The actor who played as Wild Bill was good, and so funny. I think that fly was trying to steal the show though, saying to myself, "get out!" like that helped. LOL Nice that they included the audience in on it. Great video.
@@RhettyforHistory Yeah go stand where Bill shot Tutt. Pretty impressive shot. Tutt is also buried at a local cemetery along with his brother who owned a lot of real estate in town.
Oh my gosh that was so funny. I just loved it. I new how he died from history but this was so cool. Thank you for this video. Enjoy your trip I look forward to seeing more videos. Till next time stay safe 🙏❤ enjoy. Very rainy here so you made my day brighter. ❤
I'm glad to hear this helped you out on a rainy day! I really enjoyed this saloon and performance and I felt it was well done. Thank you so much for watching Marlene!
What a coincidence you should post this today Rhetty, I’m bored from being in lockdown for 5 weeks now, so I decided to have a huge clean out of all my books on my library shelves. I came across 3 books about Deadwood and about Wild Bill, I thought I might read one again. No need to now, thanks for the great show. I don’t like to be jealous of people, but I am. Wish I was there, it is one of many places I would ❤️ to visit. Enjoy your trip, and thanks again. ❤️🇦🇺🐨
Good timing on those books! Tomorrow, August 2 1876, will be 145 years since Bill's assassination in Deadwood. Thank you for watching and hopes this helps some on the boredom!
@@RhettyforHistory wondering if you can help me with this I just found a book while sorting through them and it’s called: Empire of the Summer Moon Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanche Tribe by S.C.Gwynne First of all, it looks completely brand new, I must have ordered it at the same time I ordered the Deadwood books, but I haven’t read it. I will now, after you educated me on him in one of your videos. I just went back and checked, it was your video Grave of Quanah Parker: The Last Comanche Chief. I also learnt about the Osage through your video on them (as I hadn’t heard of them before) The Comanche and the Osage are different tribes right ? So what does Empire of the Summer Moon and Killers of the Flower Moon mean ? Thanks Rhetty ( I just want to learn what it all means)
Yes they are completely different tribes or nations as they are called now. The Comanche were know as superb horsemen and warriors and their enemy had a lot of respect for them. They had a war chief in battle that could be different each time. They never really had an over all leader until the U.S. Government established on with Parker. They are still sort of that way. The Comanche were known as the Lord of the Plains. The Osage were absolutely huge. Many of them over 6ft in a time where other people were much smaller. They were in a different area than the Comanche and they did select tribal chief. Both of those books are very good and they will explain how those books are named from what I remember. For sure Killers of the Flower Moon does.
I work for Homestake Adams Research and Cultural center and I would just like to say that we really appreciate the interest and the passion for South Dakota history
I did not even know about where you work or I would have been in there for sure. I went in the Adam's museum which I enjoyed but I would have loved where you work after looking it up just now. Thank you for watching!
I really enjoyed his performance playing Wild Bill and it was a great way to keep the history alive as there was a lot of people in there. Thank you for watching!
The saloon/casino was packed! I should have panned the room. I know he does shows in that saloon every day and maybe more than once a day. He also does shootouts and several skits and stories on the streets of deadwood. Those usually involve several other re-enactors. It's a great way to keep the history alive and going strong. Thank you for watching Steve!
@@RhettyforHistory It looked packed just from what you showed. Find to see that everyone’s out and about again. Hopefully we won’t have a repeat of 2020. Sounds like he found his niche in life. What a fun way to make a living. Almost as good as UA-cam lol 😂👍
You can certainly tell they enjoy what they do. Their interaction with the visitors was fantastic especially with the little kids. I'm like you in that I don't want a part two of 2020!
Sarah spent $5 on a slot in there. It was her first time. She kept going up and down with the winnings but nothing ever big. I wasn't sure if she was ever going to finish before the show started!
