Topic: Symbols you will forever associate with BBM scenes

[athena0204]

I was driving home today on the highway, when "The Cowboy Song" by Thin Lizzy came on the radio. I turned it up real loud, and had this grin on my face thinking about BBM. 

[lancecowboy]

I was driving home today on the highway, when "The Cowboy Song" by Thin Lizzy came on the radio. I turned it up real loud, and had this grin on my face thinking about BBM. 

I have the same feeling listening to Garth Brooks sing the Cowboy song. Here is the lyrics:

Pushin horns weren't easy like the movie said it was
And I don't recall no dance hall girls
Or hotel rooms with rugs
You worked hot and tired and nasty
Rode your pony's head too low
There were all the nights you couldn't sleep
'Cause it was too damn cold
And you'd sing "Strawberry Roan" and "Little Joe"
Like the time we hit the river
And the rains began to fall
And the water was risin' so damn fast
We thought it'd drown us all
We lost a lot of steers that day
And four to five good mounts
But when all the boys rode into camp
We knew that's what counts
And we sang, yippie ti yi yay and "Amazing Grace"
Or the night they broke behind us
And then took us by surprise
I whistled out to Bonner, I seen the terror in his eyes
And he rode for all his horse would ride
And I know he done his best
But he crossed over Jordan ridin' Dunny to his death
And we sang "Bringing in the Sheaves" and "The Rugged Cross"
So when you see the cowboy, he's not ragged by his choice
He never meant to bow them legs
Or put that gravel in his voice
He's just chasin' what he really loves
And what's burnin' in his soul
Wishin' to God that he'd benn born a hundred years ago
Still singin' "Strawberry Roan" and "Little Joe"

[tpe]

Thanks so much for sharing this, athena and lance.  I do think of BBM when I read/hear so many poems/songs -- even those that may have been written/composed with a totally different context in mind...

[athena0204]

Thanks so much for sharing this, athena and lance.  I do think of BBM when I read/hear so many poems/songs -- even those that may have been written/composed with a totally different context in mind...

Here's Thin Lizzy's Cowboy Song:

"I am just a cowboy lonesome on the trail
A starry night, a campfire light
The coyote call, the howling winds wail
So I ride out to the old sundown

I am just a cowboy lonesome on the trail
Lord, I'm just thinking about a certain female
The nights we spent together riding on the range
Looking back it seems so strange

Roll me over and turn me around
Let me keep spinning till I hit the ground
Roll me over and let me go
Riding in the rodeo

I was took in Texas I did not know her name
Lord, all these southern girls seem the same
Down below the border in a town in Mexico
I got my job busting broncs for the rodeo

Roll me over and turn me around
Let me keep spinning till I hit the ground
Roll me over and let me go
Running free with the buffalo

Roll me over, and I'll turn around
And I'll move my fingers, up and down
Up and down

It's okay amigo, just let me go
Ridin' here in the rodeo

Roll me over and turn me around
Let me keep spinnin' till I hit the ground
Roll me over and let me go
Ridin' here in the rodeo

Roll me over and set me free
A cowboy's life is the life for me."

[tpe]

Here's Thin Lizzy's Cowboy Song:
Roll me over and turn me around
Let me keep spinning till I hit the ground
Roll me over and let me go
Riding in the rodeo

This one in particular, I find VERY apt.

[atalley]

   Anytime I ride horseback in the beautiful countryside.  I always think "Jack would be proud of me riding this crazy mare."  Wishing I had the $$ to go to the Rodeos when they come around, and wishing that my daughter would go with me. 

[Matt Nasty]

  Anytime I ride horseback in the beautiful countryside.  I always think "Jack would be proud of me riding this crazy mare."  Wishing I had the $$ to go to the Rodeos when they come around, and wishing that my daughter would go with me. 

i sometimes watch the rodeo on TV and i havnt since i watched BBM i havnt noticed it on for some reason but im sure when i do ill see jack every where.

[tpe]

Horses AND horse trailers, to be sure!

[athena0204]

Whenever I see guys in cowboy hats...which is something that I see quite often since I live in Texas.

[lancecowboy]

Whenever I see guys in cowboy hats...which is something that I see quite often since I live in Texas.

  I wish I am so lucky. There are not many cowboy hats in Vancouver. But funny enough, I only react to the straw cowboy hats, like the one Ennis wore. Or, the worn cowboy boots, not the fancy ones, but the plain working ones with worn heel, and roughed up leather. And of course, like everyone else, the plaid shirts. I've always been fond of country western, but since Brokenback Mountain, the thin stripped plaid shirt that Ennis wore, the one of the two shirts, always stir me up a little. And again, funny enough, the blue denim shirts do nothing for me, or nothing more than any other country western shirt.

