You’re probably familiar with the fairy godmother concept, but have you ever contemplated the possibility of a fairy godhunk? The dictionary.com definition of fairy godmother is a generous benefactor.
Well, I say it’s past time to rethink this gender-specific stereotype and create what we really want:
A Fairy Godhunk
So, I’m closing my eyes, making a wish, and I choose…
Yours in writing, yours in romance…
A.L.Debran
Hoc nomen meum verum non est
Stop by my chat room, LARIATS & LATIGO, between 7pm and 9pm Mountain every Friday night for prizes, promotion, and cowboy conversation.
Here’s another actor who looked pretty darn good as a cowboy, urban or not. 
Yours in writing, yours in romance…
A.L.Debran
Hoc nomen meum verum non est.
I live a little ways southwest of the geodetic center of the United States (48 contiguous states). In plain terms, this means I live 250 miles southwest of the Middle of Nowhere. On census reports, our area is classified as rural/frontier, so you can imagine the lack of local conveniences, one of which is the absence of a theater. To see a new movie, I have to travel 300 miles round trip. Needless to say, I don’t see many movies until months after they open. I also don’t have satellite or cable (blog topic for later date). I wait until movies come out on dvd and buy them.
So, what’s the point of this fascinating, but useless information about the plight of my inability to see new movies at the time of their release? Well, I’ll tell you. Have you seen the new western movie (new as of October 2008) APPALOOSA?
I haven’t. If you have, what did you think? Leave your comments here and tell me about it. I’m eager to see it. With Ed Harris (also director and involved with the screenplay), Viggo Mortensen, and Jeremy Irons, even if the plot fails, you can’t go wrong with just looking at these guys and…sighing.
Here’s a link to watch the trailer: APPALOOSA
Don’t forget to stop by my cowboy chat room, LARIATS & LATIGO, every Friday night from 7pm to 9pm Mountain. You’ll find prizes, promotion, and cowboy chat…and bring a friend.
Yours in writing, yours in romance…
A.L.Debran
Hoc nomen meum verum non est.
…cowboy. The cowboy I’d follow to the deepest bowels of hell; the epitome of the cowboy persona; the one, the only…not so fast. Let’s increase the suspense with a bit of trivia.
Today’s mystery cowboy’s first acting role was Card Player #2 in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid.
He played a lifeguard and also starred opposite Cher and Whoopie Goldberg in other movies.
He met his wife of 25 years in a not-so-well-known cult film, The Legacy. They’d both been in Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid, but didn’t actually meet. They starred in The Shadow Riders and Conagher later on. <I’m so envious of her.>
You may recognize his deep, resonant voice when he says, “Beef, it’s what’s for dinner” and the voice of Ben the Cow in Barnyard. He also played Evil Knievel in a movie by the same name.
He has a plethora of western movies or movies in which he plays a cowboy-type: The Quick and the Dead, Road House, Gettysburg, Buffalo Girls, Ghost Rider, Tombstone, Desperate Trail, Molly and Lawless John, Ghostrider, You Know My Name, Golden Compass, Yellow Rose, Wild Times, and Hi-Lo Country.
Speaking of the Hi-Lo Country, a portion of the movie was filmed in a small rural town - Pritchett, Colorado -just 15 miles from where I live in Springfield. He and Woody Harrelson impressed the locals here with their friendly, engaging personalities. I didn’t get to meet him, but one of my sons spent an entire evening with him. <<<<<<<<<insert big regretful sigh here
Have you identified my perfect cowboy, my ultimate idea of a cowboy wrapped up in one irresistable man?
I thought you would. But I’ll tell you anyway. Sam Elliott.
Well, my Cowboy Countdown is complete and today marks the DEBUT of my new cowboy chat room: LARIATS & LATIGO from 7pm to 9pm Mountain and every Friday thereafter at the same time.
Drop by for prizes, promotion, and cowboy chat…and bring a friend.
Yours in writing, yours in romance…
A.L.Debran
Hoc nomen meum verum non est.
Let’s just look, sigh, and savor.
Okay, maybe not exactly a cowboy…but…damn.
The next picture is the <BIG SIGH> moment. What do you think? Does it rival Rhett and Scarlet? Burt and Deborah? Bogie and Bergman? Hmmm…I feel a blog topic coming on.
Remember
You’re cordially invited
to A.L.Debran’s cowboy chat room
LARIATS & LATIGO
January 16th, 7pm to 9pm Mountain
http://www.al-debran.com/chat.html
Bring a Friend
Yours in writing, yours in romance…
A.L.Debran
Hoc nomen meum verum non est.
We’re almost there. Almost to the debut of my new cowboy chat room, LARIATS & LATIGO, on January 16 from 7pm to 9pm Mountain and every Friday night after that. Be sure to stop in and…bring a friend.
Here is a bit of trivia about my cowboy of the day.
He decided early in his acting career to not make sequels. So far, he has remained true to that decision.
He has been in two movies about John F. Kennedy, but hasn’t portrayed him.
He owns a ranch outside of Aspen, Colorado. (My home state, by the way.)
His favorite genre is western although he has been in many more non-western movies than westerns.
Has been quoted saying James Stewart was a significant inspiration for him as an actor in westerns.
He tours with his rock/country band as lead singer.
He has won two Oscars for Best Picture and Best Director of the same movie.
He has two films on the American Film Institute’s 100 Most Inspiring Films of All Time: Dances with Wolves and Field of Dreams.
Here he is, Kevin Costner. 
Yours in writing, yours in romance…
A.L.Debran
Hoc nomen meum verum non est.
…well, you’ll have to scroll to the end to see the special appearance cowboy. But before you take a peek, let us take a gander at space cowboys and futuristic gunfighters. Who would you add to my list? Leave a comment and let me know who I left out.
Here’s my menagerie of out-of-this-world cowboys.
And now for a special appearance by Tommy Lee Jones.
Tommy Lee wraps up Day # 8 of my countdown to the launch of my new cowboy chat room, LARIATS & LATIGO, on January 16 from 7pm to 9pm Mountain. Be there or be square. And bring a friend.
Yours in writing, yours in romance…
A.L.Debran
Hoc nomen meum verum non est.
ANNOUNCING the winners of my Cobblestone Press Words in Motion Conference contest: Buffy Christopher and kaisquared. Please email me at: al_debran.westerns@yahoo.com for details about claiming your prize. Thanks for entering.
Now, what say we get right to my cowboy of the day.
DON’T MISS my debut cowboy chat on January 16 from 7pm to 9pm Mountain. LARIATS & LATIGO cowboy chat room. Prizes - Promo - Fun —And mark your calendars for every Friday night from then on - Same time, same place.
Yours in writing, yours in romance…
A.L.Debran
Hoc nomen meum verum non est.
If lawyers are disbarred and clergymen are defrocked, shouldn’t it follow that cowboys are deranged???????
Ok, so I won’t give up my day job for a career as a stand-up comedian.
On to my cowboys for today. Some of these handsome devils are cowboys from my younger days…I mean WAYYYYYYYY back. LOL How many can you identify? Friday night, January 16, during the debut of my cowboy chat room, LARIATS & LATIGO between 7pm & 9pm MOUNTAIN, I’ll ask participants to tell me the names of these actors for a chance at a PRIZE - winner chosen from the responses with the most correct. So do your research now.
See you on the 16th.
Yours in writing, yours in romance…
A.L.Debran
Hoc nomen meum verum non est.
