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David "Hoss" Wright is an American drummer who has played for The Exies, and Nick Oliveri and the Mondo Generator. While part of Mondo Generator, he wrote some songs for the album Dead Planet with Nick Oliveri. His musical career began around the time he was 13 in Richmond, Virginia.
- The Death of Dan Blocker
- The Episode
- The Lack of Hoss
- Filming While Grieving
- The Ratings
After 13 seasons of playing Hoss Cartwright, the easy-going, "gentle giant" brother on Bonanza, actor Dan Blocker died unexpectedly, shortly before filming was to begin for the final season (1972-1973). Only 43 at the time of his death, Blocker died on May 13, 1972, of a pulmonary embolism (a post-op blood clot to the lungs) following a "routine" g...
The episode, titled "Forever," was originally written to include Blocker as Hoss and, in fact, to showcase his acting talent. The two-part episode was written by Michael Landon, who also starred as Hoss' brother "Little Joe" Cartwright. In it, Hoss was to fall deeply in love with Alice Harper (played by Bonnie Bedelia). Instead, Landon took the sta...
While "Forever" never directly dealt with the actual circumstances of Hoss' (or Blocker's) death, many scenes were obvious references. Said Landon about the episode: "We try to mention Hoss' death very simply, in passing...it might not please everybody. I'm sure that some people would rather have a whole hour memorial to Dan, but we just couldn't d...
The episode was actually cathartic for the show's stars, as well as the crew. As soon as shooting began, the cast and crew were reminiscing about "when Dan did this" and "the joke Dan played" and "remember when Dan..." According to Landon, who also directed the episode in addition to writing and starring in it, the first scene they had to film was ...
Although "Forever" did garner huge ratings for the show, Bonanza was clearly on its last legs, despite its lingering popularity. A perennial top ten show, it had fallen out of the top ten for the first time during the previous season. The show had also been switched from its famous "Sunday night at 9 o'clock" time slot to Tuesdays at 8. Every TV sh...
In 2015, Mondo Generator went through a lineup change, with Ian Taylor and Hoss Wright departing, and Jeff Bowman joining full-time on drums. The power trio of Oliveri, Pygmie and Bowman that played as Nick Oliveri's Uncontrollable reformed as Mondo Generator.
Knight Errant: Directed by William F. Claxton. With Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon. Hoss Cartwright's good deed results in hard feelings when the mail order bride he has volunteered to escort to a neighboring rancher falls in love with him before she reaches her intended groom.
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- Western
- William F. Claxton
- 1962-11-18
Hell Comes to Your Heart. Hell Comes to Your Heart is the fourth studio album by Mondo Generator, released on Nick Oliveri 's vanity label, Mondo Media, in 2012 and distributed worldwide through Cobraside Distribution. [1] [2] [3]
Eric Warren "Hoss" Cartwright is the large, but handsome second son of Ben Cartwright. Hoss may be intimidating to anyone who first sets eyes on him but the expression “gentle giant” applies perfectly to his case. Hoss, quiet on the surface, deep down is loveable and gentle, loyal to a fault.
With Lorne Greene, Pernell Roberts, Dan Blocker, Michael Landon. Unlucky Hoss loses his valuable Kentucky thoroughbred racehorse in a poker game then schemes with brother Adam to buy it back before the end-of-the-month entry deadline for the Virginia City Sweepstakes race.
