Wild Bill Hickok

[K Hale]

Always liked Keith Carradine's portrayal of him in Deadwood. Carradine's Wild Bill and his two sidekicks Jane Canary and Charlie Utter could've carried their own show IMO.

 

[tmh10]

Always liked Keith Carradine's portrayal of him in Deadwood. Carradine's Wild Bill and his two sidekicks Jane Canary and Charlie Utter could've carried their own show IMO.

I also enjoyed that . My wife got me the whole deadwood series on bluray for xmas a few years ago and it is very good and I can imagine life was pretty close to the way they showed it.

 

[K Hale]

I also enjoyed that . My wife got me the whole deadwood series on bluray for xmas a few years ago and it is very good and I can imagine life was pretty close to the way they showed it.

I have 'em all on DVD.

 

[tmh10]

I have 'em all on DVD.

Funny you mentioned that. I was determined to hold off on getting bluray at the time because of the fomat war, but my wife didn't pay attention when she got it and got bluray, so when I got it, I had to go out and buy a bluray player.

 

[K Hale]

Funny you mentioned that. I was determined to hold off on getting bluray at the time because of the fomat war, but my wife didn't pay attention when she got it and got bluray, so when I got it, I had to go out and buy a bluray player.

Well played, Mrs. TMH. Well played.

 

[tmh10]

Always liked Keith Carradine's portrayal of him in Deadwood. Carradine's Wild Bill and his two sidekicks Jane Canary and Charlie Utter could've carried their own show IMO.

The Seth Bulluck character was also very good, but what cracked me up was the conversations between Al and Wu. In the end the only english words Wu knew were curse words.

 

[oldpete63]

I also enjoyed that . My wife got me the whole deadwood series on bluray for xmas a few years ago and it is very good and I can imagine life was pretty close to the way they showed it.

- Now ya got me reaching into my pocket - missed that series

 

[tmh10]

- Now ya got me reaching into my pocket - missed that series

I never thought I would live to see this day. Warning, it is very gritty, but from what research I did, probably pretty accurate. Also all the main characters are based on real people. They curse a lot and there are a few nude scenes.

 

[K Hale]

The Seth Bulluck character was also very good, but what cracked me up was the conversations between Al and Wu. In the end the only english words Wu knew were curse words.

Wu and Swedgen... heng gai.

 

[tmh10]

Wu and Swedgen... heng gai.

Ha, good one. At least with Al around Wu never had to buy much pig food.

 

[K Hale]

I never thought I would live to see this day. Warning, it is very gritty, but from what research I did, probably pretty accurate. Also all the main characters are based on real people. They curse a lot and there are a few nude scenes.

It was ugly reality and the best thing on TV.

 

[tmh10]

It was ugly reality and the best thing on TV.

That it is. I don't get HBO so when I got the complete series on disc I hadn't seen any of it. It was hard to keep from watching it all at once. Hard to stop. I may just watch it again this week.

 

[FarawayFriend]

As it happens, today Dirk and I spent a wonderful day in Deadwood, together with @theoldman.
He was so generous as to invite us to the tour of the site where Wild Bill Hickok was actually killed. The saloon is now 10 ft below the actual street level. What I did not know is that Wild Bill had gotten married shortly before he came to Deadwood. He left his new bride in Cheyenne and looked for either a mining claim or a timber contract to start an honorable life as a married man. But as in Deadwood all mining claims were already taken and no timber business (as the name "Deadwood" indicates) could be established, he did what he could do best: gambling and shooting.
Here is one of the few autographs that remained from Wild Bill:

Here are his reported last words:

Now comes the spot where he got killed. He had taken the seat in the back, where today the gentleman with the white hat was sitting (actually a distant relative of Wild Bill's!). Next to him on the left is my significant other, Dirk, and the gentleman in the blue checkered shirt, sitting with the back towards the camera, that is @theoldman:

And finally, this is what Main Street, Deadwood looks like now:

Unfortunately that is by no means what Wild Bill saw when he got there. In 1876 Deadwood was a town of a a few clapboard houses and many tents. Only after a fire in the early 1900s the town was rebuilt and from then on looked as is still does.

@lelliott19, this again is for you!

 

[lelliott19]

As it happens, today Dirk and I spent a wonderful day in Deadwood, together with @theoldman.
He was so generous as to invite us to the tour of the site where Wild Bill Hickok was actually killed.
@lelliott19, this again is for you!

Great pictures! Hope yall are having a good time!

 

[FarawayFriend]

Great pictures! Hope yall are having a good time!

Oh yes, it was an awesome day out there!

 

[Waterloo50]

As it happens, today Dirk and I spent a wonderful day in Deadwood, together with @theoldman.
He was so generous as to invite us to the tour of the site where Wild Bill Hickok was actually killed. The saloon is now 10 ft below the actual street level. What I did not know is that Wild Bill had gotten married shortly before he came to Deadwood. He left his new bride in Cheyenne and looked for either a mining claim or a timber contract to start an honorable life as a married man. But as in Deadwood all mining claims were already taken and no timber business (as the name "Deadwood" indicates) could be established, he did what he could do best: gambling and shooting.
Here is one of the few autographs that remained from Wild Bill:
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Here are his reported last words:

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Now comes the spot where he got killed. He had taken the seat in the back, where today the gentleman with the white hat was sitting (actually a distant relative of Wild Bill's!). Next to him on the left is my significant other, Dirk, and the gentleman in the blue checkered shirt, sitting with the back towards the camera, that is @theoldman:
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And finally, this is what Main Street, Deadwood looks like now:

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Unfortunately that is by no means what Wild Bill saw when he got there. In 1876 Deadwood was a town of a a few clapboard houses and many tents. Only after a fire in the early 1900s the town was rebuilt and from then on looked as is still does.

@lelliott19, this again is for you!

Thanks for posing those images, I really enjoyed them.

 

[FarawayFriend]

Thanks for posing those images, I really enjoyed them.

Thank you!

 

[Irishtom29]

Duck Bill.

 

[1NCCAV]

Hickcock may not have been a "hero". but unlike many of the "legendary Gunfighters". He could stand and deliver when called on to do so.

And using a twist draw. Now, there's a technique for you.

 

[1NCCAV]

Duck Bill.

Yes, James Butler Hickok supposedly had a protruding upper lip. Thus, "Duck Bill" as a youth. Duck Bill became Wild Bill after establishing a reputation and growing a mustache. This explanation makes the most sense, because William was not his name.