Wise Owls, The Epic Battle for Our Past And The Triple B Studio Presents New Crusty Characters for Our Current Meltdown

 December 8, 2024

   Still finding scattered art for projects in my archives, some abandoned many moons ago.

Daily Whip Out: "Owl Hoot Drive By"

 "The owl is the wisest of all birds because the more it sees, the less it talks."

—Old Vaquero Saying

The Epic Battle for Our Past

   Sometimes when I meet people they ask me as editor of True West magazine: "Don't you run out of things to print?" Their quizical and sincere look speaks volumes. In their mind, once you find out the truth of an historical event—and print it—what else is there to talk about? A ridiculous question given all the furor over our shared and very contentious history.

Daily Whip Out:

"Those Rurales Came Out of A Side Canyon On The Jump"

   Meanwhile. . .

The Bushwhackers

   The Class of '64. Yes, given what they did, it's hard to fathom, but in certain parts of the country the Bushwhackers are still revered as avenging angels.

Daily Whip Out: "Bushwhacker Angel"

(sporting a pistol the size of an aircraft carrier)

   Perhaps these Bushwhackers should be illustrated with a darker brush.

Daily Whip Out: "Bushwhacker Too"

      And then, there's the fairer sex. . .

Daily Whip Out:

"Good Lord Was She Ever Pissed"

Triple B Studios Presents

   They shipped him off to boarding school. That was their first mistake.

Daily Whip Out: "Bisti Badman"

   He was on the run in Sonora and he had one last pass to cross on the other side of Divisadero.

Daily Whip Out: "El Divisadero"

  No one has seen Honkytonk Sue in decades. Will she show up at the Heatwave Cafe on the last night before it closes for good?

Daily Whip Out:

"Last Fandango at The Heatwave Cafe"

   Not sure what all those old cowboys are going to do when they see her now. Someone from the Big Sandy said she's done gone "Woke."

Daily Whip Out: "Mula Magnifico!"

"A stupid mule is still smarter than a good horse or a bad man."

—Old Vaquero Saying