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Monday Morning Memo

Near Jackson Hole, Wyoming

December 13, 1901

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Danger! Danger! This is an AD!

This week I wrote and produced a very simple radio ad to air in Jackson Hole, Wyoming.

I did it for Ray Bard, my longtime friend and the publisher of my Wizard of Ads trilogy.

Ray and his son, Shawn, are the developers of Buffalo Run in Wyoming. Surrounded by national forests, water, wildlife and fresh air; not a bad place to own a few acres.

Click the audio bar at the top of the page to hear the radio ad.

Here's Ray's email to me:

Roy,

Here are 3 photos to give you a feel for the place —

1. (above) Salt River, Jim Bridger trapped beaver here, — 1/2 mile away from 
property — public access.
2. Winter view looking north — snow capped mts in all 4 directions — 
Star Valley is only 20 miles long & about 4 miles wide.
3. Stream along Strawberry Creek — not far from here — lots of 
outdoors activities year 'round.

Here's the script of the very simple radio ad I wrote:

ROY: Brewster Higley wrote a song back in 1872 and it started out like this:

JOE:  “Oh, give me a home where the buffalo roam…”

ROY: Buffalo Run, just 6 miles south of Alpine, is exactly what Brewster Higley was lookin’ for.

JOE: “Where the deer and the antelope play…”

ROY: …fishing the Greys, Snake, and Salt Rivers, hiking, hunting, perfect for horses and dogs, Buffalo Run is for people who love fresh air and open sky.

JOE: “Where seldom is heard A discouraging word…”

ROY: Spacious 5-acre lots in Buffalo Run start at just two fifty-nine, with all utilities, paved streets, a central water system, 500 trees and shrubs, irrigation rights, and a boat launch just a half mile away.

JOE: “And the sky is not cloudy all day.”

ROY: Can you think of a better investment than an exclusive, 5-acre homesite within a short drive of Jackson? There’ll be only 13 homes in Buffalo Run. Be sure one of’ems yours. These 5-acre lots won’t last long. Call Shawn Bard today at Wyoming Home & Ranch, 307-690-1809.  You’re gonna love Buffalo Run. 307-690-1809. Agent owned.


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Random Quote:

“Coronado decided that he, with 30 of his ablest horsemen, 6 sturdy foot soldiers and the Franciscans, would make a last-ditch sortie to the north, relying on the gold they would surely find there to salvage the reputation of his expedition. The bulk of the army would return to familiar territory and there await the triumphant return of the adventurers…

On a blistering July day in 1541, Coronado and his small band lined up at the southern bank of a miserable arroyo and stared across at Quivira (in what is now Kansas). They saw an indiscriminate collection of low mud huts surrounded by arid fields with few trees and no rich meadowlands. Smoke curled lazily from a few chopped openings in roofs, but there were no chimneys, no doors and no visible furniture. Such men and women as did appear were a scrawny lot, dressed not in expensive furs but in untanned skins. Of pearls and gold and turquoises and silver, there was not a sign. The Spaniards had wandered nearly 3,000 miles squandering two fortunes, Mendoza’s and Coronado’s, and had found nothing…

Coronado, head bowed and gilded armor discarded because of the sweltering heat, started his shameful retreat, unaware that history would record him as one of the greatest explorers. Under his guidance, Spanish troops had reached far lands: California, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma, Kansas. His men had described a hundred Indian settlements, worked with and fought a score of different tribes, and identified the difficulties to be faced by later settlers. But because he did not find treasure, he was judged a failure.”

- James Michener, Texas, p. 46-48 (Coronado had hoped to reach the Cities of Cíbola, often referred to now as the mythical Seven Cities of Gold. )

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