Cypress Sun
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11 minutes ago, Rye Miles #13621 said:
Two stores and couldn’t find Bush’s black eyed peas, in fact none of any kind around. 🙄
These are canned, sorry I forgot to mention that.
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2 hours ago, Alpo said:
Probably back in the twenties and thirties they would have put something in his foot. The same way as they made the horses fall down by stretching a rope across the road.
And then when they were forced to quit tripping the horses, they trained them to Fall down on cue. As the Marshal said.
So I'm sure that that horse, in the '60s, would have just been trained to limp and not forced to limp. If they had forced him the humane society would have been all over them.
In the 60's, they still treated the animals like they did in previous years. In the original 1963 movie Flipper, they had no special effects to simulate spearing a dolphin....so they speared one in the wild and filmed it.
Won't find that in Wiki, but that's what they did. Speared the dolphin, beached it on the rocks and then "rescued' it.
Injuring animals during movie making wasn't new but it started to come with more publicity and therefore more scrutiny from the early 60's onward. I don't ever remember a statement at the end of any pre-1965 movie stating that No animals were harmed during the making of this movie.
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5 minutes ago, Rye Miles #13621 said:
It’s not just about oil but that is a huge part of it. Maduro was also shipping fentanyl here and he wouldn’t stop! He’s a scumbag!
Not so sure about the fentanyl, large quantities of cocaine for sure.
I guess going after the distributors is cheaper and easier than going for the manufactures...particularly if they're on the "approved" ***t list.
Edit - And there's no doubt that he's a scumbag.
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18 minutes ago, Rye Miles #13621 said:
I’ve never had black peas, guess I’m going to get some now. 😂
Bush's black eye peas w/bacon is pretty good although the salt content may be little high.
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15 minutes ago, Rye Miles #13621 said:
The people in Venezuela are celebrating! Maduro was a bad man! He stole oil fields from US Companies over there. He overtook the presidency. We did not declare war so this is perfectly legal from what I’m hearing and reading. I’m glad we did it!
Oil...huh, who'd have thought....
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2 hours ago, Marshal Mo Hare, SASS #45984 said:
how are black eye peas normally served?
For New Years, we ladle the black eye peas w/juice over white rice and mix in cornbread while eating.
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I wonder if anyone gets to collect the $50,000,000 bounty on him.
First thing I thought of when I saw this on Fox this morning was the capture of Noriega which, by pure coincidence of course, was 35 years ago...to the day.
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Florida folks will recognize Cypress Sam, in form, at an awards ceremony!
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At the time of this video. he was only 81 years old.
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Yeah, I think I'll pass on showing this to my gal.
I may be ugly...but I'm not stupid.
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6 minutes ago, Waimea said:
So sorry for your loss, Sun.
I know what Sam meant to you.
He was a good man.
Waimea
(Can I tell my Sam stories now?
I got a bunch.)
Go ahead, he'd love it.
Some names redacted, of course
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2 hours ago, Santa Fe River Stan,36999L said:
Cypress Sam is no doubt one of my heroes. The first time I ever shot a cowboy gun was at Ft White after the match and the guns belonged to Cypress Sam. His family will be in our thoughts and prayers. I have and will continue to miss shooting with him. I'm glad I got to speak with him a few weeks back.
On his behalf, I will start "looking for an honest advantage".......If he could hear that he would laugh for sure and then tell me that if I could only shoot my shotgun like Arcadia Outlaw I would be a pretty good shooter.....LOL
Damn fine Cowboy and he will be missed......
Stan
Some good times!
One of the funniest things I ever witnessed in SASS or anywhere else was Sam trying to kick the door at Eustis. All he had to do was reach down and turn the knob to open....but noooo.
Santa Fe River Stan in his best Yosemite Sam voice "Ooh, I hates doorknobs".
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It is with a very heavy heart as I report to that my Dad, Cypress Sam, passed away this morning at home.
Sam was a constant fixture in SASS of Florida and beyond. He helped many people get into SASS, including myself. He also helped many, many folks with their firearms over the years. He was always prepared to deliver a helping hand wherever needed and a great source of wisdom on all things related to SASS, firearms and life
He was a gamer and proud of it but always played the game by the rules. He had a quick wit and always had a sort of demented sense of humor that some people got, some didn't.
Although his health had declined and match participation had dwindled, he always loved shooting SASS and other shooting sports. He was well respected and loved by most all that knew and shot with him.
