Pondering that Picture of Josephine Marcus Earp, aka "Sadie"

Josephine "Sadie" Marcus Earp was the mistress-turned-wife of famed lawman Wyatt Earp.  Legend has it that, searching her family belongings after her death, a nude photograph of Mrs. Earp fell out of  book that had belonged to her husband.  This image might have been it- hard to tell, as as I've read that this isn't really Sadie, but popular legend says it is.  This is back in the days before you whipped your phone out of your pocket to text nudes to your boyfriend; heck, this was before digital cameras and Polaroid.  In the 1880's you really had to go out of your way to get a naked picture to your loved ones.

This image was recreated in the dueling Wyatt Earp films of the 1990's.  Tombstone is most people's favorite, but Mrs. Slap and I agree that Wyatt Earp was best.  They both did a nice job with Sadie.

Unpacking the Saddle Bag; or, Things I Found On My Phone

 

The story of Hugh Glass is just amazing.

From Thomas Jefferson, who is learning to be a math teacher.

On Instagram I randomly fell across this picture of Misty MacCallister, a writer who gets some attention with mostly undress photos; not sure that will work for good old Slap. 

Even as a former vegetarian hippy I love following hunters on Instagram, especially ones who post stuff like this. 

Is Red Dead Redemption a western role-playing game or a dress-up game?  Both, of course.

Cowgirl in La Perla

 Once upon a time, a model named Joy Corrigan did a cowgirl themed photo shoot in and out of La Perla lingerie.  I don't know who Joy Corrigan is, but I respect her work.

Five Observations about Duel at Diablo

Duel at Diablo was a surprisingly good movie.  Here's some thoughts:

The cast is great, lead by James Garner and Sidney Poitier.  

Even just seen as a cavalry movie the plot is tight and action thrilling, portraying flawed soldiers in an impossible situation.

Poitier plays a cavalry sergeant turned horse wrangler for the Army; at no point is it ever referenced that he would have been a Buffalo Soldier and at no point does anyone make a beef about him ordering around white soldiers, which makes you wonder if the character was originally written as white and they happened to cast Poitier.

The movie is remarkably sympathetic to the Apaches while at no point downplaying brutal Apache traditions.  It's a tough needle to thread that I bet most movie makers couldn't do today.

There is so much discussion about race, without making it a movie about race.  

'Murica, Hell Yeah

 

Cowpoke Pinup of July