I'll tell you what- if a fella came ridin' along on a handsome steed like this, he wouldn't be ridin' off into the sunset alone! A good looking horse can sweep some girls off their feet quicker than anything. (Well, that or a good looking lion...!)
Other women like fancy cars, I'm told. Pffftht. Go figure.
Great picture. I really like this series today. The world could use a few cowboy heros like these gentlemen right about now.
Ken Maynard came to the Cristiani show when we played Los Angeles in 1959. Big tall man. They introduced him and he stood up but I didn't get as close to him as I did to Bob Cummings and Spike Jones, whom I spoke to.
Anyway, Ken Maynard was one of the greats and I'm proud to have seen him that Sunday. Years later I heard he had died in obscurity. What a damn shame.
Hi Buckles; I was good friends with Ken Maynard for the last 10 years of his life (1963-1973), and visited him and Bertha often in their trailer. Ken loved history and dates of events, and we spent a lot of time disagreeing about the how-and-where of historical events--but we enjoyed the face-offs. I have one of Ken's scrapbooks that has many personal appearances with his circus as well as with other attractions. He has made notations throughout of places and dates. It is a treasured remembrance of my old friend. I attended his funeral, along with a few others, including Iron Eyes Cody (another friend of 49 years), and Hank Worden, and George 'Tadpole' Havens. I sure miss Ken. He was more than a cowboy, he was also a good friend. Buckles, you have a simply wonderful blog, and I totally enjoy it!
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I'll tell you what- if a fella came ridin' along on a handsome steed like this, he wouldn't be ridin' off into the sunset alone! A good looking horse can sweep some girls off their feet quicker than anything. (Well, that or a good looking lion...!)
Other women like fancy cars, I'm told. Pffftht. Go figure.
Great picture. I really like this series today. The world could use a few cowboy heros like these gentlemen right about now.
Today I think most of the young ladies would prefer "Texas Jack" seen below (minus the tie).
He looks something like a Rock Artist.
I hear what you're saying, Buckles. Texas Jack does look like a Rolling Stone.
'Rock" artist. Rolling "Stone". Aw, c'mon. Give me a break with my cornball jokes. It's 6:00 a.m.
Ken Maynard came to the Cristiani show when we played Los Angeles in 1959. Big tall man. They introduced him and he stood up but I didn't get as close to him as I did to Bob Cummings and Spike Jones, whom I spoke to.
Anyway, Ken Maynard was one of the greats and I'm proud to have seen him that Sunday. Years later I heard he had died in obscurity. What a damn shame.
Hi Buckles;
I was good friends with Ken Maynard for the last 10 years of his life (1963-1973), and visited him and Bertha often in their trailer. Ken loved history and dates of events, and we spent a lot of time disagreeing about the how-and-where of historical events--but we enjoyed the face-offs. I have one of Ken's scrapbooks that has many personal appearances with his circus as well as with other attractions. He has made notations throughout of places and dates. It is a treasured remembrance of my old friend. I attended his funeral, along with a few others, including Iron Eyes Cody (another friend of 49 years), and Hank Worden, and George 'Tadpole' Havens. I sure miss Ken. He was more than a cowboy, he was also a good friend.
Buckles, you have a simply wonderful blog, and I totally enjoy it!
Joel T.
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