Guardians of The Lambsfoot!

One of the All Time Greats Buddy Holly was born on this day in 1936. Most people now would never had heard of him.

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Jack Black said:
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Me neither, but that is a great pic! 😂 Cool pocket watch 🙂 Tool Man buys cheap Ruskie type quartz pocket watches from eBay. He insists they are the best watches money can buy. They come with various tacky designs embossed on the back. He was trying to persuade me I should buy one, and when I told him what I thought about the tacky designs, he told me there was one with wolves on, as if that was absolute class! 😁 I said, "Those aren't wolves, they're Alsatians (German Shepherds). When me and Tool Man were young, 'Alsatian' dogs were de rigeur with the sort of people who later progressed to pit-bulls and smoking a substance that rhymes with back. Since, the classic run-down housing project in Leeds is Gipton, I dubbed the watch 'The Gipton Special'! 🤣 I know Tool Man hates me saying this, so every time he is showing somebody his watch, I ask, "Is that The Gipton Special?" Just to see him wince! I then add a line of "The Gipton Special's coming down the line..." Tool Man hates it, which of course makes it all the more amusing!! 🤣🤣👍
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That's funny Jack! I suppose he doesn't show it off much if you're near. 😂 Thanks, too, for the compliment. I don't know much about the watch other than I'm fairly certain it was my granddad's. I found it in my dad's box of keepsakes after he passed. My dad never wore a watch; when he did he had a knack for either terribly etching the crystal or outright breaking it while working. Anyway from what I can gather this was a fairly inexpensive watch that he likely purchased in the 1970/80's. It still keeps great time as long as it is wound daily.
 
Jack Black said:
Sweet as a nut!
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Thanks pal.
birdsbeaks said:
the home decor and design sensibilities of a commune of mystic, new-age, incorrigibly metaphysical yet financially comfortable, hippies
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Sounds like a cool place! :)
birdsbeaks said:
In case you missed my post in the giveaway thread, here's a shot of the astoundingly generous prize pack in all its considerable glory
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Fantastic package! Congratulations amigo!
SteveC said:
Double bonus with a shot of Cassie
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What a sweet little doll!
 
birdsbeaks said:
Ahoy Guardians! Trimming the tree in my front yard has really taken it out of me, so I'm taking a couple days off and resting up with two new additions to the permanent collection: An incredible slip from our very own @sbh06 and a stainless TEW lamb wearing rugged Bexoid pants from our also very own Señor Jack Black Jack Black - both part of the lucre received from winning Jack's 5000-page-lambfootery extravaganza!

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My dad and his GF flew to Quebec to catch a cruise down the North American continent's eastern coast, which has tagged me in for cat-feeding duties. Before you get all excited, there aren't any cat pics, and my dad's cat "Glammy" looks pretty rangy even on her best day - not very photogenic as far as cats go.

What my dad and his GF do have, in lieu of a photogenic cat, are the home decor and design sensibilities of a commune of mystic, new-age, incorrigibly metaphysical yet financially comfortable, hippies - so I used some of their stuff as props. Since I'm not being compensated for feeding the cat, I'll chalk the photographic liberties up as my fee.

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In case you missed my post in the giveaway thread, here's a shot of the astoundingly generous prize pack in all its considerable glory:

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Go Guardians!!
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Hilarious Will :D Glad you like the stainless Bex :thumbsup:
cudgee said:
One of the All Time Greats Buddy Holly was born on this day in 1936. Most people now would never had heard of him.

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Tool Man and his pals are big fans :) I wonder if he picked up a Lambsfoot while he was in Sheffield? Stan Shaw made knives for The Crickets, who used to visit him :cool: I read an account by an old feller, who was saying a few of them were standing around in Sheffield early one evening, and this big tall bloke, walked up, grinning broadly, and chewing gum. He asked them the way to the City Hall, where he was playing. It was Buddy Holly :) :thumbsup:
SteveC said:
Bonus pic of the day 👍


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Double bonus with a shot of Cassie


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Stunning knife Steve, and that's quite a pic of Cassie! :D :thumbsup:
peanutsxx said:
That's funny Jack! I suppose he doesn't show it off much if you're near. 😂 Thanks, too, for the compliment. I don't know much about the watch other than I'm fairly certain it was my granddad's. I found it in my dad's box of keepsakes after he passed. My dad never wore a watch; when he did he had a knack for either terribly etching the crystal or outright breaking it while working. Anyway from what I can gather this was a fairly inexpensive watch that he likely purchased in the 1970/80's. It still keeps great time as long as it is wound daily.
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Definitely not! :D Tool Man is very set in his ways, and if he likes something, he will insist it's 'The Best', but he's fighting a losing battle with The Gipton Special! 😁 Gipton is known locally as Corned Beef Island! 🤣👍
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Sweet shot Dwight :cool: :thumbsup:
screened porch said:
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Looking good Jer :) :thumbsup:
 
The last little batch of peppers off our plants this year was not enough to do anything with, but we're not going to throw them out.

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So we hit the local farmer's market this morning and I stocked up on a bunch of different peppers.

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I chopped the tops off, blended them smooth with apple cider vinegar and pinch of salt, then cooked them for a bit.

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After straining, the sauce got a bit more salt then will sit in the fridge for a week or so before use. (I tasted it, and it's mildly hot but really delicious - so more a flavor sauce than a hot sauce.)

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I put some potatoes, onion, and chicken thighs in a crockpot and dumped the sludge that was stained on top of it. Looking forward to dinner tonight!

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Jack Black said:
Hilarious Will :D Glad you like the stainless Bex :thumbsup:

Tool Man and his pals are big fans :) I wonder if he picked up a Lambsfoot while he was in Sheffield? Stan Shaw made knives for The Crickets, who used to visit him :cool: I read an account by an old feller, who was saying a few of them were standing around in Sheffield early one evening, and this big tall bloke, walked up, grinning broadly, and chewing gum. He asked them the way to the City Hall, where he was playing. It was Buddy Holly :) :thumbsup:
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Great story !
Jack Black said:
Stunning knife Steve, and that's quite a pic of Cassie! :D :thumbsup:
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Thanks mate !


cudgee said:
She's beautiful. 🥰
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Thank you, she's a great wee dog !

Hatchet_Jack said:
Billy has been happy with his birthday haul this morning. No points for guessing the theme. Daniel’s got present opening duties.

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Your boys look like they're having fun ! 😍👍

cudgee said:
100 pages onto the next 5,000. :thumbsup:.

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Nice pic and bunnet !

echoscout said:
Got this wool slip for the GL-24 from Barrett today. Thanks Barrett and Jack. I really appreciate y'all giving me one. 👍🤠 Ive received a package from Jack and Jeremy also. Pics of that tomorrow.

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Great pic buddy, is that a Sharps .45-70?
 
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