I'd missed that one.  I was a huge fan of Daniel Boone when I was a wee lil guy.  Probably second only to Batman as my favorite show for my first 5 or 6 years of my life.  

We had it in syndication, on a local channel, when I was in short pants.  My favorite tv show, apart from Emergency.  

I still occasionally sing the theme song, when I see a frontier piece or clip from entertainment...

"Daniel Boone was a man,
Yes, a big man,
And he fought for America
To make all Americans free......."

Sad thing is, I always mixed Ames up (in later years) with actor Ned Romero, who portrayed Chief Joseph, of the Nez Perce, in I Will Fight No More Forever, except Romero was an actual Native American (with Spanish and French ancestry, as well) and not an ethnic actor who was dark complected, like Ames or Michael Ansara (who was born in the region that was the Mandate for Syria and Lebanon, until 1946).  However, Romero was also a singer, with the San Francisco Opera company and appeared on Broadway; so, there was a lot of overlap in their careers.

Funny enough, I got Geronimo, for a birthday present, in the early 70s.  My neighbor had Johnny West and his sister had Jane, plus they had horses.  Hard to believe how many accessories came with the doll.  They were solid, too.

Remembering those who have departed, today. The older I get, the longer the list. On my dad's side, his whole generation is gone, apart from my uncle's second wife. On my mom's side, it's one quarter gone, as I have lost 2 uncles, in the past 5 years and one of my mom's 3 sisters is not in good health, after a serious sun stroke, a while back. Then, of course, Barb.

My father is buried at Camp Butler National Cemetery, just a few rows away from my junior high history teacher, who was a WW2 veteran (my father served in the USAF, during the tail end of the Korean War). My mother's ashes were to be placed beside his, when COVID shut everything down. Due to various family circumstances, we still have not completed that, 3 years later. My brother and I are both veterans, so our remains can also be placed there, if we choose. He never expressed an opinion...I don't care what happens to mine, as I will be dead. Barb's reside with me, as her son hasn't given me any indication what he wants.....I don't think he can face the decision. he didn't even want me to call him when she had passed, as he couldn't handle the call coming on his phone; so, he had me call his wife.

For now, she rests at home, with the kitties.....



The roses were from her nephew, who always stayed in touch with her.

The little wooden box, in the upper left, in front of a photo of a cat, is the remains of my cat, Mr Man.  We have another, with the remains of Barb's cat, Girlie, with her photo, in the bedroom.  My brother has similar for 3 dogs that he lost, with their paw prints, in plaster.  Neither of us ever had kids, but we had some special animals.  I wasn't really a "cat person," until Mr Man picked me out to be his human.

I just saw that also.  She had an amazing voice.  

Love her rendition of One Note Samba. 'One-note' she certainly was not.

Pianist George Wilson, who did pastoral pieces, for Windham Hill, has passed away, at 73......