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my how things have changed. wow. and with me not building these days for myself or others i am getting more and more behind the times. .280 AI isn't contrarian anymore and nobody mentioned how the .30/.378Wby is the greatest caliber ever devised. things are looking up....! sheepdreams what are your thoughts this month?... lee

i had two classes with him. jackrabbit class of 1978. RIP sir ! lee

i got this today from a retired 'dego tuna skipper.... The Manitoba Herald: The flood of American liberals sneaking across the border into Canada has intensified in the past week, sparking calls for increased patrols to stop the illegal immigration. The recent actions of the Tea Party and the fact Republicans won the Senate are prompting an exodus among left-leaning citizens who fear they'll soon be required to hunt, pray, and to agree with Bill O'Reilly and Glenn Beck. Canadian border farmers say it's not uncommon to see dozens of sociology professors, animal-rights activists and Unitarians crossing their fields at night. "I went out to milk the cows the other day, and there was a Hollywood producer huddled in the barn," said Southern Manitoba farmer Red Greenfield, whose acreage borders North Dakota . “The producer was cold, exhausted and hungry. He asked me if I could spare a latte and some free-range chicken. When I said I didn't have any, he left before I even got a chance to show him my screenplay, eh?" In an effort to stop the illegal aliens, Greenfield erected higher fences, but the liberals scaled them. He then installed loudspeakers that blared Rush Limbaugh across the fields. "Not real effective," he said. "The liberals still got through and Rush annoyed the cows so much that they wouldn't give any milk." Officials are particularly concerned about smugglers who meet liberals near the Canadian border, pack them into Volvo station wagons, and drive them across the border where they are simply left to fend for themselves. "A lot of these people are not prepared for our rugged conditions," an Ontario border patrolman said. "I found one carload without a single bottle of imported drinking water. They did have a nice little Napa Valley cabernet, though." When liberals are caught, they're sent back across the border, often wailing loudly that they fear retribution from conservatives. Rumors have been circulating about plans being made to build re-education camps where liberals will be forced to drink domestic beer and watch NASCAR races. In recent days, liberals have turned to ingenious ways of crossing the border. Some have been disguised as senior citizens taking a bus trip to buy cheap Canadian prescription drugs. After catching a half- dozen young vegans in powdered wig disguises, Canadian immigration authorities began stopping buses and quizzing the supposed senior-citizens about Perry Como and Rosemary Clooney to prove that they were alive in the '50s. "If they can't identify the accordion player on The Lawrence Welk Show, we become very suspicious about their age," an official said. Canadian citizens have complained that the illegal immigrants are creating an organic-broccoli shortage and are renting all the Michael Moore movies. "I really feel sorry for American liberals, but the Canadian economy just can't support them," an Ottawa resident said. "How many art-history majors does one country need?" In an effort to ease tensions between the United States and Canada , Vice President Biden met with the Canadian ambassador and pledged that the administration would take steps to reassure liberals. A source close to President Obama said, "We're going to have some Paul McCartney and Peter, Paul & Mary concerts. And we might even put some endangered species on postage stamps. The President is determined to reach out," he said.

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and now from center ring of el nino.....november tuna ! Sun Nov 09 2014, 09:53AM by Terentius Mike checked in for the Cortez out of Seaforth Landing. They are out where the Tribute was yesterday and getting into some nice bluefin tuna and and yellowfin tuna today. With the great fishing the Tribute has put on line another 1.5 day trip leaving Monday night November 10. http://www.976-tuna.com/e107_plugins/landing/audio.php?btrack.31.1415566655 http://www.976-tuna.com/e107_plugins/landing/audio.php?btrack.7.1415547378 http://www.976-tuna.com/e107_plugins/landing/audio.php?btrack.7.1415581933

still have visions/daydreams/etc of my 'grizzer gun'. never built it but...a good mauser action, .358 barrel at 16" minimum, full length straight grip walnut stock with front barrel band sight, ghost ring aperture sight mounted behind the magazine. figure 5 lbs, 6 with cartridges and sling, the only question being .35 whelen or .358 winchester....... lee

