In this episode of All Star Western Theater, we take a journey through the musical and storytelling talents of Foy Willing and the Riders of the Purple Sage. The show opens with a lively performance of "Everything's Going My Way," a tune that captures the carefree spirit of the West. As the music fades, we are transported to Cactus Junction, where a thrilling tale unfolds involving a desert hideaway, a daring escape, and the clever capture of a fugitive. The story is filled with humor, suspense, and the unique charm of the Western landscape.
Listeners are treated to more musical interludes, including the poignant "I'm Waltzing with a Broken Heart" and the evocative "Timber Trail." The episode concludes with the classic "Cool Water," a song that paints a vivid picture of the desert's harsh beauty and the promise of refreshment. Throughout the episode, the Riders of the Purple Sage bring the spirit of the West to life with their harmonious vocals and engaging storytelling, making for an entertaining and nostalgic listening experience.
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The makers of Good Webber's Bread presents your all star Western Theater. From Hollywood comes your all star western theatre, starring America's great western singers, boy willing, and the riders of the purple sage, bringing you the music, the stories, and the spirit of the great open spaces. Now here are the riders of the purple sage.
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Listen to a song of the wind. Listen to a song of the rain. We never care where we be. We never work far away. We live a life of leisure here on the Desert Drive. We never search for treasure. We want nothing gold can buy. We lose the cares We live a life of
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Hello there, folks. This is Floyd Willing inviting all of you to go riding down the Melody Trail with the riders of the Purple Sage. Later in our show, we'll have a western story for you. But right now, it's one of those tunes from a western picture that you all seem to like. Before you sing it, Foy, let me tell the folks that you wrote this happy song. That's right. And it's titled Everything's Going My Way.
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Just jogging along, singing a song, not a worry or a care. Easy to please, and freeze the breeze. I'm gonna be a millionaire. Not a thing on my mind, troubles behind. Behind. Oh, what a wonderful day. Standing on the outside, looking on the inside, everything's going my way. Rich or poor, life can be sunny. Just to be sure, have plenty of money. So I'll ask you to do all of my blues, no more skies a break. Gonna take it easy, I heard it's breezy, everything's going my way. Just jogging alone, singing a song, not a worry or a care. Easy to please and free as a breeze, I'm gonna be a millionaire.
Not a thing on my mind, troubles behind, oh what a wonderful day. Standing on the outside, looking on the inside, everything's going my way, you'd be
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I have cattle in the bank and money I'm
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You know, to write or create a song like that one, we just sure it takes a lot of brains and it takes brains to plan a good meal too, especially when you have three meals to plan three hundred sixty five days out of the year. But Southern California homemakers know there is one food served at every meal that causes no worry. That's Weber's bread. Yes. You can always depend on Weber's bread for soft freshness, extra rich flavor, downright good eating. It's good plain or toasted, good in sandwiches. It's good anyway. So when you're planning good meals, plan to serve Weber's bread. You'll find it in every grocery store in its crisp blue and white check-in them wrapper.
That's Weber's. Good Weber's bread. And now, back to all star western theater. It's waltz time in the all star western theatre. Foy and the writers of the Purple Sage answer the requests that have come in for one of their most popular arrangements and one of their biggest selling records. I'm Waltzing with a Broken Heart.
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I'm walking with a broken heart. Because I'm dancing my last waltz with you. You're telling me that we must talk, that you're sorry, but there's someone new. I smile on our friends as they go dancing by. I'll let all they know I'm so ready to cry. I'm waltzing with a broken heart. Because I'm dancing my last waltz
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Well, Paul, here's a perfect spot for one of those western classics. Maybe a song of the open range of the desert? Yeah. But there's more to the West than deserts and cow country, Terry. This time, we'll do a song for the people who live in the parts of the West where the big trees grow. It's pretty country, and it's a great song called the Timber Trail.
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Timber. Timber. Over mountains high down the canyon wide. Let me roll men ride
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It's adventure time on your all star western theatre. Time for another story of our great Western land told to you by Foy Willing and the writers of the Purple Sage. This one's filled with action. It's called nice weather today. When you travel in this Western land of ours, you'll find it's a long way between towns, even if you follow the main highway. There's a hundred miles of desert sand and face brush broken only here and there by a small service station and cafe. Not much in the way of an oasis, but mighty comforting to the travellers who depend on these out of the way spots to meet the emergencies of desert travel.
