Who will play "Rooster Cogburn? "

It's confirmed! The Coen Brothers' next film will be a new version of the classic John Wayne western "True Grit." The 1969 film was directed by Henry Hathaway and focused primarily on Wayne's character, Rooster Cogburn. The best-selling Charles Portis book revolved around the young girl character and Rooster Cogburn was a secondary role. The Coen's plan to stick close to the book where an elderly woman describes, in flashback form, her heroic adventures as a teenager in search of her father's killer. No word on the casting.

Thank You for Asking!

George Strait and I buy our trucks from the same outfit--Gunn Chevrolet in Boerne, Texas. Yesterday, the Hill Country dealer recommended that I purchase GM's Extended Warranty. I passed on the deal. Who in his right mind would buy such a warranty when rumors continue to fly on a daily basis about General Motors' filing for bankruptcy?

Movie Posters, Nostalgia & All Things Western from My Virtual Scrapbook

This blog is will cover all aspects of American culture with special emphasis on the State of Texas. Along with my occasional blog text will be a huge array of images which I will be sharing with the public. These images have been collected over the past five years and are part of what I call my "virtual scrapbook."

In the future, readers of my blog will experience such examples of American culture as: advertising, Gene Autry, books & magazines, Gary Cooper, humor, movie celebrities, Giant--the movie, Hollywood cheesecake, Southern Gospel music, Merle Haggard, Bob Hope, Madonna, military images, Marilyn Monroe, movie posters, vintage movie theatres, rock & country music, Willie Nelson, nostalgia, old buildings, small town life, politics, Elvis Presley, Ray Price, publicity, radio, ranching, Roy Rogers, rodeos, Randolph Scott, television, Shane--the movie, Bob Wills, Sons of the Pioneers, sports, Ernest Tubb, John Wayne, cowboy art, and other icons of American culture.