"Lee the Horselogger"
From Joe Bevilacqua
| Part of the Joe Bevilacqua Valentine Programming series
| 00:10:27
Producers: Joe Bevilacqua
Lee did meet his childhood gal, who is now married with children. Instead of rekindling his old love affair, Lee fell in love with America. Lee now lives out of the wagon he built and d...
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Transcript
(The full Ellenville Journal article)
A CONVERSATION WITH LEE THE HORSELOGGER
By Joe Bevilacqua
Residents of Ulster County saw something traveling down Route 209 on December 21 that might have made them think they have traveled back in time: a covered wagon pulled by three mighty draft horses.
It was Lee The Horselogger, who starting out from East Glacier, Montana on August 9, 2006, with only $75 and two weeks' worth of food, in a cross county quest was to visit his childhood sweetheart, living life to the fullest along the way. He lives out of the wagon he built and depends a great deal on the kindness of people he encounters along the way.
The Ellenville Journal's Joe Bevilacqua found him, his wagon, three horses and two Great Pyrenees dogs, camped out in the parking lot of Minnewaska Motors in Kerhonkson, and had the following conversation:
HOW DID YOU END UP AT MINNEWASKA MOTOR...
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Timing and Cues
Opens with Music: The Red Dirt Rangers, Ends with the end of the same song.
Musical Works
| Title | Artist | Album | Label | Year | Running Time |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Times Have Changed | The Red Dirt Rangers | Rangers' Command. | Lazy S.O.B. Recordings, | 1999. | 03:39 |
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Additional Information
- Produced: Jan 11, 2008
- Added to PRX: Jan 11, 2008
- This piece is in English
CORKY HOTT
Posted on January 18, 2008 at 11:50 AM | Permalink
Review of "The Love of Lee the Horselogger"
Finding a covered wagon in a used car lot,would sure peak your intrest. This story did the same for me. I found it to be very inviting and made me wish I could be that adventuresome, but knowing this to be impossible, I enjoyed traveling at his slow but interesting pace. Joe has a way of making you feel what the person in front of him feels. It was 'GREAT'...