by Steven Crain | Oct 17, 2018 | Western Americana
I wanted to be a cowboy. In fact, I could claim to already being a part time cowboy. I had the outfit: chaps, boots, rawhide vest, gun belt and six-shooter, hat- I was ready to go. I think I even called my Mom “school marm.” The fact that I was five years old did not...
by Alexandra Ellison | Sep 17, 2018 | Western Americana
For most of my life I have never particularly cared for the West or where I was from. As soon as my life provided me the opportunity to do so, I left California, deciding to pursue higher education in the unique cultural hub of New Orleans. At school I studied art,...
by Steven Crain | May 1, 2018 | Western Americana
When I was in my twenties, I had the opportunity to meet one of my heroes, the great science fiction writer and poet, Ray Bradbury. I had been reading his stories since I was ten, and had to spend several months in the hospital. My parents gave me a subscription to...
by Brian Witherell | Apr 6, 2016 | Western Americana
The first time Brian Witherell saw the Bohlin saddle in the April 27 through May 11 auction was at the original Sharkey’s Casino in Gardnerville, NV 20 years. One of an amazing saddle display that was a promotional draw of the casino for years, this Dick Dixon model...
by Brian Witherell | Mar 22, 2016 | Western Americana
Buffalo Brewing Company Calendar The image of a bare-chested Indian maiden riding bare-back on a buffalo has long been an admired image for Western Americana aficionados. So much so that Brad and Brian Witherell used an adjusted version for their book “California’s...
by Brian Witherell | Apr 27, 2015 | Western Americana
A newly discovered “Last Spike” watch fob of pure “Mother Lode gold” is being auctioned by Sacramento, Calif.-based Witherell’s May 1 to 15, 2015 and displayed at Witherell’s Old West Show in Grass Valley May 8 and 9, 2015. The excess gold for the watch fob was broken...