was a passenger many times in the 1980's...more like a controlled crash than a 'landing'. 12,000 ft to sealevel in 90 seconds flat. who needs a tilt-a-whirl or a rollercoaster? once i was so scared after the pilot locked the brakes up for 300 yards on the runway i didn't take a cab to the landings. i walked the 2 miles? with my 8ft rod tube, tacklebox, bag and boots but don't remember any of it........ San Diego International Airport, San Diego Flying over downtown San Diego on approach (Photo: Eric Larson/Flickr) Prepare to kiss the ground upon landing: San Diego International Airport is considered one of the country’s scariest airports due to several factors. First, there are mountains to the north and east, so pilots need to be on their A-game. Mexican airspace is due south, and the west brings pretty intense tailwinds. The airport is also located downtown, which is convenient for getting to your hotel in short time, but it makes for a white-knuckle descent. Related: Ride This if You Dare: the World’s M

try the cd 'coyote pups at play'. that'll git 'er dun! lee

now worries there. by nows near everbody from bangor to honolulu has read a joe pickett novel. the code of the west has always been shoot, shovel and shut the heck up. lee ps. i never ever leave the driveway without a shovel.

remember this? http://www.coueswhitetail.com/forums/topic/41534-280ai-build/ still haven't built a .280ai but have enjoyed my ai hornet and ai roberts... lee

how much for the gamemaster and scope rig? quick-before lark see's this post...... lee 928-207-0432 ps...i just made the photo of the spike and the gamemaster my desktop-class can we spell 'obsessed'?

if you turn the sound way down this may be worth a watch............maybe...............................................

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coues_Deer old elliot is not around to write the text but why should this topic- wikipedia/coues still be vacant of discourse as late as 2014-with elliot coues being dead and gone for 115 years. and i'll bet ya on an arizona-grizz-agin-a-yeti-fight that there are other members here who could type some copy and get it right regarding those little ol' arizona whitetails. so who's gonna step up to the pump? i helped out with the zane grey wiki so this shouldn't be too durn tough for those with a scientific bent in them. lee

commercial mauser 98 or pre-64 m70 action with a custom 24" 30/06 barrel. read jack. i might go with a 26" .280AI just to be contrary. lee

