December 1, 1989
Spent the day with George and Cindy getting the last few shots for George’s documentary. Rusty Lindeman, celebrated wildcatter and first citizen of Wichita Falls (and the model for Jeff Bridges’ character in the movie), and his daughter took us out to lunch.
Rusty said: “I’ve never paid rent or made a payment on a house. Never in my life.” As in, why pay good money to live in someone else’s house when there’s so much land around and you can build one yourself? He gave me a toothbrush. “The dentist gives me one ever’ time I see him, and they just keep on building up in the glove compartment of my pickup.”
