Forget? Nope.

It is John Wick Day here at The Ranch and we

are celebrating with a brand new copy of

"John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum".

This movie will be showing at

Borden Cinema tonight!

Okay.

I found this at a thrift store.

It was only a few dollars so...

...I could not leave it behind. It is something that

I can toss if I decide it is just taking up space.

That is a Mexican double loop holster... my favorite kind.

Whoever made this thing kind of knew what they were doing.

At the very least they copied it from a photograph.

 

I went shopping for some new clothes and although the

price was right, I just couldn't quite pull the trigger.

Denny's...

Atmosphere: 8...

Price: 6...

Service: 10...

Ice Tea: 10...
Seasoned Fries: 10...

Cheeseburger: Ug...

 I was feeling slightly adventurous, but I will stick with the

delicious Grand Slam Breakfast from now on.

I do love Denny's.

Got it!

~ Apocalypse Now: Final Cut ~

Today I found "Leprechaun Returns" and "The Final Wish"

on DVD for five dollars each over at Walmart. Final Wish looks

like a jump scare fest and kind of fun, and I have heard that

Leprechaun is good and stays true to the first movie.

It was just a matter of time until I bought Leprechaun Returns

as I needed it to complete my collection. It is on DVD as are

the rest of my Leprechaun movies.

What I am REALLY excited about and have waited MONTHS for

is the new "Apocalypse Now: Final Cut" on 4K and Blu-ray. This is

supposed to be Francis Ford Coppola's final and ideal version of

this movie. I pre-ordered this movie from the Best Buy store and it

should arrive to The Ranch on the day of the release;

Tuesday, August 27th.

I don't have a 4K player or television but I will put the

Blu-ray and digital copy to good use. 

Apocalypse Now is my all time all time all time

favorite movie and so that I would buy it is a given.

Done and done.

Easter Bunny Homicide.

 

I was watching the old "Father Knows Best" show

 the other day. This episode was from 1956. This is

Bud Anderson taking a little walk down the street.

Oh look! It's Kathy Anderson aka

Kitten not far behind.

A little later Bud is taking his jalopy for a dangerous ride.

What do these pictures have in common? Well.... In the

background of all of them is one of my all time favorite

houses... EVER...

Roger Murtaugh's home from the "Lethal Weapon" movie

series. This house is on Blondie Street at the Warner

Brothers Ranch lot in Burbank California.
(Trivia: That house seen just above the white van is
the home of Darren and Samantha Stevens
from the "Bewitched" television show.)

Who'd a'thunk that thirty-one years after Bud Anderson

went cruising by that Martin Riggs and Roger would be

walking into this house as Roger says, "Riggs, if you

think I'm gonna eat the world's lousiest Christmas turkey

by myself, you're crazy."

Anyway...

This house is on my Holy Grail Visit List although I most

likely never will. If you have ever driven by the Disney

Channel Building on the 134 Freeway in Burbank,

you can see where Roger's house is in relation to that.

Just a couple blocks over.

"I'm too old for this sh_t."

"What."

Today is Avengers Day here at El Rancho De La Tex.

I went to town and bought my Blu-ray copy of 

"Avengers: Endgame".

Tonight!

Borden Cinema!

BE THERE!

I have a couple of these big tin stars. I keep meaning to

hang them up outside so they will get old and rusty.

I figure that I will do that someday.

How to clean the restrooms at Tastee-Freez, Wienerschnitzel

and Hamburger Stand (whatever that is).

 

A while back I had written about and shared a photo of a small

show that I went to see in 2010; Debbie Reynolds in her one

woman show. It was really really good. I had also written

that after the show I was able to meet her and she signed

the program I had purchased. This is the page that she signed.

When you are in the presence of a person like Debbie

Reynolds. you know what true talent and professionalism

looks and feels like.

I drew this too. I'm kind of a professional.

~ Happy National Day of the Cowboy 2019 ~

I couldn't find a Blu-ray or DVD movie that

was affordable today so I bought deodorant.

This is a scan of a souvenir decal I bought when I went

to the Meteor Crater in Arizona. This was in the mid

1960's. This crater is impressive.... in a scary way.

Pirate!

I KNEW it.

Not very colorful but kind of nice.

I would like to take a hose to it.

