Billy the Kid & the Lincoln County War: The TRUTH REVEALED

Lincoln County, New Mexico Territory was the setting of a brutal conflict between rival factions vying for control of the county's dry goods and cattle interests. The Lincoln County War, as it came to be known, began in 1878 and persisted until 1881, a time of lawlessness and bloodshed in the Old West. One side of the feud was led by James Dolan, a powerful figure who wielded a monopoly over dry goods through his establishment of "The House". The other faction was established by English-born John Tunstall and his partner Alexander McSween, who opened their own competing store with support from established cattleman John Chisum. Both sides gathered lawmen, businessmen, and criminal gangs to their aid, setting the stage for a violent and deadly confrontation. The Dolan faction was aligned with Sheriff William J. Brady and supported by the notorious Jesse Evans Gang. The Tunstall-McSween faction organized their own armed posse, the Lincoln County Regulators, with their own lawmen as town constable Richard M. Brewer and Deputy US Marshal Robert A. Widenmann. And of course the notorious Billy the Kid. The War was characterized by a series of brutal revenge killings, starting with the murder of Tunstall by members of a Dolan-authorized posse and the Evans Gang. The Regulators retaliated by killing Sheriff Brady and others in a series of violent incidents. The conflict continued to escalate for several months, culminating in the epic five-day battle of Lincoln, which resulted in the death of McSween and the dispersal of the Regulators. William H. Bonney rode into Lincoln County a teenager on the run from a noose. By the time he came out of McSween’s burning home, guns blazing, he was well on the way to becoming the legend Billy the Kid. This is part three of the series on Billy the Kid. For the previous two installments see the links below. #wildwest #history #western
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[@iowa_lot_to_travel9471]

Billy: hi Bob Bob: looks up Billy: bye Bob Bob: falls down Billy: best buck eighty i ever spent. 😄😃

[@terrioestreich4007]

Josh, keep doing what you are doing, it's great. I've never thought that you had any negative feelings about Billy so I think that the issue is with the person (or people) who think that you do. Some people just want to hear what they want to hear

[@WildWestExtravaganza]

Thank you

[@snappers_antique_firearms]

Hey josh. On the topic of billy the kid. All Thanks to garrett at 11bangbang. i finally have a 1873 winchester in my collection. It was Made in 1883. Also we really need to get you into shooting old west guns. really makes you appreciate the abilities and talents of the people we love to learn about from the old west.

[@WildWestExtravaganza]

Nice!

[@BBFtB]

Hey Josh. It's Ben from Billy the Kid's Historical Coalition. I'm loving the work you're putting in & it was great talking with you last week. For all the listeners who heard this podcast, one of the Dolan posse members who testified that Tunstall's weapon was fired after he was killed, was none other than John Wallace Olinger- Bob's brother.

[@WildWestExtravaganza]

Thanks Ben!

[@marshallcwalker]

Love your channel! My dad and I are going to New Mexico tomorrow for a few days. Going to visit Ft. Sumner, Lincoln, White Oaks, and the site of John Tunstall's murder near Glencoe. I've been listening to your stories all week getting amped up for the trip. Thanks for the great videos!!!

[@WildWestExtravaganza]

Thanks for listening! Have a safe trip!

[@jeepdanielgladit749]

I look forward to new episodes, it’s like a present lol! Keep it up Josh, we listen down here in Georgia

[@WildWestExtravaganza]

More to come!

[@jeepdanielgladit749]

“William H Bonnie you are not a God”. “Why don’t you pull the trigger and find out”.

[@mikegraham3006]

Awesome as usual thanks Josh! I wish my grandfather was he would’ve love to hear your Wild West extravaganza!!

[@WildWestExtravaganza]

Thanks Mike

[@jayconmitchell9244]

Good narration. AS far of what is in Lincoln. There are still a few original building I have walked the beautiful little town a couple of times and driven through it several over the last 3 years. The Murphy Dolan store, Tunstall's store there is another couple of buildings too. One of the round clay brick structures they held natives back in. Tunstall and McSween are buried out back of the store. They have Billy's Mother's grave marker in the old Murphy Dolan store. Now if you want the best New Mexico Cheese Burger I have ever had it is in Fort Sumner at the Daily Grind. And the Billy the Kid Museum is worth a walk through. There are a lot of interesting thins in there not just stuff on Billy the Kid

[@WildWestExtravaganza]

That burger sounds good

[@mothman1127]

Just found this channel and I love it. Keep up the great work.

