Dying Campfire
My day started early with an ambulance call, so I'm ready for bed!
After my return home this morning, the rest of the day seemed very uneventful, and yes, I start to worry about my topic for the evening.
Then while I'm doing dishes... I turned on my little tv.
I've never had a tv in my *kitchen* before, and half the time I forget it's there.
I skip those reality shows. I'm not a big fan. Though I do root for Kirstie Alley, just cause I want her to show that big girls *can* dance. But seeing how she did on the headlines on Yahoo the next morning is usually good enough.
Top Gear on BBC is a hilariously good choice most of the time, even if you're not crazy about cars.
I'm not a fan of Taylor or Carrie, so those music videos are out.
What*to*do*what*to*do.
Well, looky there.
Tom Selleck is on in Quigley Down Under.
Aha.
The topic of the night is...
No, not hunky, good looking dream date ohmygoodness<squeal> kinda guys, those are tales best told over a campfire in select company!
Westerns.
The movie genre will little or no demand. Supposedly.
My mom once told me that watching westerns with me was no fun after I married a rancher, because I'd say "You don't do that..." and it was true. I grew up on Rawhide and Lancer and Cimarron Strip and Bonanza and Wagon Train and Roy Rogers and The Rifleman and every other western out there. I was a tv watching fool back then!
Now that I can tell who can REALLY ride a horse... or rope... or whatever... I'm mighty picky about the westerns I approve of. Which is also hard, because there are so few!
But Quigley... yup. That's a good one. Watched it a zillion times. Rent it though, because tv will edit out some good scenes. When she says, "The Comanches came!" towards the end, I'm usually crying... then when he turns around at the end before he rides off, oh, my goodness! I LOVE that. Any western Tom Selleck is in is a good one, Monte Walsh, Crossfire Trail. The guy does cowboys quite well... <sigh>
My family's all time favorite is probably McLintock with John Wayne, but the Duke in The Cowboys is UP THERE. I want a book on John Wayne quotes just to pack in my pocket. I think he's right there with Mark Twain as my all-time-favorite-people-I'd-like-to-remember-their-quotes!
Well, I now see that this topic is another perhaps best told over a dying campfire... when we have a couple of hours... so...
What's YOUR favorite western... or do you have one? Did you ever play Cowboys and Indians? What part of ranchlife do YOU find interesting?
Remember, send me a question and you're entered to win a Wyoming Wildflower mug! Answers on Thursday.
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I like the western genera, but my favorite of the moment is "The Cowboys." There is one kid in there (with glasses) that always makes me think of the pictures I've seen of my dad when he was a kid. He spent several years in Montana around Bozeman, and regaled me with tales of his childhood.
And now for my question.-- Do you spend lots of time brushing the dogs or do some of them have coats that are weed resistant?
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yep, i love westerns. McClintock is also one of my favorites. also the Long Riders, i think it was. sort of a series with sam elliot and tom selleck they are good to look at - even all scruffy. i really like tombstone and wyatt earp - a couple of the more recent westerns (older but more recent than McClintock) you can never go wrong with John Wayne!! Rooster Cogburn and True Grit and The Cowboys. Lonesome Dove was a good movie(?) series (?)
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The Duke is IT! I remember watching True Grit with Daddy when I was little and when I would visit him, there'd always be a good western on. Now that he's gone, anything to do with John Wayne comforts my soul. Daddy had a cowboy's heart and swagger and his boots rest at the front door to remind me of that.
SO, I'm just a little biased... happily so!!
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Ahaaaa - Quigley!
Love that movie - we've watched it a lot too. And that scene where he stops and looks back - Boy Howdy - I melt right into my Ariat boots every time. Love it!!! A copy of that movie was the best birthday gift I ever gave my husband. And if I ever was asked to star in a movie I would want to be Crazy Cora for sure - she has all the best lines.
"I got the one wearing my green apron!!!"
Check out my blog at RanchDaze by the Crazy Ranch Wife if you get a chance. I'm betting we live fairly close together.
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Oh how I love Quigley Down Under. That movie made me fall in love with Australia. I grew up watching westerns on tv & reading Louis L'Amour & Zane Grey books (although he spent too much time on descriptions. Much preferred Louis L'Amour).
My questions is do ranchers ever ranch-sit for each other if there would be an instance where everyone on that ranch would be going away? If not, does it bother you that your whole family can't ever get away?
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I love Quigley Down Under!
The part about ranch life I find interesting, as described by you and the Pioneer Woman, is the differences in how you describe the work and the way it is done. I get a sense that your WY ranch is more like ranching has been for hundreds of years and their OK ranch is more of a big production. Is that an accurate understanding?
What about ranch life gives you the most joy?
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That is funny we watched both of those movies last night and ended the evening with my 11 month old grandson who was asleep on me throwing up all over me. A late night shower and all was good. Poor little guy.
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My lovely sister-in-law sewed me a green apron for Christmas, I can't wear it in the kitchen without my dear husband quoting Quigley. . ."I got the one wearing my green apron."
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I'd never been a fan of westerns until I started streaming via netflix McLeod's Daughters. With seven season and some seasons coming in a 32 eps, there's a lot of good tv in there. Melodramatic tv, but still good tv.
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I love Westerns too; my favorites are
anything with Robert Duvall, Tom Selleck, and (be still my heart) San Elliot. My favorite Western movie of all times is Lonesome Dove (yes, I would be Gus' girl) followed very closely by Quigley.
I recently started watching the old TV series Young Riders on Hulu. And it is lots of fun; however none of them can ride a horse worth cowpatties.
I find most interesting about ranching the horses and dogs.
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I love Quigley Down Under, too!
When I was little, I loved Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid (with Newman and Redford) and Two Mules For Sister Sarah (Clint Eastwood).
I am with Donna on Robert Duval.
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Ok....the first time you ever made a "jacket", were you able to handle it in stride or did it make you cry (and does it still)? How did you get through it?
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Thanks to Netflix we just watched "Chisum" but I prefer "The Shootist"; been watching some Clint Eastwood too, where I learned he held on to "Unforgiven" for 10 years, until he felt he was old enough for the part.
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