[Mr. Yeti]

Originally Posted by Lost Boy

And Disney was offered the right to the Lone Ranger years ago when Jack Wrather, owner of the Disneyland Hotel and the Lone Ranger and Green Hornet, sold the hotel to Disney. Eisner said no, he couldn't think of anything to do with that character. So it was sold to someone else, who now is selling it too Disney for top dollar.

Just for your information, since both The Lone Ranger and The Green Hornet were created by the same person and owned by the same company they were related. The Green Hornet, Britt Reed, was the Lone Ranger's (John Reed) great, great Nephew. There was an episode of The Green Hornet on radio were Brit and his Uncle were in the great library of the house (The family was very wealthy) and there was a huge painting hanging above the fireplace of a masked man astride a rearing white horse. The young Brit Reed was told this was his Great, Great Uncle. While the story was being told, very faintly in the background the Theme for the Lone Ranger was playing. Sent chills down my spine when I heard it.

For the sake of argument I really hope that this new movie can bring The Lone Ranger back into our lives. Today's kids have no real heroes to identify with anymore. The current crop of singers are not a very good group what with all the drinking, drug use, and out and out defiance of Law and Order. Movie Stars are few and far between as role models for todays kids. Even sports now gives the idea that steroid drugs and cheating are fine to make you a winner. No, nothing much out there. I would love to see the ideals and morals of The Lone Ranger be a success for todays youth, but I am afraid we are so far into the morass of current ideals and morality issues that it will never happen.

I grew up with Heroes like The Lone Ranger, Roy Rogers, Gene Autry and all the rest of the old Screen Heroes. My favorite was Clayton Moore as the Ranger. He lived his life by the code of the West as set forth by The Lone Ranger. He was a good man and I Cried the day he died. We lost a real hero that day.

I totally agree.

I'm confident that Disney will do a good job of bringing this classic hero back into our lives and hopefully grow a new fan base from the younger generation.