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Paul Hilton Posts: 2605 Joined: 21st Nov 2004 Location: UK	quotePosted at 23:20 on 26th February 2010 Wayne's children in it were Melinda, Michael, Patrick, and Toni. Off to bed and work tomorrow at 5. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Ruth Gregory Posts: 8072 Joined: 25th Jul 2007 Location: USA	quotePosted at 04:07 on 27th February 2010 How do you guys know all this stuff? You need to come to visit me in Arizona. We have a lot of cheesy tourist old west towns and stuff like that, but the scenery is genuine and beautiful. Ya'll are welcome any time, ya hear? My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
James Prescott Posts: 25952 Joined: 11th Jan 2010 Location: UK	quotePosted at 13:57 on 27th February 2010 all we had in our youth ruth was outdoor activities such as foot-ball,rugby, fishing and my treat on a saturday was a trip to the flea-pit "cinema" where all these old films were on. i wish them days were back. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
James Prescott Posts: 25952 Joined: 11th Jan 2010 Location: UK	quotePosted at 22:26 on 27th February 2010 i would like to see your face ruth if me and paul turned up with all that cowboy gear,anyway thanks for the offer. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Paul Hilton Posts: 2605 Joined: 21st Nov 2004 Location: UK	quotePosted at 22:39 on 27th February 2010 I've got some photos somewhere that might surprise you, James. I've been patiently waiting for the story you were going to tell us.... My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
James Prescott Posts: 25952 Joined: 11th Jan 2010 Location: UK	quotePosted at 23:13 on 27th February 2010 ah i thought you would never ask re/quiet man--here goes this is a true story --after filming everywhere was transformed back to its original state except cohans bar which remained an attraction to the american tourists visiting ireland. on the bar was a saddle said to be the saddle john wayne used in the race with a picture at the side of it,a chap asked how much to buy it but the reply was not for sale he said everything has a price the old lady eventually sold it,as soon as he leftthe shop she phoned downstairs and said send another one up ive just sold the last one. two weeks later there was 8 americans getting on the plane at dublin airport carrying 8 saddles.and they say the irish are stupid. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Paul Hilton Posts: 2605 Joined: 21st Nov 2004 Location: UK	quotePosted at 23:41 on 27th February 2010 Thanks James, I enjoy a good bed time story. I was also just wondering if when Ruth travelled around County Mayo, if she came across the Ashford Castle Estate where part of it was filmed and the cast/crew stayed at while filming around there? My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Ruth Gregory Posts: 8072 Joined: 25th Jul 2007 Location: USA	quotePosted at 04:26 on 1st March 2010 Hi Paul. Unfortunately, no. We were more in north Mayo and I think Ashford is more south, near Galway. I think the nearest town's called Cong. We passed to the east of Cong whilst we were driving down to County Cork. At least one TV station plays the Quiet Man every year on St. Patrick's Day over here. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Ruth Gregory Posts: 8072 Joined: 25th Jul 2007 Location: USA	quotePosted at 04:30 on 1st March 2010 On 27th February 2010 23:13, james prescott wrote: ah i thought you would never ask re/quiet man--here goes this is a true story --after filming everywhere was transformed back to its original state except cohans bar which remained an attraction to the american tourists visiting ireland. on the bar was a saddle said to be the saddle john wayne used in the race with a picture at the side of it,a chap asked how much to buy it but the reply was not for sale he said everything has a price the old lady eventually sold it,as soon as he leftthe shop she phoned downstairs and said send another one up ive just sold the last one. two weeks later there was 8 americans getting on the plane at dublin airport carrying 8 saddles.and they say the irish are stupid. Being half Irish, George, I'd say stubborn-yes, hard headed - yes, bulls*****rs - yes, but stupid, NO WAY. Americans on the other hand, . Apart from those of Irish extraction, that is. My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions
Paul Hilton Posts: 2605 Joined: 21st Nov 2004 Location: UK	quotePosted at 13:26 on 1st March 2010 BBC's Top Gear car programme had an interesting American Special with Jeremy Clarkson and Co. driving from Miami to New Orleans. The production team gave them a few challenges to make it interesting, and we end up here with the classic western scene of strangers arriving in town, albeit, in the South as they enter Alabama........but when they arrived in New Orleans a year after Katrina, the scenes there were truly shocking of the devastation still there. But this clip is my fav from the show. A few miles over the border from Pensacola, Florida. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5lsY5BaKhuQ My favourite: Pictures \| Towns \| Attractions