Saturday 9
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Welcome to Saturday 9.
Saturday 9: Bonanza (1959)
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1) Bonanza ran on NBC for 14 seasons. Today it's rerun on Me-TV and TVLand. Were/are you a fan?
Oy, yes, back in the day the most popular shows were westerns,but this one really captured my heart The setting being near Lake Tahoe, with it's Ponderosa Pines was one element for me, even though the lake wasn't prominent at all in the storyline,
but more so, the ranch houose was magical to me.
I loved the inside!
WOW, I just saw where the late Lorne Green, papa on Bonanaza, had a replica made to live in, in Mesa, Arizona..
2) The show centers on The Cartwrights, who lived on a massive ranch in Nevada. License plates in Nevada read, "The Silver State." What's on your license plate?
3 letters and 3 numerals, we do not have designer plates
3) Ben Cartwright made his fortune as a cattle rancher. What's the last beef dish you ate?
I had a thick cut, perfectly grilled sirloin, out for my birthday dinner this week.
4) Patriarch Ben had his eldest son, Adam, with his refined, bookish first wife, Elizabeth. Unfortunately, Elizabeth died in childbirth. Still Adam inherited her love of the written word. What's the last book you finished?
I recently read the trilogy of books by Carlene O'Connnor, Mysteries set in Ireland. Very good!!!
5) Ben's second son, Hoss, was born to his second wife, Inger, who was killed as the family traveled West by wagon train. Hoss inherited her open, friendly manner and her way with animals. Are there pets in your home?
No we decided years ago that petswere not in our future..
6) Ben's youngest, Joe, arrived after Ben married a third time to the passionate Marie, who died in a riding accident when her son was only five years old. Little Joe inherited her impetuosity. Do you consider yourself more spontaneous or predictable?
I am pretty spontaneous.. I sometimes act without thinking... not a great trait.. It has gotten me in trouble several times!
7) Samuel Clemons was a reporter in Virginia City at the time when the Cartwrights would have been there, and a fictionalized version of Mr. Clemons appeared in an episode of Bonanza. Without looking it up, do you know Samuel Clemons' famous pen name?
Absolutely... Mark Twain! Love him!!!
8) Hair was a big deal in the Bonanza dressing room. Three of the original four stars -- Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts and Dan Blocker -- all wore hairpieces. (The fourth, Michael Landon, began dying his hair while still in his 20s because he was going prematurely gray.) Have you ever worn a wig or a hairpiece?
No, but I remember feeling very sad when I learned that Parnell Roberts was bald!
But I was about 11 at the time!
9) Random question -- Tell us the story behind one of your scars.
My first scar I got when I was 2.. I was born with a rather large and ugly birthmark on my wrist. It was a raised, deep red mark that looked very angry in some of my baby photos.. Mother took me to the dermatologist to ask what could be done for it.. He used the technology of the time... thanks to the Curies, I was a recipient of a radium treatment that actually burned my birthmark away.. however, I was left with a burn scar... not as noticeable, but still a conversation starter for life!!That scar has grown with me and now it stretches at least 12 inches up the inside of my arm. and down the side of my thumb. When I go to the dermatologists now, they ask me what happened.. When I tell them they have photos made of it becasue they never knew anyone who had that technology used on them before... My hubs has never told me I if glow in the dark, but he is a very sound sleeper!
I am glad all worked out with your birthmark. I had a mole removed and it was done right in the office and I went home afterwards. That is about as crazy as my skin has been. Loved your answers! Have a great weekend!
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Thanks for the peek inside Lorne Greene's Ponderosa replica home. It's nicer than the original, I think. Wow. That is pretty interesting how they dealt with your birthmark. I've never heard of that before. Glad it didn't leave you glowing!
ReplyDeleteThose birth moles/marks can be dangerous so I'm glad yours was safely removed. Although I am sorry about the scar. Mine left a big scar, too. They didn't care too much about what you looked like in the 1960s when they messed with you, I guess.
ReplyDeleteI didn't know that The Ponderosa Ranch was near Lake Tahoe...I lived in Carson City NV for a while, and did not have a clue!
ReplyDeleteLoved those Ponderosa pictures! Thank you for sharing.
ReplyDeleteWhat a story about your birthmark! I have a small red birthmark on my left arm, by my wrist and it honestly looks like I was burned with a cigarette!
ReplyDeleteI didn't know Lorne Green had a replica made of the Ponderosa, that's very cool!
This was an interesting post, full things I either didn't know or had forgotten. Adam's baldness didn't leave a lasting affect on me evidently since my father was bald and I married a man with no hair. I didn't know about the replica, but I was also enamored with the interior of the TV house. Your scar story is certainly interesting and I loved the last line. I enjoyed my visit with you this Sunday afternoon.
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