well, not literally (sorry Duke!) as I was surfing teh innerwebz on a completely non cave excursion elsewhere and happened upon this pic.
Never have seen John Wayne's final resting place so I thought I'd put it here because he was the sort of man that still commands respect a third of a century after his passing.
I must admit even though I (like millions) enjoy his films and the characters he portrayed on the silver screen I know very little about Marion Robert Morrison. Can anyone recommend a good book on him?
This from Wiki (ya, I know,
that dad gummed Wiki again but it's golden and oh so timely in this day and age)
From his a 1971 interview with Playboy magazine Wayne responded to questions about whether entitlement programs including Medicare and Social Security were good for the country:
I know all about that. In the late Twenties, when I was a sophomore at USC, I was a socialist myself — but not when I left. The average college kid idealistically wishes everybody could have ice cream and cake for every meal. But as he gets older and gives more thought to his and his fellow man's responsibilities, he finds that it can't work out that way — that some people just won't carry their load ... I believe in welfare — a welfare work program. I don't think a fella should be able to sit on his backside and receive welfare. I'd like to know why well-educated idiots keep apologizing for lazy and complaining people who think the world owes them a living. I'd like to know why they make excuses for cowards who spit in the faces of the police and then run behind the judicial sob sisters. I can't understand these people who carry placards to save the life of some criminal, yet have no thought for the innocent victim.
John Wayne was certainly a class act, never will Hollywood produce another like him. Sorry but here's another bit o'wiki~
Wayne was approached by Mel Brooks to play the part of the Waco Kid in the film Blazing Saddles. After reading the script he said, "I can't be in this picture, it's too dirty ... but I'll be the first in line to see it."
