City Slickers

'Cowboys need nothin' more than a hat, horse, and the will to ride'

Sometimes.. you just need the hat.  Cowboys are one of the most popular symbols and tropes for masculinity and strength.  Most of us over the age of 30, have parents or grandparents who still loved John Wayne and Clint Eastwood, and watched Westerns whenever they aired on TV.  I was never into Westerns, but I was in cowboys, and cowboy gear.

I featured many cowboys over the years on the site, real cowboys, on their farms and in their barns.  I've also featured many 'studio' cowboys, men dressed up and played a role.  I think all little boys and girls, especially those like me, who trick and treated in the 80's and 90s at one time or another dressed up as a cowboy or cowgirl.  It was fun slinging those guns, putting on that bandana, and finding just the right hat.

This post isn't about real cowboys however, it's about those city slickers, apartment livers and subdivision dwellers who dressed up as cowboys and lived the wild life, if only for just that one evening a year.  Check out the NEXT PAGE HERE: for a collection of would-be cowboys all ready to head out on the town in their cowboy attire.  Of course this is FH, so most aren't wearing very much, except their boots and a hat, but they all took a selfie, or had someone take a quick snap, before heading out on Halloween night.