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A Wild West UFO Story

January 1, 2019December 31, 2018 Doc John Henry Holiday, UFO's, Wild West, WYATT EARP

I love a good UFO story. After all, I live about an hour away from Roswell. What can I say, it’s a New Mexico

Hooked on History

November 19, 2018November 18, 2018 American, American Revolution, Ancient, Cochise County Cowboy War, Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, England, Henry VIII, HISTORY, MAIN PAGE, Medical, OK Corral, Roman, SCIENCE, Wild West, WYATT EARP

Being hooked on trying to prove the historical viability of Arthur is as obsessive as playing with Wyatt Earp. They’re both the same person.

Putting the Life of Wyatt Earp into Perspective

November 2, 2018November 1, 2018 American, As a Christian, Classic Hollywood, Classic TV, Cochise County Cowboy War, Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, Doc John Henry Holiday, Gunfight at the OK Corral, Historial Ignorance, HISTORY, MAIN PAGE, Morgan Earp, Movies about Wyatt Earp, OK Corral, Senior Citizen, TOMBSTONE, Vendetta Ride, Virgil Earp, Wild West, WYATT EARP

First published October 29, 2013 How do we put Wyatt Earp into perspective? By now, you will have come to realize I love history.

Once Upon a Time Bisbee Miners Tried to Organize

July 12, 2018July 5, 2018 American, Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, Historial Ignorance, HISTORY, MAIN PAGE, Wild West, WYATT EARP

First published on July 15, 2013. “…The Bisbee Deportation was the illegal deportation of about 1,300 striking mine workers, their supporters, and citizen

The Obligatory October 26 Post

October 26, 2017October 8, 2017 Billy Clanton, Cochise County Cowboy War, Cochise County War, Doc John Henry Holiday, Frank McLaury, Gunfight at the OK Corral, Ike Clanton, John Behan, MAIN PAGE, Morgan Earp, OK Corral, PERSONAL, Tom McLaury, Travesty:, Virgil Earp, Wild West, WYATT EARP 2

It was about 2:15 PM on a very windy, very chilly Wednesday afternoon when four brave men began what we now call The Walk.

The High Cost of Doing What Is Right

October 26, 2017October 8, 2017 American, As a Republican, Billy Clanton, Classic Hollywood, Cochise County Cowboy War, Cochise County War, CRIME, CULTURE, Doc John Henry Holiday, Frank McLaury, Gunfight at the OK Corral, HISTORY, Ike Clanton, John Behan, MAIN PAGE, Morgan Earp, Movies about Wyatt Earp, OK Corral, Senior Citizen, Tom McLaury, TOMBSTONE, Vendetta Ride, Virgil Earp, Wild West, WYATT EARP

It was clearly a case of cops gone bad. Even during the inquest, the judge said that the town marshal had committed an ‘injudicious

Don’t Let It Be Forgot…That Once There Was a Spot

October 24, 2017October 8, 2017 Ancient, Books by SJ Reidhead, Cochise County Cowboy War, Doc John Henry Holiday, England, Gunfight at the OK Corral, MAIN PAGE, OK Corral, PERSONAL, Roman, TOMBSTONE, Travesty:, Wild West, WYATT EARP 2

First published on July 12, 2010. …it really did exist! If the history of Wyatt Earp and the Gunfight at the OK Corral were

The Myth of Guns and the Wild West

October 23, 2017October 8, 2017 A Church for Helldorado, As a Republican, Books by SJ Reidhead, Cochise County Cowboy War, Cochise County War, Cultural Illiteracy, Democratic Party, Doc John Henry Holiday, Episcopal Church, Frank McLaury, Gunfight at the OK Corral, Historial Ignorance, John Behan, Libertarians, MAIN PAGE, Movies about Wyatt Earp, OK Corral, Republican Party, Republicans, The Second Mrs. Earp, Tom McLaury, TOMBSTONE, Travesty:, Virgil Earp, Wild West, WYATT EARP

