Just wanted to say hello, I have kind of been "lurking" and decided to finally say hello. I have been a longtime JW fan, as my dad is as well, he was the one who got me started many years ago. I have recently purchased a big screen TV and just added the surrond sound, and I must say one of my biggest motivations to do this is so I could see the Duke on the "Big screen". I like the discussions and the politeness of everybody on here and look forward to sharing my thoughts with you all.

:rolleyes: It seems that dads are the ones that lead us to John Wayne. Welcome to the group. I look forward to your input on different questions that come up.

I totally agree with Chisum :rolleyes:

My first John Wayne movie I can remember seeing was "The War Wagon" while I was sitting on my father's lap. When ever I watch "War Wagon" I think of the two men that have made me understand what to stand up for, what to respect, and hopefully how to walk with honor ;)

SXViper :rolleyes:
Welcome to the board :huh: I'm looking forward to passing information on John Wayne with you.

Monique ;)

SXViper,

Welcome to the board! Glad to see you decided to post. I, like Chisum, look forward to your input in the many areas this place has to offer.

Is your dad able to enjoy our little group with you? That would be great if he is.

I have a seven year old son who LOVES John Wayne, but two older sons who don't really care one way or the other. I must admit I didn't really get into the Duke big time until the past 5 years or so, I guess that might have something to do with it . . . :unsure: .

I hope we'll see more of you in the days and weeks and months to come.

:D

Cheers,

Chester

Chester,
My dad is not too computer savvy, but I can relay any thoughts he might have when ever a discussion comes up about the Duke. I myself am 37 years old and have been a JW fan for as long as I can remember. I even remember the day he died, my parents told me I was very upset after hearing the news. I was 13 at the time.

And on another note, I have made a fan out of my wife since the big screen and all the movies I have purchased.

SXViper,

Does your dad live nearby? Perhaps sitting in front of your computer together, reading the posts, might be a fun thing to do, and get him involved (you know, sort of a "male bonding experience" B) ).

Luckily, my wife is as much of a fan as I am, and I didn't have to get the big screen TV to make it happen. In fact, if you've read enough posts on this board, you've seen her presence on more than one occasion. We're quite the team!

Chester

hi sxviper,

like all the rest i would like to say welcome to you and your dad. i would have to say your dad did the right thing getting you into the duke like chester and his better half and i have done with our little blokes. keep posting and bring some more ideas to us

cheers smokey

sxviper,
Just joined myself. Hope you enjoy the board. I'm finding it very entertaining and knowledgable. I've been looking for somthing like this.

Yes, welcome aboard newcomers...It is interesting to read how others became Duke fans...I was shown the way by my older brothers, but didn't really see many films until after my wife and I were married, we got borrowed and watched True Grit...and suddendly we realized after searching the internet and seeing all the films he was in that we had about 150 more to watch!

GSP

SXViper welcome to the board, always nice to see a new face.

Brian
Tulalip Wa

Some of you are lucky to have family that you can share John Wayne with. I am envious. My Father never showed an interest, nor any of my siblings. My wife and kids put up with it but never discourage it (not that they could). The good people on this board are my adopted family when it comes to sharing Duke. Many thanks! Welcome to the board, SXViper. You are going to enjoy your time here, I have no doubt! dukefan1

:D DukeFan1

I think that I can say for the majority of the board that we would be very proud to be part of your adopted family. What is really interesting with a family like this is race color creed religion have nothing to do with it. We are all John Wayne Fans and that is all that really makes any difference.

Dukefan1,

I will share with you seniments as I have with my family. They don't share in the enthusiasm in Duke as I do as well. They don't understand the way life was, and they don't embrace in the history. They want modern adventure.

My brother, who thinks movies are real today with the language, and behavior is the way life is, and the movies Duke and others portrait are not even real. But, he don't like westerns either. I think he didn't believe it existed. They don't live, act or behave that way ever. It's the same with the rest of my family, and I just ignore them.

When I watch Duke, I usually watch him by myself, but I like it that way, because I don't want to hear the moaning and groaning from family. I have adopted all of you as family when I want to discuss Duke, his life, and his movies. It doesn't bother me anymore. But I will not give up my all time favoirte actor. Not even for my family.

So, Dukefan1, we'll get through this with our family; alright?

Take Care,
Cheers, Hondo B)

BTW, SXViper,

Welcome to the board. I am so glad to have you here on the greatest board to discuss the greatest American ever, John Wayne!

Just enjoy and read along. There is a lot of great information, with a lot of great people who have a great deal of knowledge on Duke.

Cheers, Hondo B)

Hello All
Well it's been a while since SX stopped lurking and started posting. How about a 3 years later review. murray

No doubt Murray. That was quit the "odd" read after a couple years. I guess I did stop lurking!!! Nice to see all the posts welcoming me, I still feel the same way now that I did back then.

I am hitting the big 40 this year so it will mark my 3rd anniversary on the board in July.

Hello All
Hitting the big 40 is quite a milestone. That was 8 years ago for me. My wife had a suprise party and it seems like last year not 8. You have no doubt heard that things change for a man at 40. The calories fight harder to stick around and fishing or whatever you love more then work, seems to be more irresistible every year. Time seems to blur and the polished routine of 40 years on the planet smooths out the bumps a little. Friends might fade or stay for life and all in all things are ok. Your parents generation continue to exit stage left and newcomers stroll in from stage right. I hope you have a good one when the day arrives. As for lurking it's not a bad idea to reccon before committing.
murray

Thanks Murray. I am looking forward to that. A really good friend of mine that I have know since I was about 12 years old is turning 40 3 days before me and we plan on being at a lake in northern MN. The 2 wifes have something planned and it should be fun no matter what happens as we will have our kids there as well. I told my wife no matter what, I wanted a bottle of Sammy Hagar's best tequila, Cabo Wabo Reposado, to help with the celebrating!!

Hello All
Cabo Wabo has a nice ring to it, should be a fine time on the lake shore that night. murray :P