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Speaking of Mike Tyson, he has a TV show coming up in March on Animal Planet. The show will center on his love of pigeons and pigeon racing. Tyson raised pigeons when he was growing up.

I share that with Tyson and I understand his love of pigeons. I raised pigeons when I was young, up until 10th grade when I no longer had the time. I had quite a few birds, Birmingham Rollers, West of England and Bald Headed tumblers, Racers, Fantails and Austrian High Fliers.

I would let the High Fliers out in the morning and they would circle the sky, getting higher and higher until I could no longer see them. They would stay up there for hours, sometimes all day, coming down as the sun went down.

The two most interesting birds I had were two Multicolored male English Trumpeters. They were gay, for lack of a better word. My dad called then the queer birds. Man these two birds loved each other. I had to buy a glass egg so they could play house. I separated them for a year, mated them with other birds and when I put them back in the same coop again, they went straight to action, if you know what I mean. My father was completely dumbfounded by These two birds. I probably could have made money selling tickets to see them.

I still dream about all those birds.

Brownie and his mate....

At some point when I was raising pigeons I acquired a bird called Brownie, a big strong bird that seemed to be a mix of a bald headed tumbler and a racer. His head was white and most of his body and wings were brown. He came with a smaller female bird, mostly brown who was known simply as "his mate'. She was the epitome of a feminine bird. She didn't have a name when I got her and I never gave her one. She was simply his mate. Pigeons are monogamous and they mate for life. The males are extremely jealous and protective.

When I first introduced Brownie and his mate to the coop, he was immediately challenged by the top bird. It's interesting to see two pigeons fight. They use their wings the way a fighters uses his hands. In and out, side to side, using the wings as both a shield and a weapon. Brownie kicked his ass.

Brownie was the king of his domain and his mate enjoyed the privilege of being the queen. They are very communal and social animals. They become friends to their owners.

In a sense Brownie was the heavyweight champeen of the coop. I had hundreds of pigeons, and lots of males who wanted both his mate and his title. Brownie had a very regal aura. He never lost a fight.

Best damned pigeon I ever had.

Randyman wrote:Brownie and his mate....

At some point when I was raising pigeons I acquired a bird called Brownie, a big strong bird that seemed to be a mix of a bald headed tumbler and a racer. His head was white and most of his body and wings were brown. He came with a smaller female bird, mostly brown who was known simply as "his mate'. She was the epitome of a feminine bird. She didn't have a name when I got her and I never gave her one. She was simply his mate. Pigeons are monogamous and they mate for life. The males are extremely jealous and protective.

When I first introduced Brownie and his mate to the coop, he was immediately challenged by the top bird. It's interesting to see two pigeons fight. They use their wings the way a fighters uses his hands. In and out, side to side, using the wings as both a shield and a weapon. Brownie kicked his ass.

Brownie was the king of his domain and his mate enjoyed the privilege of being the queen. They are very communal and social animals. They become friends to their owners.

In a sense Brownie was the heavyweight champeen of the coop. I had hundreds of pigeons, and lots of males who wanted both his mate and his title. Brownie had a very regal aura. He never lost a fight.

Best damned pigeon I ever had.

Good story!

Manuel Ortiz vs Luis Castillo III . Great action

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NziOfM_Abow

Notice how Castillo lifts his legs like a Bull scratching the sand...

Good morning, up with the chickens today, maybe they will join me for coffee....

Sugar Ray Robinson vs Carl Bobo Olson....I was at Wrigley Field for this fight....1956

THEHAMMER321 wrote:Good morning, up with the chickens today, maybe they will join me for coffee....

Did the the rooster wake you up??

I'm enjoying my coffee right now. I was going to go to work this morning but changed my mind. I'm glad I did. Jeri got up and made me a pot of coffee and went back to bed.

Randyman wrote:I'm enjoying my coffee right now. I was going to go to work this morning but changed my mind. I'm glad I did. Jeri got up and made me a pot of coffee and went back to bed.

Stay home enjoy the day with your family Randy....

kikibalt wrote:

Sugar Ray Robinson vs Carl Bobo Olson....I was at Wrigley Field for this fight....1956

Didn't think you ever traveled to see a fight.

kikibalt wrote:

Sugar Ray Robinson vs Carl Bobo Olson....I was at Wrigley Field for this fight....1956

Classic photo Frank. I was two years old in 1956. I wonder if my dad was at that fight. He was a Robibson fan.

In bed with my laptop and cup of cup, ah!, the life of a kept man....

kikibalt wrote:

Randyman wrote:I'm enjoying my coffee right now. I was going to go to work this morning but changed my mind. I'm glad I did. Jeri got up and made me a pot of coffee and went back to bed.

Stay home enjoy the day with your family Randy....

That's the plan Frank. R & R. Plus more coffee!

kikibalt wrote:In bed with my laptop and cup of cup, ah!, the life of a kept man....

THEHAMMER321 wrote:

kikibalt wrote:

Sugar Ray Robinson vs Carl Bobo Olson....I was at Wrigley Field for this fight....1956

Didn't think you ever traveled to see a fight.

?????

Connie, can you get me another cup of coffee, PLEASE!!!....

kikibalt wrote:

THEHAMMER321 wrote:

kikibalt wrote:

Sugar Ray Robinson vs Carl Bobo Olson....I was at Wrigley Field for this fight....1956

Didn't think you ever traveled to see a fight.

?????

Wrigley field in Chicago, pretty long way from Southern Cal.

My daughter Meranda has been having a yard sale at our house this weekend. She and the kids will be here in a little while to set up in the front yard. The front yard was packed with people yesterday. I'm enjoying the peace and quiet while I can.

THEHAMMER321 wrote:

kikibalt wrote:

THEHAMMER321 wrote: Didn't think you ever traveled to see a fight.

?????

Wrigley field in Chicago, pretty long way from Southern Cal.

L.A. had a Wrigley Field too, back in the day.

THEHAMMER321 wrote:

kikibalt wrote:

THEHAMMER321 wrote: Didn't think you ever traveled to see a fight.

?????

Wrigley field in Chicago, pretty long way from Southern Cal.

We had a Wrigley Field in L.A. back in the day, and that's where that fight was held.....

kikibalt wrote:Connie, can you get me another cup of coffee, PLEASE!!!....

I think we are all getting to be '' Kept man'' club members on here.

Wrigley Field, Los Angeles, California
http://www.ballparktour.com/Former_Los_Angeles.html

kikibalt wrote:Connie, can you get me another cup of coffee, PLEASE!!!....

Get your ass of the bed and get it yourself, she said.....Am I losing my touch??...

THEHAMMER321 wrote:

kikibalt wrote:Connie, can you get me another cup of coffee, PLEASE!!!....

I think we are all getting to be '' Kept man'' club members on here.

At least for today, I'm a member! DD

kikibalt wrote:

kikibalt wrote:Connie, can you get me another cup of coffee, PLEASE!!!....

Get your ass of the bed and get it yourself, she said.....Am I losing my touch??...

Maybe because I got mine early today and stayed home, it threw the natural order of the "Kept Man" universe out of alignment.