tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205118861048936895.post8957072197035186470..comments2024-03-28T22:53:24.134-05:00Comments on Taken For Granted: Fly Speck BillyTaken For Grantedhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06763027485732267570noreply@blogger.comBlogger20125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205118861048936895.post-73815298854112544922015-07-24T15:40:02.474-05:002015-07-24T15:40:02.474-05:00We stopped here for lunch . What a great place to ...We stopped here for lunch . What a great place to eat!Puffin89https://www.blogger.com/profile/02817487992805551939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205118861048936895.post-49747174756046353262015-07-24T15:40:00.307-05:002015-07-24T15:40:00.307-05:00We stopped here for lunch . What a great place to ...We stopped here for lunch . What a great place to eat!Puffin89https://www.blogger.com/profile/02817487992805551939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205118861048936895.post-21006221663166324932015-07-24T15:39:44.014-05:002015-07-24T15:39:44.014-05:00We stopped here for lunch . What a great place to ...We stopped here for lunch . What a great place to eat!Puffin89https://www.blogger.com/profile/02817487992805551939noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205118861048936895.post-37998198062278526972015-06-18T20:24:19.554-05:002015-06-18T20:24:19.554-05:00Now, this was not in the history books I read. Lo...Now, this was not in the history books I read. Looks like a fine place to sit and tell tall tales with buddies.Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03323811980627840654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205118861048936895.post-15298500770141817732015-06-18T18:18:36.015-05:002015-06-18T18:18:36.015-05:00Funny nickname: "Abe"Funny nickname: "Abe"Cloudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05853753108637831069noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205118861048936895.post-14322340860278617652015-06-18T10:34:44.536-05:002015-06-18T10:34:44.536-05:00They didn't waste time to mete out justice in ...They didn't waste time to mete out justice in the Wild West, did they?!Lesleyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14267623476290975654noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205118861048936895.post-57448132608498739632015-06-18T04:57:12.254-05:002015-06-18T04:57:12.254-05:00This mob moved faster than the internet. ;)This mob moved faster than the internet. ;)Andyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08408980791673021797noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205118861048936895.post-91960808635911765552015-06-18T04:07:43.401-05:002015-06-18T04:07:43.401-05:00I hope the place is more calm now...I hope the place is more calm now...VPhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10186211344492845052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205118861048936895.post-53246524693866824492015-06-18T00:45:51.201-05:002015-06-18T00:45:51.201-05:00Great historic sign.Great historic sign.Jimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16361781616939928650noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205118861048936895.post-41024428889504173662015-06-17T18:18:51.470-05:002015-06-17T18:18:51.470-05:00The things we learn on the internet!The things we learn on the internet!betty-NZhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03950300478215339641noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205118861048936895.post-82413504010755833842015-06-17T18:13:55.274-05:002015-06-17T18:13:55.274-05:00Loaded with history.
My SIGNS, SIGNSLoaded with history.<br /><br /><a href="http://kilelong.blogspot.com" rel="nofollow">My SIGNS, SIGNS</a>Photo Cachehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17734663922538063553noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205118861048936895.post-12889750667208172892015-06-17T17:17:03.348-05:002015-06-17T17:17:03.348-05:00This is all news to me. Tom The Backroads Travelle...This is all news to me. Tom The Backroads TravellerTomhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04082494067802628837noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205118861048936895.post-5772911083203172622015-06-17T14:58:01.464-05:002015-06-17T14:58:01.464-05:00That's a sad thing for which to be known!That's a sad thing for which to be known!Nonniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08623569563122986528noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205118861048936895.post-23593708063362313672015-06-17T13:44:33.943-05:002015-06-17T13:44:33.943-05:00Not sure where the "Billy" came from, bu...Not sure where the "Billy" came from, but he was called "Fly Speck" because he was covered with freckles, also as an outlaw he didn't want his real name known. Taken For Grantedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06763027485732267570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205118861048936895.post-53875303953284927982015-06-17T13:40:46.649-05:002015-06-17T13:40:46.649-05:00Love those Wild West true tales! Not so long ago ...Love those Wild West true tales! Not so long ago really. I guess we have progressed some! Sallie (FullTime-Life)https://www.blogger.com/profile/15442598857394838271noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205118861048936895.post-36607244004318512842015-06-17T13:39:32.002-05:002015-06-17T13:39:32.002-05:00Crowd justice!Crowd justice!RedPathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06980471119229896414noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205118861048936895.post-67898855917298793132015-06-17T13:31:30.659-05:002015-06-17T13:31:30.659-05:00Fly Speck Billy is a great name. Wonder how he got...Fly Speck Billy is a great name. Wonder how he got that from James?VioletSkyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10222821877918680480noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205118861048936895.post-17803001719419696372015-06-17T13:16:35.282-05:002015-06-17T13:16:35.282-05:00Teamster Abe Barnes had given outlaw Fly Speck Bil...Teamster Abe Barnes had given outlaw Fly Speck Billy a ride on this freight wagon from central Nebraska to Custer, SD. Abe was involved in a poker game and refused Billy's drunken request to drink with him at the bar. BIlly killed him. The mob overpowered the sheriff and deputy, broke Billy out of jail, and hung him. This is one reason they call it the "wild west."Taken For Grantedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06763027485732267570noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205118861048936895.post-17269310722648301212015-06-17T12:18:49.132-05:002015-06-17T12:18:49.132-05:00Billy broke a cardinal rule. Don't kill a man ...Billy broke a cardinal rule. Don't kill a man with lots of friends.Birdmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16634185585147630883noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2205118861048936895.post-42163190182885065652015-06-17T11:08:12.909-05:002015-06-17T11:08:12.909-05:00hanged by a mob - some of the reports we get from ...hanged by a mob - some of the reports we get from the USA would suggest that mob-justice still rules in many places.Gerald (SK14)https://www.blogger.com/profile/18308693910074268386noreply@blogger.com