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October 2010 Blog Posts (39)
Alabama lobbyist uses fake Jesse James photo to score a point
Added by Eric James on October 31, 2010 at 2:48pm — 7 Comments
Who's Filming in Tombstone?
Added by Steve Sanders on October 29, 2010 at 4:12pm — 4 Comments
Toulouse-lautrec Goes West
Meghan Saar and I attended the Arizona Tourism Conference at the Orange Tree Resort on Camelback Road yesterday. Collected a couple big bags of goodies from all the resorts and had a very nice lunch talking to Meghan about editorial for 2011. Very excited about several new features we are working on.
Been noodling some sketches of Henri Toulouse-Lautrec:…
Added by Bob Boze Bell on October 29, 2010 at 3:30pm — No Comments
Stoned Policeman
Sometimes you have cleanse your palette, Been drawing a ton of Old West characters and, of course French subjects, so, this morning, I thought I'd whip out a Stoned Policeman.
Just got a call from my step-father, Lou Cady, Jr. who lives in Cibolo, Texas. According to Lou Cibolo means buffalo in Spanish. He moved…
ContinueAdded by Bob Boze Bell on October 28, 2010 at 9:30am — 1 Comment
Show Low Final
Went home for lunch and knocked out the final for this Sunday's True West Moment in the Arizona Republic:
This illustrates the moment on July 4, 1876 when Marion Clark, seated, asked Corydon Cooley to show low, and Mr. Cooley drew the deuce of clubs, winning the land that became Show Low.…
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Added by Bob Boze Bell on October 27, 2010 at 3:00pm — 2 Comments
Anniversary of "The Gunfight"
http://www.oupressblog.com/uncategorized/anniversary-of-the-gun-fight-at-the-o-k-corral/
I think the rather primitive painting in their article is interesting.
Added by Jim Holden on October 27, 2010 at 10:48am — 2 Comments
Show Low vs A Straight Flush
Working this morning on another True West Moment about how Show Low, Arizona got its name.
Two cowboys played a game of Seven-up to determine who got the land that later became the town. One of them "showed low" with a deuce of clubs and that's how the town got the name Show Low. Some of us have wished that the card game would have resulted in a straight flush.
That… Continue
Added by Bob Boze Bell on October 27, 2010 at 10:46am — No Comments
Oil Spill on Ol' Pinetop
Created a new True West Moment today featuring Walt Rigney who ran a saloon up on the Mogollon Rim in 1890. The soldiers called him "Ol' Pinetop" because his hair stuck out like a pine bough. Had a pretty good ink drawing going at lunch, but grabbed a jar of ink and shook it, but the lid was not on tight and it sprayed two books, my clothes and, alas, the drawing:…
Added by Bob Boze Bell on October 26, 2010 at 3:03pm — 1 Comment
At this time 129 years ago..
Added by Steve Sanders on October 26, 2010 at 1:11pm — 11 Comments
Hatfight at the Frenchman Corral
Back from France just in time to celebrate the fight that launched ten thousand drawings: The Gunfight Behind The OK Corral.
If you saw the photo of me in Martmontre, gazing over my left shoulder, this is one of the Toulouse-Lautrec posters I was mimicking.
Henri did a couple versions of Aristide Bruant,…
ContinueAdded by Bob Boze Bell on October 26, 2010 at 7:44am — 1 Comment
Join a Focus Group for Eric James New Book Trailer - Soul Liberty
You’re invited to comment on a draft edition of the book trailer for Eric James’ new book SOUL LIBERTY, Behind the Heritage of Silence in the Family of Jesse James.
SOUL LIBERTY is the first history ever to be written about the Jesse James family. Volume I of this four volume quartet is scheduled for publication in the Fall of 2011. Additional volumes will follow annually.
All comments are welcome. This is one of several… Continue
Added by Eric James on October 25, 2010 at 8:46pm — 8 Comments
True West Now Has 2000 Members!!!
Added by Kevin Hogge on October 25, 2010 at 6:30pm — 2 Comments
Insane On The Seine for Steve Burford
One of the zany things Charlie Waters and I did while we were in Paris is make good on a gag that goes all the way back to 1964 when Steve Burford joined the Exits.
We needed a bass player and Steve played guitar and dabbled in Kingston Trio type folk songs, so we recruited him to join Kingman's best dressed rock band (we wore matching jackets with a big Old English E over the left breast, letterman-sweater-style). Steve… Continue
Added by Bob Boze Bell on October 25, 2010 at 11:01am — 3 Comments
The Yee-Haw! Tour, Part I
Didn't do as much sketching in Paris as I would have liked, but I certainly did a ton of gaping. Ha. It's true, you can read all you want about the Louvre and the Orsay, but until you stand there in those huge rooms looking at the huge paintings that fill them, well, it's nothing short of stunning.
Amazon scale…
ContinueAdded by Bob Boze Bell on October 25, 2010 at 9:41am — 1 Comment
Toulouse-Lautrec and Van Gogh Territory
Our trip to France was predicated on an inquiry from a French publisher to translate my Wyatt Earp book into French. Last Tuesday we took the bus from San Michel up the hill to Montmartre, getting off at Blanche, about a half block from the notorious Moulin Rouge, probably one of the most famous bars in the world. According to my host Gerard, they go through 800 bottles of champagne a night. It costs $150 euros each (about $175) to… Continue
Added by Bob Boze Bell on October 24, 2010 at 10:00am — 1 Comment
Yee Haw France!
Got home last night at five after flying for 12 hours. T. Charles picked us up at Sky Harbor and took us to a new Mexican food restaurant he found on 16th Street below Van Buren, great carne asada platters. Pattarapan joined us. I loved the food in Paris, but Man, oh Man, I love our Mexican food.
As mentioned, I decided to wear my cowboy hat on my trip to France and I also brought along my Frontier Clothing custom frock… Continue
Added by Bob Boze Bell on October 23, 2010 at 11:36am — 3 Comments
TOMBSTONE FESTIVAL!
Friday 7:20pm Shieffelin Hall (20 min set) Open the show!
Saturday 11:20am Allen Street Stage (20 min set)
Saturday 12:00 - 1:00pm Silver Nugget Saloon (20 min set or round table w/Eddy Harrison, Jean & Gary… Continue
Added by Joe Bethancourt on October 22, 2010 at 12:17pm — No Comments
Pompous Pontificating Inside the Pompidou
Started out our day at the Pompidou, which is France's idea of extending the French legacy for art up to, and including, so-called Modern Art. The building, quite pompous in the extreme, with all of the exterior exuding heating ducts and exaggerated blow horns coming out of the sides and the ground. it is so over the top that you have to smile and say, "Only the French would do this."
And there-in is a riddle: Do the French… Continue
Added by Bob Boze Bell on October 20, 2010 at 11:06am — 7 Comments
Tombstone Territory Rendezvous 2010
I have updated the information on this years's TTR schedule in the TW Upcoming Events area. I know many of you attended Helldorado, so a second trip this month is unlikely. This event is not in competition with Helldo or any other event held in Tombstone. Different focus, different format. Anyone/everyone is invited to atttend. This is an event designed by/for historians, not reinactors (although they are welcome of course, but there are no shoot-em-up sessions or costumes). The link to…
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