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\tTHE END OF AN ERA…….<\/p>\n
\tThe Roy Rogers Museum in Branson , MO has closed its doors forever. The contents of the museum were sold at a public auction.<\/p>\n
\tRoy Rogers told his son, if the museum ever operates at a loss, Close it And sell the contents. He complied.<\/p>\n
\n\tNote the follow-on article truly the end of an era. Here is a partial listing of some of the items that were sold at auction…<\/p>\n
\n\tRoy ‘s 1964 Bonneville sold for $254,500, it was estimated to Sell between 100 and 150 thousand dollars.<\/p>\n
\n\t![\"\"](\"http:\/\/i62.tinypic.com\/2vcyl2e.jpg\")
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\n\tHis script book from the January 14,1953 episode of This Is Your Life sold for $10,000 (EST. $800-$1,000).<\/p>\n
\tA collection of signed baseballs ( Pete Rose, Duke Snyder and
\n\tOther greats) sold for $3,750.<\/p>\n
\tA collection of signed bats (Yogi Berra, Enos Slaughter,
\n\tBob Feller, and others) sold for $2,750.<\/p>\n
\tTrigger ‘s saddle and bridle sold for $386,500 (EST. 100-150 K).<\/p>\n
\tOne of many of Roy ‘s shirts sold for $16,250 and one of his many
\n\tCowboy hats sold for $17,500.<\/p>\n
\n\t![\"\"](\"http:\/\/i60.tinypic.com\/m7qj5y.jpg\")
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\tOne set of boot spurs sold for $10,625.
\n\t(He never used a set of spurs on Trigger).<\/p>\n
\tA life size shooting gallery sold for $27,500.<\/p>\n
\tVarious chandeliers sold from $6,875 to $20,000.<\/p>\n
\tVery unique and artistic in their western style.<\/p>\n
\t![\"\"](\"http:\/\/i59.tinypic.com\/24dmuxh.jpg\")
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\tRoy ‘s first Boots<\/p>\n
\tA signed photograph by Don Larsen taken during his
\n\tPerfect game in the world series against The Dodgers
\n\tOn Oct. 8, 1953, along with a signed baseball to Roy from Don,
\n\tSold for $2,500.<\/p>\n
\n\t![\"\"](\"http:\/\/i60.tinypic.com\/keb195.jpg\")
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\tTwo fabulous limited edition BB guns in their
\n\tOriginal boxes with Numerous photos of Roy, Dale,
\n\tGabby, and Pat sold for $3,750.<\/p>\n
\tA collection of memorabilia from his shows entertaining
\n\tThe troops in Vietnam sold for $938.
\n\tI never knew he was there. <\/p>\n
\tHis flight jacket sold for $7,500.<\/p>\n
\n\t![\"\"](\"http:\/\/i57.tinypic.com\/2ldukg0.jpg\")
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\tHis set of dinner ware plates and silverware sold for $11,875.<\/p>\n
\tThe Bible they used at the dinner table every night sold for $8,750.<\/p>\n
\tOne of several of his guitars sold for $27,500.<\/p>\n
\tNellybelle sold for $116,500.<\/p>\n
\n\t![\"\"](\"http:\/\/i59.tinypic.com\/wbbafd.jpg\")
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\n\t![\"\"](\"http:\/\/i57.tinypic.com\/4imxb9.jpg\")
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\tA fabulous painting of Roy , Dale, Pat , Buttermilk, Trigger,
\n\tAnd Bullet sold for $10,625.<\/p>\n
\tOne of several sets of movie posters sold for $18,750.<\/p>\n
\tA black and white photograph of Gene Autry with a touching
\n\tInscription From Gene to Roy sold for $17,500.<\/p>\n
\tA Republic Productions Poster bearing many autographs of the
\n\tPeople that played in Roy ‘s movies sold for $11,875.<\/p>\n
\tDale ‘s horse, Buttermilk (whose history is very interesting) sold
\n\tBelow The presale estimate for $25,000. (EST. 30-40 K).<\/p>\n
\n\t![\"\"](\"http:\/\/i62.tinypic.com\/oe71z.jpg\")
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\tBullet sold for $35,000 (EST. 10-15 K). He was their real pet.<\/p>\n
\tDale ‘s parade saddle, estimated to sell between 20-30 K,
\n\tSold for $104,500.<\/p>\n
\tOne of many pairs of Roy’s boots sold for $21,250.<\/p>\n
\tTrigger sold for $266,500.<\/p>\n
\n\t![\"\"](\"http:\/\/i61.tinypic.com\/2qv5o1z.jpg\")
\n\tDo you remember the 1938 movie The Adventures of Robinhood,
\n\tWith Errol Flynn and Olivia de Havilland?