[babytammy7]

I wish I am so lucky. There are not many cowboy hats in Vancouver. But funny enough, I only react to the straw cowboy hats, like the one Ennis wore. Or, the worn cowboy boots, not the fancy ones, but the plain working ones with worn heel, and roughed up leather. And of course, like everyone else, the plaid shirts. I've always been fond of country western, but since Brokenback Mountain, the thin stripped plaid shirt that Ennis wore, the one of the two shirts, always stir me up a little. And again, funny enough, the blue denim shirts do nothing for me, or nothing more than any other country western shirt.

I can't believe you, Andrew!!      Blue denim shirts do EVERYTHING for me!!! It's like see Jack, over and over again. And I prefer black Resistols too!!!

I know why plaid shirts and not blue denim shirts do all for you. You love Ennis, baby. I can see that!!     

[Matt Nasty]

I can't believe you, Andrew!!      Blue denim shirts do EVERYTHING for me!!! It's like see Jack, over and over again. And I prefer black Resistols too!!!

I know why plaid shirts and not blue denim shirts do all for you. You love Ennis, baby. I can see that!!     

me too but tammy the blue denim shirts and black reistols do more for me, but we are jack lovers so it figures .
i think you are maybe be the biggest jack lover im more a jake lover

[babytammy7]

me too but Tammy the blue denim shirts and black reistols do more for me, but we are jack lovers so it figures .
i think you are maybe be the biggest jack lover im more a jake lover

I am, baby!!!    Younger and older Jack!!!! Just yummy and f***ing marvelous. He's the sweetest.   

But I have to tell you that older Ennis drives me crazy too.      Jesus....

[Matt Nasty]

I am, baby!!!    Younger and older Jack!!!! Just yummy and f***ing marvelous. He's the sweetest.   

But I have to tell you that older Ennis drives me crazy too.      Jesus....

hehe yes i know you love both but your heart belongs to jack...no?

i think your love for jack is as pure as my love for holden and jake

[lancecowboy]

I can't believe you, Andrew!!      Blue denim shirts do EVERYTHING for me!!! It's like see Jack, over and over again. And I prefer black Resistols too!!!

I know why plaid shirts and not blue denim shirts do all for you. You love Ennis, baby. I can see that!!     

  You and zankou wins hand down. I surrender. I love Ennis, but you two are fanatical about Jack and Jake, respectively. Actually, I am also starting to love Heath, but I may be behind Tony in that there, not to mention half a dozen others. Yes, my love is small by comparison, but it burns so brightly, and I hope forever. 
 

[welshwitch]

Campfires! There was a science prog on TV a few weeks back; at one point some silly female astronomer was supposedly camping in the Atacama Desert. Evidently it had all been set up for her but whoever had created the campsite had put a fire in the middle - there was a long shot of the site in the near-dark, with the fire the only thing really visible - took me right back to bBM.

[tpe]

There are at least two wonderful campfire scenes in the movie, no? 

[athena0204]

I wish I am so lucky. There are not many cowboy hats in Vancouver. But funny enough, I only react to the straw cowboy hats, like the one Ennis wore. Or, the worn cowboy boots, not the fancy ones, but the plain working ones with worn heel, and roughed up leather. And of course, like everyone else, the plaid shirts. I've always been fond of country western, but since Brokenback Mountain, the thin stripped plaid shirt that Ennis wore, the one of the two shirts, always stir me up a little. And again, funny enough, the blue denim shirts do nothing for me, or nothing more than any other country western shirt.

Yeah, almost every time I go to the gas station, there's guys wearing plaid shirts, boots, and cowboy hats.

[babytammy7]

Campfires! There was a science prog on TV a few weeks back; at one point some silly female astronomer was supposedly camping in the Atacama Desert. Evidently it had all been set up for her but whoever had created the campsite had put a fire in the middle - there was a long shot of the site in the near-dark, with the fire the only thing really visible - took me right back to bBM.

Love them!!    When I saw them, I always think about BBM. Sometimes I smile and sometimes it brings tears to my eyes. Just difficult to explain.

[babytammy7]

You and zankou wins hand down. I surrender. I love Ennis, but you two are fanatical about Jack and Jake, respectively. Actually, I am also starting to love Heath, but I may be behind Tony in that there, not to mention half a dozen others. Yes, my love is small by comparison, but it burns so brightly, and I hope forever. 
 

Hey, Andrew, your love for Ennis and Heath is strong, deep and passionate, and it's beauty sometimes is overwhelming. Believe me, not small, just huge like your heart is. I can feel your love, friend. Once I said that Keren made me love Heath, and in that very post I said that you made me love Ennis.    

