The Fighting Kentuckian, John Wayne, Milwaukee, and Text Messages

One way to stay connected with people in Milwaukee is to remind them of the things that make them so dear and unforgettable to us. I had a colleague you liked to talk and walk like John Wayne. Yes, it's dopey, but we grew up watching John Wayne movies. So every time we happen to stumble across a John Wayne movie, I text him a photo of the scene off the TV. It has happened a few times, and I always get a response - not always at the time, but eventually he comes through. Since my husband also knows him, it's becomes even more of a game to try to come up with whatever zinger we can. This week we saw "The Fighting Kentuckian" and I not only sent a photo, but a movie clip of the duke walking and then spinning around. He finally responded yesterday as we were driving to brunch in McLean. So I sent him photos and videos along the GW Parkway. He was very hard pressed to come up with the name of the film. In the end it just reminded us of all the great folks we knew in Milwaukee, and how easy it really is to stay in touch. Whenever we visit the old home town we always try to connect, as we did this past summer. John Wayne is just an excuse to say hello. And we are never disappointed.