\n\tWell Olivia rode Trigger in that movie.<\/p>\n
\tTrigger was bred on a farm co-owned by Bing Crosby.
\n\tRoy bought Trigger on a time payment plan for $2,500.<\/p>\n
\tRoy and Trigger made 188 movies together.<\/p>\n
\tTrigger even out did Bob Hope by winning an Oscar in the movie
\n\tSon of Paleface in 1953.<\/p>\n
\tIt is extremely sad to see this era lost forever. Despite the fact that
\n\tGene and Roy ‘s movies, As well as those of other great characters,
\n\tCan be bought or rented for viewing, today ‘s kids would rather
\n\tspend their time playing video games.<\/p>\n
\tToday it takes a very special pair of parents to raise their kids with
\n\tthe right values and morals.<\/p>\n
\tThese were the great heroes of our childhood, and they did teach
\n\tus right from Wrong, and how to have and show respect for each
\n\tother and the animals that share this earth.<\/p>\n
\tYou and I were born at the right time.<\/p>\n
\tWe were able to grow up with these great people even if we
\n\tnever met them.<\/p>\n
\tIn their own way they taught us patriotism and honor,
\n\twe learned that lying and Cheating were bad, and sex wasn’t as
\n\timportant as love.<\/p>\n
\tWe learned how to suffer through disappointment and failure
\n\tand work through it. <\/p>\n
\tOur lives were drug free.<\/p>\n
\tSo it ‘s good-bye to Roy and Dale, Gene and Hoppy,
\n\tThe Lone Ranger and Tonto.<\/p>\n
\tFarewell to Sky King and Superman and Sgt. Friday.<\/p>\n
\tThanks to Capt..Kangaroo, Mr. Rogers and Capt. Noah
\n\tand all those people whose lives touched ours,
\n\tand made them better.<\/p>\n
\t![\"\"](\"http:\/\/i61.tinypic.com\/2vudh0x.jpg\")
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\tIt was a great ride through childhood.<\/p>\n
\tHAPPY TRAILS MY FRIENDS<\/p>\n
Posted by:<\/strong> Dr Crapology on November 23, 2014, 3:04 pm<\/p>\n \tDoc<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n Posted by:<\/strong> Greenskeeper on November 24, 2014, 2:37 am<\/p>\n Posted by:<\/strong> Pit Boss on November 29, 2014, 7:52 pm<\/p>\n \tAppreciate the time it took to post this.<\/p><\/div>\n<\/div>\n Posted by:<\/strong> Skinny on November 29, 2014, 9:05 pm<\/p>\n "Pit Boss" wrote:<\/strong> Great job Skinny, <\/p>\n \tAppreciate the time it took to post this.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n \n\tThe pictures take the time when there are that many. I tried it without the pictures and it did not work as well. Unfortunately there does not seem to be an easy way to post pictures without using tinypic.<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" THE END OF AN ERA……. The Roy Rogers Museum in Branson , MO has closed its doors forever. The contents of the museum were sold at a public auction. Roy Rogers told his son, if the museum ever operates at…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":14,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[19],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-8339","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-coffee-chat-lounge"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8339","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/14"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=8339"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8339\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8339"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8339"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/forumarchives.tmsites.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8339"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}Watched the show many times as a young man. Knew all about the other people mentioned in the article. For those in GTC we can change the words a little to "Happy Rolling to you, until we meet again." <\/p>\n\nThis sure brought back a lot memories!!!
\n\tThanks<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\nGreat job Skinny, <\/p>\n\n\n