The Real Cowboys

The History Channel will air a 6-part series next Spring, called "The Real Cowboys." The Billy the Kid's story is one segment and is being filmed this week in Lincoln and on the G Bar F Ranch near the Capitan Mountains. Many locals are playing parts in the film including Bret McInnes, who has played Billy in the past three Lincoln Days Pagents and is playing Billy in the film. John Hobbs, Lawrence Gonzales and Richard Montoya play the regulators with Lane Carter, Jim Latham, Ron Andrews and a few others playing the "lawmen." Micky Huey plays McSween and the list goes on ... Voice narrations include Drew Gomber, Paul Hutton and other History Channel notables.

Scenes in Lincoln include the shoot of William Brady, the McSween house five day seige (filmed at the Ellis Store) and the shooting of Bell and Olinger at the court house when the kid escaped.

It's a wonderful opportunity for the "locals" and fun time for the kids to learn a little about the film business, which is LONG hours and lots of hurry up and wait and do it over ...and over... and over.

Other parts of the series will include a Lonesome Dove cattle drive at Santa Rosa, a Wyatt Earp story (to be filmed on a set at Santa Fe), Cattle Kate and Tom Horn in Wyoming, and The Cowtowns (Abiliene, Dodge City).