Welcome Hogleg!! It is so awesome to know there are still Duke fans in the UK! And the Searchers is probably my favorite film of all time. I could go on for hours about that movie, but I for now, big welcome from the deep south!!
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Donovans Reef - watched once more last Friday. (I don't seem to watch much non-western or non-Wayne or non-Fordian movies or tv shows)
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My momma always told me if I can't say something nice, don't say anything at all....
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I'll keep my eyes out and let you know if I see it in anything.
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thank you, Mark, for your kind words. It's an addiction, I admit, but it's not hurting anyone. I watched Hellfighters night before last and I can't begin to tell you how much I enjoyed it. I think it's funny how varied the plots of some of his movies are, but HE made the movies enjoyable. Yep, my name is Shannon and I'm an addict. A John Wayne addict. (And I don't give a rat's @$$ who knows it!!
El Dorado will be on in a couple hours (10:15 am est)on starzwesterns if you have it. Woo hoo!! -
a few years ago, I lost my son in a terrible tragic accident. He had just graduated from high school and we took all our kids and their friends to the beach. He wasn't aware there were rip tides (we had just got there, still unloading the cars) and even though we had taken our kids to the beach since they could walk, he was caught in a rip ride and no-one could find him for 24 hours. 2 days after his funeral, my job decided to do lay offs and was left without a job and without my son. The accident had been all over the media both in Atlanta and Florida, and no-one was willing to hire a mother who just lost her son. Though I had excellent credentials, letters of reference from 6-7 judges, no one would hire me. So, I stayed home and started watching westerns. Only a few at first, but then I really got into them until eventually I would not watch any tv unless it was an old western show or movie. I specifically got roku for watching western shows and movies and luckily I have uverse so I have been able to amass a wonderful collection in my DVR. In watching all of the western movies, I would find that John Wayne was a recurring presence in my favorites. Then I started to specifically search for films with him. His movies have been a therapy for me that I've never discussed until this post. I will watch anything with John Wayne in it. I've tried reading anything I can get my hands on to learn more about the man. I can escape for a few hours when watching a John Wayne film. I have always had a curiosity about life in 2nd half of the 19th century. So it's only natural I reckon for me to appreciate any kind of books or movies related to that period. I can never turn a movie off starring John Wayne. I've seen some films 40-50 times, and I will keep watching them. Films like Rio Grande, shepherd of the hills, Angel and the bad man, Liberty Valance, undefeated, I could go on, but you all know the list. Every one is an American treasuries it's own right. I love this man. Love love love this man. A legend. An icon.
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I was born in 1970.
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thank you, Mark! I'm glad too! I love this forum!!
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Howdy! I'm new here and just wanted to say 'hello' and thank you for allowing me to join your super-cool jw forum. I love, love, love this man and it makes me so happy to see all the others who feel the same about this magnificent American icon.