I started off remembering the movie 'The Guys' and wishing it was on the net so I could watch it tonight but I couldn't find it. I think when I watched it, it was the first time I was aware of Tony LaPaglia, and I really enjoyed the movie contrary to what the reviewers said... The reviews were probably negative cause the elites didn't want a movie like this to be seen (9/11) ??? Go figure, eh?
I realized that there are relationships out there in Hollywood and Nashville that maybe the younger folks aren't aware of and I switched to researching that.
John Ritter is Tex Ritter's son. Tex Ritter sang High Noon (Do Not Forsake Me) and I remember distinctly my dad singing it to me.
Cheryl Ladd of Charlie Angel's fame was the daughter-in-law of the late Alan Ladd who was popular back in the 50's in westerns.
Tim McGraw is the son of Tug McGraw but didn't know it for a long time. hmmmmmm
Tug McGraw wikipedia
EXCERPT:
Frank Edwin "Tug" McGraw Jr. (August 30, 1944 – January 5, 2004) was a Major League Baseball relief pitcher and the father of Country music singer Tim McGraw and actor/TV personality Mark McGraw. He is likely best remembered for recording the final out, via a strikeout of the Kansas City Royals' Willie Wilson, in the 1980 World Series, bringing the Philadelphia Phillies their first world championship. He was the last active major league player to have played under manager Casey Stengel.
Tug McGraw - The Last Pitch 1980 World Series youtube
Tug McGraw dies
EXCERPT:
Tug McGraw, the zany relief pitcher who coined the phrase "You Gotta Believe" with the New York Mets and later closed out the Philadelphia Phillies' only World Series championship, died Monday. He was 59.
McGraw died of brain cancer at a Nashville area home of his son and daughter-in-law, country music stars Tim McGraw and Faith Hill.
The Guys w/Tony LaPaglia & Sigourney Weaver amazon
The premise of The Guys is simple: A fire captain (Anthony LaPaglia), who lost eight firemen in the fall of the World Trade Center, asks a journalist (Sigourney Weaver) to help him compose eulogies for these men. It's only a week after the attack; their bodies haven't yet been found, but the families are holding services. The writer cajoles the sometimes inarticulate and plain-spoken captain into talking about the men--who range from the captain's best friend to a newcomer he'd only know a few weeks--until she's gleaned enough to piece together a tribute. Originally a play by Anne Nelson, the movie captures much of the texture of New York through montages woven into the storyline; but the piece lives or dies by the performances, and both Weaver and LaPaglia give subdued and unfancy but carefully wrought performances that make the most of this potent material. --Bret Fetzer
Tony LaPaglia wikipedia
EXCERPT:
Anthony M. LaPaglia[1] (pronounced /ləˈpɑːljə/; born 31 January 1959) is an Australian actor. He is known for his role as FBI agent Jack Malone on the American TV series Without a Trace, and for his portrayal of Simon Moon on the TV show Frasier.[2]
My dad used to sing this song...... I think he liked the movie.
Tex Ritter - High Noon (Do not forsake me) 78 RPM youtube
Jason Ritter is (late) John Ritter's son and grandson of Tex Ritter
Lynyrd Skynyrd & Tim McGraw Keith Urban - Sweet home Alabama youtube
Keith Urban on his motorcycle accident
EXCERPT:
October 1, 2007
Keith Urban was en route to an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting in Sydney on Monday when he got into a motorcycle accident while being followed by a photographer, he said in a statement.
"Today's incident was the result of one person's desire to do his job and my desire to maintain my privacy," he said through his U.S. publicist, Paul Freundlich.
Hank Williams in Modesto, California
EXCERPT:
On more than one occasion during his slightly more than 16 years at KTRB he was visited by country greats including Hank Williams, Lefty Frizzell, Hank Snow, Skeets McDonald, Little Jimmy Dickens, Johnny Cash and young country singers like Buck Owens, Marty Robbins , Merle Haggard, Del Reeves and others. (photos below)
Tim McGraw-Grown Men Don't Cry youtube
McGraw and Hill criticize governments response to Hurricane Katrina
EXCERPT:
McGraw and Hill Criticize Government's Response to Hurricane Katrina
Couple's Comments Came During a Syndicated Radio Interview in Nashville
March 9, 2006; Written by CMT.com Staff
Faith Hill and Tim McGraw
A routine roundtable interview with syndicated radio reporters took an unexpected political turn Wednesday (March 8) when Tim McGraw and Faith Hill sharply criticized the federal government's efforts at rebuilding the Gulf Coast region in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
The couple had already spent more than an hour talking about their upcoming tour, McGraw's next greatest hits album and other topics when they were asked to reflect on what has happened since the hurricane hit in late August. McGraw was born and raised in Louisiana. Hill is a native of Mississippi.
Indian Outlaw Tim McGraw youtube
God gave me U youtube
Kaw-Liga - Hank Williams youtube
Jambalaya (On The Bayou) (Hank Sr.) youtube
I don't much like the Confederate flag in this video but I did so like the little boy...
Only 4 Yearsold - Hank Williams Jr.Jambalaya
High Noon a better choice?
'HIGH NOON'; A Better Choice
Published: May 2, 2004
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To the Editor:
Our presidents have been watching the wrong western [''It's Always 'High Noon' at the White House'' by J. Hoberman, April 25]. True to Washington and Hollywood, ''High Noon'' is more about calculation than humanity. Those of us who care about people rather than power have always preferred ''Shane.''
At the end of ''High Noon,'' Gary Cooper, after gunning down the bad guys, converting his Quaker wife to killing and showing his contempt for everyone else, rides off with Grace Kelly to some Olympus denied other mortals, all as a reward for his concept of manhood. In ''Shane,'' a retired gunfighter reluctantly takes up arms again to protect a family he loves and their hard-working community against ruthless power. His reward is to ride off to die, alone.
Aside from its moral implications, we have another reason to identify with Shane: Unlike Cooper, Alan Ladd is short.
