WHEN in the course of human Events, it becomes necessary….
“Drew Thompson is awesome ” from Justified, Season 4
byVanderleunonMay 1, 2019
All things considered, it’s not a bad eulogy for any man of a certain age, is it?
First thing we’re gonna do is we’re gonna acknowledge that this guy’s awesome.
What?
I mean, he shoots Theo Tonin, fakes his own death in a spectacular fashion, pushes a guy out of an airplane while he’s flying it, parachutes into Harlan County with enough coke and cash to jump-start the economy of a small country, and then he has the balls to get a job in law enforcement not once but two times.
He spends a couple of days riding around with you while you’re looking for him, and now he’s run off with a hooker that’s half his age.
That’s some bad-ass shit.
It’s pretty bad-ass.
Yes, it is. This is a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. You gonna let those guys be the ones, or are we gonna be the ones that take that badass?
Justified had many memorable scenes… I had forgotten about this one. Thanks for sharing!
HMay 1, 2019, 4:25 AM
Man, do I miss Elmore Leonard. That man knew better than most which end of a pencil the sound came out of.
Gordon ScottMay 1, 2019, 5:18 AM
John Sandford can write like that on his better days.
Rob De WittMay 1, 2019, 3:49 PM
Nick Searcy, portrayer of Art Mullen in that scene, is also an outspoken Conservative who directed Gosnell: America’s Biggest Serial Killer and picks public fights with snotty little punks like Sean Penn.
He’s a guy, all right.
captfleeMay 2, 2019, 8:07 AM
Rob;
I’ve been a big fan of Nick’s ever since he was a deputy here in “Trinity”, lo, those many (24) years ago. His twitter feed is pretty hilarious… I see he is of late referring to himself as, “YOUNG, VIBRANT FILM & TELEVISION STAR, and “Embitchener of Leftists”. If directing “Gosnell” was not a slap with a mailed gauntlet to the smug, botoxed faces of Hollyweird, I don’t know what is.
Mike-SMOMay 3, 2019, 3:42 PM
I often forget that while Ralon Givens gets all the “Fun” screen time, Mullins was always the guiding hand, keeping the very effective youngster more or less on the lawful path. Mullins doesn’t use the “rule book” but common sense, delivered in a manner that the youngster could understand.
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Who Am I? by Carl Sandburg
My head knocks against the stars.
My feet are on the hilltops.
My finger-tips are in the valleys and shores of universal life.
Down in the sounding foam of primal things I reach my hands and play with pebbles of destiny.
I have been to hell and back many times.
I know all about heaven, for I have talked with God.
I dabble in the blood and guts of the terrible.
I know the passionate seizure of beauty
And the marvelous rebellion of man at all signs reading “Keep Off.”
My name is Truth and I am the most elusive captive in the universe.
Duty, Beauty, Liberty, Country, Honor, Family, Faith — Plus a few simple easy to follow rules for guys
Men saw the stars at the edge of the sea
They thought great thoughts about liberty
Poets wrote down words that did fit
Writers wrote books
Thinkers thought about it
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
Many’s the road I have walked upon
Many’s the hour between dusk and dawn
Many’s the time
Many’s the mile
I see it all now
Through the eyes of a child
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
[Chorus]
Lost dreams and found dreams
In America
In America
In America
Lost dreams and found dreams
In America
In America
In America
And close your eyes
Leave it all for a while
Leave the world
And your worries behind
You will build on whatever is real
And wake up each day
To a new waking dream
Take it where you find it
Can’t leave it alone
You will find a purpose
To carry it on
Mainly when you find it
Your heart will be strong
About it
[Chorus]
Change, change come over
Change come over
Talkin’ about a change
Change, change
Change come over, now
Change, change, change come over
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I’m gonna walk down the street
Until I see
My shining light
I see my light
See my light
See my shining light
I see my light
See my light
See my shining light
Gerard Van der Leun
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Justified had many memorable scenes… I had forgotten about this one. Thanks for sharing!
Man, do I miss Elmore Leonard. That man knew better than most which end of a pencil the sound came out of.
John Sandford can write like that on his better days.
Nick Searcy, portrayer of Art Mullen in that scene, is also an outspoken Conservative who directed Gosnell: America’s Biggest Serial Killer and picks public fights with snotty little punks like Sean Penn.
He’s a guy, all right.
Rob;
I’ve been a big fan of Nick’s ever since he was a deputy here in “Trinity”, lo, those many (24) years ago. His twitter feed is pretty hilarious… I see he is of late referring to himself as, “YOUNG, VIBRANT FILM & TELEVISION STAR, and “Embitchener of Leftists”. If directing “Gosnell” was not a slap with a mailed gauntlet to the smug, botoxed faces of Hollyweird, I don’t know what is.
I often forget that while Ralon Givens gets all the “Fun” screen time, Mullins was always the guiding hand, keeping the very effective youngster more or less on the lawful path. Mullins doesn’t use the “rule book” but common sense, delivered in a manner that the youngster could understand.
Nicely done.