I Got A Horse Al Simmons
When I was young my favourite TV show was Horse Opera. Every Saturday morning I would watch my cowboy heroes save the day then I would jump on my bicycle and ride around the neighbourhood pretending my bike was my horse. Many years later I became obsessed with really turning my bike into a horse. I found an old bike in a friend's bike shop, and had him re-spoke the wheels with the hubs off centre - so that when I peddled the bike went up and down. I then added another gear wheel and chain that caused drum sticks to strike two coconuts to make the clip-clop sound. I then added a puppet horse-head with blinking eyes and a mouth that chomped at the bit and a backside with a twirling tail. A pony saddle and reigns finished it off. I then wrote a song to go along with the whole idea. The music video of this song, staring Ol' Spoke and I, is now featured on my "I Collect Rocks" DVD. alsimmons.com

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