These little stopping places are usually run by colourful western characters who prefer the loneliness of the desert to the comfort of a town. Their nearest neighbour may be 50 miles away, but the highway brings them a constant stream of visitors and sometimes real friends. Traverse who've stopped and stopped again and who keep coming back to visit every time they travel the road. Mike Jones is one who's made a host of friends. And our story is about Mike and his famous little desert spot at Cactus Junction.
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Trifting along, singing a song under a western moon.
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Cactus Junction is located where the river and the highway meet at Stony Bend. And boy willing and I'll slowly never pass that way without stopping to see Mike and to rest a few minutes in the long desert drive. The time is just about noon on a hot summer day as they drive in.
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Oh, brother. Look at all those nice green trees. Well, I haven't seen that much shade in 50 miles. It's funny how good two little old cottonwoods can look in the middle of the desert. Park this thing in the shade, boy. Well, you can fry eggs on the fenders in this heat. Don't you worry. I'm as anxious to get out of the sun as you are. Yeah. Well, looks like we're the only customers. Yeah. Not many people travel in the daytime out here if they can help it. Not only people. Even the rattlesnakes and prairie dogs have got sense enough to stay out of the sun. Boy.
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Well, well, well, how do you do? Welcome back to Cactus Junction. Hello.
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Oh, Mike. Glad to see you're still in business. Yeah. I don't think we could have made it all the way into town in that heat. Heat? Hey, listen to the man. It's nice weather today. Yeah. It's only a 28
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right out there in the shade of the cottonwood. That isn't hot? Well, maybe. But it's dry heat. You don't feel it so much. Now cut out the Chamber of Commerce talk and give me a nice cold Coke about a foot high, Mike. Well, sure. But don't you go running down our desert just because we got a nice sunny day. You haven't had anything but sunny days for the last twenty years, Mike. That is a slanderous statement. Maybe you didn't hear about the two rainstorms we had. Yeah. When was all of this? Oh, you haven't heard it. No. And I wouldn't believe it if I did hear it. Well, it rained here New Year's Day. No. Started at nine in the morning. Kept coming down till 09:15. Mhmm. And
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Started at nine in the morning. Kept coming down till 09:15. Sounds like a regular flood. Well, when was the other cloudburst?
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Well, that was a while back. Winter, '33 or, was it '34?
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Well, whenever it was, Mike, you've had a chance to dry out. Here here's your drinks, gents. Oh, yeah. You're going on another hunting trip? Yeah. That's right. We're going up into the White Mountain. Rest of the boys will be along tomorrow. I'll be watching firm. Don't do much business in Cactus Junction these days.
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Most folks travel at night if they can. Oh, that tastes good. Hey, Mike. How do you keep it so cool in here? Air conditioning. Yeah? Desert style. Them blankets hanging in the windows you kept wet with water from the windmill tank. Then the wind blowing through the canyon cools the place. Why, I thought you liked the heat. I sure do. But at Cactus Junction, we always look to the comfort of the customer. Mhmm. City fellas can't stand hot weather like we can. Well, it sure is nice in here. Boy, why don't we just stay here until dark snow? Oh, no. No. I'm afraid we have to be rolling now. Besides, you'd be bored stiff sitting here and listening to Mike brag about the desert climbing. Oh, I guess so. Nothing exciting could happen way out here, I guess. Oh, I don't know. There was a time a rattlesnake wandered into the ladies' powder room. Yeah?
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Things got right around here for a while. Yeah. I can imagine.
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Well, then there's a time we had the frostbite case. Frost Yep. Kid fell into the ice water where it keeps the soda pop. It lies in the wild West. Sure sound thrilling, Mike. Oh, we have our share of excitement here. Yep. Alright. Alright. Hey. What's the boy to ask? Come on.
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Reach high, all of you. That's better.
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Which one of you guys got the key to the convertible out there? Aren't they in the car? You know they ain't. They need them.
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Come on, toss them over to me and don't try any funny stuff when you reach for them. Better do as he says, boy. This must be the no good that escape from the prison headed this way. Highway Patrol's been looking for him for two days. You talk too much, Pop. Maybe they ought to shut you up for good. Oh, don't shoot him, fella. He's the only man on the desert with ice cold Cokes. Alright, funny man. You shut up too. Yeah? Come on. Wet them keys.
