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 US Flag - San Fernando, California (CA) Mouse Pad $7.99 This is a brand new custom made high quality mouse pad imprinted using the latest sublimation technology. This process embeds the image permanently and gives it a smooth surface with a crisp and vivid image. It is 8 1/2" x 7" in size and 1/8 thick. It has a non skid backing to prevent slipping. It will work with any type of mouse: ball, optical, laser.  The San Fernando Valley: America's Suburb $24.95 During my stay in the United States more than a year and half ago, while doing my errands, I happened to arrive at the end of the MTA Orange Line bus on its westbound extremity, in a station called "Warner Center". I jumped out of the bus and started strolling with no specific purpose in mind. Seriously, this place I've arrived at has absolutely no touristic appeal at all. Not much people walking around, traffic wasn't intense (I guess this was because it was around 10 in the morning - the rush to work was over), green yards, large boulevards and peacefulness all across. Definitely, this was not a typical Los Angeles neighborhood like Hollywood, Echo Park, Eagle Rock and Venice, much less like South L.A. and Watts. What I saw was a world apart not so far away from the "original L.A." mess, though this was also a Los Angeles neighborhood, with a different atmosphere, aiming constantly to reach perfection. Even missing that touristic appeal, I thought this was the best spot I've been in during my Southern California trip. No kidding. Laugh at me if you want to. Even the paradisiac beaches which were so close to me wasn't that special. The impact of being at SFV hit hard on me. I know this place has the typical problems that any other major area also has, but it's still enchanting. This fascination led me to purchase this book so I could learn more about it. Just finished reading the book and my advice is: This book is simply a "must-have" for every Southern California native or lover who wants to know about the history of San Fernando Valley. Kevin Rodnick did an excellent job describing nicely and in chronological order the happenings that made this once empty space where Spaniards settled in the 1700s the most representative icon of the America's suburb and a - why not - peaceful refuge in the so-troubled Los Angeles area today. Get it!  San Fernando Valley $8.85 Republic Pictures present "SAN FERNANDO VALLEY" (15 September 1944) (54 mins/B&W) (Fully Restored/Dolby Digitally Remastered) --- Roy Rogers (born Leonard Slye) moved to California in 1930, at the age of 18 --- played in such musical groups as The Hollywood Hillbillies, Rocky Mountaineers, Texas Outlaws and his own group, the International Cowboys --- In 1934 he formed a group with Bob Nolan and Tim Spencer called "Sons of the Pioneers" --- While in that group he was known as Leonard Slye, then Dick Weston and finally Roy Rogers --- Their songs included "Cool Water" and "Tumbling Tumbleweeds" --- They first appeared in the western "Rhythm on the Range" (1936), starring Bing Crosby --- In 1937 Roy went solo and made his first starring film in 1938, "Under Western Stars" (1938) --- He made almost 100 films --- then came television, "The Roy Rogers Show" (1951) ran on CBS from October 1951 through September 1964. Under Yakima Canutt (Director), Jon English (Director), Edward J. White (Producer), Dorrell McGowan (Screenwriter), Stuart E. McGowan (Screenwriter), William Bradford (Cinematographer), Ken Carson (Songwriter), Charles Henderson (Songwriter), Gordon Jenkins (Songwriter / Composer (Music Score), William Lava (Songwriter), Morton Scott (Musical Direction/Supervision / Composer (Music Score), Tim Spencer (Songwriter), Alyce Walker (Songwriter), Ralph Dixon (Editor), Gano Chittenden (Production Designer), Charles Thompson (Set Designer), Adele Palmer (Costume Designer), Earl Crain, Sr. (Sound/Sound Designer), Larry Ceballos (Choreography) - - - - our story line and plot, ranch owner, Dale Evans, in an effort to trim the romantic sails of her younger sister fires all of her male ranch hands and replaces them with women --- Fellow rancher Roy rogers comes to town and tangles with Evans only to end up helping her when rustlers steal her cattle --- Teenage