First published on April 10, 2017. Ordinance No.9: “To Provide against Carrying of Deadly Weapons” (effective April 19, 1881). Section 1. “It is hereby

The Myth of the Libertarian Wild West

October 19, 2017October 17, 2017 As a Christian, As a Republican, Billy Clanton, Cochise County War, Doc John Henry Holiday, Frank McLaury, Gunfight at the OK Corral, Ike Clanton, John Behan, Johnny Ringo, Libertarian Party, Libertarians, Morgan Earp, OK Corral, Republican Party, Republicans, Tom McLaury, TOMBSTONE, Vendetta Ride, Virgil Earp, Wild West, WYATT EARP 1

The Pink Flamingo first ran this article on January 3, 2011. NOTE: For those who don’t know The Pink Flamingo, in my real life

Part II: Nazis in the Closet

August 22, 2017August 22, 2017 20th Century US, Bigotry, Classic Hollywood, Cochise County Cowboy War, Cochise County War, CONSERVATIVE, Council of Conservative Citizens, CRIME, Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, Doc John Henry Holiday, Far Righ Loons, Gunfight at the OK Corral, Hate Crimes, Historial Ignorance, HISTORY, Idiot Conservatives, John Tanton, KKK, Lincoln County Cattle War, MAIN PAGE, Militias, Neo-Nazi, NEW MEXICO POLITICS, Racism, Revisionism, Stormfront, TOMBSTONE, Wild West 1

I originally published this July 2, 2015. It is perhaps more important today than when I wrote it. I am now blending it in

Nine Most Chivalrous Men in History?

August 12, 2017August 11, 2017 American Revolution, Ancient, As a Christian, Cochise County Cowboy War, Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, England, FAITH, Historial Ignorance, HISTORY, MAIN PAGE, Roman, TOMBSTONE, Wild West, WYATT EARP

I saw an article on Friday about the most chivalrous men in history. A medievalist, and lover of anything Arthurian, I think anyone who

FOR SALE: 2200 Acre Alamo Canyon Ranch

July 21, 2017July 21, 2017 CULTURE, HISTORY, Lincoln County Cattle War, PERSONAL, Wild West 1

Address: E024 Alamo Canyon Road County: Lincoln City: Hondo State:New Mexico GPS: 33.353050, -105.298722 and 33.353109, -105.299084 PRICE DROP: Alamo Canyon Ranch needs to

Ode to Our Dirty Founding Fathers

June 30, 2017June 27, 2017 American, American Revolution, Cochise County Cowboy War, MAIN PAGE, Roman, Wild West 3

Life during the days of the writing of the Declaration of Independence was not sanitized. Half of the babies born during that time did

The Question of Morals & Values of Yesterday

April 5, 2017April 3, 2017 American, HISTORY, MAIN PAGE, PERSONAL, Revisionism, Roman, Sociology, TOMBSTONE, Victoriana, Wild West, WYATT EARP

Several years ago, I spent a lazy Saturday watching Andy, Barney, Opie, Aunt Bee, Goober, and Mayberry. You stop and think, wow, life was

Weird Stuff & Historical Ignorance

April 4, 2017April 4, 2017 20th Century US, American, Ancient, Bigfoot, HISTORY, MAIN PAGE, Monsters, SCIENCE, Technology, UFO's, Victoriana, WEIRD STUFF, Wild West, WYATT EARP

I don’t mind admitting I enjoy all the fun crypto thing on cable. I’ll also admit that, although I’m a healthy skeptic about most

History Repeating Itself? (Sort of) Groundhog’s Day Edition

February 2, 2017February 2, 2017 Classic Hollywood, Cochise County War, CRIME, Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, Donald Trump, Frank McLaury, Gunfight at the OK Corral, Historial Ignorance, HISTORY, Ike Clanton, John Slaughter, Johnny Ringo, MAIN PAGE, Tom McLaury, TOMBSTONE, Vendetta Ride, Wild West, WYATT EARP

