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Wednesday, July 29, 2020

Thomas Edison Created the Movie Industry and Produced the First Western

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When people talk about the film industry, they seldom mention Thomas Edison, yet he filmed the first western at his studio in New York Cit...
Friday, July 17, 2020

Should the Dallas Cowboys Change Their Name?

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It’s all the rage to change sport team names, especially if they’re based on Native American culture. But, hey, what about the Cowboys?...
Friday, June 26, 2020

A Cowboy Explains 4th of July

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Modern Americans are hazy about our history. With the Fourth of July on the horizon, I thought a cowboy could bring clarity to the origins o...
Tuesday, June 9, 2020

Nevada Highway Just Outside Pickhandle Gulch

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See anyone? Okay, get out of the car, but if anyone comes along, remember social distancing.
Monday, May 25, 2020

Happy Memorial Day -- Sorta

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My tribute to our forefathers who fought to protect our nation. My father never met me. He died in WWII in the cockpit of his P-51...
Thursday, May 7, 2020

Story Behind the March 1882 Poster Warning “Billy, the Kid”

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Ran across this paper by  Robert J. “ Bob ” Stahl at  Arizona State University. Fun Old West trivia. Highlight mine. Since th...
Wednesday, April 15, 2020

Westerns in Literature

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Western fiction has been hugely popular for almost two hundred years. Not only were Westerns popular in the United States, but the w...
Thursday, April 2, 2020

Musings on the CoronaVirus

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My stomping ground, sans people. We winter in San Diego. Nothing against the grandkids, but everything against snow, cloud cover, ...