Site Navigation at Bottom of Page Ira Stein is the head wrangler and piano master of this Ride of Ages remake of his original Fiddletown, and on this new trek into Forever via old Happy Trails; both ©2004 Lost Time Music. Joseph Hébert reined cello, Lorn Leber spurred guitar, and Ira bucked synths. (Google IraStein on the web.) Recorded, mixed and mastered by Ira Stein and Kenny Evans at Mesa Recording Studio. Happy Trails original tune ©1999 Capitol Records. Bill Bell is fiddle artist, music master and Mule friend. Bill turned favorite selections from Handel's Messiah into Trail Tunes; he also played fiddle in Fiddletown and Happy Trails Forever. Abraham's Daughter and Red Haired Boy are from Bill's first Cd, Under the Dome: a Musical Journey Through the Civil War, recorded live at the distinguished Lincoln Memorial Shrine in Redlands, California. Bill's wife Gloria created Mule's True Hebrew shirt emblem. Klaus Duebbert created The Death Trap as one of his unique metal sculptures. (Bill, Gloria, Klaus and Mule are all San Gorgonio Pass Area artists.) Terry McKinnon, the famous chain saw artist of Vancouver Island BC, helped Mule create the Old and New Covenant sculpture/symbols out of salvaged cedar wood. GNT is the Good News Translation (aka Today's English Version/ TEV): Second edition ©1992 American Bible Society; by permission. Every word from the GNT Letter to Hebrews is Mule's script for this Ride of Ages. Randy crosschecked the GNT to seven other well known versions, plus Greek/ English word study. This constituted his own "reasoned eclecticism" method of textual criticism and translation, using Bengel's Rule to conform and confirm the Scripture text. For useful information about the American Bible Society visit: AmericanBible.org. Randy Testman did and does everything else; he is also True Hebrew cowboy...and Mule. Ride of Ages----Reviews & Photos |
| Here's a comment from a young married couple who had just experienced "cowboy poet Mule's Ride of Ages." "What amazed us most was to see youngsters not only listen attentively to the entire Letter to Hebrews for 90-minutes, but to see them all move up front after intermission, they liked it so much! We felt the same—it was impossible to look away for fear we would miss something!" |
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"The Ride of Ages rescues the Bible's 'complex' Letter to Hebrews from captivity by
scholars, and delivers it as a captivating public event—for people of all ages and beliefs."
A corporate jet pilot who saw the Ride between flights said, "I was blown away! It was
so dynamic that everyone was riveted to the stage for the entire show."
These words are from a woman who is a city system administrator, about the Ride of
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A man who is a musician, composer and research librarian said, "I thought Mule's
Bibleshow was incredibly creative and really unique; it's an extraordinary work."
A Catholic woman wrote, "Very beautiful—I feel renewed... through this Ride you made
a complex book in the Bible easy to understand with the visual arts. Thank you."
From a Baptist Pastor with a local radio show, "In over sixty years of preaching the word
of God this is the most unique presentation of the Bible I've seen, and I support it."
A Music Minister from a large Adventist church wrote, "I was really impressed with
Mule's precise Bible play and the excellent music."
From a ten year old boy: "I liked it when you pulled the ...! (See the Ride and you'll
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Photo links to full size, with music that goes with this scene from Ride of Ages->
"The Ride of Ages rescues the Bible's 'complex' Letter to Hebrews from captivity by
scholars, and delivers it as a captivating public event—for people of all ages and beliefs."
A corporate jet pilot who saw the Ride between flights said, "I was blown away! It was
so dynamic that everyone was riveted to the stage for the entire show."
These words are from a woman who is a city system administrator, about the Ride of
Ages: "Truly creative treatment of a complex book of the Bible—great job!"
A man who is a musician, composer and research librarian said, "I thought Mule's
Bibleshow was incredibly creative and really unique; it's an extraordinary work."
A Catholic woman wrote, "Very beautiful—I feel renewed... through this Ride you made
a complex book in the Bible easy to understand with the visual arts. Thank you."
From a Baptist Pastor with a local radio show, "In over sixty years of preaching the word
of God this is the most unique presentation of the Bible I've seen, and I support it."
A Music Minister from a large Adventist church wrote, "I was really impressed with
Mule's precise Bible play and the excellent music."
From a ten year old boy: "I liked it when you pulled the ...! (See the Ride and you'll
know—and agree—with what he said.)
Communicate
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