Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Museum -- Roy's stuffed horse 'Trigger' and dog 'Bullet' up for auction
Hoodoo
By EVA DOU, Associated Press Writer
38 mins ago
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100710/ap_on_en_mo/us_roy_rogers_auction
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Gil Perez, right, a doorman at Christies auction house, wears an outfit
and holds a guitar belonging to Roy Rogers as he stands alongside the
preserved remains of Rogers' horse 'Trigger' and dog 'Bullet' at the New
York auction house, Friday, July 9, 2010. Christie's held a preview
Friday of an upcoming auction of items from the now-closed Roy Rogers
and Dale Evans Museum in Branson, Mo.
NEW YORK – The smell of horses and hay permeated the marble-floored
galleries at Christie's in Manhattan Friday as potential bidders
previewed items including the preserved remains of movie cowboy Roy
Rogers' famous horse Trigger.
The auction house is selling items from the now-closed Roy Rogers and
Dale Evans Museum in Branson, Mo., next Wednesday and Thursday.
Unlike the fine furniture, paintings and jewelry that Christie's is
famous for, the centerpiece of this auction is a stuffed and mounted
horse rearing on its hind legs. It also will feature another type of
horsepower — Rogers' 1964 Bonneville convertible adorned with
collectible silver dollars, its door handles and gear shift replaced by
silver-plated pistols.
The car is estimated to draw $100,000 to $150,000. Trigger is expected
to fetch $100,000 to $200,000.
Other items for sale include: Rogers' and Evans' performance outfits;
the preserved remains of Rogers' dog, Bullet; about 60 pairs of cowboy
boots; the Rogers family dining table; and the Jeep "Nellybelle" from
the Roy Rogers TV show.
Michel Bettigole, 70, a prospective buyer who attended the preview,
called Rogers one of his heroes and said he grew up watching him chase
down bandits on the big screen.
"But there was never any violence," he said. "He always shot the gun out
of the bad guy's hand. It was good morals."
Hundreds of items will be offered for sale, many of them with estimated
prices in the low hundreds. Hand-drawn music for the theme song "Happy
Trails" has a pre-sale estimate of $300 to $500. So does a grouping of
two Rogers' guitars.
Bettigole was skeptical about some of the estimates.
"A Roy Rogers watch that Roy Rogers wore for $400? Forget about it!" he
said.
Cathy Elkies, Christie's director of iconic collections, said the
estimates are based on the intrinsic values of the items, but prices
could go much higher.
"What someone wants to pay for something Roy Rogers had, that's the wild
card," she said.
Christie's has been overwhelmed with calls from everyone from museum
representatives to Roy Rogers fans who wanted a piece of the King of the
Cowboys, said Linda Kohn-Sherwood, who is helping oversee the sale. Part
of Rogers' appeal was his charitable image outside the studio. He and
Evans adopted several children and started a foundation for children in
need.
"They were the Brad and Angelina of the time," Kohn-Sherwood said.
Near the entrance at Christie's Friday, doorman Gil Perez, 58, got to be
the famous cowboy for a day. Perez wore one of Rogers' red, embroidered
performance shirts and toted a Roy Rogers guitar as he welcomed visitors
to the gallery. He said he got his lucky break because he was about the
same size as Rogers.
"I'm so honored, because I grew up watching him," he said. "But there's
no way I'm trying to imitate him, because there's only one Roy."
Online: http://www.royrogers.com
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Mark
Travoltron
know what a huge icon he was. I had no idea that his museum went under.
Trigger at least belongs in the Smithsonian.
Hidden Draggin
I visited when the museum was in Victorville, CA and we were met
by this gracious lady who explained everything, not once revealing
she was indeed, Dale Evans.
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Brad Ferguson
<travo...@defender.uni> wrote:
> He's way before my time, maybe even before my parents' time, but even I
> know what a huge icon he was. I had no idea that his museum went under.
It's been in trouble for a very long time. The museum used to be on
Route 66 in Victorville, CA, where Roy and Dale lived, but attendance
had fallen through the years. The plans to move the museum to Branson
were in the works for a long time -- in fact, so long ago that they
were approved by Roy himself.
The museum turned out not to be a success in Branson, either. It
lasted only about five and a half years there. The operators say it
was done in by the high rent they were being charged, but I think it's
more like Roy and Dale are fast fading into the background of things.
It's hard to acknowledge that, but I think it's true.
> Trigger at least belongs in the Smithsonian.
A lot of people think so. The stuffed Gabby Hayes, though, not so much.
R H Draney
I would have thought they'd pickle him....r
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Hoodoo
GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time), spoke thusly:
> The museum turned out not to be a success in Branson, either. It
> lasted only about five and a half years there. The operators say it
> was done in by the high rent they were being charged, but I think
> it's more like Roy and Dale are fast fading into the background of
> things. It's hard to acknowledge that, but I think it's true.
