[AGL] Ride like the wind

[michelemason]

Frances, I suppose you haven't noticed my attempt to find old age home 
for horses. Everything is in the works, but I need serious help 
today—not platitudes. I'm sorry to be rough, but I could lose my land 
behind this. How do I get to the entire list?


On Jul 13, 2006, at 11:36 AM, Frances Morey wrote:

> Michele,
> I stopped liking horses when one of Tom Sutherland's Arabians tried to 
> run under a low hanging limb to scrape me off its back. I had to hang 
> off his side and ride like an Indian. My attitude was reinforced at a 
> chili cook-off when a slow moving horse tangled his legs up in a low 
> strung rope and tumbled. It was like slow motion and I was able to 
> jump clear of having my leg crushed under the weight of the falling 
> horse. Then there was the unfortunate demise of Chris Reeves...
> you get the picture? As far as my love affair with animals goes I am 
> down to a four guppies, four angels, five danios, and two albino 
> catfish.
> My advice is is to extricate yourself from the "country" and find a 
> niche in town. Admitting to yourself that you can no longer do 
> everything you would like to saves a lot of wasteful angst and regret. 
> My lawyer and best friend at age 64 suffered a stroke two weeks ago 
> and is  not likely to recover. It makes sense to rethink 
> priorities when we reach our sixties as our time draws neigh.
> Best,
> Frances
>
>
> michelemason <coltrane at ev1.net> wrote:
>> Frances, Sorry to interfere, but lost the list out of my book somehow.
>> URGENT! HELP NEEDED. Are there any real cowboys on the list. Found my
>> gelding outside the fence this am—a hole somewhere. As you know I am
>> too disabled to find and mend it. No hands available out here right
>> now. Managed to pen, hay and water, but pens are flimsy as is fence. I
>> have a good notion, or two where the break is.. ALSO, good to speak
>> Spanish as one side is up against Mex bar and a Mex junkyard. The road
>> is on their side. It wouldn't be the first time a drunk ran thru it 
>> and
>> just drove off. No new people speak English out here. Will this
>> message get to everyone?
>>
>>
>> On Jul 13, 2006, at 2:16 AM, Frances Morey wrote:
>>
>> > Ewie,
>> > Thank you for sharing your sojourn. The sights made it all the more
>> > enjoyable and immediate. Your pictures are all the more impressive 
>> for
>> > having been accomplished the "old fashioned way," using film. You do
>> > have an eye for capturing the beauty of a scene.
>> > It was a pleasant surprise seeing you at Jackson's memorial. I am
>> > still new at filing, retrieving and sending pictures but 
>> will attempt
>> > to document (and make the web site you described) of my upcoming
>> > trip. I am calling it my mid-America tour--departing for Chicago on
>> > Aug. 5. Like SF in '03, the visit to this city is a first for me. 
>> More
>> > as it unfolds. Is there a way to send a slide show and if so can it 
>> be
>> > done without overloading most servers?
>> > Best,
>> > Frances
>> >
>> > Bill Irwin wrote:
>> >> I am glad that I had the opportunity to attend Jaxon's funeral.  I
>> >> really hadn't keep up with Jaxon's career since he left San 
>> Francisco
>> >> to return to Texas.  The funeral gave me a chance to hear about his
>> >> "other life" as historian.  My connection to Jaxon come from the 
>> days
>> >> of the Rip Off Press.  For a while I lived in his house on Portero
>> >> Hill with Moriarty.  Unknown to some is that the Rip Off was also
>> >> somewhat of a do it your self vanity press. One of these projects 
>> was
>> >> the printing of a collection of Jaxon's drawings and paintings from
>> >> '62 to '69.  Jaxon supplied the paper and drawings, Rip Off the ink
>> >> and press, and I did all the work for free.  The work was called
>> >> "Exile Into Consciousness" a very rare item.  I think we also did a
>> >> reprint of "God Nose" this way.  Neither sold and had a very small
>> >> circulation.  The last time I saw Jaxon, a few years ago at a party
>> >> in Austin, he remembered the effort and thanked me once again for 
>> my
>> >> part.   His funeral was kind of inspiring in that may people from 
>> the
>> >> historian community spoke of Jaxon's historical work and its
