Welcome to: Jay Barber's
whistleberrycowboy.com


The official website of Jay Barber, the Whistleberry Cowboy, artist of various media inspired by the history and legends of cowboys, the old west, Native American heritage and personal life experience. Feel free to sample the music, stories and leather art, as well as photos of my excursions on the road and the people in my life. feel free to contact me, jay barber, with any feedback or just visit about anything you see here that inspires you.



Whistleberry Cowboy Introduction:

THE THREE MAIN CHARACTERS ARE HIRAM, A BURNED OUT STOVED UP PEELER AND DROVER, RUBE, A BORN AGAIN CHRISTIAN RETIRED SHEEP HERDER, AND GABE, WHO HAD SPENT MOST OF HIS LIFE WANDERING AROUND THE MOUNTAINS PROSPECTING FOR GOLD AND DODGING AS MUCH PRODUCTIVE WORK AS POSSIBLE.

HIRAM IS THE MARSHALL IN A SMALL WEST TEXAS TOWN OF WHISTLEBERRY. WHISTLEBERRY IS THE TERM COWBOYS USED FOR BEANS. THERE IS USUALLY A STIFF WIND FROM THE NORTH OR NORTHWESTERLY DIRECTION AND PICKS UP THE ODORS OF THE SULPHUR SPRINGS THAT IS LOCATED JUST A FEW MILES OUTSIDE OF TOWN, CAUSING THE AIR TO HAVE A FOUL ODOR, THEREFORE, THE NAME WHISTLEBERRY WAS GIVEN AS THE NAME OF THE TOWN. THE TOWN IS FILLED MOSTLY WITH DEADBEATS AND NO ONE USUALLY COMES HERE INTENTIONALLY.

HARRASSING EACH OTHER IS ABOUT THE ONLY ENTERTAINMEMT AVAILABLE TO THE RESIDENTS OF WHISTLEBERRY AND THAT IS THE BASIS OF THE ADVENTURES THAT WILL FOLLOW.