I stepped into some hot gum on the hot ground in the

hot sun as I got out of my car. This is something that

you do not get to do every day.

Thanks.

Quack.

My brain screams "NOOOOOOO!!!!!" but the

power of the Squatch is just. too. strong.

Only sixty-five days

until Halloween!

I don't know... It seems like every time I go to an auto

parts store (not very often) there is at least one car

parked in the front with it's hood open. I think guys like to

do this. I will admit that I like to go into these stores and

look around. I love the smells. But I hate the noises and I

Totally with a capital T hate anything to do with working

on a car in any way, shape, or form. I'd almost rather watch

a basketball game. Almost.

Is your mouth watering? It should be. I used to buy

these at Blockbuster Video when I would pick up a

few used movies. These were great snacks for movie

watching. When I would finish it I would pour the juice

into a container with carrot slices and let them marinate.

Another great snack for later.

But I did get a little burned out on these after a time.

I took this picture of a large photo at the Autry Museum. This

picture is in the Working Cowboy section and is new to the

museum. I like the photo a lot and I'm liking her hat.

 

I'm liking it enough that one of mine is very similar. Rock on.

P.S. I could find no information about the cowgirl photo.

I'm Der lover...

...of Der Deluxe Dog. So, Der it is.

Just a broken guy.

~ From my August 2014 visit to the Gene Autry Museum ~

 

Another picture that was a little difficult to take due to the no flash photography

policy at The Autry. But I done my best because I LOVE this stuff. Heh heh.

This here is an ivory-handled .36 caliber 1851 Colt Navy revolver. This pistol

was one of two the famous gunman of the American West "Wild Bill" James

Butler Hickok wore in his belt. The backstrap of the pistol is engraved:

"J. B. Hickok, 1869". I was unable to get a picture of that.

The Beatles White Album, Brooks & Dunn's Greatest Hits,

and the Cloud Atlas DVD. I've been wanting the White Album

for ages and finally shelled out the bucks for it. I've also wanted

to see Cloud Atlas for a long time. I think it will rock, or it will

suck. And Brooks & Dunn? That's just some good ol' fun.

 

 

I had taken a picture of this outfit on just about every visit

to the Gene Autry Museum, but I never recorded the information

about it while I was there. I always wanted to post my pictures, but

as the outfit looks a bit "unusual" I wanted to be able to pass along

what The Autry wrote about it. The museum placard reads:

Western Women

Like their male counterparts, women played important parts in

Wild West shows and rodeos. Women rode broncs and bulls,

wrestled steers and roped calves just like the men and suffered the

same bumps, bruises and broken bones. This outfit was worn by a

Wild West show or rodeo performer in the late 1890s to early

1900s and reflects the influences of Native American design.

The jacket, skirt leggings and belt are all leather; the swastika

design is a widely used symbol taken from Native American

tradition. Hand tooled leather cowboy hats, such as this one

from about 1910, were flashy and worn strictly for show.

That is one hat that I am not real fond of. I can't say that

about too many hats that are on display in The Autry.

I took this picture of a big ol' ugly spider out on some

cactus today. I left the photo big. If you open it up in

a new window you can see he is doing his web thing.

I took this picture last week on the Trails West at the

Gene Autry Museum. Looking at the picture, what do

you think the temperature was that day?

And here are some great doors in Autry Trails West

area. They look like something out of The Alamo to me.

Just like a lot of my other pictures, I left both of

these pretty big to view in a new window.

Here's a picture of the entrance to the Los Angeles

Zoo which is directly across from the Gene Autry

Museum. I had already posted a picture just about like

this one on Thursday, April 14, 2011, but at that time

there was a lot of construction in front of the entrance.

And another beautiful day at The Autry. These signs reflect

the temporary exhibits in the museum, the history of Route 66

holding the greatest interest for me. Unfortunately, they

did not allow photography (if I may be so bold as to use

that word for what I do with my camera) in the exhibits,

so no pictures from that. Dang-nabbit.

Oh wow, another food thing. Oh well...

On the way back from the Autry Museum on Wednesday,

I stopped by Wienerschnitzel for a hot dog. I love hot dogs

and hardly ever get to have them. In other news, it seems that

Wienerschnitzel has gone old school and put the "Der" back

into their name. The hot dog was Derlicious as they say and

I love the retro place mats that they have now.

Zooming in a bit, do they not look happier

than pigs in mud? Even the dog gets in on the action.

Tom's today!

Onion rings, good.

Bacon burger, GOOD.

But what I wanted to show you today is the greeting card that

I purchased at the Gene Autry Museum Store yesterday. I bought

a frame for it today and it is now my Official 2014 Souvenir from the

museum. The greeting card is constructed by hand and is a print of a

painting done by Barbara Barrett out of Santa Fe, New Mexico.

The colors are really rich and the subject matter is terrific. I like.

 

Oh, and lest you think I did not bring any Autry home, I bought this

picture magnet. I always bring some Gene home. He's the best.

~ Flags over the entrance to The Autry ~

It was a long day, a day of much driving and traffic, but

as always it was worth it for my awesome semi-annual

trip to the Gene Autry Museum. I was so glad to finally

be able to go. It was a beautiful day, just perfect.

~ The Autry's courtyard ~

So... In the coming weeks I will be showing some photos of

The Autry's latest acquisitions and some things I had just

never taken pictures of before. I bought a beautiful little

greeting card that I am going to frame (hopefully tomorrow)

and I want to show that to you.

Double Chin's.

Okay, that is bad. Really, I know it is.

Chin's is as good as my "joke" is bad.

I went to see Dawn of the Planet of the Apes. It was.... okay.

Andy Serkis was absolutely awesome as Caesar. But I didn't

think I was going to enjoy Jason Clarke, and I didn't.

He is just blank. He has two expressions during the entire movie.

Jason Clarke expression #1.

 

Jason Clarke expression #2.

He is a big part of the movie, so that doesn't help.

And I got a little tired of the "Oh it looks like everything is going to

be awesome now" then right back to the "Oops! Things are screwed

up again!" Back and forth and back and forth. But for Andy as Caesar?

Totally worth seeing.