Match Scores, September 23, 2006

SCORES & RANKING – September, 2006 September 2006 Shoot Results

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

Polecat Carl

M

29.96

0

3

23.87

0

3

41.98

0

11

40.38

0

6

40.13

0

4

27

1

176.32

0

5

5

Marshal Too Tall

49er

36.19

1

7

32.57

2

16

32.22

0

2

36.73

0

2

40.09

0

3

30

2

177.80

3

3

5

Fiddleback

T

28.11

0

2

25.73

0

4

26.43

0

1

49.16

2

23

33.02

0

1

31

3

162.45

2

4

5

Ocoee Red

49er

33.36

1

5

28.63

1

10

49.12

1

17

37.04

0

3

45.70

1

10

45

4

193.85

4

1

5

Doc Duncan

BPC

40.48

0

14

27.05

1

5

39.26

0

6

33.65

0

1

52.09

2

22

48

5

192.53

3

3

5

Double Eagle

49er

31.81

0

4

23.13

0

2

54.86

1

29

46.05

2

14

42.53

1

6

55

6

198.38

4

2

5

Fast Harley

GF

39.35

0

12

31.62

0

12

32.81

0

3

43.74

0

10

50.89

0

19

56

7

198.41

0

5

5

T-Bone Angus

BW

46.69

1

26

28.07

0

7

41.03

0

9

38.28

0

5

44.51

0

9

56

8

198.58

1

4

5

Festus D. Deputy

T

28.01

0

1

20.18

0

1

34.82

0

4

41.10

1

8

70.25

2

44

58

9

194.36

3

3

5

Slater

T

37.34

2

9

32.37

1

13

40.70

1

8

51.54

2

27

34.76

1

2

59

10

196.71

7

0

5

Widowmaker

GF

40.13

2

13

32.50

1

15

40.22

0

7

41.59

0

9

57.61

0

29

73

11

212.05

3

3

5

Badlands Beck

O

36.33

1

8

34.69

1

20

63.21

3

38

37.49

0

4

40.24

0

5

75

12

211.96

5

2

5

Keystone

GF

42.24

0

19

36.44

1

24

49.40

0

18

45.26

0

12

47.79

0

13

86

13

221.13

1

4

5

Yankee Dutchman

T

53.46

1

37

28.56

0

8

47.30

1

12

48.99

1

21

45.76

0

11

89

14

224.07

3

2

5

Judge’m All Duncan

BPC

38.71

0

11

31.32

0

11

53.68

0

25

51.09

0

25

51.17

0

20

92

15

225.97

0

5

5

Horseshoe John

D

46.76

0

27

45.13

3

40

48.88

0

16

40.99

0

7

44.21

0

8

98

16

225.97

3

4

5

Owlhoot Hardin

D

42.77

0

20

33.06

0

17

47.31

0

13

54.01

0

30

50.78

0

18

98

17

227.93

0

5

5

Tucson Tuco

49er

50.91

3

31

42.25

1

36

35.90

0

5

47.93

1

17

46.57

1

12

101

18

223.56

6

1

5

R.I.P. Overland

GF

45.46

1

25

36.84

0

25

53.05

0

23

45.96

0

13

49.42

0

16

102

19

230.73

1

4

5

TN Mongo

49er

41.34

0

16

34.06

0

18

65.87

1

39

49.07

0

22

44.03

0

7

102

20

234.37

1

4

5

Long Gulch

49er

33.87

0

6

27.05

0

5

54.22

0

26

48.24

1

18

86.28

3

52

107

21

249.66

4

3

5

Lightning McCoy

CL

41.40

0

17

32.46

0

14

55.13

1

30

49.96

1

24

52.25

1

24

109

22

231.20

3

2

5

Outrider

SR

53.76

2

38

28.59

0

9

53.66

0

24

47.03

0

16

54.10

0

26

113

23

237.14

2

4

5

Awful Close

M

45.00

1

24

37.14

0

26

52.84

0

21

48.72

1

20

52.21

0

23

114

24

235.91

2

3

5

Limpalong Charlie

M

48.14

0

28

35.08

0

22

41.69

0

10

46.66

0

15

65.98

1

42

117

25

237.55

1

4

5

Last Kiss

F

42.09

0

18

38.91

0

31

56.02

2

32

51.68

0

28

50.05

0

17

126

26

238.75

2

4

5

Moonshine Roberts

T

51.03

1

33

44.17

2

38

57.12

0

34

48.43

0

19

51.93

0

21

145

27

252.68

3

3

5

Tellico

49er

51.30

0

34

37.23

0

27

52.90

1

22

54.41

0

31

61.34

0

34

148

28

257.18

1

4

5

Oracle

BPC

54.88

1

39

35.26

0

23

52.76

0

20

45.06

0

11

97.17

1

55

148

29

285.13

2

3

5

Purly

SR

44.97

0

23

37.52

0

29

73.95

1

44

51.44

1

26

57.16

0

28

150

30

265.04

2

3

5

Wildcat Wilkey

SR

76.32

1

48

34.29

0

19

55.24

1

31

59.84

0

39

48.26

0

14

151

31

273.95

2

3

5

Linc

ES

43.43

1

21

44.15

1

37

59.31

1

36

51.89

0

29

58.60

1

31

154

32

257.38

4

1

5

TN Tombstone

O

41.23

0

15

41.63

1

35

58.34

0

35

59.41

0

38

60.44

0

33

156

33

261.05

1

4

5

Deadman

SR

52.33

0

35

40.30

0

34

48.08

0

15

58.05

0

35

63.60

0

38

157

34

262.36

0

5

5

Tin Pot

SR

44.63

1

22

49.29

2

42

79.45

1

49

54.72

1

33

49.18

0

15

161

35

277.27

5

1

5

Catoosa Kid

BPC

48.99

0

30

39.51

1

33

49.58

0

19

60.69

2

40

64.85

0

40

162

36

263.62

3

3

5

Bad Arm Slim

T

48.75

0

29

62.24

2

49

54.29

1

27

54.61

0

32

59.26

1

32

169

37

279.15

4

2

5

Ruckus Roy

T

58.85

0

42

38.97

0

32

47.99

0

14

82.37

2

52

57.99

0

30

170

38

286.17

2

4

5

Dajango Slim

T

37.55

1

10

34.93

2

21

999.99

na

60

62.62

3

41

64.86

4

41

173

39

1199.95

10

0

4

