THE ROY ROGERS MUSEUM

A look round the museum in 1999

[@dachshundsecurityforce1704]

I actually visited the museum in January of 1977, as a child. It was an amazing place. My fondest memory, was walking around a corner inside the museum, and Roy Rogers standing there mopping the floor!! He took time to engage in a lengthy conversation with me and my grand mother. So sad to see how everything turned out after so many years.

[@myshilohranch]

Thank you, Michael, for documenting the museum in such a fine way...and for sharing it. As a child, and throughout my life, Roy and Dale have been solid moral role models. I treasure every precious memory of them. I am grateful to be able to revisit their museum. I highly recommend the books that Roy and Dale wrote.

[@MrMegamicheal3]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR YOUR COMENTS ,I AM AMAZED AT HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE WATCHED MY VIDEO SPECIALY IN THE USA

[@sep2383]

Thank you Michael for a wonderful opportunity to to be part of history. Grew up in that era. I feel bad that I have missed out.

[@MrMegamicheal3]

Pleases you liked the video

[@ETOEstate]

Marvelous. I am amazed they let you film it. We would never have been able to see it otherwise. Thanks for filming it for the whole world. A segment of history.

[@phillipbuechner6853]

I miss those days when Roy & Dale were ruling the media. The two of them are still an inspiration to me. Thank you for sharing this film. You did a fine job of capturing the feel of being there.

[@MrMegamicheal3]

thank you for watching pleased you liked it

[@bigfootbillunknown9511]

Roy Rogers and Dale Evans are two of the most iconic figures in Americana. It's sad to think that all us Old Saddle Pals, didn't know the Museum was not able to be maintained for future generations. Thanks for sharing this information with US.

[@philmorris7017]

I saw a lot of the items went for far less than they should have, unfortunately a lot of people have forgotten him. He was a true original like few others. Thank you for posting this.

[@lorenreece1665]

As time goes bye the people of that era are getting older and have fond memories of Roy and his life. But the younger crowd haven't the interest in the B westerns and might not even know who Roy Rogers was. So the selling of his museum was bound to happen sooner or later. Sad to see those years of my life and memories of Roy as well as others fade away.

[@HopeNazir]

Thank you so much for sharing! I am 22 and my sister's and I are probably the only millennials that know about him and his wife l. They are truly our heros. We had just learned about the museum and started to save money for the trip and then they closed. We were devastated. This really made my day!

[@MrMegamicheal3]

WELL THANK YOU i AM PLEASED YOU WERE ABLE TO SEE MY FILM

[@ratherknotty]

The important thing is, the museum is now preserved IN THIS VIDEO. you have made a historical record for posterity.! Thanks

[@lorenreece1665]

I never got to visit the museum until this video. I'm 80 years old and I thank you so much for this tour of the Roy Rogers Museum. It's a keeper.

[@donalddodson7365]

Nice quick view. I drove past the Apple Valley off ramp from old U.S. 395 (now I-15) over a hundred times, but regretfully never got around to visiting. Indeed, thank you for posting this video.

[@MrMegamicheal3]

pleased you like it it's the most watched of all my video's over 130,000 views so far thanks for your comments

[@bobprice6274]

Thank goodness you preserved some of what it was with your photos and movies.

[@MrMegamicheal3]

Yes I was very fortunate to come across it never knew it was there have a nice xmas

[@sandradonnelly5427]

I went thru the museum the day it was put up for sale. flew in from SanAntonio Texas just to see it, their home, & burial site. So glad I got there before it closed. I always adored Roy. Even have had sev. dreams about him!There's noone else like him. Thanx Mr West for video!!

[@MrMegamicheal3]

+Sandra Donnelly YOUR WELCOME NICE STORY GLAD YOU LIKED MY FILM

[@alvinsmith5962]

Sandra Donnelly :

[@l.y.g.3515]

Thank you for posting this. I am under 50 myself and that is the reason I'm watching this. For me it was a glimpse into in era that I am too young to have had a part in myself. Thank you for sharing the museum with those of us who could not see it when it stood.

[@orchardist6559]

Thank you for recording the museum as it was ,reflecting a time when young people would go to the cinema on a Saturday morning and enjoy an era of their favourite cowboy heros of whom the wonderful Roy Rogers was one. Trigger was a fabulous horse and remains part of the legendary "Hall Of Fame".