ed abbey made the front cover of playboy writing about his exploits in the sierra anchas and at the juarez bar in good ol' Glob, AZ PARKS Want to vacation in a fire tower? This federal agency’s got a room to sell you By Alana Wise Published October 24, 2014FoxNews.com Facebook124 Twitter39 livefyre3 Email Print Aug. 12, 2014 photo of Girard Ridge Lookout, Calif. (www.recreation.gov) Next The federal government wears many hats. Defender of the nation. Chief regulator. Border enforcer. But here’s one specialty you might not know about: Boutique hotel operator. For decades, the U.S. Forest Service has been making a tidy sum renting rooms to adventurous vacationers in the most rustic of settings – in out-of-commission fire lookout towers and guard-stations. While the idea might not sound too appealing on paper, it’s gained popularity over the years. Today, these vacation stations entertain hundreds of people per year; in 2013, the Forest Service made more than $163,000, or about $4,000 per site. According to the agency, though, all that money is then recycled back into the towers in the form of maintenance and operation costs. But look, it’s not the Ritz. The Forest Service, as a part-time hotelier, is catering to a certain clientele. “You’re not going here for the accommodations. You’re not going here to be showered in luxury. You’re going to get away from it all,” said Jon Page, who stayed in Girard Ridge Lookout in California over the summer. The fire lookout towers are exactly what they sound like, though their interiors have been decked out with basic features like beds and chairs. Really, it’s all about the view. The towers themselves began popping up all over the country’s national parks after the Great Fire of 1910 in the American West. By 1930, more than 5,000 of these towers had been constructed. But technological advances eventually rendered these towers largely obsolete, and by 1964, a mere 250 were still in use. In the 1970’s, after noticing these fire towers were sitting in near-abandon, and seeing an opportunity for profit, the Forest Service tapped into the idea that what the American public really wanted was to sleep in the same stations that once housed disgruntled, Roosevelt-era fire lookouts, and hence, the fire tower lookout rental program was born. The lookouts’ popularity may be due in part to author Jack Kerouac’s affinity for them. The “Big Sur” author noted, “I came to a point where I needed solitude and just stop the machine of 'thinking' and 'enjoying' what they call 'living,' I just wanted to lie in the grass and look at the clouds.” The brooding beatnik was so into the idea of a nature escape that he spent the better part of two months as a fire lookout in the North Cascades Mountains of Washington in the summer of ’56. Unlike Kerouac, today’s tower renters are not required to play lookout for any fires. A spokesperson for the Forest Service said that outside of cleaning any messes made while in the lookouts, there are no strings attached to staying in the posts. Page said he and his wife were, however, encouraged to show visitors around the public property tower. “There was some language about how technically this tower is public property and if other hikers came up we're obligated to show it to them, but nobody came." All virtually bare by modern standards and often lacking basic amenities such as electricity or even running water, the towers have remained immune to the advances of technology, providing a uniquely Smokey the Human experience for anyone willing to shell out $25 a night and eschew the privilege of indoor plumbing. “Accommodations” means different things from tower to tower, and some are more modernized than others. One of the Forest Fire Lookout Service’s most popular destinations, Spruce Mountain Fire Lookout Tower in Wyoming, comes sparsely furnished with two twin-sized beds, a propane-powered stove and refrigerator and an outhouse with a “pit toilet” -- but can still be considered one of the more thoroughly equipped facilities that the Service offers. Girard Ridge, where Page and his wife stayed, leaves the frills behind, providing two twin-sized beds and mattresses that are “about as thick as a really nice pillow,” chairs and tables and a pit toilet about 30 feet from the facility. Entertainment is what one might expect – it could include hiking and mountain biking, kayaking and canoeing and even something called “horse camping.” While some find the primitive setup of the cabins charming, it has its setbacks. Phil Diebel, who stayed in California’s Oak Flat Lookout, recounted how he and his wife had to cut their trip short because of an infestation problem. “When I got up [to my cabin], the rangers were sweeping up a pile of bugs about two feet in diameter and four inches high.” The bugs, Diebel claims, were earwigs. He and his wife left without staying the night after he woke up to being bitten by some that had survived the bug-bomb and climbed through the floorboards. The advantage? Many are still cheap. Some of the less expensive lookouts -- Shorty Peak Lookout in Idaho, for example -- go for just $25 per night before fees, while some of the pricier options -- like Hirz Mountain Lookout in California -- can run $75 a night. Stations for rent can be found throughout the western U.S., including in Montana, Idaho and Oregon.

i am just recycling this post from one i made in 2009. lots of contact with immigrants/smugglers every year in 36A from 1995 till i stopped going in 2002. operation gatekeeper ruined 36A. on a seperate note 2 books about the border troubles that i enjoyed were "tough times in rough places" and 'bloody border" i will never forget one evening down in 36a-the last day of the jr deer hunt in 2000. i had parked the truck and sent the kid out with 'last day-don't come back to camp without a buck' and started glassing the hill sides. heard something behind me and turned to find a fellow in all black, web gear, mp5 and a sidearm. identified himself as border patrol, tracked around my truck, when i told him my son was hunting up the draw he said he already knew that, and just as the sun settled behind the baboquivaris' he walked off to the east into a roadless mesquite canyon towards the sierritas....... just then there was the sound of a .257 Roberts going off and had to get busy so did not think about it what with having to get a buck out in the dark. a few years later i read an article on the border troubles and some agents called 'shadow wolves'. solitary trackers out all night long chasing the mules. would not want that job. lee

