Peanut shells litter the National Western Stock Show and Rodeo’s “green room.” A minister prays with a young cowboy, preparing him for his bull...
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Art, Guns and Culture
Hollywood’s “5-in-1” Movie Blank
A “5-in-1” is a blank cartridge, originally designed in the early days of motion pictures, for use in a number of similar, but differently chambered...
More than Just a Muse
Jim Lauderdale is a critically acclaimed songwriter, yet his own music is not widely known by the public at large. Jim’s songs have been recorded by...
Saddle Pals
Western fans know that every movie cowboy worth his hide had a trusty, four-legged saddle pal to help him tame the “reel West.” Roy Rogers rode...
Supercharged
Trick Pony captured center stage of the national music scene only three years ago when they were named Top New Vocal Group by the Academy of Country...
Short One Bead
A Charles Russell fake was pulled before the C.M. Russell art auction on March 16-19 in Great Falls, Montana, but its replacement brought a bang-up...
Shoulder Holsters
While we often think of the shoulder holster as a product of the gangster era of the 1920-30s, the rig was actually a creation of the gun toters of...
Limpia Creek Custom Hat
When PRCA cowboy Cody Ohl waves his hat after a good roping time, it’s likely to be one made by Limpia Creek Custom Hat. Fort Davis was this...
Any Day’s a Good Day
I’m in good hands. Roger Graham is driving Engine No. 300, an 83-ton, 2-8-0 steam engine built by Baldwin Locomotive Works in 1917, and Wesley...
Tombstone Made Wyatt Earp Famous
Stuart Lake’s legendary Wyatt Earp has more cachet among collectors than the real man behind the gun. When presented with the Earpiana collection of...
Too Cool to be a Cowboy
Forget all the clichés about singin’ cowboys—some are just too hard to label, especially when they turn out to be a mix of Southern charm and true...
Beadwrangler Makes Magic
It could be the jewel tones of the lofty Sangre de Cristos or the perfect clarity of the crisp Rocky Mountain air that gives Susie Cotcher her...