OT: If Ya Got Money to Spare

[StrangerHorn]

MESA, ARIZ. – The Winchester 1892 SRC used by John Wayne in both True Grit and Rooster Cogburn was a highlight of Brian Lebel’s January 23 Old West Auction when it sold for $88,500 to an American buyer. The carbine featured the actor’s signature across the lever loop and came with a shortened barrel that allowed Wayne to exercise his theatrical move: the one-handed rifle flip reload on horseback. Along with a number of other pieces in the sale, the rifle had provenance to Stembridge Gun Rentals, a firm founded in Hollywood in 1920 to supply firearms to the movie industry. The firearm came with invoices from the Rooster Cogburn rental.

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[clob94]

Ya stranger--- so um, aparantly we aren't allowed to like John Wayne anymore because once upon a time in an interview with Playboy magazine, The Duke said something that could be considered racist-- depending on who's calling balls and strikes. So the "cancel culture" officially canceled him.
How they allowed Eric Clapton to get off scot free is beyond me but hey, I didn't start this little Marxist movement so what do I know.

 

[okiehorn]

The Duke was once married to Pilar Pallate, a Peruvian actress. Not so racist

 

[oldhorn2]

I liked John Wayne movies....but I detested John Wayne, the person.I dont give a shit about what he ever did or didnt say. I considered him a draft dodger and a tax cheat. I also think that somewhere along the line he started thinking he was as tough as the characters he played.

 

[clob94]

I liked John Wayne movies....but I detested John Wayne, the person.I dont give a shit about what he ever did or didnt say. I considered him a draft dodger and a tax cheat. I also think that somewhere along the line he started thinking he was as tough as the characters he played.

Ya wanna make sumthin of it, pilgrim?

 

[TX1972]

I liked John Wayne movies....but I detested John Wayne, the person.I dont give a shit about what he ever did or didnt say. I considered him a draft dodger and a tax cheat. I also think that somewhere along the line he started thinking he was as tough as the characters he played.
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My dad always referred to John Wayne as "that damned draft dodger", because he was. By the way, Daddy escorted Clark Gable's bomber mission over Germany. They all got a Distinguished Flying Cross for it.

 

[clob94]

Because it was Clarke Gable or because some other stuff?

 

[TX1972]

Because it was Clarke Gable or because some other stuff?

Well yeah. Clark wanted to fly, but the Air Corps said that he was too old. So he wrote a letter to FDR asking for a chance. So he got to go to England and fly a mission. The Air Corps was scared he'd get killed. My dad was flying photo recon in an F5, a P38, with the .50s changed out for cameras. It also had a back seat. There was a single 20mm cannon. At the time, it was the only American fighter that had the range to go to Germany. Incidentally, he was also Prince Bernhardt's air chauffeur for a while. I found out about Clark from an episode of Pawn Stars: a lady was trying to sell a "short snorter" signed by Clark Gable and the pilots, including Daddy.

 

[Son of Wasatch]

One reason I don't fault John Wayne for not going to war is that I always looked at many of the movie stars that did go as being disengenious to their service. They were never going to be in harm's way so service to them wasn't like service was to my grandfather's and great uncles who actually fought. My people fought in every war going back to the Revolutionary war.
John did his part through selling war bonds, making inspiring patriotic movies, USO tours etc.

 

[oldhorn2]

Fvck John Wayne....Jimmy Stewart flew....Ted Williams was an ace I think. Hell....If Elvis allowed himself to be drafted, that pussy John Wayne could have drug his coward ass to the draft board.

 

[StrangerHorn]

I still think he made the best Westerns out there, one pf my Fav movies he made was The Quiet Man...Great Irish movie...

 

[oldhorn2]

If you say so Stranger.....but I am more a Clint Eastwood man myself....

 

[Son of Wasatch]

I always thought Eastwoodd's movies tended to incorporate too much counter culture crap of the 60's and 70's for my taste. The one movie I still love is Kelly's Heroes.

 

[TX1972]

One reason I don't fault John Wayne for not going to war is that I always looked at many of the movie stars that did go as being disengenious to their service. They were never going to be in harm's way so service to them wasn't like service was to my grandfather's and great uncles who actually fought. My people fought in every war going back to the Revolutionary war.
John did his part through selling war bonds, making inspiring patriotic movies, USO tours etc.

John's deferment was to support his wife and family. When the war started to wind down, he divorced her, didn't need the deferment anymore.

 

[Son of Wasatch]

This is a pretty good video about Wayne.

 

[StrangerHorn]

I was watching the Stones on ax and their concert, their faces look like 80 miles of bad Highway...I realized that I am getting old...LOL

 

[Oldmanastro]

I always thought Eastwoodd's movies tended to incorporate too much counter culture crap of the 60's and 70's for my taste. The one movie I still love is Kelly's Heroes.

Come on now, “Every which way but loose” was his tops!

 

[Son of Wasatch]

Come on now, “Every which way but loose” was his tops!

Not a typical Eastwood movie, it was a comedy, sort of like Stallone when he made Oscar, or Arnold when he made Jingle all the way. All of them were good movies. I mostly loved all Eastwood movies from the late 70's and on. It was a different time and I could relate a little more.