Pappy, I met Buck at the Great State Fair of Texas about ten years ago. He was displaying his art in the Tower Building.
I did not know he was Newly from Gunsmoke but I saw a sketch he did of his dad (not knowing it was his dad). I told my bud I was with, "That's Dub Taylor". Buck said, "That's my dad".
We had about a thirty-minute conversation about Dub, James Arness, and his art. I had no idea he had been in so many of my favorite movies. He's quite a guy.
By the way, 2020 was the first year I missed attending the Great State Fair of Texas in 27 years.