LLOG BLOG #54: COWBOYS: HOW THE WEST WAS SOMETHING.

Kevin Costner as Wyatt Earp. Yeah right.

Welcome back to another quality issue of the LLOG BLOG, a weekly forum of discourses about Art and Cultures from around the World and beyond.

ART: FORMAL INTRODUCTION:

Hello, My name is Matthew Llogman and this is LLOG BLOG (applause sound!)

This week, we explore the visual and sound culture around the western figure of Cowboy.

First thing regarding this is this:

Cocaine and Rhinestones. The best podcast ever.

If you are interested in the history of Country and Western music and, indeed, the history all the culture surrounding this music industry, we recommend you listen Cocaine and Rhinestones. Tyler Mahan Coe is an excellent writer, researcher and narrator. And Thorough. Very thorough.

One example of things discussed in C&R is the in depth history of the rhinestone suits made by Nudie Cohn . He made this one for Gram Parsons:

Gram Parsons in a Nudie Suit. Pic provided by internet. Yes, we already used this one.

(Todd, Can we try to use new pics every week for this International Arts and Culture Online Magazine? Is that too much to ask?)

Anyway, Listen to Cocaine and Rhinestones and that will count as the discussion about Cowboy culture I was referencing above.

Now, let’s move on to other Cowboy related things:

ART: COWBOY RELATED THINGS:

LLOG BLOG Reader with “Drink ‘N’ Dawg” Painting.

This is a reader and contributor to the LLOG BLOG that prefers that we not print his name (But is rhymes with Mason NiCullough) standing by a “Drink ‘N’ Dawg” painting made by artist Mike Grigg. It is a hot dog with a cowboy hat on it.

(We are not sure if Mike Grigg wanted his name printed here or not. Barb, can you check on that?)

Anyway, speaking of Wyatt Earp (see above, if you forgot), I have a friend that claims his favorite movie is “Tombstone,” the other movie about Wyatt Earp that came out almost at the same exact time. He likes it so much that he used to send out Gifs like this all the time in text messages:

Tombstone Gifs. iPhone pic. Hilarious every time. (Laughy Face.)

It was really funny. But now he just sends out “Friends” gifs like this:

Friends Gifs. iPhone pics. Not good. (Frowny Face).

He asked us not to print his name. (But it rhymes with “Clip Maker.”)

Okay, let’s move take a look at some paintings from the vaults:

ART: FROM THE LMI ARCHIVE:

Last night I was at a party and was talking to a friend about paintings and in my brain I said, “Hey, there are a bunch of good paintings that need to be shown and they are just sitting in the LOGMAN INDUSTRIES LTD Studio Storage. So I had the LMI Archival Dept dig some out for display here on the LLOG BLOG:

“Water Tower Whatever” Oil on Canvas. I don’t know when.

OOOOOooo. One from the old Water Tower series. Very nice.

“Water Tower Grid” Photo print w ink pen.

Okay, that’s a nice print. (Todd, can we please get one without that glare on there?)

Much better.

This one is in the process of getting painted over. Repainted, if you will.

Recycle. Renew. Reuse.

And that is a cloud, I guess. (Barb, please note for next week that we should pick some better ones for display on here. Please.)

YES! Wait no longer! Let’s get to the readers favorite section…

ART: QUICK HITS FROM AROUND THE LMI-iverse.

(Nooice. “LMI-iverse.” I like that.)

“Breakfast Food Face” P. Genouac. Digital print. 2026. (LMI Intl)

Wow. That’s a well rounded Cowboy breakfast.

Not likely a Cowboy Breakfast.

Enough with the foods. Let’s check in with our LMI: Artistic Electrical Supply Department: Sunnydale, FL:

“Light Switch Cover” Digital Image. 2026. LMI LLC. Easy Cowboy!

Okay.

And this one is from our LMI: Puzzles and Riddles Dept in NY, NY:

“WTF? Not an acceptable word???!!” Digital Image. LMI Intl. 2026 (I think).

Sometimes we don’t agree with the Editors of Spelling Bee.

Let’s see what the LMI: Arts in History Dept: Delaware has for us this week.

“Ognissanti Madonna (Madonna in Maesta” Giotto. c. 1310. Tempera on Wood.

Neato.

And our LMI: Reader pic of the week is this one:

“Rhiannon Pinching a Mountain” Digital Image. Artist Unknown. 2025.

Remember on Kids in the Hall when that guy would do that “I’ll squish your head” by looking at people’s heads and holding his finger and thumb up by his eye and pinching them down. I think that’s kinda what’s going on here.

How about checking in with our LMI: Art Found In Bar Restrooms Dept: San Antonio TX:

“Clown Painting.”(?) John Boden(?). Watercolor on Paper(?) date unknown.

More glare. Great.

And last, Let’s see what we have from our LMI: Visual Arts Development and Technology Dept, Portland Branch:

Well, that will do it for the LLOG BLOG Annual Cowboy Issue.

Next week we will be taking a deep dive into the Arts and Culture of SPORTS! If you have any content that may pertain to that, please send it in to info@logmanindustries.com.