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Dig them out, Foy. This critter will think nothing to killing a few more. Besides, the highway is blocked both ways. He'll never get passed the law. Okay. Here's the keys. Catch them. Okay. Get him out. Let him have a mic, sir. Back down. I'll hold it. Alright. Uh-oh. Back up in the corner, all of you. Back up. Yeah.
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One more trick like that and I'll plug the whole bunch of you. Now get in that icebox.
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You mean that big refrigerator? That's just what I mean.
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I'm locking you in. But we'll freeze the death in there. Yeah.
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Right in the middle of the desert in the summer. Your friends won't believe it, will they?
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We shouldn't have made a mad for you. I guess not, Mike. But it almost worked. Alright. Back in the corner. Come on.
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I'll just take this big cleaver and knock off the inside handle. And throw the cleaver outside so you can't chop your way out. Yeah. Keep cool, gents.
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Well, looks like we're gonna have a cold summer, don't it? It's gonna be too cold if we can't figure some way to get out of this meat locker. Oh, yeah. Just a few minutes ago, I was moaning about the heat. Well, this will teach you to run down our desert climate. Why, we've got the best climate in the world. What do you mean? It's always too hot or too cold? I'm going to try to knock that door open.
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Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Like you broke my shoulder. Yeah. That door is eight inches thick. You can't break it open unless maybe you, do it with your head. If we had something heavy, maybe we could knock the lock loose on the outside. And I'm sorry, but I don't keep a Bactrim Ram in my spot.
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No. But there's something.
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How much does that hindquarter of beef weigh? Oh, about 200 pounds. Hey. Maybe we could do it at that. Just grab hold here, Al. Yeah. Get on the other side for it. Alright. What? Two? Three. Say it's working. Yeah. Try it again. What? Two? Three.
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It's not going wrong. There goes my icebox. Well, that's better than freezing to death inside. Come on. Let's go call the police. Where do you think you are, Hollywood?
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Ain't a phone within 40 miles. Oh, fine. There goes your car, boy. Oh, I don't know. That crook won't stick to the highway after hearing me say the police had it blocked off. Say that right. He'll probably take off across the desert. Sure. Heading south toward the border. Oh, there's an awful lot of desert out there. Yep. He can drive around in the cactus till he runs out of gas, but he won't. Yeah. He'll head for Injun Notch where the river goes through. Well, what makes you so sure? Well, it's where the old road goes through the hills. It's the only way to get out of the valley except by the highway. We'll find him in your car right in the notch. Oh, I don't know how you can be so sure about it. It's on the count of the weather, Foy. Finest climate in the world.
Fur catching crooks. Now let's, get my old jeep out of the shed out and back and start trailing that environment.
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Hey, take it easy, Mike. My spine's coming apart. Yeah. Mine too. Slow down a little when you make these turns. Yeah. I almost fell out on the last. Hey. Ain't that much further. Right at the top of this hill with a look down in the engine notch. I still don't see why we're catching an engine notch.
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I still don't see what the weather has to do with it. Well, ain't good time to tell you now. Oh, that's him. Hold hold now. Oh, by golly. I'm stuck. So that's a miracle, Al. Mike thinks he's driving a horse. Ain't nothing but a horse or a jeep can get around this country. Bring the guns over the edge here.
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Oh, brother. If it was 128 back in the shade, is it out here in the sun? Take your hat off. We'll find out. Don't you do it, Al. You'd have a sun stroke in three minutes. Oh, I can believe that. Very quiet, you two.
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Now just peek over the edge. Well, I'll be darned. Why not your car, boy? Just where Mike said it would be. Yep. And there's a guy we're looking for. Just gathering up his stuff to start out on foot. All right, you put up your hands. Horse and land into him, boys. All right. All right. Give up. I give up. Hold it. Hold it. He's checking in. Throw down your guns and walk up here. We've got you covered every step.
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It's not so tough when somebody else is holding the gun. Yeah. Fellers like him never are. I'll have to hand it to you, Mike. But how did you know the car would quit him right here? On account of the weather.
