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Welcome to Brushwood Gulch! 

Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy in Brushwood Gulch

Home of the Los Angeles Chapter of the International Laurel & Hardy Society

The Way Out West Tent was founded 41 years ago as the fifth chapter of the Sons of the Desert. It is named after the 1937 feature film starring Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy. This film took place in the fictional town of Brushwood Gulch, which we have tried to recreate here. This website is divided into five categories: Gazette, General Store, Town Hall, Telegraph, and Saloon. To explore any of these sections, please click on the buildings in the image above or use the text menu located at the bottom of the page. For more information about this organization, see our Frequently Asked Questions page.

Our next meeting will be Tuesday, May 6, 2008.

What's New:

May-June Newsletter
The latest issue of the Brushwood Gulch Gazette is now online. (4/29/08)

Bill Patterson Memorial December 10th
It is with profound sadness that we must announce the death of our tent's founding Grand Sheik, William T. Patterson. A memorial will be helf at the Mayflower Club on December 10th. See our newsletter for more information. (12/05/07)

Anniversary Celebration
News and photos from our 40th anniversary banquet and tours are now online. (8/1/07)

Membership Information
Information about tent membership has been updated. (8/1/07)

2007 Meeting Dates
This year's meeting and event dates are now online. (1/8/07)

Links
Our links to other sites have been updated. (8/13/06)

2006 Convention Report
News and photos from the recent International Convention in Augusta, Georgia. (7/13/06)

Annual Banquet Archive
Photos and news from our most recent annual banquets is now online.

Contact Information
W.O.W. contact info has been updated with our tent's new mailing address.

Books
Our book list has been redesigned and updated, with new reviews and additional books.

Surveys
Our new survey question asks which of L&H's mishaps with a piano is your favorite. Seven other survey questions are also available, including our "Favorite Films" survey which has been running continuously for the past six years.

Hard to Find Videos
Popular (yet hard to find) feature films like Sons of the Desert and Way Out West are just some of the many films available from Movies Unlimited. Most of L&H's sound films are available on video from their catalog.

U.S. Home Videos
Our listing of Laurel and Hardy home videos has been updated. This is the most complete listing of L&H videos around. Information is provided on currently available videos, as well as those that are out of print. These videos will only work in North America.

U.K. Home Videos
Complete listing of new L&H cassettes and DVDs for sale from Amazon.co.uk. These videos will work throughout most of Europe. Many films are available in black & white and colorized, so you may choose how you would like to view these classics.

Greeting Cards
Three new pictures have been added to our virtual greeting cards. Send one to a friend today, for free!

Weekly Trivia
We have an entirely new trivia system available, which will automatically post a new question each week and let you know your score immediately. New questions will be posted every Saturday morning and will remain online for a week.

Tent Search
Search for the nearest tent of the Sons of the Desert.

Guest Book & Mailing Lists:

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Survey Results

Favorite Films:
Sons Of The Desert
Music Box
Big Business

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Weekly Trivia

This Week's Question:
In That's My Wife, what was the name of the night club they all went to?

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This Week

81 years ago this week:
"Flying Elephants" begins production. (5/8/27)

79 years ago this week:
"Men O'War" begins production. (5/7/29)

78 years ago this week:
"The Laurel-Hardy Murder Case" begins production. (5/5/30)

77 years ago this week:
"Come Clean" begins production. (5/7/31)

76 years ago this week:
Oliver Hardy does a voice-over for Otto Fries in Our Gang's "Choo-Choo." (5/7/32)

75 years ago this week:
"The Devil's Brother" is released. (5/5/33)

72 years ago this week:
Hal Roach's final regularly scheduled two reeler short "Neighborhood House" is released, featuring Charley Chase, Darla Hood, Rosina Lawrence, Charlie Hall, Baldwin Cooke, and Bess Flowers. (5/9/36)

69 years ago this week:
James Parrott, director for Laurel and Hardy and younger brother of Charley Chase, dies of a heart attack in Hollywood. (5/10/39)

Born May 5:
June Lang - "Bonnie Scotland"

Born May 8:
Sam Lufkin - "Two Tars," "Going Bye-Bye!"

Born May 10:
Johnny Arthur - "Pick a Star"

Born May 11:
Doodles Weaver - "Swiss Miss"



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