Riding high on the Ponderosa....

[Capt. Morgan]

One of my favorite actors has passed away at 81.

http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/35068634/ns/entertainment-celebrities/

I loved Pernell Roberts as Adam Cartwright. As the eldest, he shouldered responsibility with grace without becoming a stick in the mud. He had a wry sense of humor, captivating eyes, an engaging crooked smile and a wonderful voice, both speaking and singing....and of all the Cartwright boys, he was about the only one who actually changed his outfit from show to show tho' I will always remember him in basic black and was my inspiration for my very monotone clothing selection. Black is classic...not the Johnny Cash black...the Adam Cartwright black.

http://ponderosascenery.homestead.com/index.html

*sigh*

[Capt. Bacardi]

Never really watched Bonanza, thou I watched him on Trapper John...

[LordEustace]

you putting down Johnny Cash? 'cause if you are, I challenge you to a duel, SUH! *Smacks him with a steel gauntlet*

[Capt. Morgan]

*ducks in time and picks up gaunlet*

You dropped this...

I don't really listen to Country/Rockabilly/Gospel/Christian music so I really wouldn't pass judgement on Mr. Cash at all....it's just that...Adam Cartwright was my intro Icon to "Good Guys Wear Black"....that's all. No insult intended...

*sigh*

I really need to get my picture up on the Forum...LOL!

[Manwariel]

I loved Pernell Roberts as Adam Cartwright. As the eldest, he shouldered responsibility with grace without becoming a stick in the mud. He had a wry sense of humor, captivating eyes, an engaging crooked smile and a wonderful voice, both speaking and singing....and of all the Cartwright boys, he was about the only one who actually changed his outfit from show to show tho' I will always remember him in basic black and was my inspiration for my very monotone clothing selection. Black is classic...not the Johnny Cash black...the Adam Cartwright black.

Indeed. I used to watch that show almost every day on TV Land and have seen more episodes than not.

[Joyce "Delfinia DuSwallow" Howard]

Awwww.. . .

[Welsh Wench]

Those eyes.....Oh, those eyes!

RIP Pernell Roberts. You were the best of the lot of them.

[irish]

Yes, he was a very hansome man......

[Capt. Morgan]

Ahhh yes, those eyes....and that voice...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jpgu18-96f8&feature=related

[Lady Christina de Pond]

i love Bonanza but dont get me wrong ladies but you realized your swooning over a eight one year old dead man

the spirit is gone but stink remains- a knights tale

[Capt. Morgan]

No, we are swooning over an iconic image caught in time...a man that does not age...such is the timeless beauty of celluloid. As an immortal...I can identify! 

[SirRichardBear]

Was never a big Bonanza fan but he starred in one of my favorite western movies Ride Lonesome with Randolph Scott.  He played a outlaw trying to go straight what I think of as a likeable rogue.  He was one of those rare actors who could do my serious and comic roles with equal skill.