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I Saw You Dancin' With Him In The Girl's Gym

February 28, 2010

Last night Kathy and I joined Lew and Tara Jones and attended a concert, actually a guitar and cello gig, at the C4 (Cave Creek Coffee Co.). After a dinner here at the house with the Joneses and Deena and her friend Aaron, we motored up to C4 at about seven. However, according to the manager, because of a 100% chance of rain in the forecast (the gig was outdoors), the venue was moved up the street to the Buffalo Chip. The headliner,… Continue

Added by Bob Boze Bell on February 28, 2010 at 5:30pm — 3 Comments

Cody's Opens Big

February 23, 2010

Last night, Mad Coyote Joe invited Deena, Kathy and I to a "soft opening" of a new restaurant in Cave Creek called Cody's (it opens to the public tonight, but a soft opening is a trial run to work out the bugs and get a buzz going). Joe helped them with the menu and the restaurant is in the old Fandango's location (across from the location of the legendary Mineshaft in west Cave Creek). The placed was packed and we had a fine old… Continue

Added by Bob Boze Bell on February 23, 2010 at 3:00pm — 3 Comments

Fire Fight At 500 Meters

February 22, 2010

Saw a couple of excellent movies this weekend. Instead of driving into the wet Beast to see Saint John of Las Vegas, Kathy brought home District Nine and The Hurt Locker from Blockbuster Video. Enjoyed them both.

The Hurt Locker is especially excellent. I had… Continue

Added by Bob Boze Bell on February 22, 2010 at 3:30pm — No Comments

Killer Scum Vs. Political Scum

February 22, 2010

We got soaked this weekend. Still overcast on Monday. Stayed home all weekend and watched movies and did art in my studio.

I'm working on a new series of True West Moments for the Arizona Republic, which should premiere in about two weeks. I've got five in the can and I worked on sketches and scratchboards for another five. Here's one of them:…

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Added by Bob Boze Bell on February 22, 2010 at 9:30am — No Comments

Rain On The Sun Parade

February 20, 2010

It's been beautiful all week but today we woke up to overcast skies and rain at about ten, which is when I believe the Scottsdale Parada del Sol was supposed to get underway. Of course, the cruel joke is that the parade, loosely translates into Parade of the Sun, although I think I heard somewhere that the syntax isn't right on the name (it was created by a bunch of white guys most of them from the midwest). Still, it's a shame that… Continue

Added by Bob Boze Bell on February 20, 2010 at 10:59am — 6 Comments

Billy the Kid Show On Discovery

February 19, 2010

Jeb Rosebrook is coming out this morning. We're driving up the hill to Cordes Junction to interview a dancing legend, as in honkytonk rounder. Going to do an article in True West on this guy's exploits.

Just got word that Billy the Kid documentary I have been talking about will premiere on Saturday, March 13 at 10 P.M. on the Discovery Channel.…

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Added by Bob Boze Bell on February 19, 2010 at 9:30am — 2 Comments

A Film of Wyatt Earp in San Francisco?

February 15, 2010

The holy grail of early film photography is to find an Old West icon in grainy old footage. The Oklahoma Outlaws features Bill Tilghman, Quanah Parker, Al Jennings and other notable Oklahomans moving, riding horses and firing guns. One old newsreel allegedly shows Bat Masterson in the ring before a boxing match, although I haven't seen it.

Here's a seven minute segment of film taken… Continue

Added by Bob Boze Bell on February 15, 2010 at 5:30pm — 12 Comments

Dee Dee Shines As Does Peach Patina

February 15, 2010

Legendary Zonie Dee Dee Wood came by the offices this morning to visit and buy me lunch (she brought sandwiches from El Pedgrigal Bakery Cafe). Dee Dee is a renown Broadway and Hollywood superstar, doing the choreography for Sound of Music, Mary Poppins, Beaches and many other films. She has worked with Dick Van Dyke, Robin Williams, Billy Crystal and scores of others, before retiring to Cave Creek. And by retiring I mean she only… Continue

Added by Bob Boze Bell on February 15, 2010 at 3:58pm — 5 Comments

I Dig Crazy Heart

February 14, 2010

Nice Valentine's Day here on the Great Sonoran Desert. Went over with Kathy to her mother's for a late brunch. Deena Bean met us at Grandma Betty's, along with Brad and E.J. Radina. I made pancakes and sausage. Had some laughs talking about the torture of the teenage years, from both sides.

On the way home, Kathy and I got a hair and stopped at Harkin's on Bell to catch Crazy Heart,… Continue

Added by Bob Boze Bell on February 14, 2010 at 6:24pm — 6 Comments