Dang it Mr B, I'm a hearin' the same sounds myself, I 'member a time when you could hear the spurs a' jangling and the six shooters bein loaded round here.
Rumour from out west that there is new kid on the block who aint scared of no rattlers, looks like that new kid is gonna deal with the varmin from here on in.
Ahab (lookin to a new western sunset)