Here are the snapshots made last Saturday
Monday, February 27, 2017
Wednesday, February 22, 2017
Tuesday, February 21, 2017
Cowboy
A cowboy is an animal herder who tends cattle on ranches
in North America, traditionally on horseback, and often performs a multitude of
other ranch-related tasks. The historic American cowboy of the late 19th
century arose from the vaquero traditions of northern Mexico and became a
figure of special significance and legend. A subtype, called a wrangler,
specifically tends the horses used to work cattle. In addition to ranch work,
some cowboys work for or participate in rodeos. Cowgirls, first defined as such
in the late 19th century, had a less-well documented historical role, but in
the modern world have established the ability to work at virtually identical
tasks and obtained considerable respect for their achievements. There are also
cattle handlers in many other parts of the world, particularly South America
and Australia, who perform work similar to the cowboy in their respective
nations.
The cowboy has deep historic roots tracing back to Spain
and the earliest European settlers of the Americas. Over the centuries,
differences in terrain, climate and the influence of cattle-handling traditions
from multiple cultures created several distinct styles of equipment, clothing
and animal handling. As the ever-practical cowboy adapted to the modern world,
the cowboy's equipment and techniques also adapted to some degree, though many
classic traditions are still preserved today.
Development of the modern cowboy image
The traditions of the working cowboy were further etched
into the minds of the general public with the development of Wild West Shows in
the late 19th and early 20th centuries, which showcased and romanticized the
life of both cowboys and Native Americans. Beginning in the 1920s and
continuing to the present day, Western movies popularized the cowboy lifestyle
but also formed persistent stereotypes, both positive and negative. In some
cases, the cowboy and the violent gunslinger are often associated with one
another. On the other hand, some actors who portrayed cowboys promoted positive
values, such as the "cowboy code" of Gene Autry, that encouraged
honorable behavior, respect and patriotism. Historian Robert K. DeArment draws
a connection between the popularized Western code and the stereotypical rowdy
cowboy image to that of the "subculture of violence" of drovers in
Old West Texas, that was influenced itself by the Southern code duello.Likewise, cowboys in movies were often shown fighting with American Indians. However most armed conflicts occurred between Native people and cavalry units of the U.S. Army. Relations between cowboys and Native people were varied but generally not particularly friendly. Indian people usually allowed cattle herds to pass through for a toll of ten cents a head, but raided cattle drives and ranches in times of active white-Native conflict or food shortages. In the 1860s, for example, the Comanche created problems in Western Texas. Similar attacks also occurred with the Apache, Cheyenne and Ute Indians. Cowboys were armed against both predators and human thieves, and often used their guns to run off people of any race who attempted to steal, or rustle cattle.
In reality, working ranch hands past and present had very
little time for anything other than the constant, hard work involved in
maintaining a ranch.
Monday, February 20, 2017
Farmer and the Cowman
I thought to write something
about this song and the consistency of it in real world.
But the lyrics say
enough:
Oh, the
farmer and the cowman should be friends.
One man
likes to push a plow,
The other
likes to chase a cow,
But that's
no reason why they can't be friends.
**Enable subtitles and CC for lyrics**
Bonanza and Little House on the Prairie
BONANZA
Bonanza is an NBC television
western series that ran from 1959 to 1973. Lasting 14 seasons and 431 episodes,
Bonanza is NBC's longest-running western, and ranks overall as the
second-longest-running western series on U.S. network television (behind CBS's
Gunsmoke), and within the top 10 longest-running, live-action American series.
The show continues to air in syndication. The show is set around the 1860s and
it centers on the wealthy Cartwright family, who live in the area of Virginia
City, Nevada, bordering Lake Tahoe. The series stars Lorne Greene, Dan Blocker,
Michael Landon, Pernell Roberts (who left after six seasons), and later David
Canary and Mitch Vogel. The show is known for presenting moral dilemmas.
LITTLE HOUSE ON THE PRAIRIE
Little House on the Prairie is
an American western drama television series, starring Michael Landon, Melissa
Gilbert, and Karen Grassle, about a family living on a farm in Walnut Grove, Minnesota,
in the 1870s and 1880s. The show is an adaptation of Laura Ingalls Wilder's
best-selling series of Little House books. Television producer and NBC
executive Ed Friendly became aware of the story in the early 1970s. He asked
Michael Landon to direct the pilot movie. Landon agreed on the condition that
he could also play Charles Ingalls.
The regular series was
preceded by the two-hour pilot movie, which first aired on March 30, 1974. The
series premiered on the NBC network on September 11, 1974, and last aired on
May 10, 1982. During the 1982–83 television season, with the departure of
Landon and Grassle, the series was broadcast with the new title Little House: A
New Beginning.
MICHAEL LANDON
Michael Landon (born Eugene
Maurice Orowitz; October 31, 1936 – July 1, 1991) was an American actor,
writer, director, and producer. He is known for his roles as Little Joe
Cartwright in Bonanza (1959–73), Charles Ingalls in Little House on the Prairie
(1974–83), and Jonathan Smith in Highway to Heaven (1984–89). Landon appeared
on the cover of TV Guide 22 times, second only to Lucille Ball.
