June 17th, 2010

As I begin my average work day with a cup of orange juice and cherry pop tarts, because one needs that daily intake of fruit, I’ve decided this entry will be a combination of book and Old West news. The Many Loves of Buffalo Bill Cody received a favorable review from the folks at American Cowboy Magazine. The review is in the July issue of the periodical. An add for the books in the Go West series that deal with entertainers of the Old West will appear in True West Magazine next month. I’ve teamed up with western clothing company Cattle Kate’s in the ad. They have the best western gear. I own more than a few of the dresses they sell. I will be performing standup comedy on Friday night for a local benefit to send a couple of missionaries to the Ukraine. I enjoyed doing standup years ago when I was in college and look forward to making people laugh again. At least I hope it turns out that way. Emailed the producer that have optioned Playing for Time, but have received no word back on the progress of that film. Hope to attract some attention to the Roy Rogers/Dale Evans material during the auction of their museum items next month. Perhaps a studio executive will finally give the script a green light. I know Clint Black is out there doing his part. The new word on production efforts for Thunder Over the Prairie is that all money should be in escrow for the film by July 1st, 2010. After Walter Hill is given the go-ahead to write the script, we’ll be on our way. The Elizabeth Custer book is slowly reaching completion. I want so much for this book to be the best in the series. I’m taking my time with the material, double and triple checking every fact and date. Hope to launch the book next June on the 135th anniversary of the Battle of the Little Big Horn. The plan is to launch the material in New York at Book Expo and then LA at the Gene Autry Western Museum. Still miss my brother terribly. He never leaves my thoughts. To think of his suffering is sometimes more than I can bear. But I can’t forget him. Graphic artist Jeff Galpin is designing the cover for the book I’m working on about Rick. Hope to have it up on the site in the not too distance future. On this day in 1866, Lewis Peacock’s Carpetbaggers got themselves shot up at the Nance Farm new Lick Skillet, Texas by Bob Lee’s Texans. Three of them were killed in the gunfight. None of Lee’s men were hurt. Nobody in Texas liked the Reconstructionists. Also on this day in 1893, Mike Tovey was killed during a stagecoach robbery. He had ridden shotgun for Wells Fargo for 28 years.