[@WildWestExtravaganza]

Welcome aboard!

[@matthughes4680]

Awesome job can't wait till next week!

[@WildWestExtravaganza]

Me neither

[@rxtsec1]

Buckshot Roberts went out like a G

[@WildWestExtravaganza]

Yeah

[@SirKnight1096]

There was a lot to the feud. The.Lawrence Murphy, James Dolan, John Riley, and Sheriff William Brady Faction were mostly Irish Catholics and Democrats. They detested Englishman, agnostic, and "Republican" John Tunstall, Scottish-Canadian Presbyterian Alexander McSween, and Tennessee-born English, Scottish, and Welsh John Chisum,. Religion and political affiliations played a big role, whether real or perceived by one faction or the other.

[@Surge_LaChance]

Nice Warren G reference... lol.

[@nickdarr7328]

You forgot the notorious Judge, Judge Reinhold

[@cjc3118]

I’ve seen a few of them movies about billy the kid and young guns is by far the best

[@soulrebel6309]

I always thought Bob Marley got the idea for his song, "I Shot The Sheriff" from Billy the Kid

[@WildWestExtravaganza]

Yeah but they shot the deputy too!

[@soulrebel6309]

@@WildWestExtravaganza yes. That's why Bob mentioned he doesn't, to reference Billy(I think)

[@wk4max]

Regulators!!! 😁 👍 Brilliant channel this guy reminds me of Richard Prior ,hesSO Funny!!!..im hooked!!!

[@WildWestExtravaganza]

Wow, thanks!

[@PopePhil-IIql7pj]

Josh everybody knows the regulators were the good and righteous ones. Young Guns 1 &2 said so. Loving the content and your stories.

[@finchwilliams9859]

Awesome stuff

[@goodfellabadguy257]

You are hilarious 😂😂😂

[@johnbyrd7400]

Maybe they just have different levels of anger in New Mexico. Stage 1: peeved Stage 2: chicken out and run Stage 3: form a posse Stage 4: shoot horses Stage 5: chicken out in a general goods store Stage 6: shoot random people in the butt or leg, butt preferred Stage 7: call for backup in the least effectual manner possible, not to be confused with chicken out maneuvers Stage 8 and 9: commence hanging

[@angiehinoart865]

Love your podcasts! Great research! Appreciate your objective view on billy. It helps keep what was true And fabricated. I believe in billy as a hero but you help many if us find the truth. Love ya! Keep up the awesome work.

[@WildWestExtravaganza]

Thank you Angie

[@VideoSaySo]

It's so wild how this little conflict was just an extension of the violence and unrest that had been going on in Ireland for hundreds of years!

[@WildWestExtravaganza]

In all fairness there was quite a bit of conflict in New Mexico for the previous century leading up to the war.

[@VideoSaySo]

@@WildWestExtravaganza Yeah, people seemed to be a little more prone to knee jerk reactions back then that involved a whole town, county or territory! Lol!

[@WildWestExtravaganza]

For sure

[@almirria6753]

Question, do we know where John Tunstill's grave is, if so he could be exhumed & a forensic study done of the injuries to determine the cause & manner of death.

[@silverwave2238]

No one knows where exactly tunstall is buried. It's behind his store somewhere along with mcsween but it's private land and the onwers aren't interested in looking into it which is sad

[@Coachmikep]

Steve Steven's also played for Billy Idol.. 😂

[@jedimindtrick75]

I have a soft spot for Buckshot Roberts. Gotta admit.

[@WildWestExtravaganza]

Same

[@karankonwar8645]

Hi again! I'm not American. But I love Cowboy movies and I love history. But I don't know much about The American Civil War. I recently watched The good the bad and the ugly. Can you tell me about a good English movie about the American Civil War, I mean I like history but dont really have the time to read at the moment. So please tell me

[@WildWestExtravaganza]

Ride With the Devil, Gettysburg

[@karankonwar8645]

@@WildWestExtravaganza Thank you so much Sheriff. I'll put them on my watchlist

[@malcolmmeer9761]

Did I hear you say you've never been to Lincoln? Take a week or ten days and make a big loop around the state. Lincoln to Ft Sumner to Santa Ross on on to Springer Cimmarron Toas over to Chama Farmington back to Santa Fe Alque circle back to Lincoln Roswell. Great history.

