The Dick Family
6's family, and the Old West lawman the name goes back to.
Warm and funny. No cussing. These are story people in Buddy Club — not real people you know.
This page is about the family behind 6 (Richard Dick the Sixth), plus the Old West root of the name.
6 — Richard Dick the Sixth
Dick is his real last name. Growing up he was "Dicky" or "Little Dick." He is six feet tall. When he was young and ornery, folks joked about a sharp old nickname; there is even a comedy song (no cussing) whose lyrics tell more of Richard Dick's story. Today he goes by 6 — warm, wonderful, engaged to 5 Foot Fannie, and co-host of Buddy Club.
For his full porch story, read the Meet 6 page.
The Original Dick
6's great-great-grandpappy. He lived in the Old West and was a lawman there.
Picture a dusty street, a steady hand, and a man who tried to keep the peace. The team is writing at least one (maybe a couple) Old West country songs for the Original Dick to sing. When those songs land, this page can grow. For now: he is the root of the Dick name in the story — law, grit, and a long trail that leads to 6.
Big Dick — Richard Dick the Fifth
6's father. Richard Dick the Fifth, of THE Dick family.
Big Dick loved his wife with his whole heart. Folks in the story say the marriage was beautiful. He was the dad of 6 — the Fifth in a line that runs back to the Original Dick.
Matilda Dick — "Maddie" / "Mad Dog"
6's mother. Also a Dick, but from a different Dick family.
Folks said she won more fights than a famous boxer. She was a looker. When a man looked at her the wrong way in a bar, she would jump on him and whip him. An angry woman in a scrap — and yet she and Big Dick had a beautiful marriage and a wonderful relationship. Fierce outside. Soft at home.
Both parents have passed
Maddie went first.
Big Dick could not take it. He lasted only a few weeks after her and died of a broken heart.
There is a whole long story about that too — the team will tell more when the team is ready. For members today: love that big can hurt that big. 6 carries both of them with him, and still keeps the porch light on.
This is the Dick Family. The trail runs from an Old West lawman, through a fierce mother and a brokenhearted father, to a six-foot host who chose kindness.