Thursday, November 29, 2012
And now for another blog exclusive (it's a week of new blog characters) Elvis is now in the older you will get house courtesy of cousin Mary Ann who owns this unpublished photo. She has quite a story to go with it.
Mary Ann remembers this as happening in the year 1958. Possible as a quick check of history shows Elvis in the Army (He was inducted at Camp Chaffee Arkansas, my Dad discharged from that camp 1946) starting in March of that year with a couple of leave trips home that summer. I bet Elvis got lots of leave.
Mary Ann worked for the FBI in Memphis. Elvis got a death threat letter. Bet he got lots of those to go with lots of love letters. Two FBI agents were sent to Graceland to investigate. From their reports Elvis was humble and welcoming. He posed for this photo. The agents returned to the office and knowing that Mary Ann was a huge Elvis fan they developed the photo. If you look close between Elvis's legs you can see an autograph. It's faked by one of the agents who wished to pull a fast one on my star struck cousin. Speaking of cousins the guy in the background is Elvis's cousin. I don't know his name.
Here's cousin Mary Ann on her recent visit to my Mom's house. She has a camera but it's only to make photos of the relatives. No Elvis appearance on this evening.
As for exclusive unexpected appearances I guess you have heard of that FBI computer software that looks around out there on the internet to see who is talking about them. The already know I wrote this. They know you read it. Heck for all I know Mary Ann may still work for the FBI. Elvis might still be somewhere getting his photo made. As big as this blog is I would not be surprised by death threats.
Hope you liked the photo. Guess I'll go to bed. It's all starting to look too connected.
Wednesday, November 28, 2012
Tuesday, November 27, 2012
Sunday, November 25, 2012
Thanksgiving...
Of course there was music. Coraline watches close as Mary the no pants guitarist serenades the group with the blessings of her mom who is wishing she did not have on pants either.
Ali, Cathy and Mary set a brisk tempo of food prep. That's the only way to explain why a metronome is sitting on the kitchen table. Maybe it has some to do with appropriate number of beats to rub or roll all foods in bacon.
Saturday, November 24, 2012
Thursday, November 22, 2012
Wednesday, November 21, 2012
Another History Lesson...
JFK we hardly knew you. Rest in peace.
The ranch house itself. U.S. Parks service offers a nice tour of the down stairs with the upstairs open soon. Very impressive but no inside photos allowed. Photos show that much of LBJs business was conducted under this 400 year old tree. A photo history shows everything from Texas sized BBQs for foreign heads of states to strategic planning with McNamara, Westmoreland and other cabinet and joint chiefs of staff members all sitting in 1960s webbed lawn furniture
Now I have sat here also. No big plans made by me. I'm just thankful for what we have now and how hard all these famous men tried to do the right things. Hope I can do my best also.
Sunday, November 18, 2012
More Signs...
This first one. Nothing makes me mad like a chain link fence. Hurt feelings or embarrassed to be kept out, a long sweaty walk around or torn trousers climbing over they are good for nothing except the neighbors dog. Somehow this sign makes me think a monkey was involved.
A longhorn has been dangerous to me before and that's enough said about that.
For crying out loud what kind of place is this? "Oh sorry officer, I did not know you couldn't fish for trots here."
Saturday, November 17, 2012
Always Do What the Girls Want...


On the back of the picture is written:
"A girl was over the other Sunday and wanted a picture of me and my horse so here is the results (signed) K.
Long years have pasted since this was taken. No one knows who K is. The horse is a pile of bones. The shadow girl is a mystery. Somewhere there is a box with a lot of pictures of horses she took. Hope her loved ones, family, who ever knows why.

Thursday, November 15, 2012
Wednesday, November 14, 2012
Monday, November 12, 2012
The Back Porch Band at The VFW...
The VFW people were happy with our gig. They said it "drew well." Thanks to all who came out and supported live music. Here you see band member Grif doing it "gangnam style" with audience members.

Labels: band, electric guitar
Sunday, November 11, 2012
Some More of Dad's WW2 Photos...



In honor of Veteran's day I publish some more of my Dad's WW2 photos. As you may have read we really have little to go on about his military service. I know he had a combat infantry badge but ended his service before discharge in the 398th MP Battalion. In this photo that's my Dad on the right.
This looks to be his handwriting on the back of the photo.
Some of the mementos in his collection are post cards of famous places in France. Interesting to a vintage postcard collector but I prefer these that seem to be his own personal photos. This is one of the Arch de Triomphe. The Arc is where France's unknown soldier lies. Dating from the 1830s various Armies including the\ German's first time in 1871 and the Allies in 1944 and 45 have had their victory parades through the Arc. After the interment of the unknown all parades split and flow around the Arc out of respect for the dead.
I cropped the photo to show the unknown couple a little closer. Apparently U.S. personal in uniform on a cold winter day they stroll through ages of history.

Friday, November 09, 2012
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