Classic Grit

I'm excited for the remake. But no matter how good it is, it can't replace what the Duke did. There's just something about John Wayne that inspires me. Maybe it was his pigeon toed walk or the cranky cowboys he always played. Or it could be the fact that he tossed his real name aside like rag doll because it wasn't manly enough. I'm mean really, who names their son Marion? The fact of the matter is that John Wayne was a man's man who didn't take crap from anybody.

I'd raise a glass of whiskey to the Duke any day of the week. He was more than classic tough. He was cowboy tough. Back when tough didn't mean six pack abs and a shaved chest. Tough was a weathered face and calloused hands. It was being a hero in spite of your faults.