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Yeah. But what about the weather? Well, this here is the only way out of the valley. And for a quarter of a mile here, the road goes down the old riverbed. Yeah? That rain we had last winter washed a lot of sand over the road. I can see that. Then we had a big windstorm last week, blew the sand up in the dunes that blocked the road. By golly, you're right. And it's too dad blamed hot in that notch to drive any car through sand dunes. So I figured he'd get out and start walking when he got here. Oh, Mike, you should have been a detective. Yeah. Or a weather expert. No. No. Neither one. Can't often we need a detective out here in the desert or a weatherman either. Climate's always a shame.
Wonderful weather for catching crooks, but it's lousy to live in.
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And now, back to all star western theater. Here's a song of the wide open desert land, a song that tells of brassy skies, the long hot sandy ride over the wasteland, and the lift of of cool water at the end of the day. Here's a song that climbs the popularity because it draws a true picture of a wonderful part of the West, the riders of the purple sage and cool water.
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Water. All day, I'd face a barren waste without the taste of water.
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Cool, clear water.
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Keep it moving, Dan. Don't you listen to him, Dan. He's a devil, not a man, and he spreads the burning sand with water. Dan, can you see that big green tree where the water's running free and it's waiting there for you and me? Keep for moving, Dan. Don't you listen to him, Dan. He's a devil, not a man, and he spreads the burning sand with water. Dan, can you see that big green tree where the water's running free and it's waiting there for you and me?
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And his feet are sore. He's yearning for just one thing more than water.
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Water. And way up there, you'll hear our prayer and show you listen to him, dad. He's a devil, not a man. And he spreads the burning sand with water. Dan, can you see that big green tree where the water's running free and it's waiting there for you and me?
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Well, friends, that's just about all the time we have, but we hope you can be back with us again next week when we go riding down the tuned trail and also bring you another story of the West. This is Floyd Willing speaking for Al Floy, Johnny Paul, Scottie Harold, and Bud Seabert, the writers of the Purple Sage. Thanks to Fred Howard and Tony Vara who helped us tell our story. And thanks also to Jerry Vaughn, our musical arranger, and to Paul Pierce who writes and directs our show. So long and until next week, take care of yourself and stay happy.
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From Hollywood to her all star western theatre, a desert radio production starring America's great western singers, boy willing, and the riders of the purple sage. This is Harry O'Sullivan speaking.
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This is the mutual Don Lee Broadcasting System.
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The makers of Good Webber's Bread presents your all star Western Theater. From Hollywood comes your all star western theatre, starring America's great western singers, boy willing, and the riders of the purple sage, bringing you the music, the stories, and the spirit of the great open spaces. Now here are the riders of the purple sage.
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Listen to a song of the wind. Listen to a song of the rain. We never care where we be. We never work far away. We live a life of leisure here on the Desert Drive. We never search for treasure. We want nothing gold can buy. We lose the cares We live a life of
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Hello there, folks. This is Floyd Willing inviting all of you to go riding down the Melody Trail with the riders of the Purple Sage. Later in our show, we'll have a western story for you. But right now, it's one of those tunes from a western picture that you all seem to like. Before you sing it, Foy, let me tell the folks that you wrote this happy song. That's right. And it's titled Everything's Going My Way.
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Just jogging along, singing a song, not a worry or a care. Easy to please, and freeze the breeze. I'm gonna be a millionaire. Not a thing on my mind, troubles behind. Behind. Oh, what a wonderful day. Standing on the outside, looking on the inside, everything's going my way. Rich or poor, life can be sunny. Just to be sure, have plenty of money. So I'll ask you to do all of my blues, no more skies a break. Gonna take it easy, I heard it's breezy, everything's going my way. Just jogging alone, singing a song, not a worry or a care. Easy to please and free as a breeze, I'm gonna be a millionaire.
Not a thing on my mind, troubles behind, oh what a wonderful day. Standing on the outside, looking on the inside, everything's going my way, you'd be
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I have cattle in the bank and money I'm
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You know, to write or create a song like that one, we just sure it takes a lot of brains and it takes brains to plan a good meal too, especially when you have three meals to plan three hundred sixty five days out of the year. But Southern California homemakers know there is one food served at every meal that causes no worry. That's Weber's bread. Yes. You can always depend on Weber's bread for soft freshness, extra rich flavor, downright good eating. It's good plain or toasted, good in sandwiches. It's good anyway. So when you're planning good meals, plan to serve Weber's bread. You'll find it in every grocery store in its crisp blue and white check-in them wrapper.
