ROY ROGERS

CLICK ON MEMBER'S VIDEOS AND PICTURES ABOVE!  Originally uploaded by Bill Dakota (Roy Rogers and Flint theaters)   "Is it safe, is it safe?" Well, this was a line spoken by Laurence Olivier in "The Marathon Man," but I was hearing it from another actor, who at one time was more well known than the British actor. It was ROY ROGERS who was asking me the question. He was at Cromer's restaurant in Flint, and had finished his meal and wanted to know if it was safe to leave by the side door...Read Full Story

The stuffed animal brought in $266,500 at a Christie's auction in July. Many fondly remember the movies or the TV shows featuring Roy Rogers (King of the Cowboys), Dale Evans, Gabby Hayes, Pat Brady, and the Sons of the Pioneers singing group. Dale Evans wrote the theme song used in the fifties TV series.  Quick, what was the name of Dale Evans Horse? Do you remember the name of the jeep form the TV series? Hey, do you remember the Roy Rogers' fast food chain? OK, Buttermilk, Nellybelle...Read Full Story

Roy Rogers' horse Trigger – which he had stuffed after its death – is going under the hammer, according to reports. The cowboy movie star's trusty steed is expected to fetch up to $200,000 when it is sold by Christie's in New York. The Golden Palomino was born in 1934 on a ranch owned by Bing Crosby. After riding him for just 100 yards, Rogers, who died in 1998 at the age of 86, decided to buy him, and bought the horse for a reported $2,500 in 1938. "He would turn on a dime and he'd give...Read Full Story