OT--Flamboyant western outfits

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Thu May 19, 2011 1:18 pm

I`ve always found the flamboyant cloths that some wore were pretty cool, here`s a few pictures.

Deadwood Dick.

Buffalo Bill

Minnesota Marlin.

C. Cash · Post by **C. Cash** » Thu May 19, 2011 1:31 pm

Minnesota Marlin looks vaguely familiar.

PS: cool photos

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Thu May 19, 2011 3:00 pm

Just havin fun with my camera gents

not trying to be conceaded.
I do like the fancy get ups they wore though.

I gotta get the wife Annie Oaktrees picture too, if she`ll play.

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Thu May 19, 2011 3:22 pm

We lucked out, Annie Oaktree came ridin in and i got a picture.

damienph · Post by **damienph** » Thu May 19, 2011 4:08 pm

That Minnesota Marlin looks like one tough hombre.

Griff · Post by **Griff** » Thu May 19, 2011 5:47 pm

damienph wrote:That Minnesota Marlin looks like one tough hombre.

Maybe "experienced" is better sounding.

This hombre can get rather fancy:

Post by **Ysabel Kid** » Thu May 19, 2011 8:51 pm

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Thu May 19, 2011 8:52 pm

Lookin good Griff

i`ve never tried anything like that but it sure looks like fun.
Minnesota Marlin and his wife Annie Oaktree are known stage coach robbers in central Minnesota around 1896.

DixieBoy · Post by **DixieBoy** » Thu May 19, 2011 11:25 pm

Pitchy - Cool pics. But isn't the very first one Nat Love ?

I'm no expert on him, but I'm always going through my Wild West magazines, and that first photo looks familiar. - DixieBoy

AJMD429 · Post by **AJMD429** » Thu May 19, 2011 11:38 pm

'Flamboyant' outfits are always cool, regardless of genre. Probably because they reflect confidence, sometimes practicality, and an 'enjoy-life-while-you-can' outlook.

If a person can't 'play' a bit, they're missing out on alot of things.

One of the things our culture is losing is the spontaneous songs and dances that used to develop during work and play; ours are more orchestrated and commercialized now.

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Fri May 20, 2011 7:27 am

DixieBoy wrote:Pitchy - Cool pics. But isn't the very first one Nat Love ?

I'm no expert on him, but I'm always going through my Wild West magazines, and that first photo looks familiar. - DixieBoy

Yep that be him, he must of gone by that other name.

AJMD429, doesn`t seem to be much interest either that or i came across as arrogant which wasn`t my intention.
Sorry fellars, thought it was neat and let me tell ya it took some talkin to get Annie Oaktree to step in front of the camera.
For some reason i feel guilty about posting it now.
Oh well the world ends tomorrow anyway.

C. Cash · Post by **C. Cash** » Fri May 20, 2011 7:49 am

Pitchy-I hope I did not give you that impression with my response. I was chuckling as it seemed you had thrown your picture in among the other Old West photos to see if we would notice. You guys look great......wish I could get my wife into the SASS stuff. She loves her Rem. 870 and Ruger 10/22 though!

FWiedner · Post by **FWiedner** » Fri May 20, 2011 8:08 am

I think it's a good pic.

You might have been able to fool the grousers if you'd been in a studio and put your pistol belt on sideways or sat on a dead critter or somethin'

damienph · Post by **damienph** » Fri May 20, 2011 8:14 am

Pitchy wrote:
DixieBoy wrote:Pitchy - Cool pics. But isn't the very first one Nat Love ?

I'm no expert on him, but I'm always going through my Wild West magazines, and that first photo looks familiar. - DixieBoy
Yep that be him, he must of gone by that other name.

AJMD429, doesn`t seem to be much interest either that or i came across as arrogant which wasn`t my intention.
Sorry fellars, thought it was neat and let me tell ya it took some talkin to get Annie Oaktree to step in front of the camera.
For some reason i feel guilty about posting it now.
Oh well the world ends tomorrow anyway.

Feeling guilty? That was a good post, as yours always are.

FWiedner · Post by **FWiedner** » Fri May 20, 2011 8:23 am

For interest sake, here's a book written by Nat Love, aka "Deadwood Dick", about his adventures:

http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/natlove/natlove.html

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Fri May 20, 2011 8:54 am

Thanks guys, it was meant to be a joke

My wife ain`t into it either she was just playing along for our sakes, she`s a good sport as i see your wife is.

C. Cash · Post by **C. Cash** » Fri May 20, 2011 11:25 am

FWiedner wrote:For interest sake, here's a book written by Nat Love, aka "Deadwood Dick", about his adventures:

http://docsouth.unc.edu/neh/natlove/natlove.html

That is some neat stuff there....gonna spend some time on that website.

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Fri May 20, 2011 11:32 am

All the leather the wife and i are wearing are our biker gear, bikers and cowboys, one and the same in a lot of ways.

Dave B · Post by **Dave B** » Fri May 20, 2011 12:36 pm

Great post!!!

Dave B

Rube Burrows · Post by **Rube Burrows** » Fri May 20, 2011 8:04 pm

and then the old picture that inspired us to take some pics.

Booger Bill · Post by **Booger Bill** » Fri May 20, 2011 8:45 pm

This group dont worry about style

Sarge · Post by **Sarge** » Fri May 20, 2011 8:50 pm

Let's not forget this worthy lad...

Rube Burrows · Post by **Rube Burrows** » Fri May 20, 2011 9:39 pm

How about George Maddox. Quantrill's Chief Scout

Rube Burrows · Post by **Rube Burrows** » Fri May 20, 2011 9:44 pm

Commodore Perry Owens.

