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Lov it,, From my #1 SiL
TO ALL COWBOYS EVERYWHERE...
A TOUGH OLD COWBOY FROM SOUTH TEXAS COUNSELED HIS GRANDSON THAT IF HE WANTED TO LIVE A LONG LIFE, THE SECRET WAS TO SPRINKLE A PINCH OF GUN POWDER ON HIS OATMEAL EVERY MORNING.
THE GRANDSON DID THIS RELIGIOUSLY TO THE AGE OF 103.
WHEN HE DIED HE LEFT BEHIND 14 CHILDREN, 30 GRANDCHILDREN, 45 GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN, 25 GREAT-GREAT-GRANDCHILDREN,
AND
A 15-FOOT HOLE WHERE THE CREMATORIUM USED TO BE.
Sorta brings a tear to your eye, don't it? :D
Lov it,, From my #1 SiL
Sorta brings a tear to your eye, don't it? :D
It showed up in my inbox today as well, acompanied by an older photo of a younger Sam Elliott.
Why is it women keep sending men photos of other men? I'd rather perfer see Sam's wife Katherine Ross.
an older photo of a younger Sam Elliott.
I just could not bring myself to post Sam's pic..
Maybe we are on the same shotgun mailing list?? :D
greenberetTFS
06-27-2011, 13:08
Sam Elliott is to Cowboys,like what R Lee Ermay is to the Marine Corps.......... They're both poster "boys" to their trade.........;):D
Big Teddy :munchin
Sam Elliott is to Cowboys,like what R Lee Ermay is to the Marine Corps.......... They're both poster "boys" to their trade.........;):D
Big Teddy :munchin
Speaking of icons, who is your favorite?
SouthernDZ
06-27-2011, 16:44
Speaking of icons, who is your favorite?
Marion Michael Morrison....... :D
Marion Michael Morrison....... :D
Ya, me too.
mark46th
06-28-2011, 11:08
Yeah, The Duke. The Searchers is usually at the top of any Western Movie list and in the top 5 or 10 on All-time Great movie lists. Clint Eastwood, of course. Randolph Scott is right up there, Lee Marvin was good, especially when he was the bad guy.. Of the more modern actors, Robert Duvall and I think Tom Selleck makes a good cowboy... One who might get up there is Josh Brolin, if he decides to pursue the genre...
Yeah, The Duke. The Searchers is usually at the top of any Western Movie list and in the top 5 or 10 on All-time Great movie lists. Clint Eastwood, of course. Randolph Scott is right up there, Lee Marvin was good, especially when he was the bad guy.. Of the more modern actors, Robert Duvall and I think Tom Selleck makes a good cowboy... One who might get up there is Josh Brolin, if he decides to pursue the genre...
You forgot Gary Cooper.
SouthernDZ
06-28-2011, 16:37
You forgot Gary Cooper.
the coolest of the cool....Steve McQueen!
the coolest of the cool....Steve McQueen!
I liked him in the movie "Tom Horn".
mark46th
06-28-2011, 17:48
Mea Culpa- Definitely Gary Cooper and Steve McQueen was just cool in anything he did...
greenberetTFS
06-28-2011, 18:45
Ya, me too.
He was both a Cowboy icon and SF icon(source: TR's avatar).....:D:D:D
Big Teddy :munchin
He was both a Cowboy icon and SF icon...
which makes him a truely great American
Cowboy icons - Will Rogers and Bill Pickett - the 'real deal'.
Richard :munchin
Cowboy icons - Will Rogers and Bill Pickett - the 'real deal'.
Richard :munchin
Holy Cow ..... Big Teddy is right .....
You ARE old .... :eek: :D
kimberly
06-30-2011, 11:57
Doc Callahan (RIP), a real life cowboy. Died with his boots on. My cousin.
BoyScout
06-30-2011, 18:26
Real deal and often a lackey of John Wayne. Cpl. Tyree to many.http://www.imdb.com/name/nm0424565/
As for gunfighters I've got a soft spot for Bill Tillman, Heck Thomas, and Jelly Brice.
Will Rogers has legend status around here.
Any of these guys!
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ynKoZD-sFi4
Best Cowboy I ever knew Roger Beirbach, best horseman, cowman and all around best hand ever. He could rope an idea outa your head and leave your hat on.
Best pretend Cowboy, ya'll named them.
mojaveman
06-30-2011, 21:08
I liked him in the movie "Tom Horn".
The real Tom Horn was a true Old West badass. He probably sent more people to boot hill than any other person in that era.
Steve McQueen did good in the movie but he was small and Horn was a big dude.
The real Tom Horn was a true Old West badass. He probably sent more people to boot hill than any other person in that era.
Steve McQueen did good in the movie but he was small and Horn was a big dude.
