Life Member of NRA,NTA,DAV ,ITA. Also member of FTA,CBA
I remember the Stembridge Sales--an acquaintance bought several 1903 Springfields for the actions.
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It's too bad that Hollywood is located in California. If that makes sense!
I just saw a commentary on FOX News saying that a lot of movie making (and the people attached to it) have relocated to the Atlanta area for the tax breaks etc that Georgia offers. It would be a shame if they figure out a way to ruin the Peach State too!
Froggie
"It aint easy being green!"
Remember seeing a story about the guy who taught Arness the quickdraw. Also interesting how he used a long barrel Colt.
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IT AINT what ya shoot--its how ya shoot it. NONE of us are as smart as ALL of us!
Passed through twice, going to and coming from Florida. That was enough but, all cities of that size....and a lot smaller are all alike as far as I'm concerned. Only difference is the climate.
"In general, the art of government is to take as much money as possible from one class of citizens and give it to another class of citizens" Voltaire'
The common virtue of capitalism is the sharing of equal opportunity. The common vice of socialism is the equal sharing of misery
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They armed Marshall Dillon with the long-barreled SAA because James Arness was 6’ 7”. Anything shorter looked like a toy in his hand.
I remember an opening they used that featured him galloping on horseback. It looked like his heels were about to dig into the ground. Arness also didn’t appear very comfortable on a horse.
I never understood why they used that opening. It didn’t make their star look very good.
I saw a clip of him on Johnny Carson. He made Carson look like a kid, he was a big guy.
Arness was a blond so they must have dyed his hair every week.
A GUN THAT'S COCKED AND UNLOADED AIN'T GOOD FOR NUTHIN'........... ROOSTER COGBURN
I had read some place they did dyed his hair for the show. He also wanted John Wayne approval for the show also and he got it from John .
Life Member of NRA,NTA,DAV ,ITA. Also member of FTA,CBA
“You should tell someone what you know. There should be a history, so that men can learn from it.
He smiled. “Men do not learn from history. Each generation believes itself brighter than the last, each believes it can survive the mistakes of the older ones. Each discovers each old thing and they throw up their hands and say ‘See! Look what I have found! Look upon what I know!’ And each believes it is something new.
Louis L’Amour
The Californios
I have read all his books, and even met him, I was 20 years in the US COAST GUARD, stationed at their station , the US CG INSTITUTE, OKLAHOMA CITY, OK. WHICH was out at the air port, he was doing a book signing, signed 3 of my books, and i never realized how big he was. He was as big as James Arness.
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