Just curious where the fandome riegns from. I'm from Texas if you couldn't have guessed from the poll, and not Dallas or Austin, I'm real Texan. I guess to me JW always seemed like a Texan too. Big, Mean, Weatherd, Straight to the point, and Right (most of the time). Kinda like his old buddy Ronald Reagan.

Thats all I got, lets hear what you got.

hi sunuva,

i come from the land down under where it storms and thunders, the land of vegimite sandwiches, australia. we are a bunch of laricans who enjoy a good puntch up and knocking back a few coldies (only kidding) we'er not all like that but we are from a varst land of many cultures. there is a great many fans of the dukes down here.

cheers smokey

HI SUNNOVA I'M FROM OLD BLITEY(ENGLAND) WHERE THE SUN IS ALWAYS SHINING AND IT'S ALWAYS HOT (I WISH).THE HOME OF THE QUEEN GOD BLESS HER AND THE BEATLES. :stunned:

Hello the Camp,
I'm from Oregon
John Fain

Northeast,
Mountain,
Other Country:
Switzerland

It seems that the poll is slightly skewed in favor of a certain country. ;) I'm from the same part of the country that Duke was originally from (Midwest, that is), though not from his state. (I guess there are some good things in Iowa!)

Hey guys,
I'm from south east Jersey(New Jersey). Crabbing, hunting and trapping are a way of life for some folk here. I have foxtail in my back yard. Meadow and creeks divide our townships. There is a Nuclear Power Plant along the river that is partly in my township. Alot of farming also.
Little Duke

Sorry more like southwest instead of southeast.
Little Duke

Interesting poll!

You figure where I'm from and I will tell you later.

I am from the southeastern part of the U.S., but I could be considered from the deep south. I am from about 55 miles east of where The Fighting Kentuckian took place, and 80 miles west where The Green Berets was filmed. I will accept a major big city.

Cheers, Hondo B)

P.S. Chester, you can't tell either, you already know. :(

hi hondo,

are you from alabamma (i think thats how you spell it) i don't know towns for you but i hope i got the state right

cheers smokey :cowboy:

Very Good, Smokey!

I am from Alabama, more like the greater Montgomery area (Prattville). The Fighting Kentuckian story took place in Demopolis, AL. in the central western part of the state, and The Green Berets was filmed in Fort Benning, Ga, just outside of Columbus, Ga. on the Georgia/Alabama border in the central part of the states.

Call it the Deep South or Southeastern states which is what it is. The Deep South is considered more from an era far gone just after the civil rights movement since before the civil war. Southern heritage still considers this the deep south today. I am not talking about the slave days or the KKK. :huh:

Let's not get into that issue, please. I do not support or endores these issues, nor do I know anything about the KKK in terms of their organization (or whatever you want to call it). :angry:

Thanks for the heads up smokey, you remember me after all :lol:

Cheers, Hondo B)

Where we are from has been referred to as the West Coast, the Left Coast, the Land of Fruits and Nuts :headbonk: , and there are probably some who consider us a different country. Whatever it is, it does NOT appear to be among the choices in this poll.

I am a native Californian, my wife of 25 years has lived here for 27 years, and our six children (ages 23 down to 5) are all native Californians as well (the Mrs. is greatly outnumbered, but she doesn't mind!).

I must admit, we don't live in southern California, as John Wayne did, but farther north, about 65 miles south of San Francisco.

Chester :rolleyes:

hi hondo,

who could forget you ;) just have been busy with a few personal things lately :( and have missed you when i have been on board. am going down south thursday night for a week so will have a lot of catching up to do when i get back.


chester and mrs c the state i live in we are called banana benders and i am proud to say born and lived most of my live QLD except for about 2yrs


cheers smokey

Hey. Little Duke, we are almost neighbors! I live right below your state. I hail from Maryland, home of the blue crab and the birth of the Star Spangled Banner! Dukefan1

Italy :)

Well, right now I'm dead in the center of Illinois, but grew up along the banks of the Muddy Miss. In fact, Wayne's birthplace in only a couple hours down the road from me. One of these days I'll have to get over with the family and take the tour. The Iowa Welcome Center has a pretty nice display of Wayne and his family home off I-80 in LeClaire. Give a lot of info, so I'll have to pick some up next time I stop in for us here on the board. :cowboy:

Well it's interesting to see that 30% of the respondents of the poll indicate other countries.

I hang my hat in Atlanta Georgia, (Which is pretty close to Hondo) and was born and raised here.

- Kevin

Ps. Slugaholic86 tell us more about where you live at in Italy and how you found this site.

Originally posted by Kevin@Nov 13 2003, 05:45 PM
Well it's interesting to see that 30% of the respondents of the poll indicate other countries.

I hang my hat in Atlanta Georgia, (Which is pretty close to Hondo) and was born and raised here.