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definition of CONFLICTED : 3B smokepole tag with visions of 300lb juniper bucks and then what happens 36 hours before opening bell....i find a pocket of COUES deer about 3 1/2 miles from the cabin. and they just happen to be coues deer me and my two new knees can hunt terrain-wise for a change. i guess i'll know what i'm going to do after i doos it tomorrow morning about 4am..... lee

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the red rooster III caught a wahoo trolling out of the harbor at 9 miles off point loma tuesday. the skippers say they are seeing wahoo every day in one day and 3/4 day range off the point. that means wahoo with a skiff. any takers? lee http://www.976-tuna.com/e107_plugins/landing/audio.php?btrack.22.1413482569 http://www.976-tuna.com/e107_plugins/landing/audio.php?btrack.54.1413426331 http://www.976-tuna.com/e107_plugins/landing/audio.php?btrack.137.1413479926

happy enchilada day miss amanda.....just go and margarita the night away girl.....https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ik9DVpSV1Is best wishes, lee

Richard Ruelas, The Republic | azcentral.com8:01 p.m. MST July 23, 2014 (Photo: Cori Takemoto Williams/The Republic) STORY HIGHLIGHTS Bill Thompson played Wallace on "The Wallace and Ladmo Show." The kids show ran from 1954 to 1989. The humor was cutting and topical, closer to "Saturday Night Live" than "Sesame Street." Alice Cooper and Steven Spielberg among those inspired by show. 1940CONNECT 119TWEET 1LINKEDIN 24COMMENTEMAILMORE Bill "Wallace" Thompson, who created, produced and co-starred in "The Wallace and Ladmo Show," a children's program infused with offbeat humor that endeared it to generations of Arizonans during its more than 35-year run, died Wednesday. He was 82. The television program, which aired in various incarnations from 1954 to 1989, was historic and beloved. It was an anomaly among children's shows nationwide in its longevity and content. Thompson often took little public credit for the show, although he worked tirelessly on it. He created the odd assortment of characters. He wrote scripts by hand. He even kept track of which Bugs Bunny and Popeye cartoons aired so they wouldn't be repeated too often. AZCENTRAL 'Nice to see ya. Thanks for tuning in' LEGACY Bill 'Wallace' Thompson Guest Book on The Arizona Republic While most children's shows were content to air cartoons and push products, "The Wallace and Ladmo Show" frequently featured topical political satire that sailed over tykes' heads. Its cast of social misfits — a blowhard superhero, an out-of-work cowboy, a clown who hated kids, a spoiled brat who would taunt viewers — would never be seen on "Captain Kangaroo" or "Sesame Street." Thompson's is a quintessential Arizona story. He came to the desert to follow a dream of making people laugh. He created an institution that was as unique as it was beloved by all, from children to adults, from parents to politicians. It also shaped — or warped — the sense of humor of countless Arizonans, a sentiment expressed in a fan letter sent to Thompson by director Steven Spielberg, who grew up watching the show. Its popularity was surprising, even in a time TV was the only screen people watched. "Wallace and Ladmo" consistently beat the national news programs "Good Morning America" and "Today" when it aired weekday mornings during the 1970s and 1980s. Beyond ratings, it built devotion in viewers across the central and northern portions of Arizona. Bill Thompson, otherwise known to Valley TV watchers as "Wallace" of the famed children's program, Wallace & Ladmo, is an avid collector of miniature figurines. These are of himself, left, "Ladmo", and "Gerald", right. (Photo: Tom Tingle/The Republic) Fullscreen Next Slide Wallace and Ladmo commanded crowds of thousands during their stage shows around Phoenix. Entire towns would turn out when they visited Arizona's rural areas, their shows remembered for decades. The program had no parallel, leaving those who grew up with the show with the curse of having to explain it to Valley newcomers who arrived after it was off the air. In 1992, the Arizona Historical Society recognized the show's costumed cast the same day it honored U.S. Supreme Court Justice Sandra Day O'Connor and U.S. Sen. Barry Goldwater. The timing made perfect sense to longtime Arizonans, though outsiders may have wondered why a kids show earned equal footing with such luminaries. Thompson ensured the show's skits