Those of you familiar with Rio Bravo - surely the greatest western ever made - will remember the the "lull before the storm" when Dean Martin, Ricky Nelson, Walter Brennan and onlooker John Wayne sing a couple of songs in the sheriff's office. Out of the blue, I heard My Rifle, My Pony and Me this morning, complete with an introduction by John Wayne, no less! Breathtakingly beautiful and a goose-pimply reminder of a vanished world. All dead, long dead, with the possible exception of Angie Dickinson.
Incidentally, has anyone remarked on the superb diction and timing of Dean Martin and Ricky Nelson?
No comments:
Post a Comment