"Slim Pickens Stated His Profession Was “rodeo”..." Topic

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Tango01	05 Sep 2019 10:20 p.m. PST
…, the Recruiter Heard "radio", Slim Spent WW2 as a Radio Operator. "There are three ways to do things: the right way, the wrong way, and the army way. During World War II, millions of men donned uniforms to fight. Included in their ranks were many current and future actors, some of whom experienced the army way of doing things firsthand. Louis Burton Lindley Jr., later known by the stage name of "Slim Pickens," was one such man. Though he would go on to become a successful actor, when World War II started he was still an up and coming rodeo clown…" Main page link Amicalement Armand
Roderick Robertson	05 Sep 2019 10:26 p.m. PST
He owned the land on the other side of our southern fenceline. Not by the time we moved in in the '70's, but back in the day…
jdginaz	05 Sep 2019 11:04 p.m. PST
A story goes that when asked what would happen to him when his mother found out that he had slipped way to go to the rodeo he replied there would be "Slim Pickens". Not sure how true the story is but if it's not true it should be.
Legion 4	06 Sep 2019 7:01 a.m. PST
Loved him in Doc Strangelove and 1941 !
StarCruiser	06 Sep 2019 7:44 a.m. PST
And Blazing Saddles and…. This could go on for days…
Tango01	06 Sep 2019 1:00 p.m. PST
Loved him too!. (smile) Amicalement Armand

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