A shame, especially when considering that Yakov Smirnoff thrives in that
city.
Brian Watson
"Brad Ferguson" <thir...@frXOXed.net> wrote in message
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> The museum turned out not to be a success in Branson, either. It
> lasted only about five and a half years there. The operators say it
> was done in by the high rent they were being charged, but I think it's
> more like Roy and Dale are fast fading into the background of things.
> It's hard to acknowledge that, but I think it's true.
I was amazed to see a signpost to Leo Carrillo's ranch when I was visiting
San Diego earlier this year.
I hope to visit it next time I'm there.
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Hoodoo
GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time), spoke thusly:
> "Brad Ferguson"<thir...@frXOXed.net> wrote
>> The museum turned out not to be a success in Branson, either. It
>> lasted only about five and a half years there. The operators say
>> it was done in by the high rent they were being charged, but I
>> think it's more like Roy and Dale are fast fading into the
>> background of things. It's hard to acknowledge that, but I think
>> it's true.
> I was amazed to see a signpost to Leo Carrillo's ranch when I was
> visiting San Diego earlier this year.
> I hope to visit it next time I'm there.
There's also this site related by name:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Carrillo_State_Park
marcus
> Roy Rogers auction in NYC offers Trigger's remains
<snip>
I loved Roy and Dale, watched their show..even had a Roy Rogers'
"Chuck Wagon" toy set, so it is without any disrespect intended that I
quote one of my all-time favorite lines from SNL's "Weekend Update"
segment. This is from the 5/14/77 show as read by Jane Curtin:
"Sixty-four year old cowboy Roy Rogers stated this week that when he
dies, he would like to be stuffed and mounted on top of Trigger, his
dead horse, who is also stuffed and mounted. When asked to comment on
this, Dale Evans, Roy's affectionate wife, said that she, too, would
like to be stuffed and mounted but not necessarily in that order."
busgal
"They were the Brad and Angelina of the time," Kohn-Sherwood said.
My friend thought this was a scary comparison
Rob Cibik
Trigger stuffed has more substance, sincerity, and natural beauty than
Jolie.
Brad Ferguson
<88c372ff-1df5-4605...@d16g2000yqb.googlegroups.com>,
marcus <marc...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> I loved Roy and Dale, watched their show..even had a Roy Rogers'
> "Chuck Wagon" toy set
I had until this moment completely forgotten that I once had a Roy
Rogers Chuck Wagon set. I probably haven't thought of it in fifty
years. Wow.
marcus
> In article
> <88c372ff-1df5-4605-8f92-84a854c39...@d16g2000yqb.googlegroups.com>,
>
> marcus <marcus...@yahoo.com> wrote:
> > I loved Roy and Dale, watched their show..even had a Roy Rogers'
> > "Chuck Wagon" toy set
>
> I had until this moment completely forgotten that I once had a Roy
> Rogers Chuck Wagon set. I probably haven't thought of it in fifty
> years. Wow.
And that's probably how long ago that I had it...also had a replica of
Nelly-Bell (sp?)
R H Draney
> Brian Watson <Br...@imagebus.co.uk>, on Sat Jul 10 2010 08:46:06
> GMT-0500 (Central Daylight Time), spoke thusly:
>
>> I was amazed to see a signpost to Leo Carrillo's ranch when I was
>> visiting San Diego earlier this year.
>> I hope to visit it next time I'm there.
>
>
> There's also this site related by name:
>
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Leo_Carrillo_State_Park
Ah, Pancho!...r
busgal
Hoodoo
(Central Daylight Time), spoke thusly:
> And Trigger goes to the RFD cable network for about a Quarter
> Million
They should be able to afford it the way their viewership has been
increasing over the past few months.
Bermuda999
or, if you include Trigger, they were the Brad and Angelina and Sarah
Jessica Parker of the time
Brad Ferguson
<ver...@objectmail.com> wrote:
> busgal <busg...@gmail.com>, on Thu Jul 15 2010 07:16:30 GMT-0500
> (Central Daylight Time), spoke thusly:
>
> > And Trigger goes to the RFD cable network for about a Quarter
> > Million
>
> They should be able to afford it the way their viewership has been
> increasing over the past few months.
Trigger was cheaper than Imus and is likely to be much more loyal.
Hoodoo
By EVA DOU, Associated Press Writer
2 hrs 35 mins ago
http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100716/ap_en_tv/us_roy_rogers_auction
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Gil Perez, right, a doorman at Christies auction house, wears an outfit
and holds a guitar belonging to Roy Rogers as he stands alongside the
preserved remains of Rogers' horse 'Trigger' and dog 'Bullet' at the New
York auction house, Friday, July 9, 2010. Christie's held a preview
Friday of an upcoming auction of items from the now-closed Roy Rogers
and Dale Evans Museum in Branson, Mo.