Bittercreek Jack

CL

55.81

2

40

54.14

3

43

54.32

0

28

55.29

1

34

61.78

1

35

180

40

281.34

7

1

5

Bad Eye Tom

SR

50.92

0

32

38.34

0

30

66.40

0

41

66.96

1

43

63.15

0

37

183

41

285.77

1

4

5

Sheriff Donald

SR

53.43

1

36

37.45

1

28

78.44

1

48

73.18

3

46

52.76

0

25

183

42

295.26

6

1

5

Rev Adam Jones

SR

56.93

0

41

999.99

na

60

65.98

1

40

58.65

1

36

55.08

0

27

204

43

1236.63

2

2

4

C Rider

M

62.09

1

44

54.90

0

44

68.84

0

42

59.04

0

37

66.12

0

43

210

44

310.99

1

4

5

Colonel Mortimer

SR

60.44

3

43

66.29

5

52

76.61

4

46

71.86

4

45

63.06

1

36

222

45

338.26

17

0

5

Boondock Saint

D

63.67

2

46

46.67

1

41

75.53

2

45

64.88

0

42

82.18

1

49

223

46

332.93

6

1

5

Yazoo City Gal

F

64.74

4

47

66.45

4

53

56.06

1

33

73.40

3

49

71.34

4

45

227

47

331.99

16

0

5

Dead Beat

SR

62.92

1

45

56.14

1

45

59.67

1

37

85.64

3

54

85.10

3

50

231

48

349.47

9

0

5

Dagnabit Deb

F

76.65

3

49

58.96

2

48

112.66

6

55

73.28

2

48

63.73

1

39

239

49

385.28

14

0

5

Big

SR

76.94

2

50

62.43

1

50

81.52

2

50

68.55

2

44

79.35

1

46

240

50

368.79

8

0

5

Deadeye Daisy

F

82.37

2

56

44.91

0

39

115.88

3

56

73.25

1

47

81.93

0

48

246

51

398.34

6

2

5

Top Dollar Bill

T

78.38

1

52

57.64

1

46

97.86

1

53

79.78

4

51

80.14

2

47

249

52

393.80

9

0

5

Cherokee Slim

T

77.39

0

51

57.91

1

47

72.42

1

43

78.57

1

50

124.73

2

59

250

53

411.02

5

1

5

Ben Shot

SR

88.16

1

59

65.50

0

51

96.69

0

52

89.54

0

57

85.26

0

51

270

54

425.15

1

4

5

Tenn Smoke

49er

86.53

1

58

71.87

1

55

93.22

2

51

82.97

2

53

88.32

0

54

271

55

422.91

6

1

5

Sledge

T

79.26

0

53

86.10

2

58

77.30

0

47

87.41

1

56

106.64

1

57

271

56

436.71

4

2

5

Irish Jake

JR

81.64

3

55

75.37

4

56

112.52

3

54

96.36

5

58

87.16

2

53

276

57

453.05

17

0

5

Deadfoot

BPC

84.99

0

57

71.25

0

54

187.35

8

59

138.35

4

60

101.90

0

56

286

58

583.84

12

3

5

Buckwitt

T

93.74

1

60

85.61

3

57

117.64

4

57

86.01

0

55

117.69

0

58

287

59

500.69

8

2

5

Colonel Allison

SR

80.23

0

54

103.28

2

59

122.87

1

58

133.47

0

59

157.26

1

60

290

60

597.11

4

2

5

M – Modern … T – Traditional … BPC – Black Powder Cartridge … BW – B Western … GF – Gunfighter … O – Outlaw … 49er – 49er … F – Cowgirl … SR – Senior … D – Duelist … JR – Junior … CL – Classic

Tmiss – Total misses  … CS – Clean Stages … OR – Overall Rank … OS – Overall Score … OT – Overall Time

Comments

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Volume 4, Issue No. 9                    September,  2006

60 SHOOTERS PARTICIPATE IN SEPTEMBER LUCKY SHOOT

Have you ever wondered how some folks shoot better than others? You probably think it has something to do with being able to hit targets fast & accurately.  Nope.  That ain’t all that’s involved.  Luck.  That’s the secret ingredient.  Example:  Last Kiss has really improved her shooting.  Is it her speed, or her new pistols, or her concentration? That’s what she’d probably say.  But look at the photo at the left and you’ll see her secret: she’s packing a green rabbits’ foot.  It’s lucky for her, but it did nothing for the rabbit.  And at the September shoot, Festus D. Deputy was selling rabbits’ feet in several colors: red, green & purple.  He was also selling other merchandise inspired by his hero , Marshal Too Tall.  See page 3 for more information.

September’s Wranglers were Sheriff Donald, Fast Harley, Ben Shot, Irish Jake,  Moonshine Roberts, Doc Duncan, Boondock Saint, Brenda Case & Richard Case. Brenda & Richard were observers who helped.  Wranglers are cowboys & cowgirls who put forth extra effort in helping conduct the shoot.

The Ocoee Ranger, September 2006

Yazoo City Gal inspects Last Kiss’s shootin’ irons at the unloading table. Notice the green rabbit’s foot.

60 Shooters participated in the shoot. Polecat Carl shot at no-miss match and was the Top Gun. Last Kiss was the Top Cowgirl shooter. 5 shooters shot no-miss matches: Polecat Carl, Fast Harley, Judge’m All Duncan, Owlhoot Hardin and Deadman.  The Top 10 Shooters were: (1) Polecat Carl (2) Marshal Too Tall (3) Fiddleback (4) Ocoee Red (5) Doc Duncan (6) Double Eagle (7) Fast Harley (8) T-Bone Angus (9) Festus D. Deputy and (10) Slater.

