Tom Selleck Returns To Prime Time -And To Cowboys & Indians Magazine

DALLAS, TX, August 29, 2010 (Press-News.org) Even as Tom Selleck prepares for his role as a New York City police chief in Blue Bloods, one of the most eagerly awaited series on CBS's fall schedule, he remains an old-fashioned, straight-shooting cowboy at heart. He talks about his enduring love and appreciation for the Western lifestyle — and his high hopes for the Manhattan-based drama already dubbed a "must-watch new show" by TV Guide — in the October 2010 issue of Cowboys & Indians, The Premier Magazine of the West.

Selleck, a longtime favorite of C&I readers, tells writer Wendy Wilkinson that he has only one regret about signing on for Blue Bloods: Filming on location in New York means he'll be spending a lot of time away from the 60-acre Southern California ranch where he and his wife, Jillie Mack, have raised avocados for the last 15 years. "We also have ranch horses, Montana and Big Red," Selleck says, "as well as a pony named Taffy on the property." But they're not the only equine occupants on the Ventura County spread: Selleck still owns Spike, now 25, the horse he rode in the classic 1990 western Quigley Down Under.

"I'm finding that I don't ride as much as I used to," Selleck says, "unless I'm preparing for a movie role, because I'm always laboring, clearing brush and things like that. But the work is good for me as I don't like to go to the gym."

Elsewhere in the October issue of C&I, now on sale at fine newsstands everywhere, writer Kathryn Bianchi takes readers to the architecturally stunning Trinity River Audubon Center for a look at the latest in Western fashions for cowboys and cowgirls, while famed chef and best-selling cookbook author Deborah Madison shares her tips for preparing delicious meals with items available at the West's abundant farmers markets. Grammy Award-winning country music artist Rosanne Cash talks about her famous father — the late, great Johnny Cash — and his influence on her recent, widely praised album, The List; and American Idol veteran Bo Bice talks about the country-flavored cuts — and the Southern rock songs — on his new CD.

C&I contributor David Hofstede offers the inside story behind the transfer of the Roy Rogers and Dale Evans Archive to the Autry National Center in Los Angeles. And writer-photographer Guy de Galard takes readers on a memorable journey to South Dakota's Cheyenne River country for the Artist Ride, an annual gathering of artists, models, and reenactors that, for 26 years, has generated some of the best Western art in the United States.

Published eight times per year, Cowboys & Indians is an international magazine of the highest quality covering the past, present, and future of the American West. For further information, please contact us at 214.750.8222, or visit http://www.cowboysindians.com.

Published eight times per year, Cowboys & Indians is an international magazine of the highest quality covering the past, present, and future of the American West. For further information, please contact us at 214-750-8222 or visit http://www.cowboysindians.com