To me, Fess Parker was the “Davy Crockett” who started this journey off for me. Full stop.
My basement has my Alamo stuff and my studio. Also my boys’ playroom. They all seem to live together nicely!
Eric Clapton seemed very impressed with the depth of my new Alamo book. UK comedian Peter Kay also seemed overwhelmed. I’m not suggesting that either of them have become “history” fans, but I think they, and more friends like them, are a bit more aware of what the Alamo means.
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July 2012
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- Sieber Goes Down
- Why were post-mortem photos taken of Harvey Logan a.k.a. Kid Curry?
- How much did a good cowboy hat cost, and how long did it last?
- What were the pay scales for Old West lawmen?
- Did cowboy poets perform in the Old West?
- What happened to real-life saloon owner Al Swearengen, famously portrayed in HBO’s Deadwood?
- Cheyenne: The Complete Third Season
- Monogram Cowboy Collection, Vol. 2
- The Big Trail
- Welcome to Hard Times / Day of the Evil Gun
- Harley Brown
- 10 for 10: Coeur d’Alene, ID
- West’s Best Greasy Spoons
- The Corny Old West
- A Proud People
- Mr. Hornaday’s War
- If Walls Could Talk
- Lord of Lightning
- Sioux War Dispatches
- Here Lies Hugh Glass
- The Legacy of the Ranger Belt
- Up and Down in the Black Hills
- West From Salt Lake
- July 2012 Events
- Fireworks & Festivities
- The Peacemaker’s Clone
- Was Geronimo a Drunk?
- Honorable Warriors
- Gunfight at the Eco-Corral
- Warner Bros. Theater Screenings
- Hollywood’s Honest Abe
- Phil Collins