[@WildWestExtravaganza]

I will for sure in the future

[@hardtruth63americanpatriot66]

Open Range is one of the best westerns ever made. Greatest shootout scenes. Watch it or I’ll make you famous.

[@WildWestExtravaganza]

It's a good one

[@chardtomp]

I don't know how close Tunstall and Billy were, but at some point, Billy did say that Tunstall was the only man that treated him like he was white.

[@WildWestExtravaganza]

Where'd you read that?

[@chardtomp]

@@WildWestExtravaganzaI don't remember exactly but I've seen it several times. Given the time and place, I think he meant that he was generally treated like a Mexican. He was closely associated with the Mexican community, and they were treated like second class citizens in Lincoln.

[@bryanmorales2946]

Yea I heard that many times . 😅 But I guess cause he vagrant , homeless so he was being treated like 3rd class citizen like Mexican at that time I guess

[@jonahhex8178]

Appreciate you, Josh. Always give me something good to listen to at work on Wednesday morning. Do you think John Kinney could possibly be a candidate for some future content?

[@WildWestExtravaganza]

Absolutely

[@johnbarker3308]

John kinney would not stand a chance for being a great candidate hell naw #Billythekid #Arkansawdaveyouarenotdaveiamsoarenotiamso

[@MatthewSmith-tt4tq]

My cousin Beverly had few silent parts in Kris N Coburn and Bobby 73 great movie

[@WildWestExtravaganza]

Very cool

[@Actor_Brendan_Crash_Burt]

YG3 (“Alias Billy The Kid”) Is unofficially slated to start filming in this coming August. I don’t know where but will let you know if I find out. Really Enjoy your videos. Still not sold on “Because PG Said so” theory. Mainly because I don’t want it to be true. (Why speak to Maxwell 2 strangers & a shadow in Spanish at least twice?)

[@WildWestExtravaganza]

You gonna read for it? I’m excited for it to finally happen! Thankfully we don’t have to rely on the word of Pat Garrett. Trust me, I don’t know any historians who don’t have issues with Garrett’s version of events. There are many unanswered questions. That said, there were many eyewitness other than Garrett. A lot of these people lived for decades and were interviewed by journalists and historians and some of them even wrote their own books. Not a single person who was at Fort Sumner in 1881 even so much as hinted at Billy’s death being a hoax. I’m hoping to do an episode on it in the next two weeks addressing many of the popular misconceptions concerning the Kid’s death.

[@Actor_Brendan_Crash_Burt]

@@WildWestExtravaganza I told my manager to flag it if it comes up. Even just BG I have the benefit of being a better than intermediate horse rider, with stunt training. Plus I weld plenty of that “Old West” type of ugly. It would be a dream to do ANY western. YG3? I’d be satisfied with my career. (Still need a Star Wars Credit too) As to the rest… I don’t like that you make the BBR argument null & void. I’m researching myself mainly because I want to believe it. Which you admitted to yourself in the first video I saw of yours. Curious: Have you been watching the MGM show? Billy The Kid? I’ve been enjoying it. Except the most resent episode. They showed what I believe is a more historical accurate depiction of what went down at MCS ESQ’s house. (Aside from that little tongue kiss in the woods between Jessie & Billy.) It bummed me out. Probably because there was no flying luggage ambush with Estivez. lol. Col Dudley was Court Marshaled was he not? So many parts of this time fascinate me. I want to believe BTK was virtuous etc. But Earth seldom works that way. If you want to see it first you have to be it I suppose.

[@WildWestExtravaganza]

@@Actor_Brendan_Crash_Burt No sir, I haven't seen it yet. I've heard a lot of good things, though. As far as Brushy is concerned, once you start to dig into the story it's really a no-brainer. Keep in mind there's zero actual evidence supporting any of his claims. It's all just anecdotal stories.

[@Actor_Brendan_Crash_Burt]

@@WildWestExtravaganza I highly recommend it. The more I research the less cred I can give BBR. It is at best circumstantial evidence that is so easy to forget came from Morison. I wish they would allow the DNA to be studied. Because I don’t feel we have the real story. But again that’s the imaginative part of me that always needs an intellectual bone to chew on. (I was convinced the real life Paul McCartney died in 1963 because the only evidence to the contrary was “That’s ridiculous.” I still want to believe Courtney had Kurt killed. And that JFK was killed by Dom DiMaggio in Houston with a candlestick. One of these days I’ll find a real one. Just learned about the workbench. That should keep me occupied for a bit.

