We all could use a little joy in our lives right now…
So thank goodness for Tim the security guard!
Tim has become a Twitter hero after he was given the job of running social media for The National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma.
With labor in short supply these days, Tim was asked to take on some extra duties. I feel for whoever was in charge before because I doubt they’re going to let Tim leave now.
Tim announced his new position on Twitter, and assured everyone he’ll still be taking security at the museum very seriously:
And they were right to be. With a big empty museum, there wasn’t much for Tim to do besides show everyone his favorite items. He even tried using some hashtags, though he didn’t quite get the concept:
This is the hat and eyepatch the Duke wore in the movie True Grit. They are part of our Exhibition about the 2 True Grit. Lots of interesting props and clothes. I’m told I can’t try it on. Hashtag John Wayne. Lucas, my grandson, told me to use hashtags. Thanks, Tim pic.twitter.com/yNO3RP4uA4
— Nat’l Cowboy Museum (@ncwhm) March 17, 2020
There were a few things about Twitter eluding him, actually:
Twitter tips, please
— Nat’l Cowboy Museum (@ncwhm) March 18, 2020
Sorry, thought I was Googling that. Thanks, Tim
— Nat’l Cowboy Museum (@ncwhm) March 18, 2020
And these are his boots. Hashtag John Wayne. Thanks, Tim pic.twitter.com/4hVPPT8QX9
— Nat’l Cowboy Museum (@ncwhm) March 18, 2020
We have a very cool photography exhibition right now called Dorothea Lange: Politics of Seeing that runs through May 20, 2020. Her photographs are very moving. That is a photo of her. She looks like someone I’d want to have a beer with. Thanks, Tim pic.twitter.com/Y63sU1iDC0
— Nat’l Cowboy Museum (@ncwhm) March 18, 2020
He reached out to his grandson Lucas again to test how things were going:
Lucas, can you read this?
— Nat’l Cowboy Museum (@ncwhm) March 18, 2020
But the best part for me is watching someone genuinely fanboy over pictures and artifacts. And their grandchildren:
This is one of her photos of people lined up at a social security office in San Francisco trying to get unemployment benefits in 1937. It was a tough time then. And it looks like it’s going to be a tough time now. But we get through these times together, don’t we? Thanks, Tim pic.twitter.com/UUXUlCiS2H
— Nat’l Cowboy Museum (@ncwhm) March 18, 2020
Hello, Lucas and Keira. There’s a snake in my boot!
— Nat’l Cowboy Museum (@ncwhm) March 19, 2020
Folks have tried to step in and help, explaining how hashtags work and offering suggestions on what else might be good to show on Twitter, like the selfie station, which led to an adorable Tim selfie:
Thanks for all the tips, Friends. Realize I have been doing the hashtags wrong. I need to use that pound sign from the phone. I’m learning! Here’s his costume from True Grit from 1969 courtesy of John Wayne Enterprises. #HashtagJohnWayne Thanks, Tim pic.twitter.com/AZu7EidGu2
— Nat’l Cowboy Museum (@ncwhm) March 19, 2020
Seth in Marketing said people would love to have me take some photos of our Selfie Stations in The Cowboy. Here’s one from the Rodeo Gallery. Enjoy! Thanks, Tim pic.twitter.com/QrRLuTqBIy
— Nat’l Cowboy Museum (@ncwhm) March 19, 2020
Didn’t get the Selfie Station photo quite right. I get it now. Here’s the Selfie Station in the Warhol and the West running through May 10, 2020. Thanks, Tim pic.twitter.com/lDVd8GaIXs
— Nat’l Cowboy Museum (@ncwhm) March 19, 2020
Here’s a sculpture by Frederic Remington called The Bronco Buster cast in 1918. What do you guys think of it? Seth in marketing told me that asking questions on the social media is good for “engagement.” Let’s get engaged! LOL! Thanks, Tim I’m very happily married to Tina though pic.twitter.com/lMTxUpfTeJ
— Nat’l Cowboy Museum (@ncwhm) March 20, 2020
As Tim began to feel more comfortable, he leaned even more heavily into the dad jokes. We’re getting a lot of puns and references to his grandson hating the puns, the most dad combo of all:
Hello, Friends. What’s your favorite thing you saw at The Cowboy? #HashtagTheCowboy Thanks, Tim
— Nat’l Cowboy Museum (@ncwhm) March 20, 2020
Want to borrow some lip balm? You’re looking kind of chapped! Lucas, my grandson, didn’t think it was that funny, but I think you guys will LOL. #HashtagTheCowboy Thanks, Tim. pic.twitter.com/pbUPTWJu8G
— Nat’l Cowboy Museum (@ncwhm) March 20, 2020
I’m wearing a lot of hats now. Here are some hats I can’t wear. They’re behind glass. Seth in Marketing told me I could share this web address of a Virtual Tour of The Cowboy. It’s a long address so get a pen and paper ready #HashtagTheCowboy Thanks, Tim https://t.co/8DFS8Kv4lr pic.twitter.com/zLisrehjhl
— Nat’l Cowboy Museum (@ncwhm) March 20, 2020
Good night, Lucas and Keira. Have cowboy dreams!
— Nat’l Cowboy Museum (@ncwhm) March 20, 2020
Someone suggested I post a Tick Tock. It’s from our Warhol and The West Exhibition.
Roy Rogers Alarm Clock c 1951 from The Andy Warhol Museum, Pittsburgh; Founding Collection, Contribution The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts Inc TC526.36 #HashtagTheCowboy Thanks, Tim pic.twitter.com/FTz9Gp5bZH— Nat’l Cowboy Museum (@ncwhm) March 21, 2020
Logging off so I can saw some logs. LOL. See you all Monday. #HashtagTheCowboy Thanks, Tim
— Nat’l Cowboy Museum (@ncwhm) March 22, 2020
Tim is enjoying himself and also encouraging everyone else to stay home and be safe while he walks the museum’s hallowed halls:
Oh, what a beautiful morning. Wish you were here. Glad you’re staying home. #HashtagTheCowboy Thanks, Tim pic.twitter.com/R5p5eAK0Px
— Nat’l Cowboy Museum (@ncwhm) March 24, 2020
It’s hard to stay inside, but with guys like Tim as our guide, we can still see the world in a whole new light.