[@MrMegamicheal3]

Thank you for watching glad you enjoyed it

[@032319581]

Loved Roy Rogers! My favorite cowboy.

[@biggyfries3346]

It reminds me how even the greatest most successful stars are subject to the passing of time--their greatness fades with their memories, fewer people remember them and they return to the dust eventually. Roy was a great man, kind, gentle, with true charisma, star power all the days of his life. It all fades as his assets, belongings are cared for by lesser people who didn't have his charisma. He was a gifted singer, that may have been his greatest talent, but he was a good friend, a good neighbor, and a man of faith all his life. Sadly fewer people will know of his life, his reputation, his work as time passes.

[@MrMegamicheal3]

Your right and it won't be long before there will be no one alive who remembers him so who will want to watch the films he left and of course my video ?

[@deannacoleman9800]

Thanks so much for posting this! I was so sad to learn a few years ago that they had closed the museum and sold off Trigger, Buttermilk and everything else. I would have liked to have seen it for myself; but at least I did get to see what it looked like thanks to you! :)

[@MrMegamicheal3]

your welcome glad you liked my video

[@olderendirt]

Lovely video. Roy and Dale will always be heroes to me. Besides being from the same state as myself, they adopted quite a few children and were faithful Christians. I wish I'd known about the museum years ago when we lived out west. I hope wherever everything is since its closing it's being cared for and their story is shared. Thanks so much for posting this.

[@MrMegamicheal3]

yes they were great people thanks for you interest

[@victorianmadonna]

I would love to see the Roy Rogers museum this is a lot of great history here. I used to watch him and Gene Autry all the time. I even had the Trigger Breyer horse model growing up.

[@olderendirt]

I got a rearing Breyer palomino from a yardsale years ago and just noticed it's the same pose as in one of the photos this gentleman showed. Was yours just the horse or were there accessories? I just have the horse. It's about 8" tall. I loved my Breyers.

[@yrtuag]

Thanks for uploading this. There are some of us under 50 who know about and love Roy Rogers as well as Gene and Hoppy.

[@tdw57]

Thank you for taking the time and effort to create this! It's wonderful.

[@RobertWorthLexus300]

I'm 73 now but when I was a kid; Roy was my hero. I got a postcard from Roy and to this day I remember what it said. "Howdy Partner; Here is a wallet sized picture of Trigger and me; Happy Trails" Roy Rogers and Trigger.

[@MrMegamicheal3]

THAT'S A NICE MEMORY THANKS FOR WATCHING

[@jimmyshelton3876]

As a kid i had a costume of Roy's pants, shirt,,,tie and hat,,,i remember that well,,, i still have the picture of myself in those clothing,,,not sure whatever happen to them, ( wish i had them back ),, jimmy

[@RobertWMahon]

robert i like you and many others baby boomers am in my seventys now to and thank god we had people like roy and gene and lone ranger to teach us moral standards.we were so lucky and i think what is missing now in this new generation is having people to look up to that have morals to go by .still love seeing stuff on roy gene the lone ranger.its a shame they cant find people them to set these examples.happy trails.

[@richardbennett6237]

Thanks for posting this; I was a big fan of the Rogers' but never made it out to California and the museum ! Thanks again, this gives me a good idea what it was like. They were role models for us kids growing up in the early 60's ... the television used to show wholesome movies back then, that's how we knew of them.

[@MrMegamicheal3]

yes thanks pity it was all sold off

[@rosshollinger8097]

I sat in front of the TV as a child and rode along with Roy and Dale. They were heroes. One of my cousins lived in Apple Valley, not far from the Rogers house. I remember seeing the museum in the mid sixties and it made a great impression on me. Apple Valley today is a dumping ground for all the gang bangers from the LA area and not fit to drive through. Sad.

[@MrMegamicheal3]

+Ross Hollinger Thanks Ross what a shame it's all gone

[@margaret8391]

Yes, the earlier museum was in Victorville, CA, I visited there twice. Sometime around 2003, the museum moved to Branson, MO. As Michael West said , Dusty Rogers and his family sold all the contents of the museum and closed the museum at the end of 2009.

