Happy National Day of the Cowboy 2021!

Howdy!

To celebrate National Day of the Cowboy 2021, here's a magnificent pic of those marvelous Maverick brothers, Bret and Bart! (And, yes, that's Goldie with Bart in this original vintage still from the Kellection):

Have a rip-snortin', rootin' tootin' day, everyone! :)

A Zoomin' Birthday! :)

"With lockdowns and social-distancing, it looks like we won't be able to have a birthday party for you this year, Jack."

"Not to worry, Goldie--we'll have a virtual party! Okay, everyone, the party is online...now!"

"Uh, Jim, you're on mute..."

"Oops, sorry old chap! CAN YOU 

HEAR ME NOW?"

"Yep...can you turn the volume down?"

"Certainly!"

"Bonjour, Jack!"

"Well, hello Countess!"

"What kinda caper is this? 

Dad? Suzanne? What's with the crazy threads?"

"I think you have the wrong party, son."

"I sure do...this is Squaresville! 

Hey, you ever been to 77 Cherokee Strip?"

"We sure have! Right, Jack? Er, Jack?"

"I'm here! Say, can somebody ping Bret? 

He accepted the invite but hasn't joined us yet."

"Will do!"

"Happy birthday, Jack!"

"Happy Holliday, Doc!"

"I see what you did there."

"Howdy, Jack, it's Pappy and Bentley here. 

Bret got your IM...he sends his regards."

"What's Bret doing?"

"He's playin' poker with that Samantha Crawford. Now, you know what I always say about playin' poker with women..."

"Yeah, I do Pappy. Uh, Goldie?"

"Yes, Jack?"

"What about my birthday cake?"

"Well...I'm afraid it's going to be 

virtual this year, too."

"Psych! I sent it by express delivery. 

It should be at your house any minute now!"

(DING DONG!)

"It's here! Thanks a million, Goldie!"

"HAPPY BIRTHDAY, JACK!!!"

--Meeting has ended---

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Let's Celebrate! :)

Hello Everyone!

As we celebrate the 91st anniversary of Jack Kelly's birth today, let's look back 40 years to another celebration:

 

I'm sure we've all seen this photo. It's sometimes identified as being from When the West Was Fun, the reunion of TV western stars which originally aired in 1979. However, this gallery of greats (L-R Hugh O'Brian, Chuck Connors, Clint Walker, John Wayne, David Carradine, Clayton Moore, Michael Ansara and JK) was actually gathered for the ABC television network's celebration of its 25th anniversary in 1978.

 

 

Here's a photo you may not have seen before. It's the same group in more contemporary garb:

 

 

The caption on the reverse of the photo reads: "The Old West lives again when eight great Western stars join the party on 'ABC's Silver Anniversary Celebration', a four-hour gala, airing on the ABC Television Network, Sunday, Feb. 5 (7:00-11:00 pm ET). The classic Westerners from ABC's past and present are (foreground, 1. to r.) Hugh O'Brian, Chuck Connors, John Wayne, Clayton Moore, (background, l. to r.) Clint Walker, David Carradine, Michael Ansara and Jack Kelly."

 

I found a remarkable clip with "the Duke" from the ABC anniversary special which features scenes from the network's most popular westerns and ends by showing how the preceding photos came to be:

 

 



And, here are a couple of close-ups of our birthday boy:

Happy Birthday, JK!

"And don't forget your carrot cake!" :)

 

Happy Saint Patrick's Day 2018 From "TDS"! :)

Original vintage postcard from The La Bartista Kellection

 

"Hmmm...'The best of luck

will always

wait upon you

 if you pick up on the road a horse's shoe'.

Is that true, Goldie?"

 

"It's not so lucky for the horse

who lost its shoe!" ;)

A "Gem" of a Birthday :)

 

"Yay! It's Saturday! Nothing to do but kick back, eat a little hay and watch some Mr. Ed reruns. But, I have a funny feeling I'm forgetting something..."

 

"Yikes--it's my old buddy Jack's birthday! How could I forget such an important day? I gotta bake him a cake, but I'm out of carrots! I know: I'll run over to the General's store!"

 

 

 

"Hey General, I need some carrots!"

 

"Great horny toads--a talkin' hoss! Sorry, I'm fresh out of carrots. I'm expectin' a shipment any day now...probably Wednesday."

 

 

"Whoa--I really need them today. But, thanks anyway, General."

 

"I remember a friend of Jack's talking about carrots. I'll gallop over to her house--maybe she can help me."

 

"Pardon me, Countess, but would you have any carrots?"

 

"But of course, Goldie--I have many carats!"

 

 

"Those are the strangest looking carrots I've ever seen, but they'll have to do. Merci, Countess!"

 

 "Now, to hurry home and bake that cake!"

 

"Happy Birthday, Jack!"

 

 "Why, thank you, Goldie! As usual, the cake is delicious, but it's kind of crunchy. Did you add something different this year?"

 

"Er, um...walnuts!"

 

"Are they Diamond walnuts?"

 

"Uh, you might say that."

 

"I think I just broke a tooth."

 

"Broken tooth? I'm your huckleberry!"

 

"Hey, that's my line!"

 

"Wow, what a crazy dream! Goldie forgot it was my birthday, and ran out of carrots and baked my cake with diamonds, and then Doc Holliday and a blue dog showed up--it was a real nightmare. Hee hee: a night mare."

  

 "I'd never forget your birthday, Jack--but I'd like to forget that joke." 

 

 

Happy 90th Birthday, JK, from

La Bartista & TDS! :)