***those shows and movies were a large part of the makeup of my character. ***
I believe many of us can relate to that as we have a connection to those old times. I still remember my great-grand father who was born in 1868, when Custer made his raid on the Washita, The Santa Fe Trail was closed due to Indian raids, bison still covered the plains, cattle drives were starting to move north, the Trans-Continental Railroad still was being built. He lived long enough to see the B-52 Bomber go into service.
Today’s youth are connected in their past to what! Hippies, Woodstock, Drugs. They have no connection to HARD TIMES and survival. One girl not long ago was complaining about how hard life was today because she had no AIR CONDITIONING in her car.
My GGreat grandfather worked as a contractor on the Trans Continental, fought as volunteer in several Indian up risings, ran a general store and founded a water company. Died in 1930 at 80 things went to hell in the west after that.