Westerns & the Old West
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I post almost exclusively about minutiae related to the Old West and Western films/pop culture. I do drawings too. 🍉
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Hey, here's a Winchester '73 drawing I did:
Happy Birthday to the late Gene Tierney, born 105 years ago today
November 20, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Happy Birthday to the late Gene Tierney, born 105 years ago today
Happy Birthday to the late Jack Schaefer, born 118 years ago today
November 20, 2025 at 3:04 AM
Happy Birthday to the late Jack Schaefer, born 118 years ago today
Deadwood circa 1876 & a few years after. Note the huge hole being dug in the street in the 1st pic. Despite its primitive look, in 1878 Deadwood was the 1st US town to have citywide phone service (with a line directly to the White House). There was only 1 phone available though.
November 19, 2025 at 3:38 AM
Deadwood circa 1876 & a few years after. Note the huge hole being dug in the street in the 1st pic. Despite its primitive look, in 1878 Deadwood was the 1st US town to have citywide phone service (with a line directly to the White House). There was only 1 phone available though.
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Rudabaugh shot & killed two men over a card game, left the saloon, couldn't find his horse, decided to re-enter the saloon & was met with a hail of bullets. His head was then cut off & paraded around on a pole. As per Old West decorum, they did not touch his hat
March 3, 2025 at 12:18 AM
Rudabaugh shot & killed two men over a card game, left the saloon, couldn't find his horse, decided to re-enter the saloon & was met with a hail of bullets. His head was then cut off & paraded around on a pole. As per Old West decorum, they did not touch his hat
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Citizens of Parral, Chihuahua with the severed head of outlaw Dave Rudabaugh (the guy Christian Slater played in Young Guns 2).
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March 3, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Citizens of Parral, Chihuahua with the severed head of outlaw Dave Rudabaugh (the guy Christian Slater played in Young Guns 2).
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Fury of Johnny Kid (1967) directed by Gianni Puccini
December 1, 2024 at 10:44 PM
Fury of Johnny Kid (1967) directed by Gianni Puccini
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John Wesley Hardin's final bar tab before his murder.
He owed $198.25 (as of this tab), to the Wigwam Saloon.
He bought $3.15 worth of drinks & 30¢ worth of cigars.
He owed $198.25 (as of this tab), to the Wigwam Saloon.
He bought $3.15 worth of drinks & 30¢ worth of cigars.
November 28, 2024 at 10:42 PM
John Wesley Hardin's final bar tab before his murder.
He owed $198.25 (as of this tab), to the Wigwam Saloon.
He bought $3.15 worth of drinks & 30¢ worth of cigars.
He owed $198.25 (as of this tab), to the Wigwam Saloon.
He bought $3.15 worth of drinks & 30¢ worth of cigars.
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Artwork by N.C. Wyeth
November 27, 2024 at 5:09 PM
Artwork by N.C. Wyeth
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Artwork by N.C. Wyeth
November 27, 2024 at 5:07 PM
Artwork by N.C. Wyeth
Happy Birthday to the late Rance Howard, born Harold Engle Beckenholdt 97 years ago today
November 18, 2025 at 2:21 AM
Happy Birthday to the late Rance Howard, born Harold Engle Beckenholdt 97 years ago today
Happy 81st Birthday to Danny DeVito
November 18, 2025 at 2:15 AM
Happy 81st Birthday to Danny DeVito
Happy Birthday to the late Gordon Lightfoot, born 87 years ago today
November 18, 2025 at 2:08 AM
Happy Birthday to the late Gordon Lightfoot, born 87 years ago today
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Martin Scorsese on Jacques Tourneur's Canyon Passage:
November 12, 2024 at 4:43 AM
Martin Scorsese on Jacques Tourneur's Canyon Passage:
Happy Birthday to the late Rock Hudson, born Roy Harold Scherer Jr. 100 years ago today
November 18, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Happy Birthday to the late Rock Hudson, born Roy Harold Scherer Jr. 100 years ago today
Happy 83rd Birthday to Martin Scorsese
Happy Birthday, Martin Scorsese!
