Newt's John Wayne Site

Howdy Pilgrim.

I just wanted to update you on the happenings at Newt's John Wayne Site. I'm sorry it has been so long since I have sent anything out but there was a family tragedy that kept me focused on other things. But I am back in the groove again with news and a new contest. CLICK HERE for a list of films starring John Wayne on TV showing this month.

• Well it is time to be thinking of the holidays and gifts for that favorite Duke fan of yours. Check out the John Wayne Store for all things John Wayne, including the new 2008 John Wayne Calendar. There are all sorts of goodies in the store including DVDs and sets, posters, pictures, even video tapes for those of you still using the trusty VCR.
  

• On July 31, 2007 MPI Home Video released John Wayne's Tribute to America on DVD. Under its original title Swing Out, Sweet Land, this Emmy-winning variety show was originally broadcast on NBC on November 29, 1970. The 80-minute special was a rousing, patriotic, and unifying reminder of America's greatness. This will be a welcome trip down memory lane, or a nostalgic reminder of a kind of patriotic spirit that had grown increasingly old-fashioned even in 1970. Swing Out, Sweet Land offers an abundance of one-of-a-kind highlights, like Bing Crosby playing Mark Twain; Roscoe Lee Browne as Frederick Douglass; Ann-Margaret dancing up a patriotic storm; William Shatner doing some "serious acting" as John Adams; Lucille Ball as the voice of the Statue of Liberty; George Burns poking fun at Jack Benny in a hilarious walk-on cameo; Ricky and David Nelson as Confederate and Union enemies; Johnny Cash billed as a "locomotive troubadour," singing a flawless rendition of "Ribbon of Steel"; and Bob Hope doing his war-time comedy act... at Valley Forge! That's just a sampling of the stars on hand for John Wayne's Tribute to America.
  

• Now for the contest I mentioned before. Visit the review page for The Mickey Rooney & Judy Garland Collection: The Utimate Collectors Edition which spells out all of the features of this DVD set. This a new boxed set of their "backyard musicals" from 1939 - 1943. Then go to The Mickey Rooney-Garland Giveaway page and enter. The deadline is October 27, 2007 at Midnite Pacific Time, only one entry per person. There will be two of these sets awarded in this giveaway.
  

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  Later Pilgrim,
  Paul Newton
  

  
  

  
  

  
  

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