May 26 2007

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Volume 5, Issue No. 5 May, 2007

Ocoee Rangers Celebrate John Wayne’s

100th Birthday

The Ocoee Rangers’ May Shoot was a celebration of John Wayne’s 100th birthday. Sure he died years ago, technically. But if a feller looked at all the folks wearing cowboy hats and shootin’ western six-guns, he’d have to conclude that there’s a little bit of John Wayne in all of us Cowboy Action Shooters. And why not? We all need role models, even Linc. And the characters that John Wayne portrayed were worthy of being role models. So what if he had quirks, just like Marshal Too Tall and the rest of us. Tennessee Hoss whipped up scenarios that gave us a chance to remember the Duke in memory of his movies and in gunsmoke as we battled the steel bad guys and won the day, just like John Wayne did.

While folks were still registering, Festus D. Deputy circulated amongst the crowd to select the cowboy to receive the Best John Wayne Look Award, a box set John Wayne knife and buckle. Lightning McCoy was selected. He was wearing a leather vest, yellow bandana down in front, big buckle on his pants belt, white hat and he topped it off with a .45-.70 cartridge in his gun belt. Big and Deadman gave him a run for the roses, but Lightning prevailed.

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Contrary to Colonel Allison’s accusation, these 3 cowboys are not wearing pink: it’s John Wayne Red. L-R: Big, Deadman and Lightning McCoy.

But there were other Duke looks. Moonshine Roberts was sporting a cavalry shirt complete with Captain’s shoulder boards. And Tin Pot had another Duke look, and an unusual one: he was dressed in a top hat like the Duke wore when he was pretending to be a gunrunner in THE COMANCHEROS.

The Ocoee Ranger, May 2007

Tin Pot as John Wayne masquerading as gun-runner Ed McBain in THE COMANCHEROS.

How’d the shootin’ go? Just fine. Marshal Too Tall was the Top Gun for the day, closely followed by Festus D. Deputy and Fiddleback. And Katydid, daughter of Cactus Red,took on the steel bad guys as a Junior Cowgirl Shooter, her 1st with us. And she shot very well.

The Ocoee Ranger, May 2007

Proud papa, Cactus Red, and daughter, Katydid.

The Top 10 Shooters were: (1) Marshal Too Tall (2) Festus D. Deputy (3) Fiddleback (4) Slater (5) Curly Bill (6) Tennessee Mongo (7) Yankee Dutchman (8) Ocoee Red (9) Double Eagle and (10) Horseshoe John. 3 cowboys shot matches with no misses: Ruckus Roy, Deadman and Rebel.

We had several visiting shooters, including Rebel, Oracle’s brother, and Black Lung Bart, an active duty member of Uncle Sam’s Army, who recently returned from duty in Iraq. All seemed to have a good time on the range. In all, we had 60 shooters. It was an excellent day for shooting with our cowboy & cowgirl shootin’ friends.

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Black Lung Bart, visiting soldier

SHOOT RESULTS

TOP GUN – Marshal Too Tall … BUFFALO SHOOT – Long Range Pistol – Sundance McNeyman… .22 Cal – Marshal Too Tall … Long Range Single Shot Rifle … Oracle … Long Range Lever Action Rifle – Marshal Too Tall

Senior

1. Outrider

2. TN Hoss

3. Tin Pot

Gunfighter

1. Loose Cinch

2. Keystone

Traditional

1. Fiddleback

2. Slater

3. Yankee Dutchman

Cowgirl

1. Roma Jane

2. 2 Dogs Runnin’

Black Powder Cartridge

1. Oracle

2. Owlhoot Hardin

Classic

1. Lightning McCoy

Silver Senior

1. Linc

2. Rev. Adam Jones

Modern

1. Limp Along Charlie

2. Sundance

49er

1. Marshal Too Tall

2. Festus D. Deputy

3. TN Mongo

Duelist

1. Horseshoe John

2. Ranger Roger

3. Long Gulch

Outlaw

1. Curly Bill

2. Kenesaw

3. Cactus Red

TO DATE, WE HAVE RECEIVED $307.10 IN CONTRIBUTIONS TO BUY PRIZES TO BE AWARDED AT OUR CHRISTMAS SHOOT AND FAMILY EVENT.

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THE REEL WEST –

JOHN WAYNE (May 1907 – June 1979) Was Born 100 Years Ago This Month

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John Wayne

100 years ago this month, Marion Robert Morrison was born in Winterset, Iowa. His mother was sorta nuts-o, so when his brother was born, she took the Robert away from Marion and gave it to her new kid. That left Marion with only 1 name. So, his parents gave him a new middle name, Michael. Marion’s pop was a druggist, and not a very successful one. So in 1911, the family left Iowa and moved to southern California. That gave Marion’s pop a chance to go fail in a new place. And he did. But, it ultimately gave Marion an opportunity to attend college at the University of Southern California, where he played a couple of years on the football team. He learned to surf, and a surfing injury caused him to lose his football scholarship. No scholarship = no college. So, Marion left school and went to work.

While he was at USC playing football, Marion met Ward Bond, another player, and they became lifelong friends. During summers, they’d worked for a movie company. So Marion, then called Duke, named after a dog he’d had, went to work for the movie company full time for $35 a week. While lifting, tugging and carrying stuff around, he met John Ford, who became his mentor and life long friend. Eventually, Duke began playing bit parts and 2 years after his employment with the movie company, he was selected to play the lead in THE BIG TRAIL. But a cowboy hero couldn’t have a girl’s name like Marion. So, the director gave him a new one: John Wayne.