In 1881, when John Slaughter was kicked out of Lincoln County, New Mexico, he made his way to the Arizona Territory, ending up in

The First Helldorado

April 27, 2016April 26, 2016 Classic Hollywood, Cochise County Cowboy War, Cochise County War, CULTURE, Gunfight at the OK Corral, HISTORY, TOMBSTONE, Wild West, WYATT EARP

The film was forwarded to me by the editor of the Tombstone Times. I was maybe 4 minutes into it and I was in

Sunday Morning (Horse) Opera – On Saturday

October 24, 2015October 23, 2015 As a Christian, Barihunks, Baritones, Classic Hollywood, CULTURE, MAIN PAGE, Met, Movies about Wyatt Earp, Music, OK Corral, Opera, OPERA, Senior Citizen, Sherrill Milnes, Wild West, WYATT EARP

Because tomorrow is St. Crispan’s Day, I’m doing our Sunday morning opera on Saturday. Monday is the 26th. We all know what happened at

The Siege at the Wyatt Earp Birthplace Museum

October 22, 2015October 23, 2015 CRIME, CULTURE, Elder Abuse, HISTORY, MAIN PAGE, PERSONAL, Wild West, WYATT EARP

Let’s face it, the time of year is a little appropriate for what is turning out to be a gunfight at the kuku corral.

Another Wyatt Earp Battle

October 3, 2015October 2, 2015 Wild West, WYATT EARP

On March 19, 1848 Wyatt Earp was born at his grandmother’s home in Monmouth, Illinois, at 406 S. 3rd Street. The convoluted, and often

Sunday Morning Opera: The Eternal Male

August 2, 2015August 1, 2015 20th Century US, American, Barihunks, Baritones, Classic Hollywood, Cochise County Cowboy War, Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, Doc John Henry Holiday, Gunfight at the OK Corral, Historial Ignorance, HISTORY, James Bond, MAIN PAGE, Met, Movies about Wyatt Earp, Music, OK Corral, Opera, OPERA, PERSONAL, Racism, Senior Citizen, Sherrill Milnes, Simon Keenlyside, Star Trek, TOMBSTONE, Wild West, WYATT EARP

Late one evening, I was working on a novel, and going back and forth with some guy on Twitter, about conspiracy theories. It was

PART I: The New Censorship

June 16, 2015June 19, 2015 Cochise County War, Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, David Barton, Family, Family History, Frank McLaury, Historial Ignorance, HISTORY, John Slaughter, Johnny Ringo, MAIN PAGE, PERSONAL, Racism, TOMBSTONE, Wild West

UPDATE: I wrote this on Monday Part I of III: This is what a 6-year-old little girl looks like six months after witnessing the

PART XXII-A: Christian Reconstruction, ATI, Abuse & Submission – Manly Men & Patriarchs

August 7, 2014August 5, 2014 As a Christian, ATI, Biblical Manhood & Womanhood, Bill Gothard, Calvinism, Christian Patriarchy Movement, CHRISTIAN RECONSTRUCTION, Christian Reconstructionism, Cochise County Cowboy War, Complementarianism, CONSERVATIVE, CONSERVATIVE MEDIA, Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, FAITH, Faith, Far Righ Loons, Gunfight at the OK Corral, Historial Ignorance, HISTORY, MAIN PAGE, OK Corral, R. J. Rushdoony, Religious Cults, Submission, Theocracy, TOMBSTONE, Victoriana, Wild West, WYATT EARP

Several months ago, I did a series of articles about retired, and disgraced general Jerry Boykin’s homo-erotic ramblings about the manly Christ. Part I