COWBOYS ON THE RANGE – POSSE 2

The Ocoee Ranger, September 2006

Sitting L – R : Colonel Allison, Ben Shot, Yankee Dutchman, Tellico, Ocoee Red

Standing L – R:  Bittercreek Jack, Ruckus Roy, Rev. Adam Jones, Moonshine Roberts, Sledge, Horseshoe John

SHOOT RESULTS

TOP GUN – Polecat Carl  … TOP COWGIRL – Last Kiss … BUFFALO SHOOT – Long Range Single Shot – Oracle … Long Range Lever … Long Range Pistol … .22 Cal – Marshal Too Tall

49er

1. Marshal Too Tall

2. Ocoee Red

3. Double Eagle

Black Powder Cartridge

1. Doc Duncan            

2. Judge’m All Duncan

3. Oracle

Cowgirl

1. Last Kiss

2. Yazoo City Gal

3. Dagnabit Deb

Gunfighter

1. Fast Harley

2. Widowmaker

3. Keystone

Modern 

1. Polecat Carl

2. Awful Close

3. Limp Along Charlie

Senior

1. Outrider

2. Purly

3. Wildcat Wilkey

Traditional

1. Fiddleback            

2. Festus D. Deputy

3. Slater

Duelist

1. Horseshoe John

2. Owlhoot Hardin

Outlaw

1. Badlands Beck

Classic

1. Lightning McCoy

 

The Ocoee Ranger, September 2006

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The Ocoee Ranger page 2                    September 2006

The Reel West – Glenn Ford    (1916 – 2006)

Glenn Ford was born Gwyllyn Ford in Quebec, Canada.  But when he was 8 years old, his family moved to California.  Half of his hurdle was over: he was no longer a Canadian.  His next hurdle to overcome was to get rid of the name Gwyllyn.  He did that when he became an actor.  His father was from a small town called Glenford. So … Glenn Ford he became. And in his long career, he made a lot of movies, and a lot of them were Westerns.  You may remember many of them: 3:10 TO YUMA, TEXAS, FASTEST GUN ALIVE, THE SACKETTS, and many more.  My favorite 2 Glenn Ford Westerns show the range of roles he could play:  THE VIOLENT MEN, in which he plays a tough former military Officer and THE SHEEPMAN, in which he plays a former gunslick (it was a serious Western with a bit of comedy).

The Ocoee Ranger, September 2006

Glenn Ford

In real life, Glenn was a bit like the roles he played.  He was a man of few words.  He usually suggested that his speaking roles be cut down, rather than expanded.  And he did his own riding, and some of his stunts. And he was a military Officer.  He served in the Marines from 1942 – 1945 in WWII.  Then he stayed in the Naval Reserve and served 2 tours in Vietnam as a Naval Commander.

During his long career, Glenn never won an Oscar.  Shucks, he was never even nominated for 1.  But he was a star and made big bucks, because he drew big audiences.  In 1978, Glenn was inducted into the National Cowboy Hall of Fame Western Heritage Museum in Oklahoma City.  That means he’s officially a top silver screen cowboy.

Since I’ve been playing cowboy action shooter, there’s 1 of us that makes me think of Glenn Ford and vice versa:  Horseshoe John.  They have the same stature, they look a little alike, both were former military officers, and both convincingly look and act their respective cowboy roles.  Of course there is a difference:  Glenn couldn’t talk nearly as loud as Horseshoe John.  Glenn joined the cowboy & cowgirl posse in the sky on August 31, 2006.

The West of Our Imagination – Horseshoe John

The Ocoee Ranger, September 2006

Horseshoe John

Have you ever noticed that Horseshoe John usually wears a bandana, a tie?  Have you ever wondered why?  Well, back when Horseshoe was growing up, bag boys and shoe salesmen all wore ties.  And in real life, Horseshoe John is a …… shoe salesman.  Yeah.  That’s what he is.  Of course he goes to his customers; they don’t come to him.  And sometimes they bite or kick him.  He doesn’t always deal with peaceful folks. Of course his customers are horses, and when he puts their shoes on, he drives nails in their feet.  You might bite too if your cowboy boot salesman tried to hammer nails in your feet.

Horseshoe’s been cowboy shootin’ since 1998.  He started about 2 shoots after T-Bone and Deadman down at Guns & Stuff.  And he’s a real cowboy.  He started shootin’ .45’s, and he still shoots .45’s. And he doesn’t shoot butterfly loads either.  And he thinks it’s a crime to hold a pistol with more than 1 hand.  Like Owlhoot, he’s a Double Duelist through and through.

How’d he get his alias?  Well, like I said above, he shoes horses.  And his middle name is John.  So, he’s Horseshoe John.  What does he do when he ain’t cowboy shootin’ or shoein’ horses? Well, he feeds horses, and doctors horses, and puts up hay for horses, and feeds horses (they eat a lot), and he shovels $%^# out of the barn, and he takes care of his saddles.  Do you notice anything missing here?  With horses of his own, he doesn’t have time to ride the critters.  But so what? As he would say, he’s a horse person, and if you’re a horse person, you understand.  If you’re not, you wouldn’t. 

Horseshoe has made some changes since he put on his cowboy hat and starting shooting as a SASS cowboy.  He changed the grips of his Rugers from traditional plow-handles to birds’ head grips.  And he shoots several kinds of rifles:  ‘66 Winchester Yellowboy, Henry, Lightning, ’73 Winchester carbine, and lately 1 of Taylor’s new 18” Trapper ’73 Winchester rifles, and they all shoot .45’s.

Horseshoe John’s a fine feller and a good cowboy to posse up with. And he shoots good too:  Double Duelist with .45’s.

The Real West – Susanna Kinsey Salter  (1860 – 1961)

Susanna Kinsey was born in Ohio in 1860.  But when she was 12, her parents moved west to Kansas.  8 years later, she entered what is today Kansas State University.  But 6 weeks before she was to graduate, she had to drop out because of illness.  Later, she married Lewis Salter, whom she’d met when she was a student.  Lewis was a young attorney and the son of a former Kansas Governor.  After her marriage, Susanna and Lewis moved to Argonia, KS.  Lewis went about his business, and Susanna became a mother, housewife, and was active in the local Woman’s Christian Temperance Union and became acquainted with Carrie Nation, the notorious hatchet welder who attacked many western saloons.

The Ocoee Ranger, September 2006

Susanna Salter

When Susanna was 27 years old, Kansas approved women’s suffrage.  Not long afterward, some local turkeys, as a practical joke, nominated her to run for mayor on the Prohibition Party ticket. Susanna took the wind out of their sails.  Instead of being embarrassed and withdrawing, she stayed the course, and with the support of the Republican Party and the WCTU, she won and she was elected the 1st woman Mayor in the US , by 2/3 of the ballots cast.  Her 1-year term was uneventful, and when her term expired, she didn’t run for reelection.  But she showed 2 things: (1) She didn’t bluff worth a flip, and (2) Women could be elected to and serve in political offices. And in the years after her, other women did exactly that in many cities across the US.  But Susanna Salter was the first to do so.