Slick · Post by **Slick** » Fri May 20, 2011 9:47 pm

AJMD429 wrote:'Flamboyant' outfits are always cool, regardless of genre.

I'm not so certain that I agree...

C. Cash · Post by **C. Cash** » Sat May 21, 2011 9:38 am

Rube Burrows wrote:How about George Maddox. Quantrill's Chief Scout

You know you wouldn't want to meet that dude in a dark alley. If you look close, you can see he has a total of 4 revolvers on him. Twenty four shots of 44 caliber is pretty formidible.

Post by **Old Savage** » Sat May 21, 2011 9:57 am

Is that a Webley?

Rube Burrows · Post by **Rube Burrows** » Sat May 21, 2011 10:55 am

C. Cash wrote:
Rube Burrows wrote:How about George Maddox. Quantrill's Chief Scout

You know you wouldn't want to meet that dude in a dark alley. If you look close, you can see he has a total of 4 revolvers on him. Twenty four shots of 44 caliber is pretty formidible.

Yes, Guerrilla's had a habit of carrying several revolvers. In a book I have you can clearly see the cylinders are clearly loaded and ready for action.

kimwcook · Post by **kimwcook** » Sat May 21, 2011 11:14 am

One needs to remember that the attire worn at that time was purpose driven. So, personally, I wouldn't call it flamboyant. The only part that I could see as being so would be the color. The cowboys liked color. Even TR's outfit with all the fringe had a purpose. Now those coming to town and dressing like Maddox, well, that's a different story. Plus, I resemble that remark.

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sat May 21, 2011 7:10 pm

Old Savage, don`t know if its a Webley but it made my legs wobbly.

Cool pics guys thanks for posting, in the movie Tombstone there were some fancy outfits also.

It`s hard to find neat gear around here and some of those fringe coats and chaps are spendy.

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sat May 21, 2011 7:43 pm

kimwcook wrote:One needs to remember that the attire worn at that time was purpose driven. So, personally, I wouldn't call it flamboyant. The only part that I could see as being so would be the color. The cowboys liked color. Even TR's outfit with all the fringe had a purpose. Now those coming to town and dressing like Maddox, well, that's a different story. Plus, I resemble that remark.

Lookin good thar pard.

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sat May 21, 2011 7:47 pm

Sarge wrote:Let's not forget this worthy lad...

That`s Roosevelt isn`t it.

RIHMFIRE · Post by **RIHMFIRE** » Sat May 21, 2011 8:03 pm

Old Savage wrote:

Is that a Webley?

No...thats a nice piece of......ahhh....well
one good look'n woman...
and she looks unbelievable at 70 too...

Booger Bill · Post by **Booger Bill** » Sat May 21, 2011 8:52 pm

I belive that to be a starr on both accounts.

FWiedner · Post by **FWiedner** » Sat May 21, 2011 9:34 pm

Pitchy wrote:That`s Roosevelt isn`t it.

Dang, I thought that was Hobie...

Sarge · Post by **Sarge** » Sat May 21, 2011 11:35 pm

Pitchy wrote:
Sarge wrote:Let's not forget this worthy lad...

That`s Roosevelt isn`t it.

Yes Sir.

Molasses · Post by **Molasses** » Sun May 22, 2011 11:43 am

Pulled this out of the frame and scanned it. Sorry, no guns visible, maybe in the next one.

OldCAS.JPG

Pitchy · Post by **Pitchy** » Sun May 22, 2011 11:56 am

Cool, thanks for sharing.

JHarold · Post by **JHarold** » Mon May 23, 2011 3:26 pm

Me thinks I hear Banjo music??

Booger Bill · Post by **Booger Bill** » Mon May 23, 2011 3:51 pm

30 years ago with my daughter and ex.

piller · Post by **piller** » Mon May 23, 2011 6:09 pm

The leather has a purpose when riding in country where the brush has thorns and spikes. The fancy outfits, well, maybe they just want to be noticed. I have got to to see some of the CAS events. I bet they would be fun for us spectators. (I am a real spec tator as I am almost 1/3 Irish and wear glasses)

AJMD429 · Post by **AJMD429** » Mon May 23, 2011 7:20 pm

Slick wrote:
AJMD429 wrote:'Flamboyant' outfits are always cool, regardless of genre.
I'm not so certain that I agree...

I stand CORRECTED...!

OK - now that I renewed our NetFlix - I have to know..........

What movie is THAT picture from

It NEEDS to be at the top of my queue...

Post by **Old Savage** » Mon May 23, 2011 8:36 pm

Ladies ready for a bay area trail ride.

Post by **Old Savage** » Mon May 23, 2011 8:49 pm

Hannie Caulder

AJMD429 · Post by **AJMD429** » Mon May 23, 2011 8:56 pm

Old Savage wrote:Hannie Caulder...

....is NOW #1 in our netflix queue.

richerich · Post by **richerich** » Tue May 24, 2011 5:01 pm

Old Savage wrote:Ladies ready for a bay area trail ride.

Don't quite have the right shoes on fer a trail ride? How do ya post pics?

P.S. all three are pretty fillys

Post by **Old Savage** » Tue May 24, 2011 6:25 pm

Well - turns out those are rodeo watchin' outfits.

cshold · Post by **cshold** » Tue May 24, 2011 6:40 pm

Old Savage wrote:Hannie Caulder

kimwcook · Post by **kimwcook** » Tue May 24, 2011 9:39 pm

Old Savage wrote:Well - turns out those are rodeo watchin' outfits.

Well, OS, I didn't want to correct an elder.

Actually I think they're cowboy catchin' outfits.

Post by **Old Savage** » Wed May 25, 2011 1:01 am

Kim, I think you are right but I am not sure how interested they are in catchin' - more like some more fun with the boys.