That's Weber's. Good Weber's bread. And now, back to all star western theater. It's waltz time in the all star western theatre. Foy and the writers of the Purple Sage answer the requests that have come in for one of their most popular arrangements and one of their biggest selling records. I'm Waltzing with a Broken Heart.
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I'm walking with a broken heart. Because I'm dancing my last waltz with you. You're telling me that we must talk, that you're sorry, but there's someone new. I smile on our friends as they go dancing by. I'll let all they know I'm so ready to cry. I'm waltzing with a broken heart. Because I'm dancing my last waltz
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Well, Paul, here's a perfect spot for one of those western classics. Maybe a song of the open range of the desert? Yeah. But there's more to the West than deserts and cow country, Terry. This time, we'll do a song for the people who live in the parts of the West where the big trees grow. It's pretty country, and it's a great song called the Timber Trail.
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Timber. Timber. Over mountains high down the canyon wide. Let me roll men ride
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It's adventure time on your all star western theatre. Time for another story of our great Western land told to you by Foy Willing and the writers of the Purple Sage. This one's filled with action. It's called nice weather today. When you travel in this Western land of ours, you'll find it's a long way between towns, even if you follow the main highway. There's a hundred miles of desert sand and face brush broken only here and there by a small service station and cafe. Not much in the way of an oasis, but mighty comforting to the travellers who depend on these out of the way spots to meet the emergencies of desert travel.
These little stopping places are usually run by colourful western characters who prefer the loneliness of the desert to the comfort of a town. Their nearest neighbour may be 50 miles away, but the highway brings them a constant stream of visitors and sometimes real friends. Traverse who've stopped and stopped again and who keep coming back to visit every time they travel the road. Mike Jones is one who's made a host of friends. And our story is about Mike and his famous little desert spot at Cactus Junction.
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Trifting along, singing a song under a western moon.
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Cactus Junction is located where the river and the highway meet at Stony Bend. And boy willing and I'll slowly never pass that way without stopping to see Mike and to rest a few minutes in the long desert drive. The time is just about noon on a hot summer day as they drive in.
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Oh, brother. Look at all those nice green trees. Well, I haven't seen that much shade in 50 miles. It's funny how good two little old cottonwoods can look in the middle of the desert. Park this thing in the shade, boy. Well, you can fry eggs on the fenders in this heat. Don't you worry. I'm as anxious to get out of the sun as you are. Yeah. Well, looks like we're the only customers. Yeah. Not many people travel in the daytime out here if they can help it. Not only people. Even the rattlesnakes and prairie dogs have got sense enough to stay out of the sun. Boy.
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Well, well, well, how do you do? Welcome back to Cactus Junction. Hello.
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Oh, Mike. Glad to see you're still in business. Yeah. I don't think we could have made it all the way into town in that heat. Heat? Hey, listen to the man. It's nice weather today. Yeah. It's only a 28
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right out there in the shade of the cottonwood. That isn't hot? Well, maybe. But it's dry heat. You don't feel it so much. Now cut out the Chamber of Commerce talk and give me a nice cold Coke about a foot high, Mike. Well, sure. But don't you go running down our desert just because we got a nice sunny day. You haven't had anything but sunny days for the last twenty years, Mike. That is a slanderous statement. Maybe you didn't hear about the two rainstorms we had. Yeah. When was all of this? Oh, you haven't heard it. No. And I wouldn't believe it if I did hear it. Well, it rained here New Year's Day. No. Started at nine in the morning. Kept coming down till 09:15. Mhmm. And
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Started at nine in the morning. Kept coming down till 09:15. Sounds like a regular flood. Well, when was the other cloudburst?
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Well, that was a while back. Winter, '33 or, was it '34?
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Well, whenever it was, Mike, you've had a chance to dry out. Here here's your drinks, gents. Oh, yeah. You're going on another hunting trip? Yeah. That's right. We're going up into the White Mountain. Rest of the boys will be along tomorrow. I'll be watching firm. Don't do much business in Cactus Junction these days.