>> >> importance.  One that impressed me was a man from a Texas/Mexican
>> >> group who praised Jaxon for bringing to light the importance of
>> >> Mexicans in Texas history, particularly the story of Juan Segiun. 
>> >> Another proof of the importance of history and its retelling.   I
>> >> also had the chance to chat it up with a number ghettoits at the
>> >> funeral.
>> >>  
>> >> Here are a couple of photos of Jaxon I would like to share with 
>> you.
>> >>  
>> >> Jaxon as the serious painter, 1969.
>> >>  
>> >> Jaxon at the Rip Off Press.
>> >>  
>> >> Self portrait from "Exile Into Consciousness".
>> >>  
>> >>  
>> >> On with the road trip:
>> >>  
>> >> I did have one prophetic dream on the trip.  The problem with 
>> dreams
>> >> of premonition is that hey are mostly over produced and over
>> >> dramatized making them easy to dismiss.
>> >> The dream: I dreamed that I went to this location in Florida that I
>> >> wanted to visit.  The first part of the dream I saw my truck parked
>> >> in sand or maybe stuck in sand, it wasn't that clear what was
>> >> happening.  I went to see the sights and when I returned to the 
>> truck
>> >> I found that something had run into the right rear of the truck.  
>> The
>> >> right side of the camper-shell was all broken up and the right rear
>> >> fender was also severely  damaged.  Parked on the right side of my
>> >> truck was a large van, the kind that is often used to deliver 
>> stuff. 
>> >> It didn't seem to be damaged and I couldn't figure if it was the
>> >> vehicle that hit my truck or not.  All this visualization was done 
>> in
>> >> high drama.
>> >> What happened: The next day I almost decided not to go to this
>> >> location because of the dream but decided not to pay attention to
>> >> that kind of stuff.  I arrived at the location and all the soil was
>> >> sandy as was the place I parked.  I backed into the parking spot 
>> and
>> >> hit a small tree that I didn't see, since the truck was going
>> >> very slow and has a strong rear bumper I didn't think much of the
>> >> incident and went to see the sights with out checking.  When I
>> >> returned I went to the rear of the truck to get a cold drink, then
>> >> noticed that the right rear tail-light was damaged - the plastic 
>> part
>> >> was all broken up.  Parked on the right side of my truck was a 
>> van, a
>> >> small Jeep SUV.
>> >>  
>> >> I'll have to make a note to pay more attention to premonitions.
>> >>  
>> >> One of the places I visited was Roswell, NM.  There I learned of 
>> the
>> >> shocking medical treatment that is afforded to our aliens.  You 
>> would
>> >> think that such a rich country could do more to help aliens in 
>> need. 
>> >> Somebody should do something about this sad situation.
>> >>  
>> >> Roswell, New Mexico
>> >>  
>> >> One of the places I always like to visit in the Southwest is the
>> >> Painted Desert/ Petrified Forest - I like the strange weathered
>> >> formations there.  There is also a free camping place at the back
>> >> door there.
>> >>  
>> >> Arizona
>> >>  
>> >> Finally, a few notes about the world of the dust:
>> >>  
>> >> Dust live in a world of their own.  Their world is a delusion often
>> >> involving visions of grandeur and their importance in the world. 
>> >> Mostly it is an artificial construct designed to support their
>> >> delusions when really it is a made-up facade.
>> >>  
>> >> Las Vegas
>> >>  
>> >>  
>> >> Dust are attracted to bright lights, the sense of novelty, the
>> >> trendy, they think the flashy is a sign of advancement.
>> >>  
>> >> Las Vegas
>> >>  
>> >> One of the saddest things is what happens to dust when there is an
>> >> evil wind blowing.  They are caught up in a swirling cloud of
>> >> emotions.  Their capacity for reason is destroyed.  They do what 
>> they
>> >> would never ordinarily do.  They are blown about with no control.
>> >>  
>> >>  
>> >>  
>> >> Zen-hearted, washed free of all desire
>> >> never again will I wander the noisy dust.
>> >> - Shih-shu
>> >>  
>> >> Aloha, have a good trip
>> >> Ewie
>> > Do you Yahoo!?
>> > Everyone is raving about the all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta.
> Do you Yahoo!?
>  Everyone is raving about the  all-new Yahoo! Mail Beta.
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