First published October 29, 2013 How do we put Wyatt Earp into perspective? By now, you will have come to realize I love history.
Putting the Life of Wyatt Earp into Perspective
Category: Gunfight at the OK Corral
It’s the History, Stupid!
Wyatt Earp was born 170 years ago, today. Where I live, you sorta honor his birthday. It’s a good tourist thing to do. Seriously,
The Obligatory October 26 Post
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
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
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
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
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
By Your Friends & Associates You Are Known
“…I took office at a time when many around the world had come to view America with skepticism and distrust. A part of this was due to misperceptions and misinformation about my country. Part of this was due to opposition to specific policies and a belief on, on certain critical issues, America had acted unilaterally without regard for the interests of others.
And this is has fed an almost reflexive anti-Americanism which, too often, has served as an excuse for collective inaction….” Barack Obama
Years ago when I started researching the life of Wyatt Earp, I came across two different men. The Wyatt Earp of Stuart Lake’s Frontier Marshal is a cross between Superman, The Lone Ranger, and Abraham Lincoln. The Wyatt Earp of Frank Waters’ The Earp Brothers of Tombstone is a cruel, vindictive, psychopathic monster.
Part II: Nazis in the Closet
I originally published this July 2, 2015. It is perhaps more important today than when I wrote it. I am now blending it in
History Repeating Itself? (Sort of) Groundhog’s Day Edition
In 1881, when John Slaughter was kicked out of Lincoln County, New Mexico, he made his way to the Arizona Territory, ending up in
Brave, Courageous and Bold
SUPPOSE SUPPOSE March 19, 1848 – January 13, 1929 Wyatt Earp died on this day in 1929. He was in his little rented bungalow
The First Helldorado
The film was forwarded to me by the editor of the Tombstone Times. I was maybe 4 minutes into it and I was in
The High Cost of Doing the Right Thing
There are times, when doing the right thing, sets off a chain reaction that results in good and honorable individuals ruining their lives. Such
Sunday Morning Opera: The Eternal Male
Late one evening, I was working on a novel, and going back and forth with some guy on Twitter, about conspiracy theories. It was
2:30PM, October 26, 1881
PART XXII-A: Christian Reconstruction, ATI, Abuse & Submission – Manly Men & Patriarchs
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
This is (I promise) the last of the series on modesty, cowboys, and clothing. I was only planning one part to the piece on
Just When You Think the Bigot Has Sung His Swan Song….?
The poor little dogie has died, slain by the evil monsters of the BLM, when they rounded up his mama a couple weeks ago
Brave, Courageous and Bold
The legend of Wyatt Earp is about an eagle-eyed lawman, stoic, unbending, able to set aside personal feelings for doing what is right. There
October 26, 1881
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.
David Brooks’ View of the Wild West Is (well) Stupid
David Brooks had a recent article about the decline of the male. It makes no sense at all. Rather than attempt to make something
Who Am I?
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
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
Something Dirty This Way Comes
There is no way in Hades that Ron Paul is ahead in Iowa. On Thursday night, in the FOX Debate to Destroy Newt and
The Walk
We call it THE Walk. It began on Allen Street, near the now defunct Oriental Saloon. Today that would be across the street from
Praise God from Whom All Blessings Flow
“…Earlier this evening, President Obama called to inform me that American forces killed Osama bin Laden, the leader of the al Qaeda network that
Read MorePART X: The Myth of the Libertarian Wild West
NOTE: For those who don’t know The Pink Flamingo, in my real life I specialize in the Wild West, with two novels and two
Read MorePerhaps We Need More Ethinc Studies, Not Less
“…While I have supported black studies programs and as a trustee, one must really ask whether the demand for a completely autonomous is not in reality a request for sanctuary from the rigors of the institution, a sanctuary from the normal standards? If that is what it is then what in reality, will these students have when they leave the institution, what will they have learned, and will they be able to compete in the outside world. On the other hand, it is possible that you can justify a black studies program on its symbolic value alone. But an all black studies department would not be useful. What we really should do is get some whites into the black studies department to learn something about black people. …” Ronald Reagan!
There are very few times when I disagree with Michael Medved. This is one of them. The other day he was discussing ethnic studies. Rightly he does not actually approve of them. Neither do I in their current form, but the Pink Flamingo thinks one of the very real problems we are facing as a nation is the fact that we Americans have become so insular that we expect cultures to adapt to us. We need not learn anything about others. Once upon a time it was called “The Ugly American”. Today we call it conservative.
BREAKING: Most Important Historial Discovery in Years – Original OK Corral Inquest Papers Found!
In what is one of the most important historical discoveries in many years, the orignal documents from the coroner’s inquest into the Gunfight at
Read MoreThe Death of Morgan Earp
Morgan Seth Earp
(April 24, 1851 – March 18, 1882)
It was about Good Guys (Republicans) verses Bad Guys (Democrats). The whole sordid episode came to a climax 128 years ago today, March 18, 1882.
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