October 7, 2012

October 7, 2012

Bacon, eggs, potatoes, and biscuits were served at the VFW hall this morning.  We have been doing a lot of walking at the festival and it is nice to start off with a good breakfast.

After eating, we went to the rodeo for awhile.  They were not getting their “act together,” so we didn’t hang around for too long.  

We were entertained this morning by Joey Dillon,  three times world champion fast draw gunslinger.  He was very good at handling guns, but he also put on a program with a lot of humor.  He was an excellent performer.

The panel discussion for this morning was about the various films made here in Lone Pine.  There have been over 200 and they are still at work behind the camera in the Alabama Hills.  Most on the panel were actors, but one was a stuntman.

At 1:00 there was a parade.  It lasted over an hour.  A typical small town parade!

Our last event for the festival was a presentation by Loren Janes, a stuntman for 50 years.  He had a video of the stunts used in the making of “How the West Was Won.”  It was interesting to hear how they were planned and carried out.

We all agreed that this was an excellent festival and that we had had a very good time.

We skipped the Closing Campfire at the park.  We were just too tired!