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Larry McMurtry, Lonesome Dove Author Dead At 84 #16000000 04/16/21 Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 69,362 Likes: 21 TX chlinstructor OP Campfire Kahuna OP chlinstructor Campfire Kahuna Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 69,362 Likes: 21 TX https://www.theguardian.com/books/2021/mar/31/larry-mcmurtry-obituary https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Larry_McMurtry "Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!" ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~

Re: Larry McMurtry, Lonesome Dove Author Dead At 84 chlinstructor #16000008 04/16/21 Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 69,362 Likes: 21 TX chlinstructor OP Campfire Kahuna OP chlinstructor Campfire Kahuna Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 69,362 Likes: 21 TX I missed this somehow, if it’s been posted before. Died March 25th, 2021 One of my favorite modern authors. "Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!" ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~

Re: Larry McMurtry, Lonesome Dove Author Dead At 84 chlinstructor #16000121 04/16/21 Joined: Apr 2018 Posts: 8,792 Likes: 13 Abilene J Jackson_Handy Campfire Outfitter Jackson_Handy Campfire Outfitter J Joined: Apr 2018 Posts: 8,792 Likes: 13 Abilene Grew up in Archer City......I feel bad for him.

Re: Larry McMurtry, Lonesome Dove Author Dead At 84 chlinstructor #16000135 04/16/21 Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 2,608 Likes: 1 Kaufman County Tx BOBBALEE Campfire Regular BOBBALEE Campfire Regular Joined: Mar 2003 Posts: 2,608 Likes: 1 Kaufman County Tx For those who are wondering , James is his son . NRA-Benefactor TSRA-Life "It's a terrible thing when governments send their young men to kill each other." Charles Byrne,WW2 Vet. On the day Desert Storm began.

Re: Larry McMurtry, Lonesome Dove Author Dead At 84 chlinstructor #16000137 04/16/21 Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 4,722 Eastern PA steve99 Campfire Tracker steve99 Campfire Tracker Joined: Jul 2004 Posts: 4,722 Eastern PA One of the best. "Americans have the right and advantage of being armed-unlike the citizens of other countries whose governments are afraid to trust the people with arms." James Madison

Re: Larry McMurtry, Lonesome Dove Author Dead At 84 chlinstructor #16000148 04/16/21 Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 54,284 Parts unknown... EthanEdwards Campfire Kahuna EthanEdwards Campfire Kahuna Joined: Nov 2005 Posts: 54,284 Parts unknown...

Re: Larry McMurtry, Lonesome Dove Author Dead At 84 chlinstructor #16000152 04/16/21 Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 131,894 Likes: 45 USA T The_Real_Hawkeye Campfire Sage The_Real_Hawkeye Campfire Sage T Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 131,894 Likes: 45 USA Loved the original mini series. RIP.

Re: Larry McMurtry, Lonesome Dove Author Dead At 84 chlinstructor #16000153 04/16/21 Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 1,331 Missouri A AnsonRogers Campfire Regular AnsonRogers Campfire Regular A Joined: Aug 2011 Posts: 1,331 Missouri Sorry to hear this. Lonesome Dove is my favorite of his writings.

Re: Larry McMurtry, Lonesome Dove Author Dead At 84 chlinstructor #16000168 04/16/21 Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 8,490 South Peyton Place, USA J jimy Campfire Outfitter jimy Campfire Outfitter J Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 8,490 South Peyton Place, USA A talent that won't be for gotten ! Amazing writer ! Writing here is Prohibited by the authorities.

Re: Larry McMurtry, Lonesome Dove Author Dead At 84 EthanEdwards #16000180 04/16/21 Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 69,362 Likes: 21 TX chlinstructor OP Campfire Kahuna OP chlinstructor Campfire Kahuna Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 69,362 Likes: 21 TX Originally Posted by EthanEdwards Yep! Great Movie !!! Archer City ain’t too far from the Ranch, as the crow flies. Driven through there many a time. 🤠 "Allways speak the truth and you will never have to remember what you said before..." Sam Houston Texans, "We say Grace, We Say Mam, If You Don't Like it, We Don't Give a Damn!" ~Molɔ̀ːn Labé Skýla~

Re: Larry McMurtry, Lonesome Dove Author Dead At 84 chlinstructor #16000214 04/16/21 Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 7,013 Back of the Wasatch S Springcove Campfire Tracker Springcove Campfire Tracker S Joined: Mar 2011 Posts: 7,013 Back of the Wasatch Great books and an amazing mini series. R.I.P.

