Born in a cowtown (Kansas City), Bruce Dillman seemed to have no real purpose in life until he was about five years old.  Then his Aunt Pat sent him a cowboy outfit.  In one way or another he’s been playing CowBoy ever since —sometimes with real horses and cows, sometimes in his mind, sometimes in other ways. Now he does it by writing, speaking, and entertaining.       He has explored CowBoy facts, fiction, fantasy, fallacies, and philosophy.  One dream came true at age nine when he got his own  horse.  That gave him a lot of Western pleasure, practical experience, and a bit of pain.      At a Colorado dude ranch he got to sing to guests at night and wrangle horses and dudes in the daytime (which added up to 17-hour days).  That led to a gig with a Kansas cattle outfit where he wrestled wild steers (until he remembered an old basketball injury). In Dodge City he was assistant professor and advertising salesman (not at the same time).  He also did CowBoy singing, reciting, and gunfighting for four seasons Dodge City’s Front Street Replica.      Dillman had a career in Country radio in Lincoln, Nebraska, and during that time he added poetry, rope spinning, and pertinent (or impertinent) remarks to his act.      Over the years Dillman has read thousands of books about cowboys and the West (he owns about a thousand), spent thousands of hours in the saddle, memorized many saddle catalogs, practiced many	hours spinning ropes (but not enough), sung cowboy songs countless times, and accumulated an impressive inventory of colorful cowboy clothing and other artifacts.      After his almost-lifetime of extensive (and sometimes intensive)  investi- gation, exploration, and experience, Bruce Dillman wrote “The CowBoy Song,” which captures the essence of CowBoyness.  That led to The CowBoy Handbook, which does the same thing in more detail.  Called “entertaining and informative,” the book has been endorsed by Gene Autry, Dale Warren of the Sons of the Pioneers, folklore professor Jon Guyot Smith, Country Music historian Douglas Green (Ranger Doug of Riders in the Sky), movie cowboys Bill Hale, Tex Hill, Randy Boone, and many others. OTHER IDENTITIES     Bruce Dillman is an internationally known business communication trainer and writer.  He is president of Outcomes Incorporated, a Lincoln, Nebraska, publishing and consulting	firm, which is often affiliated with I.D.E.A. Inc. and Syntony, Inc. of Palo Alto, California.  I.D.E.A. conducts communication training for major corporations, and Syntony publishes books and videotapes.     Dillman wears many hats.  At last report he was doing computer art, book design, Web design, communi- cation training, and voice-over narration.     As editor and writer for The VAK International NLP Newsletter Dillman had readers in 17 countries.  His acclaimed communication book, Results On Target, was also published in Germany as Ziel um Ziel.     Most of Dillman’s careers have involved some sort of communication.  He taught communication courses at The University of Kansas  and at St. Mary of the Plains College in Dodge City, Kansas.  He was assistant to the general manager at radio stations KECK and KHAT in Lincoln, Nebraska, where his job description included more than two dozen specific functions.  He has also worked at radio stations in Lawrence, Kansas, and Boise, Idaho, at television stations in Boise and in Kansas City, and at the High Plains Journal farm and ranch newspaper.     Dillman holds a B.S. degree in journalism and an M.S. in broadcasting, both from The University of Kansas.  He attended college in Independence, Kansas, for one year.  There he actually played in a college football game (which reminded him of an old basketball injury).
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