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<body topmargin=0 leftmargin=0 marginheight=0 marginwidth=0> <table cellpadding=0 cellspacing=0 border=0 height="100%"><tr> <td valign="top" width=110 BGCOLOR="#FF0000" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <A HREF="texas_two.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Texas Two Intro"><U><IMG SRC="18f65f300.jpg" border=0 width="95" height="48" ALT="TEXAS TWO" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="about_us.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About Us"><U><IMG SRC="18f75f300.jpg" border=0 width="95" height="48" ALT="ABOUT US" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id87.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Our Bios"><U><IMG SRC="18f85f300.jpg" border=0 width="95" height="48" ALT="OUR BIOS" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A><A HREF="gigs.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Gig Dates"><U><IMG SRC="18f95f300.jpg" border=0 width="95" height="48" ALT="GIG DATES" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A><A HREF="our_store.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Texas Two Store"><U><IMG SRC="18fa5f300.jpg" border=0 width="95" height="48" ALT="OUR STORE" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A><A HREF="our_music.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Our Music"><U><IMG SRC="18fb5f300.jpg" border=0 width="95" height="48" ALT="OUR MUSIC" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="photos.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Our Photos"><U><IMG SRC="18fc5f300.jpg" border=0 width="95" height="48" ALT="OUR PHOTOS" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A><A HREF="id24.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Awards Stuff"><U><IMG SRC="18fd5f300.jpg" border=0 width="95" height="48" ALT="AWARDS" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> </td> <td valign="top" BGCOLOR="#9999FF" TEXT="#080000"> <div> <IMG SRC="190b823c0.jpg" border=0 width="130" height="60" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div>     <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Texas Two"><U><IMG SRC="18cc64330.jpg" border=0 width="100" height="51" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A> <A HREF="site_map.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Site Map"><U><IMG SRC="18cd64330.jpg" border=0 width="100" height="51" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A> <A HREF="contact.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact"><U><IMG SRC="18ce64330.jpg" border=0 width="100" height="51" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A> <A HREF="directory.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="DIRECTORY"><U><IMG SRC="18cf64330.jpg" border=0 width="100" height="51" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></U></A></div> <bR> <div> <I><B> <A NAME="about_texas_tradition"><IMG BORDER="0" SRC="1x1.gif" HEIGHT="1" ALIGN="bottom" WIDTH="1" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" ></A></B></I><I><B>About The TEXAS THREE</B></I></div> <div> <B> <script language=JavaScript>  </script>  </B></div> <div>  <FONT SIZE="2" COLOR="#000000" FACE="Arial" ><IMG SRC="b7c06fb0.jpg" border=0 width="262" height="251" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></FONT></div> <div> <IMG SRC="b7d88db0.jpg" border=0 width="392" height="219" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></div> <div> The idea for <B>The TEXAS THREE</B>,  came about when, after 10 years or so, <B>THE TEXAS TRADITION BAND</B>, began having problems keeping committed pickers, as well as venues not willing to pay fair compensation.</div> <bR> <div> Since early in  2005, the band had consisted of Don, Sue, and Lee Pettijohn, plus various and assorted Bass Pickers, and Drummers hired as the gigs came available. This led to a lot of concern for the "unique' sound strived for by the band since it's inception in 1995. So, after much discussion, and lots of thought, Don and Sue decided to just go with the three members who had remained mostly consistent for the entire 10 year span of <B>TEXAS TRADITION BAND.</B></div> <bR> <div> Another strong contributing factor to the name change, was the fact that at least one Texas group has been using the same name for  the entire time time our particular TEXAS TRADITION had been performing, and maybe even a little longer. Also, another "group"  calling themselves "Texas Tradition" has kept a domain name registered for about 10 years, but has not made any changes to their web site during this time. We tried way back in 1999 to get them to relinquish the name, but never got an answer.. so we just let it ride. (This particular "group's" "leader" is a lawyer...nuff said!) </div> <bR> <div> As anyone associated with shopping, traveling, or just ordinary everyday life knows... Name Brand recognition is what makes or breaks any product.. so any confusion as to which "Texas Tradition" we were will now be eliminated.</div> <bR> <bR> <bR> <DIV ALIGN="LEFT"></DIV> <div> <TABLE BORDER="6" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="286" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#FF0000" BORDERCOLORDARK="#0000FF" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFFF00 > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 32 ><NOBR><div> <B>For a History of "our" TEXAS TRADITION</B></div> <div> <A HREF="id103.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About Texas Tradition Band"><U><B>CLI</B></U></A><A HREF="id103.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About Texas Tradition Band"><U><B>CK HERE!</B></U></A></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <TABLE BORDER="8" CELLPADDING="2" CELLSPACING="1" WIDTH="268" BORDERCOLORLIGHT="#FF0000" BORDERCOLORDARK="#0000BF" FRAME="BOX" RULES="ALL" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0" BGCOLOR=#FFFF00 > <tR> <tD VALIGN=TOP HEIGHT= 57 ><NOBR><div> <B>We don't claim to be the Best..</B></div> <div> <B>Just Better than a Some..</B></div> <div> <B>and as Good as the Rest!</B></div> </NOBR></tD> </tR> </TABLE></div> <div> <B> <script language=JavaScript>  </script>  </B></div> <div> <A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Past Pickers"><U><B><IMG SRC="0716e280.jpg" border=0 width="110" height="40" ALT="Back to About Texas Three" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><A HREF="#about_texas_tradition" TITLE="About The Texas Three"><U><B><IMG SRC="0726e280.jpg" border=0 width="110" height="40" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A><A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lee Pettijohn"><U><B><IMG SRC="06f6e280.jpg" border=0 width="110" height="40" ALIGN="BOTTOM" HSPACE="0" VSPACE="0"></B></U></A></div> <div> | <A HREF="index.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="The Texas Two"><U><B>home</B></U></A><B> | </B><A HREF="contact.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Contact"><U><B>directory</B></U></A><B> |  </B><A HREF="site_map.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Site Map"><U><B>SITE MAP</B></U></A></div> <div> <A HREF="id103.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="About Texas Tradition Band"><U>About Texas Tradition Band</U></A>   |   <A HREF="id31.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Past Pickers"><U>Past Pickers</U></A>   |   <B>About The Texas Three</B>   |   <A HREF="id20.htm" TARGET="_top" TITLE="Lee Pettijohn"><U>Lee Pettijohn</U></A></div> <bR> <div>  <a href="http://www.hostcaters.com"><img src="http://www.hostcaters.com/images/linkto/anim1.gif" border="0" alt="Proudly Hosted By: HostCaters.com"></a>  </div> <div>  <script language="JavaScript"> copyright=new Date(); update=copyright.getYear(); document.write("Copyright © 1995-"+ update +" Happy.7.Enterprises. 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