“Only a dad, neither rich nor proud, Merely one of the surging crowd”*

by chuckofish

Another Friday rolls around…and just in the nick of time!

Father’s Day is this weekend so I was thinking about movies that my father liked and movies that we saw together. Of course, he was a big fan of the whole war movie genre. I remember going to see Patton (1970) with him at the Cinerama theater in the CWE. He loved it so much he went back to see it the next day (by himself).

I can’t say that I feel that strongly about Patton, but I wouldn’t be averse to watching it in honor of my father and all the other WWII vets who loved it too.

My father was also a big John Wayne fan, so anything from that genre would be suitable. My favorite memory of going to see a JW movie with him was El Dorado (1967) during the summer when my mother was back east with her dying mother. It was a real mood changer.

John Wayne in a war movie = bonus points.

My father also liked detective movies and we frequently went to see ones that in retrospect were no doubt too “adult” for my sister and me. The Detective (1968) with Frank Sinatra comes to mind.

I guess I’m adult enough to handle it now.

What movies do you remember watching with your father? The Fellowship of the Ring? Die Hard? Bullitt? All seven Fast & Furious movies?

The wee babes are coming over for a little visit on Saturday morning to frolic outside. They have lots of places to be this Father’s Day weekend, but we are happy to be able to celebrate the OM (“Pappy”) and the boy, their wonderful father.

We will also tip the hat to DN, our newest Dad, on his very first Father’s Day!

I hope that shirt says “Super Dad”

*Edgar Guest