ADVENTURES IN THE WILD WILD WEST
OR
WHY FOOLS HAVE MORE FUN
by John L. Fuhring


  Dr. Lovelace’s steam powered spider weapon

Introduction

     The following is the history of my trip to Santa Fe, New Mexico to participate as a cavalry extra in a movie version of the old TV series, The Wild Wild West.  That movie is to star Will Smith as Jim West and Kevin Kline as Artimus Gordon and is expected to be released on July 4, 1999.  I attempted to be as truthful and accurate as possible, but we all see the world filtered through our own eyes and experiences.  Naturally, because this is my story, I get to express my opinions and observations about things (you are not obligated to agree with me).  My main motivation for writing all this down is to entertain you and to have some fun myself.  If there are lessons to be learned, well, I’ll leave it up to you to decide that.