Fauci, The F*cker Needs To Be Jailed!

The Gutfeld group took at look at Anthony Fauci's hearing before the congressional hearing. Talk about infuriating. The S.O.B. was granted a blanket pardon so he really couldn't lawfully plead the Fifth.

The bastard needs to be jailed for Contempt of Congress.

Summary: 

Fox News host Greg Gutfeld and the ‘Gutfeld!’ panel analyze Dr. Anthony Fauci’s congressional hearing in which he invoked the Fifth Amendment 111 times.

At least the video ends with a humorous reference to Clint Eastwood and the Second Amendment.

Clint Eastwood Retires At 96

Above, my The Enforcer lobby card and autograph of Clint Eastwood. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

It was bound to happen. 

Kyle Eastwood has announced that his father, Clint Eastwood, is now retired from acting and directing. This is actually better for him to kick back and just relax and enjoy life instead of being carried off on a stretcher from a movie set.

Yahoo! Entertainment reported:

One of Hollywood's greatest careers is officially over. 

Clint Eastwood, who just turned 96 on Sunday, May 31, has retired after more than seven decades in film. 

According to a newly surfaced interview with France Info, his son Kyle Eastwood, confirmed that his father has stepped away from filmmaking.

“I have many fond memories of working with him. Now he’s retired, he’s 95 years old. But I was very lucky to be able to work with him on quite a few films,” Kyle said in November 2025. “It was a great experience for me.”

To read more, go here. 

American Film Icon Clint Eastwood Turns 96 Today!

Above, Clint Eastwood at the Reagan-Bush 1980 Election Night
Victory party at the Century Plaza Hotel. Photo by Paul Evans.

Wow! Clint Eastwood turned 96 today!

It is hard to believe that he has reached this milestone. Then again, it is also hard to believe that I am 24 years behind him in age! 

Well, growing old is not so bad when one considers the alternative, eh?

I was forunate enough to meet him and get his autograph at the Reagan-Bush Victory Party at the Century Plaza Hotel. I had him sign my ticket to the private reception (below).

Happy Birthday, Clint!

"The Good, the Bad, and the Ugly" (1966)

Yesterday, I was watching the classic The Good, the Bad and the Ugly (1966) on the Tubi channel. 

While watching it, I saw some scenes I don't remember seeing before. Then it hit me, this was probably the extended version that tries to emulate the Italian release that debuted in 2003. 

Clint Eastwood and Eli Wallach were brought in to dub the added scenes and an imitator dubbed Lee Van Cleef's (deceased) scenes. Eastwood and Wallach didn't sound like they did in the movie (Eastwood was in his 70s and Wallach in his 80s at the time) and Van Cleef's dubber was a poor imitation.

It was interesting to see, but I much prefer (so do many critics and fans) the international theatrical version that I have on DVD. The additional scenes did not favorably enhance the story. They were more of a distraction. 

"Thunderbolt and Lightfoot" (1974)

For the first time in years, I watched the 1974 Clint Eastwood movie, Thunderbolt and Lightfoot last night. It co-starred Jeff Bridges, George Kennedy and Geoffrey Lewis. Gary Busey, Catherine Bach, Dub Taylor and June Fairchild had smaller roles. Screenplay and direction was by Michael Cimino.

I had the movie on VHS (I may still have it but it maybe is somewhere in the garage) and is one of my favorite Eastwood movies. The locations used were in Montana and were nicely shot.

I watched the movie on Tubi/Pluto TV and it was a nice print and, surprisingly, uncut. There were no commercials either! Best of all, it was free!

I remember seeing Thunderbolt and Lightfoot at the Roadium Drive-In in Torrance, California in 1974. 

Worst Guns for Beginners (And Some Good Ones)

Above, Clint Eastwood with his .44 Magnum Smith & Wesson Model 29 in Dirty Harry. Warner Bros. photo.

Anything in life always has a beginning. This is also true for guns. 

Anyone thinking about taking up target shooting or hunting as a beginner should read a post by Pew Pew Tactical on the worst guns for beginners (and some good ones).  

They start it with:

So, you decided to buy your first gun. Congrats and welcome!

We're lucky to live in a time when there are more genuinely good, affordable firearms available than we know what to do with.

But there are some you should avoid.

Some are objectively lousy; some just aren't suitable for new shooters. Don't worry, though; we've got your back. I'll point out the worst guns for beginners and then recommend a few that are great guns for new shooters.

Let the learning begin!

To read more, go here.

WHCA Shooting

The White House Correspondents Association shooting incident was weird in a lot of respects. 

