Posted on 04/07/2024 2:41:55 PM PDT by Eleutheria5
Picture yourself sitting around the campfire as you listen to Wyatt Earp tell stirring tales of gunfighting and survival in the old west, he speaks of the rough and tough frontier towns where the only thing standing between law and order and anarchy was a man with a tin badge and a six-shooter. Wyatt gives his thoughts on Wild Bill Hickok and his calm cool deamenor in any situation, on gun play and gunfights of other famous gunslingers. This fascinating candid interview was given when Wyatt was a consultant for the early western films of the 1920s, as he neared the end of his life he wished to leave a record for future generations. This amazing account is narrated by our own Steve Berwick, please sit back and enjoy the show. Transcript Follow along using the transcript.
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I saw a just Wyatt no narration version a few days ago. According to Wyatt no one in his right mind would fan the trigger if he actually wanted to hit something. And coolness beat speed.
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I am not a student of the Old West, and I am not a gun enthusiast. The 11 minute narration was VERY interesting and well worth my time.Thank you.
P.S. I personally knew descendants of Wyatt Earp, when they lived in Rockford. They went to our traditional Catholic Church and had 8 children.
My tenuous connection to Earp is that my grandfather’s second cousin took Earp in for a couple of months in LA when he needed a place to stay.
Awsome.
Wyatt Earp worked at Hollywood as an adviser to early Western productions. John Wayne worked with him and said he developed a lot of his persona by imitating Earp — his walk, mannerisms, his voice, etc.
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“Fast is fine, but accuracy is everything.”
I’d like to read the ‘Doc Holliday’ book written by Wyatt Earp (from “Tombstone”).
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