actress Jean Porter plants a kiss on Roy --- Jean Porter would later retire from films to marry director Edward Dmytryk --- some wonderful tunes, SAN FERNANDO VALLEY -- I DROTTLED A DRIT-DRIT -- SWEETER THAN YOU -- MY HOBBY IS LOVE -- THEY WENT THAT-A-WAY -- DAYS OF '49 -- OVER THE RAINBOW WE'LL RIDE -- HOW COULD ANYONE BE SWEETER THAN YOU. the cast includes Roy Rogers ... Roy Rogers Trigger ... "Smartest Horse in the Movies" Dale Evans ... Dale Kenyon Jean Porter ... Betty Lou Kenyon Andrew Tombes ... Cyclone Kenyon Charles Smith ... Oliver Edward Gargan ... Keno Dot Farley ... Hattie O'Toole LeRoy Mason ... Matt Vernon and Draper ... Comic dancers Morrell Trio ... Roller skaters Bob Nolan ... Bob Sons of the Pioneers ... Fired ranch hands Hank Bell ... Carnival sheriff Margeurite Blount ... Female Ranch Hand Ken Carson ... Ken (musician / ranch hand) Ed Cassidy ... Sheriff Maxine Doyle ... Female Ranch Hand Kenne Duncan ... Stolen Horse Buyer Hugh Farr ... Hugh (musician / ranch hand) Karl Farr ... Karl (musician / ranch chand) Shug Fisher ... Shug (musician / ranch hand) Cay Forrester ... Female Ranch Hand Mary Kenyon ... Female Ranch Hand Pierce Lyden ... Dusty Tim Spencer ... Tim (musician / ranch hand) Pat Starling ... Female Ranch Hand Helen Talbot ... Female Ranch Hand Doodles Weaver ... Hot dog salesman BIOS: 1. Roy Rogers (aka: Leonard Franklin Slye) Date of Birth: 5 November 1911 - Cincinnati, Ohio Date of Death: 6 July 1998 - Apple Valley, California 2. Dale Evans (aka: Frances Octavia Smith) Date of Birth: 31 October 1912, Uvalde, Texas Date of Death: 7 February 2001, Apple Valley, California Check out a new book from Empire Publishing - "THE ROY ROGERS BOOK: A REFERENCE TRIVIA SCRAPBOOK" (Paperback) --- reference trivia scrapbook of Roy Rogers written by Western film historian David Rothel whose accounts of thrilling adventures of B-Western heroes during the Saturday matinees of yesteryear takes us back to our childhood, family and friends --- this is a wish come true, reliving those wonderful years from the past through the pen of David Rothel --- Roy was a top box office draw for Republic Pictures when you went to see him on the big screen, you got exactly what the marquee said --- plenty of thrills, action and hard riding with a song or two thrown in for good measure --- Elected to the Country Music Hall of Fame in 1980 as a member of the "Sons of the Pioneers" and elected again in 1988 as Roy Rogers "King of the Cowboys" --- Roy got his horse "Trigger" in 1938 and rode him in every one of his films and TV shows after that --- "Trigger" died in 1965 age of thirty-three --- Roy's dog's name was "Bullet" and appeared in almost as many of his films as "Trigger" did --- Roy's theme song, "Happy Trails", was written by Queen of the West and his wife Dale Evans --- inducted (with his wife Dale Evans) into the "Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum" in 1976 --- inducted as a member of the "Sons of the Pioneers into the "Hall of Great Western Performers of the National Cowboy and Western Heritage Museum" in 1995 just three years before his death --- Don't miss this one --- now appearing on Amazon and Empire Publishing --- Don't hesitate - rush out and pick up your copy today --- Great reading in the days and weeks to come --- I guarantee it! Hats off and thanks to Les Adams (collector/guideslines for character identification), Chuck Anderson (Webmaster: The Old Corral/B-Westerns.Com), Boyd Magers (Western Clippings), Bobby J. Copeland (author of "Trail Talk"), Rhonda Lemons (Empire Publishing Inc), Bob Nareau (author of "The Real Bob Steele") and Trevor Scott (Down Under DVD Com) as they have rekindled my interest once again for Film Noir, B-Westerns and Serials --- looking forward to more high quality releases from the vintage serial era of the '20s, '30s & '40s and B-Westerns ... order your copy now from Amazon where there are plenty of copies available on DVD --- stay tuned once again for top notch action mixed with musical adventure --- if you enjoyed this title, why not check out Amazon where they are experts in releasing B-Westerns --- all my heroes have been cowboys! Total Time: 54 min on VHS/DVD ~ Republic Pictures ~ (4/13/2007) |
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