tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008217764991774516.post6297103210773522464..comments2024-03-28T09:24:58.391-04:00Comments on Stuff I Like: A Blog: Westerns - It's All About the CowboysThe Wasphttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08636805818054637966noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008217764991774516.post-21196850372855622592017-01-18T11:07:43.030-05:002017-01-18T11:07:43.030-05:00just a typical entry. Love the cover art - they we...just a typical entry. Love the cover art - they were better than the actual books, but they were quick, fun reads.<br />http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/11907376-easy-company-and-the-big-blizzardssiknafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10303298048220268082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008217764991774516.post-44252710711605548902017-01-17T18:06:51.401-05:002017-01-17T18:06:51.401-05:00Oh, yeah, HPD. Watched it (edited) on tv as a kid ...Oh, yeah, HPD. Watched it (edited) on tv as a kid and missed a lot of the craziness. So much better than the similarly themed Pale Rider. <br /><br />I think all the "manly" genres trigger the same points - To quote Chandler: <br /><br />“The story is this man’s adventure in search of a hidden truth, and it would be no adventure if it did not happen to a man fit for adventure. If there were enough like him, the world would be a very safe place to live in, without becoming too dull to be worth living in.”The Wasphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636805818054637966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008217764991774516.post-40400243289792885082017-01-17T17:32:48.773-05:002017-01-17T17:32:48.773-05:00One of my favorite movies is High Plains Drifter, ...One of my favorite movies is High Plains Drifter, especially how the supernatural element is so subtly introduced.<br /><br />You make a good point about the connection between westerns and S&S. Usually the comparison is between westerns and the private eye genre.Adventuresfantastichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16907562789681407416noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008217764991774516.post-32794046841253760352017-01-17T17:19:09.329-05:002017-01-17T17:19:09.329-05:00I'll look for them. As much as I love Western ...I'll look for them. As much as I love Western movies, I never got into books. My dad had a big box of them, but I never picked any up. The only ones I've read are Lonesome Dove and its prequel, Dead Man's Walk. LD is a very good book, and the tv miniseries is, for my money, the best Western aroundThe Wasphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636805818054637966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008217764991774516.post-72084838749414517992017-01-17T10:43:57.068-05:002017-01-17T10:43:57.068-05:00Always loved great Cavalry movies as a kid. The on...Always loved great Cavalry movies as a kid. The only Western book series I really read was "Easy Company." One reason was the great cover art on the paperbacks.<br />Check them out if you never have. ssiknafhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10303298048220268082noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008217764991774516.post-38963393016871937852017-01-16T13:49:37.831-05:002017-01-16T13:49:37.831-05:00good decision!good decision!The Wasphttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08636805818054637966noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7008217764991774516.post-80048810107293492832017-01-16T00:37:48.158-05:002017-01-16T00:37:48.158-05:00"The same itch for bravery and adventure scra..."The same itch for bravery and adventure scratched by swords & sorcery is satisfied by Westerns." <br /><br />Totally agree! <br />Whenever I feel like watching a sword and sorcery movie, I remember there almost aren't any and watch a Western instead.Robert Zoltanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13506399931797975315noreply@blogger.com