Susanna and her family continued to live in Kansas until 1893, when they moved to Oklahoma, first to the Cherokee Strip and later in other towns.  She died shortly after her 101st birthday in 1961

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The Ocoee Ranger page 3                September 2006

Local Cowboys Mentioned In September/October

SHOOT! Magazine

The Ocoee Ranger, September 2006

Jack Rabbit Bob

   The Ocoee Ranger, September 2006

Vinegaroon

The Ocoee Ranger, September 2006

Curly Bill

Have you seen the Sept./Oct. edition of SHOOT! Magazine?  If you haven’t, give it a look.  John Taffin, “Sixgunner”, has an article about American Western Arms.  He covers several guns constructed by AWA.  Shown in the article, is a colt clone that was engraved and stock fitted by Jerry Harper.  To us Ocoee Rangers, Jerry Harper is “Vinegaroon”.  Ol’ Sixgunner has this to say about Vinegaroon’s gun work: “The model shown in the pictures was fully engraved and custom stocked by Jerry Harper. This is one of the most beautiful sixguns I have ever seen with both the engraving and fleur-de-lis carved grips carried out to perfection.”

The Ocoee Ranger, September 2006

Dustin Clays’ Yellowboy engraved by Vinegaroon / Jerry Henry

Then, Sixgunner talks about the AWA Lightning and their version of the Josh Randal handgun rifle. It’s called the Lightning Bolt.  He talks about the gun and the gun-belt, holster, knife and knife sheath to carry the special gun.  Here’s what he says: “The special rig pictured with the Lightning Bolt was styled after that used by Josh Randal and made by Bill Kelly and the matching knife was crafted by the AWA shop manager and gunsmith, Bob Huddleston.”  Bill Kelly is our own Curly Bill.  And Bob Huddleston shot with us until he moved to FL about 2 years ago to take the AWA job.  You know him as Jack Rabbit Bob.

The Ocoee Ranger, September 2006

1 of Deadman’s Curly Bill / Bill Kelly Holsters

Look around at the next Ocoee Rangers or Smoky Mountain Shootist Society shoot you attend and you’ll see several examples of Vinegaroon’s and Curly Bill’s work.  Owlhoot Hardin has pistols engraved by Vinegaroon and holsters crafted by Curly Bill. Dustin Clays has a Yellowboy rifle and a double barrel shotgun, and Moonshine Roberts has a Yellowboy rifle engraved by Vinegaroon. Lightning McCoy, Rawhide Rex, Horseshoe John, Owlhoot Hardin, Deadman and others wear gun leather crafted by Curly Bill.  Shucks, you shoot with some very talented cowboys.

The Ocoee Ranger, September 2006

SOMETIMES A PICTURE REALLY IS WORTH A THOUSAND WORDS

The picture at the left appeared in the September 2006 edition of The Cowboy Chronicle, in an article about the Tennessee State Cowboy Action Shooting Championship match.  Do you see anyone that you recognize?

Just remember, please don’t squeeze the Charmin.

MAKE PLANS TO ATTEND OCOEE RANGER ANNUAL CHRISTMAS SHOOT & FAMILY EVENT ON DECEMBER 16  –  the 3rd Saturday in December

The Ocoee Ranger, September 2006

Yeah, I know Christmas is out there a few months.  But go ahead and mark your calendar, so you won’t have a last minute conflict in attending.  Plan now. 

Here’s the agenda:  (1) We’ll shoot 3 stages at the range.  (2) Then, we’ll adjourn and meet at the Golden Corral restaurant (same place as last year) for lunch, award Ocoee Ranger Annual Awards, have drawings for prizes and conclude with the gift swap – for those who want to participate in the swap – it’s not required.

Anyone who has shot at least 1 match, even if it is the December match, is eligible to participate in the drawing for prizes. (Prizes are provided by event sponsors.) Any one who wants to do so can participate in the gift swap.  (More info about that later.)

You don’t have to shoot in the December Shoot to participate in the after shoot Family Event.  Just come over to the Golden Corral and join the party.

To be eligible for consideration for an Ocoee Ranger Annual Award, you must have shot in at least 5 matches in 2006, excluding the December match.

The Ocoee Ranger, September 2006

Posse Leader Horseshoe John & Spotter Jumpin’ Jeri

Linc Seeks Elder Statesmen Shooters

SASS has a shooting category called Elder Statesman for cowboys and cowgirls who had reached the age of 70 years young.  No, it’s not a new category.  We just haven’t had folks shoot in it in the past.  So, Linc signed up and shot in it at the September shoot.  And he’s looking for other shooters who qualify to shoot in the category to joint him.  Remember, in order for an award to be made and recognition be recognized, there has to be at least 2 shooters in a category. And we award certificates up to places 1 through 3. (To award 3, at least 4 shooters must participate.)

GET WELL SOON, D.Q. JONES.  WE MISS YOU ON THE RANGE!

We Hope to See You Soon … D.Q. has a broken leg. 

