Big Al

Big Al is one of the stars of the Country Bear Jamboree at the Walt Disney World Resort in Florida. The attraction is cheesy but fun and Big Al is the best part, as he morbidly moans Tex Ritter's Blood On the Saddle.

A few weeks ago I was browsing at a local thrift store and came across an ancient Big Al bank with official Disney markings on the bottom. The condition was a little rough and the price was high ($2.99) but this find had to come home with me. He now sits proudly on the shelf above the computer desk forever ready to serenade us with a tale of cowboy blood and death.