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This is a way of making myself write something coherent and grammatically correct almost every day. I'm opinionated and need an outlet. I'm also prone to flights of fancy. Thanks for stopping by. |
| I just discovered an old TV series that I'd never heard of before, The Tall Man, starring Barry Sullivan and Clu Gulager. It was a half hour show about the friendship between Pat Garrett and Billy the Kid. It's all fiction, but has some validity in its story, and is very entertaining. It might be typical of the early 60's. The piano music is almost comical. With only 30 minutes, the story can only be so deep. But the antics of young Billy and the seriousness of Pat are worth watching. If you know some of the history behind it, the show makes a lot of sense. Pat was older and wiser, and was somewhat new to upholding the law. Billy was very likable and younger and looked up to Pat. Pat felt protective of him, although he would have to stand against him someday. No one knows for sure what Billy's name was. He was born to an unwed mother and had the name William Henry McCarty. He took his stepfather's name for a while. He used W. H. Bonney in his later years (he died at age 22). He was a little shorter than most men (the actor was a little tall for Billy), and he was always very thin. So he felt slight compared to the other boys. He learned to use a gun in his attempt to make up for being small. His size in the show is emphasized by placing him next to Pat Garrett who is 6 inches taller. Of course, they can do that with boot heels, too. Some people feel he got the name Billy the "kid" because he was so thin and of average height. But others feel it was an affectionate name because he was so charming and so eager to please others. His manners were always pleasing. The TV show plays this up well, by letting him smile a lot, joke around, and play tricks. He does things that are not historically accurate, but illustrate his jovial nature, and the brotherly connection between the two men. Unfortunately, in real life Billy fell under the influence of some bad men. Garrett had to uphold the vows he had made and live by his moral code and the law. Gulager was too old for the part, but played it well, and still comes across as charming. But he was so cute! (Even to an old woman.) Sullivan is also too old for the part of Garret, but seems fatherly towards the other anyway. And he was very manly for the ladies. More than 50 years later, it's still a good show. |
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