All Blog Posts Tagged 'Tombstone' (11)

Since it's springtime and flowers are in bloom, I wanted to mention the "other Tombstone celebrity," the Tombstone Rose. We had the pleasure of visiting this remarkable and lovely lady and even brought home a clipping. This little piece of this magnificent "tree" has grown to circle the living room twice and has even survived nibblings by the local deer and our terrorist cat, Snigglefritz. The Tombstone Rose is truly the rose too tought to die. We've planted our little trimming in the ground…

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Here is another disappointment for those of us hoping for a blockbuster western.  I had high hopes for this one given that Val Kilmer was in on the project.  It will be available on March 6, this year on DVD - not in theatres.

 

I watched the trailer today and it seems like a good western tale, loosely based on the real life killing of Dora Hand in Dodge City.  It seems Wyatt had a thing for Dora and he heads off with a posse that includes Doc Holliday to go after the culprit,…

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There is an interesting connection with Barkerville and Tombstone as noted by one of the producers/operators of Theatre Royal in Barkerville. It’s a blog post from some time ago at

http://theatreroyalca.blogspot.com/2009/12/from-barkerville-wyatt-earp-cariboo.html

The connection with people appearing in different locals through the west is something I try to mention in my fiction.…

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Screening will be held this Saturday, September 17th, at the Wells Fargo Theater, in Griffith Park.  Here's the link for more info, if you're in the area and interested: http://theautry.org/programs/film/tombstone-1993-in-35mm 

 

 

Using various sources (including among others, a map by Mr. Bell, and one provided by the National Archives,) I drew up my own to give the reader of a specific chapter in my book "Western Legend" a better understanding of the geography of Tombstone.  I felt the narrative would be less confusing if I provided this along with a key or legend.  The publisher, unfortunately, could not figure out how to scale down the file size and get it into the pdf, so the map was removed from Chapter 10.  As…

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Just finished reading Mary Doria Russell's novel, Doc. While a murder mystery runs through this novel about Doc Holliday, the main story focuses on John Henry Holliday's time spent in Dodge City and his growing friendship with the Earp brothers. Russell's research provides a detailed view of Dodge City as it was during the cattle drive era. Mid-Nineteenth century dental practices, Kansas politics, and lifestyles in general round out Russell's personality descriptions of Doc, Wyatt, Morgan,…

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Inside Doc Holliday’s WorldDoc Holliday’s Road to Tombstone: Tuberculosis, the road west and Sister Melanie.

False accusations and outright lies aimed to darken the Holliday legend was not lost on journalist, Lucy Caldwell and producer, Bobby Anderson. They were convinced that the true Holliday legend was hidden beneath a veneer that Dime Store novels had drawn and Hollywood perpetuated. Lucy and Bobby worked independently, searching for the real Doc Holliday, but success… Continue

I added some background music and boosted the sound on this version:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vGUt_-fJxVo

I decided I needed to increase book sales, so I created book trailers, like they do for movies. I figured it couldn't hurt.

Feel free to check them out and give me feedback. The sound on the TOT trailer is low, but I fixed that on the next ones.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DKozxguZt5g

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vhbTup9YJ2w

January 21, 2009

Contact: Dustin L. Escapule 520/457-2208

mayor@cityoftombstone.com



Mrs. Laura Bush Designates Tombstone, Arizona a Preserve America Community



WASHINGTON, D.C Tombstone, Arizona was recently honored when First Lady Laura Bush, Honorary Chair of the Preserve America initiative, designated it as one of the nation’s newest Preserve America Communities.



“Preserve America Communities demonstrate that they are committed to preserving… Continue

From The Tombstone News January 23, 2009



"One of the most common complaints from tourists and citizens of Tombstone alike are the metal plot markers in the Boothill Cemetery. To correct this, Mayor Escapule has given Councilman Troncale permission to pursue the replacement of the metal markers with markers that are historically accurate. On Tuesday, January 20th a meeting was held at the Tombstone Restoration Commission office to discuss this issue. The meeting included members of… Continue