March, 2010

Howdy friends,

Well, things didn’t go exactly as I planned for February. Remember all those punches and fight scenes when I was doing Gunsmoke, rolling around on the ground, falling off my horse, getting shot etc etc etc? Well that really was me and not a stunt double (unless it was really dangerous). After 20 plus years and few Gunsmoke movies plus How the West Was Won it finally caught up with my shoulder and hand and created the arthritis that I am now experiencing. Don’t get me wrong I’m not complaining, I enjoyed every day of work and wouldn’t change a thing. But I just want you to know why I have had to take a hiatus from signing any autographs right now. It is feeling a bit better now and I will try to start signing again in the near future. I just didn’t want to disappoint any of you if my signature looked like chicken scratches. As soon as I start signing again I will have the webmaster put a notice on the home page.

I did have a nice February. I celebrated my wife’s birthday with all the Grandkids and family. As always Janet got me a really nice present for Valentine’s Day, a new lounge chair to sit back and watch Gunsmoke in. I really like it.

Take care and I’ll talk with again soon!

James Arness