RAWHIDE
Rawhide is an American Western TV series starring Eric
Fleming and Clint Eastwood. The show aired for eight seasons on the CBS network
on Friday nights, from January 9, 1959 to September 3, 1965, before moving
to Tuesday nights from September 14, 1965 until January 4, 1966, with a total
of 217 black-and-white episodes. The series was produced and sometimes directed
by Charles Marquis Warren, who also produced early episodes of Gunsmoke. Originally
the show was to be titled "Cattle Drive" but wisely Warren amended
this to 'Rawhide'.
Spanning seven and a half years, Rawhide was the
sixth-longest-running American television Western, exceeded only by eight years
of Wagon Train, nine years of The Virginian, fourteen years of Bonanza,
eighteen years of Death Valley Days, and twenty years of Gunsmoke.
Set in the 1860s, Rawhide portrays the challenges faced by the drovers of a cattle drive. Most episodes are introduced with a monologue by Gil Favor (portrayed by Eric Fleming), the trail boss. In a typical Rawhide story, the drovers come upon people on the trail and are drawn into solving whatever problem they present or confront. Sometimes, one or more of the crew venture into a nearby town and encounter some trouble from which they need to be rescued. Rowdy Yates (Clint Eastwood) was young and at times impetuous in the earliest episodes and Favor had to keep a tight rein on him.
Theme song
The theme song's lyrics were written by Ned Washington
in 1958. It was composed by Dimitri Tiomkin and sung by pop singer Frankie
Laine. The theme song became very popular, and was covered several times and
featured in movies such as The Blues Brothers and Shrek 2.
Lyrics
Keep movin', movin', movin',
Though they're disapprovin',
Keep them dogies movin', rawhide.
Don't try to understand 'em,
Just rope 'em, throw, and brand 'em.
Soon we'll be livin' high and wide.
My heart's calculatin',
My true love will be waitin',
Be waitin' at the end of my ride.
Move 'em on, head 'em up,
Head 'em up, move 'em on,
Move 'em on, head 'em up, rawhide!
Head 'em out, ride 'em in,
Ride 'em in, let 'em out,
Cut 'em out, ride 'em in, rawhide!
The ending lyrics are:
Keep rollin', rollin', rollin',
Though the streams are swollen,
Keep them dogies rollin', rawhide.
Through rain and wind and weather,
Hell bent for leather,
Wishin' my gal was by my side.
All the things I'm missin',
Good vittles, love and kissin',
Are waiting at the end of my ride.
Move 'em on, head 'em up,
Head 'em up, move 'em on,
Move 'em on, head 'em up, rawhide!
Head 'em out, ride 'em in,
Ride 'em in, let 'em out,
Cut 'em out, ride 'em in, rawhide!
Rawhide!
Clint Eastwood
Long before his days as an
accomplished leading actor and acclaimed director, before his sleek portrayals
of Dirty Harry Callahan and The Man With No Name made him an instant star,
Clint Eastwood was another Hollywood contract player trying to make ends meet
appearing in small unmemorable roles in Hollywood B-movies. However, in 1959
that was all about to change.
When 'Rawhide' made its
television premier on January 9th, Eastwood's career took off. The series went
on to become a major hit giving Eastwood the experience and knowledge of a
business that he would ultimately master.
With the rusty door-hinge of a voice he possesses
today, it's hard to imagine a time when Clint Eastwood could have been groomed
as a singing star, but in the early ‘60s, when he came to fame as the
rebellious Rowdy in the hit Western TV series Rawhide, it wasn't such a crazy
idea. While Eastwood is admittedly not an exceptional vocalist, he's not at all
bad; this is by no means some Golden Throats-style celebrity train wreck. At
the time, there were plenty of equally photogenic young men with no greater
vocal ability than Eastwood being promoted as country singers, many with less
of an actual musical background than the jazz-schooled actor. Eastwood's soft,
somewhat laconic croon might not possess the commanding quality that was de
rigueur for the era's country stars, but he never strays off-key, and his style
is a kind of cross between legendary cowboy singer Roy Rogers and Dean Martin.
'Beyond the Sun' is a theme song by Russ Garcia. It
can be heared in the TV Series Rawhide. The lyrics were added by Lenny Adelson
and the words he added were sung by Clint Eastwood as Rowdy Yates in the
Rawhide episode 'The Pitchwagon'. It first aired during the series' fourth
season on March 2, 1962.
Lyrics:
Beyond the sun over the mountain
there's a place my heart's longing to be.
Beyond the sun over the mountain
there's a face my eyes hunger to see.
The long long road seems like an endless thing.
Somewhere, some place there is a home.
Beyond the sun over the mountain
there are lonely arms waiting for me.
Waiting for me.
Friday, February 17, 2017
BIKER PARTY at T.R.A.C.S
Do you
remember our Biker Party on July 18, 2015?
Here is a reminder: https://christo-second-live.blogspot.nl/2015/07/biker-party-at-tracs.html
and some info: https://christo-second-live.blogspot.nl/2015/07/biker.html
DJ Cat will be our deejay and her garage is filled with boxes full of records with biker music and she could play tunes 24 hours or more. Okay, our party will last as always 2 hours. Hope to see you!!!!
T.R.A.C.S at Timothy Street on River Island
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