Tuesday Turbo Boost: Rockabilly Truckin' Song!

Get Ready To Hook Up And Go!

Back To The Old Grind!

September "It's A Monster!" e-Postal Scores

This was a busy month for the Mr. Completely e-Postal Contest, especially for Merle!  There were some impressive scores, and I sure wish Danno had a place to shoot where he could put his targets at a realistic distance.  Thirty-three feet is just too far for the little Postal targets, so he did well, too, even if his scores are lower than the others.  Anyway, Here You Go!  Many Thanks to all who entered!

Class 1; Rimfire Handgun, Iron Sights	Firearm	Distance	Score
Pat B	S & W 617	15’	80!!!
Chester	Ruger SR 22	15’	80!!!
Mike B	S & W 617	15’	75
Billll	Ruger Mk I	15’	70
Kim	Ruger Single T3n	15’	55
Merle	Ruger Super Single Six	15’	50
Danno	Ruger 22/45	33’	5
Class 2; Rimfire Handgun, Red Dots and Scopes	Firearm	Distance	Score
David N, TrueBlueSam	Ruger Mk III Red Dot	15’	65
Susan, Mrs TBS	Ruger Mk III Red Dot	15’	60
Merle	TC Contender 2x scope	15’	60
Pattie Ann	Ruger 22/45 Red Dot	15’	45
Merle	Ruger Mk II Red Dot	15’	40
Class 3; Centerfire Handgun, Iron Sights	Firearm	Distance	Score
Billll	Rossi .38 Special	15’	85!!!!!
Merle	CZ 282	15’	55
Chester	Springfield XDM .45 ACP	15’	50
Merle	S & W 631	15’	50
Merle	S & W 36	15’	50
Merle	British Enfield 38/200	15’	45
Mike B	Rossie .38 Special	15’	45
Class 4; Centerfire Handgun, Red Dots and Scopes	Firearm	Distance	Score
Merle	TC Contender 9mm 2X Scope	15’	55
Class 5; Rimfire Rifle, Iron Sights
No Entries
Class 6; Rimfire Rifle, Scope
Billll	Marlin 795 3X Scope	15’	80
Danno	10/22	33’	35

Here is an impressive target from Billll, one of the top shooters.  If you haven't been shooting these monthly contests, jump right in!  You still have October and November to shoot this year before we take our winter break.  You know you need the practice, unless you are Pat B, Billll, or Chester!

Not My Victrola: Century Old Golden Oldie

"You Made Me Love You" was a huge hit, starting 100 years ago.  Here is an early recording of the song by Bertram Pritchard, but Al Jolson is the one who made it a hit.

Here's Al!

Crankin' It Up: An Old Seasonal Favorite

The goldenrod along the highways and byways is just about finished, and will fade quickly when we have the first frost. Brat and I pulled this one out of the record cabinet just in time. 

Weekend Steam: More Midwest Central From OldieCarl

OldieCarl shares some shots of Georgetown Loop's Number 12 going around the grounds at Mt. Pleasant, Iowa.

We're Back!

The new modem put us on line again, but we have been gone all evening to the Carmi Rifle Club.  We have moved indoors for the Dark-Time portion of the year, and a good time was had by all.  I have a bunch of entries for the September match that I must assemble into a table, but it's too late to start that tonight.  Enjoy a nice old car photo in the meantime.

Maybe No Post Tonight...

...The modem at home took a hit from a T-storm today.  Susan is gone to pick up a new one and we hope that is the only problem.  If no news by 10:30, go on to bed!

Coming To An End

It has been a glorious summer and I hate to see it end.  The days are getting shorter and the daily commutes will soon be done in the dark, but the leaves are yellerin' up real pretty right now, and we are enjoying that.  The smell of corn being harvested is something that most city folks never learn, and I am always a bit surprised by it every fall. It's an old memory. The hummingbirds have moved on and the Monarchs I see are all headed south.  Gotta file the saws and start making wood.

Here's An Easy One!

One of the trees I was asked to drop recently was a forward leaning black oak with lots of room in front of the lean.  Note when it falls that the top is dead, and that it has live limbs on the lower portion of the trunk.  It does a little bounce when it hits the ground.





If you live within driving distance of Dixon Springs, Illinois, sign up for the training session on October 4, 2014.