OT: Roy Rogers auction procedes

[firefuzz]

This was sent to me in email form from a good friend of mine, another Roy Rogers fan. I thought some of you might find it interesting.

"""This brings back some memories.

The Roy Rogers Museum has closed its doors forever. Here is a partial
listing of some of the items that were sold at auction.

Roy 's 1964 Bonneville sold for $254,500, it was estimated to sell
between 100 and 150 thousand dollars.

His script book from the January 14,1953 episode of This Is Your Life
sold for $10,000 (est. $800-$1,000)

A collection of signed baseballs (Pete Rose, Duke Snyder and other
greats) sold for $3,750

A collection of signed bats (Yogi Berra, Enos Slaughter, Bob Feller, and
others) sold for $2,750.

Trigger's saddle and bridle sold for $386,500 (est. 100-150K)

One of many of Roy 's shirts sold for $16,250 and one of his many cowboy
hats sold for $17,500.

One set of boot spurs sold for $10,625. Although he never used a set of
spurs on Trigger.

A life size shooting gallery sold for $27,500. This is really neat. You
should see it.

Various chandeliers sold from $6,875 to $20,000. Very unique and
artistic in their western style.

A signed photograph by Don Larsen taken during his perfect game in the
World series against the Dodgers on Oct.8, 1953, along with a signed baseball
to Roy from Don, sold for $2,500

Two fabulous limited edition BB guns in their original boxes with
numerous photos of Roy, Dale, Gabby, and Pat sold for $3,750.

A collection of memorabilia from his shows entertaining the troops in
Vietnam sold for $938. I never knew he was there. God bless him.
His flight jacket sold for $7,500.

His set of dinner ware plates and silverware sold for $11,875. The Holy
Bible they used at the dinner table every night sold for $8,750.

One of several of his guitars sold for $27,500.

Nellybelle sold for $116,500.

A fabulous painting of Roy , Dale, Pat, Buttermilk, Trigger, and Bullet
sold for $10,625.

One of several sets of movie posters sold for $18,750.

A black and white photograph of Gene Autry with a touching inscription
from Gene to Roy sold for $17,500.

A Republic Productions Poster (I'll explain later what this is if you
don't know) bearing many autographs of the people that played in Roy 's
movies sold for $11,875.

Dale's horse, Buttermilk (whose history is very interesting) sold below
the presale estimate for $25,000. (est. 30-40K)

Bullet sold for $35,000 (est. 10-15K). He was their real pet.

Dale's parade saddle, estimated to sell between 20-30K, sold for
$104,500.

One of many pairs of Roy 's boots sold for $21,250.

Trigger sold for $266,500.

Do you remember the 1938 movie The Adventures of Robinhood with Errol
Flynn and Olivia de Havilland? Well Olivia rode Trigger in that movie.
Trigger was bred on a farm co-owned by Bing Crosby. Roy bought Trigger on a
time payment plan for $2,500. Roy and Trigger made 188 movies together.
Trigger even out did Bob Hope by winning an Oscar in the movie Son of Paleface in1953.

In conclusion, I have to admit that this has made my eyes water. It is
extremely sad to me to see this era lost forever. Despite the fact that
Gene and Roy 's movies, as well as those of other great characters, can
be bought or rented for viewing, today's kids would rather spend their time
playing video games. Today it takes a very special pair of parents
to raise their kids with the right values and morals. These were the
great heroes of our childhood, and they did teach us right from wrong,
and how to have and show respect for each other and the animals that
share this earth.

You and I were born at the right time. We were able to grow up with
these great people even if we never met them. In their own way they
taught us patriotism and honor, we learned that lying and cheating were bad,
and sex wasn't as important as love. We learned how to suffer through
disappointment and failure and work through it. Our lives were drug
free.

So it's good-bye to Roy and Dale, and Gene and Hoppy, The Lone Ranger
and Tonto. Farewell to Sky King and Superman and Sgt. Friday. Best wishes
and thanks to Capt.. Kangaroo, Mr. Rogers and Capt. Noah and all those
people whose lives touched ours, and made them better.

I had hoped to one day visit the Roy Rogers museum and the Gene Autry
one as well, but now they no longer exist.

It was a great ride through childhood."""


It was a great ride, wasn't it?

Rob

[gamekeeper]

I too would have loved to have visited the Roy Roger's Museum, he was a perfect role model when I was growing up.
I see no one around like him today for kids to look up to.

Indeed it WAS a great ride.

