Cowboys Forever

Last April, I was hired to oversee the production of the 2009 Oklahoma State University football pre-game video. Early on in the pre-production stage of the project, I thought about one of the many facets that makes OSU different, Pistol Pete. I’ve always thought that it was very unique that the school’s mascot was a real person! Frank Eaton was a larger than life type person, and for this project, I wanted to embrace the story of Pistol Pete. After watching all the video I could find and reading as much information that I could get my hands on about Frank Eaton, I wrote the song “Cowboys Forever”. The lyrics are loosely based on the legend of Pistol Pete, setting out to “avenge the blood” of his father.

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