THE BIG TRAIL was a flop at the box office. But it gave Duke a raise in pay to $75 a week, while it was filming. And the studio taught him to ride and other western skills. So, with his new cowboy skills and his nifty new name, he was launched. Sorta. He became a B-Western silver screen cowboy for about 9 years. And believe it or not, he became the very 1st singing cowboy, Singin’ Sandy. It’s true. Of course it wasn’t his voice. Remember old time cowboy Bob Steel? His brother dubbed the singing voice (even dubbed it was awful) for Duke. (Somehow, the dog’s name was his favorite name, and he always used it. Good thing the dog wasn’t named Rover.)

In 1939 John Ford cast Duke as the Ringo Kid in STAGECOACH. Ford had decided to use Duke in the role, but he asked him who he though would be good in the role. Duke suggested Lloyd Nolan. (Lloyd Nolan?) Ford responded, “You dumb SOB. (That ain’t what he said, but the Rev. Adam Jones wouldn’t want the real thing said here.) I’m putting you in the role.” That was Duke’s 1st big successful role, even if he was billed down below the lead gal and the drunk doc. Future roles developed, slowly at 1st. But eventually, John Wayne became a superstar. In fact, he became an American Icon.

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John Wayne – Spirit of the American West and the Cowboy

John Wayne never served in the military. But he became the most recognized actor of all time in military roles. And he wasn’t a cowboy, but he came to epitomize the Western Spirit of the Cowboy. John Wayne died in 1979, but you wouldn’t know it. His movies, and especially his Westerns, are seen daily. Think of Western movies, and most folks think of John Wayne. And it’s not just us senior cowboys who’re keeping him alive by watching and buying his movies. Young folks who like Westerns, and unfortunately there are not enough of them, think of him also, along with Clint Eastwood. But as long as us older folks are alive, John Wayne will be alive.

John Wayne did 1 thing that us folks who fought in the Viet Nam conflict should always remember. In 1967, he put up his own money and made the 1st Viet Nam War Movie, THE GREEN BERETS. At that time, movies about Viet Nam and those of us in country weren’t popular with the critics, or the media or the hippies or lots of other folks. It would take many years for that to happen. But he made his movie when it counted. THE GREEN BERETS wasn’t a good movie, but the fact that he made it, when he made it, made it a great movie for some of us. He supported us when Jane Fonda was having her picture taken at a North Vietnamese anti-aircraft gun emplacement. John Wayne rode tall in the saddle and still does. Hopefully, he’ll ride forever.

THE WEST OF OUR IMAGINATION – CURLY BILL

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Curly Bill

Curly Bill has been Cowboy Shootin’ for 7 or 8 years. He can’t exactly remember. But he remembers that he started in Knoxville, back when the Smoky Mountain Shootists had only about 15 – 25 members. Startin’ out, he shot Ruger Vaqueros, in .45 cal., “and I didn’t have enough sense to down load. Double Eagle has the 1st good rifle I ever had.” But Curly Bill’s kept at it. Now, he shoots .38’s and .38-40’s. “And since I started Outlaw shootin’, I shoot the larger stuff.” That means he’s back to .45’s. “I used to shoot Traditional, and all I thought about was competing. Now, I look at it for overall enjoyment. I had a good run, but I was missing out on what this sport had to offer.”

“I’ve always had curly hair. Some of my pool shootin’ buddies called me curly. So when I looked for an alias, I tried Curly Bill. But SASS already had one. So, I tacked on Kelly. But I don’t use the full name around here.”

Curly Bill is a cowboy of many talents. He’s a good shooter, an accomplished gunsmith and an excellent leather craftsman. “I’ve done gunsmith work most of my adult life. I started in leather, because I couldn’t get what I wanted. I like the leatherwork better than gunsmithing. It’s turned into a love. Jerry Harper (Vinegaroon) helped me get started. A lot of people don’t know that Jerry does leather.”

Who’s his favorite movie cowboy? “John Wayne. My 2nd is Ben Johnson.” Curly Bill is a cowboy with talent and taste.