Listen to him tell the story of his one & only encounter with John Wayne (part 1 of 3):
Listen to him tell the story of his one & only encounter with John Wayne (part 1 of 3):
November 17, 2025 at 10:35 PM
Happy 83rd Birthday to Martin Scorsese
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The 1st Cowboy Novel is thought to be Emma Ghent Curtis's The Administratrix (1889), about a schoolteacher who crossdresses as a cowboy in order to get revenge for her slain husband (a pro-suffrage cowboy). She pulls a Rooster Cogburn & dies in a hail of bullets like Pike Bishop:
November 12, 2024 at 12:30 AM
The 1st Cowboy Novel is thought to be Emma Ghent Curtis's The Administratrix (1889), about a schoolteacher who crossdresses as a cowboy in order to get revenge for her slain husband (a pro-suffrage cowboy). She pulls a Rooster Cogburn & dies in a hail of bullets like Pike Bishop:
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In 1985, Westward the Women (1951) aired on TV in Spain. At the time, the town of Plan, Aragon had only 1 bachelorette to its 40+ bachelors. Inspired by the film, the men put out an ad calling for women interested in marriage. It resulted in over 30 marriages, saving the town
December 22, 2024 at 10:01 PM
In 1985, Westward the Women (1951) aired on TV in Spain. At the time, the town of Plan, Aragon had only 1 bachelorette to its 40+ bachelors. Inspired by the film, the men put out an ad calling for women interested in marriage. It resulted in over 30 marriages, saving the town
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While most of the inspiration for Sergio Leone's Westerns came from other Westerns & not history, Thomas Dimsdale's 1866 book The Vigilantes of Montana (a true account of the destruction of Henry Plummer's gang) influenced some of the scenes & characters in For a Few Dollars More. A brief 🧵...
January 13, 2025 at 3:44 PM
While most of the inspiration for Sergio Leone's Westerns came from other Westerns & not history, Thomas Dimsdale's 1866 book The Vigilantes of Montana (a true account of the destruction of Henry Plummer's gang) influenced some of the scenes & characters in For a Few Dollars More. A brief 🧵...
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The Tall T (1957), directed by Budd Boetticher
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968), directed by Sergio Leone
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968), directed by Sergio Leone
November 5, 2025 at 3:50 AM
The Tall T (1957), directed by Budd Boetticher
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968), directed by Sergio Leone
Once Upon a Time in the West (1968), directed by Sergio Leone
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I believe that Frank "Pistol Pete" Eaton's fanciful 1952 autobiography was an influence on Charles Portis' True Grit, not only in terms of the setting & aspects of its plot, but also its most famous line of dialogue:
September 13, 2025 at 3:23 AM
I believe that Frank "Pistol Pete" Eaton's fanciful 1952 autobiography was an influence on Charles Portis' True Grit, not only in terms of the setting & aspects of its plot, but also its most famous line of dialogue:
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I think Lea McCarty painted Garrett in a "capote coat" (a wool hooded coat made from a blanket) & Peckinpah opted for something similar, but with a texture & design that would photograph better.
November 23, 2024 at 9:48 PM
I think Lea McCarty painted Garrett in a "capote coat" (a wool hooded coat made from a blanket) & Peckinpah opted for something similar, but with a texture & design that would photograph better.
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Lea McCarty's portrait of Pat Garrett (painted circa 1959)
James Coburn as Pat Garrett in Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
James Coburn as Pat Garrett in Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
November 23, 2024 at 9:46 PM
Lea McCarty's portrait of Pat Garrett (painted circa 1959)
James Coburn as Pat Garrett in Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
James Coburn as Pat Garrett in Pat Garrett & Billy the Kid (1973)
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A nice little story about Powers Boothe helping out an inexperienced actor on the set of Tombstone:
June 2, 2025 at 12:20 AM
A nice little story about Powers Boothe helping out an inexperienced actor on the set of Tombstone:
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Lea McCarty's portrait of Curly Bill Brocius, painted sometime in the 1950s
Powers Boothe as Curly Bill Brocius in Tombstone (1993)
Powers Boothe as Curly Bill Brocius in Tombstone (1993)
November 23, 2024 at 9:40 PM
Lea McCarty's portrait of Curly Bill Brocius, painted sometime in the 1950s
Powers Boothe as Curly Bill Brocius in Tombstone (1993)
Powers Boothe as Curly Bill Brocius in Tombstone (1993)
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Sam Peckinpah on Sergio Leone
November 28, 2024 at 8:59 PM
Sam Peckinpah on Sergio Leone