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Most folks travel at night if they can. Oh, that tastes good. Hey, Mike. How do you keep it so cool in here? Air conditioning. Yeah? Desert style. Them blankets hanging in the windows you kept wet with water from the windmill tank. Then the wind blowing through the canyon cools the place. Why, I thought you liked the heat. I sure do. But at Cactus Junction, we always look to the comfort of the customer. Mhmm. City fellas can't stand hot weather like we can. Well, it sure is nice in here. Boy, why don't we just stay here until dark snow? Oh, no. No. I'm afraid we have to be rolling now. Besides, you'd be bored stiff sitting here and listening to Mike brag about the desert climbing. Oh, I guess so. Nothing exciting could happen way out here, I guess. Oh, I don't know. There was a time a rattlesnake wandered into the ladies' powder room. Yeah?
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Things got right around here for a while. Yeah. I can imagine.
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Well, then there's a time we had the frostbite case. Frost Yep. Kid fell into the ice water where it keeps the soda pop. It lies in the wild West. Sure sound thrilling, Mike. Oh, we have our share of excitement here. Yep. Alright. Alright. Hey. What's the boy to ask? Come on.
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Reach high, all of you. That's better.
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Which one of you guys got the key to the convertible out there? Aren't they in the car? You know they ain't. They need them.
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Come on, toss them over to me and don't try any funny stuff when you reach for them. Better do as he says, boy. This must be the no good that escape from the prison headed this way. Highway Patrol's been looking for him for two days. You talk too much, Pop. Maybe they ought to shut you up for good. Oh, don't shoot him, fella. He's the only man on the desert with ice cold Cokes. Alright, funny man. You shut up too. Yeah? Come on. Wet them keys.
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Dig them out, Foy. This critter will think nothing to killing a few more. Besides, the highway is blocked both ways. He'll never get passed the law. Okay. Here's the keys. Catch them. Okay. Get him out. Let him have a mic, sir. Back down. I'll hold it. Alright. Uh-oh. Back up in the corner, all of you. Back up. Yeah.
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One more trick like that and I'll plug the whole bunch of you. Now get in that icebox.
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You mean that big refrigerator? That's just what I mean.
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I'm locking you in. But we'll freeze the death in there. Yeah.
[00:17:30] Unknown:
Right in the middle of the desert in the summer. Your friends won't believe it, will they?
[00:17:36] Unknown:
We shouldn't have made a mad for you. I guess not, Mike. But it almost worked. Alright. Back in the corner. Come on.
[00:17:44] Unknown:
I'll just take this big cleaver and knock off the inside handle. And throw the cleaver outside so you can't chop your way out. Yeah. Keep cool, gents.
[00:17:57] Unknown:
Well, looks like we're gonna have a cold summer, don't it? It's gonna be too cold if we can't figure some way to get out of this meat locker. Oh, yeah. Just a few minutes ago, I was moaning about the heat. Well, this will teach you to run down our desert climate. Why, we've got the best climate in the world. What do you mean? It's always too hot or too cold? I'm going to try to knock that door open.
[00:18:19] Unknown:
Oh. Oh. Oh. Oh. Like you broke my shoulder. Yeah. That door is eight inches thick. You can't break it open unless maybe you, do it with your head. If we had something heavy, maybe we could knock the lock loose on the outside. And I'm sorry, but I don't keep a Bactrim Ram in my spot.
[00:18:34] Unknown:
No. But there's something.
[00:18:36] Unknown:
How much does that hindquarter of beef weigh? Oh, about 200 pounds. Hey. Maybe we could do it at that. Just grab hold here, Al. Yeah. Get on the other side for it. Alright. What? Two? Three. Say it's working. Yeah. Try it again. What? Two? Three.
[00:18:57] Unknown:
It's not going wrong. There goes my icebox. Well, that's better than freezing to death inside. Come on. Let's go call the police. Where do you think you are, Hollywood?
[00:19:05] Unknown:
Ain't a phone within 40 miles. Oh, fine. There goes your car, boy. Oh, I don't know. That crook won't stick to the highway after hearing me say the police had it blocked off. Say that right. He'll probably take off across the desert. Sure. Heading south toward the border. Oh, there's an awful lot of desert out there. Yep. He can drive around in the cactus till he runs out of gas, but he won't. Yeah. He'll head for Injun Notch where the river goes through. Well, what makes you so sure? Well, it's where the old road goes through the hills. It's the only way to get out of the valley except by the highway. We'll find him in your car right in the notch. Oh, I don't know how you can be so sure about it. It's on the count of the weather, Foy. Finest climate in the world.
