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19 March 2010, 02:10
yellowstoneBe Sure You're Right, Then Go Ahead
I suppose this should be filed under the muzzleloader or black powder forum, but there are more people who view this one.
If you haven't already seen it, Fess Parker, died today, age 85. I know there are thousands of us out there who had Davy and Dan'l as our hero. He represented all that youung men wanted to grow up to be, honest, brave, loyal, and self reliant.
I just told Mark Young that I never ever hear anyone criticize Fess Parker for anything. He stayed above the fracus in Hollywood.
Put on your buckskins boys, and tip a horn to the end of an era.
19 March 2010, 03:13
MickinColoquote:
Put on your buckskins boys, and tip a horn to the end of an era.
It’s sad but I’m afraid you may be right.
19 March 2010, 04:26
CrazyhorseconsultingAs bad as I hate to say it, Thank You for posting that info.
I guarantee, with out any reservation, watching all those shows as a kid helped set me on the paths in the Outdoors that I am still following as I prepare to turn 60.
It is strange, my wife and I were discussing Mr. Parker just the other night when we heard an advertisement about his award winning winery.
It truly is a sad day.
Even the rocks don't last forever.
19 March 2010, 04:53
Outdoor WriterDavy, Davy Crockett........
Tony Mandile - Author "How To Hunt Coues Deer"
I'm am saddened by his passing. His portrayal of Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone had a great influence on me as a boy growing up.
"Make sure your right, then go ahead" are words to live by.
Thanks Fess!
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19 March 2010, 06:24
DuggaBoyeGodspeed, Fess.
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19 March 2010, 07:57
CrazyhorseconsultingMany Thanks for posting that picture Tony.
Even the rocks don't last forever.
20 March 2010, 09:26
L. David KeithYeah, Fess was one of the great hero's many of us as young boys looked up to. Thanks for posting Yellowstone, I think all of us remember him as a good man.
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21 March 2010, 09:38
Ol BullSo sad but very true. We are coming to the end of a great era. RIP Fess.
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22 March 2010, 08:39
ARTJR338WMDont you just love todays H-wood types, against anyone but their B-gaurds owning guns as guns "kill"
, and will rase hell if a movie is made where a kid uses a gun to defend himself or his loved ones, but wont say a word if the same kids got a crack pipe in his/her hand, will they.
22 March 2010, 17:44
jsl3170King of the wild frontier...
23 March 2010, 00:42
cgbachThat guy was also a hunter. I remember seeing him on the American Sportsman series taking an Alaskan brown bear in the thick stuff. You could really tell that the stalk and shot had his adrenalin up.
Not many like him around Hollywood these days.
C.G.B.