The selection this week is 'She's A Mean Job', but this song doesn't have a mean bone in its body. We found two selections; Frank Westphal's Orchestra and W. C. Handy's Memphis Blues Band, both recorded in 1922'
Saturday, January 31, 2015
Friday, January 30, 2015
Thursday, January 29, 2015
Life Is Good
Crackling fire, cup of coffee, Garden Scoot, Target Terminators T-Shirt from the Sand Castle Crew. Can it get any better than this?
Patriots' Day, Plus 240 Years: Get Ready For It!
The 240th anniversary of Patriots' Day is coming up in April, and Appleseed is commemorating it with events all over the country. Participants will go home with a special patch to show they took part in learning the history of our country.
Click Here to find an event near you. Prepare a rifle and yourself for the event, and resolve that you will also earn a Rifleman patch on this historic weekend. Practice, Practice, Practice!
Wednesday, January 28, 2015
Crankin' It Up With Our Old Buddy Brat
This is a good, early country record. Brat provides some good tail shakes, then he takes off to wrestle with Bart.
Tuesday, January 27, 2015
Holocaust Remembrance Day
Seventy years ago the Soviet army liberated Auschwitz. Many important anniversaries from two World Wars are being noted this year, and they are dates and events to be pondered and observed, rather than celebrated. Fifty years from now, if there are still free people in this world there will be commemorations of events happening now, even if the news media continues to ignore them today.
How did you first learn about the Holocaust? I'm part of the Baby Boomer generation, and when I was in grade school a C. B. & Q. branch line ran past our school. Recess was always great if a train rolled by while we were out. A bunch of boys were waving at the engineer one day, and the kid next to me said, "My dad saw a train full of dead bodies." That was a shock, and I had to tell my dad about it. He knew all about it because he knew men who fought in Europe. He knew about the gas chambers and furnaces, and he also told me that the Germans skinned people with tattoos. Tonight I was reading from We Lucky Few, a book of remembrances of World War II vets from southeast Iowa. (Available from Camp Pope Publishing, www.camppope.com) The interview entitled 'Meat Hooks' with Ezra Jones brought those memories back for me. Mr. Jones' words from the book "I visited Buchenwald concentration camp after the war was over....One building was 50 feet wide and a city block long. There were wooden beams every two feet across the ceiling. There were meat hooks hanging from the beams every two feet. They did not allow cameras inside this building. We were told that the Germans hung the Jews upside down by running the meat hook through the Achilles' tendon. The tour guide had us kneel down and examine the concrete floor below the hooks. You could see that the concrete had been cupped out 1/4 to 1/2 inch deep. They said the concrete had been scratched out by the fingernails of the prisoners hanging from the hooks. That's when I said that I was glad we killed all the Germans that we did."
After World War II there were a lot of people who said "Never Again," but it's happening again all around the world, especially in the Middle East and in Africa, with very little attention given by news organizations. We had the news on this morning from one of the New York studios, and the entire first half hour was spent on their non-blizzard. The strongest words said by American politicians against the various genocides going on amount to "We have to find a way to stop terrorism." News hacks and the American public should be outraged by the lack of leadership in fighting terrorism effectively, but instead we keep hearing about underinflated footballs, and some important beer ads that will be shown this next weekend. As Denny, the Grouchy Old Cripple In Atlanta would say, "We're Screwed."
I highly recommend We Lucky Few, and The Three of Hearts, both available from Camp Pope Publishing.
How did you first learn about the Holocaust? I'm part of the Baby Boomer generation, and when I was in grade school a C. B. & Q. branch line ran past our school. Recess was always great if a train rolled by while we were out. A bunch of boys were waving at the engineer one day, and the kid next to me said, "My dad saw a train full of dead bodies." That was a shock, and I had to tell my dad about it. He knew all about it because he knew men who fought in Europe. He knew about the gas chambers and furnaces, and he also told me that the Germans skinned people with tattoos. Tonight I was reading from We Lucky Few, a book of remembrances of World War II vets from southeast Iowa. (Available from Camp Pope Publishing, www.camppope.com) The interview entitled 'Meat Hooks' with Ezra Jones brought those memories back for me. Mr. Jones' words from the book "I visited Buchenwald concentration camp after the war was over....One building was 50 feet wide and a city block long. There were wooden beams every two feet across the ceiling. There were meat hooks hanging from the beams every two feet. They did not allow cameras inside this building. We were told that the Germans hung the Jews upside down by running the meat hook through the Achilles' tendon. The tour guide had us kneel down and examine the concrete floor below the hooks. You could see that the concrete had been cupped out 1/4 to 1/2 inch deep. They said the concrete had been scratched out by the fingernails of the prisoners hanging from the hooks. That's when I said that I was glad we killed all the Germans that we did."
After World War II there were a lot of people who said "Never Again," but it's happening again all around the world, especially in the Middle East and in Africa, with very little attention given by news organizations. We had the news on this morning from one of the New York studios, and the entire first half hour was spent on their non-blizzard. The strongest words said by American politicians against the various genocides going on amount to "We have to find a way to stop terrorism." News hacks and the American public should be outraged by the lack of leadership in fighting terrorism effectively, but instead we keep hearing about underinflated footballs, and some important beer ads that will be shown this next weekend. As Denny, the Grouchy Old Cripple In Atlanta would say, "We're Screwed."
I highly recommend We Lucky Few, and The Three of Hearts, both available from Camp Pope Publishing.
Ruger's Auction To Benefit The Youth Shooting Sports Alliance
Ruger is offering a Stainless Ruger® Mark II™ 22 long rifle caliber pistol manufactured in 1984.
100% of the proceeds of this sale will go to benefit the Youth Shooting Sports Alliance. http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=463223981, or on the Mk II to read all about it and place your bid. This fine pistol will sell mid-day, Wednesday, January 28, 2015.
$1500.00
100% of the proceeds of this sale will go to benefit the Youth Shooting Sports Alliance. http://www.gunbroker.com/Auction/ViewItem.aspx?Item=463223981, or on the Mk II to read all about it and place your bid. This fine pistol will sell mid-day, Wednesday, January 28, 2015.
$1500.00
Bessemer Update From Gary Bahre
The cylinder has been bored out, sleeved,...
...and ported. The pins in the piston rings keep the butt ends out of the ports.
Gary expects to have the Bessemer running within a couple months. The rod is the biggest item to finish now, but there are lots of little details that take time as final assembly is done. Photos all by Gary Bahre. Stay tuned for further updates!
Monday, January 26, 2015
Sunday, January 25, 2015
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