Not My Victrola: Century Old Golden Oldie

"You Made Me Love You" was a huge hit, starting 100 years ago.  Here is an early recording of the song by Bertram Pritchard, but Al Jolson is the one who made it a hit.

Here's Al!

Crankin' It Up: An Old Seasonal Favorite

The goldenrod along the highways and byways is just about finished, and will fade quickly when we have the first frost. Brat and I pulled this one out of the record cabinet just in time. 

Weekend Steam: More Midwest Central From OldieCarl

OldieCarl shares some shots of Georgetown Loop's Number 12 going around the grounds at Mt. Pleasant, Iowa.

We're Back!

The new modem put us on line again, but we have been gone all evening to the Carmi Rifle Club.  We have moved indoors for the Dark-Time portion of the year, and a good time was had by all.  I have a bunch of entries for the September match that I must assemble into a table, but it's too late to start that tonight.  Enjoy a nice old car photo in the meantime.

Maybe No Post Tonight...

...The modem at home took a hit from a T-storm today.  Susan is gone to pick up a new one and we hope that is the only problem.  If no news by 10:30, go on to bed!

Coming To An End

It has been a glorious summer and I hate to see it end.  The days are getting shorter and the daily commutes will soon be done in the dark, but the leaves are yellerin' up real pretty right now, and we are enjoying that.  The smell of corn being harvested is something that most city folks never learn, and I am always a bit surprised by it every fall. It's an old memory. The hummingbirds have moved on and the Monarchs I see are all headed south.  Gotta file the saws and start making wood.

Here's An Easy One!

One of the trees I was asked to drop recently was a forward leaning black oak with lots of room in front of the lean.  Note when it falls that the top is dead, and that it has live limbs on the lower portion of the trunk.  It does a little bounce when it hits the ground.





If you live within driving distance of Dixon Springs, Illinois, sign up for the training session on October 4, 2014.

Ruger's Auction To Benefit The Light Foundation

It has been a good run of benefit auctions for the Light Foundation, and Ruger officials just delivered a check for $50,000.  The auction this week is the final in this series, and another worthy beneficiary will be featured next week.  Ruger is ending the Light Foundation auctions with a bang, donating a 20 gauge Ruger® Red Label, Over and Under Shotgun.  100% of the proceeds will go to benefit the Light Foundation, and the winner will be receiving a mighty fine shotgun that was manufactured in 1986.  CLICK HERE or on the photo to read all about it and to place a bid. The hammer falls, mid-day, Wednesday, October 1, 2014.

$1700

October Mr. Completely e-Postal...

is up over at Susan's blog. It's a month-long pumpkin-busting festival!



All shooting should be offhand, at 15 feet with pistols.  If you want to shoot with a rimfire rifle, back it out to 25 feet, or more if you want a challenge.  Shoot as many guns as you can haul to the range, and we will sort them out into classes when you submit your scans.  We will divide them up into rimfire, centerfire, and by the type of sights you have, (iron or optical).   Take 10 (Ten) shots at each target you submit.

Points:
1 point for a shot on the pumpkin.
2 points for a shot in an eye.
2 points for a shot in the mouth.
3 points for a shot in the stem.
Extra 2 points if you hit the pupil of an eye.
Extra 2 points if you hit a big tooth.
Extra 3 points if you hit a small tooth.

Click Here or on the pumpkin for the link to the target pdf.  Submit your scans by the end of October to truebluetravelinman (at) gmail (dot) com.

UPDATE ! UPDATE! UPDATE!  Merle wrote to us that he would like to shoot centerfire rifles on this target, and also pistol caliber carbine, and of course if you shoot it, we will score it.  Here are suggestions for shooting centerfire long guns:

Centerfire rifle with iron sights; 50 yards, sitting or prone with your arms (and sling if you have one) supporting the rifle.

Centerfire rifle with magnifying optics; 100 yards, sitting or prone with your arms (and sling if you have one) supporting the rifle.

 When shooting at 50 or 100 yards with centerfire rifle, shoot only 5 rounds, and double the points you make on the target.

Pistol caliber carbine with iron sights: 25 feet, sitting, prone or braced; sling OK, but please don't sandbag it on the bench.

Pistol caliber carbine with magnifying optics; 50 feet, sitting, prone, or braced, sling OK, but please don't sandag it on the bench.

Tuesday Turbo Boost

A real golden oldie, just as your great-grandparents would have enjoyed it!

'Gator Season Is Coming To An End

Just a couple days remain to shoot your September Mr. Completely e-Postal target.  Go to THIS LINK to print your targets and to read the rules.  I will post the scores sometime this week, and will add any late entries as they come in.

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If Jimmy cracks corn?  Back To The Old Grind!

Photo Credit: Gary Bahre