Above, this is what greeted me when I turned on the television to watch the
 White House Correspondents Association dinner. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Last night, around 7:10 or so, I remembered that it would be taking place. I wanted to watch it, so I headed into the living room and put on the television. I put on Live Now From Fox as they always cover such events. Immediately, the bottom of the screen indicated that there was a "security situation" at the dinner, held at the Washington Hilton. WTF?! I was totally unaware that anything happened.

Moments later, the station replayed the incident what included the ushering of President Trump from the ballroom. It reminded me a lot of the banquet scenes of the Clint Eastwood movie, In The Line of Fire (1993) in which Eastwood played a senior Secret Service agent. (Great movie, by the way!)

At first, it was unknown what exactly happened. Then, it was said that there may have been a shooting. Then it was said that there was a shooting at the security checkpoint in the hotel lobby. It was also said the shooter was killed. Then it was reported that he was apprehended. 

All kinds of rumors swirled around. Over the next two hours. I was glued to the television coverage.

I kept watching until after President Trump's press briefing at the White House and the briefing by Washington, D.C. law enforcement. 

This morning, it was reported that the shooter is a teacher from Torrance, California. Sadly, I was not surprised that this wacko was from California and a teacher, considering the left-wing politics in that state (that I left eight years ago). It was also reported that the shooter is a Democrat. Sadly, I was not surprised again. 

Interestingly, none of the broadcasts I saw mentioned that the Washington Hilton was the scene of the attempted assassination of President Reagan in 1981. I saw the site of that shooting in 1982 when I was in Washington to attend a White House reception for the 1980 California Delegation to the Republican National Convention. 

When will this madness from the Left end? 

A Short History of Hollywood’s Ironic Gun-Control Fetish

Above, John Wayne and his Winchester 1892 lever-gun with wide loop in Stagecoach (1939).

Guns and Hollywood have gone hand-in-hand since the silent movie era.

Many gun models (rifles and pistols) have been featured in motion pictures for decades. Some gun models are so popular that many of those guns have seen sales skyrocket, such as Clint Eastwood's Dirty Harry Smith & Wesson Model 29 in .44 magnum.

America's First Freedom has posted an article that is a short history of Hollywood's gun control fetish.

It begins with:

We often use Hollywood as a pejorative in these pages. Many film executives have been asking for this treatment.

It is, after all, one thing to ignore the anti-Second Amendment politics of an actor who stars in shoot-‘em-up action films, but it is quite another to shrug away anti-gun political messaging fronting as moral goodness in a TV drama or film.

Nevertheless, we do.

We shake our heads and sigh when our national storytellers aren’t just peddling weak falsehoods about America’s more than 100 million gun owners but also are so intellectually lazy or so immersed in their anti-gun bubbles that they get basic things about guns and the laws that regulate them wrong.

Admittedly, there can be a tinge of cathartic pleasure in voicing honest criticisms of Hollywood actors, writers and producers who ignorantly attack this right—this is very much like when an audience cheers after President Donald Trump (R) points to the back of a rally and calls the “journalists” standing there behind their cameras and microphones “fake news.”

Still, those are only the obvious things to say about the complex relationship between America’s millions and millions of lawfully armed citizens and the juggernaut we refer to as Hollywood.

To read the full article, go here. 

Happy 95th Birthday Clint Eastwood

Above, autograph I got from Clint Eastwood in 1980.

 

Happy birthday to Hollywood legend Clint Eastwood! pic.twitter.com/0zvSqdPYIs

— Fox News (@FoxNews) May 31, 2025

 

Actor James McEachin Dies At 94

Above, James McEachin.

It has been announced that actor James McEachin passed away at 94.

I remember him as a bailiff in John Wayne's True Grit (1969). He also appeared with Wayne in The Undefeated (1969) as Jimmy Collins. He appeared in several Clint Eastwood films, including Coogan's Bluff (1968). Every Which Way But Loose (1978), Play Misty For Me (1971) and Sudden Impact (1983).

According to the Hollywood Reporter:

James McEachin, who wrote and produced songs for Otis Redding before turning to acting to portray cops on his own NBC Mystery Movie series and in 18 of the popular Perry Mason telefilms, has died. He was 94.

McEachin died Jan. 11 and was interred last month at Los Angeles National Cemetery.

To read more, go here. 

Eat At Luigi's

Clint Eastwood/Dirty Harry fans should know that line from 1976's The Enforcer, the third Dirty Harry movie.

That line, "Eat at Luigi's!" was said during the post-mortem examination of a guard killed by the radical villains. I have a framed lobby card of that scene with an autographed Reagan-Bush election day ticket by Eastwood from 1980. 

