DEADWOOD BLOG

A bunch of the DW gang gathered at several locations for the Season Finale:

and…

Arrrrggg, Mr. Dixon!

Mike Dixon (Gunshop Owner/Bella Capper/and “I don’t how many” other occupations on Deadwood) has a new gig.

This is what he looked like then:

…and his new muttonchop look for Pirates 3 where he’s the stand-in and body double for actor Kevin McNally who plays the first-mate on the Black Pearl, Mr. Gibbs, in the Pirates of the Caribbean franchise.

On Mike’s first day on Pirates, he accidentally (??) climbed aboard Johnny Depp’s private ferry and cruised out to the anchored Black Pearl with him. Now doesn’t that just sound like something our Mr. Dixon would do?

Quite a few guys from DW are working on Pirates and here are a few shots from the set with Dixon, Gary Sokolowski, Billy Beach, John Stapp and others.

and

Have you seen the Behind the Scenes: “Day in the Life of Deawood” at HBO.com?

Thank you Nick for the heads-up.

Nick Amandos (Jack Young: Bella Union Bartender)

John LoBiondo sent over a few photos from a little get-together Sunday. He’s been working on a movie with Tom Hanks and John Malkovich called The Great Buck Howard.

Hey all,

I’ve returned and the site will be updated once again; I went back home to Minnesota (and Wisconsin) for a brief vacation and reunion–It was perfect!

 and. . .

Mitch Toles sends the following:

Hello all Deadwood Dogs,
   
One of your own, Mitch Toles, is directing a non union slasher film called, Pirates of Ghost Island. It will be filmed at Soledad Canyon Rd, an exit not too far up the 14 freeway from Deadwood. The filming will be in yearly Sept. starting on the 6th. Auditions will be on August 18. To find out where please email Miss Chris Beal at prodservices1@yahoo.com I’m looking for PIRATES!
   
Thank you, Mitch Toles  www.tolestar.com

AAAAAND,

We have to mention a bit about last week’s episode–it was a good week for DBPs.

Did you see:

Mick Lea pop an eye?

Jesse Mendoza shed a tear?

John Stapp, Red and others in what appeared to me to be an early version of “Country Bear Jamboree”?

The Camp Giant, Tom Stiver, drop a sledgehammer on his nose with one hand?

“The Camp Giant”

and. . . . . . . (I know I missed a bunch, but then that’s what the comments area is for–feel free!)

As Deadwood is overrun by Hearst’s men, Bullock issues contingency plans to Martha. Wu, caught in a Pinkerton stampede, delivers a cryptic message to Swearengen; it takes Burns, of all people, to decipher it. Barrett makes Merrick pay for embarrassing Hearst in The Pioneer; Morgan Earp calls out one of the “Pistoleros”; Commissioner Jarry arrives from Yankton to solicit Hearst; Aunt Lou gets some bad news; and Joannie survives an encounter with her former boss. As night falls, Langrishe mines Deadwood’s talent pool with an amateur-night performance in front of his future theater, financed in part by a loan from Alma’s bank.

This Saturday, August 5th, Sacred Cowboys will be performing at the Knitting Factory in Hollywood.

Deadwood Night Featuring…
Sacred Cowboys, Don Gallardo, Pearl Aday

Saturday, August 5th, 8:00pm

…and,

Grace left a message on the “Welcome” page and I thought I’d post it here for any of you guys to take a crack at.

What is Gerald McRaney like?
That fight scene was really something…and the eye…ugh!
Did any of you guys work on that episode?
Thanks! 

and of course:

From a secret location, a few of the boys got together to watch another great episode: Laviathan Smiles (I smell an Emmy nod for Brian Cox from this Ep.)

PLUS!

Peter Oliphant sent over the heads up on King Straggler:

‘King Straggler’ has released a song from their second album (I’m guessing since it’s not on the first one) called “Rhona”. It can be found at:

KING STRAGGLER MUSIC 

“Down” is also new…!