Per usual, entertainment events like this
are prefixed with a banner saying:
“Based upon true events”
or
“Based upon true characters”
???
Then they go about doing whatever they please.
(Which isn’t always bad )
Just don’t anticipate documentary accuracy or truth.
You can get that on YouTube.
This is about Entertainment Pardner.

Pretty  hefty  reviews.

Bass Reeves

BASS REEVES
July 1838 – January 12, 1910

Wikipedia Says:
Bass Reeves (July 1838 – January 12, 1910) was a former enslaved person turned American lawman. He was among the first Black deputy U.S. Marshals, and the first west of the Mississippi River.
He worked mostly in the Indian Territory.

Reeves was born a slave, but broke free during the American Civil War
where he joined and fought in the Confederate Army.
After the war, at age 37, Reeves was hired as a Deputy Federal Marshal
because he could speak several Native languages.
Reeves worked for 32 years as a federal peace officer in the Indian Territory.
He brought in some of the most dangerous fugitives of the time;
was never wounded despite having his hat and belt shot off
on separate occasions.

Reeves recorded thousands of arrests – some accounts claiming over 3000.
According to his obituary, he killed 14 outlaws to defend his life.
He also had to arrest his own son for murder
who was sent to prison for 11 years.
Reeves was married twice and had eleven children.

In 2011, the US-62 Bridge, which spans the Arkansas River between Muskogee and Fort Gibson, Oklahoma, was renamed the
Bass Reeves Memorial Bridge.

 In May 2012, a bronze statue of Reeves by Oklahoma sculptor Harold Holden was erected in Pendergraft Park in Fort Smith, Arkansas.

In 2013, he was inducted into the Texas Trail of Fame.

Books:

– Brady, Paul L. (2005). The Black Badge: Deputy United States Marshal Bass Reeves from Slave to Heroic Lawman.
– Burton, Arthur T. (2006). Black Gun, Silver Star: The Life and Legend of Frontier Marshal Bass Reeves.
– Paulsen, Gary (2008). The Legend of Bass Reeves: Being the True and Fictional Account of the Most Valiant Marshal in the West.

not sure how you get this … good

I can remember a time when I didn’t consider walking to be ‘Exercise’.
Those days are gone.

I’m getting old.
I reflect on so many things I’ve been through in this life.
I was recalling the time we lived in Bassano, Alberta.
We didn’t live there very long.
And just why the heck we were there I don’t recall?
This was also just one of the 13 (?) different schools I went to …
I think that was grade 3? Maybe 4?
Doesn’t matter.
So I recall  the miserable little house we lived in there.
6 kids and Mum & Dad.
It seemed to be Winter all the time.
Our bedroom (?) was down a trapdoor from the Living Room floor.
We had to go down a ladder and when Dad closed the trapdoor,
it was pitch black down there.
Like being in a dungeon.
Another thing I recall is going out to fetch coal
from the coal bin behind the house.
School was an unpleasant misadventure.
Different kids, different Teachers, different books …
Different everything.
But I never complained.
This was just Life as I knew it.
I thought everybody lived like this.
And maybe they did?

Just part of the ride.

this is a test …

well … now that I think of it …
everything is a test.

but it’s OK to fail.

that’s how we learn.

Well …truth is I broke it.
Ray fixed it. My Tech guy.
He’s the best.

Thanks Ray.

“Moments”… Boz Scaggs

Bot this album in 1971.
Nobody seemed to care much about it?

But I loved it.

Still do.

It seems a recent blog ‘UPDATE’ has been causing problems …

People missing Posts …
Comments not going through …
or not appearing at all …
etc.

I think things will straighten out shortly?
Hopefully sooner than later.

Hope this goes through …

https://www.fieldofcrosses.com/live-stream/ 

Live Stream
Please click below to watch our live stream on
Remembrance Day – November 11
A televised Remembrance Day Ceremony
is held at the field at 10:30 AM.

“Now and then I miss you …”

Yeah… Yeah… Yeah…

Deadly Dachshunds!!!