- Kevin

Ps. Slugaholic86 tell us more about where you live at in Italy and how you found this site.
Well I was born and live in Napoli, not very far from Rome. My city is famous for the Vesuvio (the volcano), the pizza (here's where it came to life :lol: ), Pompei's ruins....it's a wonderful city but as all as the big cities is full of bad people....never come here with a golden bracelet -remember! <_<

I found this site a month ago, I guess. I was searching for some Duke's infos and I got here. :)

Ever had a chance to visit Cinecitta studios in Rome and find out about locations of Wayne's "Legend of the Lost"?
A friend of mine visited not too long ago and swore he saw a decoration piece of "Ben-Hur" standing around.
I stood at the gates once with a dumb face - because they weren't open when I was in Rome. :dead:

Howdy from Texas Yall.

I'm from North Texas (about an hour north of Dallas, and 6 miles south of the Red River/ Oklahoma border)

This is a fun sight... nice to see there's so many fellow Duke fans from around the world!

Hello and welcome. It sure is a nice spot to get/share info on the world's number 1 cowboy. :cowboy: :cowboy: Hope to see you around.

I'm from the mountains of Tennessee and there's nothing more beautiful. :D

I am from the Verde Valley in Northern Arizona and live on a small ranch near Sedona where they made many of the old westerns in the 40s and 50s. We still have "Working Ranches" and "Real Cowboys and Apache Indians" here! Chilibill :cowboy:

Hello everyone,First off i want to say hello to you board members and a special thank you to the person(s) involved in the creation of this website and message forums.Secondly,i live in Canada ,born in eastern canada but currently living in western canada.

I idolize john wayne,and came across this site ust by browsin through john wayne webpages.Im only 18,i know...a young guy liking the duke but i was introduced to him by my grandfather when i was just a kid....and well....the rest is self explanitory.....

I dont know of anyone in my family or have any friends that like john wayne as much as i do,perhaps they enjoy 1 or 2 of his movies though.My grandfather was the only one-but he died in 1996.

It is hard for me to have a good conversation about the duke...as noone has interest,hence i am hoping to have some good ones here.

John wayne memrobelia is very scarce around here....including the movies themselves (some of which i have paid in upward of 50dollars for.It upsets me that they have all this stuff on james dean etc who was hardly a star (im sorry not trying to hurt anyone) but he was only in a FEW films and his impact was nothing compared to the duke.I wish for my collect of duke memrobelia to grow...but a few concerns are getting things from abroad and from strangers and people ripping me off....money is NOT really an issue when it comes to john wayne stuff though.

anyways,hope to speak to you all soon.

regards...

-Rock

Rock,

WELCOME to the John Wayne Message Board!!

You will definitely find yourself among kindred spirits here, and will have no problem finding like-minded folks with whom to discuss the Duke.

I'm glad your grandfather had such an influence on you (and sorry to hear that he is gone). I hope I might influence some of my grandchildren in the same way. I do have one of my children who is quite the Duke fan (give him a couple of more years, and he'll probably be hanging around here as well - he's almost 8 years old right now). We have several young folks around here, so you aren't alone in your youth or your love of the Duke!

It sounds like you are paying WAY too much for John Wayne movies (although we'd be happy to sell you any title you want from our collection for $50 - we'll even cover postage - :lol: - just kidding! At $50 each, we're sitting on a fortune here!). Do you have a DVD player? Check out Deep Discount DVD (http://www.deepdiscountdvd.com) for great prices on DVDs (and FREE shipping). Only have a video player? Amazon (http://www.amazon.com) has a pretty decent selection of new and used videos, and I've added to my personal collection from eBay as well.

eBay also has an interesting selection of memorabilia, but all the concerns you have are quite valid. One member on the board, itdo, has offered good advice on that kind of stuff, elsewhere on the board. He is very knowledgeable, and has some good contacts to help determine authenticity.

Again, welcome to the board! We look forward to getting to know you, and hearing your views on the many topics here.

Chester :newyear: and the Mrs. :angel1:

Well thankyou from the warm welcome chester,i am checking out deep discount dvd as i write to you!,im sure ill be here for a while....dreaming and possibly getting the visa out and making a perchase or two :).

-Rock

Greeting's all,
I am from the West Coast Long Beach California in Los Angeles County. A great place for a John Wayne fanatic like myself as I have the great privilege of going to the same restaurants, clubs, bars and other locations that John Wayne used to frequent I am only 20 miles from his home town Newport Beach, CA. I take Pacific Coast Highway all the way(i'm sure everyone feals real sorry for me). Everywhere he has been has some sort of memorabilia and I sometimes get to hear great stories about him. There is a sports bar in Newport called NBBC Newport Beach Brewing Company they have a micro brewery and brew a special award wining Stout called John Wayne Imperial Stout I will attach a photo of a coaster from my collection. If you like Guiness you will really enjoy the John Wayne Stout I think its even better and I drink it by the bucketful! Anyway this is a truly awesome site I wish I would have found it sooner. :headbonk:

Welcome again, JOHNWAYNEABE! I think when the poll was first made, there weren't as many options for listing, and somehow the West Coast didn't make it to the poll. Since then, the board has been upgraded, and more options are allowed, so as moderators (and being from the West Coast of the US :D ), I took it upon myself to alter the poll just a little, adding West Coast, and thus being able to join in the poll.