@@RhettyforHistory I might do 5 on a Blackjack table but good for her the best payouts on slots is the lowest machines. They are to get you in a do the High payout ones. I am glad she had fun and made the show
I really enjoyed this reenactment of the story/ history about Old West legend, Wild Bill Hickok. I learned some interesting and historical information about him, some things I never knew about such as the horrific accidental shooting of his Deputy Marshall. The actor that portrayed, Wild Bill did an awesome job, I almost felt as though I was listening to Wild Bill, himself. I appreciate all of the Old West videos because I love any and everything about that historical time, period. Take care 🐎
He really was a great actor and had the story down pat. He was also good on the flying the patrons in the saloon. I really enjoyed their performance. Thank you for watching Brenda!
Hey Rhett, this was really great! Thank you so much for sharing this video. Nothing like good old Western history. You really do a great job of research and presentation.
I didn't do much at all on this but the actor did a fantastic job! They all do there and I love that they are keeping the spirit of the west alive! Thank you for watching!
I think this saloon does a great job of keeping the history alive. I should have done a scan of the crowd. It was packed. Thank you for watching Lindsay!
It is me again Rhett. Deadwood... ive been to twice Instead of gambling I spent alot of time looking at the graves on cemetery hill it is very peaceful and serene above the noise of deadwood in the near distance which overlooks the town of Deadwood. I was most impressed with the large Chinese community they had in the 1800s. It had a very large china town. A lot of Chinese were shipped back to china after death so they could be buried on Chinese soil. but in particular, it wasn't wild bill and calamity jane that impressed me. It was the town of Deadwood museum. It has got interesting artefacts that were really amazing. I only live about 8 hours away from deadwood or the battle site of the little bighorn. I saw them both several times. I am only glad Rhett that you could share the same experience I had. Best wishes Tom YQR Regina Canada
I have been to the cemetery and will have a story on it and many of the figures in there. There is a lot to tell so it may be a little while. As far as the museum it depends on which one. I did go to one. I have not been to the site of little bighorn though. There is a lot of history up that way. Thank you for watching!
@@RhettyforHistory Yes it there main Museum it has three levels I think it use to be a armoury The battle of little big horn you will find interesting because the army markers are where they fell. You can actually see how crazy horse got the better of Custer. Taking the higher ground was a big mistake for the seventh Calvery. crazy horses men could sneak up real close because of the coulees. They were not seen till the last minute. They also used guns and rifles not bows and arrows. Something you didn't know is there was more than one Custer that died that day. So did his two brothers. Custer was a big narcissist Best wishes thanks for getting back to me. Tom YQR
Yes he really did a great job with the story as well as interacting with the visitors. It's a perfect way to keep the spirit of the west alive. The place was packed which was good to see and I really enjoyed it. Thank you for watching!
HEY, RHETTY HOPE Your doing good... Old Mr Wild Bill Hickok Was pretty Excited telling his life story but I thought it was a pretty cool part of the places experience well guys take care stay safe and will see you on the next adventure
I'm doing well and I hope you too! I really enjoyed this performance of Wild Bill. I thought the actors were great and I loved how they involved the visitors. The first saloon gal that made the appearance was our waitress. Thank you for watching!
Hi Rhett 🙋🏽. I'M trying to remember which TV show your opening music reminds me of. Wagon train or bonanza 🤷🏽. I'M going to comment further after l watch the video. This Guy is really good ‼️ if I didn't know better, I would have thought that I was listening to the real Guy himself. l wish I could have been there in person. This is really awesome. Thanks again for sharing this with US ‼️ have a great rest of your day 🙋🏽. I've never heard of Colorado Charlie. Have you ❓😃. This was cool 😎
The music is certainly a nod to the old westerns on TV but it is not from any show or movie. This guy is really good and certainly knows the part as well as some other ones he does out on the Deadwood streets. I'm not sure if you have seen the series Deadwood or not but Colorado Charlie is in that. The series is gritty and vulgar so I have to warn you if you have not. I do know he is mentioned in some different books, shows and films. Most of the focus in Deadwood seems to go on Wild Bill or Calamity Jane though. Sometime coming up I will have a video from the cemetery where I'll cover some of the other people in Deadwood. Thank you for watching!
