tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485729541580426717.post7184361353467805324..comments2024-03-11T00:26:35.303-07:00Comments on The Many Banes of My Existence by Alexis: Mad Dog Buek Died!AlexisARhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09797016673203467911noreply@blogger.comBlogger16125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485729541580426717.post-52257375667846062762022-04-28T23:03:47.521-07:002022-04-28T23:03:47.521-07:00click this link here now human hair wigs,human hai...click this link here now <a href="https://www.cheapwigsales.com/" rel="nofollow"><strong>human hair wigs</strong></a>,<a href="https://www.cheapwigsforwomen.com/" rel="nofollow"><strong>human hair toppers</strong></a>,<a href="https://www.cheapwigsoutlet.com/" rel="nofollow"><strong>wigs online</strong></a>,<a href="https://www.nicefulllacehairwigs.com/" rel="nofollow"><strong>human hair wigs</strong></a>,<a href="https://www.hairextensionsfeather.com/" rel="nofollow"><strong>cheap wigs</strong></a>,<a href="https://www.humanhairwigsguide.com/" rel="nofollow"><strong>wigs</strong></a>,<a href="https://www.yjjcw.com/" rel="nofollow"><strong>wigs for women</strong></a>,<a href="https://www.ukcheapwigs.com/" rel="nofollow"><strong>hair toppers</strong></a>,<a href="https://www.hairextensions-sale.com/" rel="nofollow"><strong>hair extensions</strong></a> read this articlestousselhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04235968156515303788noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485729541580426717.post-88089166825358393532017-10-09T03:28:34.249-07:002017-10-09T03:28:34.249-07:00I watched it. i'd already read her book, so I ...I watched it. i'd already read her book, so I knew in advance that it had a happy ending, but it was nice to watch nonetheless. i hope her life was every bit as nice as was portrayed in the movie if not better. AlexisARhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09797016673203467911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485729541580426717.post-84342957578337756522017-09-26T22:04:17.934-07:002017-09-26T22:04:17.934-07:00I understand how you feel but I hope you went on t...I understand how you feel but I hope you went on to watch :The Other Side of the Mountain Part 2<br />It is a beautiful love story, too.<br />Ziahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10431186519777282188noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485729541580426717.post-55132014646758794202017-08-02T23:21:07.886-07:002017-08-02T23:21:07.886-07:00The stories are marvelous. It's an amazing pie...The stories are marvelous. It's an amazing piece of history of which your father was a part. Thanks so much. I would love to know more.AlexisARhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09797016673203467911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485729541580426717.post-75801808838646845362017-08-02T23:04:00.965-07:002017-08-02T23:04:00.965-07:00My dad knew Dick and Jill back in the day. Mad Dog...My dad knew Dick and Jill back in the day. Mad Dog really earned his name. My dad told stories of how he broke his arm and Dick and his sister drove from Sun Valley to Soda Springs to stay at the Octagon House with my dad while his arm healed. How Dick would fly his airplane under Rainbow Bridge on the 40 (now Donner Summit or Donner Pass Rd). Or his plane under lift cables banking around the towers (I would give my left nut to see video of that). Or the time he flew his airplane so high he passed out. Or the time Dick learned Sign Language, Dad was deaf, after the two met for the first time. Then Dick proceeded to teach all the employees at the lodge the two were staying at but refused to teach the bosses just so the employees can talk smack without the bosses knowing.<br /><br />Dick was also a motorcyclist and broke bones while riding. Winning first after breaking half his bones in San Francisco and third while wearing a metal back brace. <br /><br />Dad never talked about Jill much. I didn't even know about her, or the movie, until I saw a photo of Jill and Dick hanging in a lodge, Sun Valley I think, and asked about it. He seemed sad when we talked about her that day.<br /><br />I'm not sure, but I suspect I have photos of my dad and Dick together, probably at Sugar Bowl where they had houses at the time or wherever they competed like Chili or Germany. <br /><br />Dick, Jill and my dad and alot of others like Schroll sported balls of tempered steel, my dad was still competing on the slopes at 36 in 1957.<br /><br />If you want to know more about Buek, Jill or Earl, Norm Sayler is still alive and runs the museum near Sugar Bowl (at the flashing light) at Donner Summit. Norm personally knew them. Earlhttp://www.ruffa.netnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485729541580426717.post-12371221125978189812017-06-05T22:18:36.787-07:002017-06-05T22:18:36.787-07:00Belated thanks for both replies and any others tha...Belated thanks for both replies and any others that I have missed.AlexisARhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09797016673203467911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485729541580426717.post-45634199625434233752017-06-05T22:11:33.229-07:002017-06-05T22:11:33.229-07:00Did you read the follow-up or see the sequel movie...Did you read the follow-up or see the sequel movie, Les? I'm so glad Jill went on to have a happy and fulfilling life, but still, I will not get over Mad Dog Buek's death. That's not how things are supposed to happen in real life. If someone had written this as a novel and had written it with Mad Dog Buek dying, the movie screenwriters would have just reversed it, as they did at the end of "My Sister's Keeper" which, I thought, was a lousy reversal, but that's beside the point. Since it happened in real life, however, the film-makers were stuck with the story as it really went down.