March 2012 Archives
When Bob Wills quit his job as a Light Crust Doughboy and started his own band, the Playboys, in Waco, he advertised his group as "Formerly the Light Crust Doughboys." W. Lee "Pass the Biscuits, Pappy" O'Daniel sued to stop him from performing. "Wills' victory in court over a future Texas governor proves that 'It Don't Matter Who's in Austin, Bob Wills Is Still the King.' And may he reign forever." The case was nominated by the McLennan County District Court Clerk to the Texas Court Records Preservation Task Force as one of Texas' most significant court proceedings.
Dangerous Youth Group Games | Stuff Christians Like - Jon Acuff
Death in the Sanctuary, Sardines, bottle-rocket wars, strobe-light dodgeball, Underground Church -- commenters reminisce about games played and injuries sustained at youth lock-ins.
Orange Coast Magazine - My Imported Bride
Well-written, first-person account of an older, divorced California man, his visit to a remote island in the Philippines to court a younger woman he'd met online, her adjustment to America, his adult daughter's reaction, and their life as part of the Filipino American community in southern California.
Mariposa was home to a famous cowboy singer | Mariposa Gazette
Tommy Duncan, lead singer for Bob Wills and His Texas Playboys through their peak years, bought a ranch near Mariposa, California, in the foothills of the Sierra Nevada. Relatives and neighbors remember his love of ranch life and his friendliness.
Post Pandemic Mayberry 8.24.66 | Flickr
Beam me up, Barney! Star Trek reused the Andy Griffith Show set for several episodes, including "Miri." In this shot, you can see the Courthouse. Part of a fascinating collection of stills from the Star Trek set.
40 Acres - The Lost Studio Backlot of Movie & Television Fame
Tara was here, along with Atlanta, Stalag 13, and Jerusalem. Cozy Mayberry became a city on a strange planet plagued with "Grups." This website has photos and virtual tours of street scenes familiar from countless TV series and movies, all filmed on a small plot of land in Culver City, California. (Here's a picture, from the Virtual Tour, of Joan Collins and William Shatner as Captain Kirk walking past Floyd's Barber Shop in the episode "City on the Edge of Forever.")
