Bridges and The Duke
I am creating this post by request. I had made a post this week about some old buildings out West and that led to a conversation with @gems.and.cookies about John Wayne and his old Western movies, and he asked to see the John Wayne museum photos that I have.
In 2016 Jim and I had gone to Iowa to meet up with an online friend and gift her a camera that we were no longer using. We spent the night at her delightful B&B and she prepared an elegant meal for us and we had a great visit.
Because we were in Iowa and had never seen the bridges, the next day we drove down to see The Bridges of Madison County, that were made famous by the 1995 Meryl Streep/Clint Eastwood movie.
We went into the town of Winterset and ate lunch at the café across the street from the courthouse where a scene from the movie had been filmed. It was pointed out which stool at the lunch counter Clint Eastwood had sat on during the movie, so of course I had to sit there, too!
Madison County courthouse
While we were there we learned that Winterset was the birthplace of John Wayne and there was a new museum.
It's a very small new museum and they were charging $15 a piece for admission. The 20-minute long film that was supposed to start the tour was not available because the projector was broken. So we walked through the one room collection that only contained a few movie posters and a couple of items from various movies that he had been in.
The Duke and Jim
These items were from the 1969 movie True Grit in which John Wayne wore this eyepatch when he played U.S. Marshal "Rooster" Cogburn.
It was fun to see the Pontiac Grand Safari Station Wagon that was owned and driven by John Wayne. ... The car was modified to raise the roof so the actor could enter and exit the vehicle without having to remove his cowboy hat. The tour was also supposed to allow admission into the house that he had been born in, but they were refinishing the floors in the house and it was closed.
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Nice memory lane post 👌
Thanks! I wonder if kids still watch John Wayne?
Oh. my mother is a big fan of John Wayne and western movies.
Do you watch them?
I have to admit a lot more when I was younger, with my parents. I watched most of the older westerns back then with them. I even collected some figurines that I still keep somewhere in the box. I'll just look for them.
Now, I like to say that my favorite movies are the ones where nothing happens. Nobody kills anyone, nobody makes big plans to save the world and there aren't a thousand meaningless plots that you can't follow.
It sounds like we have similar taste in movies! No horror, no bloody scenes, and it's best if there is no tension and anxiety.
Exactly how do you describe it!
Thank you so much @melinda010100 for this post. I am truly honored. The wax statue of John Wayne is so lifelike and for a minute there one would think it was him. Jim looked quite happy having his photo beside the Duke himself! I must check out the movie of Meryl Streep and Clint Eastwood. I missed that one.
Too bad the house wasn't open during your trip. But at least you got to see some of the items used on his films. That was really cool.
Thanks for sharing this my friend. I enjoyed it very much.
My pleasure! I was wishing I had taken more pictures. I'm glad you enjoyed these!
I love him 😁
He certainly had some good movie roles!
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Love the Duke. One of my all time favorite movies is "Big Jake". We've got a bunch of covered bridges up here in Vermont as well, plan to do some photo trips for them, but probably won't happen until next year.
Wow, John Wayne is surely an icon to have a museum built for him!
When I was in high school, I remember a discussion about US Culture.
In most countries, what commonly identifies the people of that country is their language.
In the US, it isn't language... but movies and sports... it is what is commonly shared by everyone.
That is so true! I doubt if there is anyone in America who would not know the sayings from movies "there is no place like home" and "click your heels together three times" and "to infinity and beyond". Or "Frankly, my dear, I don't give a damn." we talk to each other in lines from movies!
Really interesting adventure, I guess that was fun imaging and writing this down.
Thanks! It was fun!
It was fun? That means I guessed right then. You owe me an award for that you know (winks)
“Tomorrow is the most important thing in life. Comes into us at midnight very clean. It’s perfect when it arrives and it puts itself in our hands. It hopes we’ve learned something from yesterday.” – John Wayne
Great John Wayne quote! Thanks for sharing this!
You are welcome..
@melinda010100 Nice post...
I'd like to shout Hello Wisconsin .... Have you watched THE 70s SHOW? It's one of my favorite sitcoms and it's based in Wisconsin. Will you please consider posting a blog about the show or Wisconsin? Would love to read such a post from someone who is residing there. Maybe something about Wisconsin in the 70s too!
Wisconsin in the 70s! That would be fun, I have never watched The 70s Show and did not even know that it had Wisconsin as a setting. I have never watched much TV, preferring to watch movies at the cinema. I will check it out
John Wayne was one of the great kings of Western movies.
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Everyone remembers him for westerns but he did some great war movies too. One of my favorites was "The Green Berets". I'm a bit bias though since I served with 5th group in the 80's. Let's see who the real fans are?! Can anyone (without googling it) tell me his real name?
I remember watching The Green Berets.. It was one of my little brother's favorites. The Ballad of the Green Berets was a memorable song.
I do know his real name. I like knowing that sort of trivia 😁
Marion Robert Morrison, John Wayne sounds so much more Hollywood and manly.
True Grit starring Marion Morrison
See what I mean?
Exactly! He was wise to use a different name!
Wow that was so cool that you got to go there but such a shame that you missed all the good things too!
Bookmarked so I can show my dad next time I go home as JW is pretty much his favourite actor ever with Charlton Heston a close second...
Did they tell you all of those things weren't available before you paid to go through? ;)
I think this is the first time I have ever seen a house where the door and porch were on one corner. Very interesting.
Love the pictures. Remember what Steve McQueen said about him: “Sometimes kids ask me what a pro is. I just point to the Duke”. My two favorite films from him are Red River and Stagecoach. Watch Stagecoach here for free: https://ecency.com/hive-150329/@thereadingman/12-cool-classic-movies-you
I remember going on John Wayne binges years ado and bringing home every vcr tape the video store had available! It's been years since I watched one. Thanks for the Stagecoach link.
You’re welcome. Anytime.
The rapping Duke! Da hahaha haha!