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Shoot Results – May 2007

Alias	CL	S-1	MS1	R-1	S-2	MS2	R-2	S-3	MS3	R-3	S-4	MS4	R-4	S-5	MS5	R-5	OS	OR	OT	Tmis	CS	Stgs
Marshal Too Tall	49er	37.80	1	11	20.58	0	2	37.05	0	2	15.28	0	7	29.05	0	2	24	1	139.76	1	4	5
Festus D. Deputy	49er	46.49	2	23	19.75	0	1	40.80	1	7	11.83	0	2	31.15	0	3	36	2	150.02	3	3	5
Fiddleback	T	28.34	1	1	33.97	2	17	35.01	0	1	19.72	1	12	35.42	2	5	36	3	152.46	6	1	5
Slater	T	41.98	2	19	30.39	2	11	40.90	1	9	8.62	0	1	26.25	0	1	41	4	148.14	5	2	5
Curly Bill	O	36.25	0	8	25.94	0	5	48.88	1	20	13.57	0	5	32.23	0	4	42	5	156.87	1	4	5
TN Mongo	49er	34.27	0	4	31.67	0	14	40.90	1	9	20.05	0	13	35.90	0	6	46	6	162.79	1	4	5
Yankee Dutchman	T	35.07	0	5	28.04	0	8	37.72	0	3	24.28	1	23	43.00	0	11	50	7	168.11	1	4	5
Ocoee Red	49er	39.94	1	13	22.01	0	3	39.93	2	6	15.35	0	8	50.23	4	24	54	8	167.46	7	2	5
Double Eagle	49er	41.21	0	16	31.58	1	13	40.87	1	8	16.02	0	9	42.52	1	8	54	9	172.20	3	2	5
Horseshoe John	D	35.58	0	7	27.68	0	6	38.28	1	4	24.66	1	25	43.99	1	14	56	10	170.19	3	2	5
Limp Along Charlie	M	37.52	0	9	30.92	0	12	39.72	0	5	20.23	0	15	45.13	1	18	59	11	173.52	1	4	5
Loose Cinch	GF	41.74	2	18	23.43	0	4	44.26	2	12	13.51	0	4	50.32	1	25	63	12	173.26	5	2	5
Lightning McCoy	CL	32.16	0	3	34.07	0	18	45.27	0	14	24.45	0	24	43.42	1	12	71	13	179.37	1	4	5
Dajango Slim	T	31.62	1	2	32.19	2	15	46.71	1	16	11.85	0	3	58.51	1	38	74	14	180.88	5	1	5
Moonshine Roberts	T	48.61	1	25	29.23	0	9	47.10	0	17	21.75	0	17	42.67	1	9	77	15	189.36	2	3	5
Outrider	Sr	49.00	2	29	29.56	0	10	51.41	1	23	18.33	0	10	46.24	1	19	91	16	194.54	4	2	5
Keystone	GF	41.61	2	17	37.75	1	25	42.19	1	11	23.34	1	21	54.71	3	35	109	17	199.60	8	0	5
TN Hoss	Sr	53.89	1	36	37.43	0	24	44.41	0	13	22.58	0	20	45.00	0	16	109	18	203.31	1	4	5
Tin Pot	Sr	42.42	1	20	33.45	0	16	70.19	5	43	22.33	0	19	49.63	2	23	121	19	218.02	8	2	5
Ranger Roger	D	52.41	1	32	35.25	0	20	75.30	2	46	20.51	0	16	39.77	0	7	121	20	223.24	3	3	5
El Carrera	CL	35.23	0	6	68.34	0	55	45.97	0	15	32.45	1	37	42.89	1	10	123	21	224.88	2	3	5
Linc	SSr	37.64	0	10	38.08	1	27	49.76	0	21	19.18	0	11	78.19	2	57	126	22	222.85	3	3	5
Ruckus Roy	T	46.19	0	22	34.30	0	19	68.18	0	41	26.00	0	26	47.47	0	21	129	23	222.14	0	5	5
Lil Marshal W.D.	T	40.93	0	15	37.27	0	22	50.73	0	22	35.62	0	42	52.10	1	29	130	24	216.65	1	4	5
Tellico	49er	48.69	1	27	41.83	1	34	56.51	1	28	26.59	0	27	48.52	0	22	138	25	222.14	3	2	5
Oracle	BPC	48.62	0	26	27.94	0	7	63.91	2	37	33.93	1	39	56.92	1	36	145	26	231.32	4	2	5
Sundance McNeyman	M	55.08	1	38	37.35	0	23	59.80	1	35	24.17	0	22	51.85	0	28	146	27	228.25	2	3	5
Long Gulch	D	53.97	1	37	38.29	0	28	62.61	2	36	20.21	0	14	53.72	0	32	147	28	228.80	3	3	5
Deadman	Sr	61.62	0	45	38.06	0	26	57.77	0	30	31.20	0	32	47.24	0	20	153	29	235.89	0	5	5
Kenesaw	O	37.96	0	12	56.12	3	50	59.49	2	34	22.30	0	18	60.47	4	42	156	30	236.34	9	2	5
Awful Close	D	52.60	2	33	40.09	0	30	55.49	0	26	33.18	1	38	52.52	1	30	157	31	233.88	4	2	5
Catcus Red	O	77.12	5	55	53.22	3	48	55.86	3	27	14.50	0	6	50.83	3	27	163	32	251.53	14	1	5
Owlhoot Hardin	BPC	44.14	0	21	42.53	1	36	95.10	2	52	28.50	0	30	50.38	1	26	165	33	260.65	4	2	5
Buckskin Rigsby	M	40.49	0	14	41.38	0	33	72.33	1	45	31.00	1	31	60.71	0	43	166	34	245.91	2	3	5
Sledge	Sr	53.21	0	35	47.95	0	43	54.24	0	24	31.45	1	33	54.26	1	34	169	35	241.11	2	3	5
Red Neckerson	O	52.76	3	34	37.26	0	21	83.53	3	49	41.61	2	52	44.10	2	15	171	36	259.26	10	1	5
Undertaker John	Sr	61.78	1	46	39.82	0	29	47.27	0	18	27.49	0	28	72.17	3	53	174	37	248.53	4	3	5
Sunrise C. Oconnall	T	61.96	1	47	47.80	0	42	48.27	0	19	32.06	0	36	57.23	1	37	181	38	247.32	2	3	5
Purly	D	57.21	1	41	45.60	2	37	59.43	0	33	52.89	2	56	45.01	0	17	184	39	260.14	5	2	5
Top Dollar Bill	T	57.09	3	40	50.90	0	45	57.90	1	31	31.89	0	34	58.74	2	40	190	40	256.52	6	2	5
Roma Jane	F49er	48.94	0	28	42.24	0	35	89.69	0	51	36.41	1	43	54.19	1	33	190	41	271.47	2	3	5
Outlaw Tracker	T	48.53	0	24	49.92	1	44	54.24	0	24	38.25	1	47	71.63	2	52	191	42	262.57	4	2	5
Squire Shooter	Sr	59.66	1	42	47.65	1	41	100.31	2	55	35.50	1	41	43.56	0	13	192	43	286.68	5	1	5
Cherokee Slim	T	60.01	1	43	46.37	0	40	68.48	1	42	34.86	0	40	53.50	0	31	196	44	263.22	2	3	5
Rev Adam Jones	SSr	55.69	2	39	40.24	0	31	56.76	1	29	39.10	2	49	72.58	2	54	202	45	264.37	7	1	5
Coffee Joe	BPC	50.42	0	31	54.27	1	49	70.57	0	44	37.24	1	46	58.67	1	39	209	46	271.17	3	2	5
Bad Hand Calahan	D	60.45	1	44	46.07	0	39	66.97	3	38	36.50	0	44	65.59	1	44	209	47	275.58	5	2	5
Boondock Saint	D	67.79	3	49	60.31	1	52	58.53	1	32	32.05	0	35	67.05	1	46	214	48	285.73	6	1	5
Big	SSr	73.76	4	53	41.26	0	32	121.34	4	57	27.81	0	29	67.37	4	47	218	49	331.54	12	2	5
Rebel	T	50.04	0	30	51.61	0	47	80.56	0	48	39.48	0	50	69.06	0	49	224	50	290.75	0	5	5
Heyduke	GF	72.33	4	52	45.82	1	38	67.29	1	39	36.56	1	45	70.57	5	50	224	51	292.57	12	0	5
Dead Beat	Sr	71.66	1	51	50.98	0	46	95.66	0	54	40.35	0	51	71.04	3	51	253	52	329.69	4	3	5
Calibre .45	O	62.32	1	48	60.43	0	53	133.51	6	58	47.25	3	53	60.07	2	41	253	53	363.58	12	1	5
Buckshot John	Sr	999.99	1	59	61.84	1	54	67.92	0	40	39.05	0	48	73.71	1	56	257	54	1242.51	3	2	5
Black Lung Bart	T	68.40	1	50	70.47	4	57	95.60	1	53	52.22	2	55	66.16	2	45	260	55	352.85	10	0	5
Tio Don	BW	73.85	3	54	59.41	0	51	79.78	1	47	51.14	1	54	72.68	1	55	261	56	336.86	6	1	5
Ben Shot	Sr	88.48	2	56	69.31	0	56	87.28	0	50	65.02	2	58	115.81	5	59	279	57	425.90	9	2	5
2 Dogs Runnin’	FO	101.2	3	58	105.41	8	59	149.56	8	59	56.96	2	57	69.02	1	48	281	58	482.14	22	0	5
Little Moe	T	95.57	2	57	71.60	1	58	117.69	3	56	75.43	2	59	88.63	2	58	288	59	448.92	10	0	5
Katydid *	FJr	55.97	1	40	65.45	4	76.27	7	67.47	5	56.80	4	321.96	21	0	5

* Katydid is shown separately. As a Jr. Cowgirl hasn’t moved up to shotgun shootin’ yet, and her paw didn’t elect to be her designated shotgun shooter. So, she competed with herself and played the game. And she’s a credit to the Ocoee Rangers – as a young shooter and as a shootin’ pardner of us all.

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Apr 28 2007

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SHOOT RESULTS APRIL 2007

Alias	CL	S-1	MS1	R-1	S-2	MS2	R-2	S-3	MS3	R-3	S-4	MS4	R-4	S-5	MS5	R-5	OS	OR	OT	Tmis	CS	Stgs
Unpleasant	T	35.50	0	6	21.76	0	2	28.47	1	10	23.77	0	1	18.99	0	1	20	1	128.49	1	4	5
Pleasant	GF	32.83	0	2	27.51	0	3	27.50	1	6	30.78	0	14	23.13	0	5	30	2	141.75	1	4	5
Festus D. Deputy	49er	41.51	0	20	27.91	0	4	20.61	0	1	24.13	0	2	22.15	0	4	31	3	136.31	0	5	5
Fiddleback	T	37.09	0	12	32.40	1	9	23.33	0	2	26.65	0	4	23.56	0	6	33	4	143.03	1	4	5
Long Gulch	49er	38.16	0	15	31.66	0	8	26.65	0	4	33.70	0	22	26.06	0	9	58	5	156.23	0	5	5
Marshal Too Tall	49er	33.07	0	3	42.27	3	33	30.57	1	16	26.21	0	3	24.05	0	7	62	6	156.17	4	3	5
Cherokee Maddog	CL	33.62	0	4	39.21	1	24	28.85	0	12	26.90	0	6	30.91	0	16	62	7	159.49	1	4	5
Slater	T	43.91	1	25	21.35	0	1	26.65	0	4	41.88	3	33	19.90	0	2	65	8	153.69	4	3	5
T-Bone Angus	SR	36.00	0	8	34.57	1	13	34.93	1	25	28.67	0	10	27.44	0	10	66	9	161.61	2	3	5
Ocoee Red	49er	36.53	1	10	36.38	1	17	28.76	0	11	27.32	0	7	40.18	2	28	73	10	169.17	4	2	5
Judge’m All Duncan	BPC	36.89	0	11	42.18	2	32	27.56	0	7	28.62	0	9	30.17	0	15	74	11	165.42	2	4	5
Horseshoe John	D	41.21	0	19	29.61	0	5	29.65	0	14	35.91	0	25	30.02	0	14	77	12	166.40	0	5	5
Cool Waters	T	38.05	0	14	30.52	0	6	26.30	0	3	29.42	0	11	46.15	0	48	82	13	170.44	0	5	5
Double Eagle	49er	41.93	2	21	38.25	2	22	28.99	1	13	28.37	0	8	34.17	2	20	84	14	171.71	7	1	5
Tabasco JOT	SR	44.86	0	26	32.40	1	10	33.14	1	24	32.52	0	17	29.57	0	12	89	15	172.49	2	3	5
El Carrera	CL	32.62	0	1	35.82	0	16	27.57	0	8	42.72	1	35	40.24	1	29	89	16	178.97	2	3	5
Lightning McCoy	CL	35.71	0	7	36.94	0	19	30.50	0	15	31.89	0	16	41.79	2	32	89	17	176.83	2	4	5
Last Kiss	LGF	48.62	0	33	37.26	1	20	28.02	0	9	38.67	1	26	29.76	0	13	101	18	182.33	2	3	5
Widowmaker	GF	36.33	0	9	30.73	1	7	47.23	4	48	44.26	1	38	21.07	0	3	105	19	179.62	6	2	5
Dajango Slim	T	50.48	2	35	41.12	2	28	32.71	0	22	31.13	1	15	24.67	0	8	108	20	180.11	5	2	5
Keystone	GF	46.79	0	28	36.87	0	18	37.38	0	30	32.97	0	20	32.26	0	18	114	21	186.27	0	5	5
Pyro	GF	39.01	0	16	38.85	1	23	46.18	2	46	30.65	0	12	34.14	1	19	116	22	188.83	4	2	5
Rusty Spur Slim	D	37.16	1	13	40.06	2	25	36.62	1	28	30.68	1	13	42.95	0	40	119	23	187.47	5	1	5
Purly	S	43.69	0	23	34.68	0	14	32.27	0	21	51.27	1	46	35.75	1	23	127	24	197.66	2	3	5
TN Tombstone	O	35.38	0	5	51.91	0	47	30.99	0	17	34.30	1	23	43.29	1	41	133	25	195.87	2	3	5
Killin’ Time	LD	43.72	1	24	41.03	0	27	43.83	1	43	34.78	0	24	31.54	0	17	135	26	194.90	2	3	5
TN Mongo	49er	45.38	0	27	35.68	0	15	38.00	0	32	43.12	1	36	38.70	1	26	136	27	200.88	2	3	5
Tucson Tuco	O	52.65	3	36	32.68	0	11	42.36	0	41	26.82	0	5	45.24	4	45	138	28	199.75	7	3	5
Yankee Dutchman	T	41.03	0	18	32.85	0	12	42.28	2	40	45.00	0	41	40.37	2	30	141	29	201.53	4	3	5
Tin Pot	SR	40.87	0	17	59.37	4	54	31.75	0	19	41.17	0	30	40.03	1	27	147	30	213.19	5	3	5
Fast Harley	GF	61.79	2	45	55.37	3	51	31.90	0	20	32.65	0	18	35.88	1	24	158	31	217.59	6	2	5
Sheriff Donald	SSR	46.89	1	29	41.62	1	30	31.24	0	18	46.03	1	42	45.01	0	44	163	32	210.79	3	2	5
Loose Cinch	O	43.46	1	22	46.45	3	40	41.76	2	35	40.45	1	29	42.26	3	37	163	33	214.38	10	0	5