[@MrMegamicheal3]

THANKS FOR THAT INFO CONFIRMING WHAT I SAID

[@RobertWMahon]

thank you dusty rogers for letting the stuff in the museum stil be able to be seen by the so many people that still remember roy dale and all the others and trigger and bullet.i was among all of roy and dales fans and hope i can come and see and visit the museam.i got to see him live in nashville tenn.taping on the statler brothers tv show taped at te pac .he was magic.i never got to see a lot of stars around nashville and have worked with a lot of the grand old opry artists to.never got to see elvis live but seeing roy live was the best thing for me.that is the best memorie i have in my life.god bless him and dale and pat and trigger and bullett .bobby mahan

[@lengreenhall2724]

great shame that the wonderful history of Roy and Dale Rogers is lost as a museum. Fortunate that Michael West has preserved something of its story for all of us who were kids in the 1940's and loved his films and music

[@MrMegamicheal3]

Thank you for your kind remarks

[@skippythewonderhorse]

Thank you for sharing. I was at this Museum in the early 90s. Trigger (Golden Cloud) was sold for over 200,000 USD to RFDTV (an American Rural TV station) along with Bullet the dog to put at their HQ or in an eventual Western Museum they hoped to create. I do not know where Trigger Jr. or Buttermilk went... I can only hope that RFDTV buys them at some point to keep them all together. I hate that they were separated after so many years. Thank you for posting this!

[@robinstrufe8651]

Thanks for the video, I never made it to the museum. I have many fond memories of Roy and Dale from my childhood!

[@MrMegamicheal3]

thanks for watching it pleases me to know so many people have seen my film

[@MrMegamicheal3]

YES YOUR RIGHT IN EVERY RESPECT BUT MY UNDERSTANDING IS THAT ROY TOLD HIS FAMILY THAT IF THEY STRUGGLE TO KEEP IT OPEN SELL UP AND THAT'S WHAT THEY DID

[@leert2698]

michael west thank you for posting this clip. I watched his movies as reruns when I was growing up. Thankfully, we have some stations here in America that continue to show the series and movies. I have his movies on DVD’s. Thank you again.

[@N2GLOCK1]

Thanks for posting. Roy Rogers is a good example of Classic America which is now just part of our long lost history.

[@MrMegamicheal3]

your right he was well liked

[@TheLowridercityrockers]

Thank you for posting this I was a huge fan of Roy when I was a kid and really wanted to see the museum when i could afford to-but too late. I might still get to see trigger in the foyer of a radio station in Omaha I believe.

[@MrMegamicheal3]

dave50sfan THANK YOU DAVE HOPE YOU DO

[@dianneshaw4661]

thank you roy and family and trigger for being a role model for all of america .....you are a great part of what america used to be ,your reward if heaven will be great....i'll meet you there.

[@MrMegamicheal3]

thanks for watching

[@ireneboocock2003]

Thank you for sharing your precious video Michael, Roy and Dale, were my Hero's growing up and I still hold a special place in my heart for them, love them always

[@MrMegamicheal3]

thank you for looking they are sadly missed

[@ireneboocock2003]

I still miss Roy and Dale, they were, and still my childhood Hero's, you were so lucky to visit the museum, it is heart-breaking to know that the collection has been broken up, thank you for your precious video

[@Detelinka68]

Quite an interesting story! Thanks for sharing! :)

[@MrMegamicheal3]

+Detelinka68 THANKS FOR VIEWING PLEASED YOU LIKED IT

[@divineangelic2727]

How I wish I was able to go to museum or even meet the wonderful Roy Rogers whose singing makes me cry he sings so sweetly and beautiful I Adore Trigger ..just a complete JOY I'd love to own one of Triggers fancy items. A saddle would be great but I couldn't afford one Smaller item even one of Roy's hats boots love it

[@MrMegamicheal3]

yes we everything has gone now only memories like this video thanks for watching

[@clairespottedhorse1972]

I read an interview in a Western Magazine, with Dusty Rogers(Roy Jr) in which he said that his parents had talked to the children more than once about the museums, and had been quite firm that if it ever became a liability financially, the contents were to be sold. I remember seeing pictures in the magazine of the parade saddles, and other tack which went for fabulous prices. So glad this was posted, Michael!

