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Re: "Whatever Happened to Ennis del Mar?" panel in LA!
« Reply #70 on: December 14, 2009, 11:37:55 am »
Linda took more pics. we'll be posting more tonight after work.

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Re: "Whatever Happened to Ennis del Mar?" panel in LA!
« Reply #71 on: December 14, 2009, 04:56:04 pm »
Can't wait to see them!!

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Re: "Whatever Happened to Ennis del Mar?" panel in LA!
« Reply #72 on: December 14, 2009, 05:17:51 pm »


L to R

William Handley (panelist), Eric (Sfericsf), Tom Gregory (owner of the Brokeback shirts), BayCityJohn, Lyle, Pete Tannen (ptannen), Gregory Hinton (event organizer)

I read that the first guy, William Handley, is writing or has written something called The Brokeback Book. Details, please!
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Re: "Whatever Happened to Ennis del Mar?" panel in LA!
« Reply #73 on: December 14, 2009, 05:29:00 pm »
Yes, William Handley is writing "The Brokeback Book".

It's supposed to be out sometime in 2010.

I might ask him for details, because there ain't much out there yet.

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Re: "Whatever Happened to Ennis del Mar?" panel in LA!
« Reply #74 on: December 14, 2009, 05:30:06 pm »
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Tom Gregory told me that the shirts were in fact washed once before he received them  :o

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Re: "Whatever Happened to Ennis del Mar?" panel in LA!
« Reply #75 on: December 14, 2009, 05:34:20 pm »
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Tom Gregory told me that the shirts were in fact washed once before he received them  :o


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On one side it's understandable, but still ...
... it just feels wrong.

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Re: "Whatever Happened to Ennis del Mar?" panel in LA!
« Reply #76 on: December 14, 2009, 07:22:06 pm »
This is the video from NBC channel 4 that was shown over the weekend.

Gays, Lesbians Finally Get Their Due in a Western Museum

KNBC-TV

The Autry National Center, founded by Gene Autry, begins a series of events celebrating the LGBTQ contributions and involvement in Western life.

http://www.nbclosangeles.com/station/as-seen-on/Gays__Lesbians_Finally_Get_Their_Due_in_a_Western_Museum_Los_Angeles.html

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Re: "Whatever Happened to Ennis del Mar?" panel in LA!
« Reply #77 on: December 14, 2009, 08:25:43 pm »
Hey, seeing that news clip feels good.  Thanks John!

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Re: "Whatever Happened to Ennis del Mar?" panel in LA!
« Reply #78 on: December 14, 2009, 09:19:36 pm »
Kip Hinton had been editor of the Cody Enterprise, founded by Buffalo Bill. A fire had destroyed an archive of the newspaper's original copies, but the Autry Library arranged to borrow microfilm of the complete set from 1956-1962, when Gregory lived in Cody. Rediscovering all the wonderful columns that his dad had written, with their small-town humor and skill at saying a lot with few words, Gregory found himself reconnecting with his home state as a grown man, in a way that he had never dared to do as a kid.

"And the sole reason for not being there before," he told me, "was because I was gay."

The quote I bolded confuses me two ways:

1. Is "there" the Autry Library, his connection to his home state, or something else?

2. Regardless of what "there" is, what was it about being gay that had caused his separation?
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Re: "Whatever Happened to Ennis del Mar?" panel in LA!
« Reply #79 on: December 14, 2009, 11:05:48 pm »

It was a great panel discussion.  I was captivated the whole time, and learned a lot of new things and new ideas explored.  I'm really looking forward to William Handley's book.   :)