did not talk down to kids or try to send any messages about doing homework or listening to their parents. He wanted the show to be funny. He mocked sponsors' products, famously drop-kicking a Moon Pie to see how far it would go. He mocked station management. He parodied pop culture. He referenced national news events. Thompson was known on- and off-the-air as Wallace, the consummate straight man. He would often call himself "the one with the derby," referring to his costume. Ladimir Kwiatkowski played Ladmo, the tall, skinny one who had a top hat (he died in 1994). Pat McMahon played myriad characters, morphing into them so well that children often didn't know that one man was behind them. Vladimer Kwaitkowski as Ladmo, Pat McMahon as Gerald, and Bill Thompson as Wallace were the Wallace & Ladmo shown in this 1970's promotional photo. (Photo: Arizona Republic Archive) Fullscreen Next Slide "I lost a brother," McMahon said Wednesday. In a marker of the show's lasting impact, McMahon said, a guest on his daily television show on KAZT-TV, Channel 7, Wednesday brought up his memories of attending a Wallace and Ladmo stage show in Show Low. The man was still upset that he never won a Ladmo Bag. The Ladmo Bag was one of the most popular elements of the show It was a paper sack filled with sugary snacks provided by sponsors. It was awarded to a child sitting in the "lucky seat" on a map Wallace held. The Ladmo Bag became a highly coveted item and a part of the state's vocabulary. More than two decades after the show left the air, the sack meals at Maricopa County's jails were still called Ladmo Bags. The show also gave the state a signature theme song, composed by Mike Condello, a fan who became the show's music director as a teen. The flute-driven melody with its chorus of psychedelic laughter — "ho ho, ha ha, hee hee, ha ha" — was an instantly recognizable cue. The television show was called various names throughout its life. It was finally named "The Wallace and Ladmo Show" in the 1970s but was unofficially known by that name through much of its existence. It started out as a live afternoon program but switched to a taped morning show during its final two decades. The program became a routine stop for celebrities who came through town. The guest list mirrored the stars of the decades and included Liberace, Art Linkletter, George Carlin and Don Rickles, Muhammad Ali stopped by several times in the 1970s, once playfully knocking out Wallace on the set. "The Wallace and Ladmo Show" also was where politicians — city council members to congressional representatives — proved their sense of humor. Goldwater regularly appeared in skits, once protesting Ladmo's plan to build a hamburger restaurant at the top of Camelback Mountain. The show provided creative inspiration for young Arizonans. Musician Alice Cooper appeared with his teenage band, the Spiders. Spielberg, who was then living in the Valley, aired a student movie on the show. Thompson sent Spielberg a copy of a "Wallace and Ladmo" retrospective book in 1994. Spielberg responded he was "starstruck" to hear from Thompson and asked whether it was OK to refer to Thompson as Wallace. "Your show inspired me, made me laugh, made me think, and even raised my level of expectations whenever I looked around at things that could make me laugh," Spielberg's letter said. Thompson was so involved in the day-to-day production of the show that he never quite grasped its effect until it had ended. The following decades saw several waves of nostalgia. There were plays, books, CDs and DVDs related to the show. There were fan conventions, celebrations and even museum exhibitions saluting Wallace and Ladmo. "When a show first goes off the air, there is a half-life for a couple of years," Thompson said to The Arizona Republic in 2003. "I never would've believed there'd still be an interest 10, almost 15 years later." Outside of the show, Thompson was a Civil War buff who collected and painted toy soldiers. He also took part in re-enactments. His hobby was an integral part of the show as it inspired "Cannonball Junction," a short film created in Papago Park about a fierce battle to procure coffee for a general. The comedy was more akin to such late-night shows as "Saturday Night Live" and "The Daily Show with Jon Stewart." If there were any lessons to be learned, they were to avoid being pompous, arrogant or a mooch. Laughs were found in mocking all of those traits. Thompson credited his mother, Marie, for giving