"Shine On Harvest Moon" was one of the many old sentimental songs my family (all nine of us) used to sing around the campfire every summer at our lake place. Yes, we were totally that kind of family; three and four part harmonies and all.
I never associated it with cowboys, though. Of course I was absolutely delighted when Leon Redbone had a hit with it in the '70s, thinking OK, this stuff I like isn't so square, it's actually cool.
I was hoping you meant you accidentically went to a Roy Rogers. Anyway, why did you have to propose to your wife? Did you forgot to propose before you married her?
We had been going out for a couple of years when I foolishly broke up with her. Months later I realized I was wrong but didn't know how to make things right. Fortunately, she called me for what was going to be the last time on my birthday, and I said that I'd like to meet and talk. She said OK and we arranged to meet at a diner near her apartment. As it turned out the diner was closed so we ended up at a Roy Rogers off the New York Thruway. I told her that I'd like to have another chance with her and she kept asking what I wanted. I finally blurted out without thinking, "Well, if I had a ring, I guess I'd ask to marry you." We were both floored by that, and after a long silence, she asked "Did you mean that?" I thought for a moment and said "Umm...yeah, I did!" She said that she'd take a week to think about it. She said yes, and we've been married for almost 32 years now.
I now feel less weird about 7-yr relationship featuring a cross-continental move, then a babby, then a house, and me finally getting exasperated: "Are we ever going to get married?!"
We got married six weeks later. Still married. Never sure how many years count for anniversary, as we'd never broken up, either.
It’s a scene from “Shine On, Harvest Moon” (1938) in your header gif today with Roy Rogers, the singing cowboy. More here: https://open.substack.com/pub/martiniambassador/p/roy-rogers-sings-about-tabbin
The whitest thing I have ever seen.
I was always a Gene Autrey man myself.
I was gonna say, that is a very young Roy Rogers.
"Shine On Harvest Moon" was one of the many old sentimental songs my family (all nine of us) used to sing around the campfire every summer at our lake place. Yes, we were totally that kind of family; three and four part harmonies and all.
I never associated it with cowboys, though. Of course I was absolutely delighted when Leon Redbone had a hit with it in the '70s, thinking OK, this stuff I like isn't so square, it's actually cool.
Before karaoke, we followed the bouncing ball:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=siKpcTbsT-c
I miss Saturday morning cartoons.
Huh? You can still watch Saturday morning cartoons. Looney Toons are my fave, especially The Roadrunner (beep! beep!)
Woah, I didn't even know Natsume made games in 1938.
Growing up, Roy Rogers was more closely associated with the regional fast food roast beef chain for me. Home of the Fixin's Bar!
I accidentally proposed to my wife at a Roy Rogers in Yonkers.
I was hoping you meant you accidentically went to a Roy Rogers. Anyway, why did you have to propose to your wife? Did you forgot to propose before you married her?
Accidentally?
We had been going out for a couple of years when I foolishly broke up with her. Months later I realized I was wrong but didn't know how to make things right. Fortunately, she called me for what was going to be the last time on my birthday, and I said that I'd like to meet and talk. She said OK and we arranged to meet at a diner near her apartment. As it turned out the diner was closed so we ended up at a Roy Rogers off the New York Thruway. I told her that I'd like to have another chance with her and she kept asking what I wanted. I finally blurted out without thinking, "Well, if I had a ring, I guess I'd ask to marry you." We were both floored by that, and after a long silence, she asked "Did you mean that?" I thought for a moment and said "Umm...yeah, I did!" She said that she'd take a week to think about it. She said yes, and we've been married for almost 32 years now.
I now feel less weird about 7-yr relationship featuring a cross-continental move, then a babby, then a house, and me finally getting exasperated: "Are we ever going to get married?!"
We got married six weeks later. Still married. Never sure how many years count for anniversary, as we'd never broken up, either.
awwwwwwww...a happy ending. mazel tov!
Gene Autry now! Gene Autry tomorrow! Gene Autry forever!
Gene Autry harder!
I'm still waiting for us to watch Rex O'Herlihan together.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-eFpAdqu8OE
Yes! Someone put that on the Movie Night list if it isn't already!
It is! It was a recommendation from me!
WHAR TRIGGER?
What a face, what a figure!
Two more legs, and . . .
Oh, you meant THAT Trigger. Trigger-Trigger, not . . . never mind.
I _loved_ that horse when I was small and extremely horse crazy. (Now I'm big and only moderately horse crazy.)
On the barbie!
Did you see a Trigger warning?!
Stop horsing around!
Only a Tigger warning!
Bounce!
(inserts 'stuffed and mounted' joke)
Bring spurs.
Busy collecting royalty revenues.
Delightful!