Here it is:

Well, as things happen, we went to dinner at Sadie's Mexican food in Albuquerque last evening. After we were done eating going back to the car, I spotted Luigi's across the street. With the line in mind, I had Larry Lucier take a photo of the restaurant with my phone as I was driving. 

Here's the photo:

Labor Day

Above, in Six Mile Canyon today. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Today turned out to be an enjoyable and relaxed Labor Day.

This afternoon, I took a Jeep drive into Six Mile Canyon of the Cibola National Forest. I saw only two campers in the canyon, but saw several drivers on Six Mile Canyon Road. One was a pick-up truck with what looked like a shack on the back. It turned out to be a homemade trailer with a porch. The only thing missing was Granny of the Beverly Hillbillies sitting in a rocking chair with a shotgun. It was definitely rustic-looking.

Above, the lone cow. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

I saw only one cow in the canyon. It was alone in the grassy valley that lies in the center of the canyon.

After getting home, I prepared for barbecuing cheeseburgers with tater tots for dinner. Everything went fine. The dinner was good.

Above, burgers on the barbecue grill. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

While eating dinner, I watched Sully (2016) starring Tom Hanks and directed by Clint Eastwood. It was about the U.S. Airways jet landing on the Hudson River after colliding with birds, knocking out both engines. Good movie.

Above, the Jeep in the central valley in Six Mile Canyon. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Happy Labor Day!

Happy Labor Day to all of you hard-working people and to those retirees who paid their dues during their working lives!

For me, I will be doing some Jeep driving (possibly in Six Mile Canyon) and barbecuing some cheeseburgers. 

I picked up a four-movie DVD set of Clint Eastwood movies (a couple he starred in and a couple of others he just directed). Last night, I watched for the first time The Mule (2018). Much of the filming took place in New Mexico, mainly in the Las Cruces area, but some road scene locations looked familiar. It was an enjoyable movie. I will probably watch Sully (2016) tonight.

I already have American Sniper and Grand Torino, but the price was $7.50 at Walmart, so I don't mind.

Have a safe and enjoyable Labor Day.

Donald Sutherland Dies At 88

Above, Donald Sutherland in Kelly's Heroes.

Actor Donald Sutherland has died. He was 88.

According to the Daily Caller:

Legendary actor, Donald Sutherland, died at the age of 88.

His death was confirmed by his son, Kiefer Sutherland, in brief messages shared online, June 20.

“With a heavy heart, I tell you that my father, Donald Sutherland, has passed away,” Kiefer wrote. “I personally think one of the most important actors in the history of film. Never daunted by a role, good, bad or ugly. He loved what he did and did what he loved, and one can never ask for more than that,” he said. Kiefer concluded his message by writing, “A life well lived.”

I first took notice of Sutherland in the Clint Eastwood war flick, Kelly's Heroes (1969). He had appeared in other favorite movies such as Animal House and Space Cowboys (again with Eastwood). 

To read more, go here.

"It's The Josey Wales!"

After going into Gallup this morning to do some grocery shopping, on the way home I stopped at the Flying J to pick up my mail.

One item in my mailbox was the latest (March) issue of American Rifleman. The first thing that popped into my head upon seeing the cover was, "It's the Josey Wales!" It was of Clint Eastwood in a familiar pose from the classic 1976 western, The Outlaw Josey Wales.

Besides being a great movie, The Outlaw Josey Wales is well-known among my circle as the movie a friend from Sacramento leased an antique (authentic) wagon to Eastwood's production company, Malpaso. Unfortunately, during a scene in which the rebels were surrendering to the Redlegs, a wagon caught fire and burned to the ground. It happened to be our friend's wagon. Oops!

The reason for Eastwood being on the cover is that the issue contains an article on "The Guns of The Outlaw Josey Wales:". It should be a good read. Maybe I'll watch the movie this evening.

The line, "It's the Josey Wales!" was used in the movie, by the way.

Suzanne Somers, R.I.P.

Above, Suzanne Somers.

More stars from the days of our youth (if you're a baby boomer) are falling by the wayside it seems.

The latest is Suzanne Somers, who passed away from breast cancer yesterday at age 76.

Many people are posting that they first got their first look at Somers in 1973's American Graffiti as the "blonde in the T-bird". I first took notice of her in another movie from the same year, Magnum Force, the second Dirty Harry movie. Her part wasn't too long, but memorable (and uncredited).

She was in the swimming pool massacre scene.  

R.I.P., Suzanne.

Classic Rock Music Monday

The stuff that now passes as "music", particularly rock 'n roll, leaves me cold. So, to start off the week, here's a video of a classic rock artist. 

