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Spaghetti Westerns

Cowboys and Indians in living color All the Injuns dying, nothing duller

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Marikate Kingston

Date: 2/9/2022 12:22:00 PM

Gosh, the old tv shows. I am too young to remember some, but I confess to watching Bonanza. (Don't tell ) Such funny backdrops, music when the bad guy arrives and the son calling his dad "Paw" throughout the show. Black and white film painted in with new age color inks. Now so much junk on tv. It used to be so entertaining. I'm glad I found this one. :0)

M. L. Kiser

Date: 2/8/2022 12:59:00 PM

You have been watching way too many. Well penned.

Paula Goldsmith

Date: 2/8/2022 12:32:00 PM

Spaghetti went well with the "Spaghetti Westerns." Have a blessed day writing away....................

I Am Anaya

Date: 2/8/2022 8:31:00 AM

"Injun" is an originally 17th century mispronunciation of "Indian", generally considered offensive today, used to mock or impersonate Native Americans' or early settlers'--It's all there! Hello Gershon thank you for visiting. Otherwise, I'm in like flint! And no, I am not a pretendian nor do I believe that there is such a thing as the "po po" of morality...just comments!

Gershon Wolf
Date: 2/8/2022 12:09:00 PM

Thank you so much for the education, Anaya, and for all the insightful comments to my poems. With appreciation, Gershon (P.S. It's curtains for the 'I-word' for Indian for me. Hadn't realized that it was offensive. Thanks again).

John Watt

Date: 2/7/2022 5:30:00 PM

Nice irony, GW. In my upbringing it was black and white, though I'll admit I didn't grow up watching westerns. It's amazing to consider how powerful Hollywood is/was to create an ethos where we all grew up thinking Indians were always 'the bad guys'. I like your wordplay between 'dying' and 'living color'.

Bill Baker

Date: 2/7/2022 5:05:00 PM

Indians got a really bad deal! Nice poem though, Gershon. Bill

Robert Gorelick

Date: 2/7/2022 2:42:00 PM

I prefer John Ford westerns.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 2/8/2022 12:10:00 PM

Didn't know that Gerald had a brother. lol. :) gw

Terry Flood

Date: 2/7/2022 1:52:00 PM

Well, serves them injuns right… trying to invade the American’s land like that… Hang about… I think I might have that inside out. You say a great deal with few words, Gershon. Terry

Gershon Wolf
Date: 2/8/2022 12:12:00 PM

So true. The nerve of those Native Americans trying to stop English invaders. Did we try to stop the Beatles?! No! Apt comparison there, eh?! lol. Thanks, Terry. ~ gw

Joe Dimino

Date: 2/7/2022 11:17:00 AM

Yep! Rather spend my time with real noodles and sauce -- oh, some good grated cheese. Joe. Have a beautiful day my friend.

Gershon Wolf
Date: 2/7/2022 1:28:00 PM

Well, you could do a 'TV Dinner,' Joe. Remember those awful things?!

L Milton Hankins

Date: 2/7/2022 8:32:00 AM

Glorifying the days of America's practicing genocide. How delightful!

Gershon Wolf
Date: 2/7/2022 1:28:00 PM

My sentiments exactly... Another pet peeve of mine is the glorification of common criminals, such as 'Bonnie & Clyde,' Mafiosos, and others of their ilk. Oh, well... No one elected me to serve with the 'Morality Police,' so normally I just bite the proverbial bullet. ~ gw

Debra L Brown

Date: 2/6/2022 9:12:00 PM

Clint Eastwood was my favorite actor in those movies. Blessings ~ Debra

Gershon Wolf
Date: 2/7/2022 1:25:00 PM

Good old Clint; his nerves made of flint! Tough guy back in the day. Thanks for the support, Debra, and have a super Monday! :) gw