Johnny Meadows,SASS#28485L Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 I grew up in the Gila River Valley of Arizona This is 66 miles north of Tucson and approximately 100 miles east of Phoenix. In the late 50's my Dad and I would saddle the horses and cross the river to rope at a little arena that was owned by Johnny Meadows. Johnny was a small stature old cowboy about 5' 4"tall and weighing aprox 125 lbs. He always had a single action army tucked in his belt. 20 years later I was home visiting and started talking to Fred and Jake Upshaw, friends of my Dad. They told me the story of Johnny Meadows. Relating to the article in the chronicle about Judge Roy Bean. The story relayed to me was that George Upshaw was shot by Judge Roy Bean's son and a couple weeks after the shooting the Judge's bar/courtroom burned down. George Upshaw was the father of George Washington Upshaw, who reportedly burned the court house. He then left the state and moved to the Gila River Valley in Arizona named as Johnny Meadows. I heard this story but never new the reliability of it until I saw it written in the article in the chronicle. It only seemed natural that when I started shooting my alias should Johnny Meadows. The last 20 plus years have been great dealing with and shooting with all the fine people that make up Cowboy Action Shooting. Johnny Meadows Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Allie Mo, SASS No. 25217 Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 Great story. Thanks for sharing, Johnny! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TN Mongo, SASS #61450 Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 Very interesting. It's neat to find out the origins of people's alias. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jackrabbit Joe #414 Posted April 6, 2019 Share Posted April 6, 2019 Grrreat story Pappy. JRJ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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