Maracas Beach, Trinidad And Tobago (2009)

Still Valid

From FB:

“‘Rio Bravo’ was made as a response to ‘High Noon,’ which is sometimes thought to be an allegory for blacklisting in Hollywood, as well as a critique of McCarthyism. Wayne would later call High Noon “un-American” and say he did not regret helping run the writer, Carl Foreman, out of the country. Director Howard Hawks went on the record to criticize ‘High Noon’ by saying, “I didn’t think a good sheriff was going to go running around town like a chicken with his head cut off asking for help, and finally his Quaker wife had to save him.”According to film historian Emanuel Levy, Wayne and Hawks teamed up deliberately to rebut High Noon by telling a somewhat similar story their own way: portraying a hero who does not show fear or inner conflict and who never repudiates his commitment to public duty, while only allying himself with capable people, despite offers of help from many other characters. In Rio Bravo, Wayne’s character, Chance, is surrounded by allies—a deputy who is brave and good with a gun, despite recovering from alcoholism (Dude), a young untried but self-assured gunfighter (Colorado), a limping “crippled” old man who is doggedly loyal (Stumpy), a Mexican innkeeper (Carlos), his wife (Consuela), and an attractive young woman (Feathers)—and repeatedly turns down aid from anyone he doesn’t think is capable of helping him…”

Miami, Florida (2019)

From FB:

“The site of the former houseboat where serial killer and Gianni Versace’s murderer, Andrew Cunanan, killed himself after being discovered squatting there by an armed watchman in 1998.

There was nothing to indicate anything of significance ever happened here except two small traffic signs advising motorists not to stop or park.”

Miami, Florida (2019)

From FB:

“The Fountainebleu Hotel in Miami Beach where The Who drummer Keith Moon trashed his hotel room (again) and was involuntarily admitted to a local hospital for eight days suffering from “exhaustion” (drugs) in 1976 while The Who were on a break from their American tour.

That tour would be Moon’s last and he’d die of an overdose two years later.“

Miami, Florida (2019)

From FB:

“This is the exact spot where the greatest moment in television history occurred. Undercover police officer Sonny Crockett calls his ex-wife Caroline from a fake pay phone near a fake restaurant sign during the pilot episode of “Miami Vice” while Phil Collins sings “In The Air Tonight.”

YouTube that shit, son, and tell me I’m wrong!”

Miami, Florida (2019)

From FB:

“Former site of the Dinner Key Auditorium in Coconut Grove where Jim Morrison of The Doors was accused of obscenity and lewd behavior after allegedly simulating masturbation and fellatio during a concert before horrified young Floridians on March 1, 1969. He would later be convicted and sentenced to six months in jail, but died a year later while his case was on appeal. Florida Governor Charlie Christ later pardoned Morrison due to lack of sufficient evidence to support the charges.

The lot was a hop skip and a jump from the hotel we frequently stayed in Coconut Grove when we were living in Miami and the auditorium was used for many years as the set of the TV show “Burn Notice.”

Miami, Florida (2019)

From FB:

“A marker overlooking the spot where eight FBI agents got into a five minute gunfight in 1986 with two heavily armed bank robbers resulting in the bloodiest day in FBI history. The robbers had previously murdered several people and were heavily armed. Both had served in the military (with one having served in a Ranger Battalion during the Vietnam War) and used military tactics during their crime spree. Though they outnumbered the two robbers four to one, the FBI agents primarily had wheel guns and 9mms compared to the shotgun and Ruger Mini-14 possessed by the criminals. Five FBI agents were severely wounded and two were killed marking it the most violent day in FBI history. Both criminals were killed through the pure relentless aggression of one FBI agent who sought to avenge what had happened. The incident led to major changes within the FBI and law enforcement writ large with changes in tactics and equipment, including the recognition of the need for all agents to carry semiautomatic firearms instead of revolvers. It also led Smith & Wesson to develop the .40 caliber pistol round.

I remember seeing the made for TV movie that came out in 1988 about the incident staring “Family Ties” Dad Michael Gross as one of the criminals. The final shootout scene was one of the most violent, heart-wrenching things I’d sever seen. It left an impression that has lasted to this day.”

Richmond, Virginia (1988)

“Psycho Killer
Qu’est-ce que c’est
Fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa-fa…”