Historical color photos of the Beatles crossing the Eleven Point River and hanging out at Pigman Ranch in Alton, MO back in 1964. In 1964, the Beatles stayed at the Pigman ranch on the Eleven Point River for several days making it one of the most well known ranches in America. Reed Pigman, who owned the ranch at the time, had secured a contract with the Beatles as their charter service, shuttled these famous music icons back and forth to concerts on their famous 1964 American tour. The only break Paul McCartney, Ringo Starr, George Harrison and John Lennon had during the entire tour, was a few days before their last concert in New York, ending their American tour. Reed Pigman convinced the group that an old fashioned American ranch lifestyle was the way to relax and spend these few precious days. So, in September of 1964, Reed Pigman flew the group in his little single engine plane, landing on the grass runway at the ranch, for a short country hideaway. The Beatles made the ranch famous worldwide as the Pigman Ranch. #beatles #paulmccartney
Via one of my Ozarks groups.
PS: they landed at the airport, not at the ranch.
11 Point River
Cool story, that. Thankful he was a good pilot.
Today in history!
Suddenly my day doesn’t seem so bad.
Whoa. Talk about a shitty way to die.
I’d never heard of this before. Thanks for sharing.
At least they were nobles
Expect higher prices & fewer places to eat in the U.S. & CA. (and not just here in Maine) A good article in the Sunday Portland Press Herald:
It’s not supply chain issues-- ok it is in part-- but staffing issues. And the criticism that eateries don’t pay enough is mostly no longer valid. Sure,
pre-COVID, when dishwashers were getting U.S. min of $7.50/hr & line cooks $15/hr it was but now dish dogs get $18-$20 & cooks $25+ and the bodies are not showing up for open positions. I think the telling line in the article is that food service is seen as a dead-end career & other industries like retail are poaching the young people. Having worked a lot both in restaurant & retail & then a still in retail but 9-5 M/F schedule was Heaven!
I’m seeing burger prices across the country going up. (when someone links a place on HO going up if there’s a menu I check it out.) The typical price for a burger w/ fries is $15 now with some gastro pubs going to $19. Some places are no longer including the fries 
I’m surprised they even had a latrine in the basement. AFAIK, many nobles just did their business behind curtains in pretty much any room in their castles, until “it was time” to go visit some friendly nobles in another castle so their servants could clean up in the meantime. Barf.
Thankfully it’s not rocket science to make a good burger & fries at home 
It is with an extremely heavy heart that we share with you the passing of our beloved Tony this morning.
Tony was a beautiful soul - kind, compassionate, funny and humble. It was truly a joy to just be around him. His gentle voice and unpretentious manner was immediately comforting and you could not help but love him. The world has lost an amazing human being, but we are all richer for the memories that he has left us. From the warm reminiscences of Wally Cleaver to those of us fortunate enough to know him personally - thank you Tony. And thank you for the reflections of a simpler time, the laughter, the friendship and for the feeling that you were a big brother to us all.
We will miss you.
Frank Bilotta and Renee James- Tony’s Management Team & Dear Friends
Damn it’s tough getting old and to read things like this.
Jeez beav! Now that song is stuck in my head. Stuck real good. Gonna go mop the kitchen floor. In heels
It is with the utmost sadness I learned this morning of my co-star and lifelong friend Tony Dow’s passing. He was not only my brother on tv, but in many ways in life as well. Tony leaves an empty place in my heart that won’t be filled.He was always the kindest, most generous, gentle, loving, sincere, and humble man, that it was my honor and privilege to be able to share memories together with for 65 years. Tony was so grateful for all of the love and support from our fans across the world. My wife Teresa and I send our deepest condolences to his wife Lauren, his family and to all of those who knew and loved him. The world may have lost a star today, but the heavens gained another.
–Jerry Mathers
Message from the Beav
The winter before last cdc and I watched some of this show.
The one where June forces the boys to cancel plans and disappoint others so the brothers spent more time together was nuanced.
Also the one where Ward gets jealous of another dad. Sigh. Now I want June’s specialty, lamb chops.
A sign of how beloved this show was is the skit “Ward I’m worries about the Beaver” on Second City TV maybe. Loved John Candy’s lunch. Song playing again in my head.
Watching “Celebrity “ Wheel of Fortune now. Who are these people. Never heard of them before. At least it’s for charity.
I hope JMat is watching. 
I miss posts about adventures at Jo Ann’s fabrics and stuff. Little slices of life. Never did get any updates on those cushions. Sniff.
Oh well, be the change you want to see in the world. That’s the ticket. I did something stupid last night while browning hot italian sausage and let the oil overflow and break part of my “stove”. It is a two burner job designed for buffets. Uh huh. I might be able to clean it real good and the other burner still works but is a lot slower.
Went to Ace Hardware for a replacement and this time I fancied the single burner.
Many employees but no help. Kinda like a mini lowes. At least the one around here.
Was delighted to find both one and two burners in stock when I finally located them.
I had to walk past several employees to get to the register and even though I was going to the liquor store next my mood was not great.
I have noticed I get very sassy when I am let loose alone. This trip was no exception.
The one lone cashier was ringing up a tricky order for a middle aged man while the phone rang.
The middle aged man was tapping his pen incessantly as he waited. I looked at the pen, stared at him, rolled my eyes. Nope. He was getting on my last nerve.
Then I remembered something typed on line about reframing and tried it.
I told the annoying customer “wow that is some great percussion! Are you a drummer? Why not kick it up a notch and really go to town!” Tone is important. I said this enthusiastically and tried to exude sincerity.
Dude looked at his pen, tapped it twice more and then blessedly stopped. He had no idea he was tap tap tapping.
The busy cashier smiled and then it was my turn. He told the customer calling to please hold and as he was ringing up my new stove I commented “let’s see, twelve employees, one guy managing the register and the phone. Typical”. There was no anger or complaining in my voice, only commentary.
He smiled and asked one of the other employees who had formed a conga line around the store to please pick up. A bold move.
Customer was helped but got tired of waiting and hung up I heard.
Pencil tapping drives me insane. Short trip I know. Never would have thought to try compliments.
Who was the mentor whose advice I benefited from? Here is his pic:
I hope there’s no need to return but if there is I’ll go because Jo Ann’s take their fabrics seriously and so do their customers. The cushions turned out much better than expected but that’s not due to any skill on my part. I watched YouTube and got some insights when I took the existing ones apart. 
Definitely an improvement.
