[AGL] Ride like the wind

[michelemason]

Frances, Thank-you  mm
On Jul 13, 2006, at 1:42 PM, Frances Morey wrote:

> Michele,
> I get it. Interestingly, people who give horse riding lessons have 
> lobbied to have laws on the books, in Texas, for one, that any 
> accidents suffered by the riding students are exempt from lawsuit for 
> the property, or horse owner. Hmmm. Wonder if horses really "belong" 
> to anyone? When a dog bites a human there are three defenses: That dog 
> is not mine, my dog has no teeth, I don't own a dog. I helped Pepi 
> repair a fence once. It was hot, hard work, indeed. Good luck.
> Cheers,
> Frances
>
>> Gerry, there is no passion to equal a oneness with your horse, looking
>> across mile and mile of open land. I would gladly die to go that way.
>> However, this is not about horse lovers, or haters. This is about 
>> being
>> sued by someone who has a wreck with a horse on the hwy—they take your
>> land! There's nothing romantic about it. Of course I love these 
>> horses,
>> but I would be ruined and homeless without my land. Please, this is
>> not a game, or hobby. mm
>>
>>
>> On Jul 13, 2006, at 12:35 PM, Gerry wrote:
>>
>> > Living in the midst of a cattle culture  I see horses everyday. 
>> There
>> > are some small herds of cowboy ponies that I always enjoy observing
>> > (at a distance), beautiful beasts.
>> >  
>> > I thought about Michelle the other day when I saw a trailer full of
>> > horses at the main crossroads with a sign that read "horses for 
>> sale".
>> > I counted four of them in the trailer, all bridled and ready to 
>> show.
>> > It has been a hard year for the hard scrabble ranchers here in 
>> beyond
>> > severe drought country.
>> >  
>> > My neighbors are mostly horse people and we get along fine. I have
>> > seen some marvelous displays of horsemanship during my tenure here. 
>> A
>> > number of girls and young women among the mounted crews that move 
>> the
>> > cattle from pasture to pasture.
>> >  
>> > One of my friends, a California retiree with a big bankroll and
>> > unrealistic ambitions, bought a couple of horses. He went to "horse
>> > classes" for a time. I saw him in the saddle once and realized that 
>> he
>> > was a disaster waiting to happen, no natural feel for the horse at
>> > all. The first one which broke his hip socket occurred when he was
>> > feeding them one day and foolishly stood in the gate while they 
>> rushed
>> > through. The second one got him when the horse reared while was
>> > mounted, he fell off and got stomped a little. This one resulted in 
>> a
>> > crushed pelvis, long recovery, sometimes still uses a cane. He has
>> > moved to town and no longer has horses.
>> >  
>> > Rode a few as a boy but wasn't around them at the right time and
>> > developed no affection for them. But I have observed that "horse
>> > fever", a passion that overtakes some people who embrace horses is
>> > often incurable. I prefer baseball.
>> >  
>> > G
>> >  
>> >  
>> >> ----- Original Message -----
>> >> From: Frances Morey
>> >> To: survivors' reminiscences about Austin Ghetto Daze in the 60s
>> >> Sent: Thursday, July 13, 2006 10:36 AM
>> >> Subject: Re: [AGL] Ride like the wind
>> >>
>> >> 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 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!?
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