I’ve addressed my fondness for Westerns – both movies and TV shows – in past posts. Here are ten of my favorite films from the genre. I am not claiming they are the ten greatest Westerns ever made, although a few of them would also make that list. But these all struck a major chordContinue reading “Ten Favorite Westerns”
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Gunsmoke: A Tribute
A strange phenomenon was cast upon me six or seven years ago. I became ill with what may have been a flu strain, and when the sickness broke, I cared a lot less about sports and had a sudden desire to watch classic TV Westerns. I had been watching Western films for a handful ofContinue reading “Gunsmoke: A Tribute”
Relish Trays, Wood Paneling and Cornfields: My 2018 Trip to Iowa and Nebraska (part 2)
The following day began with breakfast in another small town; Winterset, Iowa, which is in Madison County, as in The Bridges of Madison County. But that wasn’t why we were there. I’ll get to that in a bit. First, breakfast. There are many sub genres within road food. One of my favorites is old-school drugContinue reading “Relish Trays, Wood Paneling and Cornfields: My 2018 Trip to Iowa and Nebraska (part 2)”