The Bonus
“So, Charlie, are you pleading Guilty or Not Guilty?”
Click on the gavel to see how Charlie pleads.
Prairie
I relate to several of W.O. Mitchell’s characters, Brian the boy growing up on the prairie, Hugh the reckless teenager, Jake the philosopher/hired man, and maybe just a little of Saint Sammy, the madman.
Click on Brian, the boy who saw the wind, for details.
Dead Ted’s
For a very modest price Ted dispensed Courage, Intelligence and Love; Ted was a veritable Wizard of Oz.
Click on the star for a link to “Dead Ted’s Bar”.
Wiggle Your Worm
My pre-pubescent friends and I were fortunate, but not one of us had the sense of a gnat.
Click on the daredevils on Moose Mountain Creek bridge for details.
On the B-Side
“The Doors’ mildly profane and drug-tinged lyrics would rattle out of the tinny speaker over and over, until Dad stomped on the floor and told me to “Go To Bed!”
Click on the 45 for details…
Time Machine
The young man with his hands on his hips in this photo built a Time Machine in about 1968.
Click on the physics prodigy for details.
Conceived in a Ford Pickup
Mom gave us a stern warning to sit down in the bed of the truck and not move around, and off we went.
Click on either brat for details.
U of CPR
My first ride on a train was in an empty boxcar of a grain freighter.
It was a disaster.
The Fine and Dandy Club
Arcola’s Fuller Brush Man was a charismatic character, he reminded me of Guy Smiley, from the Muppets.
Lights Out
“After the concert, Santa Claus may, or may not, make an appearance. If he does, he often smells like whiskey.”