Married Stars

Roy Rogers and Dale Evans in two attached stars on the Palm Springs Walk of Stars.

Just who were these two stars? They were stars of the Roy Rogers Show.

It's amazing that you can watch an episode of that show right here on my blog (see Roy Rogers link above).

At any rate, here in Palm Springs we love Roy Rogers. There's a Roy Rogers and Dale Evans suite at the Coral Sands Inn.

Rogers helped build Pioneertown, a place just north of Palm Springs where they filmed all those great B-westerns. Moviemakiers still use the town to make movies and anyone can visit there, provided you have a liken for Western folk.

I end today's post with the chorus to one of Rogers' songs, Don't Fence Me In:

Oh, give me land, lots of land
Under starry skies above,
Don't fence me in.
Let me ride through the wild open
Country that I love,
Don't fence me in.
Let me be by myself in the evening breeze-
Listen to the murmer of the cottonwood trees,
Send me off forever, but I ask you please,
Don't fence me in.
Just turn me loose,
Let me straddle my old saddle
Underneath the western sky.
On my cayuse,
Let me wander over yonder
Till I see the mountains rise.
I want to ride to the ridge
Where the west commences,
Gaze at the moon till I lose my senses,
Can't look at hobbles and I can't stand fences,
Don't fence me in.