While in the US Navy, I spent a couple of years in Long Beach myself. The PCH was one of the main routes north and south, as the 405 hadn't been built yet (am I dating myself :rolleyes: ?). I just wish I had had the interest in John Wayne that I have now, so I could have taken advantage of being there while he was still alive, hanging out in Newport Beach, getting autographs and photos, maybe going through his garbage can . . . <_< . . . well, maybe not quite that far . . . .

Even though you didn't find us sooner, at least you've found us now. Check out the topic The Duke's Chili (http://www.dukewayne.com/showthread.php?t=934) - it would go great with that stout!

Chester :newyear:

Chester7777,

That recipe was so good :lol: !!!!!!!!!!!! My wife and I tracked down every ingediant by name that was mentioned(brand names)and made it as close as possible to the way John Wayne had it. I had it for dinner then breakfast and lunch :stunned:
I guess you could say I have issues :jump:
However that was without a doubt the best chili I ever had. Any more recipes you know of that John Wayne liked? Thanks Chester7777!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

I come from a small town in the state of Victoria in AUSTRALIA

I come from a small town in the state of Victoria in AUSTRALIA

Hello

I would like to introduce myself. I live in British Columbia, Canada and have always enjoyed John Wayne movies. I'm glad to have found this forum. The posts are great fun to read and the members here are very friendly.

Best regards
Ron
Wagon Driver

Wagon Driver,

Glad you found this topic. Hope you will explore this board to see what we have here. We have so much here that it takes a little time to get around but it's worth it.

When you get the chance go ahead and type in your interests. We'd like to get to know you better.

Cheers B)

I was born and raised in Kingsville, Texas (home of Texas A&I university as well as the world HQ of the King ranch) I now reside in a slightly larger city about 40 miles from Kingsville. :cowboy:

I was born, raised and still live in Hollywood, Florida. Hollywood is just north of Miami and just south of Ft. Lauderdale. We managed to dodge two bullets named Frances and Jeanne this past hurricane season.

I was born in Texas, mostly raised in southern Oklahoma until I turned 17 and became old enough to join the military. I then spent the next 25 years seeing various parts of the world. Currently live in north Texas.

Hi Everyone -

As I have posted elsewhere on this Newbie site, I am a native San Antonian, live just about 3 miles from the Alamo, and just recently discovered this venue. I've been a John Wayne fan for as long as I can remember - that goes back a ways since I just turned 62 a few months ago.

Anyway, I'm glad to have discovered this forum. Looks like a great place to exchange ideas and information about the Duke and related items.

Have a happy Thanksgiving!

Jay Foraker

Hi Jay!
do they still have that show right across The Alamo in which you see a three-dimensional "ghost" of Crockett, shooting Old Betsy right into the audience? that was a lot of fun!

Hi Itdo -

I've enjoyed your knowledgeable posts on this site. To answer your question, I honestly don't know if that is still there or not. They say that the local population is less likely to know information about its own back yard than others not from the area - not seeing the trees because of the forest so to speak. The city fathers have made a big effort to revitalize the downtown area in the last ten years and, to some extent, they have succeeded. But, in the process, a lot of businesses have changed or totally disappeared, while others have sprung up seemingly overnight.

Sorry I'm not very helpful on this question.

Anyway, a happy Thanksgiving to you and all visiting this board.

Jay

I am from deep in the midwest. Actually right in the middle of the country, Kansas. I was born and raised here. I grew up in a small rural community and spent all my free time on my grandparents farm. I have always been outdoors and around cowboys, yes there are real cowboys in Kansas. :cowboy:

I hear what you are saying, InHarmsWay, about being around family and others who don't share your intrest in the Duke. I have always had a hard time finding others to talk to who shared the same level of intrest and that is why I was thrilled when I found this site. I knew there had to be others out there it just took awhile to find everyone. Glad you found the site.

Later everyone

Baby Sister :D

Hi Jay,
the last time I've been to the Alamo was in 98. If the show's still there, try it once, it was a lot of fun for 15 minutes.

Do you know what they did to the set of the new Alamo picture? Is it going to be left open for public, like the one in Brackettville? On film, it looks like a beautiful reproduction of the original, certainly worth left standing.

Hi itdo -

The last I heard, they are going to leave it standing. I have not heard, however, whether it will be opened as a tourist attraction or if something else will be done with it. It's up near Dripping Springs west of Austin.

Jay

:cowboy: Jay, your only about 120 miles from where I now live. Next time your this way or im lucky enough to be going to S.A. please drop a line and it would be nice to meet a board member in person.

Best regards TRK.

Originally posted by sunuva@Oct 22 2003, 08:54 PM

Just curious where the fandome riegns from.* I'm from Texas if you couldn't have guessed from the poll, and not Dallas or Austin, I'm real Texan.* I guess to me JW always seemed like a Texan too.* Big, Mean, Weatherd, Straight to the point, and Right (most of the time).* Kinda like his old buddy Ronald Reagan.*

Thats all I got, lets hear what you got.

