11th March 2010, 12:26 am
More than a Word
Written by Gary Addis
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Me and Billy was playing in the alley between Birdie’s and the Alamo Saloon when he rode into town. We noticed him right off. We noticed everybody who come into town, especially strangers. But this was no saddle bum or whiskey drummer, I knowed that right off.
He was about to tie his horse to the hitching rail in front of Birdie’s Saloon, his back to us, when he suddenly whirled around, a pistol appearing like magic in his right hand. Didn’t take him but a second, though, to see we wasn’t no threat. He exhaled a deep breath, holstered the gun at his waist, and straightened out of his crouch.
He said, “Boys, don’t stand back there in the shadows staring at me. Come on out here, where I can see you.” Continue reading ‘More Than a Word’ »
10th March 2010, 11:49 pm
Hollywood Talent Scout
Bob Crismon
Back in those early days Fast Draw and event Entertainment Reenacting blended together. In 1957 just west of Canyon City in Colorado the ghost town tourist attraction named Buckskin Joe invited the Colorado Springs Fast Draw Club to provide weekend entertainment. The town is a western movie filming location with more than 21 films to its credit, including Cat Ballou, The Cowboys and The Sacketts. The 1991 television feature Conagher starring Sam Elliott, Katharine Ross, Ken Curtis and Barry Corbin was filmed at Buckskin Joe. At Buckskin Joe about a dozen or so of us had a bunch of fun shooting our single actions in contests and staged shootouts held on the town streets. Since we played the Bad Guys during skits, our costumes were usually black. Town employee professional stunt men wore white hats and played the Sheriff and his Deputies. Of course, we held a Fast Draw contest several times during the day using our Faber FasDraw Timer. Continue reading ‘Hollywood Talent Scout’ »
20th January 2010, 09:00 pm
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Red River Showdown the 2010 CFDA Texas State Championship
Hosted by the North Texas Society of Gunfighters
March 19th – 21st off I-35 in Gainesville, Texas.
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