Went to Deadwood last summer and actually played the bartender in this scene. It was really fun! I went to the trial of Jack McCall afterwards and was asked to be a witness in the play. I loved the town! It was great seeing all the town and learning the history too!
That was a pretty good abbreviated history of Wild Bill. The accidental shooting of Special Deputy Marshal Mike Williams by Wild Bill in the streets of Abilene was very sad and had a lasting impact on his life. Wild Bill carried a matching pair of ivory handled Colt .36 caliber Navy revolvers tucked in his wasteband. He used to discharge his pistols and reload them each morning because the night air often caused the powder to become damp and that cylinder would misfire. The gun is loaded by placing the gun at half cock then by pouring a measured charge of powder into the ends of the cylinders. Next a round ball is placed at the mouth of the cylinder under the plunger, which lays under the barrel and plunged home. After all cylinders are loaded a small amount of grease is placed at the end of each cylinder to prevent chain fire. Chain fire occurs when a spark from one cylinder ignites the powder in one or more cylinders. This was the cause of more danger behind the gun than in front. The last step is to place a percussion cap on the nipple of each cylinder. Black powder is very corrosive and these guns required cleaning and oiling on regular basis to keep them reliable and from misfiring and often they did anyway.The 75 yard shot that Wild Bill made through Davis Tutts heart was remarkable because the ballistics of the black powder Colt Navy .36 is equivalent to a modern .380. The face to face gun fight between Davis Tutt and Wild Bill is one of the very few face to face gunfights in the old west. All too often people settled their differences by ambushes and shooting their foe in the back with a double barrel 10 guage. The brave hero facing down a mob of bad guys like Matt Dillon is Hollywood fantasy.
You're right on the gunfights and even the one with Tutt is somewhat debated. Gunfights did happen but they were a lot different than Hollywood's version. But then again almost everything is. That's one of the things I'm worried about with Killers of the Flower Moon. Thank you for watching and filling us in on some more information on Hickok!
Another interesting video Rhetty. I hope to visit Deadwood myself someday. I need to watch the Deadwood T.V. series. I wanna visit Wild Bill and Calamity Jane's gravesites while I'm there and there's another Wild west man named Seth Bullock buried there that I don't know alot about. Always wondered why Jack McCall shot Wild Bill Hickok. I read some say that he felt insulted after losing all his money to Wild Bill the day before and some claim that they think that he just wanted to be known as the man who killed Wild Bill Hickok. I kinda think that its the latter myself but that's just me.
I hope you get to visit Deadwood some day it really is a great place to visit. Sturgis is near and don't forget to visit Poker Alice there. She was a couple videos ago but she was legendary. Jack killed Bill to avenge his brothers death. At least that is what he said. I will have a video talking about the three people you mentioned plus many more. It's going to take awhile to edit that one though. The Deadwood series and movie is good but it sort of distorts the truth pretty good. Many things are made up and not part of the story including characters, deaths etc. As a fair warning it is gritty and vulgar. Cuss words would have been said but it would have been different than what was in the show. Thank you for watching!
was just there on vacation a few days ago. Same guy. We had eaten dinner upstairs and came down behind the curtain there and suddenly there was a show going. Very entertaining!
No it's certainly not a short trip. We took a big vacation in June so I will have a lot from all over. I'm not sure if you saw the Poker Alice video but she was in Sturgis. Thank you for watching!
Yes she was. Some people have heard of her but I figured there is a lot out there that haven't. There is a good chance that Poker Alice and Wild Bill knew each other and may have crossed paths at some point. Thank you for watching!
I wonder if any of Wild Bill's personal things have ever been auctioned off or are in known personal collections. Maybe a vacation is in my future. If you ever get to Minnesota, maybe northfield.let me know.
