Over the weekend, 50 Westerns From The 50s will receive its 100,000th hit. My good friend Tomas Gardner has commemorated the milestone by creating a new banner. (He did the previous one, too.)
What he sent was so cool, I decided to stick it up a few hundred clicks early. That’s Ford’s Point in Monument Valley, by the way. I probably don’t have to tell you what was shot there.
Thanks to you all for all those hits — and for making this blog such a blast to work on.
UPDATE: The blog passed the 100K mark about 2pm on Monday the 7th. Whoever you were, thanks. Wish I could send you flowers — or a copy of Seven Men From Now.
Very nice, Toby and Tomas! Congratulations on nearing 100,000 hits, Toby!!! Best wishes for many more years of happy blogging,
Laura
I’m looking forward to your book on westerns. My only complaint is that you are not covering alot more films. My copies of Brian Garfield’s WESTERN FILMS and Phil Hardy’s western encyclopedia are getting ragged. Looking at Monument Valley reminds me that it’s time to watch STAGECOACH again.
The idea behind the 50 titles is that it keeps the book from being just capsule write-ups like the Hardy book. Each chapter (some actually cover more than one film) gets the length it needs. Plus, if it all goes well, there’s always 50 MORE Westerns From The 50s.
Thanks for riding through.
This blog is one worth stopping by. It has made me enjoy all westerns again, film and episodic TV. If I could only get my friends to stop thinking “Cowboys and Injuns” when they think of westerns. The guy in THE PALM BEACH STORY is even better in STRANGER ON HORSEBACK. That fellow in LUST FOR LIFE is even better in LAST TRAIN FROM GUN HILL! In fact both fellows are (Kirk and Tony).
Thanks again.
Congrats Toby on the milestone. I like the new banner too.
Thanks a bunch. I was just thinking about your Pat Garrett And Billy The Kid post!