NEW YORK – After sitting stuffed and mounted for more than 40 years in a
museum, Roy Rogers' horse Trigger and dog Bullet will be TV stars once more.
Rural cable network RFD-TV bought Bullet for $35,000 on Thursday and
Trigger for $266,000 a day earlier at an auction in New York City.
RFD-TV owner Patrick Gottsch said the Omaha, Neb.-based network will
begin airing old Roy Rogers movies on Saturdays starting November 6. The
movie cowboy's son, Roy Jr., will introduce each film, as Trigger and
Bullet stand in the background.
"The goal is to introduce Roy Rogers to a whole new generation of kids,"
Gottsch said.
Trigger and Bullet were part of a Christie's auction of items from the
now-closed Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Museum in Branson, Mo.
On Thursday, more than 1,000 items hit the auction block, including the
Rogers family dining set, which sold at $11,875, triple the presale
estimate; Trigger's flower-bedecked straw hat, which fetched $2,750,
compared with the $500 to $1,000 estimate; and the hand-drawn music and
lyrics to "Happy Trails," which sold for $27,500, compared with the
estimate of $500.
All sale prices include the buyer's premium of 25 percent for most
items, or 20 percent for prices in excess of $50,000.
The total sale realized $2.98 million, according to Christie's. No items
went unsold.
Auctioneer Cathy Elkies said Rogers' silver Jeep Nellybelle was the most
anticipated item up for auction, with an estimated sale price of between
$20,000 and $30,000.
Pam Weidel, a horse trainer from New Jersey, went home with Nellybelle
for $116,500. She said she always felt a special attachment to
Nellybelle when she watched Roy Rogers Westerns as a child.
"I called all my cars that over the years. I'd say, `C'mon Nellybelle,'"
she said.
Now that she has the real Nellybelle, Weidel says she's planning to keep
it in the private museum of businessman John B. Haines IV, who is in the
construction industry, in Pennsburg, Pa.
Julie Ann Ream, the niece of another famous singing cowboy, Rex Allen,
said she and others in the audience were nervous about where the pieces
of the collection would end up. She said the crowd cheered when an item
went to a collector they knew would put the item back in a museum for
public viewing.
"A lot of it, you just don't know where it's going," she said.
Trigger's new owner said he's heard from thousands of relieved Rogers fans.
"Over the last 24 hours, I've received so many e-mails of thank you,
just wonderful letters, saying `Thank you for saving Trigger,'" Gottsch
said.
With a Western icon on the line, Gottsch said the auction was
heart-pounding. RFD-TV CFO Steve Campione sat at Christie's auction hall
Wednesday night while Gottsch yelled into Campione's headset from Omaha.
"We almost lost Trigger at $200,000," Gottsch said. "Steve couldn't hear
me, and I was yelling on the phone, `Hit him! Hit him! Hit him!' and he
was saying `What?'"
But they snagged the golden palomino after all.
Gottsch said children will be able to come to RFD-TV's new headquarters
in Omaha to visit the famous horse.
The other two preserved horses up for sale, Rogers' wife Dale Evans'
steed, Buttermilk, and Trigger's body double, Trigger Jr., both went to
private U.S. buyers for $25,000 and $18,750.
Elkies, the auctioneer, said it was the "most colorful, emotional and
sentimental" sale she had experienced in her 20 years at Christie's.
At the end of the auction, the audience broke out spontaneously in a
rendition of the Roy Rogers theme song "Happy Trails."
Brian Watson
"Hoodoo" <ver...@objectmail.com> wrote in message
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> Rural cable network RFD-TV bought Bullet for $35,000 on Thursday and
> Trigger for $266,000 a day earlier at an auction in New York City.
So NOW we know who pulled the Trigger.
Hoodoo
Trigger and Bullet are coming to RFD-TV. That's right, we are proud to
announce that Roy Rogers' two most famous partners have been purchased
by RFD-TV from this past week's Christies auction of the Roy Rogers
Museum.
Tune in this coming Thursday night, July 22, at 10pm eastern, 9 central,
8 mountain, or 7 pacific time for a very special edition of Equine
"LIVE" with RFD-TV Founder and President, Patrick Gottsch, along with
special guests from the Rogers family. We will be providing details of
this news, and announce plans to bring Roy Rogers movies back to
television.
As always, your calls will be welcome during the program and you may ask
questions, or share your own memories of Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, and
their cast of characters. It's going to be a night of talking about
television-the-way-it-used-to-be, right here on RFD-TV. Gather up the
family and join us, won't you?
geoffl...@gmail.com
marcus
> I knew Roy and Dale from my families restaurant and I also met Bullet. I never did get to see Trigger, but ,I'm sorry to say, I've always thought that this was an awfully horrid way to show respect to the animals you loved.
Having said that the OP of this thread reminds me of the classic Jane Curtin, Weekend Update report from the May 14, 1977 SNL show: