House of the Rising Sun by James Lee Burke Hackberry Holland is a man out of his time. He was a Texas Ranger, involved in many gun battles with the Mexican Army as well as the indigenous people of North America. But it’s 1918 and time has moved on. The old ways employed by men […]
Top 10 Lawmen In Westerns
This will be a contentious list as every fan of the western genre has their own, very strong, opinions as to who should make this list. Rebel Voice would opt for Rooster Cogburn, the John Wayne version, as well as Woodrow McCall and Gus McCrae from the Lonesome Dove epic (they were Texas Rangers before […]
Irish Folklore – The Wild Colonial Boy
The Wild Colonial Boy is an Irish-Australian ballad that recounts the exploits of an Irish emigre to Oz (or the son of Irish emigres) who got into all sorts of bother as he resisted the colonial authorities. In the original poem, his name was John (Jack) Donohoe (Donohue), said by some to have been a […]
The Good, The Bad And The Ugly – Tuco’s Rant
‘One bastard goes in, another one comes out‘. Tuco is a wise man. He could be speaking about any number of presidents and prime ministers in this short clip. – If you care, give it a share –
Every Which Way But Loose
This short clip is from the classic Clint Eastwood movie, Every Which Way But Loose. It shows the fight scene in the diner between the bikers and the truckers. https://youtu.be/V0LA1TKbWxo – If you care, give it a share –