BRIEF VANITY: SEARCH FOR PICTURE OF TIRED COWBOY

self | 5-26-05 | self

[Wings-n-Wind]

I am looking for a scanned or posted picture of a cowboy.

This picture is particularly humorous sketch or pencilwork of a very tired, bedraggled and bearded cowboy shown full-face with his dirty hat & cigarette.

The caption reads:

"Thar's lots o'things they didn't tell me when I hired on with this outfit"

[Wings-n-Wind]

Any help locating this would be appreciated --

Blessings
Wings

[martin_fierro]

Take your pick

[Ramonan]

http://www.sonofthesouth.net/leefoundation/Western_art/Cowboy_painting.htm

[Spunky]

Can;t find that one, but will this one work?

[Constitution Day]

Pick Me! Pick Me!

[eastforker]

I like the one that says" I spent most of my fortune on whiskey and women, the rest I just wasted."

[Congressman Billybob]

Look for the masthead of a column called "The Plainsman," written by Charles A. Guy, published for almost 50 years in newspapers in West Texas, and nearby places like Oklahoma and New Mexico. Best possible source, the website of the Avalanche-Journal in Lubbock, Texas. Your description sounds like the cowboy at the head of that column all those years.

Congressman Billybob

Latest column: "The Gunfight at Not-OK Corral"

[tiamat]

THOSE are great.

Thanks for the link!

[MCRD]

Dude, that story was a bummer.

[Enterprise]

Maybe it was this old cowpoke.

[ravingnutter]

ROTFLMAO!!!! That's great!!! I'm gonna have to frame that one to put in the family room...

[JimSEA]

Sounds a lot like one of J. R. Williams "Out Our Way" cartoons from 50 or 60 years ago. To a small town Arizonan in those days, he was the best.

[taxcutisapayraise]

I believe I have seen that cartoon. I think it is Ace Reid. He had another that was perfect for my situation at the time which read: "Next time I hire on with an outfit, I'm gonna check the fences first."

[Publius6961]

Wow...

One reply and about 5 minutes.

One of these days I am going to try to stump Freepers!

[red-dawg]

I know exactly what you are looking for, my boss has it hanging in his office. I will look for the artist's
signature and ask him about it tomorrow.

[Hegewisch Dupa]

In my best Max Smart voice.....would you settle for a crying Indian?

[Socratic]

Thanks for this link. It led me a page of Harper's Weekly showing a line drawing of the Civil War steamer "Sultana" as it is sinking, aflame. I am currently working with a film-maker who is doing the story of the Sultana. We've worked the past three summers with Civil War re-enacters on sets which he built in his back yard. There's been lots of fire and blood, and this summer we'll blow up and burn one of the scale models which have been built. We'll also torch the main set since most of the before-explosion scenes have been filmed. These scanned images of Harper's Weekly will be great assets for further research.

[facedown]

...would you settle for a crying Indian?

Or an Italian, as the case may be.

[NHResident]

Actually, I believe if you check into that individuals background, you'll find this is a picture of a 'Crying Italian Masquarading as an Indian'.

[DainBramage]

"If ah had to kiss Hillary Clinton I'd kiss yor ass jess to git the taste outta my mouth"