<!DOCTYPE HTML PUBLIC "-//W3C//DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional//EN"> <HTML><HEAD> <META http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=iso-8859-1"> <META content="MSHTML 5.50.4611.1300" name=GENERATOR> <STYLE></STYLE> </HEAD> <BODY bgColor=#ffffff> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>"I am trying to find a complete story of this in print/Internet. Last night, Russia TV reported that Stalin wanted John Wayne to be axed like Trotsky. Apparently two plans were made, but obviously never carried out."</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>*   *   *</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>"Dimitrov! Get in here immediately!"</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>"Yes Comrade Stalin?"</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>"I want John Wayne killed."</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>"John Wayne? You mean the famous American cowboy actor? Formerly known as Marion Morrison, whose best work to date has been done with the director John Ford, known for his lyrical use of open sky and vast desert expanse which serves as a canvas upon which the dreams of an expanding young Republic are ---"</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>"Yes, yes. That John Wayne."</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>"May I ask why, Comrade Stalin?"</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>"Roy Rogers."</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>"Sorry?"</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>"Roy Rogers. I love Roy Rogers. 'The Singing Cowboy.' Ah yes, Dimitrov, many's the time when, after a particularly nasty purge, the songs of Roy Rogers have soothed my nerves. He's so handsome. So sturdy. And his horse Trigger -- an animal worthy of the New Soviet Man!"</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>"And this relates to John Wayne, how?"</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>"Idiot! John Wayne is Hollywood A-List! Roy Rogers is stuck in B-pictures! Room must be made at the top! Surely this is as clear as the parasitic nature of capitalism?!"</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>"Yes Comrade Stalin! Right away!"</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>"And make it look like an accident."</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>"Yes, of course Comrade Stalin!" </FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>[Dimitrov exits. Stalin dons a bright red cowboy hat with white tassels, and begins singing.]</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>"Happy Trails, to you . . . Until we meet again . . . Happy Trails, to you . . ."</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>[CUT TO: A Hollywood bar. John Wayne is doing shots when an industry old-timer dashes in.]</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3></FONT></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>"Duke! Duke! Have ya heard the news?"</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>"What's news is that, Pete?"</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>"Josef Stalin is gunning for ya! Sez yer a yellow-bellied sidewinder of the exploitative class!"</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>"Well pardner, you tell Stalin that if he wants to dance, I have a spot open on my card!"</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>'YEEEEEHAW! That's tellin' 'em Duke!"</FONT></SPAN></DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"></SPAN> </DIV> <DIV><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: Arial"><FONT face="Times New Roman" size=3>DP</FONT></SPAN></DIV></BODY></HTML>