I did something that I never thought that I would

do. I finished a container of Flavacol, the ingredient

that they say is the secret to "movie theater popcorn"

at home. Sooooooo.... I bought more from Amazon.com.

One 35 ounce container is $7.47 which is a pretty darn

good price for how long it lasts. A little goes a long way

as they say. But I bought two 35 ounce containers for

only $10.89. I scored free shipping because I piggy backed

my order on something my son had ordered. Good deal.

This stuff is really worth using IF you use an easily washed

utensil to pop your corn. Flavacol is very fine and gets

into nooks and crannies like no tomorrow. I never used it

with my beloved Whirley Pop because cleanup was a BEAR.

Yep.

Let Go and Let God.

 

 Yes, we have been here before.

But it is SO good to visit again.

I love to have iron in my diet.

 

 The pancakes don't LOOK that good,

but they WERE good.

Delicious actually.

 

My view was kind of hazy today.

 

I should just flip a coin

and get it over with.

I'm getting dizzy.

I made this at www.glittertextonline.com

which may or may not still be in operation.

You have to click on the graphic to see the glory.

~ !! Happy 4th of July 2019 !! ~

 

The Further Adventures of Tire.

Chapter Nineteen, "You Don't? Well I Have A Place."

I saw the preview for "Skyscraper" in the theater when it

was new and it looked pretty good. Scary high stuff. But

I didn't want to spend the ticket price to see it. I wanted to

wait for the Blu-ray. I watched the Blu go from about $24

(too much) to about $22 (too much) to about $12 (too much)

and today... I scored at $9.96 (almost just right).

Who knows though... After I see it $22 may seem right. On

the other hand, $5 may seem too much. I will find out.

Just the cover makes me dizzy. Can't wait to see it.

======================================================

...later that night.
I watched the movie. A LOT of fun. $9.96 is about
the perfect price. I rate Skyscraper 7.3 out of 10 Pearls.

Random Around the Ranch Photo of the Day.

Rainbow Trout

~ Williamson River, Oregon. ~

July 6. 1979

Caught by my beloved

and very missed stepfather.

Some local wildlife.

That snake is street wise.

They will get way out of hand fast

if not taken care of. But I love cactus

taken care of or way out of hand.

Just a picture of the rear view

mirror as we drive along.

Gophers... they crawl in but they don't crawl out.

This "American and Proud" sticker has been around here

for a long time. I don't know how we came into possession

of it. It was originally given out by the Good Sam RV Club.

It's shiny.

 This is a postcard that I got from the Andersen's Split

Pea Soup restaurant in Buellton CA sometime in the

mid 1960's. We only went there a few times. To me

it was like going to Disneyland, and I loved the soup.

I remember crackers and cheese and

croutons, free samples.

I remember a wine cellar, I think that is what it was.

Going down the stairs to the cellar was like exploring

the caves on Tom Sawyer's Island at the Disney Park.

Anyway...

 ...It is probably not near as great as my memories,

but we had a lot of fun there. Loved Hap-Pee and

Pee-Wea too.

Again, I scanned this post card big so if you
would like to open it up in a new window...

P.S. Look at poor little Pea-Wee's cheek. He has
a band-aid on it. Apparently Hap-Pea is a little
careless with the mallet. Pea-Wee needs
some Cal/OSHA.

So am behind this car today... on an 85 plus degree day...

in brush fire country... and this ding dong has his cigarette

hanging out of the car's window.

Don't be a ding dong.

After I had seen "The Kid" in the theater I wrote that I would buy the

Blu-ray or DVD when it came down to $5.00. I lied. I saw it and I wanted

it, so I bought it. It's a Western. I have no defense other than that.

"Brawl in Cell Block 99" on the other hand... I heard really good things

about this movie AND about Vince Vaughn. But the movie was always

twelve dollars or more and I could not pull the trigger on it for that price.

Today it was in the $5.00 bin at Walmart. So tonight I will finally see it.

Huzzah and HIP HIP!

 

Years ago I had one of those cheap little key-chain

recorders, the kind that you might use to remember

where you parked, etc.... Ancient tech. Anyway, I had it
one day while I was down in our canyon shooting. This
audio is just a few rounds fired and then
holstering my pistol.

It was just a... a.... I don't know thing.