One area of cryptozoology is that of giant flying reptiles that have managed to remain elusive and unexplained, and one area where such things have been sighted is the American southwest, with tales of dinosaurs here going back to the frontier Wild West days of cowboys and Indians. Among some of the most talked about
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Wyatt Earp Part on L
I had a question not long ago by a reader who asked. “Wyatt Earp murdered at least three people when he wasn’t a lawman. In fact Arizona had a warrant out for him and Doc Holliday. Why is he considered a great man today?
Remember, the vendetta was begun by the Cow-boys, not the Earps. Here’s the situation. That murder warrant out for his arrest was politically motivated by persons by the same element who lied under oath at the Spicer Hearings to get Wyatt tried for murder.
The Earp’s were a close-knit band of brothers. In less than three months the two brothers he was closest to were victims of back-shooting assassins. One was crippled for life and the other murdered. In both instances eyewitnesses identified the shooters but both times their friends came forward, provided alibi’s and the killers walked.
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Gunfight at OK Corral
Are the guns used by the participants at the Gunfight Near the OK Corral in Museums or in the hands of private collectors?
There have been many guns touted as being “authentic” over the years but thus far none have been confirmed. Jeff Morey and Casey Tefertiller are two of the most noted experts on the Gunfight Behind the OK Corral. Morey, says “Frank McLaury’s and Billy Clanton’s six shooters were identified by their serial numbers at the Spicer Hearing but neither weapon has surfaced. Weapons belonging to the Earp’s and Doc Holiday were not identified at the time. That means any particular collector’s or museum display weapon claiming to be used by them really can’t be validated. There are several phony guns which have been touted as being ‘authentic’ over the years. Unfortunately, making loud claims doesn’t make something so.”
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Focus Features’ 2020 contemporary Western Let Him Go reunited actors Diane Lane and Kevin Costner for the first time since their supporting roles as Superman’s parents in Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016). The is the first time they have been cast opposite each other in a film’s leading roles.
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The year 2020 was unsatisfying all around, and certainly for Westerns. From a purist point of view, if we strictly define Westerns as taking place in the Western U.S., between the end of the Civil War and the turn of the 20th century, it would be more accurate to say that it is a year of no Westerns at all. Every film, and most of the television programs, require generosity as to either period or locale to be included, although many are well worth seeing. With a COVID-19-shortened theatrical release year, there are only four 2020 features to point to.