I would definitely love to see what remains of Northfield. I've never been there but that sure has a lot to do with the Old West! Thank you for watching!
in the left lower corner there is a white light moving all around i was wonder what that could be it is like dancing all around wonder if anyone else noticed it also... by the way love the old west history and learning about the old graves and love this!!!!
That is just a reflection in the lens from one of the many lights in there. They have some different shows and music acts that perform in there from time to time. Plus the walls are covered with old west photos or old western actors and movies. Each section had lights on those as well.
I just came back from Sturgis and went to the #10. I ask the bartender about the chair, stating well the chair is fake if the real saloon burnt down. She claimed Calamity Jane took the chair after Wild Bill was shot, who knows if that true or not!!! LOL
James Butler Hickok "Wild Bill" hated show business. When he was recruited by Buffalo Bill, he would sometimes stay hidden behind the Curtain. And even shot the stage light out because it was too bright. You could say he wasn't fond of fame and all that came with it. Wild Bill was no Bully or Trouble maker. But he was no one you'd want to challenge either. He was as good with a knife as he was his pistols. But in his last couple years he started to develop vision problems and his accuracy was not as sharp.
You can see all the historic places in about 3-4 hours or less, in Deadwood. Unless there is a concert, about the only thing to do there is gamble and drink! If you love to gamble and/or drink...great, but if you are looking for fun and adventure, you might want to skip Deadwood! Hell, even Kevin Costner sold his casino, he is getting old, and he's seldom seen around town anymore!
I've wanted to see this feller do this in person for a long time. He's darned good. Thanks for the history!
Hey, Santee. He sure is.
Yes he is very good! And he does a lot out on the streets in the town too! I really enjoyed the shows there. Thanks for watching Santee!
Looks like good little production. I would go see it.
It's definitely worth seeing.
Just watched it live yesterday. Still has the same energy! Great crowd interaction, too!
The actor did a really good job. That was fun to watch. Thanks Rhetty.
You welcome and I thought he was really entertaining as well. Thank you for watching Paul!
The actor who played as Wild Bill was good, and so funny. I think that fly was trying to steal the show though, saying to myself, "get out!" like that helped. LOL Nice that they included the audience in on it. Great video.
He was good and great on the fly with the audience. It's different how they include just regular patrons in the act! Thank you for watching Patricia!
My Childhood hero, thanks for sharing this. Enjoy your road trip ...👍
Thank you for watching David and I'm glad you enjoyed it!
@@RhettyforHistory I enjoy your videos so much. Thank you ✔️
I appreciate you commenting as well.
@@RhettyforHistory ✔️☮️
Great job I was there in 2012 I'm from ky. Rode my Harley there loved it
We saw a lot of Bikers there and it's the perfect place to go on a bike. There are a lot of things to do there. Thank you for watching Ronnie!
Okay now you have to go to Springfield.
Yes I do! I've been there but it was before UA-cam! It's certainly on the list. Thank you for watching!
@@RhettyforHistory Yeah go stand where Bill shot Tutt. Pretty impressive shot. Tutt is also buried at a local cemetery along with his brother who owned a lot of real estate in town.
I will definitely visiting both locations on this channel at some time coming up!
Oh my gosh that was so funny. I just loved it. I new how he died from history but this was so cool. Thank you for this video. Enjoy your trip I look forward to seeing more videos. Till next time stay safe 🙏❤ enjoy. Very rainy here so you made my day brighter. ❤
I'm glad to hear this helped you out on a rainy day! I really enjoyed this saloon and performance and I felt it was well done. Thank you so much for watching Marlene!
Very cool. Thanks for posting this
You're welcome and thank you for watching Tom!
I enjoyed that a lot. Thanks!
You're welcome and thank you for watching!
What a coincidence you should post this today Rhetty,
I’m bored from being in lockdown for 5 weeks now, so I decided to have a huge clean out of all my books on my library shelves. I came across 3 books about Deadwood and about Wild Bill, I thought I might read one again. No need to now, thanks for the great show.
I don’t like to be jealous of people, but I am. Wish I was there, it is one of many places I would ❤️ to visit.
Enjoy your trip, and thanks again. ❤️🇦🇺🐨
Good timing on those books! Tomorrow, August 2 1876, will be 145 years since Bill's assassination in Deadwood. Thank you for watching and hopes this helps some on the boredom!
@@RhettyforHistory loved it, thank you 🙏
You're welcome!
@@RhettyforHistory wondering if you can help me with this
I just found a book while sorting through them and it’s called: Empire of the Summer Moon
Quanah Parker and the Rise and Fall of the Comanche Tribe by S.C.Gwynne
First of all, it looks completely brand new, I must have ordered it at the same time I ordered the Deadwood books, but I haven’t read it. I will now, after you educated me on him in one of your videos. I just went back and checked, it was your video Grave of Quanah Parker: The Last Comanche Chief.
I also learnt about the Osage through your video on them (as I hadn’t heard of them before)
The Comanche and the Osage are different tribes right ? So what does Empire of the Summer Moon and Killers of the Flower Moon mean ? Thanks Rhetty ( I just want to learn what it all means)
Yes they are completely different tribes or nations as they are called now. The Comanche were know as superb horsemen and warriors and their enemy had a lot of respect for them. They had a war chief in battle that could be different each time. They never really had an over all leader until the U.S. Government established on with Parker. They are still sort of that way. The Comanche were known as the Lord of the Plains. The Osage were absolutely huge. Many of them over 6ft in a time where other people were much smaller. They were in a different area than the Comanche and they did select tribal chief. Both of those books are very good and they will explain how those books are named from what I remember. For sure Killers of the Flower Moon does.
I work for Homestake Adams Research and Cultural center and I would just like to say that we really appreciate the interest and the passion for South Dakota history
I did not even know about where you work or I would have been in there for sure. I went in the Adam's museum which I enjoyed but I would have loved where you work after looking it up just now. Thank you for watching!
Appreciate that you shared this location💕 Great story and acting!
I really enjoyed his performance playing Wild Bill and it was a great way to keep the history alive as there was a lot of people in there. Thank you for watching!
Loved it ty Rhetty, keep em coming
Will do and thank you for watching Jeff!
That actor sure had a good memory! Doing a reenactment like that seems like a good way to keep his story alive. Looks like you guys had fun. 😊👍
The saloon/casino was packed! I should have panned the room. I know he does shows in that saloon every day and maybe more than once a day. He also does shootouts and several skits and stories on the streets of deadwood. Those usually involve several other re-enactors. It's a great way to keep the history alive and going strong. Thank you for watching Steve!
@@RhettyforHistory It looked packed just from what you showed. Find to see that everyone’s out and about again. Hopefully we won’t have a repeat of 2020. Sounds like he found his niche in life. What a fun way to make a living. Almost as good as UA-cam lol 😂👍
You can certainly tell they enjoy what they do. Their interaction with the visitors was fantastic especially with the little kids. I'm like you in that I don't want a part two of 2020!
A Great Video and Historically accurate to boot I really enjoyed it. Now I want to go out to Deadwood SC
Deadwood is a great place to visit! There is a lot of casinos there though! I enjoyed our visit there. Thank you for watching Kirk!
@@RhettyforHistory I would avoid the tables. I don't gamble I know the odds, the worst are the slots. I would enjoy the show's and history though.
Sarah spent $5 on a slot in there. It was her first time. She kept going up and down with the winnings but nothing ever big. I wasn't sure if she was ever going to finish before the show started!
@@RhettyforHistory I might do 5 on a Blackjack table but good for her the best payouts on slots is the lowest machines. They are to get you in a do the High payout ones. I am glad she had fun and made the show
They had several in here but the slot machine was right by our table. The kids just thought it was neat to be in a casino.
