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If we are getting into what is sexy I might have some ideas but I'd love to hear what the ladies think in addition to Ben Johnson.

If I can go back to "Ft. Apache" for a moment and Col. Thursday. What is hard to deal with is that Thursday is not a stupid man but he often does stupid things. He feels he is being punished, in my mind, and he is determined to show everyone that they made a mistake posting him there. He continually insults his subordinates whether in the course of their work or even in their lives. He has a heart as he means to do well by Philadelphia (his daughter) even if she doesn't agree with what he is doing. He keeps himself above the others and feels that everyone, enemy included, will jump at his every command. This leads to his and his command's demise. All the while I keep asking why is he so hard headed? Why can't he listen to reason and to those with more experience? I wonder if he were anywhere else would he have acted the same way. That chip on his shoulder becomes a nightmare for everyone. Sgt, York though is above all that. Despite his knowing what he knows he will not let Thursday go down for the fool he is. There are bigger things at stake.

It sounds like it.

When was the last time he saw a girl?

If you really want to see what is required around here (in addition to "Shane") then "The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance" and "The Searchers" are a must. Everything comes back to these two films. (Both Ford films in case you were wondering.)

Richard Addinsell's "Warsaw Concerto. A short very Rachmaninoff-like piece (on purpose) written for the film "Dangerous Moonlight." Very dramatic and enjoyable.

Your timing is always grand. Happy Thanksgiving to you and the family. Now, on to Christmas.

MERRY CHRISTMAS from the Kockenlockers! And a Christmas cow to boot.

The reality is that Best wasn't much of a drummer. Early on George Martin didn't think Ringo was much of a drummer either. (He got someone else to play on "Love Me Do.") Sutcliffe would stand on stage nearly turned around so people couldn't see him faking playing. The beauty of the McCartney - Lennon relationship was not only their gift for writing but also their very close friendship. They weren't afraid to tell each other that something was crap. They wrote a lot together early on but John was prominent in the early albums. It also helped that none of them had any real musical training. No rules. (That is where Martin's genius comes in.) I heard Ringo say that he developed such a unique style because he is left handed and learned how to play on a set laid out for a right handed drummer. Harrison is just a really good lead guitarist. The important point of that is that he didn't overplay anything, He had interesting fills that complimented the song. He wasn't one for showing off.

On the phone - "Why do you always have to use Morse code? Can't you just TALK to me?"

If this is your introduction to Preston Sturges then you are in for some fun. Along with the previous mentioned "Palm Beach Story" you should seek out "Sullivan's Travels" and the written by but not directed by Sturges favorite of mine "Easy Living." The Jean Arthur and baby faced Ray Milland make a lovely couple.

So glad to "see" you. The kidling has good taste, as usual. I wish my "Mo-Bear" had seen it but she was sleeping in after an evening celebrating her 20th birthday. Family fun is a good phrase for it even if we do get to see Elsa (Dallas) run outside in her underwear. Yahoo.

>that's because you're a gentleman, Chris. Music to my ears. Thank you.

I think Red is a swell guy too. Nothing against him. He is having a relationship with a young woman that he seems to have been an "uncle" to. He didn't strike me as her type. Of course part of the humor is seeing "Pockets" get by the handsome "Chips" and "Kurt" into steal Brandy's heart.

My bride and I caught "Hatari" yesterday. It had been a little while since I saw it but she has never seen it. I think she quite enjoyed it. Enough romantic games and action to keep viewers interested. Elsa Martinelli was great fun and one could make argument she was the best thing about it. With no real story to speak of I was surprised that for as long as it is it didn't seem like it. Carolann especially loved the end with the baby elephants. (She would love one as a pet.) There is some fun dialog and she laughed in all the right places. So did I. Though the older I get the more trouble I have with these May/December romances. I don't necessarily find them creepy (I certainly hope I'm not) but I do have a little trouble buying a woman is all that interested in a man twice her age. And if one of them happens to be Red Buttons, well, that is almost to much to believe. And he was shorter than Brandy.

No. They wouldn't show a twelve hour miniseries. They don't show made for TV films. Even you should know that. Having another bad day I guess.

It is funny you mention this one because I had enough time to kill to watch this one. It was an amiable film. Not a lot new but Stockwell was pretty good as the bratty kid and it is always a treat watching Joel McCrea. It had some nice action scenes chasing down the horse. I also liked the way McCrea went about his relationship with Stockwell. Nothing deep but pleasant enough.

>But Dr. Seuss holds a special place in our hearts. My wedding vows to Mr C were done in Seuss verse. That's great and so clever. I wouldn't have had the nerve to do it. What is your favorite Seuss book? Mine is "I Had Trouble In Getting To Solla Sollew." (Though I've read "The Sleep Book" to my bride and my daughter to qualify as the most read.) I love Bloom County and have all, I think" books of the daily strips. If there was any drawback it would be that it was such a thing of its time that it could not exist in any other time frame. (Written as my Opus stuffed toy looks down on me.)

Lynn: Many years ago I taped a bunch of Christmas shows. Charlie Brown is my favorite but the kids (my youngest turned 20 today so she is hardly a kid) loved "Rudolph" and "Frosty." I even got the second Charlie Brown Christmas special. A host of others I haven't seen anywhere since. The most rare may be the Bloom County special "Opus: A Wish For Wings That Work." If it weren't for the commercials. SansFin: You will find that there is little, it seems, that hasn't been remade. As Lynn pointed out the Charlie Brown Christmas special is the prime show. If Linus's rendering of the Christmas story from the Gospel of Luke doesn't get you then.....

Do you mean the Chuck Jones cartoon with Boris Karloff or the Ron Howard film with Jim Carey. If it is the first it is something we have enjoyed since it first aired back in the late 1960s. It is a wonderful show with a gentle humor and a heart beating beneath the surface of the beast.

Has anyone seen "A Man Called Horse"? I watched it and while it is certainly a different approach to an Indian centered film I don't think I cared much for it. The story goes that an Englishman is captured by a Sioux tribe and is initially kept as a prisoner but works his way into a full membership in the tribe. It has beautiful locations and gives a great sense of an Indian life. However, it seems slow at times, is hard to understand and can be pretty gruesome. Save for a captured Frenchman in the same tribe there would be virtually no dialog. Richard Harris has the lead. I just had a hard time getting into it. It must be me.

If you have Netflix it is available to stream on the computer or other device.

If you're up for it we'll do a "ramble." I may need a couple of days. I might even get Carolann to sit with me..

*A Man Alone* does turn up on Encore's Westerns channel now and then.

My initial reaction to the ending of "Woman In The Window" was feeling suckered. Maybe that was the intent but if there were clues that might point to what it turned out I completely missed them. Otherwise I loved it. Recorded "The Big Heat" yesterday. Saw it years ago but with all the Lang conversation I wanted another go at it.