He was my Dad, my mentor, my hero and my friend. I will miss him terribly.
When service arrangements are finalized, I will post them here on this thread.
Cypress Sun
****Service arrangements as follows****
There will be a Celebration of Life followed by reception andrefreshments at the Kissimmee Christian Church located at 415 N. Main St. Kissimmee, Fl., 34744 on this Saturday 1/10/2026 at 11:00 am. Cowboy attire is encouraged but casual wear if fine also. I know there's a match that weekend but there will only be one chance to say goodbye and honor Cypress Sam. There will be a private family viewing and service at a later date.
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Doesn't surprise me coming from Cracker Barrel. The last time, and I mean the VERY last time, I ate at Cracker Barrel, they couldn't even get scrambled eggs right.
My family has had ham, blackeye peas, collard greens, rice, fat back and cornbread on New Years Day ever since I can remember. I carry that family tradition forward every year just as many Southern families do. I don't need Cracker Barrel, who probably doesn't make it right to begin with, to continue the tradition.
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Evidently fireworks were the cause of at least four fires in Hillsborough County (Tampa area) that caused three house to burn down to the ground. Don't know if the other one involved a house or not.
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43 minutes ago, Pat Riot said:
I’m going to hold out for a pocket nuclear reactor.
You'll burn a hole in your pants!
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7 minutes ago, Rye Miles #13621 said:
My only tattoo, got it about 40 yrs ago. I was a space cadet 😂😂😂
You're not Space cadet....You're a Space Cowboy
Appropriate for today, another trip on the rock around the Sun...although not the rings around Saturn.
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2 hours ago, Calamity Kris said:
Coming from a family of electricians, Generac may be the most popular, Kohler is the most reliable.
THIS, THIS, THIS ^^^^^.
I also agree with the Buy once, Cry once posts. A set up for a 12Kw generator (or above) with automatic transfer switch/panel/control isn't going to cost much more than what you describe as being for your basic needs.
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I would call Dillon on Monday as they are probably closed tomorrow. A guy I used to know had a 450 with all of the add ons. He started experiencing problems that he couldn't solve with it, so he sent it to Dillon for repair. It came back fully repaired, better than ever with the add ons intact. The only thing he paid for was shipping to Dillon. This was about 20 years ago or so.
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6 hours ago, Alpo said:
I've been listening, most of the evening, to the fireworks going off. And the gunshots.
About 10 minutes ago it really got loud outside.
I saw a news article this morning saying that because of the drought, these sections of Florida - with their no burn notice - were not allowing fireworks today.
Not here in the panhandle. Look like they were all down in the center and lower half of the peninsula. Tampa and below.
But knowing that it's illegal, period, and the State of Florida to have fireworks that go boom - all that is legal is sparklers and smoke bombs - and so many people ignore that. So I'm wondering how many people down in the dry areas are ignoring the no fireworks thing and are going to set the forests on fire?
Actually, the "good" fireworks can be legally used in Florida on New Years Eve, New Years Day and July 4th. They are banned the other 362 (363 leap year) days of the year.
The neighborhood around here (Tampa Bay area) were taking full advantage of the New Years Eve exception until about 1 am or so. I used to be among the folks that shot them off but have shot off any in many years. Some of the stuff they were shooting off had to be commercial grade mortars and not the stuff you buy at the pyrotechnics store in Tampa. I didn't hear any recognizable gunshots this year unlike normal.
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A small spiral notebook that sits next to my computer.
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8 hours ago, Perro Del Diablo said:
There are better ways to go swimming
Her try at a gainer with a 1/2 twist failed miserably.
I only give it a 2.7 out of 10. I don't think he'll never make the US Women's Dive Team.
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The same back to you and to all of the patrons of the Saloon.
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21 minutes ago, Sgt. C.J. Sabre, SASS #46770 said:
The ads I'm referring to are the "Feed the Children" ads. They were showing them back in the 70s. And it was pretty much the same thing as you see now.
This might sound Bad, but I always thought that if people didn't "Feed the Children", the population over there might have dropped off naturally to where they didn't have so many starving children.
I remember those, with a non-starving Sally Struthers "pleading" for the children as a spokesperson.
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With Heavy Heart...Cypress Sam ****Service Info On 1st Post****
in SASS Wire
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Thank You to all who have responded.
Service info is provided on the first post of this thread.