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Show THE ZEPHYK) DECEMBER 2008-JANUARY 2009 MONTE WALSH with Tom Selleck, Isabella Rosellini and Keith Carradine was a made for AIN’T LIKE TIT USED TO BE television re-make of the original, filmed it 1970. It starred Lee Marvin in the title role. Selleck’s version is sweet, if a bit corny. For reasons that are beyond me, the 1970 ‘Monte’ is still not avail- “Cowboyir’ ain't like it used to be.” “Ain't never gonna be like it used to be, will it Monte.” able on DVD, though it does show up occasionally on AMC cable. Here are the lines I love the “Don’t have to be...gonna get better.” HARDWARE MAN “Monte, Mary and I are getting married.” “..How’s that gonna work, Chet? With you being a cowboy.” “Not gonna be a cowboy much longer.” “What are you gonna be then?” most...JS KILLING FLIES...Monte Walsh and Bob Alderson “Hey killer, what's the count now?” “You'll be happy to know I have slain seventy-three...(whack)...seventy-four of the enemy thus far today.” “You got another swatter?” ae No sir, and I refuse any offers of help. This is a personal feud.” “A hardware man.” “Tn a store?” “In a store...pretty soon there won't hardly any cowhands left in this town.” s and down to Texas and back again. But ain’t COWBOYING...Monte and Chet nobody gonna pay you to do it. Nobody gets to be a cowboy forever, Monte.” “Yes it is, Monte. You can ride up to Canad “What are we doing here Monte?” Cowboyin’ Chet. A cowboy can ride down LOTTA MILES “Looks like you'll be alone up in that line to Texas and up to Canada and back again. And get paid for it....hell of alife.” LOVE...Monte and Chet “You ever been in love Monte?” “Nope. I been a cowboy all my life.” “Might be nice.” “A bottle of whiskey might be nice.” shack this winter, Monte.” “Ah hell I will.../ll have my horse and a mule in there with me.” “You won't even miss me.” “As long as I got that mule with me, Chet, I won't even know you're gone.” “Lotta miles, Monte.” “Pretty good ones too.” THE FUTURE...Monte, Chet, ranch manager Cal Brennan and Robert Slocumb “T want to introduce you fellas to the future. MARRYING...Monte and Martine “I was thinking, Martine...thinking maybe The 20th Century in person. Chet Rawlins and Monte Walsh, this is Robert Slocumb.” Ishould quit cowboyin,’ get myself a job and “Pleased I’m sure.” be be “C'mon. It ain’t that bad.” “NEEDLIN” Monte and Chet Rawlins “You don’t have to keep needlin’ Shorty.” “Needlin’ people is what I do.” get us married.” “Marriage is a coveted ambition of my profession.” ” J don’t know much about love, Mar- “Robert's from Consolidated Cattle. He’ll here two weeks learnin’ cowboyin’...a ~ couple of the boys are out castrating calves. Maybe you and Monte’s like to take him out there and put him to work.” tine.” “That's alright Monte. I know “Oh...no, that’s fine. I’m really more interested in the business part.” “That IS the business part.” “J mean the numbers.” both of us.” “Robert's a great one for the numbers.” “How ‘bout turning a herd in a thunderstorm?” (Sigh) “Robert's a great one for the numbers.” Monte enough for BECOMING ‘TEXAS JACK BUTLER... Colonel Wilson’s Wild West Show offer to “How'd you like to become Texas Jack Butler, cowboy, bronc buster and all around Wild Man of the West?” “Ahhh just plain old Monte Walsh’ll do fine.” “Well, you see, it won't do.” “T been Monte Walsh for a long time.” “Times change. Men change with them. Otherwise you get left behind. No more small operators. Everything amalgamates. Business is big and getting bigger. Machines do all the work. Another 20 years and we'll all be sitting around on cushions eating ice HARMONICAL PLAYING...Monte and “Sugar” “Do you play that thing much?” Sure do...unless people object.” “T object.” “You don’t like music?” “1 do. cream.” : “What's ice cream?” “Now you see there, Monte. You ain’t keepin’ up. It’s all about...living high up on the hog. And all for a couple hours work a night.” HOPE “Ym Pat Henderson...foreman here.” “Chet.” “Monte....how you doin’?” “Better...since 1 gave up hope.” (Pause) “I ain’t spittin’ on my whole life.” MARTINE ON COUGARS “I’m glad you didn’t take the job.” “You are?” “They trap cougars sometimes and put them in a cage. And drive them around the country to show people with vests and straw hats. And the people think they have seen a wild cougar. But that’s not a wild cougar anymore....I will wait.” ‘FIGHTIN’ JOE HOOKER’ “Don’t you boys start feelin’ bad for me ridin’ fence.” “Heard you rode with General Hooker during the war.” “That's right. Took his name too. Fightin’ Joe Hooker. That's me....We thought we'd all die on Missionary Ridge. Or die young....I’ve had a good life.” (Later) “Talks as if his life is over, Monte.” “Might as well be...ridin’ fence.” SEVEN YEARS LATER...Cal Brennan and Monte “Well, I'll vow...That’s Monte Walsh. Nobody sits a horse like Monte Walsh. CONSOLIDATED SLOCUMB...Slocumb and Cal Brennan “You'd lose your job for these cowboys?” “Yd lose my life for them. And them for me...all they got is freedom and pride. Keepin’ your word and lookin’ out for one another. All they got is their rules.” “Where are these ‘rules’ written down?” “They’re not, you damn fool. They’re lived.” “Ain't fixing to stay?” “Too many fences. Too many automobiles. Figured I’d stop by Harmony and pay Chet’s grave a visit.” “There ain’t no Harmony any more. Just a ghost town.” “It's only ghosts I care about.” 19 |