A lot of Tom Horn stories in my part of Wyoming. All in common, was, Tom was pretty good with a gun, and a steady partner in a gun fight. Many other stories say he was a real asshole, and much of his fame, was self started. He was a celebrity by many rights, him and many others like him, have all added to the color and flavor of what makes western history so entertaining.
Personally, I still believe he never shot the ranchers kid.
My great grandfather was one of those Cattlemen Association gents that first hired Tom Horn to stop cattle theft. He ate many meals at the family diner table, he and my great grandfather talking business.
mojaveman
06-30-2011, 22:16
A lot of Tom Horn stories in my part of Wyoming. All in common, was, Tom was pretty good with a gun, and a steady partner in a gun fight. Many other stories say he was a real asshole, and much of his fame, was self started. He was a celebrity by many rights, him and many others like him, have all added to the color and flavor of what makes western history so entertaining.
Personally, I still believe he never shot the ranchers kid.
My great grandfather was one of those Cattlemen Association gents that first hired Tom Horn to stop cattle theft. He ate many meals at the family diner table, he and my great grandfather talking business.
Great post.
There is much speculation as to whether Horn actually killed the teen. I've often wondered if he didn't have some serious dirt on some of the cattlemen. It was either that or the cattlemen actually paid him to assasinate the sheep rancher and when he screwed up by shooting the wrong person they pushed the whole mess his way by framing him.
Great post.
There is much speculation as to whether Horn actually killed the teen. He either mistook the sheep ranchers son for the father because he was big for his age or he was set up. If that was the case I've always questioned why the cattlemen would have done that. My only conclusion was that he had some serious dirt on someone.
My grandfather was born in 1905, two years after Tom was hung. His father, my great grandfather, told him quite a bit about his association with Tom Horn.
I personally believe Tom was set up. In the end, he had more enemies than friends. His methods out side of WY, more specifically, AZ and CO held to darkest secrets. Tom was not known for shooting people in the back, but more in the face, and very personal.
He served honorably as a scout for the US Army, tracker and Indian fighter. However, I think he fell victim to his own press, thinkng he was above reproach.
Funny, the Tom Horn story feels like a Greek tradegy. Many nights, my grandfather talking about the choices some men make, the benefit of thinking through problems, etc.
I feel lucky my life as gone as well as it has, given some of the choices I've made.
If born a 100 years earlier, I'd probably would have lived a similar life.
mojaveman
06-30-2011, 22:39
Talk about history.
One of the Earps was a High School principal in the city where I live. He recently retired and is also a USMC Vietnam veteran. They still own a large section of commercial real estate on the north side of town near Colton where Wyatt's parents lived.
Talk about history.
One of the Earps is a High School principal in the city where I live. They still own a large section of commercial real estate on the north side of town.
Pretty cool, seems like families and family names continue, despite their colorful beginnings.
To think all this open space has been covered several times, by several migrations, and all that happened just over 100 years ago. I keep finding old stuff whenever I take a horse out for a ride. Old US Army saddle buckles, horse shoes, .30-40 craig, .45-70 shell casings. We pick them up, look at em, toss them again for someone else to find.
Found an old Buffalo horn, half twist, from a small cow or bull a few years back. Probably sat there better than 120 years before someone walked passed it.
I would think living with a family name that is too famous would be tough, kind of like obscurity.
Pretty cool, seems like families and family names continue, despite their colorful beginnings.
I have good friend whose great grandfather was Doc Holliday. She gets asked quite often if she's related. Family names continue, and sometimes the vices do too. Seems some in her family inherited more than the name.
Great stories, WD. I would enjoy finding those artifacts on a horse ride. :)
-Susan
I would enjoy finding those artifacts on a horse ride. :)
-Susan
Let's find a summer when you can bring your boys, we'll make it happen.
Better yet, just send them this way, I'll feed em, they can fix fence.
Better yet, just send them this way, I'll feed em, they can fix fence.
LOL! Soooo tempting... :D
S.
speaking of Tom Horn, today I was in the courthouse in Cheyenne where he was tried and hanged...guess one of these days I'll quit flirting with then ladies in the Recorder's Office and go see the exhibit commemorating his demise...
Best Cowboy I ever knew Roger Beirbach, best horseman, cowman and all around best hand ever. He could rope an idea outa your head and leave your hat on.
Best pretend Cowboy, ya'll named them.
Using your format, PRB....
Andy Haywood...best real, life-long cowboy I ever knew. Most educated 'uneducated' man I ever knew. Was riding a horse by 5 and working cattle on the ranch by 8...no time for a school with 4 walls, the ranch was his school... I didn't cross paths with him until he was already 60 yrs old. He was the farm manager where I kept my horse. He could read livestock, people, the land and the weather like nothing I'd ever seen. He instinctually knew when storms were coming or when to turn the pastures and plant the oats. The vet learned to quit arguing with Andy over whether a horse was pregnant or not...Andy would say, "If that horse is pregnant, I'm pregnant!" Wait a few weeks and you would see he was right.
