Brothers of the Gun

Every once in a while I see the question online: Were Wyatt Earp and Doc Holliday lovers? Let me make the case that the answer to this provocative question could plausibly be yes.  Note: If you have a problem with this concept, that is a you problem. Wyatt Earp would…

This weekend, October 17 through 19, Tombstone, Arizona celebrates Helldorado Days, a commemoration of Tombstone’s place in the history of the Old West, with street entertainment and food, historical costume fashion shows, gunfight re-enactments, and a parade.  Helldorado was inspired by the book of the same name written by Billy…

Good question!  The play you are referring to is Stolen Kisses. An entirely original comedy-drama in three acts by Paul Merritt.  Paul Merritt was a prolific playwright in the late 1800s, popular on both sides of the Atlantic. Although well received by the theater-going public, critics despaired of him.  “Mr….

Do any reading about Doc Holliday and you’ll likely come across references to his “beloved antebellum” Georgia and/or South. Finding statements that Doc Holliday would have been just as racist as everyone else of his time, place, and class is also common. But would he? There is a certain “truthiness”…