Hey, I've heard of you, yer famous... :}
You have no idea how much The Postman inspired/inspires me. I remember in the scene
from Bridge City when Tom Petty (another person I have trouble finding words to say
to) puts you on that pulley car (like the one in the Nat'l Park in ) and you went
down the rivervalley reciting those beautiful words... and I even quoted them in my
weblogs... I kept wondering where that quote came from... something about assuming the
poise of a warrior... more eloquent than that... for months I wondered where that
quote came from, and then I think CNN ran something that told me it was Shakespeare. Me
and Beaver, ya know. :}
Then, of course, I said, all I wanted for Christmas was a DVD Player, and a copy of the
Postman. Then Leslie Nielson did that promo for DirecTV... "You don't have to watch
just one movie anymore"... :} okay :}
So, anyway, I love all of your movies. All of 'em. Perfect World, Dances With Wolves (I
wanted to be him - I called my dog "Dog With Sock In Mouth" for a long time...
found my socks everywhere. He'd chew on our hands when he was excited, so I stuck a sock
in his mouth one day, and I think he liked it, because he does it himself now:})
Waterworld.
I'm watching Top Gun right now. Anyway... I guess you know which movies you've done.
We're the same age, aren't we?
Back to the Postman. I loved Pine View. The community. I'd listen to Come and Get Your
Love, and that song "... they say you can never go back home again"... "I
have no right to feel like I do, when I look into your eyes..." gorgeous.
Speaking of which, I always wanted to get to Oregon... don't know why... just always
thought it was beautiful when I lived in the Jacksonville, Medford and White City areas.
Went to McLaughlin Middle School and Central Point Junior High.
I used to stand out in the pasture on hot, summer days in White City when the thunder
storms would roll in and watch the bolts of lightning hit Table Rock... I think in the
Apple Valley... we'd go fishing up at Hunter's lake, and drive up and down the Rogue River
nearly every Sunday, looking at property and checking out the landscape.
One summer, back in 1970 I think, I spent a while in Goldendale on the Hooker's farm,
helping to harvest barley. That's when the birds started swooping down after my hair
all the time, and I had to start wearing a hat and covering my head with my hands and
arms. I loved Eagle Point, Gold Hill, Ashland, Shady Cove... I've only been through Coos
Bay once, but is sure is pretty. I'm thinking about taking a quick break down there for
the weekend soon.
Used to listen to 3 Dog Night, Black and White, and David Gates & Bread - Guitar
Man on KTOP, Toppenish while I was there. I kind of related to Guitar Man.
Interestingly enough, my mom told me I was related to Ulysses S. Grant - who had a
long-standing reputation for always wanting to get to Oregon.. Ended up in St. Louis
instead. I haven't read alot about him, but what little I have read of his is brilliant.
And, I heard he was "An incredibly honest man surrounded by incredibly dishonest
people". I kind of know that feeling right now. :} He, of course, was related to
Matthew Grant of Massachusettes, well known for his philanthapy and public leadership.
I've also heard stories of descendants of his falling on very hard times. And it makes
me wonder, what's really in Grant's tomb? Not long after George Bush took over, I had a
premonition and then a new story was reported about how the Bush Administration ordered a
new custom-made stone to cover the entrance to his tomb, and then had another one made, a
replica, for some use in Colorado. Can't wait to get to the bottom of this one.
Funny how these stories pop out like that. Where's Nicolas Cage when you need him? Oh
that's right, National Treasure. Maybe he and Geraldo can find out what is or used to be
in Grants tomb.
Anyway... I want you to know that I caught you and Amy Grant at the end of the Postman
doing "What A Wonderful World" it would be, which of course I first heard in the
60's or so, then in the 70's with James Taylor and Art Garfunkel, I think (Watermark was
wonderful, hope it helped Jimmy Webb, one of my favs).
"But I do know 1 and 1 is 2..."... I especially liked "you give
out hope like it was candy"...
I'll get it up here after I pull it of the DVD :}
BTW: Say hi to 
Amy Grant for me, and tell her I don't know if I told Teri &
Freddie something, or if they were trying to tell me something:} I'm just no good at
left drift. But, that's another story that's buried in the weblogs somewhere. I'm glad she
made it in mainstream, though. What does Sharayah mean?
PS... had to add that... you have a beautiful boy. :} Good luck on the tour!
-- Chuck
PS to To Tom: I'll get to you... I'm Free, Free Fallin'.. :} KWAV 97 FM :} Or was
that a refugee? "Can't Stop the Sun From Shinin' :}
7/16/2008 update. Swing Vote. That's funny. Almost as good as Tom Dobbs. But I wanted
to... :} Only, I told the psyops guys no more fixed elections. :}
