McMurtry, James - The Black Dog and the Wandering Boy (Indie Exclusive, Tan Vinyl, Sticker, Autographed) DOMI80395.1

McMurtry, James - The Black Dog and the Wandering Boy (Indie Exclusive, Tan Vinyl, Sticker, Autographed) DOMI80395.1When his father died in 2021, James McMurtry went through his effects and discovered a rough pencil sketch of himself as a child. I knew it was of me, but I didnt realize who drew it. I had to ask my stepmom, and she said it looked like Ken Keseys work back in the 60s. The Merry PrankstersKeseys roving band of hippie activists and creatorsstopped by often to visit Larry McMurtry, his wife Faye, and his very young son James. He held on to that drawing

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