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March 2010 Blog Posts (95)
Entertaining Our Competition And Other Self Serving Endeavors
Mark Boardman is working on a cover story that is quite amazing: it includes a white In-din, a rodeo champ, a basketball star and a deadly Wild West shootout. Going to be a great one. Just read Mark's rough draft before lunch. Goes to press in a week. Dan The Man is busy doing a cover. Should come up this afternoon. Can't show it to you because it's top secret (at this point).
Talked to Celeste today about the response to her… Continue
Added by Bob Boze Bell on March 11, 2010 at 3:30pm — 3 Comments
Indian Nations Sayings and Wisdom
It does not require many words to speak the truth.
Chief Joseph
Nez Perce
Added by JOHNNY RAMIREZ on March 11, 2010 at 11:55am — 3 Comments
Madelain Said,"Is That A Ten-Gallon Hat Or Are You Just Enjoying The Show"?
Added by Robert L. Heighes on March 10, 2010 at 5:30pm — No Comments
Indian Nations Sayings & Wisdom
And in the midst of sorrow, sickness, death or misfortune of any kind, and in the presence of the notable and great, silence was the mark of respect. More powerful than words was silence with the Lakota.
His strict obseverance of this tenet of good behavior was the reason, no doubt,… Continue
Added by JOHNNY RAMIREZ on March 10, 2010 at 2:32pm — 6 Comments
Beware: Zombie Bots—We are going to kill you!
Just got back from a speech for the Men's Club at Winfield, a gated community south of Carefree. Great guys. At 11:30, the incoming pres Steve Wall picked me up in his cherry '56 Ford convertable and we cruised down in Detroit style to the gig.
Hey, FYI: we are under attack from a series of bots (outlaw spammers) pushing drugs and faking names. We are killing them as fast as we can. I shot down six before I left last night… Continue
Added by Bob Boze Bell on March 10, 2010 at 2:00pm — 10 Comments
True Grit II To Film In Granger, Texas
Just got word from our Military Editor Alan Huffines that Granger, Texas, which is northeast of Austin, will be converted into an Old West street for the Coen brothers new take on True Grit. Oscar winner Jeff Bridges will play the John Wayne part.
Here's the news report:
GRANGER - "True Grit," a film classic that saw John Wayne receive an Academy Award for Best Actor in 1969, is being refilmed in… Continue
Added by Bob Boze Bell on March 10, 2010 at 11:00am — 1 Comment
GARBAGE DUMP HERE . .
Harvey Said,"I Lost My Froggy ,Can You Find It?"...........Slim Replied,"Here It Is I found It"...............
Added by Robert L. Heighes on March 9, 2010 at 3:41pm — No Comments
Celeste Sotola's Graphic Novel: Time For Watching
Still drizzling here. We've had three days of rain. Everything is greening up. Going to be a spectacular Spring and a horrid fire season. But that's getting out front a bit.
Had a design meeting at 11:30 today. Dan The Man Harshberger came out in his turquoise Ford pickup and we met in the conference room. Ordered out for Mexican food from El Encanto ($67-something, I paid, although Ashley got us the 10% employee discount so… Continue
Added by Bob Boze Bell on March 9, 2010 at 2:30pm — 9 Comments
Performance Schedule Update. New Shows Added!
Added by The Cross Town Cowboys on March 8, 2010 at 8:14pm — No Comments
The Boss Said,"Quit Your Lolly-Gagging You Act Like It's 120 Degrees Out Here,When In Fact It's Only
Added by Robert L. Heighes on March 8, 2010 at 4:25pm — No Comments
Design Nazis Vs. Producer Nazis
It's been raining off and on for the last 48 hours. Stayed home yesterday and worked on True West Moments illustrations, like this one for Nazi Westerns filmed in Arizona, "Heil Hickok!":
The stain at the top right stems from our new cat Honey Boy Roy, who tipped over my brush cleaner jar and the water stained the…
ContinueAdded by Bob Boze Bell on March 8, 2010 at 1:30pm — 1 Comment
Orrington Red Lucas
Around 1979-80, True West magazine ran a story on Orrington Red Lucas. I sure would like to find a copy. I'm researching several U.S. Deputy Marshal's from Fort Smith, 1883-1887, for a reenactment. One of the Marshals is Red Lucas. He was a prolific law officer, but he exploits have been lost. If anyone could point me in the right direction, I would appreciate it. I know of Red's involvement in the failed Ingalls OK raid, but need to find information about his Arkansas activity.…
ContinueAdded by Zachary Law on March 8, 2010 at 12:30pm — No Comments
Heil Hickok!
There is a new book coming out that is quite a mind blower. We got an advance preview copy last week and I've been reading it every chance I get. I'm only up to page 48 and I've ear-marked three features and a potential cover story.
Did you know that in 1936 a Nazi propaganda film—a Western!— called Der Kaiser von Kalifornien (The Emperor of California) was filmed partly in Sedona and… Continue
Added by Bob Boze Bell on March 6, 2010 at 4:01pm — 3 Comments
Thank you for the inquiries
An up-to-date performance schedule can be viewed at:… Continue
Added by The Cross Town Cowboys on March 6, 2010 at 9:06am — No Comments
Owen Said,"Hey look I'm On A Wanted Poster,$500.00 Reward"......Jackie Replies," I'm Wanted too,$1000.00 Reward
Added by Robert L. Heighes on March 5, 2010 at 3:30pm — 1 Comment
Tweaking Goyahkla
Got up this morning and tweaked the Goyahkla (also spelled Goyathlay) illustration a bit. Lowered her left eye to match right, fiddled with the yawn and hands. Brought it into the office and scanned it at 600 dpi and handed off to Robert Ray who plunked it into the Arizona Republic layout and here it is:…
Added by Bob Boze Bell on March 5, 2010 at 10:41am — 1 Comment
Reply to Murphy
Mikey.....normally, I would agree with you totally. But we are dealing with an American icon..... in which case. we have to be "mindfull".
Wild horses, by nature, were ALL, once domesticated....originally, by the early Spaniards,
Naturaly ....there HAS been some mixed breeding from "strays" that have escaped from " bonded servitude" (kinda like your African-American, and the Native Americans, who NEVER wore the yoke of servitude, but now, feel…
ContinueAdded by Brian Brannon on March 4, 2010 at 8:00pm — No Comments
Imus Mounting & Baby G Yawning
Went home for lunch and bailed into a scratchboard of the Baby G yawning like a just fed kitten in a bay window. That's a Norman Rockwell dog I poached from a book featuring his work.
As you know, Baby G's parent's named him Goyathlay—He Who Yawns, but he had a life that was anything but a yawner. As a young Apache warrior, his Spanish speaking adversaries exclaimed in the heat of battle that he fought like Saint Jerome. That… Continue
Added by Bob Boze Bell on March 4, 2010 at 5:00pm — 2 Comments
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