Tuesday, August 29, 2017

Billy The Kid Keeps Circling Back. Why?

August 29, 2017
   No matter how far I roam,  I invariably find myself circling back to Lincoln County and the Kid. Curator Kristi found some juicy monoprints of Billy this week. Here is my fave:


Daily Whip Out: "Billy Monoprint"

   The day before yesterday, two dynamos swept into my office to regale me with their theories about an alleged photo of the Kid and Pat Garrett, and Dave Rudabaugh and Chaves Y Chaves. Here is the picture blown up into poster style. Frank swears it's the Kid (second from left in the photo).


Frank and Mike Abrams with Frank's Billy

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2 comments:

  1. The guy center front looks like you, Bob.

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  2. The guy that is supposed to be Garrett isn't big enough and his neck is too skinny. The "Billy" figure doesn't look right either.

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