QuoteDisplay MoreOriginally posted by William T Brooks@Jun 9 2005, 06:19 PM
Chester;
Don't forget to put the Silver Dollar between your Cheeks when you try to walk like The Duke!!!
Chilibill
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Chilibill,
As I was walking around the Civil War reenactment two weeks ago, I was chuckling to myself as that concept was going through my mind 
. When someone asked if I could walk like the Duke, I told them that story :lol:.
Chester 
QuoteOriginally posted by JWAngel@Jun 4 2005, 07:16 PM
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JWAngel,
You better watch out - that's how I got started. Then I found myself looking at belt buckles, vests, then western shirts (I really like the style with the bib front), then a custom made hat . . . .
I wasn't necessarily trying to look like John Wayne, just dress like him - but I am 6 ft. 4 in. tall, and kind of a big guy, and without trying I guess I look like him at least a little, but's it really mostly the outfit that does it. Normally, people don't approach me on most days and think I look like the Duke (although since that parade, there is a checker at Grocery Outlet who now calls me "Duke" 
).
Chester
QuoteOriginally posted by Baby Sister@Jun 3 2005, 04:56 PM
Smokey,
I think after a month off I would go with Rooster...something tough and no nonsense.
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I second that emotion . . . Rooster all the way!
BTW, smokey, did you make the poor little bloke go on the diet, too, or did he have some opportunity to watch the Duke without you 
?
Chester
I can understand your desire to not be dominated by anything, and in fact I admire it, and have a similar outlook. It has actually been a week since we last watched the Duke, and that was without even trying, and with no ill effects.
But today I had fun going out and spreading John Wayne's image far and wide, again without hardly trying. I dressed in full John Wayne regalia (blue western shirt with yellow neckerchief, my John Wayne vest, and big, white John Wayne cowboy hat) and pushed my youngest son (he is 9 today!) in a little "Cub-mobile" he made in Cub Scouts, through the lovely redwoods of the Santa Cruz mountains in a Memorial Day parade this morning, with the rest of his den. Many people along the way were shouting out, "Hey - John Wayne!" or "It's the Duke!" After that bit of fun, I went with my son and 4 of his friends to a local Civil War re-enactment event for the afternoon, complete with cannons and an 1880's vintage steam train. There were several thousand people there, and again, it was people seeing John Wayne over and over. Several dozen people actually approached and asked to take pictures with me. When I stopped by to chat with an Abraham Lincoln impersonator (he was real good!), then people wanted to take pictures with the two of us. It was really fun!
I hope it doesn't go to my head 
. . . 
.
The main thing is that people were seeing the Duke's image, with a positive feedback.
Chester
QuoteOriginally posted by Emmanuel@May 23 2005, 11:58 PM
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Hm-m-m-m, I remember a doctor asking me when was the last time I went without the John Wayne message board for six days, and I couldn't tell him . . . .
Chester
QuoteDisplay MoreOriginally posted by JWAngel+May 7 2005, 03:02 PM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(JWAngel @ May 7 2005, 03:02 PM)</div>
JWangel, we certainly understand financial constraints :o - we don't own that set yet, either, and it's not because we don't want it
Point well taken
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I started this week with Walter Brennan. I rented a few of his last films that he did for Walt Disney. It was nice to see him in some starring roles rather than just a supporting character.
He played the age he was then through most of his career. I think he aged a lot better then they always made him look when he was younger and playing older. I kept waiting for him to start limping around like "Cookie" or "Stumpy".
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Which movies did you see with Walter Brennan, that you enjoyed? We recently got a good deal, in a bargain DVD bin, of The Over-the-Hill Gang (1969) and The Over-the-Hill Gang Rides Again (1970). I've always kind of enjoyed Walter Brennan myself.
Thanks for the updates!
Chester
JWAngel,
Your suggestion reminded my wife of a couple of summers ago, when we were on a real Cary Grant kick - a local video store has a pretty good collection of old movies, so for several weeks we watched Cary Grant flicks - when they finally ran out, we were like depressed addicts, almost going through withdrawal 
.
Then we discovered John Wayne movies - :lol: - just kidding, we were already acquainted (and addicted).
Over time, we have gotten into more of watching and collecting the Duke's movies, and chatting on this message board about him with fellow aficionados.
However, your suggestion is intriguing - although with the release of some of the Duke's movies to DVD just days away, it seems . . . dare we say it . . . poorly timed . May is also John Wayne's birthday month - all the more reason to be focusing on the object of our affections!
I think for us, John Wayne represents many things, and talking about him here is somewhere between mere interest 
and obsession 
, and definitely FUN 
.
We look forward to hearing from you over the month. As we type, we are listening to Gilbert & Sullivan, and we haven't watched a John Wayne movie in . . . days :uhuh2: . One thing you might notice is that you will probably recognize quite a few actors and actresses from Duke's movies in the others you are watching. So you won't get entirely away . . . there are many "connections."
Keep us posted!
Chester
