I'm more into the movie and video game side of westerns. I love the Sergio Leone flicks, although I couldn't get through Duck, You Sucker a.k.a. A Fistful of Dynamite. I've been playing Red Dead Redemption on Xbox 360 lately and absolutely LOVE that game. The only thing that annoys me about that game is that there isn't enough time in a day for me to play it.
-- Have a Better One, Edward Crosby http://www.edwardcrosby.com ----- "There are no atheists in foxholes or firmware updates." Merlin Mann > Hey everyone. Been on a something of a mental Old West kick over the > last few weeks. Westerns have always been a favorite of mine, in > film, television, and literature. I am not totally absorbed in them > like some folks can be (a function, I think, of where I grew up and > live -- there wasn't exactly a lot of cowboys in New York nor South > Carolina), but I always come back to them. > > So I wanted to ask, any other Western fans out there on the Unique > Geek? Anyone have any favorite authors, books, films, shows, or > comics they want to share? Anyone read/see/enjoy any good Westerns > lately? > > The last really good Western I read is The Lonesome Gods by Louis > L'amour. It's set in the time of the Republic of California and is > replete with historical details about the Californios and their > lives. There's a great sequence where the hero heads off into the > desert to avoid capture with little more than the supplies on his > back, and has to continually come up with new ways to make mocassins > (to avoid burning his feet), to create saliva (so he won't become > completely dehydrated), and how to make a few shreds of jerky last. > > I've also started reading the DC volume Showcase Presents: Bat-Lash, > which is fantastic. Bat-Lash is such a contrast to Jonah Hex (and > let's face it all comic book cowboys, especailly DC ones, get compared > to Hex) but his adventures are still great. Definitely a throwback to > an earlier time. > > Anyone else care to share? > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups > "The Unique Geek" group. > To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > [email protected]. > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en. > > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "The Unique Geek" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected]. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected]. For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/theuniquegeek?hl=en.
