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THE AUTHENTIC COWBOY ARTIST

 “Old Ma Nature was kind to her red children and the old time cow puncher [referring to himself] was her adopted son”—CMR  “The worst woman alive, in my opinion, is as good or better than the best man I know.”—CMR … Continue reading

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SURVIVING THE PEACE

“It is said that ribbon shirts were originally a prerogative for combat veterans. They appeared at the first intertribal pow-wows in the 1910’s. The scalps and horsehair tufts on grandfathers’ ceremonial outfits were replaced by colorful ribbons like the ‘fruit … Continue reading

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WATCH FOR “MEEK’S CUTOFF” IN APRIL

Looking forward with great anticipation to seeing Meek’s Cut-Off, a movie that will come out in limited release in April 2011. Too bad we didn’t know it premiered in a Bend film festival this past October. Actress Michelle Williams has … Continue reading

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