The Magnificent +1 ride to the Cowboy State on a quest to do a little fishing, take in a little of the splendor of the Wyoming, and Wind River Mountain
Range, and to see who selected the best whiskey. Each bandit was instructed to bring a bottle from his state of choice, to see how it held up in the taste test with whiskeys distilled in other states. Here's a run down of the cowboys, and their state poison of choice:
Yul Brynner as Chris Adams, Dutch John Engel Idaho
Steve McQueen as Vin Tanner, Diamond James Tobler Ireland
Charles Bronson as Bernardo O'Reilly, Bull Wilson Utah
Robert Vaughn as Lee, Big Daddy Tom Szalay Calif
Brad Dexter as Harry Luck, Bone Dry Garth McFarland Dry
James Coburn as Britt Spade (formerly The Oracle) Matheson Wy
Horst Buchholz as Chico, Baby Bear Bo Maciejko Colo
Eli Wallach as Calvera, Jake (no-nick name) Taber Dry
The winning states from top to bottom:
- Idaho
- Utah
- Colo
- Ireland
- Calif
- Dry
- Dry
- Wyoming
You might ask yourself, "How could the two dry non drinkers choice of beverage beat Wyoming?" The answer is easy, take a second look at which cowboy selected a spirit from Wyoming...? The Spade. You don't go from having a nick-name like The Oracle to The Spade by accident. But let's not be too rough on this cow-poke, when it comes to pickin' a destination The Spade never digs a grave. He may not know how to pick whiskey, but he's always welcome at the campfire.
Big shout out to all you boys for making this trip extra special. Jake--I hope you join in next time, you may even get a nick name. Baby Bear just watch Bull Wilson cast, its a work of art. Colorado whiskey is awesome, but it can't hold a candle to you Gents. Diamond--you manage to sparkle even while you hurl, fart and belch. Garth, straight as an arrow, grumpier than must grumpy old men, but a true blue stallion. Thanks Big Daddy for keeping the whole group together, and capturing it all.
