Thursday, December 23, 2010

A Merry Christmas From Life's Other Side

Christmas Eve



The Harmony Double Mixed Quartet performs another Christmas song for the Puritone label of the Straus & Schram mail order company. Merry Christmas!

The True Blue Sam Family wishes all of our visitors a Merry and Blessed Christmas! Thanks for visiting, and now get back to your own family!

Christmas Song Festival Continues!



The Harmony Double Mixed Quartet performs a wonderful old Christmas carol on the Puritone Label for the Straus & Schram Company.

Wednesday, December 22, 2010

Sing Like Brenda Lee!



from Jim02026

Derek, The Good Deed Doer

Go visit The Packing Rat, then go do likewise.  Derek takes lots of new shooters to the range and starts them in the right direction to be safe and skillful shooters.  There are people all over this country who want to learn how to shoot; we should all follow Derek's example and take someone to the range.

The Christmas Festival Continues! More Reason For The Season!



The Trinity Choir recorded this lovely Christmas song in August, 1923.

True Blue Sam's Christmas Festival!



True Blue Sam is really busy with work this week, so I am "Blogging Light" and re-posting Christmas records we recorded last year.  They are just as good as ever, and you can play them as many times as you wish without having to change the needle or wind up the phongraph.  The paper fold-out nativity scene resides in Bea's house, and we are pretty sure it is at least 100 years old.

Tuesday, December 21, 2010

In Need Of Sunny Days



We're at the shortest day of the year, and the sky has been dismal and depressing. Warm sunny days are a treasure, and this bit of video was shot last October while I was out looking at tree planting projects for next spring. Warm, sunny day, and a 208 popping away; pretty sweet.

Sunday, December 19, 2010

Saturday, December 18, 2010

Weekend Steam: Wisconsin Santa Train



Wisconsin & Southern Railroad brings in the holiday season as Soo Line locomotive 1003 slowly treks south from Plymouth,WI on a snowy December day.

Courtesy of flightsimman

Friday, December 17, 2010

Crankin' It Up: Are We Having Fun Yet?



If you are having trouble getting in the holiday spirt, The Hoosier Hot Shots are just the boost you need. The aluminum Christmas tree now resides in Chez EJ, up in Chicagoland, and he has it in a front window with the rotating color wheel, for all passersby to admire and enjoy.