[@Actor_Brendan_Crash_Burt]

@@WildWestExtravaganza I’m sorry to keep bothering you. You have the misfortune of being somebody’s whose opinion I respect. I have never heard anything about John Miller (until this week) as another possible guy who escaped recorded history. Is there any validity to the claim that he is BTK? I figured you could save me the trouble of going down another rabbit hole chasing a theory I more want to believe than the facts actually allow to be possible. Again I appreciate you keeping one foot in reality so the rest of us dreamers can enjoy our speculations. And I really enjoy your channel. (As I hope I’ve mentioned already.)

[@Vahle48]

I was in Fort Sumner a week ago. Sad. We were the only people there, and everything else was either closed or blocked to the public. Still, it was really cool.

[@WildWestExtravaganza]

Why was it closed?

[@Vahle48]

@@WildWestExtravaganza not sure. If didn’t appear to be permanent, just locked doors. It was on a Saturday too, which was surprising.

[@podunkmissouri4999]

We know how to shoot in missouri. I still carry 6 back powder pistols on my bushwhacker vest and rein my horse around with my teeth so I can shoot with both hands.

[@WildWestExtravaganza]

I have never known anyone from Missouri who could shoot

[@podunkmissouri4999]

@Wild West Extravaganza me and Jesse James. Now you know 2 😆

[@stewartdalton3298]

As we say is Australia To be kissed on the dock . Many thanks for any Intel. Blessing upon Wild West Extravaganza

[@Javelina_Poppers]

Failing to go to Lincoln and Fort Sumner is a serious failing on your part Josh, you don't know what your missing.

[@WildWestExtravaganza]

I'd go today if I could sprout wings and fly

[@Idontwantadamchannel]

Ain’t no shame in loving Young Guns.

[@oregonoutback7779]

With all the lack of accuracy taking place in New Mexico, seems like the James & Younger boys would have been better off focusing their bank robbing talents there, instead of Minnesota 🤔

[@danielpaul7911]

Have you listened to Brett Halls research ?

[@WildWestExtravaganza]

I've seen some of his stuff

[@charlescomly1]

It's usually true that history is written by the Victor's, but in this case the Victor's doesn't seem to deny much because of the light there painted in.

[@swhip897]

All those names made my butt hole pucker. 😅 Had to watch twice.

[@McDanielRanch]

Hear that Davie was a tick to a flee that was billy

[@James-tf7hc]

Listen dude josh man. Not even bringing. Up leone or cubbici😂 solimina was the shit. We talking face to face 1967 and big gundown 1966.

[@TheWartHawg]

It’s a little known fact that Dick Brewer wrote this song for the cheese factory. Proprietor sang it while making said cheese. kzbin.info/www/bejne/fV6mf4J8e9qXb80

[@TheWartHawg]

It’s also a little known fact that Ethan Hawke went to the police academy in Lincoln County. kzbin.info/www/bejne/eoiWZKydZZtgrZI

[@stevewheatley243]

Watch your language,I got virgin ears!🤣

[@Bumper776]

Thank you so much for a factual video instead of the usual "Brushy Bill was Billy the Kid" garbage.

[@WildWestExtravaganza]

My pleasure

[@brianc9374]

Why would empty shells be recovered?

[@WildWestExtravaganza]

Collectibles?

[@brianc9374]

@@WildWestExtravaganza idk, I mean wouldn't they just take the whole revolver with empty shells and all? BTW, I hope you get the part as an extra in Young Guns 3. It be awesome if they had old west fans help instead of the usually Hollywood types.

[@Yup71719]

Judging from this video, I suggest you not watch the Epix series Billy the Kid. It has a pre different take on the whole thing and him lol

[@WildWestExtravaganza]

I've heard it's good

[@Yup71719]

@@WildWestExtravaganza Its, not bad...but It really romanticizes Billy as more of a victim of circumstances.

[@brendanmcdonnell7483]

I only found your channel a few days ago, all i found beforehand was brushy bill supporters talking bullshit about Billy bonny not dead at 21, great content and id call you one great storyteller of the truth, but as an Irishman i have to wonder why Billy took an Englishmans side over his own, anyway well done.