Deadman	SR	56.12	0	39	44.07	0	37	40.25	0	33	41.77	0	32	41.77	0	31	172	34	223.98	0	5	5
Squire Shooter	SR	63.02	0	46	43.17	0	35	37.70	0	31	43.46	0	37	37.86	0	25	174	35	225.21	0	5	5
Wildcat Wilkey	M	47.70	1	31	49.95	1	42	41.97	0	38	32.70	0	19	45.24	1	45	175	36	217.56	3	2	5
Outrider	S	68.45	1	51	38.00	0	21	33.07	0	23	49.73	1	44	42.48	2	38	177	37	231.73	4	2	5
Sundance McNeyman	M	55.02	0	38	44.42	0	38	41.90	0	36	41.68	0	31	42.17	0	35	178	38	225.19	0	5	5
Linc	SSR	47.09	1	30	50.21	2	43	36.66	1	29	61.99	1	60	35.02	1	21	183	39	230.97	6	0	5
Yazoo City Gal	LGF	61.17	3	44	52.96	2	49	60.90	4	59	33.59	0	21	27.48	0	11	184	40	236.10	9	2	5
Roma Jane	LT	49.21	0	34	42.06	0	31	49.27	2	51	39.75	0	28	43.95	1	43	187	41	224.24	3	3	5
Owlhoot Hardin	BPC	65.36	1	49	41.41	0	29	43.04	0	42	44.52	0	39	42.50	0	39	198	42	236.83	1	4	5
Undertaker John	SR	76.31	1	59	43.01	0	34	40.80	1	34	53.70	0	50	35.64	0	22	199	43	249.46	2	3	5
Buckskin Rigsby	M	48.37	0	32	50.47	1	44	36.36	0	27	49.42	0	43	58.54	1	57	203	44	243.16	2	3	5
Bad Arm Slim	T	59.21	0	41	40.23	0	26	44.19	2	44	52.44	0	48	47.06	3	50	209	45	243.13	5	3	5
TN Red	T	69.33	0	52	61.09	1	57	41.91	0	37	42.39	0	34	41.97	0	34	214	46	256.69	1	4	5
Lookout Kid	D	54.36	2	37	46.49	1	41	42.10	1	39	53.68	3	49	48.12	3	52	218	47	244.75	10	0	5
TN Hoss	SR	60.23	0	43	43.49	0	36	44.43	0	45	50.47	1	45	48.00	2	51	220	48	246.62	3	3	5
Rev Adam Jones	SR	64.29	0	48	44.55	0	39	35.73	0	26	60.33	0	57	50.37	1	53	223	49	255.27	1	4	5
Curly Bill	O	74.14	5	55	59.12	5	53	53.99	4	55	39.39	2	27	56.69	3	56	246	50	283.33	19	0	5
TN Jake	SR	63.49	0	47	55.17	0	50	47.29	0	49	60.09	0	56	45.52	0	47	249	51	271.56	0	5	5
Cherokee Slim	T	81.70	1	63	50.65	0	45	46.66	0	47	51.81	1	47	46.79	0	49	251	52	277.61	2	3	5
Marshal W D	JR	59.23	0	42	55.51	0	52	53.23	1	53	54.79	1	52	51.04	2	55	254	53	273.80	4	2	5
Tinker Chapley	D	66.42	1	50	59.77	2	55	51.13	1	52	44.89	0	40	72.45	3	66	263	54	294.66	7	1	5
Red Neckerson	T	57.08	2	40	51.77	3	46	75.45	4	66	56.41	4	53	65.08	3	63	268	55	305.79	16	0	5
Big	SSR	77.86	4	60	67.59	2	63	55.84	1	56	65.14	1	64	41.90	0	33	276	56	308.33	8	1	5
Deadeye Daisy	LT	118.13	2	70	60.85	2	56	53.62	2	54	57.66	2	55	43.83	0	42	277	57	334.09	8	1	5
Josey Buckhorn	CL	81.69	2	62	52.76	0	48	47.98	0	50	63.40	1	62	60.61	1	58	280	58	306.44	4	2	5
Tenn Smoke	49er	85.69	1	64	69.97	1	65	57.09	0	57	60.64	0	58	42.20	0	36	280	59	315.59	2	3	5
Bad Eye Tom	CL	71.23	0	54	62.34	1	59	57.80	2	58	54.67	1	51	64.68	2	62	284	60	310.72	6	1	5
Sunrise	T	69.44	1	53	64.43	2	60	85.47	2	70	61.60	0	59	50.47	1	54	296	61	331.41	6	1	5
Dead Beat	SR	74.17	1	56	64.89	1	62	68.70	1	61	65.45	1	65	60.95	2	59	303	62	334.16	6	0	5
Mrs. Pleasant	LT	75.67	1	58	62.16	0	58	71.13	0	64	56.87	1	54	999.99	na	71	305	63	1265.82	2	2	4
Sledge	T	74.23	0	57	69.63	0	64	67.28	1	60	70.92	0	66	61.16	0	60	307	64	343.22	1	4	5
Tio Don	BW	78.41	1	61	64.48	1	61	70.00	1	63	62.10	1	61	71.77	2	64	310	65	346.76	6	0	2
Slinging Dunn	T	105.78	0	68	78.51	1	68	72.43	1	65	63.85	0	63	62.28	0	61	325	66	382.85	2	3	5
Ben Shot	SR	87.72	2	65	76.87	1	67	69.56	1	62	91.31	2	70	82.83	4	68	332	67	408.29	10	0	5
Applesauce	JRF	97.03	1	67	73.03	1	66	83.97	1	69	73.57	0	67	99.20	4	70	339	68	426.80	7	1	5
One Eye Dan	T	92.78	2	66	94.16	4	69	81.91	2	68	107.85	1	71	71.93	2	65	339	69	448.63	11	0	5
Shadrack Jones	CL	108.93	6	69	109.91	3	70	76.76	3	67	77.43	3	69	77.36	4	67	342	70	450.39	19	0	5
2 Dogs Runnin’	LO	151.13	10	71	122.06	1	71	96.13	3	71	74.52	2	68	97.04	5	69	350	71	540.88	21	0	5

