Roy's son, appropriately named Roy Jr, was among the many who broke into tears during the auction (held in New York) of the entire collection of the Roy Rogers museum. (Rogers had Trigger preserved with taxidermy and mounted rearing on its hind legs in 1965.)
A Nebraska cable TV network ponied up (har har) $266,500 for the star of Son of Paleface. I hope the studio gives tours to the public one day.
Personally, I would have liked to have seen the
You'd think this chain would become something like a memorabilia-filled Planet Hollywood of the south or something.
Those Roy Rogers places are the most unimaginative places ever. Where's the connection with Roy other than his name? Did he love roast beef? Btw that's what they sell mainly and I don't think the chain is all that prevalent in the south anymore--the food is awful! But that pulled pork BBQ sounds good . . .
ReplyDeleteHa ha ha ha! Thanks for the warning. I've actually never been to one (yet), but I'm a sucker for any restaurants named after a pop culture icon (Arthur Treacher's, Popeye's, etc).
ReplyDeleteTom, I would have loved to have seen "OLD Tucson" have Trigger.
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