BBBBadges?

 October 3, 2024

   Here's a sneak peek at one of the paintings that will be in the Patinas art show next month:

Daily Reworked Whip Out:

"Rurale Comin' At Ya'" 

  Badges? Yes, you are going to need a BBBBadge to get the deep discounts you need at my big, fat, stinking art show at Patinas in Cave Creek next month.  How much will you save?

BBBBadges!

   To the typical art collector coming in off the street, the Rurale painting, at top, is priced at $1,750. If you are wearing your BBBadge, the price is going to be significantly lower. How much lower? Details tomorrow.

   As you may know, the Wild West had it's fair share of badge styles.

The Autry Museum's Wall of Badges

   You might be asking yourself, why do some lawman badges have five pointed stars and some have six points? Let's ask the Marsh.

Points of Interest
"Peace officers, then and now, can design their own badges. In frontier towns, they often made badges out of materials at hand that ranged from silver coins to lids off tin cans, hence “tin star.” Although the five-pointed star is the most common of these designs, some agencies had six-, seven-, eight- or nine-point stars for badges. Historically, a five-pointed star supposedly imparted magical powers that deflected evil. A soldier sometimes wore one around his neck, believing it would protect him from enemy arrows. Of course, that didn’t always work."
—Marshall Trimble, who will be retiring next issue.

   And, here's another piece in my Badges Art Show.

Daily Whip Out: "Badge In Smoke"

"Mama take this badge from me

I can't use it anymore

It's getting dark, too dark to see

Feels like I'm knockin' on heaven's door"

—Bob Dylan