tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post7051499445467754264..comments2024-03-28T15:10:11.645-05:00Comments on Western Fictioneers: This Plane Went Down in the Pacific…Western Fictioneershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01683314579075461026noreply@blogger.comBlogger14125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-49639001800763720972022-05-05T17:53:24.194-05:002022-05-05T17:53:24.194-05:00I appreciate that. Thanks for checking it out.I appreciate that. Thanks for checking it out.Michael Ritthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18051385285834795320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-29010842853876681292022-05-05T13:01:24.291-05:002022-05-05T13:01:24.291-05:00What a fascinating tale! I had no idea...What a fascinating tale! I had no idea...JES Hayshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08464125288178319685noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-84991417184878328522022-04-26T22:34:40.498-05:002022-04-26T22:34:40.498-05:00Thank you, Doris. I enjoyed writing this one. I lo...Thank you, Doris. I enjoyed writing this one. I love finding little-known details about well-known people.Michael Ritthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18051385285834795320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-312023295784942822022-04-26T22:20:23.485-05:002022-04-26T22:20:23.485-05:00Love the way you told an amazing and little known ...Love the way you told an amazing and little known story. Thank you. DorisRenaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-39467573982148440092022-04-26T11:22:22.263-05:002022-04-26T11:22:22.263-05:00Thanks for your comment, Frank. It does seem like ...Thanks for your comment, Frank. It does seem like a perfect storm of bad luck. Michael Ritthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18051385285834795320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-59863450225096790302022-04-26T11:20:03.289-05:002022-04-26T11:20:03.289-05:00Thanks, Jeff. As you may be able to tell, I was a ...Thanks, Jeff. As you may be able to tell, I was a big fan of Paul Harvey's "The Rest of the Story." Thanks for reading.Michael Ritthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18051385285834795320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-23715236642705337802022-04-26T09:43:55.967-05:002022-04-26T09:43:55.967-05:00Great story Michael. I knew Clint had served in m...Great story Michael. I knew Clint had served in military but what a near miss. The Pilot must have been drunk/hung-over to make so many errors in one flight and still survive? frank-kelsohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03001616709502238357noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-69907149681645978122022-04-26T09:21:20.978-05:002022-04-26T09:21:20.978-05:00Fascinating tale, Michael, and well told (especial...Fascinating tale, Michael, and well told (especially the surprise ending). Thanks!Jeff Mariottehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02790263549073835597noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-86828429097000307192022-04-25T20:36:04.610-05:002022-04-25T20:36:04.610-05:00Thanks so much for stopping by to read my post. Wh...Thanks so much for stopping by to read my post. Whether he was in front of the camera or behind it, his movies were always worth the price of admission.Michael Ritthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18051385285834795320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-81888815628710718302022-04-25T20:32:17.805-05:002022-04-25T20:32:17.805-05:00Thank you for your kind words, Mark. And thanks fo...Thank you for your kind words, Mark. And thanks for not jumping ahead. I know how tempting that is.Michael Ritthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18051385285834795320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-71140862255488595622022-04-25T20:13:48.181-05:002022-04-25T20:13:48.181-05:00Wow. I'd never heard this story before. Amazin...Wow. I'd never heard this story before. Amazing. So glad it worked out that way. I loved his westerns of course, but I shudder to think if there had been none of those awesome Dirty Harry movies. "Go ahead punk, make my day." 8-)BK Jacksonnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-8983099336701347582022-04-25T20:03:05.518-05:002022-04-25T20:03:05.518-05:00What a wonderful post, Mike! I didn't jump ahe...What a wonderful post, Mike! I didn't jump ahead to see who Sampson was; I just read through the article until I discovered his identity at the end. No wonder Clint turned out to be such a tough guy! Thank you for sharing this story.Mark L Redmondhttps://www.marklredmond.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-42705641559436814282022-04-25T18:34:30.240-05:002022-04-25T18:34:30.240-05:00I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for taking the...I'm glad you enjoyed it. Thanks for taking the time to read.Michael Ritthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18051385285834795320noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-32607960817002702202022-04-25T12:27:08.044-05:002022-04-25T12:27:08.044-05:00Wow. What an interesting blog. I'm so glad it ...Wow. What an interesting blog. I'm so glad it turned out the way it did because we would have all been losers without the movies of Clint Eastwood. Thanks for posting this.Agnes Alexanderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12200562452027669994noreply@blogger.com