October 2, 2024
Had a dilly of a sunset last night.
Seven Sisters SunsetSomeone asked me how long I intend to do what I am doing now and I replied: "Until the cows come home." Well, if this photo is any indication, that event is closer than it appears in the rearview mirror.
Part II: What's In A Name?
Everything.
Given name: Hugh Krampe
Stage Name: Hugh O'BrianThe Marlow Brothers In Three Parts
An Immediate Marlow Brothers Correction
"A comment on the painting, they were shackled by the ankles, not the wrists, but that wouldn't show in the painting - I know all about artistic license, just teasing. The Marlow story is a great one, and not well known by many today, except for us serious western history folks. Looking forward to your coming blogs.
—Jim Pettengill
Ridgway, Colorado
'Appointment With Destiny' On The Exact Spot
One of the cool things about the David Wolper documentary, "Showdown at O.K Corral" (1972) is they filmed on the exact spot, taking out the big wall that encloses and shields the property from Highway 80, i.e. Fremont Street in Tombstone, Arizona.
The dirt demarcation line just in front of the Earps is where the wall was, and is today.
The only problem here is the actual space where the Earps & Clantons fought is only 18 feet wide because there is a missing house on the current property, which was next to the Harwood house on the corner. So, even though they went to all the trouble to film on the actual spot, the spacing is wrong and would have been much tighter. This is why today when you visit you will see an iron fence closing down the space to show how tight it was in the original fight. Sigh.
And, so it goes.
"Nothing changes more than the past."
—Old Vaqueo Saying
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