By now, I suspect you all know me enough to surmise that I'm kind of partial to anything American, I mean real American. Ever since I was a little boy, I've been exposed to nuggets of American culture (music, film, and literature) through various media and also at school. I sometimes wonder how it was that a foreign culture from thousands and thousands of miles away could practically overtake my own.
And now, in my old age, it is safe to say that I am as American as anybody. This is especially true because I understand and appreciate America. In short, America has adopted me, and I have adopted America in like measure.
When it comes to movies, my special affinity has always been towards westerns. I've always liked the deceptive simplicity of this genre. I believe that the grade "A" westerns always had layers of richness (moving, heroic stories tinged with morality, humor, visual grandeur, and rousing theme music.)
This is my homage to westerns ....