[w30wcf]

firefuzz,
Many thanks for the post. It brought a tear to my eye as well. I was fortunate enough to visit the Roy Rogers Museum in California back in the 1990's. I missed meeting Roy by one day. I have many of his movies and try to watch each of them at least once/yr.

"You and I were born at the right time. We were able to grow up with these great people even if we never met them. In their own way they taught us patriotism and honor, we learned that lying and cheating were bad, and sex wasn't as important as love. We learned how to suffer through disappointment and failure and work through it. Our lives were drug
free."

Well said.
Amen

w30wcf

[Hobie]

My wife and I were fortunate enough to visit the museum and meet Dusty when in Branson in 2005. My wife, who isn't really a museum nut, spent over 2½ hours in the museum before and after the show that Dusty put on. Yes, I think they were good role models and it is too bad that we don't have many such in public life today.

[horsesoldier03]

I was stationed at Fort Irwin, CA back in the mid 1990s. One day we stopped by at the Roy Rogers Museum when it was in Victorville, CA. I got to meet Roy Rogers that day. He had an awesome gun collection. No doubt that all of the collection brought a premium.

[RIHMFIRE]

rr was a great guy.....

[octagon]

Roy's recording of "California Rose" with the Andrews Sisters is one of my all-time favorites.
A old friend of mine had parents who ran a theatre way back when, in L.A. He was a young kid selling tickets out front when a fellow stepped up and said, "Son, could you watch my hat for me during the picture?" My friend took the the hat (wide-eyed) and said "Yes sir, Mr. Rogers." His eyes still get wide when he tells the story. Yeah, he tried it on...we all would!

[rangerider7]

I met Roy and Dale in the fourth grade at my elementary school on a special awards day in Fort Worth, Texas. Many of the kids today don't even know who they were. History, all kinds, is just not a priority for them.

[Griff]

I figure that those of us that habitate this forum, (and a few others) are likely anachronisms, even for our time. Otherwise, I suspect that our general demeanor and values would hold the majority viewpoint, rather than the minority we seem to be regulated to.

I find that far too many of my peers are far too tied up with their own petty lives and personal advancement to consider the values and ideals of personal strength and honor, let alone courage and self sacrifice as being worthy of possessing. They're far more tied up in self-gratification and "getting ahead" than what is happening to their homeland.

I'm 60, a Viet Nam veteran, and feel that puts me among the minority of my age group. Frankly, when I hear others talk of our parent's generation as the "World's Greatest Generation", I'm a little put out. In many instances those that say that are correct... yet, that same generation gave us the likes of Doctor Spock, Timothy Leary, and fostered those among those of younger generations that have voted for the likes of Nancy Pelosi, Barbara Boxer, not to mention Barack Obama, et al... not exactly a resounding statement of success in my estimation.

Personally, I feel the "World's Greatest Generation" failed to foster the type of leaders they may have been... rather they have fostered a couple of successive generations of the "me" mentality. Whether JFK meant it or not is immaterial, when he said "Ask not what your Country can do for you... ask what you can do for your Country...", that ideal and spirit is sadly lacking in our current elected officials. While I might not have agreed with several of the leaders that came out between JFK and GW Bush, I never thought for a minute that they didn't have the best interests of THIS nation in their hearts. I no longer feel that way. I have come to the believe that our current crop of elected officials have the exact opposite on their agenda.

I, for one, do not intend to see our once great Nation continue on this path toward One World; on the eve of our mid-term elections, I still don't know who I'm voting for... I know who I'm NOT voting for... for I've asked each of the candidates in my local, state and Federal elections four questions... and there's only one right answer, "... if you were to consider the issues presented to our country as those were in 1775, could you, knowing full well the gravity of the consequences, sign the Declaration of Independence?" And, "...do you view the present issues as grave as those before the Continental Congress of that year? Do you understand that the main issue before us is one of our national soviernty, that if you follow in the direction of your predecessors in office, you are condemning our country to a slow death?"

[Ray Newman]

Griff: I'm almost 65 and also a RVN vet (7/'65-3/'67 with E-2-12). You are not alone in your thinking....

[aragornelessar86]

All my life I have been a fanatic of westerns. Back 10 years or so ago (mind you I was in Jr. High then) I was able to convince my mom to take me to the Roy Rogers museum when it was still in Victorville, CA as we were passing through. I'll never forget seeing Trigger standing there, and there was one room that held only SAA Colts and leverguns. I didn't even know it had moved until I saw this story the other day. As a historian and as a fan of westerns the dissolution of that collection is tragic to me.

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