Re: Larry McMurtry, Lonesome Dove Author Dead At 84 chlinstructor #16000275 04/16/21 Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 3,624 South Mississippi F Fanofthefortyone Campfire Tracker Fanofthefortyone Campfire Tracker F Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 3,624 South Mississippi Hard to believe that the guy who wrote Lonesome Dove also wrote Broke back mountain. Ronnie

Re: Larry McMurtry, Lonesome Dove Author Dead At 84 Fanofthefortyone #16000376 04/16/21 Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 7,306 sportingspecialist Campfire Tracker sportingspecialist Campfire Tracker Joined: Nov 2009 Posts: 7,306 Originally Posted by Fanofthefortyone Hard to believe that the guy who wrote Lonesome Dove also wrote Broke back mountain. Ronnie He didn't write the book,he adapted the book for the screenplay. "All that is necessary for the triumph of evil is that good men do nothing." **Edmund Burke** "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety." **Benjamin Franklin**

Re: Larry McMurtry, Lonesome Dove Author Dead At 84 chlinstructor #16000404 04/16/21 Joined: Jul 2020 Posts: 5,324 Likes: 24 Wusht I'us in the mountains. Stophel Campfire Tracker Stophel Campfire Tracker Joined: Jul 2020 Posts: 5,324 Likes: 24 Wusht I'us in the mountains. I have not read the book. And apparently, I am the only person on Earth that found the TV miniseries to be absolutely insufferable. I TRIED to watch it, but it was so bad.

Re: Larry McMurtry, Lonesome Dove Author Dead At 84 chlinstructor #16000423 04/16/21 Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 3,624 South Mississippi F Fanofthefortyone Campfire Tracker Fanofthefortyone Campfire Tracker F Joined: Oct 2013 Posts: 3,624 South Mississippi I read the book in the mid 80s. Loved the book, still do. Ronnie

Re: Larry McMurtry, Lonesome Dove Author Dead At 84 Stophel #16000430 04/16/21 Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 26,389 Likes: 6 Minnysoda G Ghostinthemachine Campfire Ranger Ghostinthemachine Campfire Ranger G Joined: Feb 2011 Posts: 26,389 Likes: 6 Minnysoda Originally Posted by Stophel I have not read the book. And apparently, I am the only person on Earth that found the TV miniseries to be absolutely insufferable. I TRIED to watch it, but it was so bad. Same here.

Re: Larry McMurtry, Lonesome Dove Author Dead At 84 Ghostinthemachine #16000470 04/16/21 Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 131,894 Likes: 45 USA T The_Real_Hawkeye Campfire Sage The_Real_Hawkeye Campfire Sage T Joined: Jun 2002 Posts: 131,894 Likes: 45 USA Originally Posted by Ghostinthemachine Originally Posted by Stophel I have not read the book. And apparently, I am the only person on Earth that found the TV miniseries to be absolutely insufferable. I TRIED to watch it, but it was so bad. Same here.

Re: Larry McMurtry, Lonesome Dove Author Dead At 84 chlinstructor #16000485 04/16/21 Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 152,085 Likes: 32 Texas hanco Campfire Savant hanco Campfire Savant Joined: Apr 2011 Posts: 152,085 Likes: 32 Texas I didn’t know he had passed. RIP

Re: Larry McMurtry, Lonesome Dove Author Dead At 84 Stophel #16000491 04/16/21 Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 7,630 Likes: 3 Alabama M mirage243 Campfire Outfitter mirage243 Campfire Outfitter M Joined: Oct 2012 Posts: 7,630 Likes: 3 Alabama Originally Posted by Stophel I have not read the book. And apparently, I am the only person on Earth that found the TV miniseries to be absolutely insufferable. I TRIED to watch it, but it was so bad. If you ghey, just say you ghey.

Re: Larry McMurtry, Lonesome Dove Author Dead At 84 mirage243 #16000517 04/16/21 Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 28,411 West, W. Fla. Republic O Old_Toot Campfire Ranger Old_Toot Campfire Ranger O Joined: Nov 2003 Posts: 28,411 West, W. Fla. Republic Originally Posted by mirage243 Originally Posted by Stophel I have not read the book. And apparently, I am the only person on Earth that found the TV miniseries to be absolutely insufferable. I TRIED to watch it, but it was so bad. If you ghey, just say you ghey. Grins ! The degree of my privacy is no business of yours. What we've learned from history is that we haven't learned from it.