Oh yes. We had bb gun fights too.We were very lucky that no one lost an eye.
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I haven't seen it but read about it.After the Davy Crockett series was over Fess Parker made a movie about the Great
Locomotive Chase. Parker played the part of James Andrews, the leader of the Yankee raiders who stole the locomotive known as the General. I find it hard to believe Fess Parker played a Yankee what with his Texas accent and all.
Locomotive Chase. Parker played the part of James Andrews, the leader of the Yankee raiders who stole the locomotive known as the General. I find it hard to believe Fess Parker played a Yankee what with his Texas accent and all.
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A wonder indeed but we continued into adulthood, having mock battles with muzzle loaders, until the inevitable happened.
One of the ‘’enemy’’ had a .44-40 case as a ramrod tip and it came off in ramming a blank, the case hit the late Peter Leggett in the upper right arm and passed through, but made a nasty wound.
I remember the incident very well as I was a few feet from Peter when he was hit.
That was the end of mock battles.
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I still have an original Davy Crockett pistol and holster. Plus my Davy Crockett glass. I drank milk from it every morning. It now sets ina place of reverence in the curio cabinet.
I was at Friendship when the craze hit with my dad. We camped out the entire week.
It was awesome. The sound of the firing line. I was sure that Big Foot was up there shooting. Every time i hear a flintlock fire I am taken back to the shoot I g match between Big Foot and Davy.
I was at Friendship when the craze hit with my dad. We camped out the entire week.
It was awesome. The sound of the firing line. I was sure that Big Foot was up there shooting. Every time i hear a flintlock fire I am taken back to the shoot I g match between Big Foot and Davy.
S*#t happens, every year we march in the 4th of July parade in down town Sonora shooting off our smokepoles. One person forget to take out his ramrod and shot it out over the crowd, next year we left the ramrods at home.
Haha yup i still have my Davy Crockett china mug from the early 60’s.
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Yes sir. I forgot about my white coffee mug that has Davy fighting a bear on it. I drank milk from it to but it’s not in the cabinet yet. I should put it there.
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I was born in 1953. I enjoyed watching Davy Crockett and Daniel Boone when it all was original. I had a Davy Crockett hat and shirt, along with a Paris flintlock rifle and a plastic powder horn. A few years later I became a member of the Daniel Boone Trail Blazers Club. I think I still have my membership card in an old wallet somewhere. --- My parents would never let me have a BB gun. I always thought that was absurd because I had a 22 caliber bolt rifle. They did get my brother and I rifles that shot compressed air. They only made a sound. We accidently learned that if we stuck the muzzle in the ground and cocked the guns, with a lever, the muzzle would be plugged with dirt. When we shot them, the dirt would fly out like a shotgun. It was effective for about 10 to 15 feet. Mom never caught us doing that. We never aimed for the face. If it hit your bare skin it did sting a little.
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I forgot about that cup. I am sure I had one. It probably got broken many years ago.
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You and I are on the same wavelength! Watched part of Grit's "Mag. Seven" last night for hundreth time, it's a real fine movie; the cast was unbelievable! Not a muzzle loading movie, but it's black-powder era just the same! When a kid, I'd pretend to "load" my imaginary "gun" with soft, fine, dry dust into my fist, then "ram" a leaf with a pebble "bullet" and throw it to the sound of my kid-strength "ke-pew"! BTW, don't ever tell these details to a shrink! Also, guys should get a DVD or stream the original 'Magnificent Seven' from Japan, Kirosawa's classic.
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As a side note, Fess Parker got screwed over by Disney Studios, and only made a few dollars for the Daniel Boone series.
Parker was a super decent guy in real life.
Glad I wasn’t born any later than I was.
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Got to see Fess Parker in a production of "Oklahoma" on an in-the-round stage. The audience was circled around the stage and the stage itself would turn very slowly throughout the show. This allowed everyone to have a good view at some point during the production. I sitting on the aisle as he walked by me as he made an entrance during a scene. Pretty neat stuff!
That's all for now. Take care and until next time...be well.
snapper
PS - Born in '53, I had the full set of clothing; coonskin hat, fringed shirt & pants. Man, did I look cool; at least in my own mind (LOL).
That's all for now. Take care and until next time...be well.
snapper
PS - Born in '53, I had the full set of clothing; coonskin hat, fringed shirt & pants. Man, did I look cool; at least in my own mind (LOL).
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I would watch these shows as reruns in the ‘70s. Think i have seen more episodes on cable the last few years.
When my brother was born (1957) three year old my kept telling everyone I named him Davy Crockett
dang I didn't know he wasn't paid much! But a lot of people enjoyed his acting.Always heard that people who met him said he was a very good person
smoothshooter
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Disney was not sure the Boone series would be a success. But the creators, Parker, and the producers did. When Disney said they were afraid to invest much money in the show, Parker worked out a deal with the company where he offered to do the first season without pay to cut expenses and if the series was a success the first season he would be paid back pay the second and subsequent seasons according to scale plus a little extra for his generous offer.
The series was obviously a roaring success. The next season Disney grudgingly paid Parker the standard scale salary for new episodes and nothing extra. They never even paid him the back pay for his first season’s work either.
I never heard or read what Disney or the show’s producers motives were for treating Parker like that.
Maybe some of you old TV show enthusiasts can shed some light on this, or correct me if I am not remembering everything correctly.
I know Disney did the Crockett movies but not sure they had any involvement with the 6 seasons of Boone. Might be wrong.
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