Gunsmoke : 55th anniversary shootout in Dodge City
This town ain't big enough for the both of us!
Fans of classic TV western Gunsmoke are heading out west - to Dodge City.
That's where they'll be celebrating the rootin' tootin' 55th anniversary of the show.
On September 3 and 4, wild west wannabes will gather in the Kansas town where Matt Dillon enforced the law, and Miss Kitty ran her saloon.
They'll raise a shot of bourbon to Doc, Chester, Festus, Newly, Quint, and all the other characters.
It's organised by he Dodge City Trail of Fame and is the official celebration of the series.
Click next page for guests at the event!
* Buck Taylor, (award winning western watercolor artist who starred as Newly O'Brien in 119 episodes of GUNSMOKE)
* Bruce Boxleitner (co-starred as Tobe Hogue in the last episode of Gunsmoke)
* Morgan Woodward (19-time guest star on the show)
* Writer/producer Jim Byrnes (credits include 35 episodes of Gunsmoke)
* Jeff Hildebrandt (award winning western humorist and cowboy poet)
* Inga Ojala (actress, artist and fast draw holster maker whose father was the most well-known of the Hollywood gun coaches)
* Plus a special appearance by Matt Dillon himself, James Arness, via phone or video.
Headquarters for the event is the Dodge House Hotel, 2408 West Wyatt Earp Blvd, Dodge City, KS 67801 (620-225-9900).
It was one of the first buildings built in Dodge City during the days of the Wild Wild West when cowboys, outlaws, and gunfighters roamed the streets.
Wyatt Earp and Bat Masterson were frequent guests, and in 1878 Doc Holliday had his practice in Room 24 of The Dodge House!
Symposiums will take place both days, with a chance to meet and chat with the stars as well as get autographs. There's a western dress banquet on Friday evening and Dodge City Trail of Fame will dedicate sidewalk medallions for Glenn Strange (Sam the bartender) and James Nusser (Louie Pheeters the town drunk) on Saturday.
For more information call (001) 620-561-1925 or visit: www.Gunsmoke55th.org
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