More Damn Good Advice From the Blog Gallery

 March 26, 2026

   I asked for it and I got it: more advice on how to survive the current print apocalypse. Perhaps we all need to read "Newspaper Rock," which has some ancient headlines that might apply to today?

Daily Whip Out: "Arizona's Newspaper Rock"

   Here are just a few of the translated headlines off of the above petroglyphs:

• But it's a dry Colonialism

• Don't Shed On Me!

• Hot enough for ya?

• Hotter Still Tomorrow

• Can anyone recommend a good back hair removal shaman?

Nitpicking By The Numbers

   Just a few nitpicks from the previous suggested fixes: a bigger type face shouts out Older Audience Ahead! A bigger presence of The Making of Movies shouts out Goodbye to Authentic History! A bigger emphasis on Hipster History shouts out We Don't Need No Classic Anything!

   And yet, here is another take on where we are and the challenges of getting to where we need to be to survive. . .

Getting Past The Past Road Hog

   In my opinion, the biggest challenge will be getting over your presence in the history of the magazine.  True West means Bob Boze Bell in the minds of many of your readers.  Your art, your writing style, your personality, your very presence exists in each and every issue of the magazine.  I am not making these comments to burnish your ego.......you can certainly take care of that yourself.

Seriously, this personification embedded into the magazine's history and image is both a blessing and also creates a challenge for the new management.  A business that has a strong personality at the helm creates a dependency on the part of their customers (readers) that make it a difficult transition.  Dealing with this is a must, because keeping your current readers will be a key issue while developing a new approach that attracts new customers (readers).  Easier to maintain a strong relationship than creating a new one.

   Your history in the community, your many presentations, your early days on the radio, becoming an Arizona history maker and all of your zany productions and presentations are all in the minds of your current readers of True West.

On the other side  it will be exciting to see you "turned loose" and I look forward to your future exploits.  Please keep up the blog.

—Dennis Corderman, Scottsdale, Arizona

   Thanks. Lots to ponder on these final days of the Triple B Administration. . .

"The very best thing a father can do for his kids is to love their mother."

—Old Vaquero Saying

   And speaking of kids who were loved by their mother.

Thomas Charles Bell wearing one of my old hats and Amy Pothong Bell in Thailand 

   One more for the road. . .

Daily Whip Out: "Sum Bitch Dust Storm"

"Life is a quest whether you want one, or not."

—Old Vaquero Saying