The Air's Getting A Little Thick At Work

Back To The Old Grind!

Not My Victrola: Feet, Don't Fail Us Now!

Pianosyncrazy shares another great song on his Stoud Aeolian Duo Art player.

Send In Your e-Postal Entry!

September is over, and you have until Sunday night to send in the scans of your targets.   Haven't shot it yet?  No problem!  You still have today and tomorrow to git 'er done.  CLICK HERE to print the target and the rules.   Send a scan or photo of each target to: truebluetravelinman (at) gmail (dot) com.

I think that U.S. Citizen over at Traction Control is scheduled to host the October match, so keep an eye on that blog for your next challenge.

Weekend Steam

I saw this video through a link over at The Adventures of Roberta X, and I had to pass it along. Harold Stark is 91 years old, and is one of the few remaining old timers who grew up with steam engines, and real threshing experience. Click over to Artisan Ancestors to read the brief article about Mr. Stark after you watch the video.

Crankin' It Up: A New One For You This Friday!

We got home kind of late, but we wound up the old phonograph and have Isham Jones uploaded to YouTube before bedtime. "Away Down South" was recorded in August, 1922.

Crankin' It Up: A Re-Post

I couldn't get to the old Brunswick Thursday night, so I picked out a record we posted two years ago. The title reminds me that the fall Boonville show will be coming up soon; October 14-16.

If I can work in some time with my old phonograph on Friday, you all will get a bonus record this week.

Shop At Woorich Elite; Support Project Valour-IT!

 Jerry Rinder, Vice President of Woolrich Elite, announced to all the Gun Blogger Rendezvous attendees that Woolrich will be donating 2% of all sales through one of their dealers to Project Valour-IT for the next six months.  You can help keep wounded soldiers connected to their loved ones by Shopping At This Link.

Project Valour-IT is one of Soldiers' Angels' projects, and it provides voice activated laptops to wounded warriors so they can stay in touch with family and friends.

Here's A Little Change Of Pace

One of the gas engine displays at Pinckneyville last month was a group of engines for sale. This military surplus engine appeared to be new-old-stock, and the flat-four design gave it a really sweet sound when revved up. I'm guessing that it could have been built for use in generators and other stationary uses. The tag lists Teledyne as the maker.

Spike Update

We last visited Spike three years ago as I was attempting to tame him down.  He is a very much a one person cat, and most nights I can coax him into the garage (safe from coyotes) by calling out "Tuna Treats!"  He still won't let me pet him outside for some reason, but once he is locked in safely he usually will let me pick him up and pet him.

It Never Lets Up

Back To The Old Grind!