a little story about my father:


my dad was a BIG john wayne fan. he had tons of his movies
on vhs and recently, dvd.
he thought he was the greatest actor EVER.
( yes, i know) ; )

once when i stopped at my parent's he was getting ready to watch john wayne in
"gengis kahn" (oh lordy, if you've never had the experience, i say, "watch it, at least once, preferable with good friends and a few drinks!!!")

he wanted me to watch it with him. i did.
i chewed a tiny hole in my cheek trying hard not to laugh because i
didn't want to hurt his feelings by laughing as i watched it.

i did a grand job of it too.
almost lost it tho when my dad said "see, i told you he was the greatest. he can even be so real in this movie!"


i didn't realize until after we were done making the funeral arrangements that today
would have been john wayne's 100th birthday.

the duke has just met his biggest fan.