The final year of his life I had the privilege to work alongside him, and what a life-changing experience that was. Cancer was raging in his body and mostly every day was a bad day. But Andy didn't know what it meant to quit or take a day off. I was managing my highly stressful corporate job, but I'd try to leave early to make it to the farm before feeding time. I'd rush around filling the water tanks, getting the hay and feed ready before he showed up, knowing that he'd kill himself trying to do it all. I think he knew what I was doing, and I hope he appreciated it, but he never said a word to me. He took great pride in his work and didn't want anyone to feel sorry for him. The disease took him from us too soon, but he battled it like a muthaf$%&# till the very end. He was a man of deep faith, and he never lost his cheerful spirit. RIP, Andy, you were one-of-a-kind.....
Sorry if I've said too much...I know this is an SF forum and I try to stay in my lane.
Best pretend cowboy: The Rifleman, Chuck Connors. Hell of an athlete. Trivia: Chuck was the first person to shatter a backboard in the NBA, not those Shaq/Kobe punks. :cool:
Sorry if I've said too much...I know this is an SF forum and I try to stay in my lane.
Sister, you can chime in whenever you like, always welcomed.
Sorry for the loss of your friend, I would have enjoyed meeting him.
mojaveman
07-02-2011, 09:51
I know a person like the one Orion described and I think that they are something of a dying breed. He is half Native American and grew up on a ranch near a reservation not far from where I live. In his working years he was a farrier, horse trainer, member of the Sheriff's posse, member of the County search and rescue, and participated in professional rodeo. Today he is getting old and supplements his retirement income by making custom saddles and tack. If you stop by his shop he has many a story to tell. With his weathered and rugged features he looks like he just stepped out of the Old West. Even in this 21st Century there are still a few real cowboys around, you just have to know where to find them.
mark46th
07-08-2011, 12:51
Where I hunt wild boar, the guides are all cowboys. Real Deal. I was fortunate enough to get an invitation to the owners 60th birthday party last March. He rode his horse in to the Banquet Hall where the party was being held. I thought the highlight of the evening was when his horse took a dump in the lobby while he was being introduced...
LibraryLady
07-08-2011, 13:19
... acompanied by an older photo of a younger Sam Elliott...
I just could not bring myself to post Sam's pic...
:mad:
:p:D
For the record, IMHO best cowboy IRL, my uncle - a true horse whisperer, any horse that spent even a weekend with him doubled in price, ranked in the top 10 calf roping National Seniors in his 70's, taught ALL who came by how to ride, throw shoes, rope and drink beer, lover of women of all ages, never met a critter he couldn't make friends with, and damn good at growing tomatoes. RIP Butch Wise - I miss ya.
Pretend cowboy - mmm... toss up. John Wayne or Daniel Craig - hubba hubba :o
LL
The Reaper
07-08-2011, 17:53
Using your format, PRB....
Andy Haywood...best real, life-long cowboy I ever knew. Most educated 'uneducated' man I ever knew. Was riding a horse by 5 and working cattle on the ranch by 8...no time for a school with 4 walls, the ranch was his school... I didn't cross paths with him until he was already 60 yrs old. He was the farm manager where I kept my horse. He could read livestock, people, the land and the weather like nothing I'd ever seen. He instinctually knew when storms were coming or when to turn the pastures and plant the oats. The vet learned to quit arguing with Andy over whether a horse was pregnant or not...Andy would say, "If that horse is pregnant, I'm pregnant!" Wait a few weeks and you would see he was right.
The final year of his life I had the privilege to work alongside him, and what a life-changing experience that was. Cancer was raging in his body and mostly every day was a bad day. But Andy didn't know what it meant to quit or take a day off. I was managing my highly stressful corporate job, but I'd try to leave early to make it to the farm before feeding time. I'd rush around filling the water tanks, getting the hay and feed ready before he showed up, knowing that he'd kill himself trying to do it all. I think he knew what I was doing, and I hope he appreciated it, but he never said a word to me. He took great pride in his work and didn't want anyone to feel sorry for him. The disease took him from us too soon, but he battled it like a muthaf$%&# till the very end. He was a man of deep faith, and he never lost his cheerful spirit. RIP, Andy, you were one-of-a-kind.....
Sorry if I've said too much...I know this is an SF forum and I try to stay in my lane.
Best pretend cowboy: The Rifleman, Chuck Connors. Hell of an athlete. Trivia: Chuck was the first person to shatter a backboard in the NBA, not those Shaq/Kobe punks. :cool:
I am sorry for your loss.
He sounds like a helluva cowboy and a great guy to boot.
RIP, Andy.
TR
Andy Haywood...best real, life-long cowboy I ever knew.
Thanks for telling us about him orion5, he sounds like he was a great man. I'm sorry for your loss. RIP Andy Haywood.