prune picker

This is the blog of a prune picker. (Native born Californian) Retired oilfield. I am an old man. I blog a lot about my body and getting old. As I approach death life gets more interesting. More interesting is not good. I still drive. I attend sports, music, and civic events. I am writing my memoirs. I attend swim class three times a week. Some of my blogs might be interesting. A lot of my blogs are silly and trivial. None are very long.

Monday, May 23, 2011

Bonnie & Clyde were ambushed 75 years ago today.


May 23, 1934. They were 25 and 23 years old. They had killed between 11 and 17 people. They were really a big news item during their two year crime spree. They sold a lot of newspapers.


Based on this photo Bonnie was forever known as a cigar smoking gun moll.



This is the ambush scene and monument south of Gibbsland, Louisiana. If you come by I will take you there.


The original death car is on display in the Nevada casino on the state line driving into Nevada from Los Angeles. I believe the casino is called Pistol Pete's.

5/22/11 240 50.2 129 59 65 96.7 1900 87 72 0






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