Sunday, June 29, 2014

Noteworthy Reads: COMPANY OF HEROES - My Life as an Actor in the John Ford Stock Company by Harry Carey, Jr.

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I've wanted to read this book for a long time, ever since first hearing about it. Originally published in 1994, it went out of pri...
Saturday, June 28, 2014

THE FALL OF THE ALAMO ... BAR, THAT IS

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You may remember that I first posted about North Platte's Alamo Bar back in February of 2012. For those who don't remember, t...
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Sunday, June 15, 2014

Noteworthy Reads: WAITING FOR A COMET by Richard Prosch

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Generally speaking, I don't read a lot of YA titles. But one of my "automatic" reads is anything carrying the Richard Pr...
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Wednesday, June 11, 2014

Another Look: THE BIG SKY (1952 film, directed by Howard Hawks)

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Howard Hawks, without a doubt, is my favorite film director. I liken him to a top-notch old pulp writer from the Golden Era. He coul...
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Saturday, June 7, 2014

IF "THE GREATEST GENERATION" WAS SO GREAT - WHY ARE WE DOING THINGS SO DIFFERENTLY THESE DAYS?

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Yesterday's 70 th anniversary of WWII's D-Day invasion caused me to reflect (albeit not for the first time) on the question p...
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Wednesday, June 4, 2014

Noteworthy Reads: SHOCKWAVE by Andrew Vachss

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This second entry in Andrew Vachss's new Aftershock series is another mystery/thriller written in the spare, distinct style that ...
Thursday, May 15, 2014

Another Look: HANG 'EM HIGH (1968, starring Clint Eastwood)

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I saw this when it first came out, at a drive-in theater (where I saw most movies back in those days). I remember liking it quite a lo...
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