Honkytonk Man. 1982. Produced, directed and starring Clint Eastwood and his son Kyle Eastwood. Screenplay by Clancy Carlie — based on his 1980 novel of the same name. Marty Robbins appears in the film — his last appearance before he died, just prior to the release of the film — December 15, 1982. The story of Clint Eastwood’s character, Red Stovall, is loosely based on the life of Jimmie Rodgers.
Bob Dylan played the Marty Robbins song El Paso on the Musical map episode of Theme Time Radio Hour — and wrote about the song in his book The Philosophy of Modern Song.
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Painting by Bob Dylan. Picnic. 2021. Acrylic on canvas. 110.5 x 171.5 cm
John McIntire—Grandpa Wagoneer, Kyle Eastwood—Whit Wagoneer, Alexa Kenin—Marlene Mooney/Moonglow, Clint Eastwood—Red Stovall.
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Bob Dylan has not painted the bottle that Whit Wagoneer is holding, and he has painted Marlene Mooney’s hand down upon her knee and not up towards her mouth / holding the sandwich…
In the film when Marlene picks up the sandwich and moves it towards her mouth, Red Stovall tells her to put it down…
Quite a picnic..!
This reminded me of the painting Woman in the Window…
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Marty Robbins in the film. He died of a heart attack just before the release of the film. In the film he steps into sing mid-song for Red Stovall, played by Clint Eastwood, who is not far off from dying of tuberculosis.
El Paso. From The Philosophy of Modern Song / Bob Dylan. Reading by me:
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I have set the Musical Map episode of Theme Time Radio Hour to play here at 1 AM, UK time.
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The Ravaged Land Lies For Miles Behind. Oil paint on card. 2025.
http://www.nightlymothpaintings.space
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Unrelated to this… I took a few photographs myself of this painting at Halcyon Gallery a few months ago — Here is a higher quality photograph and title from Halcyon Gallery:
Pigeons. 2021. Acrylic paint on canvas. 108.6 x 169.7 cm.
Does anyone here recognise this scene? I really like those birds.
https://www.halcyongallery.com/bob-dylan/
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I noticed a mention of this painting yesterday here (I really recommend their page) —
Either way, best wishes from me —
nightly moth.
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