Perhaps if it was pink with steer horns…

I learned that The Roy Rogers Museum is closing.  I’m sure you’re shrugging and wondering why this should concern me.  By and large it doesn’t.  I’m not really the generation that would truly appreciate Roy Rogers.  There is a little twinge of sadness associated with the fact that he and Dale Evans and Trigger were a big part of the golden days of Hollywood and TV, but I’ve never been a fan of the cowboys of that era.  I have no love for The Lone Ranger the others of that ilk.

However, The Bandit does.  He has watched every episode of The Lone Ranger on DVD.  I can’t interest him in The Muppets, but put on The Lone Ranger and he’s good for hours.  Honestly, I don’t get it.  Maybe if The Muppets had a horse.

Regardless, the museum is closing.  All the memorabelia is being auctioned off at Christie’s on July 14 & 15th.  Should I put in a phone bid for Trigger?  They are auctioning off the horse!  My Honey told me to tell my dad about it since he’s always threatening to buy The Bandit a pony. 

Does anyone else think it’s creepy to stuff your horse?  I’ve loved my dogs like children, but the idea of stuffing one of them and putting it in my home **shudder**.  They are expecting to get somewhere in the neighborhood of $100,000 to $200,000.  Are you kidding?

I’d consider buying it put I don’t know how I’d keep it from getting clobbered by all the ceiling fans in my house.  I say this like I can pull $100,000 in change out of the couch cushions or something.

I think Roy’s Bonneville is a wiser investment.  After all, I can keep it outside in the yard.  Besides, it has those nifty steer horns on the hood.