I really enjoyed this reenactment of the story/ history about Old West legend, Wild Bill Hickok. I learned some interesting and historical information about him, some things I never knew about such as the horrific accidental shooting of his Deputy Marshall. The actor that portrayed, Wild Bill did an awesome job, I almost felt as though I was listening to Wild Bill, himself. I appreciate all of the Old West videos because I love any and everything about that historical time, period. Take care 🐎
He really was a great actor and had the story down pat. He was also good on the flying the patrons in the saloon. I really enjoyed their performance. Thank you for watching Brenda!
Hey Rhett, this was really great!
Thank you so much for sharing this video.
Nothing like good old Western history.
You really do a great job of research and presentation.
I didn't do much at all on this but the actor did a fantastic job! They all do there and I love that they are keeping the spirit of the west alive! Thank you for watching!
Intresting way of seeing history enjoyed it Thankyou Rhetty
I think this saloon does a great job of keeping the history alive. I should have done a scan of the crowd. It was packed. Thank you for watching Lindsay!
It is me again Rhett. Deadwood... ive been to twice Instead of gambling I spent alot of time looking at the graves on cemetery hill it is very peaceful and serene above the noise of deadwood in the near distance which overlooks the town of Deadwood. I was most impressed with the large Chinese community they had in the 1800s. It had a very large china town. A lot of Chinese were shipped back to china after death so they could be buried on Chinese soil. but in particular, it wasn't wild bill and calamity jane that impressed me. It was the town of Deadwood museum. It has got interesting artefacts that were really amazing. I only live about 8 hours away from deadwood or the battle site of the little bighorn. I saw them both several times. I am only glad Rhett that you could share the same experience I had. Best wishes Tom YQR Regina Canada
I have been to the cemetery and will have a story on it and many of the figures in there. There is a lot to tell so it may be a little while. As far as the museum it depends on which one. I did go to one. I have not been to the site of little bighorn though. There is a lot of history up that way. Thank you for watching!
@@RhettyforHistory Yes it there main Museum it has three levels I think it use to be a armoury The battle of little big horn you will find interesting because the army markers are where they fell. You can actually see how crazy horse got the better of Custer. Taking the higher ground was a big mistake for the seventh Calvery. crazy horses men could sneak up real close because of the coulees. They were not seen till the last minute. They also used guns and rifles not bows and arrows. Something you didn't know is there was more than one Custer that died that day. So did his two brothers. Custer was a big narcissist Best wishes thanks for getting back to me. Tom YQR
That was great!👏🏼👏🏼🤍🤍🦋🦋🦋
Thank you for watching!
The actor looks like him. I love the tips sign on the spatoon.
Yes he really did a great job with the story as well as interacting with the visitors. It's a perfect way to keep the spirit of the west alive. The place was packed which was good to see and I really enjoyed it. Thank you for watching!
wonderfulll documentary. i loved it.
Thank you for watching and I'm glad you enjoyed it!
I enjoyed watching that! That actor does a good job! Thanks for sharing.
He was fantastic! Not only with the visitors but also with the history! Thank you for watching!
Love your videos!!!!!
Thank you so much for watching Victoria!
That was cool, Rhetty thank you!😀
You're welcome and thank you so much for watching!
Bloody brilliant
Thank you for watching!
Loved it! Your videos are great!! Thanks for sharing.
You're welcome and thank you so much for watching Lynne!
HEY, RHETTY HOPE Your doing good... Old Mr Wild Bill Hickok Was pretty Excited telling his life story but I thought it was a pretty cool part of the places experience well guys take care stay safe and will see you on the next adventure
I'm doing well and I hope you too! I really enjoyed this performance of Wild Bill. I thought the actors were great and I loved how they involved the visitors. The first saloon gal that made the appearance was our waitress. Thank you for watching!