PART X-I: Christian Reconstruction, ATI, Abuse & Submission – Modesty & Lust

June 19, 2014July 10, 2015 American, Art, As a Christian, Bill Gothard, Billy Clanton, Calvinism, Christian History, Christian Patriarchy Movement, Christian Reconstructionism, Classic Hollywood, Classic TV, Cochise County Cowboy War, Cochise County War, Complementarianism, CONSERVATIVE, Conservative Betrayal, CRIME, Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, Doc John Henry Holiday, FAITH, Faith, Far Righ Loons, Frank McLaury, Gunfight at the OK Corral, Historial Ignorance, HISTORY, Idiot Conservatives, Ike Clanton, Johnny Ringo, Lincoln County Cattle War, MAIN PAGE, Morgan Earp, OK Corral, R. J. Rushdoony, Religious Cults, Revisionism, Senior Citizen, Theocracy, Tom McLaury, TOMBSTONE, Vendetta Ride, Victoriana, Virgil Earp, Wild West, WYATT EARP 1

This is (I promise) the last of the series on modesty, cowboys, and clothing. I was only planning one part to the piece on

PART X-H: Christian Reconstruction, ATI, Abuse & Submission – Modesty & Lust

June 18, 2014June 16, 2014 Art, Calvinism, Christian History, Christian Patriarchy Movement, Christian Reconstructionism, Classic Hollywood, Classic TV, Complementarianism, Cultural Illiteracy, CULTURE, Episcopal Church, FAITH, Faith, Family, Family History, Fighting Pedophiles, Genealogy, Historial Ignorance, HISTORY, MAIN PAGE, OPERA, PERSONAL, Religious Cults, The Pink Flamingo's Father, Theocracy, Wild West

It isn’t very often that I get to use my favorite things in a blog – the Wild West & Opera, but this time,

Is the Middle Class Dead?

August 3, 2013August 1, 2013 20th Century US, A Church for Helldorado, ALEC, American, Ayn Rand, CONSERVATIVE MEDIA, Conservative Not Republican, Conservative War Against GOP, CULTURE, DEMOCRAT, ECONOMY, Family, Family History, Far Righ Loons, Genealogy, Glenn Beck, HISTORY, Idiot Conservatives, John Birch Society, Koch Brothers, Koch Machine Whores, Koch Whores, Libertarians, MAIN PAGE, Michael Medved, PERSONAL, POLITICAL, Rush Limbaugh, Tea Party Patriots, Wild West 3

Americans have, for many decades considered themselves the middle class. During the dark days of the Great Depression, those who were middle class, barely

David Brooks’ View of the Wild West Is (well) Stupid

July 17, 2013July 17, 2013 As a Republican, Ayn Rand, Books by SJ Reidhead, Classic Hollywood, Classic TV, Cochise County Cowboy War, Cochise County War, CONSERVATIVE MEDIA, CULTURE, Far Righ Loons, Gunfight at the OK Corral, HISTORY, Idiot Conservatives, John Behan, MAIN PAGE, Movies about Wyatt Earp, OK Corral, PERSONAL, Revisionism, Senior Citizen, Star Trek, TOMBSTONE, Travesty:, Vendetta Ride, Wild West, WYATT EARP

David Brooks had a recent article about the decline of the male. It makes no sense at all. Rather than attempt to make something

Wednesday’s Hero – Buffalo Soldiers

February 27, 2013February 25, 2013 BASEBALL, History of the Game, Lincoln County Cattle War, MAIN PAGE, Medal of Honor, WEDNESDAY'S HERO, Wild West 2

The Pink Flamingo is doing something a little bit different here. I’m running today’s Wednesday’s Hero as my regular post. Here in New Mexico,

Who Am I?