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I AM FROM WASHINGTON STATE. BEEN HERE MY WHOLE LIFE. I WAS SURPRISED TO SEE THAT MOST OF DUKE'S FANS ARE FROM ANOTHER COUNTRY!!!!! WOW! :o HE DID MAKE AN IMPACT, DIDN'T HE?? STILL DOES, I BELIEVE. :P

Hi Michaelle -

That he did! In spades. Even after a quarter-century since his death, he still resides high in the most popular film star polls.

Cheers - Jay :D

Hi Everyone

Originally posted by chester7777@Oct 24 2003, 10:16 PM

I must admit, we don't live in southern California, as John Wayne did, but farther north, about 65 miles south of San Francisco.

Chester* :rolleyes:

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Hi, Chester we are from the same area, I can smell the Garlic B) ... Nice to see another John Wayne fan so close to home...

Originally posted by erthomp143@May 7 2005, 08:42 PM
Nice to see another John Wayne fan so close to home...

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Yee Haw! We second that emotion, and would like to welcome you to the John Wayne Message Board, the best of it's kind on the 'Net!

It sounds like you're "just over the hill" from us. When we lived in San Jose, we could smell the garlic if the wind was right.

Again, welcome!

Chester :newyear: and the Mrs. :angel1:

I live probably the closest to either the CA fans or WA. I am from Utah. I guess I'm the closest to Monument Valley where Duke did a lot of his early work. I haven't made it down there yet. I'm in Northern Utah and it would be far south for me.

I guess you always love the place your grew up in and I love it here. You might say "My roots are buried here."

I'M IN BROOKLYN, NY. NOT WHAT PEOPLE USUALLY CALL JOHN WAYNE COUNTRY.

Hi ZACK,
On this site , everywhere in the world,
is John Wayne country!!

Originally posted by ethanedwards@Jun 30 2005, 08:44 PM
On this site , everywhere in the world,
is John Wayne country!!

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So true, Keith. Look at the international scope of the J.W. Message Board. It proves that Duke's popularity is universal.
Cheers - Jay :D

Hello All I live in British Columbia 400 feet from the Fraser river and about a mile upriver from where she flows into the Pacific. I have heard that the duke liked to fish North of here. so long Kilo 6

Originally posted by Hondo Duke Lane@Oct 24 2003, 04:48 PM
I am from Alabama, more like the greater Montgomery area (Prattville).

My highschool girlfriend (for whom I still carry a torch, even after 50 years) lives in Montgomery.

Originally posted by kilo 6@Aug 2 2005, 02:04 AM
Hello All* I live in British Columbia 400 feet from the Fraser river and about a mile upriver from where she flows into the Pacific.* I have heard that the duke liked to fish North of here.* so long* Kilo 6

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kilo 6,
You live in a place where I've always wanted to live. I've never been to BC but from the pictures I've seen, it must be one of the most scenically beautiful spots in North America. And to this Texas who hates heat, much more climatically endurable.

Originally posted by Stumpy@Aug 4 2005, 03:21 AM
And to this Texan who hates heat, much more climatically endurable.

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Stumpy,

A man after my own heart! I detest the heat, and when I hear reports of the nth day in a row of 100+ temps down your way, I realize I would probably be in a severe depression if I lived there :( :( :( .

Is your sweetie a native Texan? Is that what keeps you there?

Where we live, on the Central Coast of California, a few miles inland, it can really heat up on the hottest days, but thankfully it cools off at night (we've had days with a 50º F low temp and over 100º F for a high). It's that night cooling that keeps my sanity.

Mrs. C :angel1:

Originally posted by chester7777+Aug 4 2005, 08:27 AM--><div class='quotetop'>QUOTE(chester7777 @ Aug 4 2005, 08:27 AM)</div>
I detest the heat, and when I hear reports of the nth day in a row of 100+ temps down your way, I realize I would probably be in a severe depression if I lived there [/b]

Believe me, Sue, it's enough to depress you. I was born and raised in this part of the country and I've never become accustomed to the heat. To my way of thinking, if you live in cooler climates, you can always put on more clothes but if you live in places like Texas, there are only so many you can take off. From mid-June until about the end of September, I stay mostly indoors under the air conditioning.


<!--QuoteBegin-Sue
Is your sweetie a native Texan?* Is that what keeps you there?

No, wife wife was born in Berlin, Germany. I married her in 1960 during my first tour of duty in Germany. She's lived in the States though longer than she lived in Germany. She first came over in 1962 and has more or less lived continuously in the States since then, except for our foreign tours in the service.

I should have added that what keeps us here are family ties (my brothers and sister-my folks are dead) and the fact that we don't have the money it would take to move elsewhere.

Hi Stumpy -
You got that right! These Texas summers can get you down. Since those "cold" fronts don't start showing up until the end of September at the earliest (and usually not until mid-October), it puts the hardiest to an endurance test. I don't know how those pioneers managed to get though those summers, but I guess they did, or else Texas wouldn't be as populated today (of course, air conditioning has a lot to do with the last fifty or sixty years of population increase, I'm sure.).
Cheers - Jay :huh:

Originally posted by Jay J. Foraker@Aug 4 2005, 09:25 AM
I don't know how those pioneers managed to get though those summers, but I guess they did

I don't know either, Jay. Like I said, I was born and raised in this heat but when I was a kid, it didn't seem to bother me like it does now. Shoot, we never had air conditioning back in the forties and early fifties and I'm sure we had some real scorchers then too but I sure don't recall being as miserable from the heat as I have been the past several years.