[@Boomhower89]

ThE Coes were cousins I believe. There were several color soldiers firing at the house when they came in to Lincoln. This was not the colored soldiers of the civil war which were poorly trained and very ineffective in the war. These were likely the best soldiers in the army at the time. They were tough and rough. The military had no business interceding in a domestic battle. But love your channel.

[@WildWestExtravaganza]

Thank you. The Coes were cousins, yes. Did I stupidly call them brothers again? The soldiers from Fort Stanton were black but I'm not aware of any of them firing shots during the battle.

[@Boomhower89]

@@WildWestExtravaganza I can’t recall the book I will look around the garage and see if I can find it.

[@cherimolina2121]

Range wars. Open range was going fast as men like the Englishmen had no earthly idea how it worked....how it's STILL "supposed" to work...sans blm. And the "young guns" saw Tunstil as a means of "respectable" employment. Truth told they all still had a demon of incompatibility to authority...even if getting paid for as much. One has to encompass the whole of history here...not just a cookie/cardboard cutout of it. Even the Indian aspect. Life was tuff or die every day. The tuff seemed to abuse their ability...much like the robber barons.

[@daviddowning2152]

Gambling probably caused them to go bankrupt

[@Dancingmothertrucker]

Bloody Beaver podcast

[@AIRRAID2]

🙂🙂🙂

[@disgruntledpedant2755]

Wtf is a "mentee" relationship?

[@WildWestExtravaganza]

Is that a serious question?

[@dokkieback4401]

Boring

[@walterbrown9651]

Billy is a hero,he stood up to the very worst elements who were being aided by felonious law enforcement. Billy stood by his friends and Billy is a great example of someone forced into a life of crime. Corrupt law enforcement and government officials ruined many lives. Billy was the scapegoat for the Lincoln Co. War, who else was indicted? Viva Billy!

[@earlclue]

he was a thief , murderer and degenerate gambler

[@dwightcurrie8316]

Either that OR Billy was just a Psychopath, who needed little reason, if any, to Kill. Or somewhere in the middle. Walter Noble Burns is the author that started the Mythologizing of Billy The Kid, portraying him to be, not unlike, Robin Hood, in the same way that John Newman Edwards did to romanticize Jesse James. Both were successful in their attempts, and made a few bucks in the process Edwards helped make Jesse Famous while he was still alive. Billy was well known locally & in NM Territory, but it was only after his death that Burns did the same for Billy......Who undoubtedly would have Loved It, but didn't live to enjoy his new found fame.

[@dustinheilig3717]

I have to admit I just found your channel 2 days ago and it has quickly become my favorite channel on KZbin! You are a great narrator and always accurate to the historical truth. And always about the stuff I like! Thank you, sir.

[@WildWestExtravaganza]

Thank you Dustin

[@swhip897]

I love his story telling ability.

[@DgDanger72]

Josh is tip top

[@AndrewGrey22]

Yeah, my kind of channel.

[@hugiefresh379]

John Middleton was John Tunstall's favorite. He wrote home to England regularly and Middleton was mentioned in detail and very fondly. John Tunstall was likely asleep in the saddle when he was confronted. He had been making legal arrangements and filing documentation in Ft. Sumner(?) and elsewhere. He he covered some 150 miles in 3 days on horseback and was exhausted. Middleton was yelling at him and he was unresponsive until too late, woke up confused, and saw his killers, whom he attempted to approach waving to them, and was immediately shot. Buckshot supposedly could not raise his right arm much above chest level. He knew if he surrendered he would not live much longer and he was probably right. One of the kids who lived at the Mill said that big buffalo rifle that killed Dick Brewer was at the house for many years and he would shoot it for fun and could never hit anything with it.

[@tanyadickerson7697]

Wow! I didn't know all that. Very important and informative information. I'm glad I read your comment

[@e.f.3207]

Middleton was a useless wannabe. Pathetic suckup who was full of shit.

[@CWhite-fp3eo]

Did you see the size of that chicken?

[@skooter6381]

LMAO!

[@ArthurCallahan389]

“Dear Governor Ax-tail!” “Axtell” “Right! Dear Governor Axtell” You either know or you don’t!😂😂

[@WildWestExtravaganza]

Pals

[@jozzwa3809]

Im a "PUGILIST"!!!... but i don't expect you to know the meaning of that word ..."HOG-BOY"!!!!

[@Raven-qj8xk]

I always thought Tunstall was injured, disarmed and alive when his horse was shot in front of him, he then crawled to his horse whilst being mocked and was executed with his own revolver. Good documentary keep up the good work!

