Back in August I came across this Guinness ad. Was it here? This forum is my primary source of Internet flotsam and jetsam. Anyway, just today a friend who finally figured out how to access her Gmail account reminded me of the email I sent round to friends and family. If it's a repost, I won't apologize. It's beautifully done, and important:

[biggeekdad.com]

I think the melody in the background is the old hymn, "Leaning on the Everlasting Arms." Might be a similar one, but that's what it sounds like to me. This is a version Iris Dement recorded for the remake of the movie "True Grit," which film was a desecration of the original, but ignore that. Just listen to Iris:

[www.youtube.com]

She also recorded the song on all gospel album called Lifeline, here:

[www.amazon.com]

/Mr Lynn

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On the river in Saxonville.

I can not hear that song without remembering Robert Mitchum being totally terrifying in the outstanding The Night of the Hunter:
[youtu.be]

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With Lillian Gish. Have it here somewhere. Shelly Winters and Peter Graves. Someday I'll get these film organized.

Everlasting Arms it is, which I always thought would make an excellent name for a pub.

When I first saw your post title I instantly thought Clint Eastwood. While I like Eastwood immensely, I'm glad it was this instead (at least for this side).

When I first saw your post title I instantly thought Clint Eastwood.

Clint Eastwood, a chair… and Sonia Braga??

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I am that Masked Man.

All you can do, is all you can do.

There’s trouble — it's time to play the sound of my people.

Your boos mean nothing to me, I've seen what you cheer for.

Insisting on your rights without acknowledging your responsibilities isn’t freedom, it’s adolescence.

I've been to the edge of the map, and there be monsters.

We are a government of laws, not men.

Everybody counts or nobody counts.

When a good man is hurt,
all who would be called good
must suffer with him.

You and I have memories longer than the road that stretches out ahead.

There is no safety for honest men except
by believing all possible evil of evil men.

We don’t do focus groups. They just ensure that you don’t offend anyone, and produce bland inoffensive products. —Sir Jonathan Ive

An armed society is a polite society.
And hope is a lousy defense.

You make me pull, I'll put you down.

I *love* SIGs. It's Glocks I hate.

I missed the ad during the first go around. Thanks for the repost.

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"Those who cannot accept the past are condemned to revise it." -- Geo. Mathias

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mrlynn
This is a version Iris Dement recorded for the remake of the movie "True Grit," which film was a desecration of the original

Wait...what? You mean the Coen bros remake?

Why a desecration? While I have admittedly not read the book, my sense was that the Coen version was probably closer to the story, with less happy ending stuff. And I thought Jeff Bridges' part was pretty compelling.

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mrlynn
This is a version Iris Dement recorded for the remake of the movie "True Grit," which film was a desecration of the original

Wait...what? You mean the Coen bros remake?

Why a desecration? While I have admittedly not read the book, my sense was that the Coen version was probably closer to the story, with less happy ending stuff. And I thought Jeff Bridges' part was pretty compelling.

I was afraid that remark would create a diversion. The original "True Grit" was a great and heartwarming story, a big part of the legacy of John Wayne. The Jeff Bridges version was just bizarre, full of garish Coen Brothers characters, twists, and apparitions. To me it was just a travesty; it left a bad taste and an unpleasant memory.

/Mr Lynn

Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana discussing all three True Grits:
[www.nybooks.com]

I've never seen either movie nor read the book, but that article kind of makes me want to.

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