We’ll let tv squad tell it!
For those fans looking forward to Deadwood coming back in March, you’ll have to wait a few more months. The &*^%$%#$ show is now slated to come back in %$#@! June.
But we will add: It’ll be worth the wait!
Here are additional links to categories at TV Squad:
Jennings Louisiana, in Jefferson Davis Parish, will need help for some time to come (as is the case with most of the areas hit by Hurricanes Katrina and Rita) and donations can be sent directly to them at: Jennings Lions Club at P.O. Box 1132, Jennings, LA 70546
Sam is working on getting several tons of horse feed (donated by a friend in So. Cal) delivered to the parish as well as a new bumper sticker ($5.00) with all proceeds going to the Jennings Lions Club.
The following is an article from the front page of the Jennings Daily News
Click here to read the first post on Sam’s Run
Happy Thanksgiving!
To Everyone Everywhere!
First of all, it’s been some long days and nights at work as well as preparation for T-Day (I’m cooking) and I’ve just plain run out of time to update a few things here at “the Blog,” but I found a little energy after a 15 hour day today in the Gem (hey-hey: as a stand-in for W. Earl Brown), so, before I fall over, here goes:
By the way, W. Earl Brown and John Hawkes will be playing again at the Knitting Factory on December, 3rd–there’s a trainload of us going. So come-on down all you BG miners, b-men, traders, and Gem & Bella girls! We’ll make it a Holiday Party kinda thing. It’s going to be a whole new show–I have it on good authority! Check the sidebar (Quilting Bee) for more info and directions.
Also, we’re gonna be missing a few good-ol-boys from the show due to some pretty good “Santa” gigs; big Tom is already on his way to Dayton, Ohio for the month of December, and others will be off soon. A few have mentioned that they’ll check in with the blog when they can (hey DW Santas, when you read this, let us know where you’ll be). We know they’ll be Great Santas and keep those kids smiling.
And: a whole bunch of the BG boys are jumping into this site, and we have some really good new ideas for this blog and individual sites for the guys and gals of BG-Land. If any of you from the show want more info on setting-up your own site, let me know by email at deadwoodblog@cs.com and we’ll get ya goin’.
And finally, to Miss Sheri, I just spoke with Sam and we’ll get an update on his run to Louisiana right quick! He has some new info, and I just received an article from the Jennings Daily News about Sam’s effort in Jefferson Davis Parish. He does have some exciting new adventures as well– like a TV auctioneer gig every Friday night beginning the first of next year! We’ll let you know more ASAP.
More soon,
Michael
If you watched the Discovery Channel’s “Jesse James: Legend - Outlaw - Terrorist,” you probably saw and “heard” a few of the BG guys from the show. Now, we’ve had a few from the ranks find their way into speaking roles (several with recurring roles) on Deadwood–after all, many guys are out there because of their acting chops, and the Jesse James program was another great venue to work their craft. If you didn’t see the show, we’ll give you the heads-up when it’s on again or you can check with the Discovery Channel Schedule.
…and keep an eye (and ear) out for these guys:
Kenneth Welch, Bob Wyld, Jesse Mendoza, Stephen Weisbaum,
Tom Crncovich (Jesse’s Confederate leader, William “Bloody Bill” Anderson),
Mick Lea (Southerner protecting his wife from Union Soldiers),
Sam Neely (Newspaper columnist, John Newman Edwards),
Michael “Buck” Page ( Bank teller in Liberty, Missouri robbery), and
Derrick Gosserand (Photographer of Jesse’s body).
And don’t miss the re-airs of Deadwood on HBO.
Click here to check the HBO Deadwood Schedule for listings.
Recently, Mr. Martyn Beeny of the SDSHS Press sent a very nice email to the blog.
He writes:
I thought I might draw attention to a book published by the South Dakota State Historical Society Press that would be a fascinating read for anyone with an interest in Deadwood.
Hard Knocks: A Life Story of the Vanishing West, by Harry ‘Sam’ Young, is the real-life account of Deadwood at the time of Hickock’s death.
Harry Young was the bartender in Saloon No. 10 the night Hickok was shot and recalls the events in great detail. Young’s memoir does not solely concern itself with Hickok, but also looks at all aspects of Deadwood in the mid to late-1870s as well as his journey through the Vanishing West.
Martyn Beeny
Associate Editor/Marketing Director
South Dakota State Historical Society Press
Cultural Heritage Center
Long out of print, Young’s story of his adventures in the early West is available again with a new introduction by Calamity Jane biographer James D. McLaird.
Hard Knocks: A Life Story of the Vanishing West
by Harry (“Sam”) Young
copyright 2005.
- From the introduction
With two dollars and fifty cents in his pocket, Harry (“Sam”) Young left his New York home at the age of fourteen to find the Wild West he had read about in dime novels. For the next thirteen years, he traveled throughout the West as a bullwhacker, teamster, and general handyman.
