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Chet Rollins
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Kids Saturday Matinee's
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Started this discussion. Last reply by Dave McGowan Mar 29, 2012.
Blackthorn
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Started this discussion. Last reply by patrick mark pazen Mar 18, 2012.
Treasure 5 The West 1898-1938
Started Jan 26, 2012
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Chet Rollins commented on Gay Mathis's blog post Harry Carey Jr. dies at 91--Western Character Actor
"If you ever get a chance to read his book "Company of Heros..." about doing Ford movies, it is well wort the time. Vaya con Dios, Dobe!"
Chet Rollins posted a video
Pearl Hart Poetry
Poem written by Pearl Hart during her stay in Yuma prison in 1899 for holding up the Bisbee stage for $421. A brief history of Pearl is told, followed by the...
anthony martin commented on Chet Rollins's video
Barrymore vs Currie 1879 Texas
" Chet,
Maurice was reputed to be a gentleman ;not so John or a couple of others in the Barrymore clan. John would do just about anything to get his way with a woman,rarely paid back loans and put many of his friends in…"
Chet Rollins posted a video
Barrymore vs Currie 1879 Texas
Patriarch of the Barrymore acting family, Maurice Barrymore, is wounded in an Old West gunfight while defending a woman's honor, in 1879 Marshall, Texas.
Chet Rollins commented on richard emery's blog post Jackass Mail
"This was a popular term used by many frieghing outfits for using mule teams. I first heard it referring to a western line out of Salt Lake to California;
Jackass Mail 1854 to 1860 George Chorpenning was the first merchant to use the…"
Chet Rollins commented on Murray A. Gewirtz's blog post Where's BBB?
"He's still around, he posted on another blog less than an hour ago. He's just backsliding on his own blog I reckon."
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cowboy action shooting
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Johnny Ringo's Death
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Ringo's upside down revolver cartridge belt
John Peters Ringo’s body was found on the morning of July 14, 1882 by John Yoast, who was driving a wagon to Tombstone, Arizona. Ringo was sitting in the bole of a tree a few yards off the road. Mr. Yoast identified the body and then proceeded into town to report his discovery. A party was soon assembled and went to investigate. A coroner’s inquest was held on the spot and then the body was buried at the base of the tree.
At the time only minimal and ordinary…
ContinuePosted on March 3, 2012 at 9:38am — 21 Comments
Comment Wall (3 comments)
- At 2:55am on March 10, 2012,
Bob 'Buckshot' Bradley said…
Chet, thanks for the kind words. I subscribe to Chronicles of the Old West and receive the links to Dakota's radio show every week. I've attached the second parts for the shows I previously mentioned. Please right click and save as mp3 files and then delete this message. If you would like to download the first parts I can attach them to another message.
Jack Burrows
Track_247-2%20Jack%20Burrows%20-%20John%20Ringo%202.mp3
Ben Treywick
Track_269-2%20%20Ben%20Traywick%20-%20John%20Ringo%202.mp3
David Johnson
- At 4:27pm on March 11, 2012,
Chet, thanks for the request. I don't know if you're familiar with Chronicles of the Old West Radio Show? Click on the link below and scroll to the bottom of the page. There you will find links to all past shows, where you can listen to a segment from each show.
http://www.chronicleoftheoldwest.com/last_week_12-january.shtml
- At 8:36pm on March 16, 2012,
Curt "Buzz" Gardner said… Buckshot, have you ever checked out the satellite radio station called "Cowboy Cultural Society" and what it has to offer? They have stories and poems and songs from the American cowboy that dates back to the early 1860s. I think you'd like it very much.
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