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I get two questions every day as I ride the high country writing a novel (don’t ask about progress, please), as I work hard (thank you, all the editors I work for–if I could, I would buy you all cayuses), and as I look for awesome land to purchase out west for my own little rancheroo . . . → Read More: On the Fringe; or, Wearing the West   6 comments  Buckaroo Gear, Reach for the Skies!, The Good the Bad the Fugly  american west, calamity jane in fringe, cowboy hero, fringe jacket, fringe through the ages, Gary cooper, I need to finish that darn novel, neil young in fringe, reach for the skies, silver-screen western hero, western cowboy costume, western wear The quintessential taciturn cowboy, lanky yet graceful, was branded “Gary Cooper” by the 1929 film The Virginian. The son of a Montana rancher, the Coop could ride as soon as he could walk. Born Frank James Cooper, he changed his name per a casting director’s advice to “Gary,” which she thought would sound more rugged, like . . . → Read More: Trying Hard to Sound like Gary Cooper; or, How to Talk Super-Dooper 2 comments Cowboy Mythos, Cowgirl Mythos, Men Were Men and Women Were Women, Movie Quotes, Reach for the Skies!, The Good the Bad the Fugly, What Would Gary Cooper Do? cowboy code, cowboy hero, Cowboy Mythos, cowboylands, do-it-yourself, Gary cooper, high noon, Movie Quotes, reach for the skies, self-empowerment, self-help, silver-screen western hero, the good the bad the ugly, the virginian, verbal diarrhea, western movies, westerns I’m revising a novel at a sprint now, so some days will be bloggier than others! Not to worry–my famed western how-tos on achieving happiness through following the filmsteps of silver-screen western hero Gary Cooper’s Virginian will return tomorrow. Just keep practicing those squints and stares and epic pauses, y’hear? As author Paul Green commented, when . . . → Read More: Novel High Noon Approaching; or, Gary Cooper as Seen Through the Eyes of… Leave a comment Cowboy Moments, Cowgirl Mythos, Men Were Men and Women Were Women, Reach for the Skies!, The Good the Bad the Fugly, What Would Gary Cooper Do?, Wrangling a Novel cowboy code, cowboy hero, Cowboy Mythos, cowboylands, Gary cooper, high noon, reach for the skies, silver-screen western hero, the virginian, weird westerns, westerns, what would a cowboy do What would the Virginian do? That’s a worthy question, whether you’re seeking direction in love, life, business, or baking mac and cheese. As I’ve said before, the Virginian’s a proven success story, whether in Owen Wister’s hundred-year-old best-seller or Gary Cooper’s first talkie (1929). The role made the Coop a star, and cemented the popular view of the . . . → Read More: Trying Hard to Look like Gary Cooper; or, How to Act Super-Dooper 2 comments Cowboy Moments, Cowboy Mythos, Cowgirl Mythos, Men Were Men and Women Were Women, Reach for the Skies!, The Good the Bad the Fugly, What Would Gary Cooper Do? angel eyes, clint eastwood, cowboy code, Cowboy Mythos, cowboylands, do-it-yourself, empowerment, Gary cooper, owen wister, reach for the skies, self-help, silver-screen western hero, the good the bad the ugly, the virginian, western movies, westerns Cecil B. DeMille once said that the Virginian was the ideal American–”short on speech and long on action.” Owen Wister’s 1902 fictional cowboy hero and DeMille’s 1929 Coop-starring western was a classic early twentieth-century success story. He got the girl, killed the bad man, made the West safe for suburban houses, and became master of his own . . . → Read More: Trying Hard to Look like Gary Cooper; or, The Virginian and the Average Joe 2 comments Cowboy Mythos, Cowgirl Mythos, Men Were Men and Women Were Women, Pulp Westerns and Paperbacks; Book Reviews, Reach for the Skies!, The Good the Bad the Fugly, What Would Gary Cooper Do? cecil b. demille, cowboy code, cowboy hero, Cowboy Moments, cowboylands, Gary cooper, gary cooper the virginian, owen wister, reach for the skies, self-empowerment, self-help, the virginian, western movies, westerns, what would a cowboy do
The epically awesome goals of a Silver-Screen Western hero can be distilled down to five emulation-worthy goals, which can be mixed and matched for dramatic effect. win a love interest *(btw, title from George Jetson of The Jetsons, not John Wayne)
Of these, . . . → Read More: A Man’s Gotta Do What a Man’s Gotta Do * ; or A Handy Guide to Life’s Goals Leave a comment Cowboy Moments, Cowboy Mythos, Cowgirl Mythos, Men Were Men and Women Were Women, Movie Quotes, Reach for the Skies!, The Good the Bad the Fugly, What Would Gary Cooper Do? alan ladd, attaining goals, clint eastwood, cowboy, cowboy code, cowboy hero, Cowboy Moments, Cowboy Mythos, cowboylands, Gary cooper, happiness, happiness guide, high noon, jack palance, john wayne, randolph scott, reach for the skies, shane, silver-screen western hero, stagecoach, the good the bad the ugly, the virginian, westerns, what would a cowboy do Chapter 8 in Reach for the Skies: The Modern Buckaroo’s Guide to Happiness will explore the eighth principle of the silver-screen western hero code:
The important parts of this to consider is that “do” is a verb (and an active one at that), and “need” is different than . . . → Read More: Will Do; or, the Eighth Principle of the Silver-Screen Western Hero Code Leave a comment Cowboy Moments, Cowboy Mythos, Cowgirl Mythos, Movie Quotes, Reach for the Skies!, Reel Life vs. Real Life, What Would Gary Cooper Do? cowboy, cowboy code, cowboy hero, Cowboy Moments, Cowboy Mythos, cowboy up, cowboylands, Gary cooper, high noon, Movie Quotes, reach for the skies, silver-screen western hero, western movies, westerns, what would a cowboy do The New York Times isn’t above reaching for hyperbolic language like a grocery store rag. I couldn’t help discovering–OK everything even remotely related to the West gets shot to my e-mail like a .44 caliber bullet so I can read these things greedily as if they were pulp novels, of which I have over three hundred . . . → Read More: High Noon; or, Cramer Stewart CNBC Cowboy Stamp Showdown Medical tools from the Civil War There is something to be said for a high-deductible health care plan: This year, thanks to a likely financial crunch in my chosen field, I will certainly be reviewing my health expenditures carefully. No more mammograms willy-nilly–squishing boobs for fun has gone the way of tinkering with stocks. No longer will I drop . . . → Read More: A Happy Healthy New Year; or, Cowboy Diplomacy in the Doctor’s Office A pair of one hundred-year-old blue jeans, found in an abandoned gold mine in California? $36,099. The chance to touch or even *gulp* wear these worn Levis? Priceless. But such is the glamour of honest toil. Denim designers must have been salivating at the sight of the old, ripped, stained, and soiled pants, because while no one . . . → Read More: Old Jeans Are a Gold Mine; or Cowboy Fact #25 |
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