Happy Halloween !

Photo of the year?
“It was considered the best photo of this century. A lioness and her cub were crossing the Savannah but the heat was excessive
and the cub was in great difficulty walking.

An elephant realized that the cub would die and carried him in his trunk to a pool of water walking beside his mother.

And we call them wild animals.

It’s a great lesson for mankind who are fighting and dying for no reason.”

Sent to me by my Partner Rose.

Winter is on it’s way.
We consider ourselves warned.

We had to go out on the Highway for a while
and it was near blizzard conditions there.

About 300 crashes reported around the city.

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This will melt in a couple of days
and we’ll get back to some Fall weather.

But not for long.

This was pretty easy.

Brother Doug (I have 4 brothers) reminded me of this version of
Cattle Call by Wylie Gustafson:

https://youtu.be/YXAiRp1GTck?si=jrRi7r6LzsUxqVPz

Wylie Gustafson:

Pretty darn good I’d say.
Thanks Doug.

Twas a time in Country Music that if you couldn’t yodel
you wuzn’t worth spit.

Nowadays hardly nobody seems can do it.

Love it.

in the wind …

OK … waiting …

Still waiting …

Butcher’s Crossing 

In my previous preview of Butcher’s Crossing
I complained that they had no Trailer. 
They fixed that:

Butcher’s Crossing is a 2023 Western shot in Montana.
Internet Movie Database (IMDB) says this:
“A frontier epic about an Ivy League drop-out as he travels to the Colorado wilderness, where he joins a team of buffalo hunters on a journey
that puts his life and sanity at risk.
Based on the highly acclaimed novel by John Williams.”

Based on the Book:
WIKIPEDIA says:
Butcher’s Crossing by John Williams
“Butcher’s Crossing is a western novel by John Williams, originally published in 1960. The story follows William Andrews, a young Harvard student who leaves his life behind to explore the American West. The book begins and ends in the fictional frontier town of Butcher’s Crossing, Kansas, in the early 1870s, where Andrews joins a buffalo-hunting expedition. He and the people he meets along the way must confront and survive the brutal realities of nature in their attempts to get buffalo hides to sell. Along the way, Andrews contemplates his purpose in life with respect to nature, specifically through the influence of Ralph Waldo Emerson.”

So where to watch it:
– Vudu.
– Netflix streaming.
– Amazon and amazon prime.
– Most popular streaming movies.
– Certified fresh movies.

Looks watchable …

“… I’d be a free man today.”

Doris was 90 when she recorded this wonderful record AMAZING.
Beautiful duet between mother and son.

… latest interpretation.

Release Date:
March 15, 2024

One Raindrop / The Gibson Brothers 

Based upon a true story:

Only the names have been changed to protect the shameless.
Dum Da Dumb Dumb …

OK … I’ve given this ailment a pseudo Latin name:
Monstrus Inflictus
May you never get it.
It IS contagious.

I hate to keep going on about this thing,
but this mysterious affliction has been the center
of our lives for a month now.
I seem now to be progressively getting over it
with periodic coughing jags.
Rose is still in full swing.

BUT what the hell is it?
It’s not Covid (I took a Test) and it’s not flu.
The physicians, pharmacists, internet, anyone? I’ve talked to
know nothing about it
and say they are unaware of anything ‘going around’.

Here’s the gauntlet of symptoms that started on August 23:
Sore throat and swollen glands.
Coughing (non stop)
Mucus (non stop)
Fever, headache, sweats,
laryngitis … headaches, fatigue (tiredness),
vomiting and diarrhea …
The most bizarre side effect is eye infection (like Pinkeye).

Pretty well every symptom that
would normally be associated with Flu or a Cold.
But it’s not Flu or a Cold.

We’ve taken every Cold and Flu Med in existence.

I also took some Antibiotics from my Doc.
Which did nothing.

Positive side effects:
I think I’ve lost weight
and gained a ton of compassion.

I will go and get the new COVID and Flu shots.
ASAP.