[@johnbyrd7400]

That would make more sense. Either way it's a pretty messed up way to do somebody.

[@nicholasperry6869]

Hey Pepin I hear you got charlie crawford down there wit ya, ya we gat all........🔫💣 hey pepin, charlie crawford aint wit ya know more is he!

[@plymouthduster225]

Great video as always Josh. Really enjoying this series on Billy The Kid. Do you still plan on doing a video on Doc Scurlock? I have wondered if anyone has done any videos on other Regulators of their lives before and after the Lincoln County War, I haven't been able to find much on Dirty Steve Stevens, but just thought that Jose Chavez y Chavez or Charlie Bowdre or Dick Brewer might make interesting videos.

[@WildWestExtravaganza]

Thank you! I sent out a newsletter a few days ago all about Doc after the Lincoln County war but I haven't decided if I'll record it. I'll probably do an episode on Henry Newton Brown in the future.

[@plymouthduster225]

@Wild West Extravaganza oh cool that should definitely be an interesting episode. In Young Guns 2 for some reason they combined his name with Jim French to make the character Hendry William French. Kinda always wondered why they did that.

[@Raven-qj8xk]

@@plymouthduster225 Superb idea! Hope your a Plymouth Argyle fan!

[@Raven-qj8xk]

@@WildWestExtravaganza Please record the Doc Scarloc one!

[@justinsane7128]

Although I despise Bob Dylan as a sellout, the soundtrack to the Kris Kristofferson Billy and the kid it's still one of my favorite CDs for driving.

[@WildWestExtravaganza]

Knock knock knocking on Heavens door

[@silverwave2238]

Why is he a sell out?

[@MrJaxon620]

Who did he sellout to?

[@kingelvis5502]

I love when people think they can compare with genius and call em sell outs. Dylan has lived 1000 lives compared with your simple existence. Sell out, lmfao.

[@soulrebel6309]

@@MrJaxon620 The Devil

[@stevewheatley243]

Too bad we can't time travel. We'd get our history firsthand.

[@mikealangaloe1774]

Narrator sounds like Danny McBride 😅

[@themulletteer6839]

Right on time. Thanks bud.

[@jaisce22]

Did you guys.. see the size of that chicken!?

[@dennisdollar3953]

Great story keep up the good work

[@WildWestExtravaganza]

I'm trying

[@alanleemaxwell831]

My favourite period of history! Thanks for doing this, it's the highlight of my otherwise boring week! Best wishes as always from the UK 👍🇬🇧

[@WildWestExtravaganza]

Thanks for listening

[@jedimindtrick75]

Quick question. You said that you wondered why Tunstall's men didn't go after the posse that killed him at the scene. Wasn't there something like 15 total men in the posse that was chasing after them before the sub posse broke off after Tunstall? I am just saying... if they knew that they were that outnumbered, I could totally understand not storming in after them.

[@WildWestExtravaganza]

Could be

[@Boomhower89]

I believe the reason the Murphy Dolan faction was going broke was the same way it happens today. The Santa Fe ring was taken to big of a share and likely wanted it increased.

[@WildWestExtravaganza]

Makes sense

[@SirKnight1096]

Has anyone told you that you sound like Nick Searcy?

[@WildWestExtravaganza]

That's a new one

[@Blade_Runner_Up_1957]

Your comment around 9:15 punched me in my nostalgia gut. My best friend and I would play Young Guns when we were kids. He was Billy and I I was Chavez flipping and throwing knife shaped sticks I found in the yard. Though the Young Guns 2 soundtrack is most certainly not he best collection of songs it is still one of my favorite albums and 'Santa Fe' is one of my favorite songs to this day.

[@dubyacwh7978]

Another great podcast Josh. Keep up the great work. I look forward to every Wednesday.

[@WildWestExtravaganza]

Much appreciated!

[@dannysimmons3167]

A lot to digest in this one.

[@whatyaworkingontoday5018]

Who's puckering? I'm not puckering. I'm as clean as a Safeway chitlin.

[@dennistate5953]

Joshin' Josh is a joshin josher & SoBe Dennis, Quaker sniper. "...Sir, i would not harm a hair on thy head, but thou art standin where i am about to shoot!..." (everbody else just heard BLAM!)

[@michaeldougherty6827]

Really enjoy your channel!

