Bat Masterson
So long Gene Barry.
To me, you will always be that debonaire Bat Masterson. They don’t play it that way any longer. Perhaps they never did. They, whoever, they may be, certainly should.
One of the coolest parts of the Television series was that the Bat Masterson character, portrayed by Mr. Barry, often beat his adversaries senseless with the use of his gold-tipped cane, as opposed to the use of firearms (with which he was equally dexterous).
My Grandad would say: “now there’s a gentleman – for you”. And, if he were, tragically, absent from the living room, then my Dad would always carry the banner. It was a determined play on words, and directed amicably towards the hapless villains. Oh, and they were a dastardly bunch.
Great stuff, really.
Please join me with a rousing rendition of the Bat Masterson THEME SONG:
“Back when the West was very young
There lived a man named Masterson
He wore a cane and derby hat
They called him Bat
Bat Masterson!
A man of steel, the story says
But women’s eyes all glanced his way.
A gambler’s game he always won
His name was Bat
Bat Masterson!
Refrain
The trail that he blazed is still there
No one has come since to replace his name
and those with too ready a trigger,
forgot to figure on his lightning cane.
Now in the legend of the West
One name stands out above the rest
The man who had the fastest gun,
His name was Bat
Bat Masterson!”
Peace be to my Brothers and Sisters.
Brian Patrick Cork
here’s my relationship to mr. masterson. my distant cousin Bill Tilghman.
Thank you for sharing that my “steely-eyed” friend with the soft heart of gold.
Cork