<br /><br />Thanks for reading and commenting.AlexisARhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09797016673203467911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485729541580426717.post-45055808737305246712017-06-05T21:17:32.205-07:002017-06-05T21:17:32.205-07:00I'm right there with you!! I'm still not o...I'm right there with you!! I'm still not over Dick Buek dying!! I had never, and have never since, seen people filing out of a movie theater with tears rolling down their faces! I saw the movie as an 11 year old when it first came out, and still can't explain the hold it had over me. I saw it at least six times in the theater, and that's quite a feat for a child! Then I read the book which inspired me anew, and I've read it countless times since! What an inspiration Jill and her story continue to be!Leshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04271519638826616440noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485729541580426717.post-70130617640556440912016-11-15T22:10:54.642-08:002016-11-15T22:10:54.642-08:00Yes, she was remarkable. I think that has to be th...Yes, she was remarkable. I think that has to be the saddest story ever, though, even if the ending worked out OK.AlexisARhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09797016673203467911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485729541580426717.post-73851162431596718152016-11-15T08:49:32.572-08:002016-11-15T08:49:32.572-08:00That was the saddest movie I ever have seen. Gut ...That was the saddest movie I ever have seen. Gut wrenching! I just couldn't stop crying through it. That was horrible how Buddy walked out on her, then when Dick was killed, I just completely lost it. Everyone in the Cinema burst into tears. She was a remarkable woman up until her death.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07449842266243347707noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485729541580426717.post-659898867070742362015-04-08T21:14:16.221-07:002015-04-08T21:14:16.221-07:00There was so much incredible sadness from so many ...There was so much incredible sadness from so many angles in the whole story. thanks for reading and commenting.AlexisARhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09797016673203467911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485729541580426717.post-1794941563454315972015-04-08T18:10:52.474-07:002015-04-08T18:10:52.474-07:00Audra Jo's paralysis sucked, too. This movie a...Audra Jo's paralysis sucked, too. This movie always hitches my breath, even just thinking about it. We visit Donner Lake often, where Dick died...always think of him. Sob. Great post! 🎿Tanya Hansonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08580821680629254085noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485729541580426717.post-47720743859646725522014-02-11T10:48:43.919-08:002014-02-11T10:48:43.919-08:00I saw both movies back when I was 14. I cried my e...I saw both movies back when I was 14. I cried my eyes out at the passing of Dick Buek. I was thinking about Jill Kinmont Boothe,and I too googled her and was in shock to read that she had died last in 2012. I can't believe this didn't make our news. I am still in mourning =(Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485729541580426717.post-63837646653617225862013-11-23T22:41:30.912-08:002013-11-23T22:41:30.912-08:00Yes, she did pull herself together, and she went...Yes, she did pull herself together, and she went onto do amazing things with her life. She was a great woman.AlexisARhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09797016673203467911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485729541580426717.post-35173474545312583742013-11-23T21:43:53.748-08:002013-11-23T21:43:53.748-08:00dear you,
I was 12 in 1975 and saw the movie; Th...dear you, <br />I was 12 in 1975 and saw the movie; The Other Side of The Mountain. I too, felt deeply for Jill, that she went through so much and then to have Mad Dog die. But when I saw the second movie, I was consoled a bit that she went on and became a teacher, and I too, grew up and carried on with my life.... Tonight I went on youtube and pulled up The Other Side of the Mountain again....and then thought, I have never 'googled' her...........which I did, only to find out she passed away last year. Condolences to the family and her friends and past students. I know she was an inspiration to me and can only imagine the inspiration she was to others close to her. Rest in Peace Jill, and thankyou. I hope you are teaching many in the beyond....and flying down your mountains again!!!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08550553760612603203noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6485729541580426717.post-28995175824975911882013-02-27T05:08:39.138-08:002013-02-27T05:08:39.138-08:00That sounds like a good movie. I might have to se...That sounds like a good movie. I might have to see it myself. <br /><br />That Sports Illustrated curse is interesting. You're too young to know about Kristie Phillips... I mean, you probably have heard of her, but you weren't around when she was competing. She's my age and when she was 14, everyone thought she was the next Mary Lou Retton. She was on the cover of Sports Illustrated and then promptly went down the tubes. She missed the 1988 Olympic team by a very slim margin. They named her a "second alternate", which meant she would only get to Seoul if one of the other athletes got hurt... and none of them did.<br /><br />She later came back in her late 20s, early 30s and competed... She served as a stunt double for a horrible made for TV movie called "Perfect Body". then she opened her own gym.knottyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10127277724751832329noreply@blogger.com