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Apr 15 2007

The Ocoee Ranger, April 2007

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Volume 5, Issue No. 4 April 2007

April- A Terrific Day & A Terrific Shoot!

1 of our favorite cowgirls rejoined us for the April shoot: Dagnabit Deb. She’s not up to shootin’ yet, but she ventured out, dressed cowgirl and kept score for her posse. It was plum terrific to have her back. And the match was a good one. The scenarios were crisp and quick, and the bonuses were shootin’ bonuses. 71 shooters participated, and Last Kiss showed bunches of us macho cowboys that cowgirls can shoot: she placed 17th overall. And another cowgirl, Mrs. Pleasant, joined us and shot her 1st match. Like her other half and her boys, she shot very well. Of course the secret of her shootin’ success is obvious. No, it ain’t coaching from her cowboys: it’s her nifty lookin’ cowgirl hat. And our littlest cowgirl shot with us again: Applesauce. She did good. Roma Jane was also back, after being away for a while. (Maybe that’s why Long Gulch, her other half, shot so well: he finished 5th overall.) She shot well, placing 1st in Lady Traditional class and 41st in a field of 71 shooters.

Lightning Draws A Bead. “When You Say That, Smile.”

Before the main match started, the Buffalo Shooters unlimbered their guns and started shootin’. Buckskin Rigsby won the Long Range Pistol Shoot. Marshal Too Tall won the .22 Cal. and Long Range Single Shot Rifle Shoots. But in the Long Range Pistol Caliber Rifle Shoot, Too Tall had to shoot off against Fast Harley before winning that event also. The main match Top Gun was Unpleasant, 1 of Mrs. Pleasant’s little boys. And guess who was 2nd? Pleasant – old paw. Here’s how the Top 10 Shooters stacked up: (1) Unpleasant (2) Pleasant (3) Festus D. Deputy (4) Fiddleback (5) Long Gulch (6) Marshal Too Tall (7) Cherokee Maddog (8) Slater (9) T-Bone Angus and (10) Ocoee Red. 9 cowboys shot Perfect Matches (no misses): Festus D. Deputy, Long Gulch, Cool Waters, Horseshoe John, Keystone, Deadman, Squire Shooter, Sundance McNeyman and Tennessee Jake.

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Dead Beat Shoots the Varmints While Lightning McCoy Looks On

MAY – JOHN WAYNE SHOOT & Look Alike Contest

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May is the month of John Wayne’s 100th Birthday. So, we’re gonna have a John Wayne Shoot. Tennessee Hoss has written 5 stages related to John Wayne Westerns. Don’t worry. You don’t have to climb into a saddle, but you’ll get your chance to tell Ned Pepper to fill his hand and do other John Wayne stuff as you shoot the stages.

To spiff up the shoot a little, we encourage folks to dress like John Wayne for the shoot. Of course if you don’t want to dress like the Duke, that’s ok. But it would add a little something extra it you do.

A box set John Wayne Knife & Buckle will be awarded to the person for the best John Wayne- like costume. No ties. If it gets to a tie, the top 2 will shoot off for the award using Deadman’s big loop ’92 Winchester.