him his biting sense of humor. He was born in New York City and grew up in the tony suburb of Bronxville, N.Y. His father, William, was a stockbroker. It was a privileged childhood, rife with country clubs and the occasional yacht ride down the Hudson River. Thompson fell in love with Arizona during his frequent visits to visit family members who owned lucrative mines in the state. Thompson's grandfather built an estate in east Phoenix in 1924 called Rancho Joaquina. It was the first home in the city with an elevator. Thompson's great uncle, the mining magnate William Boyce Thompson, created an arboretum in Superior around the same time. Had Thompson followed his destined career path, it would have taken him into into the world of business. But his passion was making people laugh. In 1952, he dropped out of DePauw University, married his high-school sweetheart, loaded his belongings in a 1932 Pontiac and drove to Phoenix. Thompson tried to land a job at Channel 5 (KPHO), the city's only television station at the time, but was denied. Instead he operated a fruit and vegetable stand. He also managed the paperboys for The Arizona Republic and The Phoenix Gazette. Thompson talked his way into a job at Channel 5 in December 1953, splitting his day between the studio crew and painting sets in the art department. KPHO produced a kids show featuring Goldust Charlie, a prospector played by Ken Kennedy.Thompson pitched Kennedy on adding him as a cast member, vowing to write his own material and create a character. Wallace Snead, Charlie's nephew, appeared in April 1954. A few months later, the station secured Krazy Kat cartoons but couldn't find a host to introduce them. The job of kids-show host was considered a lowly task that weathermen or sports anchors would reluctantly accept. Once KPHO announcers turned the job down, management offered the show to Thompson. He took it, and "It's Wallace?"debuted in January 1955.He played the title character, a guy who was just handed his own TV show. "It's Wallace?" became an instant success. By December 1956, the city's other television stations canceled their children's programs. Thompson would not face serious competition for young eyeballs until the advent of cable television in the late 1970s. Within a few months the one-man show, laden with physical comedy, became a two-man show. Thompson prodded Kwiatkowski, a cameraman he had befriended, to step out and act in a skit. The chemistry between the two was obvious, and Ladmo joined the act. McMahon, then a weatherman at KPHO, became part of the cast in 1960. Thompson created such characters as Captain Super, Marshall Good, Boffo the Clown and Gerald. McMahon made them come alive. The most infamous character on the show was Gerald. He was the nephew of whoever happened to be the general manager of the television station at the time, an example of nepotism as its worst. Gerald wore a red velvet Little Lord Fauntleroy-inspired costume and called viewers "tract-home twerps." and would say he needed to get inoculated to visit Glendale. Thompson wrote the character, in part, by mining his own privileged childhood. He also based it on professional wrestling, casting Gerald as the villain who would get the crowd worked up. Characters kept pace with the times. In the hippie culture of 1960s, Thompson created Nuru the Guru. During the motorcycle craze of the 1970s, he introduced Bobby Jo Trouble, a biker who also had an affection for bunnies. Most famously, during Beatlemania, Thompson created Hub Kapp and the Wheels. Hub Kapp's single outsold the Beatles in Phoenix, leading to the band's brief signing to Capitol Records, despite McMahon constantly reminding record executives it was all a kids-show skit. The show survived a 1973 government mandate that killed off most other cities' kiddie shows. The Federal Communications Commission passed a rule that said children's program hosts could not do commercials during their shows. Since product pitching was the reason most stations had an Engineer John or Ranger Hal or Cousin Cupcake, most decided to run cartoons with no host. Among the few survivors nationwide were Bozo the Clown in Chicago and "The Wallace and Ladmo Show" in Phoenix. "The Wallace and Ladmo Show" became such an institution that it marked its anniversary every five years. Mayors and governors issued proclamations marking the occasions, usually as sketches on the show. Citing a tight budget, Arizona Gov. Bruce Babbitt asked the cast, on its 30th anniversary, if