Your Kris Kristofferson Fast Fact!

[chickenscratching]

did you know.... "An aspiring writer, Kristofferson earned a Rhodes Scholarship to Oxford University (Merton College, Oxford) after previously attending Pomona College. Students of Merton College later voted that the college should erect a statue of Kristofferson, naked astride a motorcycle of his choice, in Front Quad but funds were never made available" ??

You can learn more about http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Kris_Kristofferson">Kris Kristofferson, if you want.

What's your favorite Mr. K fact?
Are you so small like me that you only remember Mr. K from Big Top Pee Wee?

[peekaloo]

1. He was drunk off his arse when hosted SNL years ago.

I loved him in 'Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore'.

[dbt]

2. Arrived in Johnny Cash's yard via helicopter

in a last-ditch attempt to peddle "Sunday Mornin' Comin' Down."

:smoke:

[deutsey]

3. He played "Rubber Duck" in the 1978 film "Convoy"

based on the hit song.

[Bridget Burke]

5. And Sheriff Charlie Wade in "Lone Star"

Which I watched again last weekend. A fine movie--& he made a fine villain....

[chickenscratching]

6. I always think

villains do better with an excellent mustache, and I definitely cannot complain about his.

:hi:

[bunkerbuster1]

7. A fine villain in Sayles' "Silver City," as well.

[maveric]

4. He was also an Airborne Ranger in the US Army.

But got out before Viet Nam got going.

[Enraged_Ape]

8. He was a Golden Gloves boxer

Kristofferson has done just about everything you are too wimpy or untalented to do successfully.

[catmandu57]

9. He played Billy the Kid

in Sam Peckinpaugh's 1973 Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid, great movie terrific cast.
James Coburn
Bob Dylan
Chill Wills
Jason Robards
etc etc etc.

[bettyellen]

10. he had the balls to comfort sinead o connor when she was boooed after the

the pope incident. i love him for that.
and he can sign a mean "help me make it through the night"

[yardwork]

11. I loved that too

It was at a Dylan tribute concert. He was the emcee. Sinead was supposed to sing "Boots of Spanish Leather," I think, but when she came on stage the crowd booed her so much she was intimidated. KK came out and put his arm around her and pulled her away from the mike. I figured he was telling her to ignore the idiots. Eventually she had her band play "War."

[bettyellen]

12. that's right, i was shocked people at a dylan tribute could be so......

thoughtless and judgemental. it was pretty awful.

[theboss]

13. Well, Dylan can be toughtless and judgmental too

But it's part of his charm...

[Atlas Mugged]

15. Yep - that was class with a capital "C"

I was very impressed by him after that.

[Enraged_Ape]

14. He was a Phi Beta Kappan and flew helicopters in the Army

Kris Kristofferson could quite possibly be the world's ultimate male.

BTW, "Sunday Morning Coming Down" is one of the greatest songs EVER written. And no one performed it better than Mr. John R. Cash.