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Mike ShafferFri Aug-07-20 04:14 PM
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"Bert Murphy"


          

I am missing Bert and his wife, Martha this morning. For those who came in late, Bert was one of the old and now defunct group of Louis L’Amour fans and readers. It was many years before I discovered who Bert was. He was a retired General in the US Army, who wrote many of the Army training manuals on survival...and when questioned about how down to earth he was, his explanation was, “Oh, I didn’t go to West Point, Mike, I came up through the ranks.” Fortune put me in Roswell, NM on one motorcycle ride and I spent the day with Bert and his lovely wife, Martha. We visited a few of the L’Amour treasures in Roswell and I wonder what might have happened to them after Bert and Martha left us. Bert wrote TRAILING LOUIS L’AMOUR which is still available on used book sites, and guides the reader through many of LL locations. It was a treasure trove for a reader like me who enjoys visiting the locations in Louis’ short stories, poems, and novels. It’s void that can’t be filled of Bert and his knowledgeable comments and observations about the western US that LL wrote about.

"We don't have any law here. Just a graveyard." LL from TREASURE MOUNTAIN

  

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FalconFri Aug-07-20 07:30 PM
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#1. "RE: Bert Murphy"
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I have thought of some of the LL forum 'graduates'
lately, myself. Bert, Tom (Dead River Sailor), and a few more.
When I was a newbie here, Bert sent me copies of his works, gratis, and they occupy a place of honor on the shelves in our family room.



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Mike ShafferSun Aug-09-20 12:32 AM
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#2. "RE: Bert Murphy"
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DRS was awesome. He always had interesting insights and comments.

"We don't have any law here. Just a graveyard." LL from TREASURE MOUNTAIN

  

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Les Down UnderFri Aug-07-20 07:58 PM
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#3. "RE: Bert Murphy"
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I see their Bulletin names are still in the profiles lists. Maybe it would be nice to set up a memorial page and move the profiles there. For many of us these are friends we never met.

Les
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Les
The English Language is weird. It can be understood through tough thorough thought though.



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Tennessee DaveMon Aug-10-20 03:24 AM
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#4. "RE: Bert Murphy"
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Every once in a while I catch myself singing "Those were the days my friend" don't know if anyone remembers the tune. Bert quoted that tune, I think he was reminiscing at the time. But, anyway, it reminds me of Bert every dang time.😊

Tennessee Dave

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Mike ShafferSat Aug-15-20 03:08 PM
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#5. "RE: Bert Murphy"
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I like that TD. Not sure why, but Bert has been on my mind a lot lately.

"We don't have any law here. Just a graveyard." LL from TREASURE MOUNTAIN

  

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Tennessee DaveSun Aug-16-20 11:30 PM
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#6. "RE: Bert Murphy"
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Why not, we really miss our good friends. And I think you got to know him good enough.
Their are very few people in life that ARE interesting enough to be your friend, I think.

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Tennessee DaveWed Aug-19-20 09:30 PM
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#7. "RE: Bert Murphy"
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Mike, i too miss Bert. He was such, as I said to you later,an interesting fellow.
Tell me where he lived and what was his house like. Did you enjoy the tour of his property?
Anything else you can think of.

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Mike ShafferWed Aug-26-20 03:59 PM
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#8. "RE: Bert Murphy"
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It was very warm and comfortable...a reflection of Martha I believe. Bert was, however, very unassuming for an Officer...he claimed it had to do with the fact he came up through the ranks, but my conclusion was it was just Bert being Bert. He was definitely one to “ride the river with”.

"We don't have any law here. Just a graveyard." LL from TREASURE MOUNTAIN

  

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Mike ShafferWed Aug-26-20 04:01 PM
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Oh, and even in his advanced age, not someone you’d want to cross.

"We don't have any law here. Just a graveyard." LL from TREASURE MOUNTAIN

  

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Tennessee DaveWed Aug-26-20 11:56 PM
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#10. "RE: Bert Murphy"
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Sounds like LL.

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