He was a truly good man. We kids in New England were fortunate to have had him.
RIP Rex
Rex’s show was not to be missed. The biggest memory, and mystery of his show was the ride from the bunk house to Boomtown each week. Rex and Pablo would meet at the bunk house and show a few cartoons between their dialog. Then it would become time for Rex to saddle up onto Goldrush, his trusty steed, and Pablo woud jump up into his horse pulled wagon. They would then race through the hills over what seemed like miles to get down to Boomtown. No matter how fast Goldrush and Rex would ride, Pablo was always already there before Rex. Unbelievable, How did Pablo ever beat those guys? and every week too. I’m still trying to figure it out.
Rex was truly a great man. Every year Rex would run a trip for Spring Break for kids, and parents, and grandparents to travel to Southern California to see Disneyland, Knott’s Berry Farm, and Sea World. I always wanted to go, but never made it. Now I live here in Southern Califronia and go to those places quite often. It is like a childhood dream come true. Every time I go to these places I think of Rex.
Rex, thanks for being a great man and inspiring so many people. You will be greatly missed.
When I was in sixth grade a new kid from out of state, who left after a year, insisted that he had seen me on Boomtown, and that I was too embarrassed to admit it. In fact I would not have been embarrassed at all, the kid was just mistaken.
I saw Rex at the Marshfield Fair when I was about ten. He could actually do all that cowboy stuff — horse riding and rope tricks.
RIP.