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Old 06-27-2011, 08:57   #1
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TO ALL COWBOYS EVERYWHERE...

Lov it,, From my #1 SiL

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TO ALL COWBOYS EVERYWHERE...

A TOUGH OLD COWBOY FROM SOUTH TEXAS COUNSELED HIS GRANDSON THAT IF HE WANTED TO LIVE A LONG LIFE, THE SECRET WAS TO SPRINKLE A PINCH OF GUN POWDER ON HIS OATMEAL EVERY MORNING.

THE GRANDSON DID THIS RELIGIOUSLY TO THE AGE OF 103.

WHEN HE DIED HE LEFT BEHIND 14 CHILDREN, 30 GRANDCHILDREN, 45 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN, 25 GREAT-GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN,


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A 15-FOOT HOLE WHERE THE CREMATORIUM USED TO BE.


Sorta brings a tear to your eye, don't it?
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Old 06-27-2011, 11:57   #2
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Lov it,, From my #1 SiL

Sorta brings a tear to your eye, don't it?

It showed up in my inbox today as well, acompanied by an older photo of a younger Sam Elliott.

Why is it women keep sending men photos of other men? I'd rather perfer see Sam's wife Katherine Ross.
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an older photo of a younger Sam Elliott.
I just could not bring myself to post Sam's pic..

Maybe we are on the same shotgun mailing list??
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Old 06-27-2011, 13:08   #4
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Sam Elliott is to Cowboys,like what R Lee Ermay is to the Marine Corps.......... They're both poster "boys" to their trade.........

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Old 06-27-2011, 15:59   #5
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Sam Elliott is to Cowboys,like what R Lee Ermay is to the Marine Corps.......... They're both poster "boys" to their trade.........

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Speaking of icons, who is your favorite?
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Old 06-27-2011, 16:44   #6
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Speaking of icons, who is your favorite?
Marion Michael Morrison.......
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Old 06-27-2011, 21:58   #7
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Marion Michael Morrison.......
Ya, me too.
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Old 06-28-2011, 11:08   #8
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Yeah, The Duke. The Searchers is usually at the top of any Western Movie list and in the top 5 or 10 on All-time Great movie lists. Clint Eastwood, of course. Randolph Scott is right up there, Lee Marvin was good, especially when he was the bad guy.. Of the more modern actors, Robert Duvall and I think Tom Selleck makes a good cowboy... One who might get up there is Josh Brolin, if he decides to pursue the genre...
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Yeah, The Duke. The Searchers is usually at the top of any Western Movie list and in the top 5 or 10 on All-time Great movie lists. Clint Eastwood, of course. Randolph Scott is right up there, Lee Marvin was good, especially when he was the bad guy.. Of the more modern actors, Robert Duvall and I think Tom Selleck makes a good cowboy... One who might get up there is Josh Brolin, if he decides to pursue the genre...
You forgot Gary Cooper.
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You forgot Gary Cooper.
the coolest of the cool....Steve McQueen!
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the coolest of the cool....Steve McQueen!
I liked him in the movie "Tom Horn".
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Mea Culpa- Definitely Gary Cooper and Steve McQueen was just cool in anything he did...
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Ya, me too.
He was both a Cowboy icon and SF icon(source: TR's avatar).....

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He was both a Cowboy icon and SF icon...
which makes him a truely great American
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Old 06-28-2011, 19:54   #15
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Cowboy icons - Will Rogers and Bill Pickett - the 'real deal'.

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