06/03/2026
God doing God things.
“The truth will set you free.” It’s in the Bible.
When it comes to mere mortals, it takes a big man to admit to his mistakes. But what if he’s willing to risk his own reputation because it might help someone else avoid the same devastating ditch? That takes big ones, and gets mad respect from me.
Perfect people might not appreciate Jade Corkill’s wide-open conversation with Charly Crawford. But I do. Lots of f-bombs. Get over it. The truth bombs trump them.
This is a long listen, and it’s not for kids. I strongly suggest parents preview it first, but I’ll tell you this: By the time my two sons were teenagers and old enough to hook up a horse trailer on their own, I’d have turned it up in the motorhome on the way to their next junior rodeo with me at the wheel.
Charly rated it R for Real. It’s Raw, too, and Jade risked everything to come all the way clean.
Thank you both for doing this. There’s no telling how many cowboy (and cowgirl) disasters will be diverted by the honesty here. It really can happen to anyone. Do not try it one time—I don't care how smart, talented or disciplined you are. This soul-sucking drug cost me someone very close to me, and I have plenty of friends who’ve paid the same sad, sickening price.
While we’re opening gaping old wounds for the greater good, m**h isn’t the only devil that can ruin everything. For you young guns who weren’t around when NFR cowboy Broc Cresta died at 25 without warning at The Daddy on July 28, 2012, it’s because he’d been prescribed pills after a painful rib injury in the bulldogging at the Timed Event that spring, and was still hurting.
It didn’t seem like a big deal to Broc or anyone else to have a few beers on top of a prescribed pain pill at the concert at Cheyenne that night. But as the Laramie County coroner told me, “That combination was just the perfect storm for Broc, and his body forgot to breathe.” Broc would want you all to learn from his innocent mistake.
There’s an old saying that “misery loves company.” Thank you, Jade, for not wanting anyone to join you on this particular part of your journey. So glad God got to you before it was too late.
https://podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/charly-crawford/episodes/Jade-Corkill-e3k5afj
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