tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post5167948278855221317..comments2024-03-28T22:25:23.698-05:00Comments on Western Fictioneers: Body Armor Saves Gunfighter's Life by Tom RizzoWestern Fictioneershttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01683314579075461026noreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-46063683461987065732014-07-17T14:35:07.793-05:002014-07-17T14:35:07.793-05:00Interesting coincidence... the main bad guy in my ...Interesting coincidence... the main bad guy in my Lone Star Ranger series also has been shot several times but rides away uninjured. He's not wearing a metal plate, though. To find out you'll have to read the series.Jim Griffinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02190709130368990745noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-5804746318754688492014-07-16T10:38:49.966-05:002014-07-16T10:38:49.966-05:00History is full of such interesting and colorful c...History is full of such interesting and colorful characters, Miller being one. The ones who survived to an older age not only used their skills, but probably were innovators and thinkers. (Along with being shot with luck in the early days)<br /><br />A most interesting and informative post. DorisRenaissance Womenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09045401344374224512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-82511280939353199722014-07-15T20:14:03.787-05:002014-07-15T20:14:03.787-05:00Ha, touche' ...Ha, touche' ...thomasrizzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00762315714546553945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-75842874824047367972014-07-15T19:45:02.349-05:002014-07-15T19:45:02.349-05:00A white hat will only protect you from so much. ;...A white hat will only protect you from so much. ;-)Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05740371055384281988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-8991063103825936132014-07-15T19:42:50.060-05:002014-07-15T19:42:50.060-05:00Maybe the good guys didn't think they needed b...Maybe the good guys didn't think they needed bullet-proof underwear.<br />thomasrizzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00762315714546553945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-22014859045903695082014-07-15T19:09:46.367-05:002014-07-15T19:09:46.367-05:00This just does not seem fair, does it? Miller was ...This just does not seem fair, does it? Miller was supposed to have been a real piece of work: family man, attended church every Sunday, upstanding citizen in his community (Fort Worth, if I'm not mistaken)...and a cold-blooded, methodical, sneaky killer for hire. How come HE got the bullet-proof underwear instead of the good guys? :-|Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05740371055384281988noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-66196056238010408432014-07-15T18:56:41.060-05:002014-07-15T18:56:41.060-05:00Thanks, Gordo, for filling in the blanks.
Thanks, Gordo, for filling in the blanks.<br />thomasrizzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00762315714546553945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-37183069080166198532014-07-15T18:35:02.303-05:002014-07-15T18:35:02.303-05:00Miller may of gotten the idea from Ned Kelly, a in...Miller may of gotten the idea from Ned Kelly, a infamous 1880 Australian outlaw who's gang used fully armored suits looking like the Tinman in Oz.Gordohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17411491669023091364noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-72154055480411451212014-07-15T15:43:36.843-05:002014-07-15T15:43:36.843-05:00Hi Cheryl, Eastwood wore a steel plate under his p...Hi Cheryl, Eastwood wore a steel plate under his poncho in "A Fistful of Dollars." Hmmmm, I wonder if that's where Miller got the idea . . . ?thomasrizzohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00762315714546553945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1409887812566625284.post-1661814286672854232014-07-15T14:36:06.275-05:002014-07-15T14:36:06.275-05:00Tom, this reminds me of that scene in the spaghett...Tom, this reminds me of that scene in the spaghetti western and I always get the titles mixed up--where Clint Eastwood had made himself a metal shield he wore under his serape when he faced down the outlaws. Always seems like I come in when that scene is on for some reason--karma, I guess. LOL This is really interesting. Thanks for posting this today!<br />CherylCheryl Piersonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18116526340220274282noreply@blogger.com