tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-87885414710726804742011-07-08T08:11:23.171-07:00A homage to the characterRiconoreply@blogger.comBlogger31100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788541471072680474.post-75321760704235785192010-03-05T12:35:00.000-08:002010-03-05T12:36:29.623-08:00As the cowboy action shooting season is almost upon us again, Rico will soon be back dinging targets and channeling Lee Marvin. The rest of the time he has a less noisy life as the author of <i>Rico's Rants</i>, a <a href="http://ricorant.blogspot.com/">blog</a> on whatever strikes his fancy.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8788541471072680474-7532176070423578519?l=ricofardan.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Riconoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788541471072680474.post-63467302879841894812009-01-06T12:01:00.001-08:002009-01-06T12:01:49.928-08:00The <span style="font-style:italic;">Brazos Banditos</span> have a <a href="http://www.brazosbanditos.com/">website</a> for their Western gunfighters. Besides being well-constructed (with a <span style="font-style:italic;">great</span> soundtrack), they have the <span class="Apple-style-span" style="font-style: italic;">best</span> cowboy line as the opening:<br /><span style="font-weight:bold;"><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>Guns don't kill people.<br /><span class="Apple-tab-span" style="white-space:pre"> </span>People with mustaches kill people.</span><br />Gotta love it.<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8788541471072680474-6346730287984189481?l=ricofardan.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Riconoreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8788541471072680474.post-78932722117993128612008-10-30T10:55:00.001-07:002008-10-30T11:01:48.608-07:00When I joined the Single Action Shooting Society a decade ago or more, I had to choose an alias.<br />Who better than the splendid character portrayed by the inestimal <a href="http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0001511/">Lee Marvin</a> in the movie <a href="http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0060862/"><span style="font-style:italic;">The Professionals</span></a>?<br />I'd always loved the movie, and especially his role.<br />Thus I became, luckily (there was another 'Henry Fardan' in SASS, but by including his nickname I got through), Rico.<br /><br /><a onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}" href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_hhbo_4_d6BE/SQn2cKlkTQI/AAAAAAAAFmU/mMY6GlT4ZOQ/s1600-h/1professionals.jpg"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 257px; height: 223px;" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_hhbo_4_d6BE/SQn2cKlkTQI/AAAAAAAAFmU/mMY6GlT4ZOQ/s400/1professionals.jpg" border="0" alt=""id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5263008603297828098" /></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/8788541471072680474-7893272211799312861?l=ricofardan.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Riconoreply@blogger.com0