I used to scoff at those claims of global warming but damned if I'm not about ready to sign on to the theory. I know (or at least have a strong suspicion) that the summers have been getting much hotter than they were 50 or 60 years ago. And I can't remember when we've had what you could call a real winter.

Originally posted by Stumpy@Aug 4 2005, 09:50 AM
I don't know either, Jay. Like I said, I was born and raised in this heat but when I was a kid, it didn't seem to bother me like it does now. Shoot, we never had air conditioning back in the forties and early fifties and I'm sure we had some real scorchers then too but I sure don't recall being as miserable from the heat as I have been the past several years.

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Yep, when I was younger, the heat didn't seem to bother me like it does now. There must be something about aging making us vulnerable to the heat. Back in the days of the pioneers, the average life expectancy was much lower than it is today, so maybe the general youthfulness of those hardy people got them through this heat.
I noticed that little front that came down last week did drop some temps by about, what, five or ten degrees for a day or so to North Texas, depending on where in Texas it affected. However, when it stalled right about on top of San Antonio, it just kicked up some scattered showers with very little temperature change. And now it is gone, so, too, are the lower? temps and rain.

Originally posted by Jay J. Foraker@Aug 4 2005, 12:17 PM
Yep, when I was younger, the heat didn't seem to bother me like it does now.* There must be something about aging making us vulnerable to the heat.* Back in the days of the pioneers, the average life expectancy was much lower than it is today, so maybe the general youthfulness of those hardy people got them through this heat.
I noticed that little front that came down last week did drop some temps by about, what, five or ten degrees for a day or so to North Texas, depending on where in Texas it affected.* However, when it stalled right about on top of San Antonio, it just kicked up some scattered showers with very little temperature change.* And now it is gone, so, too, are the lower? temps and rain.

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Doesn't this just make you drool, Jay? :lol:


http://www.lucianne.com/routine/images/08-05-05.jpg

Hello All We sure do have a mild enjoyable climate here. Please don't tell anyone its getting a little crowded. It does rain some but you should see what that does for trees. If he ever wanted a change of scenery from the giant sequoias south of 49 Paul Bunyon would have loved it here. I have seen trees that make you just stop and look at them. and we are second only to Ireland for the green. Not to brag but we are lucky for geography variety and climate ( at least in my opinion) Stumpy when I read your description of heat I remember crossing Death valley with my family in the 60's. We copied a locals trick and bought a canvas water bag that we hung on the front bumper. Somehow the speed of the air and condensation combined to cool the water in the bag. We were sceptical at first but there were more then a few folks doing it and it worked. Did you or anyone else ever see or try that and do you know how it worked? Good luck with your heat situation. Kilo

hi kilo

we too use this system for cooling water down in our out back, how it works is that the flow of air (from the car traveling at speeds) going over the bag with the evaperation factor causes the water to get cool ( this system also works with milk). have used it well i should say that my dad used it as he was the one driving and the water was lovely to drink on a hot day, if you were traveling far we would use two to three bags tied this way to the front of the car that way we also had water for the radiator. have you ever tried the egg in the radiator to seal a leak this works for a short time if you travel slowly and carefully till you get to a petrol station or to a bush machanic to get it fixed up better for the trip home.

cheers smokey

Hello All and Hello Smokey
I have not tried the egg in rad trick but its good to put that idea in memory for possible future use. I do recall being a ways out in the bush on a logging road and developing a leak in the gasket of my water pump. As I sat there contemplating a long walk with a few friends an old timer came by. He solved my problem by cutting a gasket out of the corrugated paper that holds a light bulb in place in its sleeve. That worked so well that I never replaced it and sold the truck years later with it still in there. That fellow always kept a few items in his truck for breakdowns. i used to do that as well but now don't carry much more then a first aid kit compass matches gloves and umbrella and a blanket. Somewhere along the road of life ,family work even age and energy levels have contributed to me not heading out exploring the endless backroads. The price of gas hasn't gone down either. The provincial Federal and even local Transit authorities put a lot of taxes on our gas. I worked at a station when I was in high school in 70,s and I remember gas was 50 cents a gallon. Minimum wage was $2.10/hour. Now Min wage is $8.20 up 4 times and gas ranges in the $4 to $5 a gallon a ten fold increase. Well its good to reflect on the past. Just like reading these posts has rekindled my enjoyment of John Wayne Movies, talking about road trips might just push back into the saddle. I have always wanted to explore the East Coast of Canada and 47 years on the west Coast later I'm still wishing. Could be next summer I will go with my Wife and do just that. Right now I have to do the youngest ones paper route as Mom and kids are upcountry for a family birthday of an octogenarian Uncle. Then its off to the afternoon shift at work. Kilo

Back in the sixties I met an old goldminer who lived up in the Sierra Nevada Mountains, in what is called Gold Country. He lived in a little rock cabin on the Middle Fork of the Feather River, 10 miles from any running water (excluding the river) or electricity. He had an old, broken-down International truck that he used to go into town once a week. Painted on the side of his cabin was a sign that read "Have a heart fellas, it costs money to fix this cabin." That was his security system :D . He used to carry a bar of Fels Naptha soap in the glove box of his truck and he told me that if you ever crack your block on a rock, where the oil is leaking out, the bar of Fels Naptha could be used to seal the leak by jamming it into the crack. For many years while driving in the Sierras, I would carry a bar of that soap, but luckily never had to use it.

