December 7, 2024
It is my uncle Glenn Marvin Bell's birthday. I always remember it because it's also the anniversary of the attack on Pearl Harbor.
"A date that will live in infamy!"
—Franklin D. Roosevelt
Lo and behold, I just found another 13 sketchbooks hidden in the garage which brings the total number of sketchbooks to somewhere in the 117 zone. I need to do a better accounting of what is actually in the stash, but I did find a couple gems.
Daily Whip Out: "Sadness By The Window"
South America Whip Outs
Tommy was in the Peace Corp in Peru and Kathy cooked up a trip to Buenos Aires and points north.
We crossed into Bolivia and landed at the Gran Hotel in Santa Cruz. This was on September 19, 2009. In our room was a photo portrait on the wall which I sketched.
Daily Whip Out:"After Berta Singerman by Annemarie H."
(September 20, 2009)
Meanwhile, back in the States. . .
Daily Whip Outs:"Sketches for 'The 66 Chicks'"
(May 2, 2013)
Notes From My Jan-Feb Editoral
Looking back on 2024, it is no exaggeration to say our history world took some major hits. Our immediate competitor, Wild West magazine, ceased operation in the spring, due, in part, to the deteriorating newsstand situation. And we at True West, had to tighten our belts in more ways than one (we reduced our issues from 10 a year down to 6). One of the advantages of not being owned by a conglomerate, as Wild West was, is we didn't have the luxury of writing off our losses.
We also lost beloved members of our tribe, specifically, Jana Bommersbach and Phil Spangenberger and also my old studio mate and occasional True West contributor—the legendary artist, Ed Mell. In October came word our longtime columnist and Arizona treasure, Marshall Trimble, was hanging up his spurs, as he puts it. Before he stepped down, I asked Marsh if he would cull out his favorite Ask The Marshall questions and answers of the past two decades, and he enthusiastically did exactly that (Marsh does everything with such joy and enthusiasm!) and so we will run them in the magazine as long as they last. Marsh is 86 and he had a great run and he will be missed. Actually all of the above family members will be missed, including our scrappy competitors!
In spite of these losses we are confident about the future and finding our way in all the chaos. This is where history is a great teacher (see quote below) You can take this one to the bank: The times may change, but stories about courage will never go out of style.
"Three things tell the truth: small children, drunks and yoga pants."
—Old Vaquero Saying
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