Interesting information Paula. You learn something new every day - I did not know that James Brown also played the forest ranger in Lassie. James Brown was gorgeous wasn't he? He was from Texas actually. Good trivia stuff Paula. I guess as a child I missed the bad message about Gramps and leaving the dog - but I'm glad I did but sorry that some caught it. It should be a fun time with both of them here. I just hope they like each other. Daphne Faithfully Yours, Rin Tin Tin, Miss Daphne Hereford. www.RinTinTin.com -----Original Message----- From: Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:Showgsd-l@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] Sent: Saturday, May 09, 2009 12:27 PM To: showgsd-l digest users Subject: showgsd-l Digest V3 #1077 <<From: "Paula Cooke" <pcooke212@xxxxxxxxxxx> Date: Sat, 9 May 2009 17:25:09 GMT Subject: Re: Lassie is coming to Texas Not to put a damper on your message, Daphne, you know how I love Rinty, and I do love Lassie, too, and I sincerely hope their meeting goes well and earns lots of attention for ARFkids, but, Lassie's TV show was not one of my favorites. The one big thing I remember most about Lassie, the TV series, was that when Gramps died, Mom and Jeff sold the farm, and they LEFT LASSIE there to live with Timmy and family!! I was about 9 years old and I was HORRIFIED!! I wonder how many children received the subliminal message that it is just fine to abandon your pets whenever convenient! They will all live happily ever after, right? I will take Rusty, Rinty and that gorgeous hunk, Lt. Rip Masters, any day!! :-) :-) Trivia nuts - Did you know that the actor who played Lt. Rip Masters in Rin Tin Tin, James Brown, was the same actor who played Forest Ranger Mike McBride in Lassie? Daphne, please give both Rinty and Lassie an ear rub from me!! Paula, 156 days and counting End of showgsd-l Digest V3 #1077 ******************************** ============================================================================ POST is Copyrighted 2008. All material remains the property of the original author and of GSD Communication, Inc. NO REPRODUCTIONS or FORWARDS of any kind are permitted without prior permission of the original author AND of the Showgsd-l Management. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. ALL PERSONS ARE ON NOTICE THAT THE FORWARDING, REPRODUCTION OR USE IN ANY MANNER OF ANY MATERIAL WHICH APPEARS ON SHOWGSD-L WITHOUT THE EXPRESS PERMISSION OF ALL PARTIES TO THE POST AND THE LIST MANAGEMENT IS EXPRESSLY FORBIDDEN, AND IS A VIOLATION OF LAW. VIOLATORS OF THIS PROHIBITION WILL BE PROSECUTED. For assistance, please contact the List Management at admin@xxxxxxxxxxxx VISIT OUR WEBSITE - http://showgsd.org NATIONAL BLOG - http://gsdnational.blogspot.com/ ============================================================================