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No, It’s Iowa
17 May 2022

No, It’s Iowa

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Travel | 0

It is about hopes and dreams, and the fear of growing old without achieving something.

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Iowa, Baseball, Field of Dreams
The Day the Music Died
17 May 2022

The Day the Music Died

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Travel | 2

“Well, that’ll be the day, When you say goodbye” – Richie Valens

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Iowa, The Day the Music Died, Richie valens, Buddy Holly
Willie the Rat Jr.
11 May 2022

Willie the Rat Jr.

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Travel | 2

Nobody in Kansas City got a drink, a building permit, or a roll in the hay unless the mob got a cut.

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Mob, Pretty Boy Floyd, Kansas City
Faced Towards the Future
11 May 2022

Faced Towards the Future

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, History, Travel | 2

“Still… If I had gone back when I was supposed to, I would have had no life in Canada and wouldn’t be sitting here writing this over-long letter” – Helen Shepherd

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Imagination
11 May 2022

Imagination

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Grains of Truth, Family History, History, Travel | 0

“I’m just a farm boy from Missouri who hides behind a mouse and a duck”. – Walt Disney

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I. G. Baker
11 May 2022

I. G. Baker

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Travel | 0

“The Missouri – too thick to drink, too thin to plow”

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Supply Chain, I. G. Baker, Steamboat, Missouri, Arabia
Hmmmmmmm?
11 May 2022

Hmmmmmmm?

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Travel | 0

Not really “The Thinker”, so much as just “A Thinker”.

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Rodin, The Thinker
The Mad Hatter
11 May 2022

The Mad Hatter

by Russ Paton | Posted in: History, Travel | 0

Few people know much about President Lincoln’s assassin’s assassin.

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Omaha
8 May 2022

Omaha

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Family History, Travel | 0

If I have a travel bug, these two
share much of the blame.

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Omaha, Nebraska, Wild Kingdom, Marlin Perkins
Central Time
8 May 2022

Central Time

by Russ Paton | Posted in: Travel | 0

I’m just a plain old Midwestern boy
Just gettin’ by on Central time
– Pokey LaFarge

Click ”Central Time” above and meet a midwestern boy.

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Pokey LaFarge, Central Time, Missouri River

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    Liz, How adventurous! Neither Timbuktu, nor Russian aircraft, are accessible these days. You are fortunate to have made the trip…

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    Great piece. I was very fond of your dad and I see you have inherited his skill with words. Liz…

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    Now, there’s a topic for another time! 🤩

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