ask a guy in ardmore oklahoma anything

[Canuckster]

so its the weekend and i have fuck all to do,and am looking for something to do while down here



so I was suggested i visit the gene autry museum here in the area, its not the big one but a small local one.


I actually drove past it while on our "one more deal to do" days last week, its a small museum locally owned and operated in the midst of a little nothing town.

so this morning I start googling it, to find the directions,and maybe see if it will actually be worth my time as I frankly could not give 2 shits about Gene Autry if its just a bunch of movie memorabilia im not likely to go.

among my google searches, i see this.



now its got my interest



at least this gives me something to look into,

[Canuckster]

hah, this gets better, just did some googling for shits and grins

http://www.thewatchmanwakes.com/JohnMac ... sonry.html

Roy Rogers, born Leonard Slye, became a 33rd degree Mason in 1979 and his wife, Dale Evans, was, according to Grand Chapter, Order of the Eastern Star State of New York, a member of the Eastern Star, a Masonic organization for women.



Throughout his acting career, Tom Mix was also a devoted freemason. He was raised on February 21, 1925, at Utopia Lodge No. 537, in Los Angeles California. He joined both the Scottish Rite and The Royal Arch, and participated in the famed 233 club. The 233 was an entertainment industry social club which claimed over 1,700 Masons as members from the motion picture and theatrical industries.



http://freemasonry.bcy.ca/biography/way ... yne_j.html

May 16, 1907 - June 11, 1979
Born Marion Morrison, "the Duke" appeared or starred in over 200 films in his fifty-year career, winning an Oscar for "True Grit," in 1969. Remembered for his definition of the American individualist of a mythical wild west, he came to represent America to several generations of movie-goers.
A Member of Glendale DeMolay Chapter during his high school days, Duke was also a freemason, like his father before him, receiving his Craft degrees in July 1970 in Marion McDaniel Lodge No. 56, Tucson, Arizona. A Senior DeMolay, he was also awarded the DeMolay Legion of Honor in 1970. In December of that year, he joined the York Rite Bodies in California and became a Shriner in Al Malaikah Shrine Temple.
Initiated : July 9, 1970
Passed : July 10, 1970
Raised : July 11, 1970
Marion McDaniel Lodge No. 56, Tucson, Arizona,


lol, cowboy masons yeehaw, this is not surprising to me in the least.

[Som-Pong]

Secret Societies need to be clamped down on.

[Canuckster]

the journey home....or part of it at least/

[Edge Guerrero]

- Look's like a great place, i would love to go someday.

Congrat's on the trip Canuckster.

[Masato]

This is an awesome thread Canuckster, thanks for sharing

Interesting info you dug up on those old famous Masons!

How would you sum up your impression of the whole experience? All in all, what is Oklahoma like in your memory? Could you live down there?

Looking forward to hearing more in person maybe, we should go catch a UFC card one night soon or something

[Canuckster]

Hey dude,

i couldn't live there, too much culture shock,

they are wonderful people but i doubt i could ever feel at home there.

The myth of the American asshole is not an issue down south, some of the most welcoming and hospitable I've ever met.

as far as the mason stuff, it found me, i wasn't looking, that shit just finds me now it seems.

I enjoyed the trip, i did want to get over to the oklahoma city bombing memorial to check that out, but never had time. my schedule was filled up the whole time i was there, i ddnt even get time to do any jits a the local club there which bummed me out.