I know, OT!! SORRY, but Andrew is my friend and I had to tell this.   

[athena0204]

I'm think I'll take a drive through the Hill Country this weekend. So I can feel like I'm living in Brokeback. 
 It's been cloudy and rainy here the past week, but they say we should get some nice sunny weather soon. So it will be perfect. Except for the fact that I won't have my own "Jack Twist" by my side  ...but oh well.

[tpe]

It would be even more reminiscent if you rode a horse through the Hill Country, no? 

[athena0204]

It would be even more reminiscent if you rode a horse through the Hill Country, no? 

Oh, it would be! But I don't have a horse. 

[cowgirlKt!]

Whenever I see guys in cowboy hats...which is something that I see quite often since I live in Texas.

God whenever i see anyone with one on it makes me smile and think of my fav two cowboys    ...which isnt very often here in England so its more of a big deal when i see one! I get my boy'f to wear one sumtimes LOL HAHA! LUCKY you livin where u see lotsa lads with them on hehe!!
Whenever i hear the song by Rascal Flatts "What hurts the most" reminds me of BBM since i found a fanvid on Youtube using that song thats brilliant and the lyrics are so fitting. When i see beauty in the world it reminds me of the beauty of the mountains...gawd everything reminds me of BBM ! It makes me smile though so i wouldnt want it any other way!

[Matt Nasty]

hmm cowboy hats arent common here although i did see someone walking down the street in one with his wife he looked oddly out of place but i thought oh a cow boy hat and that reminded me of BBM.

[ksxks]

This isn't exactly "symbols," but I watched Ang Lee's "Lust, Caution" recently on DVD, and the whole beginning, with Focus Features, and River Road Entertainment, etc., the visuals and the music, I COMPLETELY relate to BBM.  Maybe I've not watched another Focus Features/River Road movie since BBM, until this one...and it reawlly threw me, the opening credits thing.  I was transported to each and every time I watched BBM.

kathy

[babytammy7]

I understand you so well!! It hapens to me all the time. When I was at the cinema and the film ( L,C) started with Focus Features I got goosebumps.....I only could thing about BBM. It sends a shiver down my spine every time I see that.

[athena0204]

God whenever i see anyone with one on it makes me smile and think of my fav two cowboys    ...which isnt very often here in England so its more of a big deal when i see one! I get my boy'f to wear one sumtimes LOL HAHA! LUCKY you livin where u see lotsa lads with them on hehe!!
Whenever i hear the song by Rascal Flatts "What hurts the most" reminds me of BBM since i found a fanvid on Youtube using that song thats brilliant and the lyrics are so fitting. When i see beauty in the world it reminds me of the beauty of the mountains...gawd everything reminds me of BBM ! It makes me smile though so i wouldnt want it any other way!

You make your boyfriend wear a cowboy hat? Good idea! 
Yeah, the license plate on my car also reminds me. Because the license plates here have a picture of a silhouette of a cowboy on a horse above the words "The Lone Star State". 

[tpe]

This isn't exactly "symbols," but I watched Ang Lee's "Lust, Caution" recently on DVD, and the whole beginning, with Focus Features, and River Road Entertainment, etc., the visuals and the music, I COMPLETELY relate to BBM.  Maybe I've not watched another Focus Features/River Road movie since BBM, until this one...and it reawlly threw me, the opening credits thing.  I was transported to each and every time I watched BBM.

kathy

I agree with you and Tammy.  I always associate BBM with Focus and River Road now.  I think we've seen it so many times while watching BBM that the associations are now "automatic".

[babytammy7]

I agree with you and Tammy.  I always associate BBM with Focus and River Road now.  I think we've seen it so many times while watching BBM that the associations are now "automatic".

Yeah, Thomas, and everytime I saw that Focus and River Road in the BBM beginning I started to tremble, with a horrible lump in my throat, almost crying, but not with total sadness but with a intense emotion, knowing what was waiting for me ahead. First time we see the film it's like a punch because you don't expect the ending, but I think it's worse when you know about the ending, because then you see every scene with different eyes, thinking how they wasted their time, a whole life being apart from each other, without knowing what was the end. And even the most beautiful scenes seems sad or at least bittersweet when you know what the fate was. Then when you see the beauty of the most tender scenes you think about that same beauty all lost at the end....

My third, fourth, fifth time at cinema when I saw that Focus Features I felt so nervous, heart racing.....I knew that it was gonna hurt but even knowing I was so impatient, I was unable to leave, I wanted to see that beginning over and over again, that truck almost invisible, the soft dawn, and then the guitar.....Oh yes, Focus and River Road will be BBM forever.