Fur catching crooks. Now let's, get my old jeep out of the shed out and back and start trailing that environment.
[00:20:01] Unknown:
Hey, take it easy, Mike. My spine's coming apart. Yeah. Mine too. Slow down a little when you make these turns. Yeah. I almost fell out on the last. Hey. Ain't that much further. Right at the top of this hill with a look down in the engine notch. I still don't see why we're catching an engine notch.
[00:20:16] Unknown:
I still don't see what the weather has to do with it. Well, ain't good time to tell you now. Oh, that's him. Hold hold now. Oh, by golly. I'm stuck. So that's a miracle, Al. Mike thinks he's driving a horse. Ain't nothing but a horse or a jeep can get around this country. Bring the guns over the edge here.
[00:20:35] Unknown:
Oh, brother. If it was 128 back in the shade, is it out here in the sun? Take your hat off. We'll find out. Don't you do it, Al. You'd have a sun stroke in three minutes. Oh, I can believe that. Very quiet, you two.
[00:20:47] Unknown:
Now just peek over the edge. Well, I'll be darned. Why not your car, boy? Just where Mike said it would be. Yep. And there's a guy we're looking for. Just gathering up his stuff to start out on foot. All right, you put up your hands. Horse and land into him, boys. All right. All right. Give up. I give up. Hold it. Hold it. He's checking in. Throw down your guns and walk up here. We've got you covered every step.
[00:21:15] Unknown:
It's not so tough when somebody else is holding the gun. Yeah. Fellers like him never are. I'll have to hand it to you, Mike. But how did you know the car would quit him right here? On account of the weather.
[00:21:25] Unknown:
Yeah. But what about the weather? Well, this here is the only way out of the valley. And for a quarter of a mile here, the road goes down the old riverbed. Yeah? That rain we had last winter washed a lot of sand over the road. I can see that. Then we had a big windstorm last week, blew the sand up in the dunes that blocked the road. By golly, you're right. And it's too dad blamed hot in that notch to drive any car through sand dunes. So I figured he'd get out and start walking when he got here. Oh, Mike, you should have been a detective. Yeah. Or a weather expert. No. No. Neither one. Can't often we need a detective out here in the desert or a weatherman either. Climate's always a shame.
Wonderful weather for catching crooks, but it's lousy to live in.
[00:22:24] Unknown:
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And now, back to all star western theater. Here's a song of the wide open desert land, a song that tells of brassy skies, the long hot sandy ride over the wasteland, and the lift of of cool water at the end of the day. Here's a song that climbs the popularity because it draws a true picture of a wonderful part of the West, the riders of the purple sage and cool water.
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Water. All day, I'd face a barren waste without the taste of water.
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Cool, clear water.
[00:24:27] Unknown:
Keep it moving, Dan. Don't you listen to him, Dan. He's a devil, not a man, and he spreads the burning sand with water. Dan, can you see that big green tree where the water's running free and it's waiting there for you and me? Keep for moving, Dan. Don't you listen to him, Dan. He's a devil, not a man, and he spreads the burning sand with water. Dan, can you see that big green tree where the water's running free and it's waiting there for you and me?
[00:25:41] Unknown:
And his feet are sore. He's yearning for just one thing more than water.
[00:25:55] Unknown:
Water. And way up there, you'll hear our prayer and show you listen to him, dad. He's a devil, not a man. And he spreads the burning sand with water. Dan, can you see that big green tree where the water's running free and it's waiting there for you and me?
[00:27:24] Unknown:
Well, friends, that's just about all the time we have, but we hope you can be back with us again next week when we go riding down the tuned trail and also bring you another story of the West. This is Floyd Willing speaking for Al Floy, Johnny Paul, Scottie Harold, and Bud Seabert, the writers of the Purple Sage. Thanks to Fred Howard and Tony Vara who helped us tell our story. And thanks also to Jerry Vaughn, our musical arranger, and to Paul Pierce who writes and directs our show. So long and until next week, take care of yourself and stay happy.
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From Hollywood to her all star western theatre, a desert radio production starring America's great western singers, boy willing, and the riders of the purple sage. This is Harry O'Sullivan speaking.
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This is the mutual Don Lee Broadcasting System.
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KHJ and KHJ FM, the Don Lee stations Los Angeles.
