Re: (erielack) RAILROAD MAGAZINE HAYWIRE MAC

[Rich O <rev66_@_optonline.net>]

At 11:45 AM 8/28/2010, you wrote:
>This is not directly related to the EL but I had to bring it 
>up.   L.L. Bean is running an ad with "The Big Rock Candy Mountain" 
>in it.  I looked into it and found this is being sung by H.B. 
>McClintock or "Haywire Mac" who was a contributor to RAILROAD for so 
>many years.  I believe he wrote a book on caboose life.  Someone 
>else can fill in the details on this.  Freeman Hubbard seemed to 
>always have something to say about Harry with his picture appearing 
>a lot.  I wonder if the guys over at RAILROAD/RAILFAN are aware of 
>his song in the commercial?
>
>Ed Montgomery
>
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  I recall that "Haywire Mac" was actually a man named Harry Bedwell 
who I believe was a dispatcher for the Southern Pacific. He did write 
railroad stories and Hubbard published several of them. The fact that 
the person you are referring to  uses the initials "H.B." might be an 
indication that they are one in the same.

Regards:

Rich Onorevole 


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