If You Love John Wayne say 'Pilgrim'!

First let me say, I love John Wayne. I love his movies. I love his voice. I love his walk. I love the humor in all of his movies. I love that he included his family members in his movies. I love that he was an American Hero. I love that he was always proud to be an American.

Ok, Ok, enough hero worship, but I'm one of his biggest fans. I even have a room in my home that my family calls the John Wayne room. How did this come about, you ask?

It all started with a $5. picture. Not my fascination for him, but the room thing. I was in a home decor store and they had all the pictures on sale. There was one of The Duke. It was a 20x24 and I couldn't stand to see it there for that rediculous price. So I bought it, and the rest, as they say, is history.

Then I was given my father's bedroom set, and the fact that he reminded me of John Wayne, gave me the idea to decorate that bedroom in a western theme. I painted the walls to look like a sunset that any hero would ride off into. I made denim stagecoach curtains for the window, and a denim spread for the bed. Friends began to give me John Wayne stuff. I have a big tin picture of him. I have a roll of John Wayne toilet paper. I have one of those collectible plates with his picture on it. I have a lightswitch with his picture on it. I even have a 12 pack of John Wayne beer.

I have recorded or bought probably 80% of his movies. I'd like to think 100%, but I know that can't be true. I even have the army ones that I'm not that fond of. I prefer westerns. The Comancheros, The Man Who Shot Liberty Valance, Stagecoach, McClintock. But don't forget The Quiet Man, I would have loved to trade places with Maureen O'Hara. And I love the B movies he did. One of my favorites is The Big Trail. He looked like he was about 19, curly hair, thin, but he already had that voice. I could go on and on and on and on. You get my drift.

Tell me if you are a John Wayne fan. And tell me what your favorite John Wayne movies are.

And I'll ask a trivia question here. Remember the brother-in-law he fought with in The Quiet Man--What was his name, and can you name another movie he played in with The Duke. One of the things I've noticed is that the same people show up in many of his movies. And oh, by the way, you won't win anything if you get it right. You'll just have the satisfaction of being a kindred spirit.