tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post2522496204871968728..comments2024-03-10T01:26:13.595-08:00Comments on Trainride Of The Enigmas: The Rose Revisited and The Cisco KidGeo.http://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comBlogger28125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-65989916052793736012016-09-12T20:30:00.166-07:002016-09-12T20:30:00.166-07:00Dear Susan, thank you. I concur. Last oater I real...Dear Susan, thank you. I concur. Last oater I really enjoyed was "Cowboys And Aliens" about 5 years back, with Harrison Ford and that guy that resembles Putin. I guess there just isn't much call for the old time westerns anymore. I just hope Tom Selleck makes another before he retires. Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-32722931574844488982016-09-12T17:39:26.108-07:002016-09-12T17:39:26.108-07:00My mother was kind of a psychic sidekick to my fat...My mother was kind of a psychic sidekick to my father, and he was forever telling her to "get out of his head!"<br /><br />I loved the Cisco Kid, and all of the other cowboy shows from the '50s. I wonder why there aren't any westerns on TV these days? Maybe you should ask Francis... <br /><br />Fun post, dude!Susan Flett Swiderskihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09425315552148200073noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-28302086695082392522016-09-11T20:17:21.606-07:002016-09-11T20:17:21.606-07:00Indeed, Radar was the only MASH character with ESP...Indeed, Radar was the only MASH character with ESP.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-7269059446637695242016-09-11T19:25:47.997-07:002016-09-11T19:25:47.997-07:00Psychic sidekick... Radar O'Reilly!Psychic sidekick... Radar O'Reilly!The Armchair Squidhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10739833215220853127noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-32554467690647818102016-09-09T15:34:20.361-07:002016-09-09T15:34:20.361-07:00Puzzling is good, Lisa. We're no strangers to ...Puzzling is good, Lisa. We're no strangers to enigmas on this train. I hadn't thought, until now, that a Taekwondo instructor might have a broader interpretation of sidekick --and yes, I got a kick out of it!Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-69073092371418435152016-09-09T14:34:00.394-07:002016-09-09T14:34:00.394-07:00I'm still puzzling if it's safer to be a w...I'm still puzzling if it's safer to be a writer? For me the best sidekick is one done with one's own leg, of that I'm sure. And that's definitely safer than guns. But writing? Dunno! <br />Tex and Rosie are cute names :-) Lisa Southardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09711376747848601409noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-15343659460119368702016-09-08T21:15:29.627-07:002016-09-08T21:15:29.627-07:00Yes he did, dear Arleen. In fact, Francis never ke...Yes he did, dear Arleen. In fact, Francis never keeps an appointment book: he always knows when to expect us. I'm glad people, like us, can share good memories without ever having met. Is this a great future or what?Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-77979735054775322752016-09-08T21:09:54.503-07:002016-09-08T21:09:54.503-07:00Chicken, I like this idea, really like it. I can&#...Chicken, I like this idea, really like it. I can't see all the Driscolls getting uprooted and confined to one town unless Tex succeeds in surrounding them. The logistics are mathematically troublesome as he's only one guy, but that's never stopped me before.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-44204128807802364122016-09-08T20:58:30.076-07:002016-09-08T20:58:30.076-07:00Oh gosh, could we stand to be mentally connected a...Oh gosh, could we stand to be mentally connected all the time? ESPecially when we indulge in the pleasure of a private thought, I'd sidestep a psychic sidekick quite quick. Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-65649946908635974412016-09-08T20:51:36.359-07:002016-09-08T20:51:36.359-07:00Thanks Jon. I too had missed Tex and Rosie and had...Thanks Jon. I too had missed Tex and Rosie and had to look in on them. Or maybe they called out to me --perhaps the homophonic similarity of sidekick and psychic is more than coincidence.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-91939836204022402172016-09-08T20:46:46.845-07:002016-09-08T20:46:46.845-07:00It was all done when I was a kid in the early 1950...It was all done when I was a kid in the early 1950s, Emma. If I recall correctly, O. Henry was identified in the opening fanfare of the show as creator of "the Robin Hood of the Old West, the Cisco Kid", but it took 50 years and a Hollywood script-pitcher to divide Cisco into 2 characters and create Pancho.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-1246486996392160582016-09-08T20:37:53.292-07:002016-09-08T20:37:53.292-07:00Uncertainty is well-warranted. I suspect we're...Uncertainty is well-warranted. I suspect we're constantly mending from the stories we're told and those we tell ourselves.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-81015407166403337392016-09-08T20:35:09.893-07:002016-09-08T20:35:09.893-07:00Kind Sage, I'm glad you enjoyed my scholarly e...Kind Sage, I'm glad you enjoyed my scholarly essay. Thank you!Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-83694815154673419372016-09-08T20:33:54.350-07:002016-09-08T20:33:54.350-07:00I have learned, not least from you, heroes don'...I have learned, not least from you, heroes don't always gallop in on horses but they can keep going on an Oh Henry bar from a vending machine. My respect and admiration.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-12770992274457940402016-09-08T20:28:02.690-07:002016-09-08T20:28:02.690-07:00Thank you, Blue! Your smile is my reward. All'...Thank you, Blue! Your smile is my reward. All's well with Norma and me, as I trust it is with you, Louise.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-44498231715997340082016-09-08T18:22:02.043-07:002016-09-08T18:22:02.043-07:00Oh, Cisco, oh, Poncho. What good memories - only ...Oh, Cisco, oh, Poncho. What good memories - only known by those who grew up in the 50's. Francis knew I would write this.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-59383639991290763522016-09-08T17:21:21.599-07:002016-09-08T17:21:21.599-07:00Hmmm. Maybe Rosie could get a psychic sidekick, t...Hmmm. Maybe Rosie could get a psychic sidekick, too, and they all could live happily ever after in the lively little town of Driscoll, after they've rounded up all those Driscolls. I know where there are a few. I'll try and get a message through to Fran Cisco Pancho.Chickenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09609788440028784698noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-60737536926135019012016-09-08T13:15:28.818-07:002016-09-08T13:15:28.818-07:00A psychic sidekick (which for some reason I first ...A psychic sidekick (which for some reason I first typed as sidequick) would be a blessing. Except when it wasn't.Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-10838217728363684862016-09-08T11:51:09.736-07:002016-09-08T11:51:09.736-07:00I would have desperately needed a sidekick AND a p...I would have desperately needed a sidekick AND a psychic to foresee all of my future mistakes....and they would be working overtime.<br /><br />It was delightful to hear from Tex and Rosie again (yes, I do remember them).Jonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02619128793632680659noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-25783368830220832612016-09-08T11:49:03.386-07:002016-09-08T11:49:03.386-07:00How many people could work Pancho, Cisco, and O He...How many people could work Pancho, Cisco, and O Henry all into one story? You must be a genius. By the way The Cisco Kid was my favorite all-time of the old cowboy tales on TV.Emma Springfieldhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10543689047463574012noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-71603194263617644252016-09-08T10:49:56.712-07:002016-09-08T10:49:56.712-07:00Writing may be safer physically, but mentally and ...Writing may be safer physically, but mentally and emotionally I'm not to sure. Best of luck to those cow pokes. S.P. Bowershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09746614009206426805noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-52966508712028996852016-09-08T10:33:05.839-07:002016-09-08T10:33:05.839-07:00I was going to write, "Oh My," but someo...I was going to write, "Oh My," but someone beat me to it. Enjoyable dialogue.sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-45183037195881805202016-09-08T10:25:43.445-07:002016-09-08T10:25:43.445-07:00They sure were fun shows, Delores. Even the horses...They sure were fun shows, Delores. Even the horses became iconic characters --Roy & Dale with Trigger and Buttermilk, and sidekick Pat Buttram's horse that was actually a jeep named Nellybelle.Geo.https://www.blogger.com/profile/16221314320558128986noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-7421689739489175912016-09-08T09:40:29.795-07:002016-09-08T09:40:29.795-07:00What fun, both of these posts! My favourite line (...What fun, both of these posts! My favourite line (and it was hard to pick) was "he puts his hat on one leg at a time, just like me" (from the linked post) ... you know how to finish a thought, all right :)<br /><br />O. Henry and Oh Henry are two of my favourite things, by the way. When my father was first in the hospital after his stroke, and I was putting in 12 hour days, my supper was too often an Oh Henry bar (nuts=protein) and a bottle of water. The cafeteria was closed but for the vending machines.jenny_ohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15475480579733466963noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7740983595962649109.post-9307561257498093872016-09-08T07:11:11.363-07:002016-09-08T07:11:11.363-07:00Rosie and Tex are delightful in both of these funn...Rosie and Tex are delightful in both of these funny posts, Geo! You have made my waking up brain sharpen and smile this morning ~ over your words and all the memories they poke. I've missed your posts ~ bit it's been quite a summer! I hope all is well with you and Norma!Fundy Bluehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02132147630106183853noreply@blogger.com