The Old Westerns.
When I was a boy, Westerns were the rage. We all had toy guns (the horror!) and played “Cowboys and Indians” (yet more horror!). Hell, it seemed that, at some point, most kids I knew got a cowboy (or cowgirl) outfit for Christmas. I know I did, and my mother took me off to Newark to have my picture taken in it. (No, I’m not posting the picture).
Things were simple. There were good guys, and there were bad guys. They were easy to tell apart, and the good guys always won out in the end. The bad guys got shot, but they never bled, and if a good guy got shot, it was always a “just a flesh wound” that could be easily tended to with a neckerchief.
I miss the cowboys.
Check out this great collection of Western stars. Turn up the volume.
Thanks to reader, Dick for the link and a pleasant few minutes.
My Bride and I watched “The Searchers” Sunday night; there must be something in the air, Jim!
Comment by Mr. Bingley — June 14, 2011 @ 7:14 am
Jimbo…….
You had to go & post a picture of my childhood hero…..now I wonder where in hell my set of “Hopalong Cassidy” guns went when my parents sold their house back in the 1960`s.
Comment by dudley1 — June 14, 2011 @ 11:41 am
Remember when the shooting started, the cowboys got shot off their horses but not one horse got shot…and remember when the good guy got into a fight he never got his white hat knocked off his head…
Oh, “just a flesh would†should be “just a flesh woundâ€.
“I hate anyone who can’t spell a word more than one way.” ….Mark Twain
Comment by Little Willie — June 16, 2011 @ 2:37 pm
I enjoyed the Cowboy article. That whole Site is great. My favorite is when Tv was “Black and White”
Comment by Lin7 — June 23, 2011 @ 9:16 pm