Ballard Street by Jerry Van Amerongen for November 09, 2007

Ooh… beautiful poster…. beautiful vintage shade of blue.

Lovely color-blocking.

And we can’t forget…. gorgeously handsome Western hero, Tom Mixbasset, with those thrilling, steady, brown eyes.

I spite of his name, he looks every inch the perfect purebred…

Oh…. um… is that considered un-PC to mention nowadays?

Did you know there was a human movie made?

I hope the link works, cos I had to test a LOT of them:

https://alchetron.com/cdn/Riders-of-the-Purple-Sage-1925-film-images-7ba17784-9604-450b-9cea-4fa675c47a9.jpg

Strangely, almost ten years later this poster was re-used for a completely different movie…

(I think I found this last time, too)

I wonder whether the two humans were identical!

They’re so hard to tell apart, you know.

http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-r-WNnaHnVf0/VDgZpqt1diI/AAAAAAAAOn4/v4KrXfdeK-8/s1600/1933%2Bsilent%2Bmen.jpg

I was just thinking …. (stand back!) ….

If that movie were made today, I’m sure it would be “New Riders of the Purplie Sage.”

And…. maybe little Augie should be out there riding the range, too

with his great nose for trouble.

Vintage shade of blue my ass. I know purply when I see it.

Here a biscuit, there a biscuit, everywhere a bloody biscuit.

Beautiful! I love Tom Mixbasset, but especially love Tony (my son’s name). I see bluies and purplies. I don’t want to see any bloody biscuits, though.

I love Westerns! Old Westerns especially! Tom Mixbasset sure can fill a cowboy hat….tilted just so! I had to check out the IMBD website for a quick peek at their info……I just found out that Gary Pooper was in this movie as an UNCREDITED rider! How’s that for trivia.

Love this poster, Stel!!!

Hah! Had I only known that bit of info, ML………. I would have credited Gary Pooper!Absolutely! He’s one of the all-time greats!

Thanks!

We love purple, ya can’t get more purple than that!!!