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My wife just shook her head and retreated to the bedroom.
Tigers/M’s on the tv
Yankees/Jays on one of the ipads
Penguins/Rangers on my phone

I’ve cold Coors Light hits the spot on a big sports Tuesday night!
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you'll be waking up Wednesday morning in the dog house.
 
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RIP .... James Garner .... Jack Elam. Support You Local Sheriff.
James Garner I considered one of my favorite actors while growing up.
Jame Garner in very last scene was the original Maverick (1957-1962).

657K views · 11K reactions | How Good at Gun Handling and Fast Draw was JAMES GARNER? AWESOME Watch This!! CLIP #1 Support You Local Sheriff - In Bar Bruce Dern & Jack Elam CLIP #2 Hour of the Gun - Mountain Corral Gunfight CLIP #3 Support You Local Sheriff - Street Gunfight CLIP #4 A Man Called Sledge - Opening Scene in Saloon CLIP #5 Maverick Full House S3E7 - Opening Scene Gun Handling There will be a second posting for James Garner there is just too much to include for one video. James Garner was born James Scott Bumgarner in 1928 in Denver, Oklahoma, his parents were Weldon Warren Bumgarner (1901–1986), a widower, and Mildred Scott (née Meek; 1907–1933), who died five years after his birth. His father was of part German ancestry and his mother was half Cherokee. James Garner has 2 older brothers Jack Garner and Charles Warren Bumgarner. The family ran a general store at Denver Corner on the east side of Norman. After their mother's death, James Garner and his brothers were sent to live with relatives. Garner was reunited with his family in 1934 when his father remarried, the first of several times. He had a volatile relationship with one of his stepmothers, Wilma, who beat all three boys. His brother Jack later commented, "She was a damn no-good woman". According to Garner "I managed to steer pretty clear of it... I was doing all of it, but I never really got caught. I was a bad boy, but I just, you know, they never caught me at it." Garner's last stepmother was Grace, whom he said he loved and called "Mama Grace", and he felt that she was more of a mother to him than anyone else had been. After World War II, Garner joined his father in Los Angeles and was enrolled at Hollywood High School, where he was voted the most popular student. A high school gym teacher recommended him for a job modeling Jantzen bathing suits. It paid well ($25 an hour) but, in his first interview for the Archives of American Television, he said he hated modeling. He soon quit and returned to Norman. There he played football and basketball at Norman High School and competed on the track and golf teams. However, he dropped out in his senior year. In a 1976 Good Housekeeping magazine interview, he admitted, "I was a terrible student and I never actually graduated from high school, but I got my diploma in the Army." Garner enlisted in the California Army National Guard, serving his first 7 months in California. He was deployed to Korea during the Korean War, and spent 14 months as a rifleman in the 5th Regimental Combat Team, then part of the 24th Infantry Division. He was wounded twice: in the face and hand by fragmentation from a mortar round, and in the buttocks by friendly fire from U.S. fighter jets as he dove into a foxhole. Garner would later joke that "there was a lot of room involving my rear end. How could they miss?" Garner received the Purple Heart in Korea for his initial wounding. He also qualified for a second Purple Heart (for which he was eligible, since he was hit by friendly fire which "was released with the full intent of inflicting damage or destroying enemy troops or equipment"), but did not actually receive it until 1983, 32 years after the event. This was apparently the result of an error which was not rectified until Garner appeared on Good Morning America in November 1982, with presenter David Hartman making inquiries "after he learned of the case on his television show". At the ceremony where he received his second Purple Heart, Garner understated: "After 