tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post274750940499509534..comments2024-03-18T20:53:02.128-07:00Comments on Orange County Memories: Buffalo Bill of Santa AnaSteve Johnsonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07254867681706917705noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-92003853433120877892008-04-03T08:36:00.000-07:002008-04-03T08:36:00.000-07:00His name was Larry, and there was a write-up on hi...His name was Larry, and there was a write-up on him in the Register when he in the '70s. Long white hair and a Buffalo Bill goatee and moustache were his trademark. When we cruised Santa Ana at night we would see him a lot in the early 1960s. We just called him the "night tripper". He was a friendly and sociable sort. Another character about that time was the old-timer with a long, dark ruffled beard who rode a rusty bicycle with a basket up and down Main St., Santa Ana, dressed in WW2 fatigues and a steel pot, with a defunct M1 rifle. I never learned his name, but it was always fun to see him and wonder who he was! He was cantankerous and didn't like to talk to kids.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-10397898.post-27534996233142771982008-03-04T07:21:00.000-08:002008-03-04T07:21:00.000-08:00I don't remember hearing about this old fella, but...I don't remember hearing about this old fella, but I do remember a strange resturant that was on Grand or Main at Chapman, back in the late '60s, I think. It was called "Buffalo Bills', and it was strange because, although it was a family resturant, I don't recall any windows in it at all, and back then, only bars and places that served alcohol were the usual windowless establishments. But I do remember the decor was fascinating- lots of Western themed items. <BR/><BR/>The restaurant seems to have not done well, because I don't remember it being very busy, and when it closed, it sat empty and sad for a long time before it was taken down and a store built in its place.LadyDeerskin And Her Service Doghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03848015529215459676noreply@blogger.com