“His heart is a feather. In all kinds of weather. He sings his cattle call.”*

by chuckofish

Did you know that tomorrow is the National Day of the Cowboy? Well, it is. And, of course, it is one of my favorite days.

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I will spend the weekend indulging in a favorite activity, i.e. watching cowboy movies…

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Howard Hawks’ Red River (1948)

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Chisum (1970)

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Lonesome Dove (1989)

“It’s a funny life,” Augustus said. “All these cattle and nine-tenths of the horses is stolen, and yet we was once respected lawmen. If we get to Montana we’ll have to go into politics. You’ll wind up governor if the dern place ever gets to be a state. And you’ll spend all your time passing laws against cattle thieves.” ― Larry McMurtry, Lonesome Dove 

Most westerns aren’t even really about cowboys, so you have to give it some thought.

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Junior Bonner (1972)

Life is a journey and it ain’t for sissies. It’s a hard struggle, and perhaps the cowboy personifies that struggle. Whatever. It works for me.

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*Tex Owens, “Cattle Call”