they could just cross out the 25 on the proclamation he had issued five years earlier and write the new number over it. (Though "It's Wallace?" began in 1955, the show's creation is generally viewed as the 1954 creation of the character Wallace Snead.) On the show's 35th anniversary in 1989, the cast taped a segment with Goldwater, who was another one of Gerald's many uncles. Wallace asked Goldwater whether they should stay on the air. Goldwater said he would decide using the same method he employed while in the U.S. Senate. He fished a coin from his pocket, flipped it, caught it and slapped it on the back of his hand. "Stay on," he said. But Thompson announced his retirement in November 1989. "Whatever we set out to do, we've done it," he said at the time. The last show aired Dec. 29, 1989. It ended with Ladmo handing Wallace a Ladmo Bag. Thompson is survived by his wife, Katie; daughters Carrie Thompson Bal and Annie Lowry; sons Tony Thompson, David Thompson and Dennis Minnich; brother Tony Thompson; 10 grandchildren and seven great-grandchildren. SCRIPTS When "The Wallace and Ladmo Show" ended in December 1989, Bill Thompson, who played Wallace, donated his handwritten scripts to the Arizona Historical Society. The following are excerpts from those scripts: Marshall Good was an out-of-work cowboy from New Jersey who had never mastered horse riding. Wallace: Marshall Good, you've never told us about your movie career. Marshall Good: Well, for years, Wallace, I was a stunt man and an extra. Wallace: How come you never had a speaking part? Marshall Good: It was before talkies. Wallace: The old silent screen, eh? Marshall Good: Yes, but I eventually worked up to supporting roles. All through the '20s, one Western after another, until finally, one day they gave me this badge. Wallace: That star meant you finally were a star? Marshall Good: No, it meant I was a studio guard at the front gate. It's been all downhill ever since. Say, is that pizza I smell? - The Wizard had groan-inducing answers to questions he posed. Wiz: Did you know that no big men were ever born in Alaska? Lad: None? Wiz: No. Only small babies. Lad: Oh. Wiz: Did you know there's only one way to revive a rodent that falls in the lake? Lad: How? Wiz: Mouse to mouse resuscitation. Lad: Oh. Wiz: Did you know that there's only one thing to give a seasick elephant? Lad: What? Wiz: Lots of room. Lad: Oh. Wiz: Did you know a rock finally said something to a geologist? Lad: What did it say? Wiz: "Stop taking me for granite." ... So long, Ladmo. - Gerald was the show's resident spoiled brat. Gerald: Mr. Wallace, are you mad at me? Wallace: No. Gerald: Well, did I do something wrong? Wallace: No. Gerald: Am I being punished? Wallace: No. Gerald: Well, then it must be a sadistic streak in you I never noticed before. Wallace: What are you talking about? Gerald: Why am I being forced to go back to Blythe? Wallace: They asked us to return and put on another show. Gerald: To you it's another show. To me it's cruel and unusual punishment. Wallace: Ladmo and I are looking forward to it. Gerald: You guys would look forward to the plague. You don't know any better. But to a gentleman of my background and breeding, a trip to Blythe is a dreadful and degrading experience. The only thing worse than a small town in Arizona is a small town in California. Why do we have to go?

GERMANTOWN, TN - (WMC) - A Mid-South man is dead after he was attacked by a grizzly bear. A Germantown businessman was attacked in Norman Wells, Canada, located in the Northwest Territories of the country. People familiar with the attack say Ken Novotny had just killed a moose when the bear charged him. Novotny's guide told investigators that the victim was prepping the dead moose to be taken out of a wooded area when the bear came out of nowhere and struck Novotny in the head. The guide was not injured. Novotny hunted often and was a managing director at Raymond James, the company formerly known as Morgan Keegan. WMC Action News 5 reached out to his family members Monday, but they were too upset to do an interview. Friends say family members want to have a memorial service but are still waiting for Novotny's body to be sent back to Memphis. Immediately after the attack, officers began searching for the bear but so far they have not found it. Copyright 2014 WMC Action News 5. All rights reserved.

ford f-150 with a shell and sticker pulling a tin boat down cooley in west show low about 11:30 am thursday. catch any fish? lee