Florez detailed who made the elements of his Cisco Kid look: The costume was fashioned in Nashville, Tenn., by a man who made outfits for Elvis; the sombrero was made by Roy Jackson in Salmon, Idaho; the boots in Phoenix by David Espinosa; and the spurs in Flagstaff by Perry Shirley. "All these guys, when I told them what I'm doing, they were all excited about being able to make my Cisco outfit," he added.

Dennis was born and raised in Southern California and has always had an interest in art. He recalls that his first encouragement to try art was from his uncle who was a police officer for the Laguna Beach Police Department. His uncle was an artist who had won numerous awards at

Job growth during the last half of 2011 was stronger than estimated, culminating in a 1 percent year-over-year increase in jobs in December. That drove the month’s seasonally adjusted unemployment rate down another tenth of a percentage point to 8.4 percent.