I better hurry though. I think I’m morphing into Elon Musk.

Song Bird / Eva Cassidy

I recall a joke:
Doctor to patient:
“Orthodox Medicine has yet to discover a cure for your affliction.
Fortunately for you I happen to be a quack.”

I could use one of those quacks right now.

Over the years I’ve had a big tussle with a chronic sinus condition which can magnify any cold into monstrous dimensions, but I haven’t figured
out this current affliction. Rose has is now also. So it is a bug of some kind?
I asked the Pharmacist if he was aware of anything
going around and he said NO.
And I thought it was going away a day or so ago, but then it came right back.
It’s not killing me – nor manifesting into Pneumonia …
so I’m still confident it will abate shortly .

Just really annoying.

Hanging in.

Rose has signed us up for an Alaskan Cruise
on a ship called the Volendam.

Heading out of Vancouver tomorrow.

Gone for a week.
Another Adventure I never counted on.

When I get back …
I’ll finish up Gunfight at the OK Corral.

Then !!!
My 3rd Top Favorite Western Star:

See you then …

… really WAS Gold.

“I’ve got so much honey the bees envy me.”

My Girl / Mamas and Papas / 1967

A times we seemed to be so buried in Gold
that we don’t to see the light.

I figure that over 90% of all songs (maybe most music?)
are about LOVE.

San Francisco / Scott McKenzie / 1967

1964:

I’d take my five bucks and head downtown to the Record Shop.
A very difficult decision awaited me:

She Loves You / The Beatles / 1963

Beatles? Rolling Stones? Jefferson Airplane? Dylan, Donovan, Mamas and Papas, The Who, The Eagles, Simon and Garfunkel, Fleetwood Mac, Elton John, Bruce Springsteen, Credence Clearwater, Elvis, Three Dog Night,
Joni Mitchell, The Bee Gees, The Beach Boys, John Denver, Don McLean,
Jim Croce, The Doors, Streisand, Abba, Roger Miller, Kris Kristofferson,
Jimi Hendrix, Steppenwolf, Santana, Lovin Spoonful, Cream,
Procol Harum, The Kinks, Neil Young, CSNY, The Byrds, America,

I Need You / America / 1972

Steve Miller, Boz Scaggs, Gordon Lightfoot, Eric Clapton, JJ Cale,
Pink Floyd, Billy Joel, The Band, Yes, Grateful Dead, New Riders,
Journey, The Supremes, Jethro Tull, Air Supply, Journey, Jimmy Buffet, Supertramp, Bob Seger, Belafonte, Flying Burrito Brothers, Moby Grape,
It’s a Beautiful Day, Moby Grape, Al Stewart, The Allman Brothers, Ten Years After, The Animals, Anne Murray, The Association, BB King,
Bad Company, Bad Finger, The Kingston Trio, Canned Heat, Carole King,
Bobby Darin, Burton Cummings, Poco, Dire Straits, Boston, Enya,
Neil Diamond, Gerry Rafferty, Harry, Nilsson, Meatloaf, Merle Haggard,
Garry Pucket, Jay and the Americans, 5h Dimension, Harry Chapin,
Joan Baez, Johnny Rivers, Tim Hardin, Willie Nelson, Heart, The Hollies,

Good Vibrations / The Beach Boys / 1966

The Hometown Band, Valdy, John Prine, Johnny Nash, Barry Manilow,
Midler, John Baldry, The Seekers, Cohen, Van Morrison, Javi Garcia,
Rod McKuen, Jefferson Starship, Jerry Jeff Walker, Jesse Winchester,
Joe Cocker, John Lennon, Paul McCartney, George Harrison, Tom Petty,
Ringo, The Joy of Cooking, Dolly Parton, Kenny Rodgers,
Linda Ronstadt, Little River Band, Loggins & Messina, Melanie,
Lynyrd Skynyrd, Marshall Tucker, Mcguinn, Clark & Hillman,
Michael Murphy, Mickey Newbury, Moodie Blues, Murray McLauchlan,
Nana Mouskouri, Mireille Mathieu, Bread, Paul Butterfield,
Oak Ridge Boys, Gatlin Brothers, Tina Turner, Pure Prairie League,
The Righteous Brothers, The Rankin Family, Rita McNeil,
Roy Orbison, Shawn Phillips, The Stampeders, Steve Winwood,
The Youngbloods, Blood Sweat and Tears, Chicago …

Camelot Finale Ultimo / Richard Harris / 1967

Did I miss anybody Thom?

