July 28, 2026
While listening to a punk band tune my son sent to me (Twisted Teens, a Kurt Vile recommend), it dawned on me we need a punk Western and why in God's name hasn't there been one? Or has there?
Daily Whip Out:"The Legend of Banjo McFaddin'"
He never fit in Out West, but his girlfriend "Too Loose" Latrek did.
Funny how our sphincters tighten as we age.
In 1902, a nearly 60-year-old Frank James sought a court order to prevent the play, The James Boys in Missouri, from being shown on stage in Kansas City, Missouri. Here is how he voiced his concern:
“The dad-binged play glorifies these outlaws and makes heroes of them. . . I am told the Gilliss Theatre was packed to the doors last night, and that most of those there were boys and men. What will be the effect on these young men to see the acts of a train robber and outlaw glorified?”
—Frank James
As my grandmother liked to say, "Well, don't that just beat all." Or, as the undisputed father of contemporary art put it:
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