32 years, it's better to receive this now than posthumously". Reflecting on his military service, Garner recalled: "Do I have fond memories? I guess if you get together with some buddies it’s fond. But it really wasn’t. It was cold and hard. I was one of the lucky ones." Military Awards Combat Infantry Badge Purple Heart (Awarded 2 for separate occurrences) National Defense Service Medal Korean War Service Medal Merchant Marine Combat Medal Merchant Marine Atlantic War Zone Medal Merchant Marine World War II Victory Medal United Nations Service Medal for Korea United States Army Presidential Unit Citation Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation To write about all of James Garner's Acting Accomplishments would take pages of information which is all already extremely well documented. Here is a link to his IMDB Page if you interested in more information relative to James Garner's Acting career. ABOUT: James Garner and Acting He made a name for himself playing unlikely heroes in popular series such as “Maverick” and “The Rockford Files,” but James Garner was an unlikely actor, too, turning to show business almost in passing. Before catching the acting bug in his mid-twenties, Garner served in the Army and performed a string of menial labor positions. In 1954, he scored a non-speaking role in a Broadway play, “The Caine Mutiny Court Martial,” starring Henry Fonda. The fledgling actor discovered his passion for the dramatic arts while watching the veteran actor master the stage. “[Fonda] was very subtle in his movements, and, you know, you can’t copy him,” says Garner. “[From Fonda] I learned not to make extra moves.” In his fitful early acting career, Garner worked with several high-profile actors, Marlon Brando among them, before he was finally cast in a Western series called “Maverick.” The show eventually showcased Garner’s self-deprecating humor and natural charisma with his co-stars, and made the reluctant actor a household name. “You can see what he is thinking,” said writer and producer Stephen J. Cannell. “He’s just so unusual in that respect. …I just thought there was something about him that was so special and … he was my biggest hero on television,” he recalls of watching Garner when Cannell was a kid. Garner’s Take on Fame While Garner enjoys working as an actor in several of America’s favorite television shows, fame is something this down-to-earth Midwesterner could do without. “I wasn’t too fond of [fame], but you get caught up in it and you say, ‘Well, things are going well.’ …It’s not something that I wanted to achieve — being famous. I was just trying to make a living. The loss of anonymity was a kind of shock to me,” Garner said in an interview with the Archive of American Television. Still, Garner is humbled to be associated with the vehicle that first introduced him to America and cemented his popularity: the Western. “It’s our heritage,” he says. “The West was our frontier. I just liked Westerns. I never wanted to be an actor. I got stuck in it and kind of liked what I was doing. I had fun.” Awards and Nominations Garner was nominated for 15 Emmy Awards during his television career, winning twice: in 1977 as Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (The Rockford Files), and in 1987 as executive producer of Promise. For his contribution to the television industry, Garner received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6927 Hollywood Boulevard. In 1990, he was inducted into the Western Performers Hall of Fame at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was also inducted into the Television Hall of Fame that same year. In February 2005, he received the Screen Actors Guild's Lifetime Achievement Award. He was also nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role that year, for The Notebook. When Morgan Freeman won that prize for his work in Million Dollar Baby, Freeman led the audience in a sing-along of the original Maverick theme song, written by David Buttolph and Paul Francis Webster. In 2010, the Television Critics Association gave Garner its annual Career Achievement Award. | Old Trading Post
 