Comments

Match Scores, August 26, 2006

SCORES & RANKING – August 26, 2006

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

Festus D. Deputy

49er

26.33

0

2

23.87

0

2

28.37

0

2

25.13

0

3

30.54

0

4

13

1

134.24

0

5

Marshal Too Tall

49er

28.47

0

5

25.74

0

5

29.46

0

3

33.55

1

18

34.91

0

13

44

2

152.13

1

4

Slater

T

45.16

4

39

21.33

0

1

25.35

0

1

22.24

0

1

30.28

0

3

45

3

144.36

4

4

Fiddleback

T

27.52

0

4

27.53

1

10

38.03

1

15

32.61

0

17

28.37

0

2

48

4

154.06

2

3

Doc Duncan

GF

33.29

2

9

33.28

2

22

32.06

1

7

27.61

1

6

30.59

0

5

49

5

156.83

6

1

DQ Jones

D

34.34

1

15

26.82

0

9

34.97

0

8

32.43

0

15

32.73

0

7

54

6

161.29

1

4

Double Eagle

49er

26.19

0

1

25.93

0

6

44.90

2

38

26.09

0

5

32.62

0

6

56

7

155.73

2

4

Pleasant

GF

27.36

0

3

31.87

1

17

41.99

0

29

28.83

0

8

26.95

0

1

58

8

157.00

1

4

Dustin Clays

T

41.00

0

31

26.21

0

7

31.74

0

4

29.39

0

10

33.47

0

9

61

9

161.81

0

5

Unpleasant

T

31.49

2

7

24.18

1

3

32.03

1

6

23.48

0

2

48.25

4

44

62

10

159.43

8

1

Cherokee Maddog

49er

34.88

1

17

26.66

0

8

38.06

1

16

28.26

0

7

35.77

0

16

64

11

163.63

2

3

Mr. Pistol

Sr

38.06

0

26

29.24

0

13

35.37

0

9

31.05

0

13

35.36

0

15

76

12

169.08

0

5

T-Bone Angus

BW

34.25

1

14

31.83

0

16

42.30

1

30

29.12

0

9

32.84

0

8

77

13

170.34

2

3

Ocoee Red

49er

33.75

1

11

36.50

2

31

31.76

0

5

29.55

0

11

41.27

2

28

86

14

172.83

5

2

Polecat Carl

M

44.71

1

38

29.10

1

12

36.67

1

12

26.06

0

4

38.47

1

23

89

15

175.01

4

1

Lightning McCoy

CL

31.91

0

8

42.44

0

44

35.86

0

10

31.77

0

14

37.55

0

20

96

16

179.53

0

5

TN Tombstone

O

36.48

1

22

33.19

0

21

39.16

1

17

40.94

1

31

33.76

0

10

101

17

183.53

3

2

Horseshoe John

D

33.93

0

13

36.81

0

32

40.33

0

23

35.42

0

20

36.69

0

19

107

18

183.18

0

5

TN Mongo

49er

34.87

0

16

32.12

0

19

37.93

0

14

41.98

1

35

38.61

0

24

108

19

185.51

1

4

Widowmaker

GF

37.26

2

24

31.80

2

15

36.57

0

11

37.83

2

25

47.25

4

42

117

20

190.71

10

1

Keystone

GF

31.00

0

6

38.75

2

35

37.69

1

13

46.86

1

47

35.96

0

17

118

21

190.26

4

2

Dajango Slim

T

33.33

1

10

25.61

0

4

44.80

2

37

41.07

2

32

46.58

2

37

120

22

191.39

7

1

Wildcat Wilkey

Sr

35.52

0

20

28.78

0

11

40.38

0

24

37.19

0

21

49.93

0

46

122

23

191.80

0

5

Badlands Beck

O

35.27

1

19

31.16

0

14

41.97

1

28

39.99

2

28

44.83

1

34

123

24

193.22

5

1

Long Gulch

49er

38.52

2

27

35.88

1

29

42.38

2

31

33.84

0

19

36.11

0

18

124

25

186.73

5

2

Judge’m All Duncan

BPC

33.89

0

12

33.55

0

23

46.83

1

41

37.53

0

22

40.95

0

27

125

26

192.75

1

4

Moab Mangus

49er

36.60

0

23

35.28

0

26

43.29

1

34

32.50

0

16

41.78

1

29

128

27

189.45

2

3

Rusty Spur Slim

D

37.41

2

25

40.63

1

40

39.88

1

21

41.08

0

33

34.54

0

12

131

28

193.54

4

2

El Carrera

GF

34.93

0

18

35.31

1

27

49.07

0

46

37.55

1

23

38.96

0

25

139

29

195.82

2

3

Sheriff Donald

Sr

58.80

3

56

31.90

0

18

40.32

0

22

37.67

0

24

37.72

0

21

141

30

206.41

3

4

Last Kiss

LGF

36.00

1

21

32.41

0

20

39.24

0

18

42.41

1

37

53.98

2

51

147

31

204.04

4

2

Renegade Jay

T

43.72

3

37

35.83

1

28

39.61

1

19

48.21

1

50

35.10

0

14

148

32

202.47

6

1

Limpalong Charlie

M

41.19

0

33

38.62

0

34

43.00

0

32

38.15

0

26

42.47

0

31

156

33

203.43

0

5

Yellowcreek Johnson

CL

50.38

1

45

34.45

0

24

40.46

1

25

42.42

2

38

45.75

2

35

167

34

213.46

6

1

Tucson Tuco

49er

63.90

5

64

34.81

0

25

41.57

2

26

40.82

2

30

39.28

1

26

171

35

220.38

10

1

Red Neckerson

T

43.07

2

36

43.55

1

49

45.07

2

39

29.74

0

12

49.41

3

45

181

36

210.84

8

1

Bad Eye Tom

Sr

55.33

2

50

40.29

0

39

44.69

0

36

39.78

0

27

42.27

0

30

182

37

222.36

2

4

Rev Adam Jones

Sr

50.08

2

43

39.80

1

38

43.15

1

33

52.99

3

53

43.26

0

32

199

38

229.28

7

1

Deadman

Sr

45.81

0

40

43.07

0

47

43.60

0

35

42.62

0

39

47.14

0

40

201

39

222.24

0

5

Grey Rider

T

39.23

0

28

49.31

3

53

39.82

0

20

53.26

2

55

50.99

2

48

204

40

232.61

7

2

Rawhide Rex

O

42.58

2

35

38.87

2

36

68.57

3

67

53.66

2

56

33.93

0

11

205

41

237.61

9

1

Bad Arm Slim

T

40.08

0

29

36.20

0

30

46.71

1

40

48.28

2

51

56.92

2

57

207

42

228.19

5

2

Tin Pot

Sr

57.51

1

54

38.01

0

33

41.62

0

27

55.69

2

57

47.24

1

41

212

43

240.07

4

2

TN Ted

D

41.13

0

32

45.56

1

51

63.84

1

59

45.53

1

46

44.03

0

33

221

44