One interesting theory that he had (inherited from another old gold miner forty years before) was "There are three things you don't show someone - your guns, your gold, or your gal." :lol: This fellow was certainly an interesting one to talk to and had many tales to tell.

Chester :newyear:

Originally posted by kilo 6@Aug 8 2005, 04:24 AM
Hello All
Is there a way to review a list of members by Geography ( location ) If not no complaints I like the the many features this board has, just wondering how many Canadians how many from my Province , City?* Kilo

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I know there's at least one more from BC. Believe In Harm's Way is from there.

Hi kilo 6,
It's all a matter of choice,of individual members,
but I can never understand, why new members,
can't at least post there location!
stumpy is correct about In Harms Way,
being in Alberta,Canada.

hi kilo

i have seen just that very thing used in the out back as well, heard of a bloke who used to carry around a ruddy lump of tree in his ute when asked why he used to say that if his brakes failed he could use it for a braking system or if he broke a axel he could wire it to the axle and it would get him as far as he needed to go.

the true bush machanic are our black fellas they can get a worn out car up and running again and run it into the ground so that all it is good for is scrap they can work miracles with lumps of wood and wire.

chester the best defence for stopping your car from getting stolen or house broken into is to have a pet carpet snake, knew a fella when i live in outback north QLD who had a carpet snake in his car all of us who lived in and around the little town new he had it in his car but some city slickers came into town and saw his car sitting there unlocked and thought that they would help themselves to it well when they started it up the snake climbed up the back of the drivers seat and rested its head on this numnuts shoulder he froze on the spot while we all looked on watching and the local copper came over and nabbed them for trying to get the car what a squeal

cheers smokey

Originally posted by smokey@Aug 8 2005, 09:44 AM
chester the best defence for stopping your car from getting stolen or house broken into is to have a pet carpet snake, knew a fella when i live in outback north QLD who had a carpet snake in his car all of us who lived in and around the little town new he had it in his car but some city slickers came into town and saw his car sitting there unlocked and thought that they would help themselves to it well when they started it up the snake climbed up the back of the drivers seat and rested its head on this numnuts shoulder he froze on the spot while we all looked on watching and the local copper came over and nabbed them for trying to get the car what a squeal

That sounds similar to my youngest son's choice of pets. He used to have a pet python about 12 feet long. Said he was at a shopping mall one day with the snake in his pickup truck. He went into the mall to do some shopping. When he came out there was a big crowd around his truck. The snake had wrapped itself around the steering wheel. But he said he never worried about anybody stealing his truck with that snake in it.

Texas being a whole other country in itself (which it was for 8 or 9 years before it became a state), we have our own little contingent of members, Stumpy, Ringo and myself (there may be others that I'm not aware of, so forgive if you're not mentioned).
Cheers - Jay :D

Texas aint a state, were still a Country :jump:

Texas aint a state, were still a Country

Yeah, and it snows 8 months out of the year up here in Minnesota!!! :lol: :lol:

stumpy

he picked a fine pet there i myself dont have a liking for them as i grew up where there were more venomous ones than anything else as children there was a plague of them and when we played out in the yard we used to watch each others backs. we went to school one day and came home to 3 sides of a trailer filled with dead ones ( we lived on a pineapple farm) and these where only the ones caught near the house.

does he still keep them as pets

hooroo smokey

ps the snakes were redbellied blacks, eastern browns, green bellied blacks, and one other but i cant remember what one it was but it was long and skinny, it was mainly the blacks that we had near the house as the shed was near by and they were after the rats and mice which were in plague as well

Originally posted by smokey@Aug 9 2005, 10:55 AM
stumpy

he picked a fine pet there i myself dont have a liking for them as i grew up where there were more venomous ones than anything else as children there was a plague of them and when we played out in the yard we used to watch each others backs. we went to school one day and came home to 3 sides of a trailer filled with dead ones ( we lived on a pineapple farm) and these where only the ones caught near the house.

does he still keep them as pets

hooroo smokey

ps the snakes were redbellied blacks, eastern browns, green bellied blacks, and one other but i cant remember what one it was but it was long and skinny, it was mainly the blacks that we had near the house as the shed was near by and they were after the rats and mice which were in plague as well

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I have a phobia about snakes, Smokey. Don't like 'em at all, even though I grew up in the country and we had all kinds of snakes, both venomous and non-venomous. I remember watching my grandpa, back in the forties, pick water moccasins (a venomous snake) up by the tail and snap their heads off like he was cracking a bullwhip. I wouldn't try that for a thousand dollars.

