tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post7977286762560571489..comments2024-03-28T05:15:00.483-07:00Comments on Buddies in the Saddle: Cowboys in the news, 1882Ron Scheerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-41491318875386411702011-05-10T16:41:11.147-07:002011-05-10T16:41:11.147-07:00Doubt I would have survived long in that world alt...Doubt I would have survived long in that world although I can build a pretty dandy fire.pattinase (abbott)https://www.blogger.com/profile/02916037185235335846noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-36488648169565396822011-05-10T15:45:00.135-07:002011-05-10T15:45:00.135-07:00That Ed Graham must've had a helluva temper or...That Ed Graham must've had a helluva temper or mean streak. not uncommon in those days or these either, e.g., road rage, with people shootin' at you for possibly gettin' in their way or cuttin' too close.Oscar Casehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10328166606910469945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-74250552687266103612011-05-10T09:23:13.853-07:002011-05-10T09:23:13.853-07:00hahahah. sound like a bunch of lost criminals!hahahah. sound like a bunch of lost criminals!lila Bragahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17724157156516900397noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-71150141366499333862011-05-09T20:49:04.549-07:002011-05-09T20:49:04.549-07:00Cheyenne, thanks.
Leah, there's more.
Richar...Cheyenne, thanks.<br /><br />Leah, there's more.<br /><br />Richard, I have a copy of Tefertiller's book and look forward to reading it.<br /><br />Sage, as a rule, cowboys were spenders and not savers.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-62392833319053791682011-05-09T18:44:20.656-07:002011-05-09T18:44:20.656-07:00Good look back. I especially like the line: "...Good look back. I especially like the line: "These cowboys pose no problem until they get paid" That's one way to keep them out of trouble, but it probably wouldn't last long.sagehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17499891950639742366noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-69953215658073547482011-05-09T15:36:22.377-07:002011-05-09T15:36:22.377-07:00Wild Bill looks a lot like Hickock, a fine lawman ...Wild Bill looks a lot like Hickock, a fine lawman by all accounts. This material is superbly discussed in Casey Tefertiller's Wyatt Earp: The Life Behind the Legend, which is superbly researched and greatly respected.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-38478715500993703092011-05-09T13:41:05.633-07:002011-05-09T13:41:05.633-07:00Fascinating stuff, Ron. Thanks.Fascinating stuff, Ron. Thanks.Leah J. Utashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08497599109798015888noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-86998722349799757392011-05-09T07:43:32.700-07:002011-05-09T07:43:32.700-07:00David, you're right. Add to that the Wild West...David, you're right. Add to that the Wild West Shows and early novels like THE VIRGINIAN. I also think folks have always secretly enjoyed the romance of lawlessness - it shows up over and again in our popular culture.Ron Scheerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15357501069513854664noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-30986079672622903902011-05-09T07:43:29.170-07:002011-05-09T07:43:29.170-07:00Good stuff!Good stuff!cheyenne joneshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16957462106844413179noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3434602314756730550.post-28876470290874460682011-05-09T06:44:25.499-07:002011-05-09T06:44:25.499-07:00Love that shot of Arizona in 1880! Cowboy was a re...Love that shot of Arizona in 1880! Cowboy was a real negative word (for many) and yet shifted 180 degrees twenty-five years after President Arthur's comments. All thanks to the pulps and early flicks.David Cranmerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04749857752139212888noreply@blogger.com