Fun with Parker’s in So Cal

[Mike Franzen]

I had the opportunity to visit one of my favorite Parker people yesterday in Fullerton, CA. Life member Dick Dow is a retired dentist who now travels the west and northwest in search of upland game. We shot sporting clays at a local range even though the temps pushed 100 degrees. Dick brought two 16 gauge Parker’s for us to shoot. One is a very high condition VH, 1 frame, 28” barreled beauty and the other has nearly identical dimensions just not as high condition. Lunch at Roscoe’s followed then back to his house to look at his unbelievable model trains, a 50’s era Cushman scooter and of course REALLY nice Parkers. I’ll be writing an article about hunting with “Doc” in an upcoming Parker Chronicles installment. Thank you my friend for showing me a great time in a too short time. Here’s a few pics of shooting and the last one is the famous “Hotel California “.

[Dean Romig]

Oh yes, the Eagles...

"On a dark desert highway, cool wind in my hair
Warm smell of colitas, rising up through the air
Up ahead in the distance, I saw a shimmering light
My head grew heavy and my sight grew dim
I had to stop for the night.
There she stood in the doorway;
I heard the mission bell
And I was thinking to myself
'This could be heaven or this could be Hell'
Then she lit up a candle and she showed me the way
There were voices down the corridor,
I thought I heard them say
Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a lovely place (such a lovely place)
Such a lovely face.
Plenty of room at the Hotel California
Any time of year (any time of year) you can find it here
Her mind is Tiffany-twisted, she got the Mercedes bends
She got a lot of pretty, pretty boys, that she calls friends
How they dance in the courtyard, sweet summer sweat
Some dance to remember, some dance to forget
So I called up the Captain,
'Please bring me my wine'
He said, 'we haven't had that spirit here since nineteen sixty-nine'
And still those voices are calling from far away,
Wake you up in the middle of the night
Just to hear them say"
Welcome to the Hotel California
Such a lovely place (such a lovely place)
Such a lovely face.
They livin' it up at the Hotel California
What a nice surprise (what a nice surprise), bring your alibis
Mirrors on the ceiling,
The pink champagne on ice
And she said, 'we are all just prisoners here, of our own device'
And in the master's chambers,
They gathered for the feast
They stab it with their steely knives,
But they just can't kill the beast
Last thing I remember, I was
Running for the door
I had to find the passage back to the place I was before
'Relax' said the night man,
'We are programmed to receive.
You can check out any time you like,
But you can never leave!"





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[Reggie B]

Thanks for posting this Mike!

[Randy Roberts]

Dick is a great guy. I really enjoyed talking with him at Schaumburg. I always suspected in my mind that he never took that cowboy hat off so that doesn't surprise me in the least even in all that heat but I never thought he would trade in his boots for flip flops no matter what the conditions

[Richard Dow]

It was great to have the day with you Mike. You and Julia come out more often.

[Mike Franzen]

Will do Doc. California has a lot of challenges but beautiful scenery ain’t one of them.