Maverick

Today I went to my first class of Conceal and Carry. It lasted from 8:00 am to 12:15 pm. The instructor read to us all the things we need to know from the Self Defense Act. We took a test at the end of the course today. I made 100% on the written test. Tomorrow we will go to a shooting range and shoot our guns. After that I will need to apply for a license to carry a firearm. They cost $100.00 which will be for five years. A ten year license costs $200.00.

I don't know if I want to carry a gun with me every where I go. I need to re-read all of the laws. There are laws for the state and federal laws. I also need to take shooting lessons at a gun range. The instructor told us we need to get an attorney on retainer just in case the worst happens.

I am reminded of the television show, Rockford Files staring James Garner. He is from Norman, Oklahoma, and a favorite of mine. I have watched many of his television shows for so many years. He is one of the best at what he does.





JAMES GARNER. Born James Scott Bumgarner in Norman, Oklahoma, U.S.A., 7 April 1928. Attended University of Oklahoma; studied acting at Herbert Bergof Studios, New York. Served with U.S. Merchant Marines in Korean War (awarded Purple Heart). Married: Lois Clark, 1956; children: Greta, Kimberly, and Scott. Began career with stage production The Caine Mutiny Court Martial, early 1950s; offered contract with Warner Brothers, 1956; film debut, Toward the Unknown, 1956; title role in Maverick, 1957-62; title role in The Rockford Files, NBC-TV, 1974-79. Recipient: Emmy Awards, 1977 and 1986.

TELEVISION SERIES

1957-60 Maverick
1971-72 Nichols
1974-79 Rockford Files
1981-82, 1990 Bret Maverick
1991 Man of the People

TELEVISION MINISERIES

1985 Space
1993 Barbarians at the Gate
1995 Larry McMurtry's Streets of Laredo

MADE-FOR-TELEVISION MOVIES

1974 The Rockford Files
1978 The New Maverick
1982 The Long Summer of George Adams
1984 Heartsounds
1986 Promise (also producer)
1989 My Name is Bill W. (also producer)
1990 Decorations Day
1993 Barbarians at the Gate
1994 Rockford Files: I Still Love L.A.
1994 Breathing Lessons
1995 Rockford Files: A Blessing In Disguise
1996 Rockford Files: If the Frame Fits
1996 Rockford Files: Friends and Foul Play

FILMS

Toward the Unknown, 1956; The Girl He Left Behind, 1956; Shoot-Out at Medicine Bend, 1957; Sayonara, 1957; Darby's Rangers, 1959; Up Periscope, 1959; Cash McCall, 1960; The Children's Hour, 1962; Boy's Night Out, 1962; The Great Escape, 1963; The Thrill of It All, 1963; The Wheeler Dealers, 1963; Move Over Darling, 1963; The Americanization of Emily, 1964; 36 Hours, 1965; The Art of Love, 1965; A Man Could Get Killed, 1966; Duel at Diablo, 1966; Mister Buddwing, 1966; Grand Prix, 1966; Hour of the Gun, 1967; How Sweet It Is, 1968; The Pink Jungle, 1968; Marlowe, 1969; Support Your Local Sheriff, 1969; A Man Called Sledge, 1970; Support Your Local Gunfighter, 1971; Skin Game, 1971; They Kill Their Masters, 1972; One Little Indian, 1973; The Castaway Cowboys, 1974; Health, 1979; The Fan, 1981; Victor/Victoria, 1982; Tank, 1984; Murphy's Romance, 1985; Sunset, 1988; Fire in the Sky, 1993; Maverick, 1994