Hi Rhett 🙋🏽. I'M trying to remember which TV show your opening music reminds me of. Wagon train or bonanza 🤷🏽. I'M going to comment further after l watch the video. This Guy is really good ‼️ if I didn't know better, I would have thought that I was listening to the real Guy himself. l wish I could have been there in person. This is really awesome. Thanks again for sharing this with US ‼️ have a great rest of your day 🙋🏽. I've never heard of Colorado Charlie. Have you ❓😃. This was cool 😎
The music is certainly a nod to the old westerns on TV but it is not from any show or movie. This guy is really good and certainly knows the part as well as some other ones he does out on the Deadwood streets. I'm not sure if you have seen the series Deadwood or not but Colorado Charlie is in that. The series is gritty and vulgar so I have to warn you if you have not. I do know he is mentioned in some different books, shows and films. Most of the focus in Deadwood seems to go on Wild Bill or Calamity Jane though. Sometime coming up I will have a video from the cemetery where I'll cover some of the other people in Deadwood. Thank you for watching!
@@RhettyforHistory thanks Rhett 🙋🏽 I'll be watching ‼️😃
I appreciate you always watching!
Wow, that was good! Thanks for the history lesson!!!
You're welcome and I'm glad you enjoyed it. They really do a great job there of keeping the history alive. Thank you for watching!
Went to Deadwood last summer and actually played the bartender in this scene. It was really fun! I went to the trial of Jack McCall afterwards and was asked to be a witness in the play. I loved the town! It was great seeing all the town and learning the history too!
It really is a great place to visit. Thank you for watching and I'm glad you got to experience it in person!
That was a pretty good abbreviated history of Wild Bill. The accidental shooting of Special Deputy Marshal Mike Williams by Wild Bill in the streets of Abilene was very sad and had a lasting impact on his life. Wild Bill carried a matching pair of ivory handled Colt .36 caliber Navy revolvers tucked in his wasteband. He used to discharge his pistols and reload them each morning because the night air often caused the powder to become damp and that cylinder would misfire. The gun is loaded by placing the gun at half cock then by pouring a measured charge of powder into the ends of the cylinders. Next a round ball is placed at the mouth of the cylinder under the plunger, which lays under the barrel and plunged home. After all cylinders are loaded a small amount of grease is placed at the end of each cylinder to prevent chain fire. Chain fire occurs when a spark from one cylinder ignites the powder in one or more cylinders. This was the cause of more danger behind the gun than in front. The last step is to place a percussion cap on the nipple of each cylinder. Black powder is very corrosive and these guns required cleaning and oiling on regular basis to keep them reliable and from misfiring and often they did anyway.The 75 yard shot that Wild Bill made through Davis Tutts heart was remarkable because the ballistics of the black powder Colt Navy .36 is equivalent to a modern .380. The face to face gun fight between Davis Tutt and Wild Bill is one of the very few face to face gunfights in the old west. All too often people settled their differences by ambushes and shooting their foe in the back with a double barrel 10 guage. The brave hero facing down a mob of bad guys like Matt Dillon is Hollywood fantasy.
You're right on the gunfights and even the one with Tutt is somewhat debated. Gunfights did happen but they were a lot different than Hollywood's version. But then again almost everything is. That's one of the things I'm worried about with Killers of the Flower Moon. Thank you for watching and filling us in on some more information on Hickok!
Wow this is some great information I really appreciate it
Another interesting video Rhetty. I hope to visit Deadwood myself someday. I need to watch the Deadwood T.V. series. I wanna visit Wild Bill and Calamity Jane's gravesites while I'm there and there's another Wild west man named Seth Bullock buried there that I don't know alot about. Always wondered why Jack McCall shot Wild Bill Hickok. I read some say that he felt insulted after losing all his money to Wild Bill the day before and some claim that they think that he just wanted to be known as the man who killed Wild Bill Hickok. I kinda think that its the latter myself but that's just me.
I hope you get to visit Deadwood some day it really is a great place to visit. Sturgis is near and don't forget to visit Poker Alice there. She was a couple videos ago but she was legendary. Jack killed Bill to avenge his brothers death. At least that is what he said. I will have a video talking about the three people you mentioned plus many more. It's going to take awhile to edit that one though. The Deadwood series and movie is good but it sort of distorts the truth pretty good. Many things are made up and not part of the story including characters, deaths etc. As a fair warning it is gritty and vulgar. Cuss words would have been said but it would have been different than what was in the show. Thank you for watching!
was just there on vacation a few days ago. Same guy. We had eaten dinner upstairs and came down behind the curtain there and suddenly there was a show going. Very entertaining!
