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Where’s the Beef?

Where’s the Beef?

by | May 26, 2009 | Art, Guns and Culture

George Motz, author of Hamburger America, and Bobcat Bite are all about red meat. I met up with Motz at the Bobcat Bite in Santa Fe, New Mexico. Heck, this is the restaurant that inspired Motz to write his “State-by-State Guide to 100 Great Burger Joints” and likely...
Revisiting Lonesome Dove

Revisiting Lonesome Dove

by | May 1, 2009 | Art, Guns and Culture

Two decades ago, my fellow reporters and I were sitting in the Dallas Times Herald offices–or maybe we were in a sleazy bar near the newsroom–debating the casting of the forthcoming miniseries Lonesome Dove. Nobody had any problem with Robert Duvall. “But...
Two Oregon Naturals Make A Team

Two Oregon Naturals Make A Team

by | May 1, 2009 | Art, Guns and Culture

Traditional Country and Western singer Joni Harms and Pendleton Woolen Mills share many traits in common. Both trace their Oregon heritage back at least 100 years. Both are known world-wide. Both have strong bonds with American Indians. And both strive for ultimate...
Western Writers Pick Top 100 Westerns

Western Writers Pick Top 100 Westerns

by | May 1, 2009 | Western Movies

Last year, a line was drawn in the sane when, as part of their annual summer convention, the Western Writers of America (WWA) decided that they would make a list of 100 Greatest Western Movies of All Time. Each one of the 600-plus members was asked to choose their 10...
The Chuckwagon Cooky

The Chuckwagon Cooky

by | May 1, 2009 | Art, Guns and Culture

They were paid $20-$30 a month and were called names like Belly-cheater, Cooky, Coosie, Beef-trust, Dog face, Dutch, Beans, Punk, Grease-pot and Whistle-berry. Being a chuckwagon cook in the Old West was a tough job. You only had certain ingredients to cook with, and...