I used to gather eggs for my grandma from her hens. Several times I've stuck my hands into the hen's nest and there'd be a big bullsnake there. Makes me shiver just thinkin' about it, even though this happened about 60 years ago.

I know Australia has a lot of very venomous snakes (spiders too). Since my wife doesn't like spiders and I don't like snakes, we'd have a heck of a time living there. ;)

No, my son finally got rid of that python, thank goodness. He used to come visit us and bring the snake. I'd stick them both in one of our back bedrooms and make sure the doors were closed when we went to bed. He was visiting one time while my wife was doing our laundry. Helga said while she was sorting the clothes for washing, she felt like something was watching her. She looked around and here was that big old snake eyeing her. (She's not as afraid of snakes as I am - still, to discover the snake watching her was an unsettling experience, she said.)

Well, here's (http://www.sptimes.com/2005/02/24/Southpinellas/Trouble_for_the_Tidy_.shtml) a little snake story for you :fear2: .

Chester :newyear:

Hello All
Chester I read your storey and its proof that some urban myths may become reality. Smokey were the snakes on the trailer for their skins? Stumpy I take it the bull snake is non venomous , wasn't it a water moccasin that bit one of the cattle drive boys in " The Cowboys"? Kilo

Originally posted by kilo 6@Aug 10 2005, 02:13 AM
Stumpy I take it the bull snake is non venomous , wasn't it a water moccasin that bit one of the cattle drive boys in " The Cowboys"?*

Yes, bullsnakes are non-poisonous, kilo, though they can grow to a pretty good size. I've seen some that were 5 or 6 feet long and 2 to 3 inches in diameter.
Poisonous or not, they can give you a pretty good scare when you're a small boy about 8 or 9 years old and grab one unexpectedly.

I can't remember that particular scene in "The Cowboys". It seems to me there were scenes in "Lonesome Dove" where the cattle drovers were crossing a river and were bitten by water moccasins.

hi kilo

they were the bodies of the snakes we had 2 dogs and a cat and they were good snakers they got most of them and killed them the dogs did this by grabbing them behind their heads and shaking them till they broke their necks or they just ripped their guts out the cat did the same thing, if they cornered a snake and couldnt kill them one of them would sit and keep it trapped till one of my parents ( mainly my dad) who would then chop their heads off as they raised themselves up to strike. had one get into the house once dad was out so the cat kept it cornered till he came home then off with its head.

stumpy

i know that we have dangerous wild life down under but we live with them you just have to be careful, it also depends on where you are as to what is around you in the cities you dont seem to get too many snakes but they are around where i live we still have bushland nearby so we still have snakes, spiders well you can spray all you like but they are still around so you look under all of your outside chairs before you sit down to make sure that you have no wildlife living in your chairs

chester

when we were kids living in outback NQ we had outside dunnies you had to check for redback spiders and snakes before you went otherwise you could have ended up with a nasty suprise, well at least the snake did bite the bloke on the bum first otherwise it might not have surrvived :lol:

hooroo smokey

Hello All
Thanks Stumpy I think it was Lonesome Dove and I must say that was a good series in my opinion. I just watched " The Cowboys", this am and a boy Charlie dies when the herd gets riled and he is trampled in a little stampede. Smokey I think you had some pets that earned their dinner. Kilo

Hi,
I was born and still live in St.Petersburg for 39 years. I'm afraid that I'm the only russian here.
regards,
Senta

Hi Senta -
I have never been there, but I understand St. Petersburg is a beautiful city. It was once a major center of musical activity during the Russian romantic period and still is as far as I know.
Cheers - Jay :D

Originally posted by Jay J. Foraker@Aug 16 2005, 12:19 AM
Hi Senta -
I have never been there, but I understand St. Petersburg is a beautiful city.* It was once a major center of musical activity during the Russian romantic period and still is as far as I know.
Cheers - Jay* :D

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In Russia it is still the center of music, mostly simphonic, opera and ballet.
Regards,
Senta

I'd give almost anything to be able to afford to visit St. Petersburg's Hermitage. I've seen many articles about it and it must be a fascinating museum.

Originally posted by Stumpy@Aug 16 2005, 12:39 AM
I'd give almost anything to be able to afford to visit St. Petersburg's Hermitage.* I've seen many articles about it and it must be a fascinating museum.

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Hi Stampy,
Yes it is great, but I think Louvre in Paris is better, if compare great masterpieces. In the Hermitage the whole palace is very impessive.

Tell you what fellas,
Now that we all know senta,
it looks like she might put us all up
at her place,so that we can all visit St.Petertsburg!!
Only joking senta,but it does sound
a wonderful city!!

Best Wishes,
ee

Hi

We spent some time in the Louvre it is very impressive, we also went to versailles but that was ill maintained and the famous Hall of Mirrors where thwe treaty was signed, looked dirty.

I would love to travel to Eastern Europe some day taking in Russia and Hungary.