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RIP .... James Garner .... Jack Elam. Support You Local Sheriff.
James Garner I considered one of my favorite actors while growing up.
Jame Garner in very last scene was the original Maverick (1957-1962).

657K views · 11K reactions | How Good at Gun Handling and Fast Draw was JAMES GARNER? AWESOME Watch This!! CLIP #1 Support You Local Sheriff - In Bar Bruce Dern & Jack Elam CLIP #2 Hour of the Gun - Mountain Corral Gunfight CLIP #3 Support You Local Sheriff - Street Gunfight CLIP #4 A Man Called Sledge - Opening Scene in Saloon CLIP #5 Maverick Full House S3E7 - Opening Scene Gun Handling There will be a second posting for James Garner there is just too much to include for one video. James Garner was born James Scott Bumgarner in 1928 in Denver, Oklahoma, his parents were Weldon Warren Bumgarner (1901–1986), a widower, and Mildred Scott (née Meek; 1907–1933), who died five years after his birth. His father was of part German ancestry and his mother was half Cherokee. James Garner has 2 older brothers Jack Garner and Charles Warren Bumgarner. The family ran a general store at Denver Corner on the east side of Norman. After their mother's death, James Garner and his brothers were sent to live with relatives. Garner was reunited with his family in 1934 when his father remarried, the first of several times. He had a volatile relationship with one of his stepmothers, Wilma, who beat all three boys. His brother Jack later commented, "She was a damn no-good woman". According to Garner "I managed to steer pretty clear of it... I was doing all of it, but I never really got caught. I was a bad boy, but I just, you know, they never caught me at it." Garner's last stepmother was Grace, whom he said he loved and called "Mama Grace", and he felt that she was more of a mother to him than anyone else had been. After World War II, Garner joined his father in Los Angeles and was enrolled at Hollywood High School, where he was voted the most popular student. A high school gym teacher recommended him for a job modeling Jantzen bathing suits. It paid well ($25 an hour) but, in his first interview for the Archives of American Television, he said he hated modeling. He soon quit and returned to Norman. There he played football and basketball at Norman High School and competed on the track and golf teams. However, he dropped out in his senior year. In a 1976 Good Housekeeping magazine interview, he admitted, "I was a terrible student and I never actually graduated from high school, but I got my diploma in the Army." Garner enlisted in the California Army National Guard, serving his first 7 months in California. He was deployed to Korea during the Korean War, and spent 14 months as a rifleman in the 5th Regimental Combat Team, then part of the 24th Infantry Division. He was wounded twice: in the face and hand by fragmentation from a mortar round, and in the buttocks by friendly fire from U.S. fighter jets as he dove into a foxhole. Garner would later joke that "there was a lot of room involving my rear end. How could they miss?" Garner received the Purple Heart in Korea for his initial wounding. He also qualified for a second Purple Heart (for which he was eligible, since he was hit by friendly fire which "was released with the full intent of inflicting damage or destroying enemy troops or equipment"), but did not actually receive it until 1983, 32 years after the event. This was apparently the result of an error which was not rectified until Garner appeared on Good Morning America in November 1982, with presenter David Hartman making inquiries "after he learned of the case on his television show". At the ceremony where he received his second Purple Heart, Garner understated: "After 32 years, it's better to receive this now than posthumously". Reflecting on his military service, Garner recalled: "Do I have fond memories? I guess if you get together with some buddies it’s fond. But it really wasn’t. It was cold and hard. I was one of the lucky ones." Military Awards Combat Infantry Badge Purple Heart (Awarded 2 for separate occurrences) National Defense Service Medal Korean War Service Medal Merchant Marine Combat Medal Merchant Marine Atlantic War Zone Medal Merchant Marine World War II Victory Medal United Nations Service Medal for Korea United States Army Presidential Unit Citation Republic of Korea Presidential Unit Citation To write about all of James Garner's Acting Accomplishments would take pages of information which is all already extremely well documented. Here is a link to his IMDB Page if you interested in more information relative to James Garner's Acting career. ABOUT: James Garner and Acting He made a name for himself playing unlikely heroes in popular series such as “Maverick” and “The Rockford Files,” but James Garner was an unlikely actor, too, turning to show business almost in passing. Before catching the acting bug in his mid-twenties, Garner served in the Army and performed a string of menial labor positions. In 1954, he scored a non-speaking role in a Broadway play, “The Caine Mutiny Court Martial,” starring Henry Fonda. The fledgling actor discovered his passion for the dramatic arts while watching the veteran actor master the stage. “[Fonda] was very subtle in his movements, and, you know, you can’t copy him,” says Garner. “[From Fonda] I learned not to make extra moves.” In his fitful early acting career, Garner worked with several high-profile actors, Marlon Brando among them, before he was finally cast in a Western series called “Maverick.” The show eventually showcased Garner’s self-deprecating humor and natural charisma with his co-stars, and made the reluctant actor a household name. “You can see what he is thinking,” said writer and producer Stephen J. Cannell. “He’s just so unusual in that respect. …I just thought there was something about him that was so special and … he was my biggest hero on television,” he recalls of watching Garner when Cannell was a kid. Garner’s Take on Fame While Garner enjoys working as an actor in several of America’s favorite television shows, fame is something this down-to-earth Midwesterner could do without. “I wasn’t too fond of [fame], but you get caught up in it and you say, ‘Well, things are going well.’ …It’s not something that I wanted to achieve — being famous. I was just trying to make a living. The loss of anonymity was a kind of shock to me,” Garner said in an interview with the Archive of American Television. Still, Garner is humbled to be associated with the vehicle that first introduced him to America and cemented his popularity: the Western. “It’s our heritage,” he says. “The West was our frontier. I just liked Westerns. I never wanted to be an actor. I got stuck in it and kind of liked what I was doing. I had fun.” Awards and Nominations Garner was nominated for 15 Emmy Awards during his television career, winning twice: in 1977 as Outstanding Lead Actor in a Drama Series (The Rockford Files), and in 1987 as executive producer of Promise. For his contribution to the television industry, Garner received a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame at 6927 Hollywood Boulevard. In 1990, he was inducted into the Western Performers Hall of Fame at the National Cowboy & Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma. He was also inducted into the Television Hall of Fame that same year. In February 2005, he received the Screen Actors Guild's Lifetime Achievement Award. He was also nominated for Outstanding Performance by a Male Actor in a Supporting Role that year, for The Notebook. When Morgan Freeman won that prize for his work in Million Dollar Baby, Freeman led the audience in a sing-along of the original Maverick theme song, written by David Buttolph and Paul Francis Webster. In 2010, the Television Critics Association gave Garner its annual Career Achievement Award. | Old Trading Post
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