No Country For Old Men star Tommy Lee Jones has been chosen as one of the 2009 inductees into the Texas Cowboy Hall of Fame.
The Coen brothers cast Jones first when making the film adaptation of Cormac McCarthy’s novel and described him as “the real thing” as far as Texas and Texans are concerned.
I remember reading an interview with him in Empire magazine around the time the film came out where he described how he loved going to work on a movie set just down the road from his house. I can’t see him living in Hollywood!
The Induction Ceremony takes place at 7pm on Thursday 15 January 2009 and entry into the ranks of Texan cowboys is described as:
the highest honor we bestow on individuals who have shown excellence in competition, business, and support of rodeo and the western lifestyle in Texas
No Country For Old Men though was not the first time Jones starred in a cowboy themed movie - remember Space Cowboys? Probably as enjoyable as the biker gang tribute Wild Hogs…..
