Wagon Wheels and Western Tales

"Whatever happened to Randolph Scott, riding the trail alone?"

That is a good question, and one that begs answering. Growing up in our respective generations, we had our heroes. Our hearing perks up when the radio announcer booms out, "another old timer has gone up to the round up in the sky"; our attention is drawn to the evening news when a brief filmography/highlight reel celebrating the life and times of (fill in the blank here). You turn to your spouse/friend, And comment how you used to go to matinees and see ( ). You feel a little loss, then Go on with your daily life. The bad news is that we all die. The good news is that we can alter lives prior to their passing. Such is the world of movie festivals, and the stars that frequent them. The 'working' years of many stars have come and gone. Some stars have left the bright lights and gone to work behind the scenes, some have returned to 'normal' life. And then there are those who toiled in the lights, and now are basking in the after glow of movie festivals, and nostalgia magazines that seek to answer the fan question, "Whatever happened to...?". "What was it like working with...?"

There are many fine publications that are filled with information, interviews, and articles about and concerning the once living (still famous) and still living (and still famous). There are fan club publications, general publications, western and movie magazines, and a couple of great tabloids. A partial list follows:

Western Clippings (Newsletter) Boyd Magers 1901 Paige Place NE Albuquerque, NM 87112 1-505-292-0049

American Cowboy (Magazine) PO box 6630 Sheridan, NY 82801

The Big Trail(NL) 540 Stanton Ave Akron, OH 44301

Buck Jones Western Corral 301 Alta Lane Brookings, OR 97416

Cowboy Collector Network PO Box 74846 Long Beach, CA 90807

Cowboys and Country (Magazine) 131 E Exchange Ave #101 Fort Worth, Texas 76106

Cowboys and Indians (Magazine) PO Box 2441 Cupertino, CA 95015

Cult Movies (Magazine) 6201 Sunset Blvd, ste 152 Hollywood, CA 90028

Classic Images/Films of the Golden Age (tabloid-excellent!) PO Box 809 Muxcatine, IA 52761

Gene Autry's Friends (News letter) 4322 Heidlberg Ave St Louis, MO 63123

Gun World (Magazine) 34249 Camino Capistano Capistrano Beach, CA 92624

Hoppy Talk (Newsletter) 6310 Friendship Dr New Concord, OH 43762

Lone Ranger Silver Bullet (Newsletter) PO Box 553 Forks, WA 98331

Starlog/Fangoria (Magazine) 475 Park Ave South New York, NY 10012 SPERDVAC Society Preserve and Encourage Radio Drama, Variety and Comedy (News letter-Org) PO Box 7177 Van Nuys, CA 91409

Tex Ritter Fan Club (Newsletter) 15326 73rd Ave SE Snohomish, WA 98290

Trail Dust (Newsletter) 407 W Rosemary Lane Falls Church, VA 22046

Under Western Skies/Cliffhanger 104 Chestnut Wood Dr Waynesville, NC 28786

Roy Rogers/Dale Evans Collectors (Newsletter) Association PO Box 1166 Portsmouth, Ohio 45662

Roy Rogers-Dale Evans Museum 15650 Seneca Road Victorville, CA 92392

Western Nostalgia Review News letter C/o John Samorajcyk 19205 Seneca Ridge, CT Gaithersberg, MD 20879

Old Time Western Film club News Letter C/o Milo Holt P O Box 142 Silver City, NC 26344

The Old Cowboy Picture Show

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