Pastor Harry Yates at the Nashville Cowboy Church in Nashville, Tennessee on May 25, 2008 taken by CharlieHuston@AOL.com
On May 25, 2008, Dean performed as scheduled at the Nashville Cowboy Church at the Ernest Tubb Texas Troubadour Theatre in Nashville, Tennessee, and was broadcast live on
and
Willie's Place XM Satellite RadioThen, Dean traveled from Amarillo, Texas to Nashville, Tennessee for his gigs at the Nashville Cowboy Church on May 25, 2008, and Norm's River Roadhouse on May 27, 2008. On May 13, 2008, Dean ran the following ad in Lonestarmusic Magazine.
ABOVE: Dean Strickland/Hitchhiking Guitarman CD ad
On May 8, 2008, Dean received a phone call from Marti Ludwig of The Handley Herald, and was asked, plus offered a Greyhound bus ticket as transportation to participate as a judge of a talent show, and perform on June 28, 2008 at 7pm at the
located at 6801 Church Street in Handley, Texas, which Dean accepted. On May 8, 2008, Dean put his Hitchhiking Guitarman CD on sale at
Hastings, Books Music & More
ABOVE: Photo of Dean Strickland at Palo Duro Caynon Texas State Park on May 6, 2008 taken by Rebecca Lamb
ABOVE: Photo of Dean Strickland at Palo Duro Canyon State Park while camping at the West Rim RV Park on May 6, 2008 taken by Carmen Pasch
located at 2020 S. Georgia in Amarillo, Texas. On May 7, 2008, Dean performed as scheduled at the Route 66 Roadhouse in Amarillo, Texas.
ABOVE: Photo of Dean Strickland at Palo Duro Canyon State Park while camping at the West Rim RV Park on May 6, 2008 taken by Carmen Pasch
Then from the Texas Hill Country, Dean traveled to Amarillo, Texas to perform at the Route 66 Roadhouse on May 7, 2008.
The Hill Country Happenings CD review of Dean Strickland/Hitchhiking Guitarman
Then from Denton, Texas, Dean traveled south to pick up a copy of Hill Country Happenings, and walked into
located at 106 North Nugent in Johnson, City Texas, and performed with a circle of folks jamming on the patio, and afterward got himself booked to perform there on October 4, 2008 from 7:30 to 10: 30pm. Dean's "It Takes A Cowboy Like Me" video recorded live in South Padre Island, Texas on February 2, 2007 along with a Hitchhiking Guitarman CD review was published both in the print magazine and online in the
located at 106 North Nugent in Johnson, City Texas, and performed with a circle of folks jamming on the patio, and afterward got himself booked to perform there on October 4, 2008 from 7:30 to 10: 30pm. Dean's "It Takes A Cowboy Like Me" video recorded live in South Padre Island, Texas on February 2, 2007 along with a Hitchhiking Guitarman CD review was published both in the print magazine and online in the
May 2008 issue of Hill Country Happenings
ABOVE: Photos of Dean Strickland posing and performing at the 2008 Denton Arts & Jazz Festival in Denton, Texas on April 26, 2008 taken by Carmen Pasch
ABOVE: Photo of Dean Strickland performing at the Denton Arts & Jazz Festival in Denton, Texas on April 26, 2008 taken by Thorpland
Then, Dean traveled from Bowie, Texas to Denton, Texas where on April 26th he performed as scheduled at the
The North Texas Daily Scene Dean Strickland feature and quote
On April 25, 2008, Dean received press and was quoted in the
On April 23, 2008, Dean gave a brief over-the-phone interview to Lauren Hill, Student Writer for the North Texas Daily Scene. During April 23rd trough the 25th, 2008, while visiting his mother in Bowie, Texas, Dean wrote his song:
Heaven's Highway StoriesOf the lifestyle I was leading
Nothing had much meaning for I was blind
Then with hard work and a choice of believing
Out of that rut I was sinking in I was able to climb
The Majestic Heaven's Highway
Now for a while's been going my way
And in my minds eye I can clearly see
That since God who loves me is in my life there are endless possibilities
CHORUS:
Heaven's Highway stories oh, I've got plenty
But because my song would be too long I can't share many
The tales I could tell you may or may not believe
About how Jesus has been walking with me
Once in Dallas while walking
Down the highway to Austin praying for a ride
A stranger pulled over and offered one problem was
He wanted what I had and pulled a gun
Afraid I told that desperate man
I wouldn't give up my guitar then fortunately
My Lord intervened and graciously from that car
Delivered me and I lived to sing
CHORUS
©2008 Dean Strickland
Then, Dean traveled to Fort Worth, Texas where he performed as scheduled at the Main Street Arts Festival on April 19 & 20, 2008.
ABOVE: Photos of Dean Strickland performing at the 2008 Main Street Arts Festival in Fort Worth, Texas taken by A. MonDragon
On April 18, 2008, Dean was a special guest on
located at 2125 Sidney Baker in Kerville, Texas where he gave an interview to Morning DJ, Roland J, and performed live on-air his song "I Love Texas (It's My Home)". Dean's story was published in the
The Boerne Star write up on Dean Strickland
ABOVE: Photo of Dean Strickland performing at the VFW Post No. 7105 in Fredericksburg, Texas on April, 12, 2008 taken by Carmen Pasch
ABOVE: Photo of a marquee sign promoting a Dean Strickland show at the VFW Post No. 7105 in Fredericksburg, Texas on April 12, 2008 taken by Carmen Pasch
Later that night Dean performed as scheduled at the VFW Post 7105 in Fredericksburg, Texas. Afterward, Dean got himself booked to perform their again on July 3, 2008 from 9pm-midnight.
ABOVE: Photo of Dean Strickland performing at the Hill Country Crawfish Festival at Camp Ben McCullough in Driftwood, Texas on April 12, 2008 taken by Carmen Pasch
ABOVE: Photos of Dean Strickland camping at Camp Ben McCullough in Driftwood, Texas on April 11 & 12, 2008 taken by Carmen Pasch
On April 12, 2008, Dean performed as scheduled at the Hill Country Crawfish Festival at Camp Ben McCullough in Driftwood, Texas. On April 9, 2008, Dean performed during an open mic night at
located at 1904 Ranch Road 12 in San Marcos, Texas, and afterward got himself booked to perform there on June 27, 2008 from 8:30 - 9:30pm. On April 7, 2008, Dean did an online interview with Elaine Maltsberger (Elena Tucker), writer for the
On April 5, 2008, Dean performed as scheduled at The Waterhole Saloon in Garfield, Texas.
ABOVE: Photo of a marquee sign at the Waterhole Saloon in Garfield, Texas promoting Dean Strickland/Hitchhiking Guitarman on April 5, 2008 taken by Carmen Pasch
Dean began contributing gas money while traveling with Carmen Pasch of Nashville, Tennessee. On April 1, 2008, Dean performed at the
Located at 402 Main St. in Bandera, Texas and afterward got himself booked to perform there on July 12, 2008 from noon until 4pm. Dean's Hitchhiking Guitarman CD ad was published in the April/May 2008 issue of the Lonestarmusic Magazine.
1/2 page ad for the Hitchhiking Guitarman CD by Dean Strickland in Lonestarmusic Magaxines April/May 2008 issue
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