Cheers and Happy St. Patrick’s Day, 2026!

Would you care to take a stab at what will be showing
at Borden Cinema tonight? Excellent guess! That

is right! Leprechaun! This will be fun.

Get your green on and party safely!

I was at Walmart and they had in stock the Ghost Face figure that

I thought I might like better than the one I bought. This one has Mr. Face

in a theater setting and he is wiping the blood off of his knife as only

he can do. But you know what? I like the figure I got a little more.

I like the pose more and the hallway background of my figure works fine.

I know that this is not a great picture. I tried to take a couple in the store

and it was just not working out, but for better or worse I decided to

post one of them. So there ya go.

Happy Friday the 13th, March 2026!

And as is tradition at El Rancho De LA Tex, on Friday the 13th,

a Friday the 13th movie plays at Borden Cinema. Up tonight
was Jason Voorhees in space. That's right, Jason X. Uber Jason.
Most people don't seem to enjoy this one, but here at The Ranch
we are all over it. Jason is played by Kane Hodder and everybody 

does at least love Kane's Jason. That's him up there onscreen
getting ready to... to... well, you know.

"Guys, it's okay! He just wanted his machete back!"

My grandmother gave this tin matchstick dispenser to me.

I have had it for many years. There are no markings on it so
I don't know how old it really is, but I don't think they are
uncommon. I really enjoy having this and using it.
It is a great little device. And the fact that my mom's
mom gave it to me makes it special.

Tax day went so well that I celebrated

with a Fanta Orange Zero soda.

Alfred Hitchcock Drive, Universal Studios,

Universal City, California, 1987.

Week Four of the 2026 Month of Musicals!

All Musicals all month continued on! First up this week

was Muppet Treasure Island. This movie is fantastic.

Tim Curry as Long John Silver. Holy cow is he a fun

pirate! Tim Curry, am I right? Yes. I am. The Muppets

are hilarious in this one. Lots of wink-wink jokes for the

grown-ups. I rate Muppet Treasure Island 10 out of 10

Tim Curry Piratey Hearty Pirate Laughs.

Next up was The Greatest Showman, kind of the story of

P.T. Barnum. I enjoyed this quite a bit. Good music, a pretty

good love story and just kind of a feel-good (most of the time)
movie. Hugh Jackman is really good as usual. He sings. He dances.

He makes ya weepy. TGS is worth a watch and I will watch it

again someday. I rate this movie 9 out of 10 Top Hats.

And then, Shall We Dance starring Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers.

Classic. You want to see some of the most inventive dancing ever?

If so, you want to watch Fred Astaire. That guy is awesome. And

Ginger Rogers is just pretty dang adorable. And when they dance

together? Not much else like it. Lots of humor as well of course. Don't

miss them on roller skates, the OLD kind that attach to your shoes.

Yikes. I rate Shall We Dance 10 out of 10 Linda Keene Masks.

And now, the one that I have been waiting for, the movie I was

saving for last, the movie that I have not seen for six years: La La Land.

I absolutely LOVE this movie. Ryan Gosling and Emma Stone are

so enjoyable to watch together. And the music? From the

first scene on the freeway featuring the song Another Day of Sun
to the Epilogue scene featuring Mia & Sebastian's Theme,

City of Stars and a bit of Another Day of Sun, my eyes and ears are

glued to the screen. The two very last shots of this movie could not have

been a lovelier way to end this Month of Musicals. Needless to say, I rate

La La Land 11 out of 10 George Michaels.

And that's it. The curtains have closed on the February 2026 Month of

Musicals at Borden Cinema. I had a great time watching all of these shows.

As these movies were pretty long I can't do this again very soon, but

in a couple of years?

Happy National Pig Day 2026!
(I don't like to brag, but
I drew that pig.)

~ Random Around the Ranch Photo of the Day ~

How about a little wooden shark sitting on a shelf?