Oh no. John Wayne Movies...Again!

 I walked into the living room this afternoon and found Landon sitting in my recliner, focused on the television.

Now I know he really likes World War 2 stories and has watched Patton several times with Papaw.  They recorded it.  

I also know that he likes anything about Indiana Jones, especially after we visited Hollywood Studios at Disney World in January 2020.  He and Papaw have watched all of those.

His new 'old movie' obsession?  John Wayne.  The Duke himself.

Now this shouldn't be surprising.  His Great-Grandpa Siemens was a big John Wayne fan.  One could walk into their living room at any time, mainly on the weekends or in the evenings and find a John Wayne movie playing on the television.  It was really Grampy's thing...but Grammy would sit there on the couch, one leg crossed over the other, and intently watch the tv screen with him.  

I don't remember Grandpa Norm watching John Wayne movies, mainly because they weren't readily available when I was younger and living at home with my parents.  No cable.  No satellite.  No on demand.  Not even a VCR or DVD.  The only way he could watch such a movie would be if it were playing on the regular television stations and Mom didn't want to watch something else.

However after they moved to Wooster and Direct TV was a thing, he would watch The Duke on the television downstairs while Mom was in the living room reading old magazines and newspapers from twenty years before.  

The one thing I DO remember is that one of  Dad's favorite actresses of all time was Maureen O'Hara.  She co-starred in several John Wayne films.  I can still remember his answer when  I asked him if he liked Maureen O'Hara.  A big smile lit up his face and he said "Yeahhhhhh....." 

Enough said!

I am sure both great-grandfathers were sitting up in heaven, very pleased that Papaw has introduced Landon to John Wayne and he wants to see ALL of the movies!

Well done.