[@jeffroberts8246]

You had me at "not named Alec Baldwin". I literally spit coke cola out of my mouth. Q

[@dennistate5953]

I can ALWAYS click LIKE soon as hit episode i missed & now found. When Rich Unk gets out o' poorhouse i'm hirin Josh to protect, hide, & entertain Dutchsinse!❤❤❤

[@ryanmiller6254]

Man your billy the kid series is excellent! Very informative info even if you already know the story you can always learn something new from it it seems

[@WildWestExtravaganza]

Glad you enjoy it!

[@McDanielRanch]

Josh let me know u ever get to lincoln man iad love to show u some of the things most people don't get to see. Some of the ranches and hide out. Family been here 7 generations know my way around Lincoln a bit lol.

[@matthutchins6955]

Love your work and young gun references 😂🤠🤠 keep up the great work.

[@WildWestExtravaganza]

Thanks

[@ninjaaitools]

Wow man. You are an excellent story teller. Subbed.

[@WildWestExtravaganza]

Ah, thank you

[@chriscraus6530]

As always, great show man!!

[@WildWestExtravaganza]

Appreciate it

[@skooter6381]

"I'll make ya famous!"

[@Azzy5146]

Great work Josh! Best thing on KZbin.

[@WildWestExtravaganza]

Too kind

[@edklatt1503]

I too have just subscribed and I have to say that the historical narrative, coupled with the lively contemporary banter, is simply outstanding. Keep up the good work. 😅

[@WildWestExtravaganza]

Thanks Ed

[@craigvervalin4482]

Unlistenable!! Commercial every 4 1/2 minutes

[@WildWestExtravaganza]

There are several ways to listen as free but if you’re getting too many ads that’s mostly a KZbin issue

[@Dusty_Den]

I'm gonna have to go back to Lincoln after I finish this series 😁 have you ever gone? The whole area is full of Texans every summer lol Thanks for the great podcast Josh! We all preciate cha!

[@WildWestExtravaganza]

Not yet but I can't wait to go

[@Dusty_Den]

@@WildWestExtravaganza you deserve it! Lincoln County is a beautiful place 😊 take care 👋

[@scothammond5736]

Another good one

[@WildWestExtravaganza]

Thanks for listening

[@SchoolBusTalk]

It is my understanding the tension between Attorney at Law McSween and Dolan had to do with proceeds for a life insurance claim that McSween was hired to collect for Dolan, and for which never were paid to Dolan.

[@WildWestExtravaganza]

Yes but the life insurance was for Fritz, Murphy's old partner.

[@SchoolBusTalk]

@@WildWestExtravaganza Thanks for the reply. We have traveled throughout New Mexico. The central highland area is lovely country. The historic district of Lincoln is very well preserved.

[@WildWestExtravaganza]

@@SchoolBusTalk I'm really hoping to visit one day

[@informer]

I remember reading the authentic life of billy the kid by par garret back in high school (a little over 30 years ago so my memory may be wrong) but I thought I remembered a part in there where a regulator maybe Salazar in which you mentioned) played dead. After everything was done do,an and party celebrated as you said with Salazar still playing dead. The story went on, again if I recall correctly, that some of the men even took pop shots at the dead bodies including Salazar, who just laid there and took it. I remember being so amazed by that. In the end the story went on saying once the men cleared out Salazar got up and crawled away where he would seek medical attention. I read that and was like damn dude was a warrior! Now until your video I always thought the man in the book was named Chavez, not THE Chavez, just another one named Chavez, but hearing you say Salazar that might have been the name. As I said I read it over 30 years ago but I have never heard anyone tell the story of this man. You were the closest saying how he pretended to be dead. Anyway maybe it’s all a myth, I never really know what’s the truth when it comes to Billy the Kid, but damn what good stories it makes.

[@jakeoreilly9627]

ww1 horse death rate in this story

[@WildWestExtravaganza]

Haha

[@cutterdoschewy2479]

Just found your channel 4 hours ago. I grew up studying BTK, great job, keep up the good work!

[@WildWestExtravaganza]

Awesome! Thank you!

[@JK-nq6ju]

Your definitly not the only one man, those movies had a massive impact on me and thats what got me into the history of it all, and blaze of glory? Epic Album... used to play it every morning in my twenntys as soon as I would wake up . Need to start doing that again, nothing like kicking off the day hearing emilio estevez say YooHoo, ill make you famouse" and then Billy Get your guns kicks in lol