240.09

3

2

Awful Close

D

41.89

0

34

51.51

3

56

52.88

0

50

47.11

0

48

46.41

0

36

224

45

239.80

3

4

Tellico

49er

50.73

0

46

39.64

0

37

54.17

1

51

50.06

1

52

48.08

0

43

229

46

242.68

2

3

Owlhoot Hardin

D

40.70

0

30

41.19

1

41

73.66

2

72

42.18

1

36

52.80

0

50

229

47

250.53

4

2

Linc

Sr

54.78

3

49

61.28

1

70

51.22

0

49

44.27

1

41

38.30

0

22

231

48

249.85

5

2

Dangerous Dan

T

48.75

0

42

42.98

0

46

49.72

0

47

47.77

0

49

59.72

2

64

248

49

248.94

2

4

Tar Heel

D

46.07

0

41

58.53

2

67

48.84

0

45

44.39

0

43

56.69

0

56

252

50

254.52

2

4

Yankee Dutchman

T

60.05

2

58

50.67

1

55

55.34

3

52

44.32

1

42

50.90

1

47

254

51

261.28

8

0

Abagail Rose

LC

51.67

2

47

51.61

2

57

49.76

1

48

45.05

1

44

58.09

2

60

256

52

256.18

8

0

Killin Time

LD

67.74

2

67

41.35

1

42

48.70

1

44

41.20

0

34

66.55

2

69

256

53

265.54

6

1

R.I.P. Overland

GF

50.31

2

44

58.36

4

66

47.64

2

43

45.30

2

45

57.97

3

59

257

54

259.58

13

0

Oracle

BPC

58.91

4

57

41.80

1

43

47.26

1

42

79.70

0

78

46.70

0

38

258

55

274.37

6

2

Hoot Owl

T

73.54

5

75

52.23

1

58

56.94

1

54

40.25

0

29

55.51

1

53

269

56

278.47

8

1

Purly

Sr

53.00

2

48

53.13

3

59

64.32

4

61

53.17

2

54

57.27

3

58

280

57

280.89

14

0

Gator

T

57.20

1

53

42.63

1

45

56.24

2

53

57.44

3

58

69.51

2

72

281

58

283.02

9

0

Yazoo City Gal

LD

62.28

3

61

48.65

1

52

59.27

2

57

59.33

2

61

55.00

0

52

283

59

284.53

8

1

Cherokee Slim

T

69.64

4

69

43.26

0

48

59.01

1

56

58.70

0

59

55.76

0

54

286

60

286.37

5

3

Fearless Dave

D

55.73

2

51

49.95

0

54

73.45

2

71

60.83

2

65

51.03

0

49

290

61

290.99

6

2

Colonel Mortimer

Sr

63.77

5

63

81.44

7

79

71.79

5

69

43.85

1

40

46.73

1

39

290

62

307.58

19

0

Boondock Saint

D

72.67

3

74

44.49

0

50

57.66

0

55

62.95

1

66

59.58

1

63

308

63

297.35

5

2

Top Dollar Bill

T

61.48

2

60

57.85

1

64

64.99

2

64

60.53

1

64

65.27

0

67

319

64

310.12

6

1

Slingin’ Dunn

T

58.14

0

55

57.87

0

65

61.12

0

58

68.26

1

70

75.18

0

74

322

65

320.57

1

4

Tinker Chapley

D

56.11

2

52

54.49

1

60

64.76

2

63

82.30

3

79

65.96

3

68

322

66

323.62

11

0

Irish Jake

Jr

62.65

2

62

56.19

1

62

85.62

5

79

59.49

2

62

58.78

3

62

327

67

322.73

13

0

Josephine Marksman

TF

69.02

1

68

54.98

1

61

64.12

2

60

59.80

2

63

79.43

2

75

327

68

327.35

8

0

Fast Harley

O

71.79

6

73

66.26

4

72

65.42

4

65

75.63

5

74

56.42

2

55

339

69

335.52

21

0

Big

Sr

66.43

3

65

69.62

2

73

73.85

3

74

66.07

1

68

58.63

1

61

341

70

334.60

10

0

Outlaw Tracker

T

70.76

2

71

59.52

1

68

82.32

3

78

59.28

1

60

62.01

1

66

343

71

333.89

8

0

Krazy Jim

Sr

70.05

2

70

57.47

0

63

81.64

1

77

74.88

2

72

60.98

0

65

347

72

345.02

5

2

Dead Beat

Sr

60.83

1

59

72.00

0

75

68.22

1

66

78.20

0

77

67.92

0

70

347

73

347.17

2

3

Deadeye Daisy

TF

67.58

1

66

71.86

4

74

64.35

3

62

75.34

1

73

73.32

3

73

348

74

352.45

12

0

Tenn Smoke

49er

78.59

3

76

61.26

0

69

71.17

1

68

63.40

1

67

80.12

3

76

356

75

354.54

8

1

Shadrack Jones

BW

71.51

1

72

72.36

2

76

73.17

3

70

77.21

4

76

68.30

1

71

365

76

362.55

11

0

Shepperd

M

85.59

1

78

78.57

0

77

73.81

2

73

66.73

1

69

95.31

1

78

375

77

400.01

5

1

Ben Shot

Sr

92.22

4

79

62.84

0

71

74.92

1

75

76.69

2

75

84.31

3

77

377

78

390.98

10

1

Rusty

M

84.71

1

77

79.45

1

78

81.11

2

76

71.75

2

71

116.69

1

80

382

79

433.71

7

0

Two Dogs Runnin

LO

116.87

5

80

120.84

2

80

149.59

9

80

110.52

5

80

115.08

5

79

399

80

612.90

26

0

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Volume 4, Issue No. 8                                   August,  2006

AUGUST SHOOT – A FAMILY AFFAIR

The August Shoot was a real family affair.  How so? Well, amongst the shooters were Tucson Tuco & his sons, Gator & Hoot Owl, and Mrs. Tuco kept score for their posse.  And Bad Eye Tom & his son, Bad Arm Slim were there.  And there were Wildcat Wilkey & his little feller, Polecat Carl. And Pleasant & Unpleasant. And Boondock Saint & his son, Irish Jake.  And then there were the husband & wife shooters: 2 Dogs & Red Neckerson; and Last Kiss & Fast Harley; and Killin’ Time & Rusty Spur Slim, and Deadeye Daisy & Sheriff Donald; Josephine Marksman & Krazy Jim. And there were brothers who shot together: Doc Duncan & Judge ‘em All Duncan. You get the idea. (I’ve probably missed some.  Sorry.)  In all, 80 shooters participated, and we had a number of visitors who observed the action.

