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It's Tuesday, June 28 so that can only mean one thing
Each year on June 28, National Paul Bunyan day is celebrated across the country. It is suggested that on this day, everyone take some time and read one of the Paul Bunyan original tales.

Described as a giant and a lumberjack of unusual skill, Paul Bunyan is one of the most famous North American folklore heroes. In the tales, Paul Bunyan was almost always accompanied by his companion, Babe the Blue Ox.

First appearing in print in 1906, in a story published by Northern Michigan journalist James MacGillivray, Bunyan’s character originated in folktales circulated among lumberjacks in the Northeastern United States and Eastern Canada. One account states that the tales began during the Papineau Rebellion of 1837. In 1914, the stories were reworked by William Laughead, for a logging company’s advertising campaign, and found a new widespread popularity. It was the 1922 edition of Laughead’s tales that inspired many others and soon the character was widely known across all of the United States and Canada.

The Paul Bunyan legend tells that it took five storks to carry him as a newborn and as he was a little older and clapped and laughed, it broke windows. The legend continues that he sawed off the legs of his parents’ bed, in the middle of the night, when he was only seven months old and that the Grand Canyon was formed as he and Babe the Blue Ox walked through dragging his axe behind him. The myth of the Great Lakes being formed by Bunyan needing to create a watering hole for Babe to drink from is another popular one told by many.

Morning Gang!!
Bunyan & Babe, A fixture of my youth as we traveled to the U.P. for sure.
At Castle Rock, St. Ignace Michigan.

http://www.castlerockmi.com/#!gallery/p ... gallery0=3

Morning, pholks,

Paul Bunyan is a favorite here in Minnesota also. Many of the towns in our area have statues of him and Babe.
May the forklore always live on!

Good morning gang. I loved all the tall tales and had a 4 foot high painting of Paul in my art room along time ago.

I remember reading about him making gigantic flapjacks! Yum!

Good morning. I just got an email from TicketMaster about a presale for Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical. Rushing the season a little.

LIPH wrote:Good morning. I just got an email from TicketMaster about a presale for Rudolph The Red-Nosed Reindeer: The Musical. Rushing the season a little.

well, it's almost Christmas in July

When I still had a job, Radio City Music Hall was across the street from my office. They used to do Christmas in August thing to promote the Christmas show with the Rockettes. I don't think that's a show that needs a lot of advertising to sell out.

LIPH wrote:When I still had a job, Radio City Music Hall was across the street from my office. They used to do Christmas in August thing to promote the Christmas show with the Rockettes. I don't think that's a show that needs a lot of advertising to sell out.

It's been years since I've seen a show at Radio City. Way too long.

Today is the last day of school. Oy. Work will not be fun in the next 3 months.

Afternoon BN.

nycfeat wrote:

LIPH wrote:When I still had a job, Radio City Music Hall was across the street from my office. They used to do Christmas in August thing to promote the Christmas show with the Rockettes. I don't think that's a show that needs a lot of advertising to sell out.

It's been years since I've seen a show at Radio City. Way too long.

I had to look it up because I didn't remember, but the last time I was at Radio City was 8 years ago. I saw Willie Nelson.

On that note, it's time to take a ride to World Market. They're having a sale, 20% off all beer, and they carry a lot of beers I can't find in most other places around here. This could be dangerous.

Afternoon BNers

Another pop up shower...now we are under a flash flood warning.
Good grief

The damage was not as bad as I thought it would be. World Market sells special 9 packs - beers of the world, local beers, seasonal, stuff like that - but they didn't have any beers I haven't already tried in any of them today. They had something called Zombie Hunter that I was thinking of trying but when I picked up a bottle to read the label it was a hard cider, and it was also $8.99 for a 16 oz. bottle. I wound up just making my own 6 pack.

In honor of Paul Bunyan I mowed the lawn today, chopped down hundreds of little blades of grass.

Crazy Navy Flyer wrote:In honor of Paul Bunyan I mowed the lawn today, chopped down hundreds of little blades of grass.

Go CNF!!!!

LIPH wrote:The damage was not as bad as I thought it would be. World Market sells special 9 packs - beers of the world, local beers, seasonal, stuff like that - but they didn't have any beers I haven't already tried in any of them today. They had something called Zombie Hunter that I was thinking of trying but when I picked up a bottle to read the label it was a hard cider, and it was also $8.99 for a 16 oz. bottle. I wound up just making my own 6 pack.

You gotta sign up on Untappd Larry. In addition to sharing your wealth of Beer knowledge in one nice, neat & concise place you're also able to learn about some other comparable beers to try from your Untappd brethren. Plus its a resource to find beers in your area that you may want to try.

https://untappd.com/

it also makes it easy to keep track of how much of a alcoholic some of us have become

Ken, I'm already on Untappd. I don't review beers though, I just drink them.

Crazy Navy Flyer wrote:In honor of Paul Bunyan I mowed the lawn today, chopped down hundreds of little blades of grass.

Ahoy!
I'm not beer critic,and anything dark has a no vote. A few years back,I enjoyed the Corona types and bought a case of Miller Chill because of the hot babe in the ad. I gave most of it away I disliked it so. I still think fondly of the babe ,though.