Not My Victrola: Lift Me Up...

What a difference a band and bandleader make.  The first video is a contemporary recording of The Charleston.  The tuba, banjo, and piano are nice, and the clarinet is good, but if you need something that will lift you out of your seat, you have to go back to the original, ACOUSTIC, recording by Paul Whiteman in 1925.  When the clarinet works its magic at 2:07, my heart always does flip-flops.



We've featured The Charleston here, before, but this is one that is always worth repeating.

Weekend Steam: Jay Leno's Doble Steam Car

This week we finish up the tour of Jay Leno's steam cars with the Doble, the car that Jay says solved all the problems of earlier steam cars.

Crankin' It Up With Our Old Buddy Brat: Gettin' Ready For Valentine's Day

Gene Austin Valentine's Day Double by TrueBlueSam

Grapple Action

You will see two different types of skidders if you hang around logging jobs.  Cable skidders have a winch, and they require a man on the ground to set chokers on the logs to be pulled.  Grapple skidders like this one only require the operator, so they are very handy in Illinois, where workman's comp insurance makes logging strictly a family operation.

Cable skidders have a big advantage when crossing streams.  The operator kicks out the clutch on the winch, crosses the stream, and then pulls his logs back to the machine.   Grapple skidders have to hang onto their load all the way to the landing, so bridges have to be put in place for stream crossings.

These machines always remind me of a big old pinching bug.  Below is a little action from our timber harvest in 2012.  Grapple skidders are really handy for sorting logs, and moving them around where you want them. 

Ruger's Auction To Benefit Homes 4 Wounded Heroes

Ruger's auction this week is a Blackhawk in .30 Carbine that was built in 1977.  Click Here to read all about it.  100 % of the proceeds will go to benefit Homes 4 Wounded Heroes, so loosen up those purse strings.  It is for a good cause.  This revolver will sell mid-day Wednesday, February 5, 2014.

Tuesday Turbo Boost

Fifty-Five Years Ago Today...

Party's Over!

Back To The Old Grind!

Not My Victrola: A Legend In His Time

George H. O'Connor performed for seven presidents during his life, and was with us until 1945.  This is a new one for me; recorded by Mr. O'Connor in February 1917.




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MMMMM.....Grilled Groundhog Tenderloins

What are you cooking for the big game?