Re: SM420 Transmission
NiteDog wrote:
How many of you old timers are willing to own up to remembering this?
I will admit to it. Roy Rogers was one of my childhood idols. I not only wanted to be like Roy Rogers, I wanted to
be Roy Rogers.
Okay, so I had a real bad pre-adolescent crush on Dale Evans.
Roy Rogers, Hopalong Cassidy, Gene Autry, Tarzan, Captain Midnight, Flash Gordon, Commando Cody and several more B-movie stars were always listed on the movie theater marquee for the Saturday afternoon children’s matinee. (This was before televisions were common.)
Twenty-five cents for theater admission, a smuggled bottle of “Coca-Cola,†a box of “Good & Plentys†and Roy Rogers made for a wonderful Saturday afternoon.
Roy Rogers; Roy’s horse, Trigger and “wonder dog,†Bullet:
Roy and “The Sons of the Pioneers†singing “Stampede.â€
Nobody has done that song more justice than Roy and the Sons of the Pioneers. Listen to a snippet of that song here:
http://mfile.akamai.com/3178/wm2/mu.../2890/us/uswm2/726/319726_3_09.asx?obj=v41129
Roy Rogers, in his day, was one of the best yodelers in the country.
More Gadget heroes: The Lone Ranger and Tonto.
I met the Lone Ranger (Clayton Moore) some years after the “Lone Ranger†movies and TV series went out of production. I had the pleasure and honor of introducing my son to the Lone Ranger.
I still have my autographed-in-person photograph of the Lone Ranger.
Happy Trails and Hi-Yo, Silver AWAY!
Regards,
Your straight-shooting buckaroo, Gadget