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 Pistol
Packin' Paula is not just the girl next door. When Pistol Packin' Paula gets
ready for work, she grabs her nickel plated .45 Cimarrons and her bull whips
- not a briefcase. She twirls and shoots her gun like Annie Oakley. She
cracks her bull whips like Calamity Jane.
Growing up in Connecticut,
Paula didn't give much thought to cowgirlin', guns or horses, but that would
soon change...
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Being the type of person who sets her sights on something and goes for it,
she first decided to become a stuntwoman. She went to stunt school to learn
high falls, roof rolls, car hits, and saddle falls. She even learned to be
set on fire! It was here that Paula showed interest in the skill that would
change her life. She saw the guys twirling guns and asked them to show her
how to do it. They all told her that it was no use for her to try because
her hands were simply too small to twirl real guns. Never one to shy away
from a challenge, Paula set out to prove them wrong so she taught herself.
And boy, did she ever!
After graduating from stunt school, with $50 in her pocket, Paula headed
west to follow her dream. In 1990, she landed a job as a stuntwoman at
Rawhide Western Town in Scottsdale, Arizona. |
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is where she began twirling guns professionally and became Pistol Packin'
Paula, western performer. Paula is the only woman in the U.S. who twirls
real guns professionally. She twirls two .45 Cimarron revolvers
and twirls them into her fancy custom-made holster by Alfonso of
Hollywood. Her one-woman show includes gun twirling, cracking bullwhips
and then she caps it off with a foot-stomping wild west dance that puts a
showgirl to shame. She has now expanded her skills to include her horses
Jake and Tonto. Her performances, both live and on television, have been
enjoyed around the world. Paula also performs around the country portraying
Annie Oakley in special events and Wild West Shows. In 2005, Paula packed up
her guns, loaded her horses in the trailer and decided to mosey on down the
trail. She left Arizona and settled in the great state of Texas. In the same
year, Paula decided to start her own company Triple P Entertainment LLC.
Along with doing her shows throughout the country, she landed another job
entertaining at Alamo Village & Ranch which is a western movie set that John
Wayne built in the 50's in Brackettville, TX. Besides all of her talents,
Paula is now trying to produce her own television show "Paula & Friends"
with an animation "The Adventures of Pistol Packin Paula and her horse Jake"
so look for it in the future.
 Paula
has received several awards in her talents. In 1994 and 2003, the Wild
West Arts Club in Las Vegas, NV. presented her with awards in the
International World Championship for gun twirling. In 1999 she received
another award in the World Championship for Gun Spinning at Wild Bill Hickok
Days in Deadwood, South Dakota. In March of 2006, the Wild West Arts Club
presented her with the award for World Champion in the International World
Championship for Gun Spinning in Claremore, Oklahoma. For many years.
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Some show credits
include:
 | Rawhide Western Town
- Scottsdale, AZ |
| Buffalo Bill's Casino &
Resort,
Las Vegas |
| The Hacienda Hotel,
Las Vegas |
| Tropicana Hotel, Las
Vegas |
| The Riviera Hotel,
Las Vegas |
| Star Dust Hotel, Las
Vegas |
| AVI Casino & Resort,
Laughlin NV |
| Sydney, Australia
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| Ponderosa Ranch,
Nevada |
| The S.A.S.S. End of
the Trail, CA, and Winter Range, AZ |
| Louise Mandrell's
Celebrity Shoot
Nashville, TN |
| ETV on E Channel
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| The Western Channel
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| Has made appearances
on
"Good Morning Arizona" |
| "The Tonight Show
with Jay Leno". |
| "Wild West Tech" on
the History Channel |
| Western Film
Festival & Little House on the Prairie Reunion, Tombstone, AZ
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| San Antonio Living
on NBC |
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Pistol Packin' Paula is "The Best Lady Gun Spinner" in the U.S.
Pistol Packin' Paula is
available for commercials, video, TV and movie work. Also, her award winning
twenty five minute show using her .45 nickel-plated Cimarrons and two 7'
bullwhips which move and crack in excess of 750 miles per hour is available
for conventions, western theme parties and special events. The audience will
sense the danger and excitement in her fast paced and exhilarating show.
So you can now see the true flavor of the Wild West performed not only by a
woman, but a world class entertainer as well.
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