Little Yellowstone Video

I have a gift to share. While I was in school, I had to create a slide show, using the old fashioned projector, white screen, and music. We had a nifty device that could control the blend etc. I had this idea to use this song about buffalo, by Spanky and Our Gang. Do you remember them? They were kind of like the Mamas and Papas (harmonies and sound). They had a hit with Sunday will Never Be the Same? Well anyway, when I was a teenager, my dad had a greatest hist album, and I loved this one song a real lot. All I remembered was that the lyrics said "Where' My Buffalo?" The search was on to figure out the name of the song, and see if I could buy it on CD. I searched and searched, and finally I did a Google for Spanky. I actually found a website, and an email address. I wrote her, and asked the name of the song, and what CD I might find it on. She wrote back that the song was "National Stardom" and happened to be one of her very favorites. She has a deep love of the buffalo. She said it did not exist on any CD, but had her assistant convert it from an old album (VINAL, can you believe it?!) and they sent it to me... with permission to use in my slide show. In exchange, I sent a couple buffalo prints I had kicking around.

I had the music, now I had to get the images. I took a road trip through Yellowstone, to Cooke City and met several friends along the way. I stayed the night, and returned the next day. The only drawback of film is that you can't check the images right away... so a few were not usable, and a few are soft focused. I have been working to recreate the show, and so here you have it. Hope you enjoy.

I must go away now as the hour grows late, and I have to go make tacos for dinner. YUM! I do want to say thank you to those who stop by to read my rantings, and leave little messages of hello - it really means a great deal to me. I have to hop by your places... Promise I will catch up tomorrow - LOL - I hope!

ciao,

eila