I understand. For many years, I took the death of my favorite artists, be they actors or musicians very personally. I remember when Hitchcock died, I was outraged that I'd never see another Hitchcock film. Now, they are alive in my memory, so for that I am thankful, especially that I still have a memory. I have a "Duke" tale to tell. My BW and I went to see Sammy Davis, Jr. at a club across the river in Windsor, Canada. The movie "Hatari" had just come out, and unbeknownst to us, Wayne and Red Buttons were in the audience. They were most likely on a promo tour.Halfway through the performance, someone in the audience made a racist remark, and Sammy stopped the show and dressed the man down. Just then, a bald John Wayne with a pitcher of beer in his hand got up and kissed Sammy on the forehead, turned and glared at the racist and we thought we were about to see John Wayne in a fight for real. However, Buttons stood up between Wayne and the miscreant and said that he made the remark because he liked hearind the diatribe that Sammy gave on those occasions. Everyone laughed and the moment passed and we were all thrilled to see John Wayne, and Red Buttons who did a few schtiks with Sammy before sitting down..