[@jimbowmansingersongwriter107]

The last time I was at the museum in Victorville was after Roy had passed away. The time before Roy took my wife and me on a personal tour. After we had seen everything I asked him why since he had saved everything over the years he didn’t have any of his bows and arrows displayed. I told him I remember seeing him shoot a longbow on the Ed Sullivan show and that I had a comic book with him shooting a bow. He got a funny look on his face and said”Jim in all the years I’ve had this museum you are the first person to ever ask me that. I use to love to bowhunt with Howard Hill and Errol Flynn!” I was back in California and decided to drive back up to the museum to see if anything had changed since he was gone. They had built a little display of all his bows and arrows in a little courtyard in front of a new theater where they played his old movies. While I was looking at the bows I heard myself singing the song I had written for his amc documentary . My hair stood up on the back of my neck and my wife said”honey I think he’s trying to tell you something .” They we’re playing the documentary in the theater.

[@barbjohnson778]

Michael, Thank you so much. I wish I had the opportunity to see it when it was there, but kind of feel like I did having seen your video. You did a good job. Thanks.

[@MrMegamicheal3]

PLEASED YOU ENJOYED IT THANKS

[@bonniedawestie1861]

Thanks for sharing these memories with us. Really enjoyed watching. I remember Roy Rogers & Trigger when I was a child. Loved him & Trigger. You've done a great job narrating your video too. Thank you my friend.

[@lucicagomez4114]

Michael West thank you so much for sharing the Roy Rogers Museum with us I am 49 and it's 2017 and I am a Roy Rogers and Dale Evans fan I just am so sad that they took the museum down that Roy Rogers work so hard to save everything he had to make a museum for us and I am real sick and I would never be able to get out there to see it but you brang it to me I hope that your children leave it on for other people that you think don't know Roy Rogers but there are a lot of people who like older shows because my parents told me all about them and I like to watch Roy Rogers because he won every fistfight and I loved all the happy endings and watching them singing happy trails to you! thank you again and happy trails to you and God bless you and your family

[@MrMegamicheal3]

THANK YOU SO MUCH FOR ENJOYING MY VIDEO BEST WISHES TO YOU AND YOURS

[@johnrobinson1020]

I loved to watch Roy Rogers movies as a child but sadly younger generations don't know who he was and I think this is why the museum closed; the younger generation had no idea who Roy Rogers or Dale Evens were which is sad but for us oldies he will be in our memory for ever. Thanks for sharing your video.

[@DustyPawPaws]

I will always Love Roy and Dale. My Dad became friends with them because he was a Capt. for United Airlines,( for 40yrs.) They flew on United and became friends. My Dad visited them at their home when he had flights to California. And being a horse gal, my husband surprised me with my own Buttermilk, 32 yrs ago. He passed away at 30, 2 yrs ago. I had a dream come true when i met Trigger Jr. in person when a child. I will never forget them and their animals.

[@lovingtheson]

What a fantastic video...Thank you sooooo much for sharing with us...I was never able to visit there so, through you here I am enjoying just like I was almost there...growing up watching RR and DE I feel like I've lost family members...Thank goodness for memories...and one day I'll see them again...and together we'll share Heavens Happy Trails...AMEN

[@maggiemagennis3507]

Thankyou for saving a video recording of the museum.

[@MrMegamicheal3]

Glad you liked it thanks for viewing

[@a.d.godbee960]

Sept 12, 2015. A follower of Roy and Dale, this view of the museum--I never saw- fills in a part of their lives I never knew of. Trigger was 2 years older then I am (I'm 80 + 7 months now). I understand the British gentleman is providing much I will never see...and under one roof, and I'm delighted e took the time to up load his material which I give him thanks. Funny, but I made an outfit complete with rhinestone-covered leather fringe on a Nude-style shirt and another shirt copy Roy wore with pictures of both. I also owned a true Nude-made cotton shirt which gave out at the elbows eventually. Met both plus Dusty in Chicago when they were there in the late 70's. I mentioned the picture of Dusty as a boy, to learn he was in the room. I knew later that Roy went to a ranch in Montana to learn to ride.

[@MrMegamicheal3]

WELL THANK YOU FOR LOOKING AT MY FILM PLEASED TO HEAR YOUR STORY AND YOU GOT SOMETHING FROM WATCHING MY FILM BEST WISHES TO YOU

[@margaretschultz251]

When we were there in 2000 I believe and trigger and bullet were there and stuffed. My husband and I had a motor home and they said stay overnight and come back tomorrow if you like and no charge. It was wonderful, we enjoyed the museum. We had just missed Dale Evans so I may be out a year or so on the time because she passed away 2001 apparently.