APRIL SHOOT RESULTS

TOP GUN – Unpleasant … BUFFALO SHOOT – Long Range Pistol – Buckskin Rigsby … .22 Cal – Marshal Too Tall … Long Range Single Shot Rifle … Marshal Too Tall … Long Range Rifle Pistol Cartridge … Marshal Too Tall

Senior

1. T-Bone Angus

2. Tabasco JOT

3. Purly

Gunfighter

1. Pleasant

2. Widowmaker

3. Keystone

Traditional

1. Unpleasant

2. Fiddleback

3. Slater

Lady Traditional

1. Roma Jane

2. Deadeye Daisy

3. Mrs. Pleasant

49er

1. Festus D. Deputy

2. Long Gulch

3. Marshal Too Tall

Classic

1. Cherokee Maddog

2. El Carrera

3. Lightning McCoy

Silver Senior

1. Sheriff Donald

2. Linc

Duelist

1. Horseshoe John

2. Rusty Spur Slim

3. Lookout Kid

Outlaw

1. TN Tombstone

2. Tucson Tuco

3. Loose Cinch

Black Powder Cartridge

1. Judge’m All Duncan

Lady Gunfighter

1. Last Kiss

Modern

1. Wildcat Wilkey

2. Sundance McNeyman

TO DATE, WE HAVE RECEIVED $269.85 IN CONTRIBUTIONS TO BUY PRIZES TO BE AWARDED AT OUR CHRISTMAS SHOOT AND FAMILY EVENT.

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The Reel West, The Real West and the West of Our Imagination

THE REEL WEST – Frankie Lane (1913 – 2007)

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Frankie Lane – He Made Several Westerns Better

I know. Frankie Lane was not a movie cowboy. He was a singer. He did some acting, and he appeared in Westerns a couple of times. But he was mostly a singer. But as a singer, he made some Westerns much more memorable by his theme songs.

Frankie was born Francesco Paolo Lo Vecchico in Chicago. How’s that for a name? Thank goodness for new names in show business. Anyway, Frankie grew up in Chicago’s little Italy and became a choirboy singer. Later he went to see an Al Jolson movie and decided that he was going to become a professional singer. And he did. Of course it didn’t happen over night. He banged around in nightspots, and then in 1943, he moved to tinsel town: Hollywood.

Frankie’s singing career went big time, and he appeared in movies, had his own TV show, and did some guest spots on TV, 1 of which was on RAWHIDE. But to Cowboy Action Shooters, and us Western movie fans, Frankie will always be remembered for singing the theme song on TV’s RAWHIDE. (Ala, Rawhide Rex, who was influenced by the series.) But he also sang the theme songs in GUNFIGHT AT OK CORRAL (the song was the best part of the movie), 3:10 TO YUMA (again, the song is the best part of the movie), MAN WITHOUT A STAR (a very good movie and a good song), and BLAZING SADDLES (an excellent song in a classic comedy Western). And in addition to RAWHIDE, Frankie sang theme songs for other TV Westerns: GUNSLINGER in 1961 and RANGO in 1967.

Frankie’s entertainment career spanned 70 years. He died in February of 2007.

THE WEST OF OUR IMAGINATION – Double Eagle Dave

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Double Eagle

Double Eagle watched his 1st Cowboy Shooting Match at an Ocoee Rangers shoot in Nov. 2005. Someone, he doesn’t remember who, strapped guns on him and had him shoot the last 2 stages. The following day, he galloped over to T-Bone’s place and bought cowboy guns. The following Saturday, he shot at War Trace. The rest is history.

“I started shooting 5 ½ inch stainless Rugers in .357, but now I shoot everything from Rugers to Colts to clones. I started shooting a 92 Winchester, but now I have 92’s, 94’s, Yellowboys and 73’s. I started shooting a double barrel shotgun, but I rarely shoot them now, even though I have about a half dozen of them. When I shoot Outlaw, I shoot a lever action shotgun. I still have about about 7 pairs of Rugers. They’re workhorses and can really take abuse. But Owlhoot (Hardin) got me into the money. He likes Colts, and he got me into them, and they’re expensive. I have about 7 pairs of Colts.”

How’d he get his alias? Here’s how he explains it. “I used to play golf as part of a 4-some. One Saturday before I quit, I quit playing golf when I started Cowboy Shooting, I shot an eagle on 1 hole. Then on the next hole, I sunk 1 from about 80 yards out for another eagle. SASS already had a Double Eagle. So, I tacked Dave onto it and became Double Eagle Dave. Around here, I drop the Dave. I went to matches a long time before I saw anyone with a SASS number bigger than mine. But now, I see a lot of them.

In 2005, Double Eagle shot at SASS’s End of Trail shoot. He plans to retire on May 1, 2007, and in 2008, he, Owlhoot Hardin and Vinegaroon plan to drive out and shoot End Of Trail for his 2nd time. He also, after his retirement, plans to shoot a lot of the regional Cowboy Shoots. Double Eagle is a fine feller to shoot with, even if he does shoot mouse loads.

THE REAL WEST – Captain Thomas W. Custer, U.S. Army (1845 – 1876)

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Capt. Tom Custer

Have you ever heard of Tom Custer? If you know a little about Old West History, you’ll probably say, “Sure. He was General George Armstrong Custer’s little brother.” And you’d be right. But you would have short-changed Tom. He was more that than that. Much more.

Tom Custer was born in New Rumley, Ohio in 1845. When he was 16 years old, the War of Northern Aggression was in full swing, so Tom joined the Yankee Army as a private in the Ohio Voluntary Infantry and was in combat at Stones River, Missionary Ridge, and in the Atlanta Campaign. In 1864, he mustered out as a Corporal. But his Army service wasn’t over. He was commissioned a 2nd Lieutenant in the Michigan Calvary and became his brother George’s aide-de-camp for the last year of the war.