Only about a 1000 others …

I don’t know what kids listen too these days,
and although I’m certain there’s some good stuff around?
I’m also certain will never measure up this.

I thought it last forever ..
BUT …
slowly … surely … sadly …
It faded.
The sun was setting.
Falling back … to wherever we were before?
That tsumami; hurricane; tornado;
that had swept the world.
Had abated.

BUT …

Have You ever seen the Rain? / CCR / 1971

I still have the music.
To prove it existed.

Without LOVE / Dooby Brothers / 1973

I get down on myself sometimes.
Don’t we all?
But I realize also that I’ve done some good things in this life too.
Not inflating – just balancing.
I think learning to GIVE somehow – as Kirk Douglas said –
is HUGE.

I worked for as a Greeter at Home Depot for about 8 years.
I didn’t make much money,
But that was the best job I ever had.
Why?
Because I got to help people all day.
GIVE.
Co-workers and customers alike.

And I got paid for it!!
A pretty good deal.

And unlike a lot of jobs, (I’d had over the years),
I didn’t go to work with dread in my heart every day.

That alone was priceless.
And all for a job that most people wouldn’t spit on.

You know … a simple smile can be a huge thing.
Can change a person’s day …
Maybe even their life.

Have a Great Day.

You’ve surely noticed a huge number of mistakes,
typos, errors, and poor editing on my blog lately.
More than normal.

That’s just where I am these days.
I’m getting old and stupid.
And I doubt that I will get any better.
I do check everything before I post stuff,
but I miss a lot.
A lot.
And I don’t notice it until after I’ve posted it
and sent it out to you.
Then I notice it immediately
and try to fix it.
Most of it is fixed before you even seen it in your email.
(Plus I’ve often added new stuff)
But that doesn’t appear in the email.
Only on my blog site.

Just saying.

I could sit here all day and make excuses,
but this is just what it is now.

Welllll …

Hmm …

It doesn’t matter what country or what rink we play in …
We win.

Nice work Lads.

David Bowie playing his song Heroes 
at the Bridge School Charity Concert / 1996

Life Magazine is currently running a Front-Page story on the
first Superman Movie starring Christopher Reeve.
But I wonder, however if they aren’t missing
the REAL Supermen story.

The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation is a charitable organization headquartered in Short Hills, New Jersey, dedicated to finding treatments and cures for paralysis caused by spinal cord injury and other neurological disorders.

 Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation

The organization’s mission statement states, “The Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation is dedicated to curing spinal cord injury by funding innovative research and improving the quality of life for people living with paralysis through grants, information and advocacy.” Since 1982, it has distributed over $138 million to spinal cord researchers, and $28 million to nonprofits that aim to support better quality-of-life for people with disabilities.

History

The foundation was started in 1982 by Henry Stifel, whose son had been injured in a motor vehicle accident. Its original name was the Stifel Paralysis Research Foundation, and it was later renamed the American Paralysis Association (APA). In 1995, the actor Christopher Reeve became quadriplegic as a result of a horse riding accident. Reeve sought out the help of the APA and raised funds for it. In 1996, the foundation was renamed the Christopher Reeve Paralysis Foundation and then the Christopher Reeve Foundation.

After Reeve’s death in October 2004, his widow, Dana Reeve, assumed the chairmanship of the Foundation. Dana Reeve herself died 17 months later, in March 2006, of lung cancer.

On March 11, 2007, the Foundation announced that it had changed its name to the Christopher & Dana Reeve Foundation on the first anniversary of Dana Reeve’s death. As of 2020, all three of Christopher and Dana Reeve’s children serve on the foundation’s board of directors.

