Subdeacon Joe
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"In fact, Mix deserted from the Army..."
The son of a lumberman, Tom Mix joined the Army as a young man and was an artillery sergeant during the Philippine campaign from 1898 to 1901, though he never saw action. In fact, Mix deserted from the Army and carefully kept the facts about his military service a closely guarded secret. He deserted to marry his first wife, Grace Allin; the fact that he was a deserter did not come up until after his death, by which time he was so famous that the Army had to hold its tongue and give him a full military burial.
Mix never had kind words for John Wayne because, many believe, he was afraid that Wayne would push him out of the limelight. That hatred grew as Wayne's star rose and, due to the fact that Mix wouldn't take a pay cut to do radio, his own star began to fall. Asked by a journalist what he thought of Wayne, Mix only replied, "The only Christian words that I could use are 'no-talent upstart." Wayne, for his part, had disliked Mix since Wayne's college days at USC, when Mix told several members of the football team (Wayne among them) to stop by Fox Studios and he would get them jobs in the movies. Wayne and several others did so a few weeks later, only to be informed that Mix had never told anyone at the studio about his promises of employment, and they were thrown off the lot. Wayne never forgave Mix.
Sound and encroaching middle age were not favorable to Mix, and after making a handful of pictures during the sound era he left the film industry after 1935's serial, "The Miracle Rider" (1935) (a huge hit for lowly Mascot Pictures, grossing over $1 million; Mix earned $40,000), touring with the Sells Floto Circus in 1930 and 1931 and the Tom Mix Circus from 1936 to 1938.
In 1939, shortly before the Second World War, Mix appeared with his Tom Mix Circus in Germany. Nazi dictator Adolf Hitler, who was an enthusiastic film fan and admirer of Mix, welcomed the western star via telephone in Germany. It is reported that Mix answered to Hitler: "I would like to visit my fans in Germany again, but only over your dead body." (IMDb)
Happy Birthday, Tom Mix!
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4 minutes ago, Rip Snorter said:
There is a life sized sculpture in Musselshell of Teddy crossing the Musselshell River with cattle. Will have to find the photo.
This one?
https://www.hmdb.org/m.asp?m=253000
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I think the repo is the least of his problems.
https://www.facebook.com/reel/3759255581008150?mibextid=9drbnH&s=yWDuG2&fs=e
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From FB:
Found a great interview in a 1922 Missoula, Montana paper with old-time Texas trail cowboy Teddy Blue. Teddy said:
"It was a pretty sight to see a big herd strung out on the trail, the morning sun glistening on their long, bright horns — half a mile of cattle with horse herd and wagons in the lead. The silver conchos on spurs and bridles and the pearl-handled six-shooters of the cowpunchers flashed in the sun and they made a brave showing. Cowpunchers of that time wore the best quality of clothing and took great pride in their outfit. They got to be a distinct type and class. They would go back to Texas after a drive north, work all winter gathering a herd in the brush and then start north again in the spring. Many a time I've heard a Texas cowpuncher singing that old song:
'*We go up north every spring
And come back in the fall.
We are bound to follow the Lone Star trail
Until we get too old — until we get too old.'
Of course, all us cowpunchers thought it would last forever.
As I said, a day's drive was sometimes as long as 40 miles, but the average was only 10 to 15 miles, according to the water. The straight steer herds made the best time for they were comparatively easy to handle. It was when an outfit moved all their range cattle north that the trouble began. The calves would get lame and play out and the slowest cow set the pace. The boys always took great pride in getting the herd through in good shape, though, and resented any slurs cast at their trail boss and the way he handled his outfit. They were surely loyal to their employers and to one another.
Often the owner of a herd we were taking north would show up where we crossed the railroad, look the herd over and say, 'So long, boys, I'll see you in Miles City.' He would then take the train and go there, sit around the hotel,, drinking whisky, playing poker and bragging about his outfit. 'I've got the best damned outfit of cowpunchers on the trail,' he would declare. 'Why, that herd's good beef right now.' Of course when we heard of such talk it made the salt taste better.
Some owners new at the business occasionally tried to run their own outfits on the trail, but once was enough, for no one ever paid the slightest attention to them. The old timers among the owners would tell their range bosses to send an outfit somewhere to receive a herd and trail it to some place in Montana or Wyoming. The range boss would call a wagon boss, hand him a big roll of bills and say : 'Fill up your outfit in men and horses when you take over the herd down south. Turn loose on the Big Dry in Montana. So long! The old man will meet you in Miles City.' The job would be done and done right; just as well as if the trail boss owned the herd. The big rivers might run banks full, thunder and lightning might stampede the herd ; every kind of trouble might come — but leave it to the trail boss to cross the Yellowstone on time.
The longest drive ever made on the Texas Trail in one season was in 1884, when Johnny Burgess, now living at Rosebud, Montana, took a herd of 2,000 from the Guadalupe river in Texas to the mouth of the Musselshell river in Montana. That was only half of the herd, the second outfit being in charge of John Bowen, another well-known trail boss.