January 19, 2013January 19, 2013 A Church for Helldorado, Atlanta Braves, Baritones, BASEBALL, Books by SJ Reidhead, CATS, Cincinnati Reds, Cochise County Cowboy War, Cultural Illiteracy, Dmitri Hvorostovsky, FAITH, Gunfight at the OK Corral, Historial Ignorance, HISTORY, History of the Game, Johnny Bench, MAIN PAGE, Met, MLB Hall of Fame, Movies about Wyatt Earp, Music, NASA History, Opera, OPERA, PERSONAL, Photography by SJR, Science Fiction, Sherrill Milnes, SPACE, Star Trek, Star Wars, The Second Mrs. Earp, TOMBSTONE, Travesty:, Wild West, WYATT EARP 2

I am a kindergarten drop-out. Lately, The Pink Flamingo has been getting question about who I am. You can find a bit of information

It’s Not the 2nd Amendment, but the Technology

January 10, 2013January 10, 2013 Cochise County Cowboy War, Cochise County War, CONSERVATIVE MEDIA, Conservative Not Republican, Conservative War Against GOP, CRIME, Doc John Henry Holiday, Frank McLaury, Glenn Beck, Gunfight at the OK Corral, Historial Ignorance, Idiot Conservatives, Ike Clanton, John Birch Society, KKK, MAIN PAGE, Movies about Wyatt Earp, OK Corral, PERSONAL, Rush Limbaugh, Tea Party Patriots, Wild West, WYATT EARP 1

The Pink Flamingo owns a shotgun. Anyone where I live should have one. I wish my parents did, but with my father’s Alzheimer’s, no

SJ Reidhead (aka The Pink Flamingo) is a writer based in New Mexico. The author of two published novels, both westerns: Dust Devil and The Second Mrs. Earp and two published works of non-fictions: TRAVESTY: Frank Waters Earp Agenda Exposed and A Church for Helldorado, Endicott Peabody's 1882 Tombstone Diary. One of the leading authorities on the life of Wyatt Earp and Tombstone during the Earp years, she is writing a series of murder mysteries set in modern day Tombstone. The author is also working on a book about fashion in the Wild West. When complete, there will be over 2100 unpublished antique photographs dating from 1855-1910.

The author's work has appeared in Wild West, True West, Blogcritics, and The Tombstone Times. Recently the author has had to deal with a father who succumbed to Alzheimer's Disease. This is leading to a book dealing with the frustrations of dealing with the frustrations of the disease, finance, legal, health-care, and things no one bothers telling families about it. A portion of the book will contain entries from a blog she kept, detailing the struggle with her father's AD. She is also working on a murder mystery series set in modern day Tombstone and Cochise County. Several books of essays on Christian living are currently in edits. A book of essays and revisions of articles about Wyatt Earp has been completed and will include her latest work detailing her theory about the murder of his second wife, Mattie.

SJ Reidhead has been involved in Republican politics since she was 'a little kid'. During the Reagan years she was a lobbyist working with various non-profit organizations who were attempting to salvage NASA and the American space program after the disastrous Carter years. In spite of ups and downs, and numerous disappointments, politically, it is obvious the only political hope for this country is via the Republican Party. Along with politics she is an opera fanatic, has been known to stalk baritones to the point of being a baritone junkie, and loves baseball.

The Pink Flamingo went on line on October 4, 2005.

THE PINK FLAMINGO STORY

It started out as a joke. During the seven years I worked with the girls of my parish, leading a youth group, one of the things that I stressed were manners. Part of having manners, the way I see it, is to know how to set a proper table, host a party, cater it, and clean up afterward. I was fortunate enough to have a group of very talented girls in my youth group. They learned how to plan for, and execute large church functions, very properly. During one such function I noticed there were several incredibly tacky pink flamingos sitting on the table. Knowing the girls were up to something, I said nothing. A few months later they did the same thing at a function I was hosting at my home. I said nothing. They had a birthday party for me. More pink flamingos appeared - and a joke was born.

Thanks to the girls, all of whom are now grown, I have a collection of pink flamingos. It has become an ongoing joke. When I began working on my political blog, I realized the only possibly title was The Pink Flamingo!