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Back To The Old Grind!

The November Mr. Completly e-Postal Contest Is Up!

Danno over at Sand Castle Scrolls is the host for November, and he has a good one for us.  Click over to the Sand Castle to read the rules, and to print your targets.  You still have today to shoot Mrs. True Blue Sam's Pizza Night contest, so you should take the family and friends along for an e-Postal shooting fest. 

Danno is at a disadvantage compared to those who can set up at any distance.  The range he shoots at has the first line at 33', and that is a big difference on tough e-Postal targets.  If you are brave enough, shoot your targets at 33', just to make this a bit more interesting.

Not My Victrola

I'm Just Wild About Animal Crackers is a fun novelty song that was recorded by several artists; this version is by Irving Kaufman, and is shared with us by KSPM0220s on Daily Motion.

Denza Dance Band - (I'm Wild About) Animal... by kspm0220s

Bright Colors at Sunrise

 We had about five minutes of great light this morning that really lit up the trees.

Weekend Steam: Very Rare Harrison Chain Drive Traction Engine

Small, pre-wind-stacker engines are rare, because they fell into disuse, and then were scrapped when the Great War came along. This early traction engine survived because it was buried in mud in an old river channel. It was rescued, restored, and has been on display at Mt. Pleasant, Iowa for many years. It has been moved out of the permanent display and is fired up every Labor Day weekend nowadays. The sound of the chain drive is a joy to old iron aficianados, and the smokestack going through the steam dome is priceless. Get a load of the Stephenson eccentrics riding the journal offset from the crankpin...all designed with paper and pencil from someone's imagination.

Crankin' It Up: Shake That Thing!

Shake That Thing; Abe Lyman's California Orchesta by TrueBlueSam Brat gets up and struts a bit for this lively fox-trot.

Halloween's Thursday, and Here It Is, Wednesday Already

Halloween means it's time for a visit to the dark side.  One of my favorite records.....



Two Black Crows In Hades by TrueBlueSam

Ruger's Auction To Benefit Homes 4 Wounded Heroes

The Ruger auction this week is evidently the first American Rifle out the door, and it went with Ruger CEO Mike Fifer on a shakedown hunt in Greenland in 2011.  Click Here to read more about it, and bid generously to help wounded soldiers.

Tuesday Turbo Boost: Take A Trip To The Lightnin' Bar

Mr. Completely e-Postal Reminder

Mrs. True Blue Sam's Pizza Night contest will end soon. Please shoot your targets, scan them, and e-mail them to truebluetravelinman (at) gmail (dot) com, by midnight, Sunday, November 3. The November contest will be hosted by Danno of Sand Castle Scrolls, so keep an eye on his blog. We shot it out behind the barn Sunday morning, and I plan to shoot again next weekend.  I think I found the sweet aiming spot that just about guarantees a score every time!  Gotta re-shoot with a couple guns.