Superman #2:

Michael J. Fox

• 2000: Honoured by the Family Television Awards for Acting.
• 2000: Inducted into Canada’s Walk of Fame, located in Toronto, Ontario, which acknowledges the achievements
  and accomplishments of successful Canadians.^[91]
• December 16, 2002: Received the 2209th Star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame in recognition of his contributions to the motion picture industry, presented to him by the Chamber of Commerce.^[92]
• 2005: Received the Golden Plate Award of the
  American Academy of Achievement.^[93][94]
• 2011: Honoured with the Golden Camera Award
  for Lifetime Achievement – International.
• 2010: Appointed Officer of the Order of Canada –
  The Officer O.C. recognises national service or achievement.^[95]
• 2010: Received the National Association of Broadcasters
  Distinguished Service Award.^[96]
• 2010: He received an honorary doctorate from the Karolinska Institute
• 2013: Honoured with the Golden Apple Award
  by the Casting Society of America.
• 2021: Doctor of Fine Arts, honoris causa, from Simon Fraser University.^[97]
• 2022: Received the Jean Hersholt Humanitarian Award
  from 95th Academy Awards^[98]

Honoring 2 Real Supermen
who turned personal TRAGEDY
into major enterprises for
Human good.

Bravo!!!

Ghost Riders in the Sky / Sons of the Pioneers

Saw some guy claim he could list the
Greatest Western Stars of all time.
I figured that was a pretty presumptuous claim
since the list of Great Western Movie Stars is very long
and goes back quite a ways.
Right back  into the 1920’s and 3o’s.
And since I wasn’t around in those years and
my own Western Movie education is lacking thereof,
I’m not sure how such a claim could be made?
Many of the Great Western Stars of of the early era should
most certainly appear on any such list.
Western Stars like

William S. Hart

TOM MIX

BUCK JONES

To name just 3 …
Incredibly, some of these guys – like Buck Jones –
are almost forgotten.

Shouldn’t happen.

Soooo …
I certainly wouldn’t attempt to name the
Greatest Western Stars of All Time.
BUT …
I can definitely name 10 favorites …

So I will.

Coming up …

The Rose / Bette Midler / 1979

I’ve tried ordinary.
It’s just not me.

Not common … yet.

While I’m working on my next post …

This new Western looks like it might be good.

I think they might be giving out a bit too much in the previews though?

I’m going to give it a look.

Release Date: June 20, 2023

Honeycomb / Jimmy Rodgers / 1957

Back a few years when I went to the Garden Center
there were so many Honey Bees on the flowers
that it was hard to get near them.

Suddenly that changed.
Climate, disease, mites … ???
Decimated the Bees.

But we need Bees. They are important.
Not just for Honey.
They are vital to the Ecosystem.

Surrender to Me / McGuinn, Clark and Hillman / 1979

I can’t figure this thing out. This Blog.

Yesterday I couldn’t get my Text to align properly.
After a few attempts it finally obeyed my instructions.
Today I come back and all my images have resized themselves.
Incorrectly.
WHY?
I preview everything, but apart from my own plentiful typos and mistakes
I really do expect it to work properly?
???
So normally I just move along and hope nobody really cares.
But I do.

Moving along …

We’re moving swiftly into Summer.
(Did we have a Spring?)
Rose’s Garden is exploding.

Lilacs just popped.
Love that scent.

Still some Tulips …

Poppys… a favorite

Summer is here.
Better get at it.

Rainmaker / First National Band / 1971

We’re bouncing from one extreme to another.
It rained here yesterday. But not enough.
But now have “Severe Thunderstorm Warnings”.
And threat of lightning starting more fires.

Alberta Fires Map:

Thunderstorm Warnings: 

Time to call in The Rainmaker …

Burt Lancaster and Katherine Hepburn.
Geniuses at work.
If you’ve never seen The Rainmaker (1956) …
Shame on you.

Mount Rundle / Banff National Park