The Outlaw posse seems to keep growing.  One of these days, we may have to have 2 of ‘em, if they keep growing. And then there was the Buffalo Shoot.  Marshal Too Tall moseyed up to Mesquite Millie, while she was counting the money and doin’ administrative stuff and said, “Hey, Millie.  Do you want to know who won the Buffalo Shoot?” Of course the ol’ gal said yeah. Too Tall grinned and said, “I won it all.”  And he did.

Who else did well at the shoot?  Everybody who was there.  The objective is to have fun, and it sure seemed that everyone did.  Festus D. Deputy was the Top Gun and Last Kiss, shooting Gunfighter, was the Top Cowgirl shooter. 8 shooters shot no-miss matches: Festus D. Deputy, Dustin Clays, Mr. Pistol, Lightning McCoy, Horseshoe John, Wildcat Wilkey, Limp Along Charlie, and Deadman. Oddly enough, 6 of the 8 shot in the same posse.

The Top 10 Shooters were: (1) Festus D. Deputy (2) Marshal Too Tall (3) Slater (4) Fiddleback (5) Doc Duncan (6) D.Q. Jones (7) Double Eagle (8) Pleasant   (9) Dustin Clays and (10) Unpleasant

IN MEMORIUM –  Dirttown Desparado

The Ocoee Ranger, August 2006

Dirttown Desparado, a.k.a. Jim Carter, joined the cowboy & cowgirl posse in the sky on August 3rd.  Jim began cowboy shooting and shooting with us last year. He attended matches with his wife, Judi. In an email to Ocoee Red not long before Jim left us, Judi said, “He tells everyone about the western shoot organization with a passion and a knot in his throat because not only does he miss the shoot, he misses all the cowboys that have treated us like family. I wish with all my heart he could come to one more shoot. … He didn’t do it long but his compassion grew for it.”

Goodbye, Dirttown Desparado.

OUTLAW SHOOTERS

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Fast Harley shooting Outlaw.  Yellowcreek Johnson times while Widowmaker counts misses.

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L-R:  Tennessee Tombstone & Badlands Beck Demonstrating Outlaw Shooting Style

August Wranglers were Bad Arm Slim, Keystone, Lightning McCoy, Killin’ Time, Tennessee Ted, Boondock Saint, Gator and Hoot Owl.  Ocoee Ranger Wranglers are cowboys & cowgirls who put forth just a bit more effort in helping their posse conduct the shoot.

SHOOT RESULTS

Top Gun – Festus D. Deputy  … Top Cowgirl – Last Kiss … Buffalo Shoot (all classes) – Marshal Too Tall

Duelist

1. D.Q. Jones

2. Horseshoe John

3. Rusty Spur Slim

Gunfighter

1. Doc Duncan

2. Pleasant

3. Widowmaker

Traditional

1. Slater             

2. Fiddleback

3. Dustin Clays

Outlaw

1. TN Tombstone

2. Badlands Beck

3. Rawhide Rex

Modern 

1. Polecat Carl

2. Limp Along Charlie

3. Shepperd

49er

1. Festus D. Deputy

2. Marshal Too Tall

3. Double Eagle

Senior

1. Mr. Pistol

2. Wildcat Wilkey

3. Sheriff Donald

Lady Traditional

1. Josephine Marksman

Lady Duelist

1. Killin’ Time

Classic

1. Lightning McCoy

B – Western

1. T-Bone Angus

Black Powder

1. Judge’m All Duncan

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THE REEL WEST, THE REAL WEST & THE WEST OF OUR IMAGINATION

The Reel West – Rhonda Fleming

Rhonda Fleming is a Westerner, a Californian. Born to show biz parents in 1923, she got into the movie business largely because of her looks.  Her story is like several others. She was walking down the street.  A guy saw the tall, good-looking redhead with a terrific figure, and 1 thing led to another and she was in the movie business.  Oddly, she never became a major actress.  Critics admit she had the acting skill and the charm and the looks, but somehow she never rose to the heights of a lady superstar.  But so what?  She did well in her career in the movies, on stage and on TV.  Then she retired in 1960 and became a humanitarian of great note, involved at a major level in several charities.

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Rhonda Fleming

But lets talk about the important stuff: her career in Western Movies.  Rhonda made several shoot’um ups.  She was in PONY EXPRESS (with Charlton Heston), and THE REDHEAD AND THE COWBOY (Glen Ford), and BULLWHIP (Guy Madison), and GUNGLORY (Stewart Granger), and ABILINE TOWN (Randolph Scott) and others.  And in her roles, she played spirited gals who weren’t wallflowers to the heroes.  Unfortunately, she was never paired with John Wayne.  That would have been something. Rhonda’s most notable role was that of Laura Denbo, a lady gambler and Wyatt Earp’s love interest in GUNFIGHT AT OK CORRAL.  Burt Lancaster was Earp. GUNFIGHT AT OK CORRAL is a good movie.  It ain’t no TOMBSTONE, but it’s good.  The 3 best things in the movie are Rhonda’s portrayal of the lady gambler, Kirk Douglas’ portrayal of Doc Holiday, and Frankie Lane’s song – Gunfight at OK Corral.  Rhonda also appeared on TV Westerns:  shows like Wagon Train and The Virginian and others.

Oh yeah, Rhonda had a nickname when she was making movies. Her striking red hair, figure (frequently in skimpy costumes) and charm resulted in her being called “the Queen of Technicolor.” 

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Dajango Slim

The West of our imagination –

Dajango Slim

Dajango Slim has been a cowboy shooter for about a year and a half. One day, Buckwitt invited him to an Ocoee Rangers shoot, and he’s been a cowboy shooter ever since.  “The first time I came, I thought I was going to be an observer.  But Buckwitt handed me a holster and a pair of guns and said, ‘You’re gonna shoot.’ I got hooked because of the camaraderie and the spirit of the game.  You couldn’t shoot with a better group of people.”

What does he shoot? “I shoot the old style Ruger Vaqueros in .38 caliber, but I’m gonna save up and get some .45’s.” (Doesn’t that sound like music to an old cowboy’s ears?)  How did he come by his alias?  “I’ve always had the nickname of Slim.  I saw a movie called Da-Jango.  So, I sorta put them together, without the hyphen.”

