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Tag Archives: hangings
Tour: On Sunday July 21 and Sunday July 28
A couple of requests for walks have rolled in — one from a guy in the area and another from some folk en route to SF from Brownwood, Texas. After prowling around Texas on several trips to Howard Days in … Continue reading
Posted in News, REH, Tour
Tagged Brownwood Texas, Charlie Webb, hangings, Howard Days, John Wesley Hardin
Sinister Cinema: Oscar Nominees
Can’t let the Oscars slip past without some sort of mention, here on one of the Homes on the Web for Oscar Nominee Dashiell Hammett. . . . Per my track record of recent years, I have not yet seen … Continue reading
Posted in Film, News
Tagged Argo, hangings, James Bond, Jean Dejardin, John Wayne, Mickey Rooney, Oscar, Ridgway Colorado, Steve Martin, Strother Martin, The Dude, True Grit, Uggie
