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Was Ike Canton as much of a pussy as he his depictd in the 1993 Tombstone film
June 15, 2018 at 6:29 am
Being from southern AZ Old West history has seemed quite fascinating to me. Now, I was watching the film Tombstone with Kurt Russell and several other incredible actors and didn't realize how much of a shit talker Ike Canton was. He constantly makes threats, but seems to never be able to back it up.
Is this historically accurate?
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RE: Was Ike Canton as much of a pussy as he his depictd in the 1993 Tombstone film
June 15, 2018 at 6:33 am
One of my personal faves, which compelled me to do a little research. Yes, Ike was, by contemporary accounts, mostly all mouth without much personal courage.
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RE: Was Ike Canton as much of a pussy as he his depictd in the 1993 Tombstone film
June 15, 2018 at 6:45 am
(June 15, 2018 at 6:33 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: One of my personal faves, which compelled me to do a little research. Yes, Ike was, by contemporary accounts, mostly all mouth without much personal courage.
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RE: Was Ike Canton as much of a pussy as he his depictd in the 1993 Tombstone film
June 15, 2018 at 8:32 pm
(June 15, 2018 at 6:29 am)Libertarian God Wrote: Being from southern AZ Old West history has seemed quite fascinating to me. Now, I was watching the film Tombstone with Kurt Russell and several other incredible actors and didn't realize how much of a shit talker Ike Canton was. He constantly makes threats, but seems to never be able to back it up.
Is this historically accurate?
Ike Clanton was a geniune pussy who let the crooked Earps run all over him. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ike_Clanton
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RE: Was Ike Canton as much of a pussy as he his depictd in the 1993 Tombstone film
June 15, 2018 at 8:51 pm
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RE: Was Ike Canton as much of a pussy as he his depictd in the 1993 Tombstone film
June 15, 2018 at 9:43 pm
(June 15, 2018 at 6:33 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: One of my personal faves, which compelled me to do a little research. Yes, Ike was, by contemporary accounts, mostly all mouth without much personal courage.
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YeAh, his main role in the Gunfight at the OK Corral was to run away and telling the Earps he didn’t want a fight. Admittedly, a reasonable choice of action for an unarmed man against someone aiming to kill you, but significantly less so when you spent the rest of the day threatening to gun said people down.
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RE: Was Ike Canton as much of a pussy as he his depictd in the 1993 Tombstone film
June 16, 2018 at 3:04 am
(June 15, 2018 at 8:32 pm)Wyrd of Gawd Wrote: (June 15, 2018 at 6:29 am)Libertarian God Wrote: Being from southern AZ Old West history has seemed quite fascinating to me. Now, I was watching the film Tombstone with Kurt Russell and several other incredible actors and didn't realize how much of a shit talker Ike Canton was. He constantly makes threats, but seems to never be able to back it up.
Is this historically accurate?
Ike Clanton was a geniune pussy who let the crooked Earps run all over him. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ike_Clanton
Yeah, as much as I enjoyed the film, that turned out to be a glaring omission - the Earps, by and large, were as bent as a corkscrew.
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RE: Was Ike Canton as much of a pussy as he his depictd in the 1993 Tombstone film
June 16, 2018 at 10:23 am
(June 16, 2018 at 3:04 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: (June 15, 2018 at 8:32 pm)Wyrd of Gawd Wrote: Ike Clanton was a geniune pussy who let the crooked Earps run all over him. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ike_Clanton
Yeah, as much as I enjoyed the film, that turned out to be a glaring omission - the Earps, by and large, were as bent as a corkscrew.
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Interesting, I never got that vibe. Not saying they are heroes or anything, just curious to hear your explanation for this.
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RE: Was Ike Canton as much of a pussy as he his depictd in the 1993 Tombstone film
June 16, 2018 at 11:54 am
Wyatt was a horse thief, got arrested for it and broke out of jail. James Earp was a brothel keeper (read 'pimp'). Wyatt, Morgan and Virgil had full or part ownership in several gambling houses that were not considered 'square', i.e., they ran rigged games.
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RE: Was Ike Canton as much of a pussy as he his depictd in the 1993 Tombstone film
June 16, 2018 at 12:10 pm
(June 16, 2018 at 11:54 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Wyatt was a horse thief, got arrested for it and broke out of jail. James Earp was a brothel keeper (read 'pimp'). Wyatt, Morgan and Virgil had full or part ownership in several gambling houses that were not considered 'square', i.e., they ran rigged games.
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Interesting. What do you know of Doc? Was he as much of a bad ass as depicted in the 1993 film? If you don't know I will just go research it myself, but you seem to know your stuff
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