Who’s his favorite cowboy? “John Wayne.  When I was 7 years old, I saw the movie TRUE GRIT, and I fell in love with it.  I’ve been a John Wayne fan ever since.”  A feller could do worse than admire John Wayne and worse than shootin’ with Dajango Slim. 

The Real West – Lottie Deno  

(1844 – 1934)

Carlotta Thompkins, the eldest daughter of a rich plantation owner, was born in Kentucky in 1844.  When she was 17, her daddy was killed in the War of Northern Aggression, and her mama sent her to visit folks in Detroit to find a rich husband. But Lottie was strong willed and made other plans.  She’d traveled extensively with her daddy and had been exposed to his business dealings and his gambling on cards and horse races.  And her daddy had taught her to play cards and to apply the tricks to win. And that’s how she supported herself and was the source of money she sent home to her mother and sister.  Of course they didn’t know that.  They thought he’d married a man with money.  Lottie never went back to the plantation.

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Lottie Deno

Queen of Hearts

Ol’ dad had taken Lottie with him on Mississippi riverboats, so she played her game on the boats and eventually landed in New Orleans.  Then she went west to San Antonio, TX, where Frank Thurmond hired her to be a dealer at his University Club.  Lottie always dressed stylishly and was a good-looking redhead, and the fellers couldn’t wait to lose their money at her table.  She became the belle of the gambling trade, and Frank’s gal. Later, Frank was accused of cheating at cards, killed a man, and left town on the dodge.     

Lottie stayed in San Antonio for a while, then drifted west to Ft. Griffin to find Frank. That was where she became Lottie “Deno”. Supposedly some drunk who’d lost a lot of money to her said that she should call herself Lotta Dinero, and for whatever reason, she liked it and became Lottie Deno.  She also met, played against and beat Doc Holiday at cards at Ft. Griffin.

Several years later, Lottie and Frank moved to Deming, New Mexico, married and became respectable.  They gave up being gamblers. Frank became a businessman and eventually became the Vice President of the Deming National Bank.  He died in 1908. Lottie died in 1934 and was buried beside Frank.  Some folks have written that Lottie was the inspiration for Miss Kitty, who ran the Long Branch Saloon in GUNSMOKE, and of Laura Denbo, the redheaded lady gambler in the Burt Lancaster and Rhonda Fleming movie, GUNFIGHT AT OK CORRAL.  Whether she inspired either character or not, she became a legendary character in the Old West.

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TN Tombstone,

The Father of Outlaw Shooting

 

 

 

OUTLAW SHOOTING

What do Tennessee Tombstone and George Washington have in common? No, it ain’t wooden teeth or powdered wigs. Both are known as “the father of” something.  George is “the father of his country”.  Tombstone is “the father of Outlaw shooting”. It’s true. 

What caused Tombstone to start shooting that way?  Here’s how he explained it.  “I couldn’t hit nothing anyway, and all the cowboys on TV shot from the hip or pointed, so I thought I’d try it.”  And he did.  He started shootin’ what he called Outlaw style in Knoxville with the Smoky Mountain Shootists Society.  Then Badlands Beck joined him. Then Rawhide Rex started shooting that way, and then others and before long, the Knoxville cowboys recognized Outlaw as a shooting class. At an Ocoee Rangers shoot after the Knoxville cowboys recognized Outlaw as a shooting class, Rawhide Rex asked Deadman if the Ocoee Rangers would recognize the Outlaw class. Deadman said, “Sure.”  At that shoot, Tombstone, Rawhide Rex and Badlands Beck shot Outlaw.  And seeing them, others began doing so in short order.  But that wasn’t the end of it, before long Tennessee Tombstone and his compadres persuaded the Possum Trot and Hooten Old Town shooters to recognize Outlaw as a shooting class.  Then the Kentucky State Cowboy Action Champion Shoot recognized the Outlaw class.

By now, you may be saying, “Ok. Enough.  What is Outlaw shooting?”  And that’s a good          question. Here’s how Outlaw shooting is done:

1.      SASS basic rules govern.

2.      Pistols are shot from the hip or with the arm not higher than armpit level and with a bend at the elbow.  (No fast draw.)

3.      The shotgun is shot from the hip or waist area.  If there’s a flying target, the shooter can shoulder the gun, it he / she chooses.

4.      Rifles are shot from the shoulder.

5.      The shooter must have Fun.

The rules are still evolving, but the basics are as above.  How well do Outlaw shooters do?  Well, they don’t win matches. But they have a growing following, and they have gun. As one shooter said to Tombstone at the Kentucky State Shoot, “You fellers sure do take the tension out of a match.” 

At the Ocoee Rangers August shoot, Tennessee Tombstone missed only 3 shots, shooting Outlaw.  But it’s not for everyone.  At the July shoot, the Outlaws convinced Calibre. 45 to shoot Outlaw style.  Calibre .45 is an excellent pistol shot.  He missed 22 shots.  That equaled his total misses for the previous 3 ½ years. 

If you want to give Outlaw shooting a try, see Tennessee Tombstone, Badlands Beck or Rawhide Rex or any of the other Outlaw shooters, and they’ll show you how it’s done.

WHAT DO THESE PICTURES HAVE IN COMMON?

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James Arness

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William Conrad

Take a look at these 2 pictures.  Look really close.  What do they have in common? Now if you’re a cowboy about Horseshoe John’s age or more, you probably know.  But if you’re Barnscoop’s age, you probably don’t have a clue.  And if you’re Deadeye Drew’s age, you don’t know and couldn’t care less. What’s the answer?  Both are pictures of GUNSMOKE’S  Matt Dillon.  The feller on the left is James Arness.  He was Matt Dillon on TV for about 20 years. The feller on the right is the original Matt Dillon.  He’s William Conrad.  He played Matt on the radio, before GUNSMOKE moved to TV.  This is a publicity photo from the radio show.  If you haven’t heard the radio show in real time or on tapes of the show, you’ve missed a treat. This word scratcher used to listen to the radio GUNSMOKE with his grandmother. The radio story was told by the sounds of boot steps, jingling spurs, gunshots and the sound of narrator Conrad’s deep voice as Matt Dillon, US Marshal.

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