I am familiar with a bit of his history and how Wild Bill Hickok died, but did not realize he was killed just weeks after George Armstrong Custer was.
Yes you are right about that. A lot of history in those two people and events that they were involved in. Thank you for watching!
Well I know that SD isn't a day trip away from OK, so that means you're on a road trip. Have a great time!
No it's certainly not a short trip. We took a big vacation in June so I will have a lot from all over. I'm not sure if you saw the Poker Alice video but she was in Sturgis. Thank you for watching!
@@RhettyforHistory No, I hadn't seen that one, so I just watched it. She was another very colorful character from the Old West. Thanks for the video.
Yes she was. Some people have heard of her but I figured there is a lot out there that haven't. There is a good chance that Poker Alice and Wild Bill knew each other and may have crossed paths at some point. Thank you for watching!
Felt like I was right there. Super show.
I really enjoyed the show! Thanks for coming along with us Arleen!
I wonder if any of Wild Bill's personal things have ever been auctioned off or are in known personal collections. Maybe a vacation is in my future. If you ever get to Minnesota, maybe northfield.let me know.
I would definitely love to see what remains of Northfield. I've never been there but that sure has a lot to do with the Old West! Thank you for watching!
in the left lower corner there is a white light moving all around i was wonder what that could be it is like dancing all around wonder if anyone else noticed it also... by the way love the old west history and learning about the old graves and love this!!!!
That is just a reflection in the lens from one of the many lights in there. They have some different shows and music acts that perform in there from time to time. Plus the walls are covered with old west photos or old western actors and movies. Each section had lights on those as well.
August 2nd marks the anniversary where Hickok was shot so this is quite a treat
Old Style Saloon No. 10 and Deadwood Alive do a fantastic job at keeping the spirit of the west alive!
Went back to deadwood yesterday it was fun
By golly, that was pretty good.
Yeah he really had that all down pat. I really enjoyed the show and the saloon. Thank you for watching my friend!
How strange. Wild Bill died August 2nd and I'm watching this on August 2nd🤠
Yes! I waited for this to come out yesterday so that people could watch it today. Thank you for watching!
I love cookies!
Thanks for watching!
Nice place for an ending
I just came back from Sturgis and went to the #10. I ask the bartender about the chair, stating well the chair is fake if the real saloon burnt down. She claimed Calamity Jane took the chair after Wild Bill was shot, who knows if that true or not!!! LOL
That's the thing. We will never know one way or another. But it's still a fun little thing to ponder about. Thank you for watching!
The #10 backyard was located in Buffalo Gap SD, as of 1996, when I was there. BACKBAR....damn auto correct.
James Butler Hickok "Wild Bill" hated show business. When he was recruited by Buffalo Bill, he would sometimes stay hidden behind the Curtain. And even shot the stage light out because it was too bright. You could say he wasn't fond of fame and all that came with it. Wild Bill was no Bully or Trouble maker. But he was no one you'd want to challenge either. He was as good with a knife as he was his pistols. But in his last couple years he started to develop vision problems and his accuracy was not as sharp.
Ive ssen this. Other channels have filmed this.
They do a really good job with the story. Thank you for watching!
You can see all the historic places in about 3-4 hours or less, in Deadwood. Unless there is a concert, about the only thing to do there is gamble and drink! If you love to gamble and/or drink...great, but if you are looking for fun and adventure, you might want to skip Deadwood! Hell, even Kevin Costner sold his casino, he is getting old, and he's seldom seen around town anymore!
He reaped what he sowed but his first death was a breeze compared to the second death. He will regret his way in life.
FIRE BURN THE PAST.
EVEN ROCKS....
Not bills death chair
Get in their granny
She sure wanted too!
Bill shot on a stool