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August 2008
240 pages, color, hardcover, $49.95
Collects the first five Roy Rogers comics published by Dell from 1944-1946
Roy Rogers issues of Four Color Comics: #38, 63, 86, 95, 109

All stories were written by the prolific Gaylord Du Bois, king of the comics. He was a fundamentalist lay minister.

Amazon sells it at a considerable discount.
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We need to see passage of Proposition 8, State constitutional amendment to add the definition of marriage, in November.

http://www.protectmarriage.com/


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I've Got A Secret had Steve Allen as its guest, rather than as host.

His secret:
"What is in my briefcase?"

One of the women panelists (Kitty Carlisle maybe) guessed his secret:
"Is it a piano?"

WHAT TIPPED HER OFF?
"Because you're wearing tails."

Steve then opened his electric piano, including legs, sat down at it, and played some music.

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I just ran across this.

"Nowawdays I'm not sure a good print exists - tv prints have excerable color."

A few typos, there.

It reminded me that, for years, I misunderstood the word "execrable." I used it correctly, but I misunderstood it.

The verb is "to execrate," i.e. criticize.

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I read something that got me thinking.

Here is John O'Sullivan's column.

My comment...

Hi John,

The Conservative Interest

"The conservative interest counseled the federal protection of civil rights and racial equality. Jim Crow was reversed."

Are you confusing conservatives of the '50s and '60s with the GOP of the '50s and '60s? Weren't most ( Read more... )

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I just discovered this song, on the 10-CD "Country & Western" wallet box set from the Documents label, just acquired, a steal at under fifteen bucks, new, from an Amazon Seller. Despite the title, it does squeeze some Negro blues tracks in there. Mercury Boogie is one such ( Read more... )