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Or maybe the thunder is just Mr. Keith touching off one of his black-powder Sharps "punkin rollers"!
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Or maybe the thunder is just Mr. Keith touching off one of his black-powder Sharps "punkin rollers"!
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I think I gravitated to Keith because my father was such a fan of O’Connor. I still shoot Keith’s .44 Special loads by the wheelbarrow, but his magnum stuff is for those less recoil sensitive than me.
O’Connor was a professor and his better education helped him in his storytelling. Keith was a working cowboy and all-around laborer, so while his writing Isn’t as artful, his honesty and real world experiences struck a chord. Now that I’m a bit older I enjoy them both, and they both make wish I had lived in their time.
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JB Rader, probably the last legendary moonshiner. Shine on JB!
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Another pic from that 1922 Mineola Fair.
Expert sharpshooter and performer Annie Oakley comes out of retirement to
practice for the Fred Stone Circus and Motor Hippodrome at the Mineola Fair
Grounds, Long Island, N.Y., on July 27, 1922. Oakley performed in Buffalo
Bill's Wild West Show from 1885 to 1902. (AP Photo)
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And earlier during her time with the Wild West Show.
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German Gonzalez Gorrochotegui, the longtime Master Tequilero of the favorite Chinaco Tequila brand, & now founder, master distiller of his own brand, Tequila Uno (t1).
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Carlos Gardel, the Argentine icon. "The most prominent figure in the history of tango"
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Timothy John Fitzgerald McCoy (1891 - 1978).
When I was at Cheyenne Frontier Days this yr I enjoyed some Cowboy Poetry, some of which Tim McCoy was the subject of. So I wanted to know more. Movie star, Wyoming rancher, & a true Wyoming Gentleman. Still remembered & revered by Wyomingites today.
The AZ-Tex Hat Company makes a hat the call "The McCoy".
RIP
When I was at Cheyenne Frontier Days this yr I enjoyed some Cowboy Poetry, some of which Tim McCoy was the subject of. So I wanted to know more. Movie star, Wyoming rancher, & a true Wyoming Gentleman. Still remembered & revered by Wyomingites today.
The AZ-Tex Hat Company makes a hat the call "The McCoy".
RIP
Thanks for that, HJ. One of the reasons I continue to stick around this place is the education. Don't recall ever hearing of McCoy. Those are some hats.
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He was an officer in the military. He also ran once for the Senate from Wyoming.
The AZ-Tex hat would be similar to what we commonly call a Gus now but the dimensions appear to be bigger. More like a Tom Mix.
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Interestingly, Tim's second wife Inga Arvad was a former flame of JFK.
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British comedian Terry Thomas in a bowler (what else?) in 1955. I always enjoyed his characters.
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She must have liked Irish men.
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Felix Martinez Telles (Felix Ward)(Mickey Free) 1848 - 1914.
Kidnapped from his stepfather John Ward's farm at age 12 & raised Apache he became a legendary Army scout & bounty hunter. Multilingual in English, Spanish & Apache. Scouted for Al Sieiber along side Tom Horn in the capture of Chiricahua Apache Chiefs Geronimo, Chatto, & Loco.
Buckaroo Hatters makes a variation of the big brimmed sombrero-like hat favored in the SW in the 1870's - 1880's.
Given the nickname Mickey Free while scouting for Sieber, he used it the rest of his life. Tom Horn wrote in his biography while in jail to be hanged that Mickey Free was a brave man. So was Tom.
Kidnapped from his stepfather John Ward's farm at age 12 & raised Apache he became a legendary Army scout & bounty hunter. Multilingual in English, Spanish & Apache. Scouted for Al Sieiber along side Tom Horn in the capture of Chiricahua Apache Chiefs Geronimo, Chatto, & Loco.
Buckaroo Hatters makes a variation of the big brimmed sombrero-like hat favored in the SW in the 1870's - 1880's.
Given the nickname Mickey Free while scouting for Sieber, he used it the rest of his life. Tom Horn wrote in his biography while in jail to be hanged that Mickey Free was a brave man. So was Tom.
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Woodcuts of Jasper Newton "Jack" Daniel (1848 - 1911)
Died from blood poisoning, essentially Gangrene that started in an injured toe. Folklore credits his dying words were, "Just one more drink, please."
Died from blood poisoning, essentially Gangrene that started in an injured toe. Folklore credits his dying words were, "Just one more drink, please."
That is a great woodcut, HJ. In the late 70's when I first moved to the Tullahoma/Lynchburg area there were still quite a few Motlows around, decendants of Lem Motlow, the nephew that inherited the distillery from JD. There was only one motel in Tullahoma at the time and it was owned by a Motlow. JD produced a Lem Motlow whiskey until the early 90's. Nastier than the green label stuff.
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Lem Motlow was smart in buying out the other nephew right away.That is a great woodcut, HJ. In the late 70's when I first moved to the Tullahoma/Lynchburg area there were still quite a few Motlows around, decendants of Lem Motlow, the nephew that inherited the distillery from JD. There was only one motel in Tullahoma at the time and it was owned by a Motlow. JD produced a Lem Motlow whiskey until the early 90's. Nastier than the green label stuff.
Never seen the Sour Mash before, that I recall.
Lem was smart. I've heard that if an unopened bottle of the Sour Mash can be found, it's quite valuable. Wish I had saved the several I've gone through.
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If you find one I'll trade you a 6-pack of Billy Beer for it straight across!
Need any Bear Bryant cokes?
