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On October 26, 1881 the most famous event of the Old West took place in Tombstone, Arizona. It has come to be known as the shootout at the OK Corral. More movies have been made about this event than any other in the Old West. And, true to Hollywood's reputation, they didn't let the facts stand in the way of a good story.

In December of 1879 the Earps arrived in Tombstone. Their interest was to get a piece of the action that resulted from the mines. At this time the cowboys were the political power in the Tombstone. And the money was good. For instance Sheriff Behan was supposedly making about $40,000 a year. That's equivalent to about $700,000 today.

The shootout was actually a turf fight between two gangs. The cowboys were Democrats, rural people and the establishment. The Earps were Republicans, city folk and the new-bee's.

The Earp gang comprised of more than Wyatt, Morgan, Virgil and Doc. There were two other Earp brothers - James and Warren. In addition, there was Bat Masterson and Luke Short. Although not as well known, Luke Short was every bit the gunman that Wyatt and Bat were.

For a variety of reasons only four members of the Earp gang participated in the shootout. James Earp had gotten his fill of shooting in the Civil War. Warren Earp had gotten shot in a ruckus in Mexico, and was staying with his parents in California. Bat Masterson had left to help his brother, James, in Dodge City. And Luke Short had killed a man in self-defense a few months earlier. And he had left town to prevent one of the man's friends from shooting him in the back.

After two years of threats and tough talk the feud came to a boil. A group of cowboys headed by the Clantons, who had been a thorn in the side of the Earps, were illegally carrying guns. Virgil Earp, the town Marshall, deputized faro dealers, Wyatt, and Morgan and gambler Doc Holliday to help him take the guns away.

Now, here's where myth starts running amuck. First off...the shootout didn't take place at the O.K. Corral. It took place in a vacant lot a block away. The lot was only 15-feet wide with building on either side. At the time of the shootout the lot was packed with 9 men and 2 horses. And the men were only six feet from each other.

Each of the Earp group probably approached the confrontation with different objectives. Virgil was looking for a peaceful end. He was carrying Doc's cane in his gun hand. Wyatt probably wanted to crack open their heads with his pistol. He had removed it from the holster to his coat pocket. But Doc wanted a shootout. And Morgan, a hothead, probably wanted one also.

Some movies have the fight going on forever throughout Tombstone. It lasted only 30 seconds. But during those 30 seconds more than 30 shots were fired.

Cowboys Billy Clanton and brothers Frank and Tom McLaury were all killed. Ike Clanton had a slight neck wound. Virgil Earp was shot in the leg. Morgan was shot in the arm. And Doc Holliday had a slight wound in his hip. Wyatt, as was the story throughout his life, came away unscathed.

After the shootout, the tide turned against the Earps. At a preliminary hearing Wyatt and Doc appeared as defendants. Virgil and Morgan were unable to be there because of their injuries. Although there wasn't enough evidence for a trial, Virgil Earp was dismissed as city marshal, and Wyatt was forced to give up his faro game at the Oriental.

In December Virgil was shot by some cowboys...loosing the use of his right arm. And three months later Morgan was killed while playing pool...again by cowboys.

The town of Tombstone was comfortable with the cowboys and their ways. And the Earp's presence was causing trouble with the status quo. So, getting the message the Earps left town.

However, Wyatt came back, and with some of his friends, evened the score with the cowboys. Now, there's a difference of opinion as to how many cowboys he actually killed, but a number of them died.

This has been another story from Dakota Livesay of Chronicle of the Old West. To get transformed into the Old West go to http://www.chronicleoftheoldwest.com

Games Cockpit - What Are The Choices Out There?

Games cockpit - playseats evolution gaming, who wouldn't want one? For those of us who love our games, sliding around on a sofa, controller in hand as you scream around the streets of Monaco on your TV is about the ceiling on fun, it seems. Until you get to the arcade, plonk into a race seat behind a steering wheel, vibrated by bass, blasted by surround sound, and all of a sudden the whole racing experience comes alive. This is all great except the equipment is always sloppy and worn out, not to mention having to dodge the gum and dried sticky soda, and then pouring dollars down the spout to keep the whole thing running. Damn, another $5 for five minutes - poof.

What about putting that coin towards buying your own racing cockpit?

So, what's out there? All the way from Morphis to playseats evolution gaming seat, there are some pretty fancy names and numbers bouncing around so here's a useful outline of gaming cockpit choices.

• The Morphis ESP, UK, is the high water mark in gaming. It offers aviation simulator style of simulation and movement, seats up to eight depending on configuration, or a single seat, in an entirely enclosed cockpit with internal 2D and 3D viewing screens. The price? $300,000.
• Ford Racing Arcade Game, USA. Two arcade style game machines side by side. They are big and bulky, just like stand up arcade machines but they do have force-feedback wheels, driving pedals and racing seats. Smallish screens arcade style. The bonus is you can race your buddies side by side. Price? $20,000.
• Home Pro Racing Simulator, USA. This is an entirely integral unit, a medium height seat and a semblance of a dashboard/instrument panel and facing a large monitor that's mounted in front. Comes with steering wheel, foot pedals, 10-inch woofer, a handful of tweeters, and joystick. The overall unit scores well for its style but loses for its upright seating position and the overall bulky appearance. The large monitor is nice but may be an extra expense. The price? $4,000 plus.
• Hotseat Racer GTX, USA. A low/medium pipe work chassis with a race seat, a place to mount your steering wheel and pedals. More in the right direction for home use, but suffers from looking like a roof rack with a seat. The Price? $700, monitor extra.
• Vision Racer, UK. This is a bare bones curvy pipe work chassis with a race seat that supplies attachment points for controllers, pedals, steering wheels. It's a good quality and attractive looking assembly. The monitor mounts separately. The Price? $1200 plus.
• Rally Office Chair, USA. An upholstered car rally seat perched on a secretaries 5 legged chair on wheels. For a laugh you could buy one of these, that is if the expense tickles your funny bone. The Price? $400-$1300.
• Playseats evolution gaming, USA. Good value for money. Streamlined designed chassis with race seat in a low racer position, and mount points for race wheel, gear change, pedals etc. Compact, foldable and somewhat portable. Good quality, expanding range of cockpit choices, accepts most game controllers. Good marks for allowing the home racer to personalize the equipment used, and sexy extras like base chassis vibrators. The Price? $350-$600.The best price of the bunch.

So that's a quick cross section of the types of games cockpit that are out there. The most common stand out feature is that prices seem excessive for what's being offered, and out of context for the average home gamer's budget, but there is a clear trend to lower prices and better offerings. Good luck fellow gamers, its going to be a great year for us, look out for the home games cockpit concept to grow even more this year, with some great offerings coming from companies expanding their range.

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Does anybody know where ( web-sites ) I can get the value of a 1969 Monaco 500 Convertable?

Can U tell me where I can find out how many 1969 Dodge Monaco covertables were produced?

the actual numbers found on the internet aren't correct on the number of those produced,you got to remember this was the days before computers and keeping accurate records wasn't one of dodges strong points,the value is based on the condition of it ,i just sold a 69 dart gt with a slant six in it for 1500.00 bucks that needed restored,so you might get around 3500 for that car,keep in mind that parts aren't that easy to find for the car and it wont appeal to that many buyers,good luck.

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