True Blue Sam the Travelin' Man

David aka True Blue Sam

Jump through the hoops, Grind out your work, but stay on your feet! Grandstanding will get you nowhere.

Gotta love the Grinder Girl!

David aka True Blue Sam

Moon and June and You! Room Enough to Dance! Singing Little Love Songs To My Baby! I always bump the player back for a couple extra plays on this one. Rudy Vallee, Dancing In The Moonlight.

David aka True Blue Sam

The annual show at Pinckneyville is just one week away! See steam engines, gas engines, antique tractors, sawmilling, threshing, and more. Below are a couple videos by our friend Gary Bahre, and a couple of mine.

David aka True Blue Sam

Brat just wanted to lie under the lights and rest when we played Lee Morse. I guess he had a busy day. Lee Morse and Her Bluegrass Boys are great on "Under the Ukeulele Tree." She was a remarkable artist as the recording studios made the switch from megaphones to microphones.

David aka True Blue Sam

The Gun Blogger Rendezvous (NOT just for bloggers) will be happenin' September 4-7 in Reno, and is the best time of your life. It is for folks like you, who enjoy firearms, shooting, and fellowship with the nicest folks you will ever meet. They are YOUR people! You will have the time of your life with three days of range activities, good food, and stimulating conversations.

Gun Blogger Rendezvous, Let Us Count The Ways by TrueBlueSam

The Rendezvous will be raising funds for Honored American Veterans Afield this year, and you may rest assured that Mr. Completely and his helpers pay into the fund, same as everybody else to raise money for our veterans. Friday and Saturday will be outdoors at the Washoe County Shooting Range. Check out the Sunday range event!

The Mrs. and I live in the middle of Nowhere, Illinois, and we have to drive over 100 miles to visit a facility like this for real-life scenario practice. This ia an opportunity you can't afford to pass. Go to the GunBloggers site and register right away! Reserve your room at the Silver Legacy and make your travel arrangements to attend Gun Blogger Rendezvous IX. Meet Mr. C, Engineering Johnson, Liz, Kevin, Dirt Crasher and all those other bloggers you have been visiting online. Do IT NOW!

David aka True Blue Sam

Negligent discharges make the news every little bit, and the blame is usually placed on the firearm; as in "The gun went off." Whether you use the NRA first rule of 'Keep your gun pointed in a safe direction.' or Jeff Cooper's first and second rules of 'All guns are always loaded.' and 'Never let the muzzle cover anything you do not want to destroy.' , you won't have a negligent discharge that hurts anyone if you apply the rules as hard as you can, and use proper mitigation for those times when you must work around the muzzle of the gun. This all came to mind when I saw this link again recently. This individual placed his hand in front of the muzzle of a fully assembled firearm and pulled the trigger in preparation for disassembly. I don't know any good reason to put part of your body in front of the muzzle when you pull the trigger, but not everyone has a tight grasp on that concept. Watch the following video, which is a very good tutorial on the disassembly and reassembly of a 1911 until the final functionality test at 14:28. I know that he knew the gun was empty, but doing what he did creates a level of comfort in his mind with dropping the hammer when his body is covered by the muzzle. I don't want to go there, and you shouldn't either. There are a couple other good ways to do that test without muzzling yourself, and you can point the gun into a sand bucket while you do it, if only to reinforce safety procedures in your brain. Be careful out there, and be thoughtful when your hand is on a gun.

David aka True Blue Sam

The upcoming weekend is the time to be in Crawford County, Illinois for the annual Oblong Engine Show at the fairgrounds on Highway 33. The focus is on large engines, and oil field engines. Here is some of what you will see.