Roy Rogers & Dale Evans on" What's My Line?"

A fun clip from an old TV show! 

This episode originally aired in 1954.

"Cowboy Jubilee"

A happy song from one of Roy's movies. I always enjoy hearing him yodel!

A gift..

"Every day we live is a priceless gift of God, 

loaded with possibilities to learn something new, 

to gain fresh insights into His great truths." 

- Dale Evans

Roy Rogers Tribute

Roy Rogers - "King of the Cowboys" 

 Nov. 5, 1911 - July 6, 1998

"Roy Rogers was everyone's image of what a cowboy should be, from his white Stetson with its silver hatband to his hand-tooled boots. His face was strong and handsome with eyes that squinted yet still showed a twinkle. His smile was warm and reassuring. Whether he was wearing fringed Western wear or a checkered cowboy shirt, he was the epitome of what a cowboy should be. He was the picture of honesty and integrity. And was there ever a more exciting sight than watching Roy and Trigger riding majestically across the television screen or a rodeo arena? No wonder three generations of kids (and adults) wanted to be like Roy Rogers. We wanted to look like Roy, dress like Roy, and be as honest and forthright as Roy."

"He gave us standards to live by that helped teach us the difference between right and wrong. His willingness to stand up for the things he believed in inspired us. And his religious faith and his concern for the less fortunate helped mold our character. Roy lived his life off camera with the same decency and humility that he projected on television and on the silver screen. He was the hero who never let us down. Despite all the success that came to him, Roy never seemed to lose his way. And he never forgot that his fans were the ones who made it possible for a poor boy from Ohio to attain a level of success greater than anything he could ever have imagined. His decency and strength of character come from a simpler time in America. Yet it was anything but an easy time."
~ By Laurence Zwisohn
   

~ My friend Stacey has a lovely post about him HERE ~

 

"Today there are movies and TV shows I wouldn't even let my horse Trigger see. Kids still like to see the good guy win and the bad guy lose. When the roles are reversed, as in many of today's movies, kids get their thinking in trouble."
~ Roy Rogers
 

 

"But they that wait upon the LORD shall renew their strength; they shall mount up with wings as eagles; they shall run, and not be weary; and they shall walk, and not faint."
Isaiah 40:31

Independence Day

"The 56 patriots who put their lives on the line by issuing the Declaration of Independence believed that God--not government--gives humanity its rights. May our minds and hearts be stirred with a deepening sense of faith and patriotism as we remember when a company of God-fearing men, guided by Divine wisdom, signed the Declaration of Independence." 

~ Roy Rogers Jr.

The Final Auction...

...of the Roy Rogers Dale Evans Museum will be tomorrow, Saturday the 9th of April, in New Braunfels, TX . 

I was so sad when I found out the museum was going to close in 2009, since I'd wanted to visit is someday.  But, a friend told me that 'Trigger' and 'Bullet' are on display at the RFD Channel Theater in Branson.  So perhaps one day I'll get to see them! 

I enjoyed looking through the listings and seeing some of what had been at the museum. Here are a few of my favorites:

  You could bid on this shirt worn by Roy!

Roy and his son Dusty

To me this looks like the same shirt!

One of Dale's dresses.

Pictures of Dale in later years.

A silk ribbon quilt.

Framed bandana.

 A pair of Roy's cowboy boots.

 A large welcome mat from the museum (it's 69" X 47").

Movie poster.

 Toy guitars.

 Roy Rogers & Dale Evans Hartland Figures.

There were also dozens of guns, spurs and many of other things!  (Especially guns and spurs...)  ;)