tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post8538391909364004421..comments2024-03-28T05:15:00.483-07:00Comments on Buddies in the Saddle: Cowboy names, no. 1Ron Scheerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-69519011241270190382013-02-25T08:31:45.384-08:002013-02-25T08:31:45.384-08:00I grew up in a farming community in Nebraska, and ...I grew up in a farming community in Nebraska, and I'm remembering now that the same was true for my father's, and even my own, generation (Shorty, Corky, etc.). I'm guessing that growing up together, they got nicknames in school and never outgrew them. Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-66590541395973219952013-02-24T20:20:06.519-08:002013-02-24T20:20:06.519-08:00My father, born in 1925, grew up in a small Wiscon...My father, born in 1925, grew up in a small Wisconsin railroad town. I used to love to listen to him reminisce about his friends and neighbors, all of them -- at least the men -- known by nicknames.<br /><br />There were the three Welshmen, all named Jack; Big Jack, Little Jack, and Jack the Engine. There was his best friend, Gahoot Cadman, and the Baird brothers, Double-Barrel, Lemon Essence, and Slipalong.<br /><br />(Dad's nickname was Blackie).<br /><br />I tried my hand at writing a Western short story some months ago, and maybe that's why I named a stagecoach driver Buttermilk Brown.Shayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16527241089629026268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-37744557190480620142013-02-23T15:01:45.175-08:002013-02-23T15:01:45.175-08:00I'm guessing there must be a full list of auth...I'm guessing there must be a full list of authors' pseudonyms somewhere online.<br /> Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-1548725866200231592013-02-23T15:00:42.452-08:002013-02-23T15:00:42.452-08:00Yes, pretty common practice among the criminal ele...Yes, pretty common practice among the criminal element generally.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-8861713340137387462013-02-23T13:49:49.279-08:002013-02-23T13:49:49.279-08:00The Wild Bunch had several members with names like...The Wild Bunch had several members with names like "Butch" Cassidy, Sundance Kid, Tom "Peep" O'Day, "Cap" Brown, "Flat Nose" George, "Kid" Curry, etc. Fascinating tradition.Oscar Casehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328166606910469945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-290072238419731362013-02-22T10:16:06.729-08:002013-02-22T10:16:06.729-08:00Theodore Childress Wills, actually. Dug that up fo...Theodore Childress Wills, actually. Dug that up for a blog post - thanks for the inspiration, Ron!Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10734148270217773194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-68745418973224273352013-02-22T09:50:03.752-08:002013-02-22T09:50:03.752-08:00Fascinating, Ron. In THE HELL RAISERS by Lee Flore...Fascinating, Ron. In THE HELL RAISERS by Lee Floren, which I just started reading, one of the main cowboys is called War Dog Smith. A list of pseudonymous western writers would be equally interesting. Even unusual titles of western novels, for the matter.Prashant C. Trikannadhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16079354501998741758noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-37939541730932407882013-02-22T08:16:03.986-08:002013-02-22T08:16:03.986-08:00And then there's the stock western movie actor...And then there's the stock western movie actors, Chill Wills, Slim Pickens, Hoot Gibson, Gabby Hayes -- except Chill Wills really WAS his name!Meghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10734148270217773194noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-85621306170724381272013-02-22T07:13:14.546-08:002013-02-22T07:13:14.546-08:00Another excellent tradition. Thanks, Mark.Another excellent tradition. Thanks, Mark.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-62678577616589138122013-02-22T05:55:08.800-08:002013-02-22T05:55:08.800-08:00Ron, I am reminded of old baseball nicknames: Thre...Ron, I am reminded of old baseball nicknames: Three-Fingers Brown, Dummy Taylor, Preacher Roe, Wahoo Sam Crawford, Rube Foster, Sliding Billy Hamilton, Gabby Hartnett, Rabbit Maranville, Oarator Jim O'Rourke, Old Hoss Radbourn... There is just something about such colorful names.markhinton@montanawriter.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04011489039472425705noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-64523549045933669772013-02-21T16:38:01.161-08:002013-02-21T16:38:01.161-08:00Thanks, Elisabeth. Got a big kick out of this. Hav...Thanks, Elisabeth. Got a big kick out of this. Having lived for many years in Texas, O. Henry, of course, would know all about this.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-58526109116995729052013-02-21T16:36:21.262-08:002013-02-21T16:36:21.262-08:00Patti Detroit, of course. Or has that one been tak...Patti Detroit, of course. Or has that one been taken already?Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-56701669201733242872013-02-21T16:35:26.229-08:002013-02-21T16:35:26.229-08:00I like that one, too. Using place names was appare...I like that one, too. Using place names was apparently a common way to distinguish between men with the same first name. This was probably Dave from Short CreekRon Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-49339533750488896442013-02-21T16:31:15.201-08:002013-02-21T16:31:15.201-08:00Dry, indeed.Dry, indeed.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-18164696671333799082013-02-21T16:30:14.302-08:002013-02-21T16:30:14.302-08:00Thanks, Drag.Thanks, Drag.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-63631977117893571582013-02-21T14:51:47.301-08:002013-02-21T14:51:47.301-08:00I have to wonder about Short Creek Dave. LOL. Wha...I have to wonder about Short Creek Dave. LOL. What a fun post! Jacquie Rogershttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17361793932364487636noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-2789797612016478762013-02-21T11:31:39.676-08:002013-02-21T11:31:39.676-08:00Good stuff!
Signed "Dry Gulch Dave!"Good stuff! <br /><br />Signed "Dry Gulch Dave!"cheyenne joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16957462106844413179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-29090126109669402982013-02-21T09:34:36.159-08:002013-02-21T09:34:36.159-08:00I always loved that tradition. I've wanted to ...I always loved that tradition. I've wanted to do it with my own characters but seldom have found just the right phrasing to express what I want. <br /><br />Charles, dragalong GramlichCharles Gramlichhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02052592247572253641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-48453542808917021762013-02-21T08:58:33.081-08:002013-02-21T08:58:33.081-08:00So colorful. I wish I had one. So colorful. I wish I had one. pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-52669102137025249302013-02-21T07:55:38.420-08:002013-02-21T07:55:38.420-08:00I couldn't help thinking of this paragraph in ...I couldn't help thinking of this paragraph in O. Henry's "Christmas By Injuction":<br /><br /><i>It was not necessary for a citizen to exhibit his baptismal certificate in order to acquire a cognomen. A man's name was his personal property. For convenience in calling him up to the bar and in designating him among other blue-shirted bipeds, a temporary appellation, title, or epithet was conferred upon him by the public. Personal peculiarities formed the source of the majority of such informal baptisms. Many were easily dubbed geographically from the regions from which they confessed to have hailed. Some announced themselves to be "Thompsons," and "Adamses," and the like, with a brazenness and loudness that cast a cloud upon their titles. A few vaingloriously and shamelessly uncovered their proper and indisputable names. This was held to be unduly arrogant, and did not win popularity. One man who said he was Chesterton L. C. Belmont, and proved it by letters, was given till sundown to leave the town. Such names as "Shorty," "Bow-legs," "Texas," "Lazy Bill," "Thirsty Rogers," "Limping Riley," "The Judge," and "California Ed" were in favour.</i>Elisabeth Grace Foleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02073159989691222645noreply@blogger.com