Rio Bravo #4

The Untamed Youth: "Hey Elly May"

Rio Bravo #3

Howard Hawks tells John Wayne and Angie Dickinson what he wants.

Rio Bravo #2

A snapshot of Dean as Dude. Old Tucson, Arizona, May of '58.

Thanks to the site I took this from.

Rio Bravo

Here's John Wayne fixing Ricky Nelson's hat on the set of one of my all-time favorite movies, Rio Bravo (1959).

When I first saw this photo, I thought "Wayne's really cool in those Ray Bans." But the more I look at it, I think he's got some of those Esquivel/Buddy Holly frames. Even cooler.

Also, I noticed that even in his street clothes, he's wearing his belt buckle from Red River. Can you tell I've been looking at this way too much?

Thought I'd put my Friday/Zappa thing on hold and wallow in Rio Bravo for a while.

What a night.

Cary, North Carolina. The couch. A Sony console TV.

Fridays With Frank (Zappa) #15

Does that say "Turgid Flux States?"

I thought so.

Roth, anyone?

From an old Roth t-shirt ad.

Good news.

September 15, 2009, will see the DVD release of John Ford's Wagon Master (1950). Be sure to pre-order this one.

Fridays With Frank (Zappa) #14

I'd love to browse in this place.

Karl Malden, RIP

Here he is whipping Brando in the great One-Eyed Jacks (1961).