The Duke

American Treasure Tour Trivia

Today is the Indianapolis 500

Did you know?
May is National Salad Month.

Birthday Pick:  1907
John Wayne

Did you know?
Wayne's spoken album "America: Why I Love Her" became a surprise best-seller and Grammy nominee when it was released in 1973. Reissued on CD in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks of September 11, 2001, it became a best-seller all over again.

and...

At the Memorial Day finale at Knott's Berry Farm in Anaheim in 1964, Wayne and Rock Hudson flanked Ronald Reagan as the future President led 27,000 Goldwater enthusiasts in a roaring Pledge of Allegiance.

Song for the Day:

Should've Been a Cowboy

Toby Keith

Cliche for the Day:

Walk like a cowboy.

Have a Super Memorial Day Weekend!

American Treasure: John Wayne

photo courtesy of JohnWayne.com

John Wayne's birth name was Marion Michael Morrison. His family moved to southern California when he was just a kid. He was a good student and very athletic, attending college at the University of Southern California. A body surfing accident cut short his promising athletic career, so he turned to some work in the Hollywood studios to pay the bills. 

After his first movie, "The Big Trail," Morrison was known as John Wayne, and continued to act in more than 175 movies. He won an Oscar in 1979 for his performance in "True Grit." 

Bravo, John Wayne.