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THE REAL WESTERN AMERICA OUT HERE IN OREGON

April 12, 2017 by

The real Western America isn’t Texas or California Readers around the world see the American west through movies. From John Wayne in his cowboy costume, to private eye Jack Nicholson in LA’s Chinatown, to policeman Clint Eastwood’s Dirty Harry franchise, they view the west through a distorted lens. Forget about the red rocks of Colorado, […]

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THREE AGING MEN, AGING BODIES. LADIES’ MEN?

February 17, 2017 by

    No one likes admitting it, especially aging men.   Who are the top aging men on the scene? Even though he’s newly married and expecting a baby, George Clooney must be driving that bus. He’s aging? You’d never know. But who ever thought Paul Newman would get old? Or Robert Redford? Instead of […]

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BLOGGING FOR ASPIRING WRITERS

March 24, 2016 by

The difference between an aspiring writer and a blogger? Story. A recent boomerpdx reader sent this comment about aspiring writers: Superb blog! Do you have any suggestions for aspiring writers? I’m planning to start my own blog soon but I’m a little lost on everything. Would you recommend starting with a free platform like WordPress […]

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JERSEY BOYS HIT THE HIGHS WITH INSPECTOR CALLAHAN

June 28, 2014 by

I didn’t see the play. The movie is my only reference, that and a lifetime of Frankie. Baby boomers take to Frankie Valli like hippies to the Dead, but it’s a closeted subject. It’s still to hard to decide if Frankie is cool, or not. If the high voice bothers you, don’t tell Neil Young […]

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ARGO FOR YOURSELF

February 26, 2013 by

BOOMERPDX PICKS THE OSCAR WINNERS EARLY The Oscars 2013 announced Best Picture and Clint Eastwood came forward dressed as Ben Affleck. It was a good costume. Fooled a billion people. Just when you thought the tall dashing actor, director, producer line had played out in Hollywood, here comes Ben. Like Eastwood, Ben Affleck takes something […]

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