In 1875, Young and Calamity Jane rode the lead wagon into the Black Hills of Dakota Territory on the Jenney Expedition. During the illegal Black Hills gold rush of 1876, Young was the bartender at Saloon No. 10 in Deadwood, South Dakota, when Wild Bill Hickok was shot in the back during a game of cards. Testifying at the first trial of Jack McCall, Young gives an eyewitness account of Hickok’s final moments.
Told from the perspective of a working man, Hard Knocks captures the squalor and excitement of the frontier West. McLaird offers an introduction that provides context for Young’s gritty memoir.
“Young’s recollections [are] an interesting narrative about a young man who ran away from home to experience first-hand the adventures he had read about in dime novels. In his quest, Young traveled through Arkansas, Oklahoma, Kansas, Wyoming, Dakota, Utah, Nevada, California, Oregon and Alaska. He actually met some of his heroes, such as Wild Bill Hickok and experienced gold rushes, railroad booms, homesteading, and cowboy life.”
276 pages, 12 black-and-white photographs, index
Click on the Book Cover above if you want more information or to order this interesting story and/or the many other great books the SDSHS offers. Click on the SDSHS logo below for their home page.
A big thank you to all those who have emailed and linked to Deadwood Blog over the first few weeks we’ve been up and running–your kindness is much appreciated! Here are some links to those we know of who mentioned our new blog.
The Moderate Voice / Joe Gandelman
Please check out their sites!
If you see (or post to) a blog or website that mentions “Deadwood Blog,” please let us know by email at deadwoodblog @ cs.com–we’ll regularly post and add them.
This Friday, November 11th, 2005 is Veterans Day
Veterans Day (originally Armistice Day) began on November 11th, 1918 at the end of World War I. According to the VA, the major hostilities of WWI ended on the 11th hour of the 11th day of the 11 month.
In 1919, President Woodrow Wilson used the following words to remember the first Armistice Day: “To us in America, the reflections of Armistice Day will be filled with solemn pride in the heroism of those who died in the country’s service and with gratitude for the victory, both because of the thing from which it has freed us and because of the opportunity it has given America to show her sympathy with peace and justice in the councils of the nations.”
After World War II, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed legislation in 1954 which formally changed Armistice Day to Veterans Day in order to honor all American military personnel who served in war. As we observe those who have died in service on Memorial Day, Veterans Day has become a time of honoring living veterans who have served in both wartime or peacetime. The US Census Bureau estimates there are 24.5 million military veterans in the United States today.
We have a handful of those 24.5 million at Deadwood, and we encourage all our fellow background players to make an effort to thank them this Friday on Veterans Day.
STEPHEN WEISBAUM, US NAVY
STEVEN JESSE WILLS, US AIR FORCE
JESSE MENDOZA, US ARMY & 20 years DOD
THOMAS STIVER, US AIR FORCE
STEPHEN SAXTON, US NAVY
CARL VIRDEN, US ARMY
MIKE DIXON, US NAVY
JOHN STAPP, US ARMY
JIM LaFOLLETTE, US NAVY
SAM NEELY, US AIR FORCE
DENNIS LaFOLLETTE, US AIR FORCE
and a friend we see every day in makeup
RICK WETZEL, US NAVY
Unfortunately, we are sure that we’ve missed a few veterans above who work on the show–an apology is sincerely offered. If you’re one of them, we thank you for your service to the country!
Here’s a really nice article from Associated Press, posted earlier this year at MSNBC, that relays the attention to detail and authenticity the show strives for. A must read!
On ‘Deadwood’ set, history comes alive
HBO’s hit Western is built on a mountain of research
Actors and stand-ins mill about the main street set of HBO’s “Deadwood” series. Authenticity is a top priority for creator David Milch: “It’s precious to me to get the world right.” Kevork Djansezian / AP
The article begins:
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. - A visit to the dingy Western set of “Deadwood” makes you wonder: What century is this, anyway? — until director Ed Bianchi yells “Cut!” and the scruffy miners put on sunglasses and haul out cell phones to check their messages.
For creator David Milch, “Deadwood” is not a TV show; it’s living history.
…and continues
Perhaps the most astonishing realism is delivered by the army of extras who often populate the main street.
“We have a core group of about 150 guys and 30 to 40 women,” explains assistant director Kenny Roth, who’s responsible for making sure each muddy prospector is performing a bit of “business” that will add to the street scene’s realism.
“I love those days where the whole street’s working,” says Timothy Olyphant, who plays Seth Bullock. “I find I’m really taking them in, and it really helps us to connect into the environment and make it real.”
PS: As soon as we get a photo of Emmy Award winner Le Dawson (mentioned in the article), we’ll post a short story about one of the special things that happened one morning at work.
Since we got a few of the boys below…
…and just in case you didn’t catch the summer issue of Entertainment Weekly:
“Playing bankers, widows, whores, boozers, mothers, mourners (and any combination thereof), these women represent the struggling, buoyant, motherf—ing heart of HBO’s often heartless town.” -EW
Robin Weigert (Calamity Jane); Paula Malcomson (Trixie); Kim Dickens (Joanie Stubbs); Molly Parker (Alma Garret); Anna Gunn (Martha Bullock).