As today is Memorial Day, here is a song used in the World War II movie, Kelly's Heroes (1970) starring Clint Eastwood, Telly Savalas, Don Rickles, Donald Sutherland and Carroll O'Connor. It is "Burning Bridges" by the Mike Curb Congregation. "Burning Bridges" was written by Lalo Schifrin and Mike Curb.

I saw a live show of the Congregation at the Latitude 20° nightclub and restaurant around 1975 in Torrance, California.

From AllMusic:

The creation of songwriter/composer, producer, politician, and label exec Mike Curb, the Mike Curb Congregation was a harmony pop chorale who charted in the early '70s with songs like "Burning Bridges" and "Sweet Gingerbread Man." Formed in 1969 around the time Curb became president of MGM Records, the Congregation consisted of over a dozen performers from a variety of musical backgrounds, including but not limited to rock, country, and gospel.

Above, from left, Wes Bush, California Lt. Gov. Mike Curb, Armand
Vaquer and Bill Fernandez in February 1981. Photo by Ken Huthmaker.

For this week's selection, here are two videos of "Burning Bridges". One is of the Congregation on a variety show (Mike Curb is at the keyboard) and one with scenes from Kelly's Heroes.

Today In Tucson

Above, a gunfight show at the Old Tucson town square. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

The Tombstone, Arizona clampout for the Lost Dutchman Chapter of E Clampus Vitus is now history.

Early this morning, I departed Tombstone and headed to Tucson to visit Old Tucson Movie Studio. 

Above, a saguaro cactus at Saguaro National Park West. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

Since I got there a bit early, I took a driving tour of West Saguaro National Park as it was practically next door to Old Tucson. After I was done with that, I headed over to the Arizona-Sonoran Desert Museum. It wasn't open yet, but I decided that their $29.95 admission price was a bit steep. There were no senior discounts.

I went over to Old Tucson and relaxed in their parking lot for about an hour. They open at 10:30. 

I had a good time wandering around the movie sets in Old Tucson. I also took a train ride that circles around the property. The engineer gave good descriptions of different sets and what movies and televions shows they appeared in. This was my first visit there, but it was very familiar. enough so that it seemed like I'd been there before. I watched a gunfight show that was entertaining. I just missed by minutes a dance hall girl show. 

Above, the Beast at Old Tucson Studios with Golden Gate Mountain in the background. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

After Old Tucson, I went to an In-N-Out Burger for a late lunch/early dinner. It was nice to have an In-N-Out cheeseburger!

When I finished lunch, went over to the Tucson/Lazydays KOA Resort to spend the night. I will be heading on home tomorrow morning. I'll be taking a more direct route home than the one I took to Willcox and Tombstone on Wednesday.

Above, yours truly at Old Tucson.

I haven't been to Tucson since 1993 when my ex-sister-in-law lived there. I don't remember how to get around town as I did back then. The place has grown in 30 years! 

Above, at the Tucson/Lazydays KOA Resort. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

The Tucson/Lazydays KOA Resort is big. It is situated next to a Lazydays RV dealership and has everything one would expect to find at a resort: pools, game room, putting green, restaurant and other amenities. 

Monument Valley, Totem Pole and Clint Eastwood

Above, Totem Pole (center) as seen during my 2016 tour of Monument Valley. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

During his heyday as an action film star, Clint Eastwood often pushed the envelope to deliver the goods for his movies when outdoors doing action scenes.

One such time was in The Eiger Sanction (1975) in which Eastwood plays a college art professor who is also a retired secret agent for a secret government spy agency that specializes in eliminating (called sanctions) enemies. He is called back into service, reluctantly, by the agency head who is a full-fledged albino (played by Thayer David of Dark Shadows fame). 

Above a view of Totem Pole taken last October. Photo by Armand Vaquer.

He is charged to sanction someone connected with an international climbing team of Switzerland's Eiger mountain for murdering a fellow agent who was also a friend. He proceeds to Utah for his pre-climb training under the wing of George Kennedy. Scenes of his training include Zion National Park (Checkerboard Mesa, the Zion Lodge pool (now gone)) and Monument Valley Tribal Park, where Eastwood became the last person to legally climb the 400 foot tall Totem Pole. Scenes of his Totem Pole climb are spectacular, particularly when Eastwood and Kennedy pop open some beer while sitting atop it. While Eastwood climbed the world's tallest spire himself, Kennedy was airlifted onto it by helicopter.

During recent years, I took two tours of Monument Valley with Goulding's Lodge Tours and saw Totem Pole from two distant vantage points. 

Biden's Nurse?!

His Fraudulency Joe Biden said something that can only be described as weird at best.

He is, as Clint Eastwood would say, "Slightly advanced!"

From Michael Reagan on Twitter: