Article: Duren's art imitates critters; A good ol' boy from the Ozarks will have you believing you're in a miniature animal kingdom.(SPORTS)(Ron Schara)

Byline: Ron Schara; Staff Writer

He's a good ol' eastern Ozarks boy, Ralph Duren is.

"Pretty much a hillbilly," is the way Duren, 49, described his boyhood upbringing the other day. He said he was raised on a farm with cows and "weird-looking chickens," plus lots of wild turkeys, pheasants, quail and so forth.

Today, Duren has a menagerie of some 135 animal critters and, guess what? This hillbilly is bringing them all to the Northwest Sportshow on Wednesday, and he's gonna let a bunch of 'em loose at scheduled appearances, starting at 4 p.m. and again at 8 p.m.

Those critters travel in Duren's voice box. And you won't believe your ...

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