Worked last night on sketches for the Digging Up Billy the Kid cover illustration. I have great reference—thanks to Robert Ray—of a dead guy sitting up in his coffin and giving his first press conference:
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That, and the other photos led me to here:
![](https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhbhxwL6bxNUOezktQ1fPrG5U7wT1-l9cbuqlJw9EE3T7juE-fMfxfcM2mc1O-asE09q9UJ7KgQLT9DxtFpCkXFeHfqAcpIoW3RCttzsUExAulCFBTBgH9_DorlSKWqnJy5X2T-/s400/billyskeleton_03.jpg)
And here:
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I like the idea of "Billy the Kid's First Press Conference" as if he has been unearthed, he sits up and starts answering questions: "I always liked Pat Garrett, but I didn't appreciate the way he dropped me while my pants were down. That's just not good business."
"Take everything you like seriously, except yourselves."
—Rudyard Kipling
Plus, A Bonus Quote:
"He who cannot dance claims the floor is uneven."
—Old Vaquero Saying
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