First of all, QDMA started in 1988 and John Wayne died in 1979 so he wasn't a member.
Not too long after the QDMA stated we sponsored I think 3 yearly meetings in Troy. They were all about the same every year, sign in, pay for entrance fee, pay and help yourself to the open bar, sign up pay for membership, buy raffle tickets, eat, buy more raffle tickets, drink, sell statues, buy raffle tickets, drink, sell pictures, buy, buy, buy. The speakers the first year were interesting, but they usually had one theme, kill does, kill does, kill does. The next couple of years were more of the same. About the same as NWTF meetings, less the kill does.