Provenance

[George Lander]

If you've never read "Islands in the Stream", a short novel by Hemingway, it, in my opinion, best describes the man, his moods and his relationship with his sons and ex-wives. George C. Scott played him in the movie. My favourite part in the movie is David Hemmings, George's (Ernest's) alcoholic buddy, shooting the hammerhead shark which was threatening George's son with a B.A.R.

Destry: I believe that his last weapon of choice was a Boss SxS.

Best Regards, George

[Old and Reliable]

And not just because I sent you both that VCR of the movie with George C. Scott, but also a VCR copy of the Spencer Tracy- Hemingway's Nobel wining "The Old Man and The Sea"--

If you want insight into Hemingway- read that novel pages 96-97 beginning with the line- "Then he thought that was as--- and ending with "There had been no sorrow at all"!!

I have always wondered who in real life Thomas Hudson's best friend in the novel, Roger the writer was. John Dos Passos?

I believe one of George C. Scott's wives played the part of the local hooker who invited the character Thomas Hudson up to her place for some "Afternoon Delight"--

The central character was depicted as a painter in the novel, in the movie he was a sculptor who worked in metal. As a welder by trade, they even got the period goggles and the 3-tubed Smiths combo torch unit correct.

Yes, David Hemmings played "Eddie"- and killing a shark in a rolling sea with a BAR would be no mean feat indeed!!