[@MrMegamicheal3]

that was nice of them we were there just after Roy died thanks for watching my video

[@robertnowak4297]

Once upon time the media in America produced TV and film projecting family values, right and wrong, and the value of kindness towards everyone. Our greatest ambassadors of these were our cowboy and Western stars. Roy Rogers, Dale Evans, Gene Autry, Rex Allen, William (Hop along Cassiday )Boyd, The Cisco Kid and Pancho, and last but not least, The Lone Ranger and Tonto. These few people made our generation great and projected the idea there is goodness and value in every human being. Thank you for letting me step back in time and allowing the people who were born later a glimpse into a wonderful time. RJN

[@MrMegamicheal3]

yes indeed wish the same could be said for today's generation Thanks for your comments

[@4u2btrue]

You made a good video...Some of his stuff is still at the Apple Valley museum...I lived there for a while and met Roy and Dale back in the late 1960's....great people ...

[@jimmyshelton3876]

I AM 75 YRS OLD SO YES I REMEMBER THEM VERY WELL,,,I AM LUCKY I GOT TO SEE THEM IN PERSON,,I AM LUCKY I HAVE A OUTFIT LIKE ROY'S AS A KID AND STILL HAVE THE PICTURE. AS A KID GROWING UP I SAW ALOT OF COWBOYS IN PERSON. I AM SORRY I NEVER WILL GET TO SEE THE MUSEUM,,IT IS LIKE DEATH TO ME,," GONE BUT NOT FORGOTTEN "... JIMMY SHELTON TERRE HAUTE, INDIANA

[@natava1]

Yes, thank you so very, very much for posting this. I truly enjoyed it. I grew up watching Roy Rogers and other such Westerns. I would have loved to go to the museum. It's too bad someone didn't purchase the entire ensemble. I wonder if it was ever an option. Again, I so appreciate the opportunity to watch this and I absolutely love your narration. Sincerely,

[@paulobtuble]

It was a piece Americana. I love western Movies. specially during 30's , 40's, 50's,. To bad I would have love to visit The Museum. Happy Trails.

[@MrMegamicheal3]

yes indeed thank you for your comment

[@ellisc.foleyjr9778]

Thank you for posting this, I'm an Ontarian, and grew up with Roy and Dale. and Gene Autrey these were great role models for all of us. and still are in many ways. thanks for sharing. ECF.

[@jimmyshelton3876]

I REMEMBER HIM VERY WELL, AS A KID GROWING UP I THOUGH OF HIM AS A COWBOY STAR. I USED TO HAVE A ROY ROGERS COWBOY OUTFIT,,I DO STILL HAVE THE PICTURES, I WAS LUCKY I GOT TO SEE ALOT OF THE COWBOYS IN PERSON AND ROY ROGERS AND HIS HORSE WAS SOME OF THEM. ( I DID NOT GET TO SEE MUSEUM SO IT IS VERY SAD FOR ME. I AM 75 YRS OLD

[@MrMegamicheal3]

Well I never thought I would see the museum as I live in England I will be 80 this year

[@jimmyshelton3876]

Well i was lucky as a kid i did get to see him in person in the little town i lived in Sturgis, Kentucky,,matter of fact i got to see alot of cowboys in person far back then. when i grew up back in the 40's cowboy movies were the high light of the movie houses,, jimmy Indiana

[@jayjay-iz4pn]

Thank you for sharing this very interesting and entertaining video.I think it is important as a piece of social history. Thanks again for making this available for us to enjoy. J.C. in the UK.

[@beckyconnor6295]

THANK-YOU SO MUCH FOR SHARING ALL THE MUSEUM THINGS OF ROY ROGERS AND DALE EVANS I GREW UP WATCHING THESE PEOPLE HAD SUCH STYLE AND GRACE AND WALKED THE WALK AND TALKED THE TALK .

[@glennjohnson8170]

Glenn Johnson Hi there!I was in Fort Worth last year on the Phil Mack TV group tour.My first time and visited the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame and Tex Ritter Museum.I recognize some items from your video that i have on stills that i took.So,it would seem that these items have been saved and now in this location.Had a wonderful time and just to let you know,i sing some of Roy Rogers songs today,such as "Don`t fence me in","Hawaiian Cowboy","Sue City Sue"etc.Thanks for your wonderful,personal video,reminds me of the good days,real western music.All the best.