There were few cowpunchers in the northwest who had not made a trip on the trail at least once, and many of them spent the greater part of 15 years traveling it. The proudest boast of any of them was, 'We held the herd.' Also, few of them ever quit a friend in a tight place. There are not many of them left. Many have gone with the longhorns, which are but a memory in the northwest today. A few are living on their ranches, mostly up and down the Rocky Mountains. They were a type, and that type has vanished from the west as completely as the buffalo."
------ From an oral interview with Teddy Blue (aka E.C. Abbot) that was published in the August 20, 1922 Missoula (Montana) "Missoulan" newspaper. Here's a photo of Teddy Blue around the time of this interview.
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2 hours ago, Rye Miles #13621 said:
You will not be disappointed, that is if you like milk!
We rarely pour a glass of milk to drink as plain milk. It goes on cereal, in gravy, in baked goods.
For the last two years we've used mostly 1% shelf stable boxed milk or powdered milk from the food bank. A quart of may last 2 weeks.
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I buy Christopher Ranch garlic out of Gilroy, CA. Mostly the medium sized bags of Peeled Garlic. Since it takes a while for just the two of us to go through it right away about 2/3 of the bag goes into a clean jar and covered with corn oil. That keeps it from going bad and gives me a garlic flavored oil for when I want just a hint of garlic.
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1 hour ago, Will Kane said:
A comment about this thread?
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22 minutes ago, Rye Miles #13621 said:
Have you tried Lactaid milk or Fairlife lactose free. The chocolate milk is great and so is the white, you can't tell a bit of difference they just remove the lactose! I'll never buy that almond milk again which should be called "Almond juice" because it's not milk!
We haven't tried it. Or the A2 milk.
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8 minutes ago, Warden Callaway said:
Ironic, foods that's been in man's diet for millions of years now are bad for you. But all the artificial and processed foods or healthy.
Almond milk isn't anything new. There are receipts in European cookbooks from the 1300s, maybe the 1200s, that use it and tell how to make it. Probably brought back to Europe from the Holy Land by crusaders.
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7 minutes ago, Rye Miles #13621 said:
I usually buy lactose free milk which you can’t taste any difference. I tried Almond milk , had one glass and threw it out, Horrble!
Some brands are horrible, some are pretty good. They DON'T taste like milk from cattle, but can fill the role. We use it, along with oat milk, and cashew milk for cooking and on cereal. Also in coffee. Not for drinking straight, although it makes a pretty good chocolate milk. One of them doesn't work for instant pudding - it doesn't set up, but I can't remember which one.
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5 hours ago, Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 said:
Thanks, but:
"Firearm Model: NO 1 MKIII, NO 2A MKIII ISHAPORE"
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BUT...you did get me looking for a Mod. 4 sling swivel screw:
https://www.apexgunparts.com/media/catalog/product/cache/78c8e415a91cea550971fedd92b1a5cd/1/3/13NOV14_ENF_4_R_BBL_BAND_SCREW_MID.jpghttps://www.apexgunparts.com/enfield-4-screw-barrel-band-for-swivel.html
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1 minute ago, Pat Riot said:
Awe, I thought you were going to tell us that you bought one. I was looking forward to photos and a range report.
I bought one about 35 years ago.
Recoil is a little stout, but not uncomfortable. Never shot it beyond 100 yards. I could hold about 2" at that range.
I let one of my brothers borrow it for a few years and just recently got it back.
It needs some work. Somehow the barrel band screw came out and he lost it and the sling swivel, just replaced it with a machine screw and square nut.
He duct taped a small towel on the butt as a recoil pad, so there's duct tape adhesive on the stock. And the stock is loose.
Once I stop being irritated every time I look at it I'll clean it up as best I can. Not having any luck finding the proper screw for the barrel band.
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Remake/spoof:
Reunion:
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OK... How many of you automatically counted the shots?
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Elegant men from a more civilized time.
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Never tick off a cook.
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1 hour ago, Alpo said:
How did the hot brass get into those tight pants?
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2 hours ago, watab kid said:
the fair being about farm stuff - equipment and animals as well as produce , oh and a little home cooking ,
Yep. Sonoma County Fair used to be about the animals, 4H and FFA, Scouts, produce, Home Arts - cooking, baking, canning- LOTS of canning, Industrial Arts - welding, tin smithing, leather work, wood working. Some Fine Arts. Of course a Hucksters Hall, and a midway. Oh, and a Hall of Flowers. Various contests and horse racing.
Now it's mostly beer and wine,
vendors, the midway, and rock bands. Hall of Flowers is a hollow shell because of all the restrictions on plants. Anything even slightly toxic is prohibited. So everyone uses the same 20 plants year after year to make something to the theme of the year.
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Sour wood honey
in SASS Wire Saloon
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https://beeswiki.com/sourwood-honey/#:~:text=Sourwood honey has a flavour,and is slow to crystallize.
"Sourwood honey has a flavour palate which includes notes of caramel, anise, maple, and spice."
https://ashevillebeecharmer.com/sourwood-honey/
"Sourwood honey tastes like buttery caramel and has a beautiful amber color. The aftertaste has a slight twang that has been likened to gingerbread. Sour honey smells like cinnamon and cloves and has a smooth and syrupy texture."
https://www.adagiobees.com/honey-sourwood.html
$19 for 12 oz.