I Like Both Kinds, Country and Western

I'll be a-pickin' and a-grinnin' for some time, thanks to the bounty of country and western that I recently picked up.

First up is a three-CD set entitled Country Music Hall of Fame: 54 Vintage Country Classics that I got at a used CD store near my theater—for $4. It has everybody from Roy Acuff to Hank Williams, with stops at Roy Rogers, Jimmie Rodgers, and Tex Ritter, among others. It makes me say "Hoo doggie!" and assorted other country slang statements of happiness.

Second is a two-DVD set of—wait for it—11 early John Wayne movies. Yes, folks, for the low price of $11, I have such gems as Randy Rides Alone, The Dawn Rider, and Hell Town. Most of them are from his 1930s Monogram period, although a few (like Angel and the Badman) are later. I'm going to have to start a Western category over at my review site to contain this abundance of cowboys (but no Indians, as far as I can tell).