John Wayne, Robert Mitchum and Dean Martin reminded me of many of the men in my dad's family from that 1 1/2 generations. Gruff, ornery, lived large and left a big void with lots of stories when they were gone.
There was a steel in men back then that a lot of people do not like seeing displayed today.
21 posted on 05/26/2006 6:04:46 PM PDT by Ghengis
(Alexander was a wuss!)