Neanderpundit

Watching TCM (turner classic movies is one of my few regular TV haunts) and they’re playing a commercial for some ole Esther Williams/Busby Berkely movies. And I IMDB the movie (Easy to Wed) and discover that Van Johnson AND esther williams are still both alive. Who knew?

Mr Porretto is kind enough to mention me here; and mentions my yearning for simpler times.
He’s right, I often make that comment, to many people. And I’m certainly not the first to feel this way. I have mentioned here before how much I enjoy Alone in the Wilderness– and I’m going to have to break down and buy the damned disk someday. Also, anyone who has read the Foxfire Books may have read the story of Ben Ward. These are men I admire greatly, and if I could, I would follow their example. No, I’m not a luddite, nor do I want to be Amish, but I have a longing for that lifestyle. To drive a 1949 Ford pickup. And have a Tudor sedan in the garage And wear Bill’s Khakis and canvas coats, and listen to the radio.

Now, I’m not beyond making my life easier, so modern lubrticants, bearing steels, etc. will all be part of my repertoire, but the basics will be basic. Not because things were better then, because in many ways they weren’t. But they were simpler.

Off to Buffalo range for blastage.