[@MrMegamicheal3]

nice to hear that thanks for your comments

[@glennjohnson8170]

Glenn Johnson Thanks for your reply,Michael.Tonight,i shall view the camera footage and stills and see if i can put together a short montage video.Depends what i have but i will get something together.All the best.

[@MrMegamicheal3]

hope you do good luck with that

[@rachelames5894]

REST IN PEACE ROY RODGERS, DALE EVANS, AND TRIGGER

[@MrMegamicheal3]

THANKS FOR WATCHING

[@carolmaddux7413]

rachel Ames ..and Buttercup and Bullet

[@Boospoochie]

@@carolmaddux7413 ~ Buttermilk...

[@leebailey3990]

I love watching reruns of the Roy Roger and Delevan show today

[@MrMegamicheal3]

Thanks for watching

[@Boospoochie]

Thank you so much for this video. It is such a damn shame that no one stepped up to try & keep the museum intact. How sad to have saved everything, only to have it all sold off in the end. With all the people in this world that have SO much money that are of a certain age group; why didn't anyone keep this museum going? Why didn't the state of California keep it as a historical monument of some sort? At least Roy & Dale did their best to make sure everything was saved for their fans. Most people don't think that far ahead. It's a darn shame...

[@anitacampos5657]

Thank You for sharing.. I just can't believe how big trigger is..as a kid I loved watching his movies and him and his wife sing RIP Dale and Roy

[@AWiz-lx8lh]

Watched My First Roy Rogers Movie Today And Fell In Love. Pals of The Sierra. Loved It! What a Cool Dude. Flashing, Smooth, Singing Cowboy with a Cool Dog And Horse. It Doesn’t Get Any Better. Would have Loved to have Met Roy and Seen the Museum. Had I Known How Cool this Guy was, I Would Have Given Money To Keep That Museum Open. His Movies are So Cool? I Look Forward To Watching All His Movies. I Love the Good Guys. His Movies Represent The Goodness Of Humanity. We Need to Bring that Magic Back!

[@skippythewonderhorse]

Thank you for sharing. I was at this Museum in the early 90s. Trigger (Golden Cloud) was sold for over 200,000 USD to RFD-TV (an American Rural TV station) along with Bullet the dog to put at their HQ or in an eventual Western Museum they hoped to create. I do not know where Trigger Jr. or Buttermilk went... I can only hope that RFD-TV buys them at some point to keep them all together. I hate that they were separated after so many years. Thank you for posting this!

[@janetcraft]

Thank you for the tour.

[@MrMegamicheal3]

YOUR VERY WELCOME HOPE YOU ENJOYED IT

[@emilyphilips5347]

I had the pleasure of spending almost an entire day at the museum in Apple Valley back in the '70's. During my visit, as soon as my camera ran out of film, Roy came through on his Sunday visit. I scrambled to get more film and went outside, waiting for him to leave. A lady from the offices upstairs saw me and asked why I was outside. I told her I had missed getting his picture and was waiting for him to leave. His car was parked right there, a yellow Toyota. About 5 minutes later, I heard "is this alright"? I looked up and there was the King of Cowboys standing with a boot propped up on the railing, waving at me.. I got my picture. Too bad that the museum was moved, then closed and then the auction.... Bob West Tallahassee, Fl.

[@MrMegamicheal3]

what a nice story you were very lucky to see him we did not as sadly he had just passed away he was a nice guy

[@rvgrandmacharlotte4604]

So happy we made it to Victorville to see it. Sad that they moved it to Branson where there was not the fans. So sad.

[@delilahrosesmith4871]

Hard to believe he was from Ohio

[@ThinMenAussieGroup]

thank you Michael very interesting . cheers from Melbourne australia

[@MrMegamicheal3]

YES I WAS SO LUCKY TO GO THERE ,NEVER DREAMED I WOULD EVER GO TO AMERICA LET ALONE SEE THE MUSEUM ,NEVER KNEW IT WAS THERE WE JUST CAME ACROSS IT ON OUR TRAVELS,OVER 34,000 HAVE WATCHED MY VIDEO CAN'T BELIEVE IT

[@bigfootbillunknown9511]

michael west: Hey Saddle Pal! Hope this note reaches you, before each of us see Roy & Dale again. Along with Hoppy, Gene, The Lone Ranger & Tonto, Poncho & The Cisco Kid, and The Rifleman. Their Guns 'n Horses, and they didn't all wear white Hats. Many others with names forgotten. Original Real American Hero & Heroine Ideals, for children. Roy Rogers & Dale Evans, were at the top of the list.

[@jamesberry6520]

been there,done that - I came across the museum on my way to Vegas too. Roy was one of the heros of my youth.

[@TheHARIMEX]

Muito legal, nos anos 50/60, quando criança assitia aos filmes do Roy Rogers na TV, aqui no Brasil

[@MrMegamicheal3]

thank you

[@moonpupstr1]

I live here in Victorville and its sad to see the museum was torn down to build several auto dealerships. But their home is still standing in the next town over in Apple Valley.

[@lindapresley1836]

THIS IS ALLEN PRESLEY. I HAVE BEEN THERE AND I REALLY LIKE IT, WISH THEY HAD NOT CLOSE IT UP.

[@1uptospeed]

thanks for the looksee.mr.west your last name is fitting to the museum.

[@MrMegamicheal3]

YOUR WELCOME

[@StephenBWhatley]

great to see, thank you

[@MrMegamicheal3]

Stephen B Whatley Thanks glad you liked it

[@PhillipCreeper]

Great video. Thanks for sharing.

[@MrMegamicheal3]

thank you for your comments pleased you like my film

[@judycasellasharples6905]

Roy Rogers was a true prince in life. He treated me and others as a equal. I was honered to have known and worked for him. He wasn't afraid to ride me on his race horse s either. Making me the second female jockey to ever win at Hollywood Park back in 1978. RIP ROY ROGERS♡

[@MrMegamicheal3]

nice to hear that Judy I only wish he had been there when we visited the museum from england

[@geminiguy2013]

I was fortunate enough to have seen the museum before it closed while I was stationed nearby George Air Force base (1980)

[@gilliangirl1]

Great video.... thank you!

[@papablueshirt]

Thank you so much for posting this. I really loved Roy and Dale and pay homage to them daily in my videos. It is sad that the museum is no longer there. Sadly my understanding is they were taxed out of existence.

[@janascuderi4047]

Thank you for sharing this post! Last night, for no particular reason I can think of, I dreamed Roy showed up with Trigger and put me on the horse so I could be in some kind of Christmas parade. So tonight I just just felt like looking them up on You Tube. 😊

[@MrMegamicheal3]

well there you go hope you enjoyed it

[@rockone1966]

OH MY GOSH! THAT IS MY DEAR GRANDFATHER AT 1:29 WITH THE CAP AND GLASSES BY THE WOOD POLE. I WOULD LIKE TO GET THE VIDEO SENT TO MY EMAIL. HE PASSED IN 2000... THANKS IT MUST BE A MESSAGE SENT TO ME THIS HOLIDAY SEASON

[@oliver13942]

belle video roy rogers inoubliable c est par hasard en écoutant un disque de country que j ai découvert ce chanteur comédien le hasard fait parfois découvrir des choses agréables

[@MrMegamicheal3]

THANK YOU IT'S ONE OF MY MOST WATCHED VIDEO'S GLAD YOU FOUND IT

[@MrMegamicheal3]

WELL THANK YOU SO MUCH ,IT IS AMAZING HOW MANY PEOPLE HAVE WATCHED THIS.I WAS VERY LUCKY TO HAVE BEEN ABLE TO GO THERE I WILL NEVER FORGET IT ,SHAME IT HAS ALL BEEN SOLD OFF BY ROY'S SON

[@4u2btrue]

I also have some photos of their burial sites in Apple Valley....There is a statue of trigger there too...

[@dowahdiddy8356]

Thank you Michael for the footage.....twice we were coming back from Vegas and twice we stopped, but just missed the opening time of the shop. I now see by your film, it was more than a shop and I would have needed a half day in there...from the outside, it didn't look as big as your film, but it was at Apple valley, just outside LA and had a statue of Trigger outside, like you show.

