Charlie Russell is special because he combined artwork with authentic cowboys, Indians, history and a drink or two. Good man, that Charlie. For Charlie Russell and His Characters, the bartender is the only character not from a Russell painting because he is Sid Willis, saloon owner and art patron. When True Blues was used as a clue on Jeopardy! I felt a sense of irony. In 1969, my father was a contestant on Jeopardy! He lost his $300 winnings by missing Final Jeopardy. I got it back. They


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