Regards

Arthur

Hi Eathanedwards and Arthur,
Of course you are all welcome in St.Petersburg.
Senta

I live in the very small country of Belgium,10 minutes away from Holland,a 2 hours drive from France or Germany.And England is-if I use the shuttle-under 3 hours away.Being a small country we do manage to have 3 languages.Can anyone guess what my native language is??? :agent:

Originally posted by Moonshine_Sally@Oct 16 2005, 10:15 PM
Being a small country we do manage to have 3 languages.Can anyone guess what my native language is???* :agent:

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I knew one woman born in Belgium, her native language was french. But we spoke on english.

Originally posted by Moonshine_Sally@Oct 16 2005, 02:15 PM
I live in the very small country of Belgium,10 minutes away from Holland,a 2 hours drive from France or Germany.And England is-if I use the shuttle-under 3 hours away.Being a small country we do manage to have 3 languages.Can anyone guess what my native language is???* :agent:

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I'll hazard a guess and say your native language is English. The reason I say that is because you use English like a native. However, there's another one of our members from mainland Europe who is also very fluent in English and I know for a fact that English is not their native language.

Hi Moonshine_Sally,

I'm not sure, but I'm going to go for Dutch
as your native language,

Keith

Hi Moonshine Sally

Welcome to the board I'd have a guess and say Flemish.

Regards

Arthur

During the school year, I'm in Bloomington, Indiana at Indiana University. Go Hoosiers! During the summer, I'm back in Chicago, my hometown. Go White Sox! So for the whole year, I guess I'm in the Midwest.

I am from West Texas. A little town called Water Valley, twenty three miles from San Angelo.

Hi Keith and Arthur!
Sorry for the late reply but you where both right with guessing my language :D It's dutch but as I am from Flanders it's also known as flemish ofcourse.If anyone would be interested the other 2 languages in my country are frensh and german.Most people do speak flemish so I always go a bit grrrr when people say that Belgium is mainly frensh.
Liliane

Hi Liliane.
I am glad that Arthur and I got it right,
Great Minds think alike!!!
One of the reasons people in the UK think
maybe French is spoken,because of the TV series, of Agatha Christies,Poirot.
However, Arthur and I were not fooled!!
Please join us on the Real Seniors thread, where
the chat is less formal, and we need some new blood there,
as smokey is giving me some stick.

Best Wishes,
Keith

I live 6 miles west of Manchester city centre in Eccles, England

I come from Davyhulme, which is 3 miles up the road

I am from the wind blown eastern plains of Colorado, a very small town named Byers, that was founded in 1866 by an old trapper / buffalo hunter / indian fighter by the name of Maj. Oliver Perry Wiggins.
Colorado Bob

Originally posted by Colorado Bob@Dec 17 2005, 06:35 PM
I am from the wind blown eastern plains of Colorado, a very small town named Byers, that was founded in 1866 by an old trapper / buffalo hunter / indian fighter by the name of Maj. Oliver Perry Wiggins.
Colorado Bob

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Bob,

Have you always lived in Byers? We have some very good friends who live in Castle Rock Colorado, is that very far from you?

Chester :newyear:

Originally posted by Colorado Bob@Dec 17 2005, 08:35 PM
I am from the wind blown eastern plains of Colorado, a very small town named Byers, that was founded in 1866 by an old trapper / buffalo hunter / indian fighter by the name of Maj. Oliver Perry Wiggins.
Colorado Bob

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Greetings from another Coloradan, this one west of you in the somewhat, well maybe one of these days, bustling town of Erie, midway between Denver and Fort Collins.

Roger.

I am a hillbilly from West (by gosh/almost heaven) Virginia. A little town called Nitro. And yes, it got its name from the plant that produced nitroglycern(?). I have been transplanted to the state of South Carolina, but West Virginia will always be home. As they say, you can take the girl out of the mountains, but you can never take the mountains out of the girl!

By the way the crow flies I am 185 miles SE of Winterset, Iowa. Or about 5½ hours by car.

Myself, I'm from a little town just outside Tulsa, I.T.

Myself, I'm from a little town just outside Tulsa, I.T.

Right on with the I.T., TBone.

Hey, how 'bout those new commemorative stamps. I bought 14 sheets of 'em. :star:

Howdy everyone, I'm in the home of Big and little Poison, 35.53* N, 97.16*w, I'm east of the indian Meridian, Indian Territory.

Howdy everyone, I'm in the home of Big and little Poison, 35.53* N, 97.16*w, I'm east of the indian Meridian, Indian Territory.

Wish it still was Indian Territory and all those jerks in the legislature weren't in OKC - I might move back then.

Yeah, we got some too. I like 'em.

You know I'm so fed up with Oklahoma politics these day, I might just start posting from the state of Sequoyah.

That'd really throw some folks for a loop!

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I'm glad to report that I call home the "Volunteer State" Tennessee.

chrstservt,

We're glad to welcome you to the John Wayne Message Board, the best of its kind on the 'net! We hope you'll hang out and give as a chance to get better acquainted!

Chester :newyear: and the Mrs. :angel1:

I'm glad to report that I call home the "Volunteer State" Tennessee.

Welcome to the site and hope you stick around. We have a great group of people from all over the world.

Welcome chrstservt!

This is a great bunch of folks here. Hope you enjoy the company!