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El Vaquero de la Iowa
January 15, 2009
Three weekends ago I took a Billy the Kid model (Billy Glenn) over to the west side of The Beast to take some reference photos. We met at Lee Anderson's paddock at 51st Avenue just below Greenway. When we pulled up Lee was decked out in his vaquero finery and riding his beautiful horse, who likewise was all decked out in an authentic Spanish rig. Here is a photo from that session:
Lee is a walking textbook when it comes to the 400 year history of the vaquero. There are so many misconceptions about vaqueros and their legacy that I didn't have to think long about wanting to do something in the magazine.
Lee came out to the True West offices today to meet with myself and Bob Brink about doing a piece on vaqueros for the magazine. Like me, Lee is originally from Iowa. It's interesting that so many Iowa boys gravitated to the West (the Earp boys and Marion Morrison being other corn-fed boys).
We talked today about why the vaquero has gotten such short shrift in history and I told Lee we were going to change that. Very exciting. I really love this aspect of publishing a history magazine.
"The two most powerful warriors are patience and time."
—Mangas Colorado, who probably poached it from Leo Tolstoy
Three weekends ago I took a Billy the Kid model (Billy Glenn) over to the west side of The Beast to take some reference photos. We met at Lee Anderson's paddock at 51st Avenue just below Greenway. When we pulled up Lee was decked out in his vaquero finery and riding his beautiful horse, who likewise was all decked out in an authentic Spanish rig. Here is a photo from that session:
Lee is a walking textbook when it comes to the 400 year history of the vaquero. There are so many misconceptions about vaqueros and their legacy that I didn't have to think long about wanting to do something in the magazine.
Lee came out to the True West offices today to meet with myself and Bob Brink about doing a piece on vaqueros for the magazine. Like me, Lee is originally from Iowa. It's interesting that so many Iowa boys gravitated to the West (the Earp boys and Marion Morrison being other corn-fed boys).
We talked today about why the vaquero has gotten such short shrift in history and I told Lee we were going to change that. Very exciting. I really love this aspect of publishing a history magazine.
"The two most powerful warriors are patience and time."
—Mangas Colorado, who probably poached it from Leo Tolstoy
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Comment by Kip Coryea on January 15, 2009 at 4:37pm -
It seems all great quotes are 'poached' from someone--Kip
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Comment by Mark Boardman on January 16, 2009 at 6:41am -
Roberto....
The Hawkeyes have many native sons and daughters to be proud of (and yes, we'll include you in that).
But isn't it more correct to say that the Earp boys--the older ones, including Wyatt--were fighting Illini? I suspect that the good folks in Monmouth, IL will be glad to point out that the brave, courageous and bold one was born (and spent some years) in their lovely hamlet.
Now Buffalo Bill...he's an Iowan.
And don't get me started on the Hoosier Hardcases....
MHB
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Comment by Geoff Stevens on January 16, 2009 at 9:50am -
Right now us corn-fed boys are freezing our Tolstoys off. When it warms up come see where Jesse James' boys pulled off one of their bigger heists.
buckaroo, is an Anglicization of vaquero
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Comment by Wade Dillon on January 16, 2009 at 11:17am -
Bob, I'm afraid the photo is so large that it is squished by the page layout.
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Comment by Jim Hatzell on January 19, 2009 at 5:32pm -
You can put me down as one of the Illinois folks that set out west for more elbow room... (although my Dad was born and raised Western Kansas so it was kind of a boomerang effect.)
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