A General Officer’s aide-de-camp must stay close to his General at all times, and George Custer, no matter what else folks might say about him, lead from the front, especially in charging formations. So, Tom saw plenty of action. When the war ended, Tom was barely 20 years old, and he had so distinguished himself in action that he had successively been promoted to brevet ranks of Captain, Major, and then Lieutenant Colonel of Volunteers. He’d been wounded in action. And he was 1 of only 19 U.S. soldiers in history to have won the Medal Of Honor twice. How ‘bout that? That ain’t being just a tag-along younger brother.

After the War ended, Tom was given the Regular Army rank of 1st Lieutenant in the 7th US Cavalry. Brother George was a Lieutenant Colonel in the 7th. In 1868, Tom was wounded in action fighting Indians. Later, he served in South Carolina during Yankee Reconstruction, and in 1873 and 1874 served in exploration assignments in the Yellowstone and Black Hills expeditions. In 1875, Tom was promoted to Captain and given command of Co. C of the 7th Cavalry. In 1876, the 7th Cavalry marched out of Ft. Lincoln to participate in action against the Sioux and Northern Cheyenne. Tom, once again, served as George’s aide-de-camp. On June 25, 1876, Tom was killed in action in the Battle at Little Bighorn, along with his brothers George and Boston and brother-in-law James Calhoun.

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2007 SMOKY MOUNTAIN SHOOT-OUT AT OAKRIDGE A FUN SHOOT!

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SOME OF THE OCOEE RANGERS SHOOTERS.

Front: Horseshoe John. Middle Row L-R: Festus D. Deputy, Ocoee Red, Tucson Tuco and Purly. Back Row L-R: Deadman, Double Eagle and Marshal Too Tall.

If you participated in the Knoxville Area cowboys’ & cowgirls’ SHOOT-OUT AT OAKRIDGE, you had a fun shoot. If you didn’t, you might want to consider shooting the event next year. It was a fast, colorful, interesting and very enjoyable experience. The weather was great. The props were terrific. And the targets were out there far enough to be interesting to shoot. And there were bonuses … to be earned by shooting and knocking down targets. Of course not everyone could knock’em down. 1 gentleman cowboy, shooting a beautiful Colt SSA, hit a target solid with his butterfly .45 cal. load, and it just smiled at him. The bullet bounced back and wasn’t even much deformed. But he sure looked stylish shooting, and he had a blast. Who was he? That’s another story, and he’ll have to tell it.

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Marshal Too Tall shoots, Big Six Henderson observes, and “the Arm” times

Would you believe that the Knoxville cowfolk trusted Rawhide Rex to be a Stage Marshal? Yep. And he did a fine job. Others who held similar jobs are Keystone, Badlands Beck, Fiddleback and Lightning McCoy. And on the day before the main match began, Last Kiss and Fast Harley sponsored a side match. And Lightning was the MC at the Awards Dinner.

How did the Ocoee Rangers shoot? Not bad. Last Kiss won the Lady Gunfighter event, out-shooting her competition. Not to be outdone, S.A. Pondwater placed 1st in the Modern class and was ranked 6th in overall competition. Dustin Clays placed 2nd in the Classic Cowboy class, closely followed by Cherokee Maddog in 3rd place. And speakin’ of Gunfighters, Widowmaker placed 2nd in the class, and Fast Harley was 3rd. Rusty Spur Slim was No. 2 in the Frontiersman class. That means he shot his pistol targets with cap & ball pistols and black powder. Also shootin’ black powder, Judge’m All Duncan placed 2nd in the Frontier Cartridge class. Of course you can’t have a cowboy shoot in this area without Outlaws. Badlands Beck placed 2nd as an Outlaw, and Loose Cinch was 3rd. Horseshoe John, shootin’ as a Sr. Duelist, placed 2nd, and Tabasco JOT was 2nd in the Silver Senior class. Tennessee Ted was 3rd in the Duelist category. And 4 shooters in the field of 153 shot a clean match, no misses in 2 days of shootin’. Deadman was 1 of those. Here’s how Ocoee Rangers ranked in overall shootin’ for the 2 days, in a field of 153 shooters:

STAGE MARSHALS.

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L-R: Badlands Beck, Lightning McCoy & Fiddleback.

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L-R: Keystone & Rawhide Rex

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Curly Bill, a “dandy” on the Range.

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Here’s the secret of Fast Harley’s Shootin’ Success; a smooch from his shootin’ pardner, Last Kiss. Forget it cowboys! She ain’t goin’ to kiss you just so you can shoot better!

SHOOTING RESULTS OF OCOEE RANGERS SHOOTERS

Position / Shooter

6 – S.A. Pondwater

17 – Marshal Too Tall

19 – Festus D. Deputy

23 – Fiddleback

30 – Tabasco JOT

32 – Ocoee Red

34 – Dustin Clays

36 – Lightning McCoy

37 – Cherokee Maddog

41 – Horseshoe John

43 – Widowmaker

45 – Dajango Slim

48 – Fast Harley

50 – Judge’m All Duncan

59 – Long Gulch

61 – Rusty Spur Slim

65 – Last Kiss

72 – Killin’ Time

74 – Badlands Beck

Position / Shooter

78 – Red Neckerson

79 – Sheriff Donald

83 – Loose Cinch

87 – Deadman

88 – Tennessee Ted

90 – Purly

92 – Rawhide Rex

98 – Bittercreek Jack

100 – TN Tombstone

105 – Double Eagle

106 – Tucson Tuco

108 – Big

116 – Boondock Saint

124 – Yazoo City Gal

128 – Irish Jake

137 – Top Dollar Bill

139 – Owlhoot Hardin

141 – Colonel Mortimer

144 – Deadeye Daisy

AWARDS DINNER – CELEBRITIES & OTHER FOLKS

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Mesquite Millie, Hoppy & Topper

(Topper’s the horse, for you young cowfolk)

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Dustin Clays, 2d Place Double Duelist & His Mrs.

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