[AGL] Voyaging with a passion

[michelemason]

Really fine photos—great Jaxon.  mm

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 <billi at aloha.net> 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.
>>  
>> <unknown.jpg>Jaxon as the serious painter, 1969.
>>  
>> <unknown.jpg>Jaxon at the Rip Off Press.
>>  
>> <unknown.jpg>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.
>>  
>> <unknown.jpg>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.
>>  
>> <unknown.jpg>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.
>>  
>> <unknown.jpg>Las Vegas
>>  
>>  
>> Dust are attracted to bright lights, the sense of novelty, the 
>> trendy, they think the flashy is a sign of advancement.
>>  
>> <unknown.jpg>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.
>>  
>> <unknown.jpg> 
>>  
>> Zen-hearted, washed free of all desire
>> never again will I wander the noisy dust.
>> - Shih-shu
>>  
>> Aloha, have a good trip
>> Ewie
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