Well…… Johnny Ringo

[tim87tr]

Suicide by Suicided? He was associated with the Clanton family, any ancestral relation to the Clinton family?

 

[bwframe]

How many times have you watched the movie scene?

 

[mmpsteve]

How many times have you watched the movie scene?

Sounds to me like he might have said huckle bearer.

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[maxwelhse]

I'm pleased to know what the line should have been, but Kilmer is the one that said it, and apparently wrote autographs signed with the saying, and also published his memoir with that title.



Gonna have to say it's "Huckleberry" in the movie and that Hollywood once again got it wrong.

I am pleased to know what it was supposed to be as now it makes sense where it never did before.

...and if we're going here anyhow, when it says it earlier in the movie it's slightly more clear. The drawl he puts on the character makes it hard to tell.

 

[mmpsteve]

I'm pleased to know what the line should have been, but Kilmer is the one that said it, and apparently wrote autographs signed with the saying, and also published his memoir with that title.

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Gonna have to say it's "Huckleberry" in the movie and that Hollywood once again got it wrong.

I am pleased to know what it was supposed to be as now it makes sense where it never did before.

...and if we're going here anyhow, when it says it earlier in the movie it's slightly more clear. The drawl he puts on the character makes it hard to tell.

I guess it don't make much difference, but I'm like you - it's nice to know the historical connotation, because I never understood the meaning either.

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[Route 45]

Man if I had that gun I would get it reblued put some new grips on it.
Have a gunsmith cut the barrel down to 4 inches. Then you would have somthin there.......

What kind of optic do you recommend? And does it take Glock mags?

 

[Magnum314]

Great post, thanks! And the follow up posts...priceless! Good laughs after a loooong day! Man I love this site!

 

[Magnum314]

Either way it was one heck of a great movie!!!

Absolutely! I think I will head down to my basement and watch it right now...yeah...loooong day!

 

[Noble Sniper]

Absolutely! I think I will head down to my basement and watch it right now...yeah...loooong day!

Your a daisy if you do

 

[Caine02]

This is another theory and possible answer to whether it was huckleberry or not. "Another Southern slang usage of huckleberry was “the right person for the job.” In both instances of Holliday using the phrase in the film, Johnny Ringo is hoping to spark violence. What Holliday is saying to Johnny Ringo is that if he’s looking for trouble, Holliday’s the guy to give it to him."

 

[KLB]

Either way it was one heck of a great movie!!!

I love the movie, but a lot of it was just OK.

Kilmer's portrayal of Doc though was outstanding. He is the reason I love watching that movie.

 

[Liberty Sanders]

Your Obedient Servant standing at the exact location where Johnny was found.

 

[Liberty Sanders]

I was a participant in a historical horseback trip in which we recreated Wyatt Earp's Vendetta Ride.

Johnny's favorite libation was reported to be "Old Overholt," a variety of Who-Shot-John that is still available.

We all tossed back a shot over Ol' Johhny's grave.

 

[jerrob]

I'm your Doc Holiday

 

[maxwelhse]

Your Obedient Servant standing at the exact location where Johnny was found.

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I admit all I know about Johnny Ringo I know from the movies, but... is he a guy worthy of memorializing?

I've read enough of Earp's history to see he wasn't as good of a guy as is often shown, but was Ringo that much better/worse? Or, is this just some famous for being famous stuff, old west style?

 

[Noble Sniper]

It’s history my friend….. good or bad it’s worth remembering.

 

[maxwelhse]

It’s history my friend….. good or bad it’s worth remembering.

Remember and memorialize are different things. I just don't know if he's a warning or an example.

 

[88E30M50]

Remember and memorialize are different things. I just don't know if he's a warning or an example.

Definitely a warning regarding tieing your boots to a horse in the back country

 

[gglass]

So.............it was suicide and NOT Val Kilmer, this changes history

Actually, many who were familiar with the incident at the time thought that he was murdered by either Wyatt Earp or Doc Holliday, and never believed that it was suicide. The local coroner really had no choice but to rule it a suicide for lack of evidence to the contrary. This was at a time before what we would call modern forensics.

 

[Dingleberry]

Official cool thread. Old west venacular.




Vernacular!?.....that's a derby!!!