WORK IN PROGRESS
PROJECTED for 2009
January: Roll On, Texas Moon
February: Blazing Six Shooters
March: King of the Cowboys
April: Bullets for Rustlers
May: Home on the Range
June: Outlaws of the Prairie
July: Song of Texas
August: Stranger from Texas
September: Idaho
October: West of Cheyenne
November: Under Nevada Skies
December: South of Arizona
January: The Home Corral
February: I Wonder if She Waits for Me Tonight
March: Chico Rotico
April: When Payday Rolls Around
May: What Can We Lose?
June: Song of the Bandit
July: A Summer Night's Rain
August: Shadows of the Wildwood
September: Heaven is My Island
October: Here is My Helping Hand
November: High Sierras
December: When the Golden Train Comes Down
January: Our Logo
February: Bob's Riding Skills / Trigger, Raider, etc.
March: Calin's Folly
April: 1946 Reunion (all photos)
May: 1948 Hoss Oprey
June: The Cabin at Big Bear
July: Familiar Costumes
August: Sailing (3 photos)
September: Mother and Father
October: Hospital visit
November: Trip to Hawaii
December: Casey Tibbs
SPOTLIGHT (2009)
January:
The Terry Sevigny
Scott Collection
February:
Bruce Hickey
Poster Collection
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2008
MOVIE OF THE MONTH (2008):
January: The Old Homestead
February: Song of the Saddle
March: South of Santa Fe
April: Texas Stagecoach
June: The Old Wyoming Trail
July: Sunset Serenade
August: Silver Spurs
September: Rio Grande
October: Bells of Rosarita
November: Riders of Black River
December: Heldorado
SONG OF THE MONTH (2008):
January: Blue Prairie
February: You are My Eyes
March: Sky Ball Paint / The Devil's Great Grandson
April: Remember Me
May: That Cloud
June: In This Room
July: Who's Gonna Help Me Sing?
August: The Wind is Warm Again
September: Flower I Blessed for You
October: Desolation
November: Tumbling Leaves
December: A Prayer for Christmas Time
PHOTO OF THE MONTH (2008):
January: California Lifeguard
February: Clarence & Pearl Nolan
March: Chief White Eagle
April: Bowen Sketch
May: Bob & P-Nuts
June: Wheelchair
July: Profile by Calin
August: Durango
September: la Guardia
October: Self Defense
November: Sally Rand
December: Wieghorst
SPOTLIGHT (2008):
January: Stan Jones
February:
Ken Curtis
March: Lloyd Perryman
April: Jan Scott
May: Larry Hopper
June:
Suze's Tucson pix
July: Tim Spencer
August:
The John Fullerton Collection
September:
Glenn Spencer
October:
Fred Sopher Collection
November:
Ed Phillips Collection
December:
Martha Retsch Collection
PROJECTED for 2010
MOVIE OF THE MONTH (2010)
January: Sons of the Pioneers
February: Gallant Defender
March: Sunset on the Desert
April: The California Mail
May: May from Music Mountain
June: The Big Show
July: Man from Cheyenne
August: The Old Corral
September: Red River Valley
October: The Thundering West
November: Hands Across the Border
December: Western Caravans
SONG OF THE MONTH (2010)
January: Things are Never What They Seem
February: Till You Return
March: The Hangin' Blues
April: Covered Wagon
May: Bronco Pal
June: Always Rollin' Home
July: My Old Pal, Pal o' Mine
August: Love Song of the Waterfall
September: Old forgotten Trails
October: Three Friends have I
November: Watching the Moon Roll By
December: Wendin' My Way to Wyoming
PHOTO OF THE MONTH (2010)
January: Rusty / 3 Friends Have I
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SPOTLIGHT (2010)
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OTHER FILMS IN PROGRESS
OTHER SONGS IN PROGRESS
The "Castration of the Strawberry Roan" by Dick Foran and the Sons of the Pioneers with Dick Foran singing the lead. The SOP appeared in some of Foran's movies in the 30s and now, in 1942, they were doing a radio program with Dick - Dr. Pepper's 10-2-4 Ranch. The song was written by Curley Fletcher, who wasn't proud of it because he'd written some great songs he preferred to be remembered for. (One of them was "Desolation" that he wrote with Bob Nolan.) Anyway, in 1943, they were asked to appear before the Dr. Pepper's annual stockholders' and board of directors' meeting held in New York City and were requested to sing the original, clean song, "Strawberry Roan" which was the favorite song of the company's president. The SOP did not know the words. So at their rehearsal, someone came up with Curley's bawdy version, "The Castration of the Strawberry Roan". Later in the week, the SOP went to a studio and recorded it, using the words from the manuscript that had been given to them. You can hear Pat Brady and Hugh Farr at the end. For years after, it was sold in plain wrapper from under the counter of music stores.