The Ramrods, McCleary's Early Rock Group

Clippings from the McCleary Stimulator (yes, I know), 1959-1960

McCleary Theatre Movie Guides, 1950s

Miss Lottie Bode, Mystery Woman

The Madmixer Interprets Bacharach

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Postcard - Oxford, Oxfordshire

"Oxford, Skyline View from the Sheldonian Theatre."

1970s

Gene Pitney Sings Bacharach

The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance

Postcard - Rothesay, Bute

"Rothesay"

190-?

Chosen Few Sing Bacharach

Mexican Divorce

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Postcard - Devonport, Devon

"Keyham Gate, Devonport"

191-?

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Charlie got some kind of fight wound on his side which required a cone on his head for two days and nights plus a hideous scar and abcess stent. He was a pretty good sport about it.

His brother Dreamer just sort accepted Charlie's condition with an attitude like, "OK, what have you gotten yourself into now, Brother?" But the classics, Buster and Hettie, regarded Charlie as the Robot Monster and hissed and hid.

I'm happy to report Charlie has healed quickly and life is returning to normal in the House of Morty.

Legal Marijuana in Washington State: a Case Study

 

The ol' wacky tobacky is now legal in the Soviet of Washington since we spoke as a people in a popular vote initiative in 2012. But, along with Colorado, being groundbreakers we are experiencing some tribulations. All the local governments are now forced to grapple with this issue. Personally, I figure it'll be a great economic shot in the arm for our ailing state.

Here in McCleary, population around 1600, where a wooden bear sits on top of City Hall, our local officials are discussing this topic. Needless to say they are predictably cautious and status quo. Morty the Dog reporter Sarah has supplied us with some interesting recent public documents regarding this issue:

http://www.cityofmccleary.com/vertical/sites/%7B6900A7D9-59CE-4612-823A-FA3E5F25F431%7D/uploads/Council_Packet_11-20-13_merge.pdf  

It seems to me a really bold and visionary municipal government would take this opportunity to run and be first in line to collect the enormous revenue that will be realized from this endeavor. But McCleary does not have bold and visionary leadership at this time. Instead, we have the same old sick and tired, play-it-close-to-the-vest, paternalistic, good ol' boy pattern that is killing us. You can hear crickets in the heart of our business district. The bank is gone. The only tavern is gone. The pizza place is gone. The pharmacy is gone. The hospital is gone. The veterinarian is gone (which I really miss). This town has no active public phone. We are dead.


The legal marijuana thing provides McCleary with an enormous economic opportunity but I have to accept the fact that my town is presently led by timid people. In the past McCleary had real visionary and inspirational leadership, I even made a video about it.  Those days are long gone.

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Goodbye Rick.

Favorite Movie Quotes: Jakob the Liar

"Until the last line is spoken, the curtain cannot come down."

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Olympia, Washington

Dobby Dobson Sings Bacharach

Mexican Divorce

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Tumwater, Washington

Postcard - Dover, Kent

"Dover Castle, Kent. View from north-west with Keep and Constable's Gate."

1966

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Postcard - Bern, Switzerland

"Bern, view of the city and Alps, Switzerland. Bern is the capital of the Canton of the same name being on a lofty sandstone promontory, more than 1700 feet above the sea formed by the winding Aar, which surrounds it on three sides, and is crossed by two stone bridges, one of which is a magnificent structure upward of 900 feet long, with a central arch 150 feet wide and 93 feet high. Bern has an imposing appearance from a distance. The houses are massive structures of freestones, resting upon arcades. The corporate property of the city is very large, sufficient to defray all municipal expenses; provide the whole of its citizens with fuel gratis, and besides leaving a surplus for annual distribution among them."

Whew, that is one long postcard narrative.

I am guessing this dates between 1910-1914

Phone photo 3016

Derrick Morgan Sings Bacharach

Mexican Divorce

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Tumwater, Washington

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Olympia, Washington

Postcard - Dehiwela, Sri Lanka

"Elephant circus at the Zoological Gardens, Dehiwela, Sri Lanka -- daily performance begins at 5:15 P.M."

1970s

Gaylads Sing Bacharach

Mexican Divorce

Postcard - Madras, India

"Broadway - Madras"

1970s

A puzzling postcard. It was sent to me in 1980 with stamps from Sri Lanka affixed. But I am pretty sure this scene is from Madras, India, now known as Chennai. 

Teddy King and Busters All Stars Sing Bacharach

Mexican Divorce