tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3670279.post114977816363531132..comments2023-09-16T03:22:13.461-05:00Comments on BRAZOSPORT NEWS: What came to mind upon hearing word that Abu Musab al-Zarqawi had been killedBanjo Jones http://www.blogger.com/profile/10112841663290890325noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3670279.post-1150116324174453562006-06-12T07:45:00.000-05:002006-06-12T07:45:00.000-05:00I thought I DID tell, in a comment yesterday. Was ...I thought I DID tell, in a comment yesterday. Was it disapproved?<BR/><BR/>I said something like: their biographies contain incidents from which the LD incidents are obviously taken. McMurtry is and has been for some time, a student of Texas and other western history.jdallenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10890848008073355783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3670279.post-1150035676079723702006-06-11T09:21:00.000-05:002006-06-11T09:21:00.000-05:00McMurtry took most of Lonsome Dove from those biog...McMurtry took most of Lonsome Dove from those biographies. He filled in a lot of story line, dialog, etc., but many of the incidents in LD are described very well in the nonfiction accounts of their lives.<BR/><BR/>And, oddly, there is an old western movie, which came out way before LD the miniseries, that has the same characters and many of the incidents. I am sorry, I don't remember the name ofjdallenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10890848008073355783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3670279.post-1150002089614372142006-06-11T00:01:00.000-05:002006-06-11T00:01:00.000-05:00j.d., haven't read any of the goodnight or loving ...j.d., haven't read any of the goodnight or loving bios, so go ahead and tell us who they remind YOU of.<BR/><BR/>McMurtry?<BR/>not Cormac McCarthy. <BR/><BR/>do tell.Banjo Jones https://www.blogger.com/profile/10112841663290890325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3670279.post-1149865379904711532006-06-09T10:02:00.000-05:002006-06-09T10:02:00.000-05:00There was an earlier line somewhat like that, I ca...There was an earlier line somewhat like that, I can almost remember..."live by the sword, you die by the sword" something like that. Can't remember where it came from.<BR/><BR/>As for McMurtry, I loved all the Lonsome Dove sequels and prequels, but just for fun, read some biographies of Goodnight and Loving and see if they remind you of anything.jdallenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10890848008073355783noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3670279.post-1149860048262597492006-06-09T08:34:00.000-05:002006-06-09T08:34:00.000-05:00thanks, Tom.it's been awhile since i've seen the m...thanks, Tom.<BR/>it's been awhile since i've seen the movie or read the book.<BR/>also, besides a hat tip to McMurtry, i neglected to give one to the United States Armed Forces.Banjo Jones https://www.blogger.com/profile/10112841663290890325noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3670279.post-1149859349373287702006-06-09T08:22:00.000-05:002006-06-09T08:22:00.000-05:00Banjo, Gus' precise quote, at least from the movie...Banjo, Gus' precise quote, at least from the movie, was as follows: "You know how it works, Jake. You ride with an outlaw, you die with an outlaw. I'm sorry. You crossed the line."Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com