Not so notable Holidays

[litl rooster]

1870 1st motion picture shown to a theater audience, Philadelphia



well better shut off the Buddy Holly CD and head to the theater ...........wouldn't want to miss the previews

[Trinity]

This past weekend:

Three men from Lake Geneva, Wis. win the United States National Snow Sculpting Championships.

LAKE GENEVA, Wis. Feb 5, 2007 (AP)— When people look at a mound of snow, they don't often think of vegetables. Then again, they're not brothers David and Chris Andrews, or Scott Pauli, their cousin.

The three men took the gold medal over the weekend at the United States National Snow Sculpting Championships and the People's Choice Award, besting 14 other sculptures.

Their 10-foot sculpture, called "Veg-Head," had cherry tomato eyes, a peapod grin, bell pepper ears, a jalapeno nose, and a pumpkin-like top.

"Veg-head" took 30 hours to carve, Chris Andrews said.

David came up with idea, Pauli said.

As the team tried to decide what to carve, Pauli said David wondered aloud that, "If you looked at it for a while, you might see a face in the vegetables."

"That's basically how we came up with it," he said.

Despite the subzero temperatures Saturday, the sculptors said they enjoyed the camaraderie and enthusiasm of the crowd.

"I heard about last year," Chris Andrews said, referring to unseasonably warm temperatures in 2006 that caused some sculptures to disintegrate before the judging took place. "The freezing weather, this was perfect."

Tell the truth, Slim... you changed your name and entered, didn't you?

How far is that from you?

Unfortunately, I can't find any pictures. 

[Sod Buster]

Unfortunately, I can't find any pictures. 

I wanna see the pictures!   
Veggies Rule!

[Silver Creek Slim]

This past weekend:

Three men from Lake Geneva, Wis. win the United States National Snow Sculpting Championships.

Tell the truth, Slim... you changed your name and entered, didn't you?

How far is that from you?

Unfortunately, I can't find any pictures. 

It's 'bout 150 miles southeast of here. It's southwest of Milwaukee.
Here's pics.

Slim

[Sod Buster]

Dang, that corn looks good enough to eat!
I like white corn. 

[Trinity]

I like white corn too.

Veggies do not rule, but that sculpture is pretty darned neat!

[Tensleep]

Feb 6
Born- 1833 James Ewell Brown "JEB" Stuart Major General (Commander of Cavalry, Confederate Army)
1834 William Dorsey Pender Major General (Confederate Army), died in 1863
1911 Ronald Reagan Illinois, actor (Bedtime for Bonzo)/40th President (R) (1981-89)

Died- 1865 John Pegram US Confederate Brigadier-General, dies in battle at 33
1996 Guy Madison actor (Wild Bill Hickok), dies at 74

1861 English Admiral Robert Ritzroy issues 1st storm warnings for ships
1861 1st meeting of Provisional Congress of Confederate States of America
1862 Victory for General Ulysses S Grant in Tennessee, capturing Fort Henry, and ten days later Fort Donelson; Grant earns the nickname "Unconditional Surrender" Grant
1862 Naval Engagement at Tennessee River-USS Conestago vs CSS Appleton Belle
1864 Skirmish at Barnett's Ford Virginia
1865 2nd day of battle at Dabney's Mills (Hatcher's Run)
1891 1st great train robbery by Dalton Gang (Southern Pacific #17)
1899 Spanish-American War ends, peace treaty ratified by Senate

[Tensleep]

Feb 7
Born- 1804 John Deere pioneer manufacturer of agricultural implements
1817 Leroy Pope Walker US lawyer/Confederate minister of War (1861)

Died- 1865 John Henry Winder US Confederate Brigadier-General/provost marshal, dies at 64

1839 Henry Clay declares in Senate "I had rather be right than president"
1862 Federal fleet attack on Roanoke Island NC
1864 Federal troops occupy Jacksonville FL
1905 Oklahoma admitted to statehood

Feast of St Theodore

[Silver Creek Slim]

Feb 6
...
1891 1st great train robbery by Dalton Gang (Southern Pacific #17)
...

Did I ever tell ya my great-grandmother was Elizabeth Mary Dalton (1878-1951)?

Slim

[Arcey]

1878 ta 1851?

Seems strange......................

[Tensleep]

Did I ever tell ya my great-grandmother was Elizabeth Mary Dalton (1878-1851)?

Slim

Yer ah <gasp> Great-grand outlaw?  

[Silver Creek Slim]

1878 ta 1851?

Seems strange......................

Oops. I fixed it. 

Slim

[Silver Creek Slim]

Yer ah <gasp> Great-grand outlaw? 

My Dad always said we had outlaws in the family. But, my Dalton ancestors were in Wiscooooonsin during the time the Dalton Gang was causin' troubles in the West. They are probably related, but the connection would be at least a few generations previous.

Slim

[Lucky Irish Tom]

Or at least that wuz their alibi, huh Slim? 

[Silver Creek Slim]

Yep. Alibi below. 

Slim

[litl rooster]

   Git a rope......................

[Delmonico]

So how come the die-rect-ory says they live in Kansas sumthin' is fishy.

[Ozark Tracker]

that one is running a new and used shop,  reckon they specialized in small stuff, like ya'd get outa somebodys pockets and bags.

[litl rooster]

that one is running a new and used shop,  reckon they specialized in small stuff, like ya'd get outa somebodys pockets and bags.

Now that's Fishy

[Ozark Tracker]

and a couple of the others are listed as painters,  they could always say them face covers is fer the paint fumes