[@MrMegamicheal3]

I am not sure where it was as one person said it was at Victorville before it was moved to Branson then it closed for good .all I know is that Roy and Dale are buried in Apple valley but we was on our way to Vegas when we came across it

[@dowahdiddy8356]

Yes Micheal, but where did you film this ? It must have been Apple Valley if you were coming back from Vegas to LA, as you see it from the road. That is the place i went to as well....I have never set foot in the other two places.

[@MrMegamicheal3]

yes it must have been as we were going from LA to Vegas but I had no Idea what they called it

[@dowahdiddy8356]

I am from England too and I had no idea either, but looked it up on goggle maps and it fitted in just right for where we stopped.

[@MrMegamicheal3]

well I guess your right thanks for watching best wishes for christmas

[@cynsmi]

Love loved Roy and Dale.

[@MrMegamicheal3]

yes indeed thanks for watching

[@MrMegamicheal3]

pleased you enjoyed it thank you

[@MrMegamicheal3]

thank you for your comments ,this video has received more comments than any other of mine he was everyone's favourite cowboy

[@Retierdlife4me]

I've been to the museum in Apple Valley many years ago. It was such a neat place. So sad the family sold everything. If Roy was my dad I would have kept everything and tried to find funding for a museum els were.

[@MrMegamicheal3]

49ldavis yes SUCH A SHAME THANKS FOR WATCHING

[@MrMegamicheal3]

NICE OF YOU TO LOOK THANKS

[@MutsPub]

Thank You for posting!

[@MrMegamicheal3]

YES A SHAME IT ALL HAD TO BE SOLD OFF THANKS FOR WATCHING,THIS VIDEO HAS BEEN MY CROWNING GLORY WITH OVER 30'000 VIEWS

[@Dallas-Nyberg]

His museum should have been retained, complete.. Roy was a huge part of America's Cowboy history... It's shameful to know it's been sold off.

[@MrMegamicheal3]

IT SHURE IS I AGREE WITH YOU THERE ARE NEALY 14OOO PEOPLE WATCHED THIS JUST SHOWS HOW POPULAR HE WAS THANKS FOR YOUR COMENT

[@jacquiebarbani2057]

Just too bad that people forgo what a terrific actor, horse owner Trigger, dog owner Bullet & lovely wife, Dale. He should NEVER be forgotten as King of the West. Too bed that his musuem went under because people can never really experience a wonderful western actor. He rought all his roles to life. Jacquie Barbani

[@MrMegamicheal3]

yes indeed he was liked by everyone shame about the museum thanks for watching

[@MrMegamicheal3]

YES ME TO, THANKS JIM I HAVE OVER 120 FILMS ON MY PAGES IF YOUR INTERESTED BEST WISHES TO YOU HAVE A NICE XMAS AND NEW YEAR

[@sanfor43]

DESDE CHILE.- GRACIAS A MICHAEL WEST POR MOSTRARNOS LO QUE FUE EL MUSEO DE NUESTRO QUERIDO ROY ROGERS-

[@MrMegamicheal3]

MUCHOS GRCIAS PLEASED YOU LIKED IT

[@musicisanalog]

thanks for your vid' i,m a bit mixed up...if they moved to branson misurri, did they sell evertything once they had moved there, i googled the musem, and it says they are still in branson..maybe someone can clear that up' thanks again michael!

[@dannywells2832]

Right about Branson But that closed too Trigger ,Bullet , Dales horse all sold in New York City at Chrities auction house RFD t.v. station owners Trigger and Bullet both stay on tour with Dales horse Buttermilk

[@johngardner5119]

I got to see the museum in Branson. What a pity people won't be able to enjoy it any longer

[@clairespottedhorse1972]

Amen, sister!

[@sawyerahbiesadventuressaa4158]

Thanks for posting!!

[@MrMegamicheal3]

Your welcome

[@aval7039]

Are those the actual bodies of his horse and dog? I never knew they had them stuffed.

[@MrMegamicheal3]

YES HE HAD THEM STUFFED

[@MrMegamicheal3]

JUST NOTICED YOUR COMENT FROM MY LAST ONE SOME TIME AGO NICE STORY WE VISITED THE MUSEM JUST AFTER ROY DIED WE WERE LUCKY WE CAME BY IT ON THE WAY TO VAGAS GLAD WE DID THAT FILM WAS MADE OVER 10YRS AGO