tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post7816109550225682630..comments2023-12-24T23:43:26.726+11:00Comments on Backtracking: Sepia Saturday: Ralph Alford is arrestedBoobookhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01395043246338753023noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-41953073930365812642014-12-13T05:43:36.812+11:002014-12-13T05:43:36.812+11:00I didn't see the slippers Wendy...that's f...I didn't see the slippers Wendy...that's funny! I thought Grandpa was going to fall back on something too Kristin. Great photo Lorraine. I don't remember playing cowboys and Indians at all...thought I know my husband and his sisters did. One seemed to be permanently tied to the hills hoist from the stories I've heard.Alex Dawhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05083753053051713061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-50781704184543363482014-12-08T22:58:32.458+11:002014-12-08T22:58:32.458+11:00I had forgotten all about the Saturday morning cin...I had forgotten all about the Saturday morning cinema shows until you reminded me. Thanks for taking me on a tour to my pastAlan Burnetthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01015127443616786425noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-59325977069311290552014-12-08T12:03:29.158+11:002014-12-08T12:03:29.158+11:00ahh today with all the politically correct souls t...ahh today with all the politically correct souls the boys would be discouraged from gun toting...it looked and was great fun then though...Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09093078029028920810noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-22677539476788346252014-12-08T05:48:33.675+11:002014-12-08T05:48:33.675+11:00Cute, fun photo! Brings back memories of my young...Cute, fun photo! Brings back memories of my younger brothers playing cowboys!Teresa Wilson Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07340825601857084302noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-20119493175995754112014-12-07T05:42:54.729+11:002014-12-07T05:42:54.729+11:00Hopalong Cassidy and Gene Autry were Saturday morn...Hopalong Cassidy and Gene Autry were Saturday morning favourites of mine in the local village hall when I was a young boy. They was always an argument between us as who was to be Hopalong. Great picture.Bob Scotneyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00662958579705940009noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-13346837203970563282014-12-07T02:06:03.771+11:002014-12-07T02:06:03.771+11:00Roy Rogers and Dale Evans were my favorites! Grea...Roy Rogers and Dale Evans were my favorites! Great photo of Grandpa having fun with the boys!Rosiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06015301472659256675noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-42902078942755724202014-12-06T23:27:05.859+11:002014-12-06T23:27:05.859+11:00Arrested in his slippers -- how humiliating! LOL
...Arrested in his slippers -- how humiliating! LOL<br />PS -- I think Kristin was right the first time. That IS a baby.Wendyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17863357756727783017noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-35786319626711338072014-12-06T14:38:18.425+11:002014-12-06T14:38:18.425+11:00I was a cowboy and Indisn playing girl who loved t...I was a cowboy and Indisn playing girl who loved the Lone Ranger and Tonto! Great photo and happy memories.Kathyhttp://abbieandeveline.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-56637622210316891922014-12-06T13:37:07.885+11:002014-12-06T13:37:07.885+11:00Postcardy says she saw Hopalong Cassidy -- and I s...Postcardy says she saw Hopalong Cassidy -- and I saw the Lone Ranger live -- and Tonto, of course. It was a double-header; for it also had Annie Oakley...boy, those were the days!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11658880722411505714noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-30471514824696724682014-12-06T01:17:18.460+11:002014-12-06T01:17:18.460+11:00Spot on with this week’s theme and thank goodness ...Spot on with this week’s theme and thank goodness Grandpa didn’t put up any resistance.Little Nellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11862657943846727987noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-27831922303874032022014-12-06T01:03:30.297+11:002014-12-06T01:03:30.297+11:00Such fun!Such fun!Susanhttp://smkelly8.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-5371702359896062462014-12-05T20:59:37.176+11:002014-12-05T20:59:37.176+11:00Playing at cowboys and Indians was such a natural ...Playing at cowboys and Indians was such a natural part of boyhood at one stage and I remember as a family, including my brother, sitting around the TV watching "Hopalong Cassidy" and "The Lone Ranger". It now seems a tradition from the past. ScotSuehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01412874349376253984noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-54522797773212863242014-12-05T16:07:14.016+11:002014-12-05T16:07:14.016+11:00What I remember most about playing cowboys (or cow...What I remember most about playing cowboys (or cowgirls as the case may be) is the part about "let's pretend" as in "Let's pretend your bullet ricocheted off the handle of my gun so I'm not really dead." Ah, the good old days of pretending! Wish we had them back. La Nightingailhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04769079547153094005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-13341660043135951422014-12-05T12:54:51.178+11:002014-12-05T12:54:51.178+11:00At first I thought there was a baby crawling behin...At first I thought there was a baby crawling behind your grandfather and about to trip him up if he stepped backward but after looking closer, I see it was a shadow.Kristinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06413795611563683135noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-89906572242016934782014-12-05T06:29:30.789+11:002014-12-05T06:29:30.789+11:00I was surprised that Hopalong Cassidy was known in...I was surprised that Hopalong Cassidy was known in Australia. I actually saw Hopalong Cassidy in person once when I was very young. I was disappointed because he looked too old and fat to me.Postcardyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16399915833682943432noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-17600230765123496292014-12-04T22:56:38.755+11:002014-12-04T22:56:38.755+11:00What great fun. And no respectable Australian hou...What great fun. And no respectable Australian house was complete without a verandah over its entrance.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5336471249719806975.post-82170029880639502872014-12-04T22:47:11.876+11:002014-12-04T22:47:11.876+11:00Do small boys still play at being cowboys? Those...Do small boys still play at being cowboys? Those two look to be having fun with their grandpa.Jofeathhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10290597697140624780noreply@blogger.com